Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
3. Exemplary Conduct
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protested, “we will do all the work.” “I know that
you will do it,” the Prophet replied, “but that would
amount to discrimination, which I don’t approve of.
God does not like His servants to assert any
superiority over their companions.”
So humble was the Prophet himself that he once
said:
By God, I really do not know, even though I
am God’s messenger, what will become of me
and what will become of you.
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One day Abu Dharr al-Ghifari was sitting next to a
Muslim who was black. Abu Dharr addressed him
as “black man.” The Prophet was very displeased
on hearing this, and told Abu Dharr to make
amends “Whites are not superior to blacks,” he
added. As soon as the Prophet admonished him,
Abu Dharr became conscious of his error. He cast
himself to the ground in remorse, and said to the
person he had offended: “Stand up, and rub your
feet on my face.”
The Prophet once saw a wealthy Muslim gathering
up his loose garment to maintain a distance from a
