This is even greater than giving life to the dead, for this meant one part of the dead being alive, whilst the rest of it remained dead.

Sayyidunā ʿĪsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام fashioned a bird from soil. During the Battle of Badr, the sword of sayyidunā ʿUkkāshah bin Miḥṣan رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ broke, so the noble Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم gave him a dry piece of wood; when he took hold of it and began to move it around, it became a strong, white, long sword.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! One prominent aspect from the blessed life of sayyidunā ʿĪsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام is that his pure eyes would not remain engaged in seeking faults like us; we see nothing but flaws and faults in both living and inanimate things. He is that esteemed Prophet who would protect his tongue from uttering anything negative even about animals.

Avoid speaking ill even of a dead dog

The renowned spiritual guide and leader of Ahl al-Sunnah, allamah Ilyas Attar Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ writes on page 275 of his book, Backbiting:

Sayyidunā Mālik bin Dinar رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه mentioned: sayyidunā ʿĪsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام once passed by a dead dog, and his companions said, “How foul is this dog!” Sayyidunā ʿĪsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام replied, “How white are its teeth!” as if to prohibit them from backbiting even a dead dog, and warn them to only mention the good qualities of even animals that cannot speak.^[2]