Each and every habit of our Greatest and Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is unparalleled. Following are 8 such admirable traits:
1. Saying Labbayk
Whoever would call the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would bless him with the reply by saying Labbayk [لَبَّیک]. (Ash-Shifa, vol. 1, pp. 121)
2. Listening till the end
Whenever anyone whispered anything in the blessed ear of Rasoolullah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم did not pull his blessed head away from the speaker’s mouth until the speaker finished. (Ibid)
3. Never stretching legs
The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would never sit having his legs stretched when the blessed Sahabah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم would be present in his blessed court. (Ibid)
4. Laying down his shawl
If someone would visit the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, sometimes, he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would lay down his blessed shawl for him; in fact, he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would even offer his cushion [to the visitor]. (Ibid, vol. 1, pp. 122)
5. Calling people by Kunyahs
The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would call the blessed Sahabah by their Kunyahs [patronymic names] and by [their] names which they liked. (Ibid)
6. Dignified speech
He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would speak slowly and calmly with incredible dignity, allowing any listener to count the number of sentences if he wished to. (Ibid, vol. 1, pp. 139)
7. Dignified walk
He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would walk quickly, leaning forward slightly as though he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is walking downhill. (Shumaail-ut-Tirmizi, pp. 87)
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated: He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would walk so fast as if the earth is being rolled beneath his blessed feet. We would get out of breath while walking with him but he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would keep on walking quickly and effortlessly. (Shumaail-ut-Tirmizi, pp. 86)
8. Gift of fragrance
He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would never refuse the gift of fragrance, in fact, he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would say: Do not reject the gift of fragrance since it has come from Heaven. (Ibid, pp. 130)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ help us to develop the blessed habits of our Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
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