the prophet muhammad (saas) - Prophet Muhammad (SAW) for All
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do <strong>the</strong> same, and said: "He who has hair should honor it ."89 Some o<strong>the</strong>r reports that have reached us of his<br />
hair and beard are:<br />
Hassan (ra) said:<br />
"He had a thick, dense beard."90<br />
Anas bin Malik (ra) reports:<br />
"Sayyidina Rasulullah (<strong>saas</strong>) often rubbed oil in his head…"91<br />
Simak bin Harb (ra) reports:<br />
"Jaabir bin Samurah (ra) was asked a question regarding <strong>the</strong> white hair of Rasulullah He replied:<br />
'When Rasulullah (<strong>saas</strong>) oiled his hair, it (white hair) did not show. When he did not oil it, it showed'."92<br />
The <strong>Prophet</strong> (<strong>saas</strong>) set an example <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> believers with <strong>the</strong> importance he attached to his<br />
appearance and cleanliness. One account describes <strong>the</strong> <strong>Prophet</strong> (<strong>saas</strong>)'s attitude to such matters:<br />
"The <strong>Prophet</strong> (<strong>saas</strong>) once intended to go to his companions and so he put on his turban and dressed his<br />
hairs…He said: 'Yes, <strong>All</strong>ah loves <strong>the</strong> actions of His servant who refines his body in order to meet his friends<br />
and bro<strong>the</strong>rs'."93<br />
The <strong>Prophet</strong> (<strong>saas</strong>)'s manner of dress<br />
His companions have handed down a great many details about <strong>the</strong> <strong>Prophet</strong> (<strong>saas</strong>)'s manner of dress. In<br />
addition to <strong>the</strong>se, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Prophet</strong> (<strong>saas</strong>)'s advice to <strong>the</strong> believers about how <strong>the</strong>y should dress reveal <strong>the</strong><br />
importance he attached to this subject. For example, one hadith reports him as saying:<br />
"No one who has even an atom's-weight of pride in his heart will enter Paradise." A man asked him,<br />
"What if he likes his clo<strong>the</strong>s and shoes to look good?" (Meaning, is this counted as pride?) The <strong>Prophet</strong> (<strong>saas</strong>)<br />
said: "<strong>All</strong>ah is beautiful and loves beauty. Pride means denying <strong>the</strong> truth and looking down on o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
people."94<br />
He regarded dressing well and looking good as a demonstration of <strong>the</strong> blessings of <strong>All</strong>ah:<br />
"<strong>All</strong>ah loves to see <strong>the</strong> result of His blessing on His creatures."95<br />
Jundub ibn Makith (r.a.) said:<br />
"Whenever a delegation came to meet <strong>the</strong> Messenger of <strong>All</strong>ah, he would wear his best clo<strong>the</strong>s and<br />
order his leading Companions to do likewise. I saw <strong>the</strong> <strong>Prophet</strong> (<strong>saas</strong>) on <strong>the</strong> day that <strong>the</strong> delegation of<br />
Kindah came to meet him; he was wearing a Yemeni garment, and Abu Bakr and 'Umar were dressed<br />
similarly."96<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r hadith relates:<br />
"Eat what you like, and wear what you like provided that it is free from two things : extravagance and<br />
vainglory."97<br />
The <strong>Prophet</strong> (<strong>saas</strong>) would immediately warn any of his companions who were unkempt or failed to care<br />
<strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir appearance. One story on <strong>the</strong> subject is from 'Ata 'ibn Yassar (ra):<br />
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