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Full-version-Shefa-bio-of-Prophet, page : 74
'Amr, As-Sa'ibs son said, "One day as the Messenger of Allah was sitting his foster father by suckling came to him. The Prophet spread out part of his garment for him and the man sat down. Thereafter, his suckling mother came and he put the other half of his garment on the opposite side so that she too might sit on it. Then, his suckling brother came and the Prophet got up for him and let his brother sit down in front of him."
After the Archangel Gabriel brought Prophet Muhammad the first Revelation, he was shaken and returned to his wife Lady Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her. She immediately comforted him and attested to the uprightness of his character saying, "By Allah, be happy. Allah will never cause you to grieve. You preserve the ties of kinship, you help those in need, you are hospitable to guests, and assist people to receive what is due to them" (As reported in Muslim).
The Humility of the Prophet
Although Allah raised the Prophet to the highest rank and position he remained extremely humble; no trace of pride was ever observed in him. The proof of this is when he was offered a choice between being a king-prophet or a worshipper-prophet and he chose the latter.
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.
After the Archangel Gabriel brought Prophet Muhammad the first Revelation, he was shaken and returned to his wife Lady Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her. She immediately comforted him and attested to the uprightness of his character saying, "By Allah, be happy. Allah will never cause you to grieve. You preserve the ties of kinship, you help those in need, you are hospitable to guests, and assist people to receive what is due to them" (As reported in Muslim).
The Humility of the Prophet
Although Allah raised the Prophet to the highest rank and position he remained extremely humble; no trace of pride was ever observed in him. The proof of this is when he was offered a choice between being a king-prophet or a worshipper-prophet and he chose the latter.
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.