"I didn't mean to say this, I wasn't talking about you" SITUATIONS

[Amoureux_de_la_vie]

Re: “I didn’t mean to say this, I wasn’t talking about you” SITUATIONS

@R.A.W

There is a senior person in our office who is among the most responsible and experienced members of the staff. He is always in a hurry and politely says to everyone, “I am really busy right now, I don’t have time. Lets talk later”

Today we were discussing about the beautiful manners of the prophet (saw) that he never used to turn only his head in order to answer anyone calling from his left or right. Instead he used to turn his whole body toward the person to face him as a sign of respect, even while he was siting. Also after shaking hands with anyone, he never used to pull back his hand unless the other person losen his grip and pulled back his hand.

I felt tempted to share what I heard from scholars that despite being the most responsible and busiest person, the prophet (saw) never used to snub anyone no matter how low that person’s rank and status was in the society. He used to keep listening to anyone who started talking to him and kept on listening till that person got tired and stopped talking. The prophet (saw) never used to say," I am really busy right now, I don’t have time…" OOPS!! I realized my mistake when I saw the colour of his face changed, but as he asked for an excuse to leave, I didn’t know how to clarify to him of what were my intentions. I never intended to mock or disgrace him, in fact it was never in my mind till I saw his embarrassed reaction. But I also can’t tell him that I wasn’t being sarcastic about him when I accidently used his typical sentence, then he would think that I actually was pointing towards his behavior…

LIFE is Tough!!

What was your reason for telling him this story, in the first place?