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English_Biography_Shefa_of_Prophet_Muhammad, page : 105
The Prophet’s Shoes
The Prophet wore sandals with leather soles and two straps.
The Prophet’s Ring
The Prophet had a silver ring with a gemstone from Abyssinia which he used as a seal.
When Islam started to spread and the Prophet began to write letters of invitation to Islam to the Emperor of Rome, the King of Persia, and so on, he was informed that none of these heads of state would accept a letter unless it bore a seal. The ring was made in either the 6th or 7th year after his migration to Medina.
The Prophet’s ring was inscribed on three lines, the first inscription read "Muhammad", the second "Messenger" and the third "Allah".
The Prophet’s Fast
Other than the obligatory fast of Ramadan, the Prophet observed voluntary fasts. Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, said that after the migration to Medina the Prophet did not fast an entire month except for the month of Ramadan. She also says in another Prophetic quotation that he would fast most of the month of Shaban.
We are also told the Prophet would fast some days of a month and none at all in another. Of the days he is known to have fasted Monday and Thursday received his special attention. Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, reported the Prophet saying, "I was born on a Monday, and the sending down of the Koran commenced on a Monday." Abu Hurayrah, said that the Prophet said, "Deeds are presented (to Allah, the Most High) on Mondays and Thursday. I desire that my deeds be presented whilst I am fasting."
Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "Some months he would fast on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, whereas in other months he would fast on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays." She also said that the Prophet did not fast on specific days, but whenever suitable. Abdullah, the son of Masood reported that he seldom fasted on a Friday.
The Prophet would also fast on the 13th, 14th and 15th day of the Islamic month, also on the tenth of Muharram and the 10th of Thul Hijjah. After the Prophet's migration he observed some Jews observing the fast on the tenth of Muharram, which is the fast of Ashura. He asked them why they were fasting and was told that it was the day on which Allah, the Most High, saved Prophet Moses, peace be upon him, from Pharaoh, and that it was also the day on which Allah, the Most High, drowned Pharaoh. The Jews told the Prophet that Prophet Moses, peace be upon him, would fast that day out of gratitude and happiness thereupon our beloved Prophet said, "We are more entitled than you to follow Moses, peace be upon him." Thereafter the Prophet ordered his followers to fast on that day. This fast was obligatory until the command came to fast the month of Ramadan, thereafter the Prophet
The Prophet wore sandals with leather soles and two straps.
The Prophet’s Ring
The Prophet had a silver ring with a gemstone from Abyssinia which he used as a seal.
When Islam started to spread and the Prophet began to write letters of invitation to Islam to the Emperor of Rome, the King of Persia, and so on, he was informed that none of these heads of state would accept a letter unless it bore a seal. The ring was made in either the 6th or 7th year after his migration to Medina.
The Prophet’s ring was inscribed on three lines, the first inscription read "Muhammad", the second "Messenger" and the third "Allah".
The Prophet’s Fast
Other than the obligatory fast of Ramadan, the Prophet observed voluntary fasts. Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, said that after the migration to Medina the Prophet did not fast an entire month except for the month of Ramadan. She also says in another Prophetic quotation that he would fast most of the month of Shaban.
We are also told the Prophet would fast some days of a month and none at all in another. Of the days he is known to have fasted Monday and Thursday received his special attention. Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, reported the Prophet saying, "I was born on a Monday, and the sending down of the Koran commenced on a Monday." Abu Hurayrah, said that the Prophet said, "Deeds are presented (to Allah, the Most High) on Mondays and Thursday. I desire that my deeds be presented whilst I am fasting."
Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "Some months he would fast on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, whereas in other months he would fast on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays." She also said that the Prophet did not fast on specific days, but whenever suitable. Abdullah, the son of Masood reported that he seldom fasted on a Friday.
The Prophet would also fast on the 13th, 14th and 15th day of the Islamic month, also on the tenth of Muharram and the 10th of Thul Hijjah. After the Prophet's migration he observed some Jews observing the fast on the tenth of Muharram, which is the fast of Ashura. He asked them why they were fasting and was told that it was the day on which Allah, the Most High, saved Prophet Moses, peace be upon him, from Pharaoh, and that it was also the day on which Allah, the Most High, drowned Pharaoh. The Jews told the Prophet that Prophet Moses, peace be upon him, would fast that day out of gratitude and happiness thereupon our beloved Prophet said, "We are more entitled than you to follow Moses, peace be upon him." Thereafter the Prophet ordered his followers to fast on that day. This fast was obligatory until the command came to fast the month of Ramadan, thereafter the Prophet