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and take counsel with them in the conduct of affairs..." Once a Bedouin entered
the mosque and began to urinate. The Companions of Allah's Messenger urged him to
stop, but the Prophet said, 'Don't interrupt him; leave him alone.' After the Bedouin
finished urinating, the Prophet said to him, 'These mosques are not meant for urine and
filth, but only for the remembrance of Allah, prayer and the recitation of the Qur'an.' The
Prophet then gave orders to one of the people who brought a bucket of water and poured
it over the urine. (Muslim, 611).
He pardoned a Bedouin who treated him harshly even though he was the head of state.
Anas ibn Malik narrated, "I was once walking with Allah's Messenger, and he was wearing
a thick robe made in Najran which had rough edges. A Bedouin caught up with him and
strongly pulled him by his robe. I could see the side of the Prophet's neck with a clear
mark made by the edge of his robe as a result of the Bedouin's harsh pull. He then said
to him, 'Muhammad! Give an order for me to be given something of the money Allah has
given you.' The Prophet turned to him, smiled and gave instructions for a payment to be
made to him." (Al-Bukhaaree, 3080) He also forgave Haatib who had committed high
treason by writing a letter informing the enemy, the Quraysh, of the Prophet's plan.
Haatib handed the letter to a woman and paid her some money in return for giving the
letter to the Quraysh leaders. Allah informed the Prophet of his plan and so he
commissioned two men to go ahead, catch up with the woman and seize the letter. The
Prophet not only pardoned Haatib but also praised him for his support for Islam. (Al-
Bukhaaree, 3080)
He was a gentle teacher and pleasant to those who made mistakes in performing acts of
worship. Mu'aawiyah ibn Al-Hakam narrated, "While I was praying with the Messenger of
Allah, a man sneezed and I said, 'Yarhamuk-Allaah (May Allah have mercy on you).' The
people glared at me and I said, 'May my mother be bereft of me, why are you looking at
me?' The people struck their hands against their thighs, and when I saw that they were
telling me to be quiet, I fell silent. When the Messenger of Allah concluded the prayer he
called me. May my father and mother be ransomed for him, for he neither hit me, nor
rebuked me, nor reviled me. I have never seen a teacher better than him, before or after.
He said, 'This prayer of ours is not meant for ordinary human speech; rather, it is
glorification and exaltation of Allah and the recitation of the Qur'an.'" (Muslim, 1151)
He showed mercy even to his enemies and grieved a great deal for their refusal to accept
the truth. As the Qur'an (18/6) says, "Perhaps you may destroy yourself with grief
if they do not believe in this message." and (35/8), "…Do not destroy yourself