الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
Fasting
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي تَوَاضُعِهِ ﷺ
Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding His ﷺ Humility
Hadith 11185
عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا سَيِّدَنَا وَابْنَ سَيِّدِنَا وَيَا خَيْرَنَا وَابْنَ خَيْرِنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قُولُوا بِقَوْلِكُمْ وَلَا يَسْتَهْوِيَنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَرْفَعُونِي فَوْقَ مَا رَفَعَنِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man addressed the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O our master! And O son of our master! O the one who is the best among us and the offspring of the most excellent among us. But when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard this, he said: O people! Say what is known (i.e., appropriate), and never let Satan lead you into exaggeration. I am Muhammad, son of Abdullah, and the Messenger of Allah. By Allah! I do not like that you raise me above the rank which Allah, the Exalted, has given me.
Hadith 11186
عَنْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَا تُطْرُونِي كَمَا أَطْرَتِ النَّصَارَى عِيسَى بْنَ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians exaggerated regarding Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him). I am merely Allah's servant and His Messenger.
Hadith 11187
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ جَلَسَ جِبْرِيلُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَإِذَا مَلَكٌ يَنْزِلُ فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَلَكَ مَا نَزَلَ مُنْذُ يَوْمِ خُلِقَ قَبْلَ السَّاعَةِ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ قَالَ أَفَمَلِكًا نَبِيًّا يَجْعَلُكَ أَوْ عَبْدًا رَسُولًا قَالَ جِبْرِيلُ تَوَاضَعْ لِرَبِّكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَالَ بَلْ عَبْدًا رَسُولًا
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Jibreel (peace be upon him) was sitting with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he looked towards the sky, and suddenly a certain angel was descending from above. Jibreel (peace be upon him) said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): This angel, since the time he was created, has never come down to the earth until now. When he came, he said: O Muhammad! Your Lord has sent me to you with this message: He will make you a king or a servant and Messenger? Jibreel (peace be upon him) said to you (peace and blessings be upon him): O Muhammad! (peace and blessings be upon him) Show humility to your Lord. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I wish to be Allah’s servant and Messenger.
Hadith 11188
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الْأَمَةُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ لَتَأْخُذُ بِيَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَتَنْطَلِقُ بِهِ فِي حَاجَتِهَا
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that (the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was so humble that) a slave girl from Madinah would come and take the hand of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and lead him away for any task she needed (and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would go with her without any hesitation).
Hadith 11189
قَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَةً لَقِيَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي طَرِيقٍ مِنْ طُرُقِ الْمَدِينَةِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي إِلَيْكَ حَاجَةً قَالَ يَا أُمَّ فُلَانٍ اجْلِسِي فِي أَيِّ نَوَاحِي السِّكَكِ شِئْتِ أَجْلِسْ إِلَيْكِ قَالَ فَقَعَدَتْ فَقَعَدَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى قَضَتْ حَاجَتَهَا
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that on one of the streets of Madinah Munawwarah, a woman met the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I have something to ask of you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O mother of so-and-so! Sit in whichever street or path of Madinah you wish, I will also sit with you. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that she sat down and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also sat with her, until her need was fulfilled.
Hadith 11190
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَى السِّقَايَةَ فَقَالَ اسْقُونِي فَقَالُوا إِنَّ هَذَا يَخُوضُهُ النَّاسُ وَلَكِنَّا نَأْتِيكَ بِهِ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهِ اسْقُونِي مِمَّا يَشْرَبُ مِنْهُ النَّاسُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that after performing Tawaf, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the place where Zamzam water was being served and said: "Give me some to drink." They said: "People keep affecting this water; we will bring (clean) water for you from the house." But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no need for that; give me to drink from the same place where people are drinking."
Hadith 11191
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ يَهُودِيٌّ بِسُوقِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَالَّذِي اصْطَفَى مُوسَى عَلَى الْبَشَرِ قَالَ فَلَطَمَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ تَقُولُ هَذَا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِينَا قَالَ فَأَتَى الْيَهُودِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ {وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِيهِ أُخْرَى فَإِذَا هُمْ قِيَامٌ يَنْظُرُونَ} [الزمر: 68] قَالَ فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فَإِذَا مُوسَى آخِذٌ بِقَائِمَةٍ مِنْ قَوَائِمِ الْعَرْشِ فَلَا أَدْرِي أَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ قَبْلِي أَمْ كَانَ مِمَّنِ اسْتَثْنَى اللَّهُ وَمَنْ قَالَ أَنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى فَقَدْ كَذَبَ
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that in the marketplace of Madinah, a Jew said: "By the One Who gave Musa superiority over all mankind." Upon hearing these words, an Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), out of zeal, slapped him and said: "How dare you say this while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is present among us?" That Jew went to complain to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse in response: {وَنُفِخَ فِی الصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِی السَّمٰوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِی الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَنْ شَآئَ اللّٰہُ ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِیہِ أُخْرٰی فَإِذَا ہُمْ قِیَامٌیَنْظُرُونَ} … And when the Trumpet will be blown for the first time, the creatures of the heavens will fall unconscious except those whom Allah wills. Then it will be blown again, and all will rise up, looking on. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: At that time, I will be the first to regain consciousness and raise my head, but I will see that Musa (peace be upon him) is standing, holding one of the pillars of the Throne. I will not know whether he regained consciousness before me or whether he is among those who were exempted from falling unconscious. And (remember that) whoever says that I (Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him) am superior to Yunus bin Matta, he has spoken incorrectly.
Hadith 11192
عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي يَوْمٍ شَدِيدِ الْحَرِّ نَحْوَ بَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ قَالَ فَكَانَ النَّاسُ يَمْشُونَ خَلْفَهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ صَوْتَ النِّعَالِ وَقَرَ ذَلِكَ فِي نَفْسِهِ فَجَلَسَ حَتَّى قَدَّمَهُمْ أَمَامَهُ لِئَلَّا يَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِهِ مِنَ الْكِبْرِ فَلَمَّا مَرَّ بِبَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ إِذَا بِقَبْرَيْنِ قَدْ دَفَنُوا فِيهِمَا رَجُلَيْنِ قَالَ فَوَقَفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَنْ دَفَنْتُمْ هَاهُنَا الْيَوْمَ قَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ فُلَانٌ وَفُلَانٌ قَالَ إِنَّهُمَا لَيُعَذَّبَانِ الْآنَ وَيُفْتَنَانِ فِي قَبْرَيْهِمَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِيمَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ أَمَّا أَحَدُهُمَا فَكَانَ لَا يَسْتَنْزِهُ مِنَ الْبَوْلِ وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَكَانَ يَمْشِي بِالنَّمِيمَةِ وَأَخَذَ جَرِيدَةً رَطْبَةً فَشَقَّهَا ثُمَّ جَعَلَهَا عَلَى الْقَبْرَيْنِ قَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ وَلِمَ فَعَلْتَ قَالَ لَيُخَفَّفَنَّ عَنْهُمَا قَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ وَحَتَّى مَتَى يُعَذِّبُهُمَا اللَّهُ قَالَ غَيْبٌ لَا يَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَلَوْلَا تَمْرِيغُ قُلُوبِكُمْ أَوْ تَزَيُّدُكُمْ فِي الْحَدِيثِ لَسَمِعْتُمْ مَا أَسْمَعُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Baqi’ al-Gharqad on a very hot day, and people were walking behind him. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the sound of the people’s shoes, it was burdensome for him, so he sat down right there until the people passed ahead of him, so that no pride would arise in his heart (because people were walking behind him). When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Baqi’ al-Gharqad, he saw two graves; people had buried two men in them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped there and asked: “Who have you buried here today?” The Companions replied: “O Messenger of Allah! These are such-and-such two men.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “They are being punished in their graves right now.” The Companions asked: “O Messenger of Allah! What is the reason for their punishment?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “One of them did not protect himself from urine, and the other used to carry tales (gossip).” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took a fresh twig, split it, and placed it on both graves. The Companions asked: “O Messenger of Allah! Why did you do this?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Because of this, their punishment will be lightened.” The Companions said: “O Messenger of Allah! For how long will Allah punish them?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “This is a matter of the unseen, which no one knows except Allah.” Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “If the changing states of your hearts or excessive speech did not occur, you would also hear what I hear.”
Hadith 11193
عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَمْشُونَ أَمَامَهُ إِذَا خَرَجَ وَيَدَعُونَ ظَهْرَهُ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ
Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out to go somewhere, the Companions would walk ahead of him and would leave his back for the angels.
Hadith 11194
عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ قِيلَ لِعَائِشَةَ مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصْنَعُ فِي بَيْتِهِ قَالَتْ كَمَا يَصْنَعُ أَحَدُكُمْ يَخْصِفُ نَعْلَهُ وَيَرْقَعُ ثَوْبَهُ
It is narrated from Urwah bin Zubair that Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) was asked: What kind of work did the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) do when he came home? (That is, what was his occupation at home?) She said: (When the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came home, he used to do the same kind of work) as you do, for example, he would mend his own shoes and sew his own clothes.
Hadith 11195
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ عَائِشَةَ هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْمَلُ فِي بَيْتِهِ شَيْئًا قَالَتْ نَعَمْ كَانَ يَخْصِفُ نَعْلَهُ وَيَخِيطُ ثَوْبَهُ وَيَعْمَلُ فِي بَيْتِهِ كَمَا يَعْمَلُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي بَيْتِهِ
(Second chain) It is narrated from Urwah that a person asked Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) whether Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do any work at home. She said: Yes, he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to mend his own shoes, sew his own clothes, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to work in his house just as any one of you works in his own house.
Hadith 11196
عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَ سُئِلَتْ مَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَعْمَلُ فِي بَيْتِهِ قَالَتْ كَانَ بَشَرًا مِنَ الْبَشَرِ يَفْلِي ثَوْبَهُ وَيَحْلُبُ شَاتَهُ وَيَخْدُمُ نَفْسَهُ
It is narrated from Qasim that Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was asked: What was the occupation of Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) at home? She replied: He was also a human being, so (like other people) he would inspect his clothes for lice, milk the goat, and do his own work.
Hadith 11197
عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ يَهُودِيًّا دَعَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى خُبْزِ شَعِيرٍ وَإِهَالَةٍ سَنِخَةٍ فَأَجَابَهُ وَقَدْ قَالَ أَبَانُ أَيْضًا أَنَّ خَيَّاطًا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Jew invited the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to a meal of barley bread and a dish with a strong smell. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted his invitation. The narrator of the hadith, Aban, mentioned on one occasion that the person who invited was a tailor.
Hadith 11198
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى قَالَ قَدِمَ مُعَاذٌ الْيَمَنَ أَوْ قَالَ الشَّامَ فَرَأَى النَّصَارَى تَسْجُدُ لِبَطَارِقَتِهَا وَأَسَاقِفَتِهَا فَرَوَّى فِي نَفْسِهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُعَظَّمَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَأَيْتُ النَّصَارَى تَسْجُدُ لِبَطَارِقَتِهَا وَأَسَاقِفَتِهَا فَرَوَّيْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّكَ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تُعَظَّمَ فَقَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ آمُرُ أَحَدًا أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا وَلَا تُؤَدِّي الْمَرْأَةُ حَقَّ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَيْهَا كُلَّهُ حَتَّى تُؤَدِّيَ حَقَّ زَوْجِهَا عَلَيْهَا كُلَّهُ حَتَّى لَوْ سَأَلَهَا نَفْسَهَا وَهِيَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ قَتَبٍ لَأَعْطَتْهُ إِيَّاهُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) went to Yemen or Syria and saw that the Christians prostrate to their leaders and priests. He thought in his heart that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is more deserving of such reverence. Then when he returned, he said: O Messenger of Allah! I saw the Christians prostrating to their leaders and priests, and it occurred to me in my heart that you are more deserving of this reverence. But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If I were to command anyone to prostrate to anyone other than Allah Almighty, I would have commanded a woman to prostrate to her husband. A wife cannot fulfill the rights of Allah Almighty until she fulfills the rights of her husband as they are due. If the husband calls his wife for marital relations and she is sitting on a saddle, she must fulfill her husband's request.
Hadith 11199
عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ إِنَّهُ أَتَى الشَّامَ فَرَأَى النَّصَارَى فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ تَصْنَعُونَ هَذَا قَالُوا هَذَا كَانَ تَحِيَّةَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ قَبْلَنَا فَقُلْتُ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ نَصْنَعَ هَذَا بِنَبِيِّنَا فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّهُمْ كَذَبُوا عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِمْ كَمَا حَرَّفُوا كِتَابَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَبْدَلَنَا خَيْرًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ السَّلَامَ تَحِيَّةَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ
Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) stated that he went to the land of Sham (Greater Syria). (From here onwards, it is like the previous hadith.) He said, "I asked them, 'Why do you prostrate to your leaders?'" They replied, "In the laws of the prophets before us, this was the way of greeting." So I said, "(If that is the case,) then we are more deserving to do this with our Prophet." Upon hearing this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Just as those people altered their religious books, they also lied about their prophets. Indeed, Allah Almighty has given us a better greeting than theirs, the greeting of the people of Paradise."
Hadith 11200
عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قُومُوا بِنَا نَسْتَغِيثُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُقَامُ إِلَيَّ إِنَّمَا يُقَامُ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى
It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Ubādah bin Sāmit (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us, so Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Stand with us so that we may seek the help of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this hypocrite. Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: My intention is not sought for help; the intention is made for Allah Almighty.
