SPIRIT OF ISLAM MARCH 2O18

40 Spirit of Islam Issue 63 March 2018 sweat dries”. He also said that a trader must be very honest, while selling his goods, he must inform the buyer of any possible defect in the merchandise. The Prophet’s life was marked by simple living and sublime character, prayer and devotion, compassion and humility. After his death, people used to ask the Prophet’s wife, Aisha, how he lived at home. “Like any ordinary man”, she would answer. “He would sweep the house, stitch his own clothes, mend his own sandals, water the camels, milk the goats, help the servants at their work, and eat his meal with them and he would go to fetch what we needed from the market”. Anyone who claims to be a follower of the Prophet on the road to Paradise has to imbibe such a character otherwise it will only be considered as a superficial belief of accepting the Prophet as an example. o The Prophet's emphasis on moral values was so high that he advised his followers never to say that if people treat us well, we will treat them well, and if people treat us badly, we will treat them likewise. He taught them to be well mannered with everyone.