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controls himself in a fit of rage." (Muslim, 6595) He was an exemplary model of humility.
Once a man came to him trembling with fear thinking he was about to meet a great king.
The Prophet met him with all humility and said to him, "Calm down, I am not a king. I
am the son of a woman who used to eat cured meat in Makkah." (Ibn Maajah, 3391) He
once said, "Whoever has an ant's weight of arrogance in his heart will not enter
Paradise." (Muslim, 225)
Once a solar eclipse coincided with the death of his son, Ibraaheem, and people began
to say that this phenomenon was only due to his death. However, he summoned them
and proclaimed, "The sun and the moon are two of Allah's signs. They do not eclipse for
the death or birth of anyone." (Al-Bukhaaree, 1044) In another tradition, he instructed
his followers, "Do not praise me excessively as the Son of Mary was praised by the
Christians. I am only a slave of Allah. So call me the slave of Allah and His messenger."
(Al-Bukhaaree, 3372) Once one of his companions said to him, "You are our master and
have more power and favor over all of us." The Prophet, not approving such a remark
said, "Only Allah is the Master! I am no one's master. Do not let the Devil deceive you. I
do not want you to raise me to a status higher than where Allah has placed me. I am
only Allah's servant and His messenger." (Ahmad, 12295)
The Islamic law (Sharee'ah) with which Allah sent him considers caring for the weak, the
poor, the indigent and the orphans an integral part of Islam. As the Qur'an (107/1-3)
says, "Have you seen him who denies the Day of Judgment? That is the one
who harshly repulses the orphan and does not encourage the feeding of the
poor." Neglecting the needy may also lead one to the Hellfire. The Qur'an (69/33-34)
states, "Indeed, he used not to believe in Allah, the Most Great, nor did
he encourage the feeding of the poor."
Islam condemns all forms of injustice, aggression and terror. The Qur'an (2/190)
says, "And do not transgress. Indeed, Allah does not like aggressors." In 5/32,
we also read, "Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that
whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land, it is
as if he had killed all mankind. And whoever saves one, it is as if he had saved
all mankind." Such is the brutality of murder in Islam. Muslims are even encouraged to
show kindness to animals and are forbidden to harm them in any way. Prophet
Muhammad said, "A woman entered Hellfire because of a cat which she had tied, neither
giving it food nor setting it free to eat from the vermin of the earth." (Muslim, 5804) On
another occasion, he mentioned that a prostitute had given water to a dog that was about