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

A Dt!J in the uft ef Prophet Muhammad
This was a session of education and admonition, but the
teaching and the admonition was not given as a one-sided lecture.
The Prophet was keen on using di alogue so that the learners could
take part in the process. It was an interactive di alogue that aimed to
intellectually enrich the learners.
An important feature of this session was the frequent prayer
for forgiveness. The Prophet's companions noted that the Prophet
was always declaring his repentance and seeking God's forgiveness.
They mi ght count to 100 the number of times he said this prayer in
one session: "My Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance. You
alone are the One who accepts repentance and forgive all."
Young children were brought to him while he was in his
morning session at the mosque. He would pray for them and take a
date that he might soften in his mouth and rub wi th it their gum
and teeth, so that they would have a little of his blessed saliva. He
might give them names and bless them.
One case of this was that Abu Usayd Malik ibn Rabi'ah al­
Sa 'idi brought his newborn son, al-Mundhir, to the Prophet. The
Prophet placed the child on his thigh while the father was sitting
near. The Prophet then was preoccupied wi th something he was
attending to. Abu Usayd gave instructions and someone from his
family took the child, away and returned him home. The Prophet
was then alerted. He asked: "Where is the child?" Abu U sayd said:
"Messenger of God, we sent him home." The Prophet asked about
his name. The father mentioned it, but the Prophet said: "No. Do
not give hi m this name. Call him al-Mundhir." Abu Usayd complied
and called him al-Mundhir.
The Prophet might be also brought the early fr ui t of the date
trees, as dates were the main fr uit of Madinah and its people's staple
diet. They were pleased when they saw the first fruits starting to
ripen, and they brought it to the Prophet. When he took it, he
would say this supplication: "Our Lord, bless our fruits for us, and
bless this our city; bless for us our small measure and bless our large
measure: one blessing over another. My Lord, Abraham was Your
servant, friend and prophet, and I am Your servant and prophet.
He prayed You for Makkah and I pray You for Madinah in the
same terms as he prayed You for Makkah and double that." He
would then call the youngest child present and give it that fruit.
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