Character and dealings before nubuwat

From the book · p. 7

In brief· the site’s own summary, not the book’s words

Allah ﷻ (exalted is His majesty) protected Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) from every evil of his time, and his character and dealings were pure. The people of Makkah trusted him so much that they called him As-Saadiq (the truthful) and Al-Ameen (the trustworthy). When the tribes rebuilding the Ka'bah nearly fought over who would set the Hajr-e-Aswad in place, they agreed that the first man through a certain door the next day would decide, and it was Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him). He laid the stone on a cloth, had men from every tribe carry it together, and set it in place with his own hands, so no quarrel took place.

Context (the site’s note) · The Hajr-e-Aswad (the Black Stone) is set into the eastern corner of the Ka'bah.

There was much evil prevalent in the Arabs before Islaam. Allah ﷻ (exalted is His majesty) protected ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) from every evil. That is why Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) is attributed with the distinctive quality of the of being (sinless). Nabi’s ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) (character) was pure and his dealings were impeccable. Nobody possessed qualities like that of ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him). All the people of Makkah trusted him. They called him (the truthfull) and (the trustworthy). After Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) received , the would still entrust their “” (trusts) by him even though they opposed his mission.

Once, a peculiar incident occurred from which we learn how much the people trusted Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him). The was damaged by a flood and all the tribes gathered to rebuild the Ka`bah. When the time came to secure the in place, every tribe wished to have this honour and no solution to this problem could be found. The situation was tense and it seemed that a war could ensue.

Some people of understanding amongst the Quraish wished to remedy the situation and prevent this fight. They held a meeting and decided that the first person to enter the from a certain door the following day would make the final decision. Everyone would then have to accept his decision.

The next day, coincidentally, the first person to enter was Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him). When the people saw him they were extremely happy and all said together: “This is As-Saadiq, this is Al-Ameen. He is the best person among the Arabs and he will make the best decision.”

When they presented this dilemma to Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him), he placed the Hajr-e-Aswad on a piece of cloth and said that certain people from every tribe should be chosen to carry the cloth to where the black stone was to be placed.

When they reached the place where the Hajr-e-Aswad was to be placed, Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) picked it up and placed it into position with his own hands. Through this excellent decision of Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him), everyone was appeased and no dispute took place.

In brief· the site’s own summary, not the book’s words

Allah ﷻ protected Nabi ﷺ from every evil of his time, and his character and dealings were pure. The people of Makkah trusted him so much that they called him As-Saadiq (the truthful) and Al-Ameen (the trustworthy). When the tribes rebuilding the Ka'bah nearly fought over who would set the Hajr-e-Aswad in place, they agreed that the first man through a certain door the next day would decide, and it was Nabi ﷺ. He laid the stone on a cloth, had men from every tribe carry it together, and set it in place with his own hands, so no quarrel took place.

The book’s text

The book’s text