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

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·A Nap before Dawn When the night hours had passed and there remained only the last part of it, just about one-sixth of it, the Prophet would then go again to bed, to rest his body after a long night spent in prayer, supplication, glorification of God, showing care for the close relatives and the departed companions. He would have just a short nap to prepare himself for the Fajr, i.e. dawn, prayer and the business of the day. Thus, the hour at the break of dawn is passed with the Prophet fast asleep. 'A'ishah, the mother of all believers, says: "Whenever the Prophet was with me at night, he would be asleep at the break of dawn." The Prophet enjoyed this nap until the light of dawn has penetrated the darkness of the night when Bilal would make the adhan for Fajr prayer, breaking the stillness of Madinah. The Prophet was awakened by the adhan to start a new day that was blessed with the air of prophethood, enlightened by the light of the Islamic message.
Reading the Prophet's Day The Prophet's day represents a cross section of his expansive life. It provides a host of profound revelations: 1. The Prophet looked at his day as the time framework for his achievements. Human history has never witnessed anything approaching the achievements of God's great messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him). 2. The first thing that captures attention in the Prophet's daily life is its superior clarity that shines all the time. There were no dark corners or missing chains in his life. Everything in it was clear and transparent. We know what he did at home, when he closed his door, how he lay in his bed, what he did with his wife at sleeping time and we hear his breathing when he was asleep and the first thing he said when he woke up. As I was studying the daily programme of the Prophet, I felt that I know about him more than I know about my own father. His was a shining life; he was a Prophet walking under the sun. 3. In following his day, you see in practice the meaning of his statement: "Prayer is the apple of my eye." Prayer, obligatory, voluntary or night worship, is clearly apparent throughout his day. It represents the stops that give psychological comfort throughout the day. He appears to receive through his prayer what God bestows on him of added strength and blessings. Thus, after each prayer his strength of resolve is renewed and greatly enhanced. Prayer was the source of strength and comfort for him. He seemed to want it now whenever it was due. He said to Bilal, expressing his longing to it: "Bilal, give us the comfort of prayer." Perhaps nothing expresses more clearly and accurately how he spiritually longed to it than his words, 'give us its comfort'. That indicates perfect communion between him and the Creator. Ibn al-Qayyim mentions that the total of his regular prayers in his day and night was 40 rak 'ahs, which he always maintained. These were divided into 17 obligatory rak 'ahs, 10 or 12 regular voluntary rak 'ahs and 11 or 13 in night worship. Any extras were not regular. These extras could be a prayer in midmorning, or one 74
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