Why Did They Become Muslims

Rasûlullah said he would supply the firewood, they said, “O The
Messenger of Allah ‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi wa sallam’! Please do
sit and rest! We’ll get the firewood, too.” Upon this the blessed
Prophet stated, “Yes, you will! I know that you will do all the
work. But I would not like to keep myself apart and sit while
others are working. Allâhu ta’âlâ dislikes a person who sits aloof
from his companions.” He stood up and walked away to find
firewood.
5– Whenever he joined a group of his Sahâba ‘radiy-Allâhu
ta’âlâ ’anhum ajma’în’ sitting together, he would never occupy the
most striking seat. He would seat himself on the first unoccupied
place he noticed. One day he went out with his walking stick in his
hand. People who saw him stood up. He warned them, “Do not
stand up for me like some people who stand at attention for one
another! I am human, like you. I eat, like any other person. And I
sit when I am tired.”
6– He would mostly sit on his knees. He is also reported to have
been seen to squat with his arms around his knees. He would not
exclude his servants from his daily activities such as eating,
attirement, etc. He would help them with the work. He was never
seen to beat anyone or to swear at anyone. Enes bin Mâlik, who
was continuously in his service, states, “I served the Messenger of
Allah for fourteen years. The service he did to me was more than
the service I did to him. I never saw him cross with me or rebuke
me.”
7– He would patch and mend his clothes, milk his sheep, and
feed his animals. He would carry his shopping home. When on a
voyage, he would feed his animals. Sometimes he would even
curry them. Sometimes he would do these services by himself, and
sometimes he would help his servants do them.
8– When some people sent their servants for him, he would go
with the servants, walking hand in hand, as it was customary in
Medina.
9– He would pay visits to people taken ill and attend at
funerals. In order to appease disbelievers and hypocrites, he would
visit their bedstricken relatives, too.
10– After conducting the morning prayer (in the mosque), he
would ask, “Do we have any brothers ill at home? (If there are
any,) let us visit them.” When there was no one ill, he would ask,
“Is there any family (who need help) with their funeral? Let us go
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