Mercy for Enemies and Non-believers
Prophet Muhammad (saw) treated everybody, friend or foe, with kindness and taught his companions to do likewise. It is reported by Abu Basra Ghifari (ra) that when he was a non-believer he came to Madinah and stayed as a guest of the Messenger of Allah (saw). He drank milk from all his goats at night but the Prophet (saw) did not say a word. That night he and all his family slept hungry.
A similar incident is reported by Abu Hurairah (ra). One night a non-believer stayed as a guest of the Noble Prophet (saw). One by one, he drank milk of all the seven goats, but the Prophet (saw) did not show any sign of anger or dislike towards him. Perhaps due to the Prophet's behavior, next morning, the man embraced Islam and was satisfied with the milk of only one goat.
Abu Hurairah's mother, who lived with him in Madinah, was a non-believer. She used to abuse the Noble Prophet (saw), about which Abu Hurairah (ra) complained to him, but he prayed for her. Bilal (ra) was very close to Prophet Muhammad (saw) and managed his household. One day a non-believer called him a Negro and said that he would not rest until he had made him tend his goats for him. Prophet Muhammad (saw) heard this conversation but did not say anything to the non-believer.
The problem of hypocrites in Madinah was a great test for the Prophet and his companions, but he always treated them kindly and with great consideration. Abdullah Ibn Ubayy and his followers embraced Islam, but at heart they were non-believers and never really accepted Islam. Their behavior at the time of the Battle of Uhud and on many other occasions was damaging to the cause of Islam, but Prophet Muhammad (saw) always treated them with kindness. When Abdullah Ibn Ubayy died, Prophet Muhammad gave his cloak for his shroud.
Jews were extremely hostile to Prophet Muhammad (saw) and his mission, but he was always kind to them. Once he went to the house of a Jew to visit his sick son. He invited the boy to Islam but the boy looked towards his father for his permission. His father gave him permission and the boy embraced Islam. Once when the funeral of a Jew was passing, the Prophet (saw) stood up as a mark of respect for the dead. Once a Jew complained to him that a Muslim had slapped him. He called that Muslim at once and reprimanded him.
In the valley of Hudaibiyah while Prophet Muhammad (saw) was saying the morning prayer with his companions, seventy or eighty non-believers came down quietly from the mountain of Taneem in order to kill the Muslims during prayer. They were caught and brought before him. He treated them well and released them all.
In fact, he treated all people with kindness under all circumstances and never showed any ill-will towards anyone or mistreated anyone. Makhul (ra) reported Allah's Messenger (saw) as saying, "The believers are gentle and kind like a pliant camel which, when guided, lets itself be guided and when made to sit, even on stones, does so." Mu'adh (ra) said, "The last injunction Allah's Messenger gave me when he put his foot in the stirrup was, 'Treat people well, O Mu'adh.'"
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