Muhammad was a sincere person

Re: Truthfulness and Honesty:The opponent emphasizes the fact that "he was known to be an honest and truthful person." Then he provides a story that evidences just that, that he was KNOWN as an honest and truthful person. This does not make him honest and truthful. Those who cannot see a man's lies with assume he is honest; this assumption, however, does not make the man any more honest. When Muhammad's son Ibrihim dies, he had, indeed, ALREADY DECLARED PROPHETHOOD. He had already won the hearts and minds of those around him, proclaiming that he was a prophet, messenger of Allah. Furthermore, if Muhammad had, in fact, told the people that an eclipse signifies death, then people would have seen it as flawed, since future deaths would have corresponded with eclipses. Stating this would not have "won the hearts and minds of people" in the long run; rather, it would have caused controversy over his prophethood, due to likely inconsistencies. Re: Freedom from Hypocrisy and Double StandardsMuhammad certainly did not advocate treating all people the same. This will be evidenced in my later arguments. Moreover, of course Muhammad did not give into bribes from the Quraish; he was indulging in the power and responsibility of prophethood. The opponent goes on to give more references from various people about his sincerity. What could have prompted them to give such praise to him? Oh, right! They believed that he was a prophet. Of course, based on the assertion that he was a prophet, his statements are those of God. Later on, we will look into this further. Argument 1: LiesMuhammad said: "Lying is wrong, except in three things: the lie of a man to his wife to make her content with him; a lie to an enemy, for war is deception; or a lie to settle trouble between people" [Ahmad, 6.459. H]ALSO: "Ibn Shihab said he did not hear that exemption was granted in anything what the people speak as lie but in three cases: in battle, for bringing reconciliation amongst persons and the narration of the words of the husband to his wife, and the narration of the words of a wife to her husband." [Sahih Muslim 32:6303]Therefore, based on these two excerpts, he believes that lying does not necessarily have to be wrong. If he does not think that the stated exceptions are wrong, then he would have had no reason to not use them himself. And if he used these exceptions himself, then he is not a truly honest person. Based on definition, a completely honest person does not lie under any circumstances. A lying honest man is an oxymoron. "But when Zaid had accomplished his want of her, We gave her to you as a wife, so that there should be no difficulty for the believers in respect of the wives of their adopted sons, when they have accomplished their want of them; and Allah's command shall be performed." [Qur'an (33:37)]Allah conveniently commanded this at the time that Muhammad had lustful feelings toward his step-daughter, Zaynab. This conflicted with local customs, but this command overturned the customs and made it permissible. Muhammad then married Zaynab and divorced her mother. "You may put off whom you please of them, and you may take to you whom you please, and whom you desire of those whom you had separated provisionally; no blame attaches to you; this is most proper, so that their eyes may be cool and they may not grieve, and that they should be pleased" [Qur'an (33:51)]This divine "command" came about after Muhammad's wives were angry because Muhammad had been sleeping with their Christian slave girl, Mary the Copt. This conveniently made Muhammad's selfish act of disloyalty to his wives allowable. "And all married women (are forbidden unto you) save those (captives) whom your right hands possess." [Qur'an (4:24)]So, Muhammad was given "permission from Allah" to have sex with married slaves. Muhammad named many of Allah's commands that worked in his favor to, basically, enhance his sex life. These commands that enhanced Muhammad's sexual opportunities do not necessarily mean that Muhammad is a false prophet... But it indicates that he probably stated divine commands that were not in fact divine commands and simply favored him. Argument 2: Double standards Muhammad said: "O womenfolk, you should give charity and ask much forgiveness for I saw you in bulk amongst the dwellers of Hell. A wise lady among them said: Why is it, Messenger of Allah, that our folk is in bulk in Hell? Upon this the Holy Prophet observed: You curse too much and are ungrateful to your spouses. I have seen none lacking in common sense and failing in religion but (at the same time) robbing the wisdom of the wise, besides you. Upon this the woman remarked: What is wrong with our common sense and with religion? He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Your lack of common sense (can be well judged from the fact) that the evidence of two women is equal to one man, that is a proof of the lack of common sense." [Sahih Muslim, Abdul Hamid Siddiqi, tr., Number 142.]Muhammad said: "Isn’t the witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?" The women said: "Yes." He said: "This is because of the deficiency of her mind." [Sahih Al-Bukhari, Dr. Muhammad Matraji, tr., Number 2658.]Conclusion: Muhammad believed women were subordinates intellectually. Muhammad said: "O women! Give to charity, for I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-Fire were women." The women asked, "O Allah’s Apostle! What is the reason for it?" He said: "O women! You curse frequently, and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. O women, some of you can lead a cautious man astray." [Sahih Al-Bukhari, Dr. Muhammad Matraji, tr. (New Delhi: Islamic Book Service, 2002), Number 1052Conclusion: Muhammad believes that a majority of Hell is reserved for women. "I entered the mosque and saw Abu Khudri and sat beside him and asked him about coitus interruptus. Abu said, 'We went out with Allah's messenger for the Ghazwa (attack upon) Banu Mustaliq and we received captives from among the Arab captives and we desired women and celibacy became hard on us and we loved to do coitus interruptus. So when we intended to do coitus interruptus we said 'How can we do coitus interruptus without asking Allah's messenger while he is present among us?" We asked (him) about it and he said "It is better for you not to do so, for if any soul (till the Day of Resurrection) is predestined to exist, it will exist.'" [Hadith, Vol. 5-#459]Conclusion: Muhammad did not say to not rape of female prisoners of war. Rather, he said to not perform coitus interruptus and to complete the sexual act. This is clearly indicative of double standards... female prisoners of war can be raped, but other females cannot be raped. Let it be noted that slaves under Muhammad had limited rights. They would have to marry the master if the master wills it [Malik ibn Anas, vol. 2, page 155], slaves could not choose their own mates for marriage [Ibn Hazm, vol. 6, part 9], and Slaves are as helpless before their masters as idols are before God [Sura 16:77]. ---In conclusion, Muhammad was not a sincere, honest person. It is clearly evident that he had double standards and that he was not completely honest. The resolution is deemed null.