An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
11. Islamic Values
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DEALING WITH MATTERS IN A TACTFUL
MANNER
Abu Sufyan, who had not yet accepted Islam was
standing by the roadside with the Prophet’s uncle
Abbas, when Sa’d ibn Ubadah, the Commander of
the Helpers’ squadron at the conquest of Makkah
approached the city. As Sa’d ibn Ubadah came
closer to the two men, he called out: “O Abu
Sufyan, today is the day of the slaughter! The day
when the inviolable shall be violated. The day of the
abasement of the Quraysh by God Almighty!” Abu
Sufyan protested to the Prophet about Saad’s
remarks, whereupon the Prophet said: “No, this is
the day of mercy, the day on which God will exalt
the Quraysh and glorify the Ka’bah.”
(IBN HAJAR AL-‘ASQATANI,
FATH AL-BARI)
The Prophet then took the standard from Saad and
handed it to the latter’s son, Qays, Sad did not feel
discountenanced, for, after all, it was his own son
who now bore the standard aloft.
(IBN QAYYIM, AL-MA‘AD)
