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

The Day's Nap
Late in the morning when midday approached, the Prophet
would go to the rooms of the one of his wives who had him that
day. When he entered home, the first thing he did was to brush his
teeth and greet his family. He then offered
the midmorning
voluntary prayer, al-Duha, in four rak 'abs; or he might increase it to
six or eight rak 'abs.
He might fm d some food at home and he would eat if he had
not had breakfast earlier. Food might be offered to him when he is
fasting and he would end his fast. 'A'ishah reports that she said to
him one day: "Messenger of God, a gift has been sent to us, or a
visitor came in, and I have kept something for you." He asked:
"What is it?" She said: "Hqys," [which is a dish made of dates,
clarified butter and dried milk blended together]. He said: "Then
bring it." She brought it for him and he ate of it. He then said: "I
had started my day fasting."
It was on one such occasion that he once saw his wife,
Juwayriyyah, sitting in her place of prayer glorifying God. He had
entered her room earlier in the morning, before his usual session
with his companions, and found her in the same position. He asked
her on this second time: "Have you been in this situation ever since
I left you?" She answered in the affirmative. He said: "But since I
left you I said four phrases three times. Had these phrases been
weighed against all your glorifications today, they would have been
heavier in the scales. These phrases are: "Limitless is God in His
glory, and all praise be to Him as many times as the total number of
His creation, and as would please Him, and equal to the weight of
his Throne, and the ink to write His words."
This was the time when he was alone with his family at home.
Yet some women might come to him seeking advice on some
religious questions which they would have been too shy to put to
him in front of men. They asked their questions when his wives
were present. Thus we learnt his rulings on women's intimate
matters.
One case was when a woman from the Ansar came to see him
when he was at 'A'ishah's home. She asked him how a woman
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