'I said to 'Aishah: Tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' She said: 'Have you not read the Qur'an: “And verily, you (O Mohammed {SAW}) are on an exalted (standard of) character?” She said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with his Companions, and I made some food for him, and Hafsah made some food for him, but Hafash got there before me. So I said to the slave girl: “Overturn her bowl.” She went and caught up with her, and she was about to put (the bowl) in front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She overturned it and the bowl broke, scattering the food. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gathered the pieces and the food on the leather mat and they ate. Then he sent for my bowl and gave it to Hafsah, and said: “Take this pot in place of your pot, and eat what is in it.” And I did not see any expression of anger on the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' ”

عَنْ خُلُقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ أَوَمَا تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ {وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَى خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ} قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَعَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَصَنَعْتُ لَهُ طَعَامًا وَصَنَعَتْ حَفْصَةُ لَهُ طَعَامًا قَالَتْ فَسَبَقَتْنِي حَفْصَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِلْجَارِيَةِ انْطَلِقِي فَأَكْفِئِي قَصْعَتَهَا فَلَحِقَتْهَا وَقَدْ هَوَتْ أَنْ تَضَعَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَكْفَأَتْهَا فَانْكَسَرَتِ الْقَصْعَةُ وَانْتَشَرَ الطَّعَامُ قَالَتْ فَجَمَعَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمَا فِيهَا مِنَ الطَّعَامِ عَلَى النِّطَعِ فَأَكَلُوا ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِقَصْعَتِي فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقَالَ خُذُوا ظَرْفًا مَكَانَ ظَرْفِكُمْ قَالَتْ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ

[AI] About the character of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , she said: "Don't you read the verse from the Quran, 'Indeed, you are of great moral character' (Quran 68:4)?" He said: "I said, tell me about that." She said: "I prepared food for him, and Hafsah prepared food for him. So, I said to my maid, go and if she brings the food, put it before him, but do not remove the plate. She came with the food and the plate fell and broke while being placed. It was a pottery plate. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ collected it and said, 'Mend it or compensate for it with a similar thing in value.' I said nothing."

عَنْ خُلُقِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ أَمَا تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ {إِنَّكَ لَعَلَى خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ} [القلم 4] ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ حَدِّثِينِي عَنْ ذَاكَ قَالَتْ صَنَعْتُ لَهُ طَعَامًا وَصَنَعَتْ لَهُ حَفْصَةُ طَعَامًا فَقُلْتُ لِجَارِيَتِي اذْهَبِي فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ هِيَ بِالطَّعَامِ فَوَضَعَتْهُ قَبْلُ فَاطْرَحِي الطَّعَامَ قَالَتْ فَجَاءَتْ بِالطَّعَامِ قَالَتْ فَأَلْقَتْهُ الْجَارِيَةُ فَوَقَعَتِ الْقَصْعَةُ فَانْكَسَرَتْ وَكَانَ نِطْعٌ قَالَتْ فَجَمَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ اقْتَصُّوا أَوْ اقْتَصِّي شَكَّ أَسْوَدُ ظَرْفًا مَكَانَ ظَرْفِكِ فَمَا قَالَ شَيْئًا