Bismihi
Ta’ala
Hazrat Ayesha (RA) reported that : “It was not the nature of
Rasulullah (SallAllaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) to talk indecently, nor did he engage himself in the use of obscene
language. Nor did he shout and talk in the bazaars (which is against dignity).
He did not avenge a bad deed with a bad one, but forgave it, and thereafter did
not even mention it.”
COMMENTARY
§ Some people are by nature, indecent
and habituated to telling obscene jokes; some, in order to keep a gathering
happy, indulge in indecent conversations. For this reason, Hazrat Ayesha (RA) refuted both.
There is no
harm if one goes to the bazaar to fulfil one’s needs, but to go there and
shout about is against dignity. One should, in a quiet manner, complete one’s
needs and return. This also does not mean that by not shouting in the bazaar,
he made a noise at other places. The object is that it is generally found that
people make a noise in the bazaars (whilst dealing, etc.). If one is calm in the
bazaars, it is apparent that at other places too, one will be calm.
§ The whole history of Rasulullah (SallAllaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) is filled with incidents
where he did not avenge a bad deed with a bad one. What type of torments and
suffering did he not suffer at the hands of the non-believers? What did he not
confront in the Battle of Uhud? When the Sahaba (RA) could not bear these happenings,
they requested Rasulullah (SallAllaahu ‘alayhi
wasallam) to curse these non-believers. Instead Rasulullah (SallAllaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) made this Dua : “O Allah, grant my nation Hidayah, for they
know not.”
[Extracted from Shamaa`il Tirmizi]
