The relation between the prophet Muhammad and non-Muslims was more than mere peace and harmony; it was a relation of kindness in the fullest sense of the word.

We are not telling a lie by saying that the prophet Muhammad used to deal with the non-Muslims in the manner he dealt with his relatives. To exemplify, Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated a strange incident of the prophet Muhammad, Anas stated: there was a Jewish boy used to serve the prophet. Once, the boy fell ill, the prophet visited him. The prophet sat behind his head and said to him: embrace Islam. At that moment, the boy looked to his father, who in turn said to his sick son: Obey Aba-Al-Qassim! The boy embraced Islam. The prophet went out saying: praise be to Allah who has saved him from the hell-fire[1].

You may deeply contemplate by both the mind and heart how the prophet seeks a Jewish boy to serve him! Indeed, this is to make the life inside Median with non-Muslims normal. Moreover, the boy fell ill and the prophet Muhammad went to visit him at his home!!

Keeping in mind that the most supreme figure in Medina, the prophet Muhammad, visits a Jewish server boy would reflect the significance of the prophetic attitude.

Has it never happened globally before to a president of a state to visit his sick server who is not embracing his religion?!

We became familiar with such situations of our prophet Muhammad, so no more we analyze and examine the incident, rather; we make contemplation on the very valuable situations of the prophet Muhammad which would provide us with the good and wisdom.

Over and above, the prophet does not forget his main task in life, namely conveying Islam that he asked the boy to embrace Islam. When the boy accepted Islam, the prophet went out delighted as if one of his dearest relatives accepted Islam.

This is indeed the kindness in the fullest sense of the word.

In this connection, Asmaa[2] bint As-Sidiq, (May Allah be pleased with them) narrates that her polytheist mother[3] came to her at the peace covenant conducted with Quraish people.

Asmaa inquired the prophet saying: O Allah'a messenger! My mother came to me wishing for maintaining relations with her, is it permissible to me? The prophet replied: yes, you should do that[4]).

The prophet ordered asmaa to maintain the relation with her polytheist mother, htough quraish was warrior party at that time, however; there was temporarily peace covenant, so the prophet has not forbidden the polytheist woman to enter Median or the home of Asmaa, the home of Az-Zubair ibn Al-`Awam[5]. He was a prominent companion in Medina. Though, he may have secrets that polytheists of Quraish should not be informed on, the prophet Muhammad has not banned a Muslim daughter to maintain the relation with her polytheist mother.

The prophet showed not the least degree of hesitation as this is the state of kindness!!

At another affable situation, `Abdullah ibn `umar relates that `uMar ibn Al-Khattab saw a pure silk garment at the door of the mosque. By then, `Umar said: O Allah's Messenger! It would be good for you to buy this garment to wear it on Fridays and to the delegations. The prophet replied: those who wear garments like this one have no portion in the Hereafter (Paradise).

After that, pure silk garments came before the prophet who gave `Umar one of them. At that moment, `Umar said: O Allah's Messenger! You gave me such garment to wear while, earlier, you told me that it is a garment of those having no portion in the Hereafter.  The prophet replied: I have not given it to you to wear. `Umar gave it to a polytheist brother in Mecca[6].

`Umar gave as present the silk garment to his polytheist brother[7] and the prophet showed no objection and it is well-known that the prophet's approval stands as Sunnah.

Imam An-Nawawi commented on this prophetic attitude saying: this indicates the permissibility to maintain the relation with the disbeliever relatives, to deal them kindly and to gift with them[8].

Moreover, the prophet Muhammad acted in away many people find strange, namely when he allowed the Christians of Najran to perform their prayers inside the prophetic mosque!!

Ibn Sayed An-Nas[9], in his book (`Uyun Al-Athar) stated: the time of their prayers has come; they stood to perform it in the prophetic mosque. By then, the prophet said: leave them. They prayed heading to the East[10].

The peak of kindness and tolerance is reflected in the prophet's permission to the Christians to enter his mosque and perform their prayers therein.

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