A Day in the Life of Prophet Muhammad(SAW)

In the Morning with the Prophet

When the Prophet and his companions have completed their

prayers and said their glorifications, the ends of their rows move

closer. The Prophet looks all around at his companions while still

seated at the spot where he has offered his prayers. As he is facing

them, the morning light reveals the brightness of his face. He had a

beaming white face, as if the sun was reflected in his face. Anyone

looking at him saw truth in his face, just like ' Abdullah ibn Sallam

said: "When I examined his face, I realized that his was not the face

of a liar."

He might start with an admonition, as reported by al- 'lrbad ibn

Sariyah: "One day after the Fajr prayer, the Prophet gave us a

passionate admonition that caused tears to spring to people's eyes

who felt very apprehensive. One person said: "Messenger of God,

this sounds like the admonition of someone bidding farewell. What

would you urge us to do?" He said: "I urge you to remain Godfearing,

and to listen and obey even if your leader is a black slave.

Those of you who live long shall see much controversy. Beware of

deviant things, as they lead astray. Whoever of you lives till then

should stick to my way [i.e. Sunnah] and the way followed by my

rightly-guided successors. Hold on tight to it." The Prophet's

admonition was not very frequent. He made it only sparingly, so

that they would not get bored.

When his companions were gathered around him, he might

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

visit him?" If their answer was in the negative, he might ask: "Is

there any funeral I might attend?"

He might enquire about anyone he missed. A black woman

used to clean the mosque. The Prophet missed her one day and

enquired about her. He was told that she died. He remonstrated

with them, saying: "Why did you not inform me?" It appears that

they thought she was of little concern. They said: "Messenger of

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

you up." The Prophet asked them to indicate her grave, and he

went to her grave, offered the prayer for the deceased, praying for

her.  One day, the Prophet noticed that his companion Thabit ibn

Qays ibn Shammas was mi ssing. He asked: "Why have not we seen

Thabit ibn Qays? Is he ill?" Sa 'd ibn Mu 'adh said: "He is my

neighbour and I have not heard anything about him being ill. Sa' d

went to see him and he found him at home, having closed his door

and sat there weeping. He asked him what was the matter? Thabit