He Is MUHAMMAD S.A.W

He Is MUHAMMAD S.A.W

One day a poor man brought a bunch of grapes to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) as a gift. He was very excited to be able to bring a gift for the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). He placed the grapes beside the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) and said, ‘O Prophet of Allah, please accept this small gift from me’. He was a poor man who could not afford
more. His face beamed with happiness as he offered his small gift. It was evident that he
loved the Prophet a lot. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
thanked him graciously. As the man looked at him expectantly, the Prophet ate one grape. Then he ate another one. Slowly the Prophet finished the whole bunch of grapes by himself. He did not offer grapes to anyone present. The poor man who brought those grapes was very pleased and left.
The companions of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) who were around him were surprised.
Usually the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) shared whatever he got with
them. He would offer them whatever he was given and they would eat it together.
Usually he would start first, out of respect to the person who had given him the gift. But he
would always offer it to others. This time had been different. Without offering
it to anyone, the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) finished the
bunch of grapes by himself. One of the companions asked respectfully, "O
Prophet of Allah! How come you ate all the grapes by yourself and did not offer to any
one of us present?” The holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi

Wasallam) smiled and said, "I ate all the grapes by myself because
the grapes were sour. If I would have offered you, you might have made funny faces and shown
your distaste of the grapes. That would have hurt the feelings of that poor man. I thought to myself that it's better that I eat all of them cheerfully and please the poor man. I did not want to hurt the feelings of that poor man."

Moral:
1) Consideration for the feelings of others
2) Graciousness in accepting gifts.Subhan'Allah.
Such was the character and manner of our beloved Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)
Pls remember this story and also share it with friends. Thats the best way we respond to the ignorants.
He is Mohammad (SAW)