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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 to the Prophet "O best of creation!" He replied, "That was Abraham".
Lady Ayesha said that the Prophet would do housework like the other members of his family, rid his clothes from barbs, milk his sheep and patch his garment, and repair his sandals.
Anas tells us that any female who served in the household of the Prophet could take hold of his hand and take him wherever she wished to go until he satisfied her need.
A man came to the Prophet and when he saw him began to tremble on account of timidity, but the Prophet put him at ease straight away saying, "Be calm, I am not a king, I am the son of a woman from the Koraysh who eats dried meat."
On another occasion, the Prophet and Abu Hurayrah went to the market where the Prophet purchased a loin cloth. He told the merchant, "Weigh and then add some more." The man jumped up to kiss the hand of the Prophet but he immediately withdrew his hand saying, "This is what the Persians do with their kings. I am not a king, I am one of your men." Then he took his loin cloth and carried it saying, "The owner is more entitled to carry his property."
The Justice of the Prophet
Of all people, the Prophet was by far the most trustworthy, just, well-mannered and truthful. Even his opponents and enemies never denied these qualities. Before he was called to the prophethood he was called by all "the trustworthy". Isaac's son said explained, "He was called, 'the trustworthy' on account of the favor of Allah to him that
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 to the Prophet "O best of creation!" He replied, "That was Abraham".
Lady Ayesha said that the Prophet would do housework like the other members of his family, rid his clothes from barbs, milk his sheep and patch his garment, and repair his sandals.
Anas tells us that any female who served in the household of the Prophet could take hold of his hand and take him wherever she wished to go until he satisfied her need.
A man came to the Prophet and when he saw him began to tremble on account of timidity, but the Prophet put him at ease straight away saying, "Be calm, I am not a king, I am the son of a woman from the Koraysh who eats dried meat."
On another occasion, the Prophet and Abu Hurayrah went to the market where the Prophet purchased a loin cloth. He told the merchant, "Weigh and then add some more." The man jumped up to kiss the hand of the Prophet but he immediately withdrew his hand saying, "This is what the Persians do with their kings. I am not a king, I am one of your men." Then he took his loin cloth and carried it saying, "The owner is more entitled to carry his property."
The Justice of the Prophet
Of all people, the Prophet was by far the most trustworthy, just, well-mannered and truthful. Even his opponents and enemies never denied these qualities. Before he was called to the prophethood he was called by all "the trustworthy". Isaac's son said explained, "He was called, 'the trustworthy' on account of the favor of Allah to him that