He was neither obscene nor indecent, nor was he loud-voiced in the markets. He did not repay evil with evil; rather, he would pardon and forgive
Narrator in the source: Abu ‘Abdullah al-Jadali reported: I asked ‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, about the morals of the Messenger of Allah and she
Abu ‘Abdullah al-Jadali reported: I asked ‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with her) about the morals of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and she said: He was neither obscene nor indecent, nor was he loud-voiced in the markets. He did not repay evil with evil; rather, he would pardon and forgive.- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by At-Tirmidhi and Ahmad
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 10974 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عَن أَبي عَبْدِ اللهِ الْجَدَلِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ المؤْمنينَ رَضيَ اللهُ عنها عَنْ خُلُقِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ: لَمْ يَكُنْ فَاحِشًا وَلَا مُتَفَحِّشًا وَلَا صَخَّابًا فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ، وَلَا يَجْزِي بِالسَّيِّئَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ وَلَكِنْ يَعْفُو وَيَصْفَحُ.Understand this hadith
The Mother of the Believers, ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), was asked about the morals of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). She replied: He was not by nature obscene or vulgar in his words or actions, nor did he force himself to be so or do this deliberately. He did not shout or raise his voice in the markets, nor did he repay evil with evil. Instead, he responded with goodness, forgiving inwardly and overlooking and turning away outwardly.
Lessons from the hadith
- Highlighting the noble character of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and his avoidance of reprehensible morals.
- Encouraging the adoption of good morals and the avoidance of bad morals.
- Criticizing the act of speaking with obscene or foul language.
- Criticizing the act of raising one's voice at people and shouting at them.
- Encouraging the act of responding to wrongdoing with kindness, pardon, and forgiveness.
References (original Arabic)
سنن الترمذي (3/ 543) (2016). مسند أحمد (42/ 256) (25417). فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري، لابن حجر(6/ 575). إرشاد الساري لشرح صحيح البخاري، القسطلاني (9/ 30). معجم اللغة العربية المعاصرة (2/ 1629). مرقاة المفاتيح شرح مشكاة المصابيح، لعلي القاري (9/ 3717).