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A Day in The Life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by Abd a-Wahhab b. Nasir al-Turayri

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In the Morn<strong>in</strong>g with the <strong>Prophet</strong><br />

When the <strong>Prophet</strong> and his companions have completed their<br />

prayers and said their glorifications, the ends <strong>of</strong> their rows move<br />

closer. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Prophet</strong> looks <strong>al</strong>l around at his companions while still<br />

seated at the spot where he has <strong>of</strong>fered his prayers. As he is fac<strong>in</strong>g<br />

them, the morn<strong>in</strong>g light reve<strong>al</strong>s the brightness <strong>of</strong> his face. He had a<br />

beam<strong>in</strong>g white face, as if the sun was reflected <strong>in</strong> his face. Anyone<br />

look<strong>in</strong>g at him saw truth <strong>in</strong> his face, just like '<strong>Abd</strong>ullah ibn S<strong>al</strong>lam<br />

said: "When I exam<strong>in</strong>ed his face, I re<strong>al</strong>ized that his was not the face<br />

<strong>of</strong> a liar."<br />

He might start with an admonition, as reported <strong>by</strong> <strong>al</strong>- 'lrbad ibn<br />

Sariyah: "One day after the Fajr prayer, the <strong>Prophet</strong> gave us a<br />

passionate admonition that caused tears to spr<strong>in</strong>g to people's eyes<br />

who felt very apprehensive. One person said: "Messenger <strong>of</strong> God,<br />

this sounds like the admonition <strong>of</strong> someone bidd<strong>in</strong>g farewell. What<br />

would you urge us to do?" He said: "I urge you to rema<strong>in</strong> Godfear<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

and to listen and obey even if your leader is a black slave.<br />

Those <strong>of</strong> you who live long sh<strong>al</strong>l see much controversy. Beware <strong>of</strong><br />

deviant th<strong>in</strong>gs, as they lead astray. Whoever <strong>of</strong> you lives till then<br />

should stick to my way [i.e. Sunnah] and the way followed <strong>by</strong> my<br />

rightly-guided successors. Hold on tight to it." <strong>The</strong> <strong>Prophet</strong>'s<br />

admonition was not very frequent. He made it only spar<strong>in</strong>gly, so<br />

that they would not get bored.<br />

When his companions were gathered around him, he might<br />

turn to them and ask: "Is there anyone ill so that I would go and<br />

visit him?" If their answer was <strong>in</strong> the negative, he might ask: "Is<br />

there any funer<strong>al</strong> I might attend?"<br />

He might enquire about anyone he missed. A black woman<br />

used to clean the mosque. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Prophet</strong> missed her one day and<br />

enquired about her. He was told that she died. He remonstrated<br />

with them, say<strong>in</strong>g: "Why did you not <strong>in</strong>form me?" It appears that<br />

they thought she was <strong>of</strong> little concern. <strong>The</strong>y said: "Messenger <strong>of</strong><br />

God, she died at night and was buried. We did not wish to wake<br />

you up." <strong>The</strong> <strong>Prophet</strong> asked them to <strong>in</strong>dicate her grave, and he<br />

went to her grave, <strong>of</strong>fered the prayer for the deceased, pray<strong>in</strong>g for<br />

her.<br />

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