The Simple Life of Muhammad (sal allaho alaihe wasallam)
If we compare the life of Muhammad slw before his mission as a prophet and his life after he began his missionas a prophet, we will conclude that it is beyond reason to think that Muhammad slw was a false prophet, who claimed prophethood to attain material gains, greatness, glory, or power.Before his mission as a prophet, Muhammad slw had no financial worries. As a successful and reputed merchant, Muhammad slw drew a satisfactory and comfortable income.
After his mission as aprophet and because of it, he became worse off materially. To clarify this more, let us browse the following sayings on his life:
Aa’isha (Radi Allahu Anha) Muhammad’s (Sal Allahu Alaihe Wasallam) wife, said, “O my nephew, we would sight three new moons in two months without lighting a fire (to cook a meal)in the Prophet’s houses.” Her nephew asked, “O Aunt, what sustained you?” She said, “The two black things, dates and water, but the Prophethad some Ansar neighbors who had milk-giving she-camels and they used to send the Prophet some of its milk.”
-Narrated in Saheeh Muslim,#2972, andSaheeh Al-Bukhari,#2567.
Sahl Ibn Sa’ad, one of Muhammad’s companions, said, “The Prophet of God did not see bread made from fine flour from the time God sent him (as a prophet) until he died.”
-Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari,#5413, andAl-Tirmizi, #2364.
Aa’isha ra, Muhammad’s (Sal Allahu Alaihe Wasallam) wife, said, “The mattress of the Prophet, on which he slept, was made of leather stuffed with the fiber of the date-palm tree.”
-Narrated in Saheeh Muslim,#2082, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari,#6456.
Amr Ibn Al-Hareth, one of Muhammad’s slw companions, said that when the Prophet died, he left neither money nor anything else except his white riding mule, his arms, and a piece of land which he left to charity.
-Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari,#2739, andMosnad Ahmad,#17990.
Muhammad (Sal Allahu Alaihe Wasallam) lived this hard life till he died although the Muslim treasury was at his disposal, the greater part of the Arabian Peninsula was Muslim before he died, and the Muslims were victorious after eighteen years of his mission.Is it possible that Muhammad slw might have claimed prophethood in order to attain status, greatness, and power? The desire to enjoy status and power is usually associated with good food, fancy clothing, monumental palaces, colorful guards, and indisputable authority. Do any of these indicators apply to Muhammad slw? A few glimpses of his life that may help answer this question follow.Despite his responsibilities as a prophet, a teacher, a statesman, and a judge,
Muhammad (Sal Allahu Alaihe Wasallam) used to milk his goat.
-Narrated inMosnad Ahmad,#25662.
mend his clothes, repair his shoes.
-Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari,#676, andMosnad Ahmad, #25517.
help with the household work.
-Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari,#676, and Mosnad Ahmad, #23706.
and visit poor people when they got sick.
-Narrated in Mowatta’Malek,#531.
He also helped his companions in digging a trench by moving sand with them.
-Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari,#3034, andSaheeh Muslim, #1803, and Mosnad Ahmad, #18017.
His life was an amazing model of simplicity and humbleness.
After his mission as aprophet and because of it, he became worse off materially. To clarify this more, let us browse the following sayings on his life:
Aa’isha (Radi Allahu Anha) Muhammad’s (Sal Allahu Alaihe Wasallam) wife, said, “O my nephew, we would sight three new moons in two months without lighting a fire (to cook a meal)in the Prophet’s houses.” Her nephew asked, “O Aunt, what sustained you?” She said, “The two black things, dates and water, but the Prophethad some Ansar neighbors who had milk-giving she-camels and they used to send the Prophet some of its milk.”
-Narrated in Saheeh Muslim,#2972, andSaheeh Al-Bukhari,#2567.
Sahl Ibn Sa’ad, one of Muhammad’s companions, said, “The Prophet of God did not see bread made from fine flour from the time God sent him (as a prophet) until he died.”
-Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari,#5413, andAl-Tirmizi, #2364.
Aa’isha ra, Muhammad’s (Sal Allahu Alaihe Wasallam) wife, said, “The mattress of the Prophet, on which he slept, was made of leather stuffed with the fiber of the date-palm tree.”
-Narrated in Saheeh Muslim,#2082, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari,#6456.
Amr Ibn Al-Hareth, one of Muhammad’s slw companions, said that when the Prophet died, he left neither money nor anything else except his white riding mule, his arms, and a piece of land which he left to charity.
-Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari,#2739, andMosnad Ahmad,#17990.
Muhammad (Sal Allahu Alaihe Wasallam) lived this hard life till he died although the Muslim treasury was at his disposal, the greater part of the Arabian Peninsula was Muslim before he died, and the Muslims were victorious after eighteen years of his mission.Is it possible that Muhammad slw might have claimed prophethood in order to attain status, greatness, and power? The desire to enjoy status and power is usually associated with good food, fancy clothing, monumental palaces, colorful guards, and indisputable authority. Do any of these indicators apply to Muhammad slw? A few glimpses of his life that may help answer this question follow.Despite his responsibilities as a prophet, a teacher, a statesman, and a judge,
Muhammad (Sal Allahu Alaihe Wasallam) used to milk his goat.
-Narrated inMosnad Ahmad,#25662.
mend his clothes, repair his shoes.
-Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari,#676, andMosnad Ahmad, #25517.
help with the household work.
-Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari,#676, and Mosnad Ahmad, #23706.
and visit poor people when they got sick.
-Narrated in Mowatta’Malek,#531.
He also helped his companions in digging a trench by moving sand with them.
-Narrated inSaheeh Al-Bukhari,#3034, andSaheeh Muslim, #1803, and Mosnad Ahmad, #18017.
His life was an amazing model of simplicity and humbleness.
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