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was not his end in aspirations. This was not his final place. This
was not where all his hopes lay. There was something beyond this
that he was striving for. But he stopped under a tree of temporary
Imaterial] comfort and enjoyed its shade [appetite-soothing provi-
sions].23
Material comfort gives us protection from poverty and material
inconveniences, just as the shade tree gives us comfort from the
heat of the sun. Prophet Muhammad sfe likened himself to a
traveler who just stopped under this tree for a while. He wanted to
go beyond this life, so he did not want to overindulge and become
loo satisfied with the material comforts of this world. He refused
to accept more because they would only enlarge his appetite, and
he did not want that. He was saving the biggest part of his appetite
tor what lies beyond this existence.
It would not have been a sin for Prophet Muhammad to accept a
cushion to lie on, but he wanted to establish an example for leaders
then and now. His message was that leaders are directly under the
was not where all his hopes lay. There was something beyond this
that he was striving for. But he stopped under a tree of temporary
Imaterial] comfort and enjoyed its shade [appetite-soothing provi-
sions].23
Material comfort gives us protection from poverty and material
inconveniences, just as the shade tree gives us comfort from the
heat of the sun. Prophet Muhammad sfe likened himself to a
traveler who just stopped under this tree for a while. He wanted to
go beyond this life, so he did not want to overindulge and become
loo satisfied with the material comforts of this world. He refused
to accept more because they would only enlarge his appetite, and
he did not want that. He was saving the biggest part of his appetite
tor what lies beyond this existence.
It would not have been a sin for Prophet Muhammad to accept a
cushion to lie on, but he wanted to establish an example for leaders
then and now. His message was that leaders are directly under the