He was most modest and far from being arrogant or proud. He forbade people to stand up at his  presence as other people usually do for their kings.
Visiting the poor, the needy and entertaining them are some of his habits. If a slave invited him, he  would accept the invitation. He always sat among his friends as if he were an ordinary person of them.
‘Aishah said that he used to repair his shoes, sew or mend his dress and to do what ordinary men did  in  their houses. After all, he was a human being like others. He used to check his dress (lest it has some  insects on). Milking the she-sheep and catering for himself were some of his normal jobs. The Prophet
(Peace be upon him) was the most truthful to his pledges, and it is one of his qualities to establish  good  and steady relationship with his relatives — ‘Silat-Ar-Rahim’. He is the most merciful, gentle and  amiable to all people. His way of living is the simplest one. Ill-manners and indecency are two  qualities  completely alien to him. He was decent, and did not call anybody names. He was not the sort of  person  who cursed or made noise in the streets. He did not exchange offences with others. He pushed back  an  offence or an error by forgiveness and overlooking. Nobody was allowed to walk behind him (i.e. as a  bodyguard). He did not feel himself superior to others not even to his slaves (men or women) as far  as  food or clothes were concerned.
Whoever served him should be served by him too. ‘Ugh’ (an utterance of complaint) is a word that had  never been said by him to his servant; nor was his servant blamed for doing a thing or leaving it  undone. Loving the poor and the needy and entertaining them or participating in their funerals were  things the Prophet (Peace be upon him) always observed. He never contempted or disgraced a poor  man for his poverty. Once he was travelling with his Companions and when it was time to have food  prepared, he asked them to slaughter a she-sheep. A man said: I will slaughter it, another one said: I  will skin it out. A third said: I will cook it. So the Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) said: I will  collect wood for fire. They said: “No. We will suffice you that work.” “I know that you can do it for me,  but I hate to be privileged. Allâh hates to see a slave of his privileged to others.” So he went and  collected fire-wood.
Let us have some of the description of Hind bin Abi Halah: “The Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon  him) was continually sad, thinking perpetually. He had no rest (i.e. for long). He only spoke when it  was  necessary. He would remain silent for a long time and whenever he spoke, he would end his talk with  his jawbone but not out of the corners of his mouth, i.e. (snobbishly). His speech was inclusive. He  spoke inclusively and decisively. It was not excessive nor was it short of meaning. It was amiable. It  was in no way hard discoroning. He glorified the bounty of Allâh; even if it were little. If he had no  liking for someone’s food, he would neither praise nor criticize.
He was always in full control of his temper and he would never get seemed angry unless it was  necessary. He never got angry for himself nor did he avenge himself. It was for Allâh’s sanctity and  religion that he always seemed angry.
When he pointed at a thing he would do so with his full hand-palm, and he would turn it round to  show  surprise. If he were angry he would turn both his body and face aside. When he was pleased, he cast  his eyes down. His laughter was mostly smiling. It was then that his teeth which were like hail-stones  were revealed.
He never spoke unless it was something closely relevant to him. He confirmed the brotherhood  relationship among his Companions; and thus he made them intimate and did not separate them or  implant enmity among them. Those who were honourable with their peoples, were honoured and  respected by him and were assigned rulers over their own peoples. His cheerfulness was never  withdrawn at anyone’s face; even at those whom he warned his people from or those whom he  himself  was on the alert of. He visited friends and inquired about people’s affairs. He confirmed what was right  and criticized the awful and tried to undermine it. He was moderate in all affairs. He was equal to  others and was not privileged. He would never act heedlessly, lest the others should get heedless.
Each  situation was dealt with in its proper due.
Righteousness was his target; so he was never short of it nor indifferent to it. People who sat next to