Such was the high standard of the character of the Holy Prophet(sa) even when dealing with the enemy, who had totally blockaded even the food and drink of the Muslim children just a short while ago. Discounting all that, he did not stop the soldiers belonging to the enemy who had come to get water from the spring, which was under his control because this would have been beneath the moral code. The biggest objection raised against Islam is that it was spread “with the sword”. The people who had come for the water could have been put under duress for accessing the water and forced to accept their conditions. The pagans fought many battles in this manner. However, this is not what the Holy Prophet(sa) did. It could be said here that maybe this step was taken to gain favour to avoid war because the Muslims were in a weak position. However, this was not the case. The bloodthirsty tendencies of the pagans of Mecca towards the Muslims were common knowledge to all Muslims, therefore no one ever entertained this vain imagination in particular, there was no question that the Holy Prophet(sa) would be under such an illusion. He did so because he was the very personification of compassion and kindness who upheld human values; because it was him indeed who was to give the teaching to appreciate these values.