The Prophet
said, "I know the person who will be the last to come out of the (Hell)
Fire, and the last to enter Paradise. He will be a man who will come
out of the (Hell) Fire crawling, and Allah will say to him, 'Go and
enter Paradise.' He will go to it, but he will imagine that it had been
filled, and then he will return and say, 'O Lord, I have found it full.'
Allah will say, 'Go and enter Paradise, and you will have what equals
the world and ten times as much (or, you will have as much as ten times
the like of the world).' On that, the man will say, 'Do you mock at me
(or laugh at me) though You are the King?" I saw Allah's Apostle (while
saying that) smiling that his premolar teeth became visible. It is said
that will be the lowest in degree amongst the people of Paradise.
 Volume 1, Book 12, Number 770 : |
| Narrated by Abu Huraira |
The people
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of
Resurrection?" He replied, "Do you have any doubt in seeing the full
moon on a clear (not cloudy) night?" They replied, "No, O Allah's
Apostle!" He said, "Do you have any doubt in seeing the sun when there
are no clouds?" They replied in the negative. He said, "You will see
Allah (your Lord) in the same way. On the Day of Resurrection, people
will be gathered and He will order the people to follow what they used
to worship. So some of them will follow the sun, some will follow the
moon, and some will follow other deities; and only this nation (Muslims)
will be left with its hypocrites. Allah will come to them and say, 'I
am Your Lord.' They will say, 'We shall stay in this place till our Lord
comes to us and when our Lord will come, we will recognize Him. Then
Allah will come to them again and say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say,
'You are our Lord.' Allah will call them, and As-Sirat (a bridge) will
be laid across Hell and I (Muhammad) shall be the first amongst the
Apostles to cross it with my followers. Nobody except the Apostles will
then be able to speak and they will be saying then, 'O Allah! Save us. O
Allah Save us.'
There will be hooks like the thorns of Sa'dan in Hell. Have you seen the
thorns of Sa'dan?" The people said, "Yes." He said, "These hooks will
be like the thorns of Sa'dan but nobody except Allah knows their
greatness in size and these will entangle the people according to their
deeds; some of them will fall and stay in Hell forever; others will
receive punishment (torn into small pieces) and will get out of Hell,
till when Allah intends mercy on whomever He likes amongst the people of
Hell, He will order the angels to take out of Hell those who worshipped
none but Him alone. The angels will take them out by recognizing them
from the traces of prostrations, for Allah has forbidden the (Hell) fire
to eat away those traces. So they will come out of the Fire, it will
eat away from the whole of the human body except the marks of the
prostrations. At that time they will come out of the Fire as mere
skeletons. The Water of Life will be poured on them and as a result they
will grow like the seeds growing on the bank of flowing water. Then
when Allah had finished from the Judgments amongst his creations, one
man will be left between Hell and Paradise and he will be the last man
from the people of Hell to enter paradise. He will be facing Hell, and
will say, 'O Allah! Turn my face from the fire as its wind has dried me
and its steam has burnt me.' Allah will ask him, "Will you ask for
anything more in case this favor is granted to you?' He will say, "No by
Your (Honor) Power!" And he will give to his Lord (Allah) what he will
of the pledges and the covenants. Allah will then turn his face from the
Fire. When he will face Paradise and will see its charm, he will remain
quiet as long as Allah will. He then will say, 'O my Lord! Let me go to
the gate of Paradise.' Allah will ask him, 'Didn't you give pledges and
make covenants (to the effect) that you would not ask for anything more
than what you requested at first?' He will say, 'O my Lord! Do not make
me the most wretched, amongst Your creatures.' Allah will say, 'If this
request is granted, will you then ask for anything else?' He will say,
'No! By Your Power! I shall not ask for anything else.' Then he will
give to his Lord what He will of the pledges and the covenants. Allah
will then let him go to the gate of Paradise. On reaching then and
seeing its life, charm, and pleasure, he will remain quiet as long as
Allah wills and then will say, 'O my Lord ! Let me enter Paradise.'
Allah will say, May Allah be merciful unto you, O son of Adam! How
treacherous you are! Haven't you made covenants and given pledges that
you will not ask for anything more that what you have been given?' He
will say, 'O my Lord! Do not make me the most wretched amongst Your
creatures.' So Allah will laugh and allow
him to enter Paradise and will ask him to request as much as he likes.
He will do so till all his desires have been fulfilled . Then Allah will
say, 'Request more of such and such things.' Allah will remind him and
when all his desires and wishes; have been fulfilled, Allah will say
"All this is granted to you and a similar amount besides." Abu Said
Al-Khudri, said to Abu Huraira, 'Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said,
'That is for you and ten times more like it.' "Abu Huraira said, "I do
not remember from Allah's Apostle except (his saying), 'All this is
granted to you and a similar amount besides." Abu Sahd said, "I heard
him saying, 'That is for you and ten times more the like of it."
| Volume 1, Book 3, Number 67 : |
| Narrated by 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakra's father |
Once the
Prophet was riding his camel and a man was holding its rein. The Prophet
asked, "What is the day today?" We kept quiet, thinking that he might
give that day another name. He said, "Isn't it the day of Nahr (slaughtering
of the animals of sacrifice)" We replied, "Yes." He further asked,
"Which month is this?" We again kept quiet, thinking that he might give
it another name. Then he said, "Isn't it the month of Dhul-Hijja?" We
replied, "Yes." He said, "Verily! Your blood, property and honor are
sacred to one another (i.e. Muslims) like the sanctity of this day of
yours, in this month of yours and in this city of yours. It is incumbent
upon those who are present to inform those who are absent because those
who are absent might comprehend (what I have said) better than the
present audience."
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| Volume 1, Book 3, Number 83 : |
| Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Amr bin Al 'Aas |
Allah's
Apostle stopped (for a while near the Jimar) at Mina during his last
Hajj for the people and they were asking him questions. A man came and
said, "I forgot and got my head shaved before slaughtering the Hadi (sacrificing animal)." The Prophet said, "There is no harm, go and do the slaughtering now." Then another person came and said, "I forgot and slaughtered
(the camel) before Rami (throwing of the pebbles) at the Jamra." The
Prophet said, "Do the Rami now and there is no harm."
The narrator added: So on that day, when the Prophet was asked about
anything (as regards the ceremonies of Hajj) performed before or after
its due time, his reply was: "Do it (now) and there is no harm."
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| Volume 1, Book 3, Number 84 : |
| Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas |
Somebody said to the Prophet (during his last Hajj), "I did the slaughtering
before doing the Rami.' The Prophet beckoned with his hand and said,
"There is no harm in that." Then another person said. "I got my head
shaved before offering the sacrifice." The Prophet beckoned with his
hand saying, "There is no harm in that."
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| Volume 1, Book 3, Number 126 : |
| Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Amar |
I saw the
Prophet near the Jamra and the people were asking him questions (about
religious problems). A man asked, "O Allah's Apostle! I have slaughtered
the Hadi (animal) before doing the Rami." The Prophet replied, "Do the
Rami (now) and there is no harm." Another person asked, "O Allah's
Apostle! I got my head shaved before slaughtering the animal." The Prophet replied, "Do the slaughtering
(now) and there is no harm." So on that day, when the Prophet was asked
about anything as regards the ceremonies of Hajj performed before or
after its due time his reply was, "Do it (now) and there is no harm."
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| Volume 1, Book 4, Number 241 : |
| Narrated by 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud |
Once the
Prophet was offering prayers at the Ka'ba. Abu Jahl was sitting with
some of his companions. One of them said to the others, "Who amongst you
will bring the abdominal contents (intestines, etc.) of a camel of Bani
so and so and put it on the back of Muhammad, when he prostrates?" The
most unfortunate of them got up and brought it. He waited till the
Prophet prostrated and then placed it on his back between his shoulders.
I was watching but could not do any thing. I wish I had some people
with me to hold out against them. They started laughing
and falling on one another. Allah's Apostle was in prostration and he
did not lift his head up till Fatima (Prophet's daughter) came and threw
that (camel's abdominal contents) away from his back. He raised his
head and said thrice, "O Allah! Punish Quraish." So it was hard for Abu
Jahl and his companions when the Prophet invoked Allah against them as
they had a conviction that the prayers and invocations were accepted in
this city (Mecca). The Prophet said, "O Allah! Punish Abu Jahl, 'Utba
bin Rabi'a, Shaiba bin Rabi'a, Al-Walid bin 'Utba, Umaiya bin Khalaf,
and 'Uqba bin Al Mu'it (and he mentioned the seventh whose name I cannot
recall). By Allah in Whose Hands my life is, I saw the dead bodies of
those persons who were counted by Allah's Apostle in the Qalib (one of
the wells) of Badr.
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| Volume 1, Book 6, Number 316 : |
| Narrated by 'Urwa |
'Aisha
said, "We set out with the Prophet in his last Hajj. Some of us intended
to perform 'Umra while others Hajj. When we reached Mecca, Allah's
Apostle said, 'Those who had assumed the lhram for'Umra and had not
brought the Hadi should finish his lhram and whoever had assumed the
Ihram for 'Umra and brought the Hadi should not finish the Ihram till he
has slaughtered his Hadi and whoever had
assumed the lhram for Hajj should complete his Hajj." 'Aisha further
said, "I got my periods (menses) and kept on menstruating till the day
of 'Arafat, and I had assumed the Ihram for 'Umra only (Tamattu'). The
Prophet ordered me to undo and comb my head hair and assume the lhram
for Hajj only and leave the 'Umra. I did the same till I completed the
Hajj. Then the Prophet sent 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr with me and
ordered me to perform 'Umra from At-Tan'im in lieu of the missed 'Umra."
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| Volume 1, Book 8, Number 345 : |
| Narrated by Abu Dhar |
Allah's
Apostle said, "While I was at Mecca the roof of my house was opened and
Gabriel descended, opened my chest, and washed it with Zam-zam water.
Then he brought a golden tray full of wisdom and faith and having poured
its contents into my chest, he closed it. Then he took my hand and
ascended with me to the nearest heaven, when I reached the nearest
heaven, Gabriel said to the gatekeeper of the heaven, 'Open (the gate).'
The gatekeeper asked, 'Who is it?' Gabriel answered: 'Gabriel.' He
asked, 'Is there anyone with you?' Gabriel replied, 'Yes, Muhammad I is
with me.' He asked, 'Has he been called?' Gabriel said, 'Yes.' So the
gate was opened and we went over the nearest heaven and there we saw a
man sitting with some people on his right and some on his left. When he
looked towards his right, he laughed and
when he looked toward his left he wept. Then he said, 'Welcome! O pious
Prophet and pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' He replied, 'He is
Adam and the people on his right and left are the souls of his
offspring. Those on his right are the people of Paradise and those on
his left are the people of Hell and when he looks towards his right he laughs
and when he looks towards his left he weeps.'
Then he ascended with me till he reached the second heaven and he
(Gabriel) said to its gatekeeper, 'Open (the gate).' The gatekeeper said
to him the same as the gatekeeper of the first heaven had said and he
opened the gate. Anas said: "Abu Dhar added that the Prophet met Adam,
Idris, Moses, Jesus and Abraham, he (Abu Dhar) did not mention on which
heaven they were but he mentioned that he (the Prophet ) met Adarn on
the nearest heaven and Abraham on the sixth heaven. Anas said, "When
Gabriel along with the Prophet passed by Idris, the latter said,
'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious brother.' The Prophet asked, 'Who is
he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Idris." The Prophet added, "I passed by
Moses and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and pious brother.' I asked
Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Moses.' Then I passed by
Jesus and he said, 'Welcome! O pious brother and pious Prophet.' I
asked, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is Jesus.
Then I passed by Abraham and he said, 'Welcome! O pious Prophet and
pious son.' I asked Gabriel, 'Who is he?' Gabriel replied, 'He is
Abraham. The Prophet added, 'Then Gabriel ascended with me to a place
where I heard the creaking of the pens." Ibn Hazm and Anas bin Malik
said: The Prophet said, "Then Allah enjoined fifty prayers on my
followers when I returned with this order of Allah, I passed by Moses
who asked me, 'What has Allah enjoined on your followers?' I replied,
'He has enjoined fifty prayers on them.' Moses said, 'Go back to your
Lord (and appeal for reduction) for your followers will not be able to
bear it.' (So I went back to Allah and requested for reduction) and He
reduced it to half. When I passed by Moses again and informed him about
it, he said, 'Go back to your Lord as your followers will not be able to
bear it.' So I returned to Allah and requested for further reduction
and half of it was reduced. I again passed by Moses and he said to me:
'Return to your Lord, for your followers will not be able to bear it. So
I returned to Allah and He said, 'These are five prayers and they are
all (equal to) fifty (in reward) for My Word does not change.' I
returned to Moses and he told me to go back once again. I replied, 'Now I
feel shy of asking my Lord again.' Then Gabriel took me till we ''
reached Sidrat-il-Muntaha (Lote tree of; the utmost boundry) which was
shrouded in colors, indescribable. Then I was admitted into Paradise
where I found small (tents or) walls (made) of pearls and its earth was
of musk."
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| Volume 1, Book 8, Number 386 : |
| Narrated by Anas bin Malik |
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever prays like us and faces our Quibla and eats our slaughtered
animals is a Muslim and is under Allah's and His Apostle's protection.
So do not betray Allah by betraying those who are in His protection."
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| Volume 1, Book 8, Number 387 : |
| Narrated by Anas bin Malik |
Allah's
Apostle said, "I have been ordered to fight the people till they say:
'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah.' And if they say so,
pray like our prayers, face our Qibla and slaughter as we slaughter,
then their blood and property will be sacred to us and we will not
interfere with them except legally and their reckoning will be with
Allah." Narrated Maimun ibn Siyah that he asked Anas bin Malik, "O Abu
Hamza! What makes the life and property of a person sacred?" He replied,
"Whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', faces
our Qibla during the prayers, prays like us and eats our slaughtered animal, then he is a Muslim, and has got the same rights and obligations as other Muslims have."
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| Volume 1, Book 9, Number 499 : |
| Narrated by 'Amr bin Maimuin |
'Abdullah
bin Mas'ud said, "While Allah's Apostle was praying beside the Ka'ba,
there were some Quraish people sitting in a gathering. One of them said,
'Don't you see this (who does deeds just to show off)? Who amongst you
can go and bring the dung, blood and the abdominal contents (intestines,
etc). of the slaughtered camels of the
family of so and so and then wait till he prostrates and put that in
between his shoulders?' The most unfortunate amongst them ('Uqba bin Abi
Mu'ait) went (and brought them) and when Allah's Apostle prostrated, he
put them between his shoulders. The Prophet remained in prostration and
they laughed so much so that they fell
on each other. A passerby went to Fatima, who was a young girl in those
days. She came running and the Prophet was still in prostration. She
removed them and cursed upon the Quraish on their faces. When Allah's
Apostle completed his prayer, he said, 'O Allah! Take revenge on
Quraish.' He said so thrice and added, 'O Allah! take revenge on 'Amr
bin Hisham, 'Utba bin Rabia, Shaiba bin Rabi'a, Al-Walid bin'Utba,
Umaiya bin Khalaf, 'Uqba bin Abi Mu'ait and 'Umar a bin Al-Walid."
Abdullah added, "By Allah! I saw all of them dead in the battle field on
the day of Badr and they were dragged and thrown in the Qalib (a well)
at Badr: Allah's Apostle then said, 'Allah's curse has descended upon
the people of the Qalib (well).
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| Volume 1, Book 12, Number 770 : |
| Narrated by Abu Huraira |
The people
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of
Resurrection?" He replied, "Do you have any doubt in seeing the full
moon on a clear (not cloudy) night?" They replied, "No, O Allah's
Apostle!" He said, "Do you have any doubt in seeing the sun when there
are no clouds?" They replied in the negative. He said, "You will see
Allah (your Lord) in the same way. On the Day of Resurrection, people
will be gathered and He will order the people to follow what they used
to worship. So some of them will follow the sun, some will follow the
moon, and some will follow other deities; and only this nation (Muslims)
will be left with its hypocrites. Allah will come to them and say, 'I
am Your Lord.' They will say, 'We shall stay in this place till our Lord
comes to us and when our Lord will come, we will recognize Him. Then
Allah will come to them again and say, 'I am your Lord.' They will say,
'You are our Lord.' Allah will call them, and As-Sirat (a bridge) will
be laid across Hell and I (Muhammad) shall be the first amongst the
Apostles to cross it with my followers. Nobody except the Apostles will
then be able to speak and they will be saying then, 'O Allah! Save us. O
Allah Save us.'
There will be hooks like the thorns of Sa'dan in Hell. Have you seen the
thorns of Sa'dan?" The people said, "Yes." He said, "These hooks will
be like the thorns of Sa'dan but nobody except Allah knows their
greatness in size and these will entangle the people according to their
deeds; some of them will fall and stay in Hell forever; others will
receive punishment (torn into small pieces) and will get out of Hell,
till when Allah intends mercy on whomever He likes amongst the people of
Hell, He will order the angels to take out of Hell those who worshipped
none but Him alone. The angels will take them out by recognizing them
from the traces of prostrations, for Allah has forbidden the (Hell) fire
to eat away those traces. So they will come out of the Fire, it will
eat away from the whole of the human body except the marks of the
prostrations. At that time they will come out of the Fire as mere
skeletons. The Water of Life will be poured on them and as a result they
will grow like the seeds growing on the bank of flowing water. Then
when Allah had finished from the Judgments amongst his creations, one
man will be left between Hell and Paradise and he will be the last man
from the people of Hell to enter paradise. He will be facing Hell, and
will say, 'O Allah! Turn my face from the fire as its wind has dried me
and its steam has burnt me.' Allah will ask him, "Will you ask for
anything more in case this favor is granted to you?' He will say, "No by
Your (Honor) Power!" And he will give to his Lord (Allah) what he will
of the pledges and the covenants. Allah will then turn his face from the
Fire. When he will face Paradise and will see its charm, he will remain
quiet as long as Allah will. He then will say, 'O my Lord! Let me go to
the gate of Paradise.' Allah will ask him, 'Didn't you give pledges and
make covenants (to the effect) that you would not ask for anything more
than what you requested at first?' He will say, 'O my Lord! Do not make
me the most wretched, amongst Your creatures.' Allah will say, 'If this
request is granted, will you then ask for anything else?' He will say,
'No! By Your Power! I shall not ask for anything else.' Then he will
give to his Lord what He will of the pledges and the covenants. Allah
will then let him go to the gate of Paradise. On reaching then and
seeing its life, charm, and pleasure, he will remain quiet as long as
Allah wills and then will say, 'O my Lord ! Let me enter Paradise.'
Allah will say, May Allah be merciful unto you, O son of Adam! How
treacherous you are! Haven't you made covenants and given pledges that
you will not ask for anything more that what you have been given?' He
will say, 'O my Lord! Do not make me the most wretched amongst Your
creatures.' So Allah will laugh and allow
him to enter Paradise and will ask him to request as much as he likes.
He will do so till all his desires have been fulfilled . Then Allah will
say, 'Request more of such and such things.' Allah will remind him and
when all his desires and wishes; have been fulfilled, Allah will say
"All this is granted to you and a similar amount besides." Abu Said
Al-Khudri, said to Abu Huraira, 'Allah's Apostle said, "Allah said,
'That is for you and ten times more like it.' "Abu Huraira said, "I do
not remember from Allah's Apostle except (his saying), 'All this is
granted to you and a similar amount besides." Abu Sahd said, "I heard
him saying, 'That is for you and ten times more the like of it."
| Volume 2, Book 18, Number 154 : |
| Narrated by 'Aisha |
In the
life-time of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) the sun eclipsed, so he led the
people in prayer, and stood up and performed a long Qiyam, then bowed
for a long while. He stood up again and performed a long Qiyam but this
time the period of standing was shorter than the first. He bowed again
for a long time but shorter than the first one, then he prostrated and
prolonged the prostration. He did the same in the second Raka as he did
in the first and then finished the prayer; by then the sun (eclipse) had
cleared. He delivered the Khutba (sermon) and after praising and
glorifying Allah he said, "The sun and the moon are two signs against
the signs of Allah; they do not eclipse on the death or life of anyone.
So when you see the eclipse, remember Allah and say Takbir, pray and
give Sadaqa." The Prophet then said, "O followers of Muhammad! By Allah!
There is none who has more ghaira (self-respect) than Allah as He has
forbidden that His slaves, male or female commit adultery (illegal
sexual intercourse). O followers of Muhammad! By Allah! If you knew that
which I know you would laugh little and weep much.
| Volume 4, Book 56, Number 819 : |
| Narrated by 'Aisha |
Once Fatima
came walking and her gait resembled the gait of the Prophet . The
Prophet said, "Welcome, O my daughter!" Then he made her sit on his
right or on his left side, and then he told her a secret and she started
weeping. I asked her, "Why are you weeping?" He again told her a secret
and she started laughing. I said, "I
never saw happiness so near to sadness as I saw today." I asked her what
the Prophet had told her. She said, "I would never disclose the secret
of Allah's Apostle ." When the Prophet died, I asked her about it. She
replied. "The Prophet said.) 'Every year Gabriel used to revise the
Qur'an with me once only, but this year he has done so twice. I think
this portends my death, and you will be the first of my family to follow
me.' So I started weeping. Then he said. 'Don't you like to be the
mistress of all the ladies of Paradise or the mistress of all the lady
believers? So I laughed for that."
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Prophet Muhammad [pbuh] Sense of Humor !
Assalam Alaykum,
 It
is well known that the Prophet Muhammad (may Peace and Blessings be
upon him) was indeed the perfect man. He was a devoted seeker of Truth, a
warner and exhorter, a person of good cheer and pleasantness, a
brilliant leader, a courageous and yet reluctant warrior, a statesman
par excellence and the teacher of teachers. He was a compassionate ruler
and spiritual leader, but many do not know that the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) had an extraordinary
sense of humor!
Indeed, Prophet (may Peace and Blessings be upon him)
would laugh and joke often. He enjoyed playing with children,
especially his grandsons Hasan and Husayn (RA). The Prophet allowed his
grandson to climb atop his back while he was in prostration as reported
by al-Hafid Abu-Na’im (RA) on the Authority of Abu Bakr (RA) saying,
“The Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.) was leading us in prayer. Hasan, who was still a child, would
come to him while he was in prostration, and sit on his back or
sometimes on his neck. The Prophet (s.a.w.) would lift him tenderly.
When the prayer was finished, they (the Muslims) asked him: ‘O Messenger
of Allah! You are doing to this boy what you do not do to another
person?’ ‘He is my basil,’ he replied.””
The Prophet’s playfulness was also coupled with a
beautiful sense of humor. He smiled often and would make jokes with
members of his community. For example,
“Once, an old woman came up
to him and asked for paradise. He said, “Old women do not enter the
paradise.” The woman started crying. As she started leaving the room,
the Prophet, showing his subtle sense of humor, stopped her and said,
“Old women will become young before entering the heaven.” (Tirmadhi)
Another recording of the Prophet’s life describes him laughing and joking with another man. The hadith says,
“A man broke his fast
(intentionally) during Ramadan. The Messenger of Allah (saws) commanded
him to emancipate a slave or fast for two months, or feed sixty poor
men. He said, “I cannot provide.”
The Apostle said, “Sit down.”
Thereafter, a huge basket of dates was brought to the Messenger of
Allah. He said, “Take this and give it as charity.” He said, “O
Messenger of Allah, there is no one poorer than I.” The Messenger of
Allah thereupon laughed so that his canine teeth became visible and
said, “Eat it yourself.”
The Prophet brought an uplifting spirit that
penetrated the hearts of people. There is a story mentioned about the
Prophet and a common merchant that tells us just a little about the
spirit he carried,
“One of his companions was
Zahir, who used to trade in metal objects. Once the Prophet was passing
by the bazaar, he saw Zahir and playfully grabbed him from behind and
said, “Will anyone buy this slave?” Zahir laughed and said, “O Messenger
of Allah, whoever buys this slave will be in loss.” The Prophet smiled
and said, “In Allah’s eyes, your value is high.”
On another occasion a man approached the Prophet (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) and asked him for a camel ride.
The Prophet (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) said,
“I would give you a
camel’s child”. The man said, “O Messenger of Allah. What will I do with
a camel’s child?” The Prophet smiled and said, “Is there any camel who
is not the progeny of a camel?”
One of the ahadith that
reflects the Prophet’s (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) sense of humor and
enjoyment of fun is the report that Imaam Ahmad gives from
‘A’ishah who said:
“I went out with the
Prophet on a journey. At that time I was a young girl and was quite
slender. The Prophet told the people, ‘Go on ahead,’ so they went ahead,
then he said to me, ‘Come, let us have a race.’ So I raced with him,
and I won. He let the matter rest until I had gained weight. Later, I
accompanied him on another journey. He told the people, ‘Go on ahead,’
so they went ahead. He said to me, ‘Come, let us have a race.’ So I
raced with him, and he won. He began to laugh, and said, ‘This is for
that.”‘
The perfect man (may Peace and Blessings be upon
him) was an image of admiration. He was clear and resolute in matters of
importance and obtained the highest character as the Qur’an tells us,
“Verily you are of a high and nobel character.” (68:004)
But he also was a dear friend and beloved
companion. His sense of humor brought warmth and love to those who were
around him. He never passed someone without a smile and his high
achievement of good manners have become the example and traditions of
Muslims the world over.
Allah the almighty in the Quran
“In the Messenger of Allah is a good example for you to follow.”
[Quran Surah#33 Ayah #21]
This is the Prophet Muhammad (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) and his tradition of good humor.
May Allah give us ability to apply Sunnah in our life.
May we all work intensely toward achieving good manners and a healthy sense of humor,
Amin.
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It
is well known that the Prophet Muhammad (may Peace and Blessings be
upon him) was indeed the perfect man. He was a devoted seeker of Truth, a
warner and exhorter, a person of good cheer and pleasantness, a
brilliant leader, a courageous and yet reluctant warrior, a statesman
par excellence and the teacher of teachers. He was a compassionate ruler
and spiritual leader, but many do not know that the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (may Peace and Blessings be upon him) had an extraordinary
sense of humor!
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