#Prophet #Muhammad s #Chacrater People of Makkah tore down the walls of Kâ’bah that had been deteriorated and about to collapse. While they were rebuilding the walls, it was time to place the Hajar-al-Aswad--the Black Stone. The stone was to be placed in its place before the construction of the wall continued. There was a disagreement. One person said: I am from an honorable tribe of Quraish. I ought to place the Black Stone in its stage on behalf of my tribe. Somebody else opposed: Not at all! My tribe is more honorable than yours; therefore, I must place the stone in its stage. The argument grew and they were about to pull their swords. Someone suggested: Wait a minute! Masjid al-Haram is not a place for fighting. Wait for the next person who enters through the gate. We would appoint him as an arbitrator and accept his choice. It was like a drawing: They did not know who would come through the gate, nor did they know whom the person would choose. The next person who arrived through the gate was the Prophet Muhammad SAS. The gate I am talking about was the gate of the circumambulation (tawaf) area that was around the Kâbah and surrounded by a wall. The gate was known as Bâb-us-Salâm. At the present, the wall was moved away and the tawaf area was enlarged moving the gate far away. As the Prophet entered through the gate, they commented: Good. Muhammad al-Amîn (The Trustworthy) has arrived. We accept his judgment. They were happy that an equitable person was to be the arbitrator. He was not appointed as a prophet, then. He was an orphan from Quraish. He was not rich, nor did he have a high position in administration. He was trustworthy. People would entrust their valuables with him. Almighty Allah raised him in such way. They explained the problem to the Prophet: We have a disagreement on who is to place the Black Stone in its stage. We were about to start a fight. Tell us which one of us should place the Black Stone into its stage. We will accept your decision. The Prophet said, Bring me a sheet. They brought him a strong sheet like a tablecloth. He placed the Black Stone on the sheet. He asked them: Now each one of you should hold the sheet from one side. When they did, he asked them to lift it up. They all lifted the stone with the sheet. Then he picked the stone and placed it into its stage by his hands. The stone was placed by a good person, and nobody got offended with the solution. It was an excellent solution. Seera An Nabi (PBUH)
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 05:00:00 +0000