Hazrath Ali (Radiallahu anhu)

Hazrath Ali (Radiallahu anhu) spares the Life of an Enemy in Battle Hazrath Ali (Radiallahu anhu), the "Gate of Knowledge and Lion of Allah." knocked an enemy soldier, to the ground during the Battle of the Trench. He raised his sword to kill the unbeliever who spat on the blessed face of Hazrath Ali (Radiallahu anhu) at that moment. Hazrath Ali (Radiallahu anhu) at once stood still and refrained from killing his enemy. Hardly able to believe his own eyes, the unbeliever asked: "Why have you spared me?" He replied, " that just a few moments ago, I was on the point of slaying you, but when you spat in my face, my selfish anger was aroused against you. If I had killed you, I would have killed you not for God's sake but for my own selfish reason. When you spat in my face, anger threatened to overwhelm me, so instead of striking you with the sword for my own sake I struck my passion for the sake of Allah, Exalted is He. There you have the reason for your escape." The unbeliever realized the worth and value of being Muslim and he felt the light of Islam descending into his heart. Tears streamed down from his eyes when he realized that in the space of a few seconds he was being saved from dying as an unbeliever ? saved from being an unbeliever at all ? and was becoming a Muslim. The behavior of Hazrath Ali (Radiallahu anhu) changed the condition of his heart.