The Holy Prophet of Islam (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was a symbol of patience. He always held himself under complete control. Even when he became a sovereign he always listened to everybody with patience, and if a person treated him with disrespect, he never attempted any retaliation.
Sometimes people stopped him in the way and engaged him in conversation, explaining their needs and preferring their requests to him. He always stood patiently and let them go on and proceeded only after they were done. On occasion people while shaking hands with him kept holding his hand for some time and, though he found this inconvenient and waist of time, but he never withdrew his hand. People used to visit him freely to discuss their problems and difficulties to seek help from him. He always entertained the people with love and affection. If he was able to help them, he never declined to do so. Sometimes he was bothered with unfairly pressed requests but he went on complying with them as far as he could. On one occasion a devout Muslim asked him several times for money and each time he complied with his request but in the end he said, “It is best for a man to put his trust in God and to avoid making requests.”