The Exemplary Kindness Of Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم
Hadhrat Anas (radiallahu anhu) narrates that :
Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم did not use abusive or obscene language nor did he curse people. If he wanted to blame one of us, he would say, ‘What is wrong with him! May his brow be dusty!’’ (Bukhari 6031)
This statement, i.e, ‘May dust settle on his forehead’ is not a curse. Even during Salaat, dust settles on the forehead when in Sajdah by the head touching the earth. In a way, this was a dua for the betterment of the person. It implied that the errant attain rectitude by performance of Salaat, for Salaat prevents from evil and shameless deeds. This is one of the peculiarities of Salaat. This hadith is recorded in Bukhari Shareef.
Hadhrat Anas (radiallahu anhu) narrates:
“I served the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for ten years and he never said to me, ‘Uff’ nor did he say about anything I had done, ‘Why did you do that?’ nor about anything I had not done, ‘Why did you not do that?’” (Bukhari 6038, Muslim 2309)
فَأَرْسَلَنِِ يَ وْمًا لَِِاجَةٍ ، فَ قلْ ت: وَاللهِ لًَ أَذْهَ ب، وَفِِ ،» كَانَ رَ سو ل اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ أَحْسَنِ النَّاسِ خل قًا
نَ فْسِي أَنْ أَذْهَبَ لِمَا أَمَرَنِِ بِهِ نَبُِِّ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَخَرَجْ ت حَتََّّ أَ مرَّ عَلَى صِبْ يَانٍ وَ همْ يَ لْعَب ونَ فِِ
السُّوقِ، فَإِذَا رَ سو ل اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَل مَ قَدْ قَ بَضَ بِقَفَايَ مِنْ وَرَائِي، قَالَ: فَ نَظَرْ ت إِلَيْهِ وَ هوَ يَضْحَ ك، فَ قَالَ:
قَالَ ق لْ ت: نَ عَمْ، أَنََ أَذْهَ ب، يََ رَ سولَ الله »؟ يََ أ نَ يْ س أَذَهَبْتَ حَيْ ث أَمَرْت كَ «
“Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم was the kindest in disposition. Once Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم asked me to do something, but I refused while in my heart I intended to go where ordered. I then went on the errand. I passed some children playing in the marketplace and I joined them. Suddenly Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم arrived there and laughing he took hold of my neck and said: ‘Are you going? I said yes, I am going now.” (Muslim 2310)
