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English_Biography_Shefa_of_Prophet_Muhammad, page : 88
The Prophet would fast a lot and Lady Ayesha, peace be upon her, tells us, "He would fast until we said, 'he will not stop fasting!' He would also abstain from fasting until we would think, 'He will not fast.'" Abbas' son and Umm Salama said likewise.
Anas said, "If you did not expect to see him praying at night you would find him praying, and if you did not expect he was sleeping you would find him sleeping."
One night Malik's son, Awf was present when the Prophet prepared himself to pray and observed that before the Prophet made his ablution he used a tooth stick (siwak) and thereafter stood in prayer and he prayed alongside the Prophet During his recitation of the chapter "The Cow" he would stop and supplicate to Allah after he had recited a verse pertaining to mercy and after he recited a verse pertaining to punishment he would stop and seek refuge with Allah. His bowing was the length of his standing and he would say, "Exaltations be to the Owner of the worldly earth and the entire universe with its angels, of Greatness and Might." Thereafter he prostrated and said something similar. Then he recited the Chapter "The House of Imran" and so on, chapter by chapter. Hudhayfa said likewise adding that the Prophet would prostrate for the same length of time as his standing, and he would sit for a similar length of time between the two prostrations. He would stand and recite the Cow Chapter, The House of Imran and The Table chapters.
Lady Ayesha tells us that the Messenger of Allah would stand throughout the entire night reciting a single verse of the Koran.
Ash Shankhir's son, Abdullah tells us that he went to see the Messenger of Allah and found him praying. As he prayed he heard sobbing coming from his chest and its sound was similar to the boiling of a large pot.
The Prophet told his Companions that he asked Allah to forgive him one hundred times a day. In another narration it is reported seventy times a day.
The Qualities of the Noble Prophets of Allah
Each and every noble prophet and messenger of Allah was blessed with a perfect disposition, peace be upon all of them. They were handsome and their lineage noble. Their character was good as was their behavior. This is because they all possessed the attributes of perfection. They guided towards the complete code of human spiritual behavior which was to be completed by Prophet Muhammad and practiced virtuous deeds on account of their rank being of the most noble and their degree being of the highest.
Allah tells us that He preferred some of the prophets and messengers over others with His words, "Of these Messengers, We have preferred some above others. To some Allah spoke; and some He raised in rank. We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear signs and
Anas said, "If you did not expect to see him praying at night you would find him praying, and if you did not expect he was sleeping you would find him sleeping."
One night Malik's son, Awf was present when the Prophet prepared himself to pray and observed that before the Prophet made his ablution he used a tooth stick (siwak) and thereafter stood in prayer and he prayed alongside the Prophet During his recitation of the chapter "The Cow" he would stop and supplicate to Allah after he had recited a verse pertaining to mercy and after he recited a verse pertaining to punishment he would stop and seek refuge with Allah. His bowing was the length of his standing and he would say, "Exaltations be to the Owner of the worldly earth and the entire universe with its angels, of Greatness and Might." Thereafter he prostrated and said something similar. Then he recited the Chapter "The House of Imran" and so on, chapter by chapter. Hudhayfa said likewise adding that the Prophet would prostrate for the same length of time as his standing, and he would sit for a similar length of time between the two prostrations. He would stand and recite the Cow Chapter, The House of Imran and The Table chapters.
Lady Ayesha tells us that the Messenger of Allah would stand throughout the entire night reciting a single verse of the Koran.
Ash Shankhir's son, Abdullah tells us that he went to see the Messenger of Allah and found him praying. As he prayed he heard sobbing coming from his chest and its sound was similar to the boiling of a large pot.
The Prophet told his Companions that he asked Allah to forgive him one hundred times a day. In another narration it is reported seventy times a day.
The Qualities of the Noble Prophets of Allah
Each and every noble prophet and messenger of Allah was blessed with a perfect disposition, peace be upon all of them. They were handsome and their lineage noble. Their character was good as was their behavior. This is because they all possessed the attributes of perfection. They guided towards the complete code of human spiritual behavior which was to be completed by Prophet Muhammad and practiced virtuous deeds on account of their rank being of the most noble and their degree being of the highest.
Allah tells us that He preferred some of the prophets and messengers over others with His words, "Of these Messengers, We have preferred some above others. To some Allah spoke; and some He raised in rank. We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear signs and