Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
3. Exemplary Conduct
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camel-load of barley and another of dates given to
him.
The Prophet lived in such awe of God that he was
always a picture of humility and meekness. He
spoke little and even the way he walked suggested
reverence for God. Criticism never angered him.
When he used to put on his clothes, he would say:
“I am God’s servant, and I dress as befits a servant
of God.” He would sit in a reverential posture to
partake of food, and would say that this is how a
servant of God should eat.
He was very sensitive on this issue. Once a
companion started to say, “If it be the will of God,
and the will of the Prophet ... “ The Prophet’s face
changed colour in anger when he heard this. “Are
you trying to equate me with God?” he asked the
man severely. Rather say: “If God, alone, wills.” On
another occasion a companion of the Prophet said:
“He that obeys God and His Prophet is rightly
guided, and he who disobeys them has gone
astray.” “You are the worst of speakers,” the
Prophet observed, disliking a reference, which
placed him in the same pronoun as the Almighty.
