for ten years and he never said to me, "Shame!" or "Why you do such and such?"
or "Why did you not do such and such."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
192. Jabir said that when God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) was asked for anything, he never said, "No."
(Bukhari, Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
193. A'isha said: God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
used to patch his sandals, sew his garments and conduct himself as anyone of you
did in his house. (Tirmidhi).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
194. Anas told that when a man had asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) for enough sheep to fill the valley between two mountains and
had been given them, went to his people and said, "Accept Islam, my people, for
I swear By God that Muhammad gives gifts to such an extent that there is no fear
of poverty.
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
195. Anas said: God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was
one of the men in character. One day he sent me to do something, and I said, "I
swear by God that I will not go." But in my heart I felt I should go to do what
God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has commanded me, so
I went out and came upon some boys who were playing in the street. All of a
sudden God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who had come
up behind caught me by the back of the neck, and when I looked at him he was
laughing. He said, "Did you go where I ordered you, little Anas?" "Yes, I am on
my way, messenger of God." (Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
196. Abu Huraira told that when God's messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) was asked to invoke curse on the polytheists he replied, "I was not
sent as one given to cursing; I was sent only as a mercy."
(Muslim).
(Sayings of Muhammad. by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad).
197. Al-Aswad told that he asked A'isha what the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) use to do in his house, she replied that he used to engage
himself in Mihna i.e. the service of his family, and when the time for prayer
