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English_Biography_Shefa_of_Prophet_Muhammad, page : 82
His humility is further demonstrated as the father of Umamah tells us, "The Messenger of Allah came out to us leaning on his walking stick, and we got up for him but he, in all humility, said, 'Do not get up as it is the way the Persians to show their respect for one another."
Of himself, the Prophet said, "I am a servant. I eat as a servant eats and I sit as a servant sits."
The Prophet was never too proud to visit and sit with the poorest of people and never declined an invitation of a servant. He would sit with his Companions and mingle with them and was not choosey where he sat. As for riding, he would ride a donkey and share the ride with another who would mount behind him.
The Prophet disliked excessive praise for himself and Omar tells us that the Prophet said, "Do not lavish praise on me as the Christians do on the son of Mary (by associating me in a trinity). I am a worshiper, so say 'the worshiper of Allah and His Messenger'."
The Prophet never shunned people and Anas relates the story of a woman, whose mental capacity was below normal who met the Prophet and said, "I need something from you." Rather than turning her away he told her "Come, sit down, mother of so-and-so, I will sit with you in any of the roads in Medina until you get what you need." Anas went on to say that it was only after the woman sat down that the Prophet sat and he stayed with her until her need was met.
Anas further sheds light on the humility of the Prophet and recorded that during the conflict with the tribe of Korithah he rode a donkey with a bridle made from palm-fiber. Even when the Prophet was invited to eat bread made from coarse barley and rancid butter he never declined the invitation. He further tells us that after the Opening of Mecca, the Prophet went on pilgrimage riding a mount with a well worn saddle over which was placed a worn cloth that could only have been worth four dirhams. And he supplicated saying, "O Allah, make it an accepted pilgrimage without ostentation or desire of earning a reputation." During this pilgrimage he sacrificed one hundred camels and fed everyone in the City.
The Prophet’s humility is highlighted again upon the Opening of Mecca when he entered the City with his band of followers. Rather than making a triumphant entry he rode humbled to Allah, bowing his head so low that it very nearly touched the saddle of his ride.
Among the many signs of his humility is that the Prophet said, "Do not prefer me over Prophet Jonah, Matta's son, neither generate rivalry between the prophets, nor prefer me over Moses…. Had I remained in prison like Joseph, I would have answered the summons." Someone once said
Of himself, the Prophet said, "I am a servant. I eat as a servant eats and I sit as a servant sits."
The Prophet was never too proud to visit and sit with the poorest of people and never declined an invitation of a servant. He would sit with his Companions and mingle with them and was not choosey where he sat. As for riding, he would ride a donkey and share the ride with another who would mount behind him.
The Prophet disliked excessive praise for himself and Omar tells us that the Prophet said, "Do not lavish praise on me as the Christians do on the son of Mary (by associating me in a trinity). I am a worshiper, so say 'the worshiper of Allah and His Messenger'."
The Prophet never shunned people and Anas relates the story of a woman, whose mental capacity was below normal who met the Prophet and said, "I need something from you." Rather than turning her away he told her "Come, sit down, mother of so-and-so, I will sit with you in any of the roads in Medina until you get what you need." Anas went on to say that it was only after the woman sat down that the Prophet sat and he stayed with her until her need was met.
Anas further sheds light on the humility of the Prophet and recorded that during the conflict with the tribe of Korithah he rode a donkey with a bridle made from palm-fiber. Even when the Prophet was invited to eat bread made from coarse barley and rancid butter he never declined the invitation. He further tells us that after the Opening of Mecca, the Prophet went on pilgrimage riding a mount with a well worn saddle over which was placed a worn cloth that could only have been worth four dirhams. And he supplicated saying, "O Allah, make it an accepted pilgrimage without ostentation or desire of earning a reputation." During this pilgrimage he sacrificed one hundred camels and fed everyone in the City.
The Prophet’s humility is highlighted again upon the Opening of Mecca when he entered the City with his band of followers. Rather than making a triumphant entry he rode humbled to Allah, bowing his head so low that it very nearly touched the saddle of his ride.
Among the many signs of his humility is that the Prophet said, "Do not prefer me over Prophet Jonah, Matta's son, neither generate rivalry between the prophets, nor prefer me over Moses…. Had I remained in prison like Joseph, I would have answered the summons." Someone once said