Although the high rank of the prophecy , the leadership , and the power but dealing and living with our Prophet (p.b.h) was quite ordinary. His life was free of any kind of pomp , that when a foreigner comes to his session (p.b.h) , he has to ask : “Who is Muhammad ? ” . The life doesn’t seduce him , and he didn’t pay attention to the considerations or the outward appearances. But always he was looking at those things in the eye of asceticism and fearing of God. His expressions were short but eloquent. He (p.b.h)was never seen stretching his legs among his companions. He(p.b.h) dignifies whomever comes to him , and maybe he spreads his clothes for him , gives his cushion to him. He always (p.b.h) calls his companions by their favorite names. He (p.b.h) never interrupts anybody . He (p.b.h) never uses dirty words , He never been careless when he talks . He accepts the invitation whether from a master or a servant even if it was on an arm or a foot. He accepts the gift even if it was a drink of yogurt , but he never eat the alms. He never fixes his sight on the face of anybody he talks to. When he gets into a house , he sits at the nearest place to him. He didn’t accept that somebody stands before him subserviently. He was respecting whole people.
He used to sit on ground when he wants to eat, he sits like a slave , he fixes his shoes and patches his clothes by his hands, he rides the bare donkey , he lets others ride behind him. He never gets angry or happy but for the sake of Allah and the religion. When he rides , he doesn’t agree to be accompanied by a walking person. When he travels with others , he doesn’t agree to be served by others but he insists on sharing the work with them . Once he (p.b.h) said : “ I don’t like to have an advantage over others , since Allah doesn’t like His servant when the servant has advantage over others ” , then he (p.b.h) went to collect the wood .
He (p.b.h) was faithful to all his commitments and promises. He communicates with his kinship , but he doesn’t support them without a legal reason. He doesn’t allowed anybody to backbit someone else. He was (p.b.h) an example in the good manners and the modesty. He was (p.b.h) an example in his magnanimity, open-mindedness , and kindness.
Anes Bin Malek said : “ The Prophet (p.b.h) used to have a drink in the breakfast and another one in the early dawn , and sometimes he had only one drink . One day I prepared his drink but he didn’t come back home early , I thought he was invited , so I drank it . One hour after the dinner he (p.b.h) came back. I asked on of his companions if the Prophet (p.b.h) had had his breakfast somewhere ? He said “No, he wasn’t invited anywhere.” So the Prophet (p.b.h) still fasting till the next day , and He never asked me about that drink till the now. ”
He (p.b.h) loves the prayer so much, but when people come to him in the time of prayer , he makes his prayer shorter , he listens to them and did his best to solve their problems.
He (p.b.h) was respecting all people . His balance for the virtue is the faith and the work. He (p.b.h) did care for a wealth, a honor , or a position. He (p.b.h) was always kind with the slaves, caring with their affairs and needs.
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