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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The a Mercy To the World His Merciful Nature He was also a model of mercy and kindness. It is related: 'The Prophet if he heard, during prayer, a child crying he would hasten the end of prayer so that the child's mother [who was praying with the Prophet] could go to the child. 64 mak"rim al-akhl"q; p.35. 65 al-waf"' bi-a9w"l al-muNUaf"; vol.2, p.298. 66 The Holy Qur'an: ?"h" (20): 1-2. ?"h" is another name for the Prophet.

Someone said to him: 'O Apostle of God, you made the prayer lighter today!' He said: 'I heard a child crying and I feared that his mother would be concerned.'67 It is related that the Apostle of God smiled when some prisoners of war were brought before him.

One of the prisoners said: 'O Muhammad, you take us prisoner and then you smile?' He said: 'I smiled because I want to take you towards felicity and Paradise, whereas you want to flee towards wretchedness and Hellfire.' It is related that Maysarah ibn Ma!bad said: 'A man came to the Prophet and said: 'O Apostle of God, we were a people of the Ways of Ignorance, and we worshipped idols and killed our children. I had a daughter and she was always delighted when I called her.

So one day I called her and she followed me and we went to a nearby well belonging to my family. There I took her hand and threw her into the well. The last thing I heard from her was her saying: 'Daddy, daddy.'' The Apostle of God wept until his eyes were blinded with tears.'68 His Kindness to Animals The Apostle of God's forgiveness and kindness was not confined to human beings but also encompassed animals.

Once he saw a she camel that had been hobbled but was still loaded and it was evidently heavy for her although she was standing and hobbled. He said: 'Where is her owner? Tell him that he should be prepared for a suit against him on the morrow.'69 67 bi9"r al-anw"r; vol. 88, p.41, chap.2, 9ad:th2. 68 al-waf"' bi-a9w"l al-muNUaf"; vol.2, p.541. 69 bi9"r al-anw"r; vol.7, chap.11, p.276.

Abd al-Ra9m"n ibn Abdull"h said: 'We were on a journey with the Apostle of God when we saw a small bird with two chicks. So we took the two chicks and the bird came flapping its wings [in distress]. When the Apostle of God came he said: 'Who has bereaved this bird of her children? Return her children to her.'70 He was once sitting when a pussy-cat came and slept on his sleeve.