Page 77 - The Prophet Muhammad (saas)

The Superb Morality of the Prophet (saas)
as Related in the Qur'an

enquiring how they would resolve a particular matter, shows what a mod-
est person he truly was.

The faithful must display humility in all matters, not thinking that they

know better than everyone else. They will gain great benefits from consulting
with others. By adopting this manner of the Prophet (saas), they will come to
resemble him, and will earn the good pleasure of Allah and the faithful by
practicing the humility and affection that he showed the believers. They will
also avoid pride of their own intelligence. In the Qur'an, Allah has revealed
that: "… Over everyone with knowledge is a Knower..." (Surah Yusuf: 76)

meaning that a person can arrive at better results by not relying on his own in-
telligence alone but by making use also of the intelligence, ideas and accumu-
lated experience of others. Instead of one mind, he will actually possess the
number of however many people he consults. The Prophet reminded the
faithful that they ought to consult one another in these words:

"Every people who seek the pleasure of Allah and consult with one
another are guided to the best course in their affairs." 27

Every path shown to mankind by Allah in the Qur'an, and all behav-
ior displayed by the Prophet (saas), are the most auspicious and best.
Consulting others is one such example. It is therefore most important to be
familiar with Allah's commandments and to know the character of the
Prophet (saas) well to perform our religious obligations as well as possible,

and to be of good moral character.

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