In the Messenger ﷺ is a Beautiful Example, Proof 5 | Sh Riad Saloojee

Allah calls the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم uswatun hasana, a beautiful example. Not simply good. Beautiful. This short reflection for Rabi ul Awwal asks a question most of us avoid. If the Prophet's every choice is beautiful, why do some of them not look beautiful to us? The answer is not in his guidance. It is in the eye that looks. In this video: - What Allah means when he calls the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم uswatun hasana - Why the opposite of a beautiful choice is an ugly one, in your family, work, and inner life - How beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and what that reveals about your heart - The honest self-audit: do I see the beauty of his every choice, and if not, what must be corrected in me - The three conditions the ayah names for truly seeing his beauty What sunnah will you look at with new eyes this Rabi ul Awwal? Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:42 Uswatun hasana: what Allah says about the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم 1:40 He is the example in everything you do 2:11 Hasana means beautiful, not just good 2:50 The opposite of beautiful is ugly 3:59 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 4:34 Do I see the beauty of his every choice? 5:12 The three conditions to see his beauty 7:57 A closing dua for a heart that longs