He, peace and blessings be upon him, would sometimes qualify his oath with an exception, sometimes make expiation for it, and sometimes fulfil it. An exception prevents an oath from becoming binding, whereas expiation releases one from it after it has become binding. This is why Allah Most High called it a release (1).

He, peace and blessings be upon him, would joke, but spoke only the truth when joking. He would also use indirect language, saying nothing but the truth. For example, when intending to travel to a particular destination, he would ask about another: what was the road there like, where were its water sources, how was the route, and similar questions.

He would offer counsel and seek counsel.

He would visit the sick, attend funerals, accept invitations, and accompany widows, the poor, and the weak to help them attend to their needs.

He listened to poets praising him and rewarded them for it. Yet the praise spoken of him represented only a very small fraction of his praiseworthy qualities, and he rewarded what was true. Praise of other people, however, is most often based on falsehood; hence he ordered that dust be thrown in the faces of flatterers (2).

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, personally took part in footraces and wrestled (3).