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Self-Sacrifice in the Qur'an's Moral Teachings

While struggling against the prevailing idolatry of his fellow
Arabs, our Prophet (saas) served as a role model for all believers of ad-

hering to the Qur'an's morals, self-sacrifice, determination, and trust in
Allah. Many hadiths mention his superior moral character and gen-
erosity:
Ibn 'Abbas said: "The Prophet (saas) was the most generous … Verily,
the Messenger of Allah (saas) is more generous at giving bounty or

charity than the blowing wind." (Sahih al-Bukhari)
Jabir (ra) said: "The Prophet (saas) would never deny anything he was

asked for." (Sahih al-Bukhari, 1:503)
Anas reported that the Prophet (saas) was the best of people, the most
generous of people, and most courageous of people. (Sahih al-Bukhari)

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