An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
8. Manners In Speech
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NO RESPONSE TO VAIN WORDS
After the conquest of Makkah, Abu Sufyan’s wife,
Hind bint Utbah came to offer her allegiance to
the Prophet as a Muslim. The Prophet recited to
her the words of the oath to which she repeated.
When the Prophet came to the words, “You will
not kill your own offspring,” Hind retorted, “You
have killed them all on the field of Badr; you
have left us none to kill.” The Prophet did not
react in any way to Hind’s rebuke; he simply
accepted her allegiance.
(IBN KATHIR,
TAFSIR)
REFRAINING FROM DERISION
In the year 9 AH the Prophet led an expedition to
Tabuk. On reaching there, he noticed that Kaab ibn
Malik was missing from the Muslim party. “What is
Kaab about?” he asked. One of the Banu Salmah
suggested that Kaab had difficulty in getting up
from under his sheet; he was too busy admiring his
own shoulders. Muadh ibn Jabal took offence at this
remark. “That is a foul thing to say,” he
commented, then, addressing the Prophet, he said,
