Hadith on Muhammad: The Prophet was kind and polite with the worst of the people

Amr ibn Al-As reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would face himself and speak with the worst of the people. He would attend to them like that and he faced me and spoke with me until I thought I was the best of the people. I said, “O Messenger of Allah, am I better or Abu Bakr?” He said, “Abu Bakr.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, am I better or Umar?” He said, “Umar.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, am I better or is Uthman?” He said, “Uthman.” When I asked the Messenger of Allah, he told me the truth and I wished I had not asked him.

[At-Tirmidhi, Ash-Shama’il Al-Muhamadiyah, Number 334, Hasan]

عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُقْبِلُ بِوَجْهِهِ وَحَدِيثِهِ عَلَى أَشَرِّ الْقَوْمِ يَتَأَلَّفُهُمْ بِذَلِكَ فَكَانَ يُقْبِلُ بِوَجْهِهِ وَحَدِيثِهِ عَلَيَّ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنِّي خَيْرُ الْقَوْمِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا خَيْرٌ أَوْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا خَيْرٌ أَوْ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا خَيْرٌ أَوْ عُثْمَانُ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ فَلَمَّا سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَدَقَنِي فَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ سَأَلْتُهُ

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