‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was the most generous of people, and he was even more generous in the month of Ramadan than on all other days. When Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) heard the news of the Prophethood of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said to his brother Anas: Go to the valley of Makkah and listen to the words of this man and come back. When he returned, he said to Abu Dharr: I saw that this man commands good character.

Narrated Anas: The Prophet was the best among the people (both in shape and character) and was the most generous of them, and was the bravest of them. Once, during the night, the people of Medina got afraid (of a sound). So the people went towards that sound, but the Prophet having gone to that sound before them, met them while he was saying, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." (At that time) he was riding a horse belonging to Abu Talha and it was naked without a saddle, and he was carrying a sword slung at his neck. The Prophet said, "I found it (the horse) like a sea, or, it is the sea indeed."