'Amr ibn Shu'ayb reported from his grandfather that the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Shall I tell you about
who is most beloved to me and the one who will be seated closest to
me on the Day of Judgment?" The people were silent, so he repeated that two
or three times. Then the people said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said,
"The one among you with the best character."
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ: مَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ إِلاَّ اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا، مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ إِثْمًا، فَإِذَا كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ، وَمَا انْتَقَمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِنَفْسِهِ، إِلاَّ أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ حُرْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالَى، فَيَنْتَقِمُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهَا.
'A'isha said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, was never given a choice between two things but that he
chose the easier of the two as long as it was not a wrong action. If it
was a wrong action, then he was the last person to do it. The Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, never took revenge on
his own behalf. But when the respect of Allah Almighty was violated, he
would take revenge on behalf of Allah Almighty."
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: لَمْ يَكُنِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاحِشًا وَلاَ مُتَفَحِّشًا، وَكَانَ يَقُولُ: خِيَارُكُمْ أَحَاسِنُكُمْ أَخْلاَقًا.
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, was neither coarse nor loud. He used to say, "The best
of you is the one who has the best character."
