The Prophet Muhammad's courage was an inspiration to his followers and continues to be a beacon of hope for Muslims today.
Courage of the Prophet (peace be upon him):The most courageous of all mankind is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He had the strongest heart of all. He faced the toughest of situations. Heroes would scatter from around him while he is firm. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) never turned his back in battle.
In Bukhari and Muslim Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates:
“The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was the best of people, he was the most generous and the most courageous.”
Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
“When the ferocity of combat would reach its limit and the eyes would turn red we would seek refuge next to the Messenger of Allah. He would be the closest of us to the enemy.”
[Reported in Muslim]
A man asked al Baraa bin Aazib:
“Did you run away during the life of the Messenger of Allah?” He said: “We did. But he didn’t.”
[Reported in both Bukhari and Muslim]
In Uhud Ubayy bin Khalaf, riding his horse, charged towards the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). Some Muslims wanted to get in the way to protect the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) but he told them to move aside. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) picked up a spear and threw it at Ubayy who was covered in iron armor from head to toe. Nothing appeared from him except his eyes and a small opening in his neck. The spear hit him right in the neck and he fell off his horse. Even though the spear only caused a minor bruise in his neck due to the protection of the armor, Ubayy rushed back screaming: “Muhammad has killed me!” The people of Quraish checked him and said we don’t find any major injury. You are fine! He said: “Muhammad claimed he would kill me, therefore it must come to happen!” Ubayy latter died on his way back to Makkah.
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