Examples of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) patience in the face of harm.

The Shaykh : ... He brought a second hadith concerning a characteristic of Allah the Exalted, namely the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Thus, the comparison in similarity remains consistent between the human being commanded to adopt the character of patience and this perfect human being, of whose patience you will hear what has been reported. This is the second hadith in the chapter on patience in the face of harm. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated it with his authentic chain from Abdullah, and Abdullah here is Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: The Prophet (may Allah pray upon him and grant him peace) made a distribution like some of the distributions he used to make. So a man from the Ansar said: "By Allah, this is a distribution in which His face is not sought" !! This is a statement made about the most just of people, namely the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It was said about him: "By Allah, this is a distribution in which the face of Allah the Exalted is not sought." I, Ibn Mas'ud, said: "I will surely tell the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)" It appears that this Ansari said this statement away from the Messenger (peace be upon him) in the presence of the Companions, among whom was Abdullah ibn Mas'ud. So he said: "I will surely tell the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So I went to him while he was with his companions and I whispered it to him. It was painful for him (peace and blessings be upon him), his face changed, and he became angry, until I wished that I had not informed him" Then he said: The hadith is clear in its meanings. When the spoils of war came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), either due to wars or due to the jizyah (tax on protected non-Muslims) he imposed as a result of reconciliation after the victory of the Muslim army, it was his custom (peace be upon him) that when money came to him, he would bring it to the mosque and distribute it among the people. Naturally, he distributed it according to a division that took into account matters that other people did not perceive. For example, he might give a person more than another. Why? Because of his precedence in Islam, or his good conduct in Islam. It might appear to some with deficient faith and intellect that there is favoritism here, when in reality there is nothing of the sort. Sometimes, on the contrary, he would give a person who had recently embraced Islam, with no prior history in Islam and no jihad in Islam, more than someone with a prior history in Islam. Some with limited intellect would find this objectionable and say: How is this? ... Islam has not yet been established, nor has there been a battle. How can his giving be increased? This person is ignorant that the Messenger is giving him this to reconcile him, to reconcile his heart. He might be a leader among his people, so if he brings his heart to him, he brings those behind him from his tribe. This is a Shari'ah policy that no one does better than the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So he (peace and blessings be upon him) one day made a distribution as was his custom, with the explanation we mentioned. So a man from the Ansar said: "This is a distribution in which His face is not sought" This Ansari had a limited vision, as I explained earlier. He was saying, for example, why is this person given more than that one? Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) heard this word, so he conveyed it to the Messenger (peace be upon him) and whispered it to him, meaning he said it to him in secret. When he (peace be upon him) heard it, it was heavy for him, it was painful for him, the features of his face changed, and the signs of anger appeared on him, until Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) wished that he had not informed him of this news that caused him (peace be upon him) this great distress.
So what was the position of the Messenger (peace be upon him) toward this accusation that that Ansari leveled against him? He did not go beyond saying: .
In this hadith there is a reference to the verse: What was their harm? The hadith seems to be quoted from the verse, that Musa was harmed more than this. Therefore, Allah forbade His believing servants to harm meaning the Jews. What did they do? The Jews were filthy and wicked. Allah the Exalted was always bestowing favor upon them, sending prophets to them constantly and always, until he (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith: