Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is a messenger, a man and a servant of God. Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless and greet him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) leaves his house

04.11.2019

After the cruel decision was made to kill the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), Jibril descended to him, bringing with him the revelation of his Almighty and Most High Lord, and informed him of the conspiracy of the Quraysh, and also that Allah allowed him to leave Mecca. And he pointed out to him the time of the migration, saying: "Do not spend the night in the bed where you used to sleep."
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went to Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, in the midday heat, to agree with him on exactly how the resettlement would take place. Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, reported:
“Once in the midst of the midday heat, when we were sitting in the house of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, someone said to him: “Here comes the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and welcome him, covering his face! At a time like this, he has never come to us!” Abu Bakr said: “May my father and mother be his ransom! By Allah, at this hour only (important) business could bring him here!” And (after some time) the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, approached and asked permission to enter. They let him in, and when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) entered, he said to Abu Bakr: “Tell everyone who is here to leave.” Abu Bakr said: “There is no one here except members of your family, may my father be your ransom, O Messenger of Allah!” (Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I have received permission to leave (Mecca).” Abu Bakr exclaimed: “(And I will) accompany you? May my father be your ransom, O Messenger of Allah!” - and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “Yes.”
And after they discussed all the details, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) returned to his home and began to wait for the night.

Surrounding the house of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)

As for the main criminals among the Quraysh, as already said, they decided to prepare for the implementation of the planned plan, which was approved by their parliament (House of Assembly) in the morning, for which eleven representatives of the nobility were selected from their number, namely:
1. Abu Jahl bin Hisham.
2. Al-Hakam bin Abu-l-‘As.
3. ‘Uqba bin Abu Mu’ayt.
4. An-Nadr bin al-Harith.
5. Umayya bin Khalaf.
6. Zam'a bin al-Aswad.
7. Tu‘ayma bin ‘Adi.
8. Abu Lahab.
9. Ubayy bin Khalaf.
10. Nabih bin al-Hajjaj.
11. His brother Munbih bin al-Hajjaj.
Ibn Ishaq writes: “At nightfall they gathered at his door, waiting for him to fall asleep in order to attack him.”
They were fully convinced of the success of this dastardly conspiracy, and Abu Jahl boasted and boasted, mockingly saying to his comrades who surrounded the house of the prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: “And Muhammad also stated that if you follow him, you will rule over the Arabs and non-Arabs, and after death you will be resurrected, and gardens will be prepared for you, similar to the gardens of Jordan, but if you do not do this, then he will destroy you, and after death you will be resurrected and kindle a fire for you in which you will burn !”
They agreed that they would carry out their conspiracy after midnight, and did not sleep, waiting for the onset of this time, but Allah, who owns both the heavenly and earthly kingdoms, controls everything; He does what He wants, He provides protection, and no one can protect Him, and He did what he later told the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, the following: “(Remember) how they used tricks against you, those who disbelieved, to seize you, or kill you, or drive you out. And they resort to tricks, and Allah (also) goes to tricks (for) Allah is the best of those who resort to tricks! (“Production”, 30).

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) leaves his house

Despite the full readiness of the Quraysh, they suffered a shameful failure. At this critical moment, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to Ali bin Abu Talib, may Allah be pleased with him: “Lie down on my bed, cover yourself with my green Hadhramaut cloak and lie down, and they will never do anything to you that you will not like it”, but it must be said that usually the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, slept, hiding himself with this cloak of his.
Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, left the house, passed through their ranks, took a handful of earth and began to sprinkle it on their heads. Allah turned away their eyes from him, and they did not see him, and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, recited at that time the following verse: “... and We erected a barrier before them and behind them a barrier and threw a cover (over their eyes) them, so that they do not see” (“Yasin”, 9). And there was no one left among them whom he would not sprinkle sand on his head, and then he went to the house of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. In the dead of night, they left this house through a small door and reached the cave on Mount Thaur, moving in the direction of Yemen.
Meanwhile, the Quraysh, who surrounded the house, were waiting for the appointed time, but not long before it became clear to them that they had failed, for a man who had not been with them before came up to them, saw that they were standing at his door, and asked: “What are you waiting for?” They replied, "Muhammad." He said, "You failed, because he passed by you and sprinkled sand on your heads, and then went about his business." To this they said: “By Allah, we have not seen him!” – and then began to shake the sand from their heads.
However, they looked through the gap in the door, saw Ali and said: “By Allah, this is Muhammad sleeping, covered with his cloak!” - and they did not leave until the morning, and in the morning Ali got up from the place where he slept, and this confused them. They asked him about the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, but he said: “I don’t know anything about him.”

From house to cave

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, left his house on the night of the twenty-seventh day of the month of Safar in the fourteenth year from the beginning of the prophethood (that is, on the night of the twelfth to thirteenth of September, 622 AD) and came to the house of his companion Abu Bakr , may Allah be pleased with him, who was his most devoted and generous friend, and then they left his house through the back door in order to quickly leave Mecca before dawn.
Since the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) knew that the Quraysh would make every effort to search for him and that they would most likely rush after him along the road leading to Medina, which is located north of Mecca, he chose a completely different path and headed south along the road leading to Yemen. Along this path, he traveled about five miles and reached the high and inaccessible Mount Saur, covered with many stones. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) who was walking barefoot had pain in his feet; he is also reported to have walked on tiptoe so as not to leave marks, and therefore took off his shoes. When they approached this mountain, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) put the prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) on his shoulders and with great difficulty carried him to the cave that was on its top and became known in history as the cave of Thaur.

Stay in a cave

When they reached the cave, Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “By Allah, you will not enter there until I enter, and if there is anything dangerous, let it befall me, not you!” After that, he entered this cave and cleansed it. Finding a hole on the edge, he tore off a piece from his izar and plugged it, and covered the other two holes with his own feet, after which he said to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: “Come in,” and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him , went in, put his head on the knees of Abu Bakr, and fell asleep. While he was sleeping, Abu Bakr was bitten on the leg by a poisonous insect hiding in a hole, but he did not even move, fearing to wake the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. However, the tears of Abu Bakr began to fall on his face, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked: “What is the matter with you, O Abu Bakr?” He said: “Someone bit me, may my parents be a ransom for you”, and then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, spat on his leg and the pain disappeared.
They hid in the cave for three days - on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and Abdullah bin Abu Bakr also spent nights with them. It is reported that ‘Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said: “He was an intelligent and quick-witted young man. He left them before dawn and in the morning was already among the Quraysh (so that they thought) that he had spent the night (in the city), and if he managed to hear anything about the plans (of the Quraysh) against them, he remembered it so that tell them all when it gets dark. As for the freedman of Abu Bakr 'Amir bin Fuhaira, he pastured milking sheep not far from them, driving them to rest (to this cave) some time after dark, due to which they always had both fresh and hot milk from him. sheep. ‘Amir bin Fuhaira (also) drove away his sheep while it was still dark, and he did this on each of these three days.” And after Abdullah bin Abu Bakr left for Mecca, ‘Amir bin Fuhaira drove sheep after him to destroy his tracks.
When the next morning after the failed plot, the Quraysh became convinced that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had eluded them, they were furious. First of all, they beat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, dragged him to the Kaaba and kept him there for an hour, trying to extract information from him about the fugitives.
Having achieved nothing from Ali, they came to the house of Abu Bakr and began to knock on the door. Asma bint Abu Bakr came out to them and they asked her: “Where is your father?” She replied: “By Allah, I don’t know where my father is!” - and then the scoundrel Abu Jahl gave her such a strong slap in the face that an earring flew off her ear.
At their emergency meeting, which was immediately convened by the Quraysh, they decided to use all available means to capture the fugitives and tightly blocked all roads leading from Mecca with armed patrols. In addition, they decided to pay a huge reward of one hundred camels to anyone who delivers any of them to them, alive or dead.
After that, all the surrounding mountains, valleys, lowlands and hills were scattered on horseback, on foot and pathfinders, who rushed in search, but this did not bring any result.
The pursuers reached the entrance to the cave, but Allah always does what He wants. Al-Bukhari cites a hadeeth in which Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
“Being in the cave with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), I raised my head, saw the feet of these people and said: “O Prophet of Allah, if any of them look at their feet, they will see us!” (In response to me, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him,) said: “Be silent, O Abu Bakr, (because we are) two, the third of which is Allah!”
And then a miracle happened, with which Allah honored His Messenger, may Allah bless him and welcome him, as the pursuers turned back at the moment when they were separated from the fugitives by only a few steps.

On the way to Medina

When the search became less intensive, the patrols were removed, and the excitement of the Quraysh caused by the unsuccessful three-day pursuit subsided, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his companion began to prepare to leave for Medina.
They hired Abdullah bin Uraykit al-Laysi, who was an experienced guide and knew the way well. Despite the fact that he professed the religion of the Quraysh, they entrusted him with this matter, handed over two of their camels to him and agreed with him that in three days he would lead them to the cave of Thaur. On the night of the first day of the month of Rabi al-awwal of the first year of the Hijri (September 16, 622 AD), Abdullah bin Uraykit brought two camels to them, and then Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said to the prophet, may Allah bless him and saluted: “May my father be a ransom for you, O Messenger of Allah, take one of these camels,” and brought the best of them to him, but the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “For money.”
Then Asma bint Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with her, came to them, who brought them provisions for the road, but forgot to make a loop for these supplies. When they had already moved on, she went to tie these supplies, but it turned out that she did not have a tie, and she tore her belt in two, tying everything in one piece and girdling it with another, for which she received the nickname “Dhat an-nitakein” ( Holder of two belts).
And after that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) set off. 'Amr bin Fuhaira was also with him, and 'Abdullah bin Uraykit was the guide on the path that passed along the seashore.
When they left the cave, he first quickly led them south towards Yemen, and then west towards the coast; and when they reached a road not usually used by the people, he turned to the north, and they took a path that lay near the coast of the Red Sea and was seldom used by people.
Ibn Ishaq mentions the places through which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed, moving along this path. He writes: “When the guide set off with them, he led them past the lower part of Mecca, then led them along the coast until he reached the road that passed below 'Usfana, then led them below Amadzh, then led them past Kudayd to another then he passed this place and brought them to Harar, then he led them to Saniyat al-Murra, then to Lakaf, then to Mudlyajat Lakaf, then he entered the Mudlyajat Mijah wadi, then he reached Marjah Mijah, went down with them to al- Arj, then went with them to Saniyat al-Air, which is located to the right of Rukuba, then went down with them to Butn Riam, and then brought them to Quba. Some of the events that took place along the way are mentioned below.
1. Al-Bukhari narrates a hadith in which it is reported that Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
We drove all night and part of the morning until it was noon. The road was empty and there was no one to be seen on it. Then a high rock appeared in front of us, casting a shadow where we could hide from the sun. We dismounted near it, and with my own hands I leveled for the prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, a place where he could sleep, laid a skin for him and said: “Sleep, O Messenger of Allah, and I will see what is happening around” . And he fell asleep, and I went in search and suddenly I saw a shepherd driving his sheep to the rock and wanting to hide in its shade, as we did. I asked him: “Whose are you, oh boy?” He said: "I am a slave of a man from Medina (or: Mecca)". I asked, “Do your sheep give milk?” He said yes. I said, "Won't you milk them?" He said, "Good," and took hold of the sheep. I said, "Clean the udder of earth, hair, and dirt." And he milked milk in a bowl, and I had a vessel of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), which he used for drinking and ablution. Then I returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), but I did not want to wake him up, but waited until he woke up himself, and then I added water to the milk so that it cooled from below, and said: “Drink, O Messenger of Allah ”, and he drank plenty, and then said: “Isn't it time for us to go?” I said yes, and we were on our way.
2. Usually Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) rode behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Abu Bakr was a famous person, and no one knew the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and when one of the people who came across on the way asked him: “Who is this person who is sitting in front of you?” - he said: “He is the one who guides me on the path”, and everyone believed that he meant the road, while Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, spoke about the path of good.
3. While they were on their way, Suraka bin Malik began to pursue them. Suraka is reported to have said:
“Messengers from the infidel Quraish came to us, saying that they would pay for the capture or murder of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and Abu Bakr, a reward equal to vira for the blood of any of them. And when I was in one of the meetings of my Bani Mudlidj tribe, one of them came there, stood among us, while we continued to sit, and said: “Oh Suraka, I just saw some people on the shore and I think that it is Muhammad and his companions!” I realized that they were, but I said to him: “Truly, it’s not them, but you saw such and such, who left before our eyes.” After that, I remained in the assembly for some time, and then got up and went (home), where I ordered my slave to bring my horse, which was behind the hill, and keep it for me (ready). After that, I took my spear and went out through the back door, dragging the metal tip of the spear along the ground and holding the spear itself as low as possible, and then went to my horse, sat on it and galloped it. However, as I approached them, my horse stumbled and I fell from it to the ground. Then I got up, stretched out my hand to my quiver, took out arrows from there and began to guess from them, (wishing to know if I could) I would do them any harm or not, and the result of divination turned out to be undesirable for me. Deciding not to pay attention to fortune-telling, I again mounted my horse and set it at a gallop, (and after a while, when) I already heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) reciting (Quran), who did not look around while Abu Bakr looked back often, my horse's legs sank into the ground up to the knees, and I fell off again. After that, I shouted at her, and she got up, barely pulling her legs (out of the ground) and raising a column of dust like smoke into the sky, and I (again) began to guess by the arrows, and (again) I fell out what I didn't want to. Then I turned to them, saying that I would not do anything bad to them, and they stopped, while I got on my horse and rode up to them. After I saw that (some power) did not allow me (to cause them any harm), it occurred to me that the cause of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would surely win, and I said to him: “Your the tribesmen have appointed for you a reward (equal to) a ransom for the murder, ”after which he told them about what (plotting) against them (the Quraysh). And then I offered to give them (my) supplies for the road and some things, but they took nothing and did not ask me for anything, except for (that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), said ( me): "Don't tell anyone about us." I asked him to write me a safe-conduct, and at the command of (the prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), ‘Amir bin Fuhaira wrote it to me on a piece of parchment, after which the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, continued on his way.
In the version of this hadeeth, which is transmitted from the words of Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, it is reported that he said: “We were on the way, and in the meantime people were looking for us, but none of them managed to overtake us, except for the one who was riding on his horse Suraki bin Malik bin Ju'shuma. Then I exclaimed: “This pursuit has overtaken us, O Messenger of Allah!” - he said to me: “Do not be sad, (for) verily, Allah is with us!” »
Suraka came back, saw people busy searching, and began to say: “I found out everything for you,” and it turned out that he pursued them for the first half of the day, and guarded them for the second half.
4. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) continued to move until he reached the two tents of Umm Ma'bad al-Khuza'iya, who knew how to receive guests and was a staunch woman. She sat at her tent, feeding and giving water to those who passed by. They asked if she had anything, to which she replied: “By Allah, if I had anything, I would not make you beg, but the sheep are not milked, and the year was dry.” Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saw a sheep that was in the shade of the tent, and asked: “What kind of sheep is this, O Umm Ma‘bad?” She replied, "She stayed here because she didn't have the strength to go with the other sheep." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked: “Does she have milk?” She replied, "She's too weak for that." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) asked: “Will you let me milk her?” She said: “Of course, may my parents be your ransom! If you think she has milk, then milk her.” Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, stroked her udder with his hand, said: “With the name of Allah,” and called upon Him with supplications, after which the sheep spread her legs and a lot of milk flowed from her udder, but the prophet, may God bless Allah bless him, asked him to bring a large vessel, milked so much milk into it that foam covered its edges, gave this woman and his companions to drink to the full, and then got drunk himself. Then he again milked a full vessel, left it to this woman, and they left.
A little while later, the husband of Umm Ma'bad returned, driving the extremely exhausted sheep. Seeing the milk, he was very surprised and asked: “Where did you get this from? After all, the sheep are not pregnant, and there is not a single milking sheep at home!” She said: “No, by Allah, but a blessed man was passing by, saying such and such and doing such and such.” He said: “By Allah, I think that this is the same Quraish that his people are looking for! Describe it to me, O Umm Ma'bad." And she described to him the beautiful appearance and behavior of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), so eloquently that he who heard them seemed to see him with his own eyes, and this description will be given by us below. After listening to her, Abu Ma‘bad said: “By Allah, this is the same Quraish about whom they said what they said, after which I wanted to join him, and I will definitely do this if I can!” And after a while, people in Mecca heard the loud voice of the one who read the verses, but did not see the one who read them:
May Allah, the Lord of the Throne, reward His best reward
two comrades who were staying at the tents of Umm Ma'bad!
They were here as pious and left
as befits the pious,
and he who became the companion of Muhammad prospered!
O descendants of Kusaiya, how many such deeds are hidden from you,
that would lead you to reward and leadership!
Ask your sister about her sheep and her vessel,
Indeed, if you ask a sheep, then she will testify!
It is reported that Asma bint Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with her, said: “We did not know where the Messenger of Allah went, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, but a genie suddenly appeared in the lower part of Makkah and began to recite these verses, and people they followed him and heard his voice, without seeing him, he left the city from the side of its upper part. And when we heard his words, we knew where the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, went, realizing that he was going to Medina.
5. On the way, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) met Abu Buraidah, who was the leader of his tribe and also went in search of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, in the hope of getting a great the reward offered to the people by the Quraysh. However, when he met the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and talked to him, he immediately converted to Islam, and his example was followed by seventy of his tribesmen. And then he took off his turban and tied it to his spear, making it a banner, symbolizing that the angel of safety and peace had appeared to fill this world with justice.
6. On the way, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also met az-Zubayr, who was in a caravan of Muslims who were returning from a trading trip to Sham, and az-Zubair gave the messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and Abu Bakru, may Allah be pleased with him, white clothes.

Stopover in Cuba

On Monday, the eighth day of the month of Rabi al-Awwal in the fourteenth year from the beginning of the prophethood (the first year of the Hijri), which corresponds to the twenty-third of September 622 CE, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, made a stop in Quba.
It is reported that ‘Urwa bin al-Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Meanwhile, the Muslims of Madinah, who learned that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, left Mecca, began to go out every morning to harra, where they waited for him until the midday heat compelled them to turn back. One day, after waiting for a long time, (the people) returned again (with nothing), and when they had already gone to their homes, some Jew, who climbed onto one of their watchtowers to look at something, saw people dressed in the white clothes of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his companions emerging from the mirage. And this Jew could not resist and shouted at the top of his voice: “O Arabs! Here comes your grandfather, whom you have been waiting for!” – and (hearing this) the Muslims seized their weapons.”
Ibn al-Qayyim writes: “And then, among the houses of people from the clan of Banu ‘Amr bin ‘Auf, something like thunder was heard: it was the Muslims who shouted: “Allah is great!” rejoicing at his arrival. And they went out to meet him, greeted him as a prophet, surrounded him on all sides and began to look at him. After that, peace descended on the prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and the following revelation was sent down to him: “... indeed, His Protector is Allah, and Jibril, and the righteous (from among) the believers, and in addition, angels help ( to him)". (“Prohibition”, 4)
It is reported that 'Urwa bin al-Zubayr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “So, they met the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, after which he turned right with them and drove to the houses of (clan) Banu Amr bin 'auf, which was on Monday in the month of Rabi al-Awwal. Abu Bakr stood meeting people, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sat and kept silent, and therefore some of the Ansar who came there from among those who had not seen the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, began to greet Abu Bakr, and only after the sun's rays began to fall on the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and Abu Bakr approached him and began to cover him from the sun, people realized who the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him ".
The whole city came out to meet the prophet, may Allah bless him and welcome him. Medina did not yet know such a day, and the Jews witnessed the fulfillment of the prophecy of the prophet Habkuk (Habakkuk), who once said: “God is coming from Teman and the Holy One from Mount Paran.”
In Quba, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stopped at Kulthum bint al-Khadm, and according to other sources, at Sa'd bin Haytham, but the first report is more reliable. As for Ali bin Abu Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, he remained in Mecca for another three days, until he gave everything that people handed over to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, for safekeeping, and then left Mecca on foot , reached Quba, where he met with them, and stopped at Kulthum bint al-Khadm.
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, spent four days in Cuba: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. In Cuba, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) founded a mosque, which became the first mosque in Islam, and prayed in it. This mosque was the first mosque founded on piety after the beginning of the prophecy. On the fifth day, on Friday, having received the command of Allah, the prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) mounted, seated Abu Bakr behind him, may Allah be pleased with him, and sent for people from the clan of Banu an-Najjar, who were his maternal relatives lines. They came to him, girded with swords, and then he went to Medina. Friday prayer time caught him at the houses of people from the tribe of Banu Salim bin ‘Auf, and he prayed in the wadi along with other people, whose number was one hundred people.

Entry into Medina

After this prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) entered Yathrib, which from that day was called the City (madina) of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in short - Medina. This day became a memorable day in the history of the city. The houses and streets of Madinah shook with loud praises of Allah, and the daughters of the Ansar, overwhelmed with joy, sang these verses:
We were lit up by the full moon,
emerging from behind the slopes of al-Wada',
and we should be grateful
as long as there is one who calls to Allah.
O he who is sent to us,
You have come with a command to be obeyed!
Although the Ansar did not possess great wealth, each of them wanted the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to live with him. By whichever of their yards he passed, people grabbed the reins of his camel, offering him everything he needed and their protection, but he answered them: “Let her pass, for she receives orders from above.” And she carried him to the place where the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is now located. There she knelt down, but the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not come down until she got up again, walked a little forward, and then turned around, came back and knelt on the same place, which was in his quarter. maternal relatives from the Banu al-Najjar clan. This happened thanks to the assistance of Allah, since the Prophet himself, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, wanted to honor them by living among them. People began to invite the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to stay with them, but Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, hurried to his saddle and carried him into his house, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and welcome, began to say: "A man should be where his saddle is." Meanwhile, Asad bin Zurara (may Allah be pleased with him) took his camel by the bridle, and she remained with him.
In a hadith narrated by Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, and cited by al-Bukhari, it is reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: “Which of the houses of our relatives is closest?” Abu Ayyub said, "O Messenger of Allah, this is my house and my door." The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “Go and prepare a place for us to rest,” and he said, “Get up with the blessings of Allaah.”
A few days later, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was visited by his wife Sauda and his daughters Fatima and Umm Kulthum, as well as Usama bin Zayd and Umm Ayman, may Allah be pleased with them. Abdullah bin Abu Bakr came with him with members of Abu Bakr's family, among whom was 'Aisha, and Zaynab stayed with her husband Abu-l-As and was able to leave only after the Battle of Badr.
Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, reported:
“After the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) arrived in Medina, Abu Bakr and Bilal began to have a fever, and I came to them and said: “O father, how are you feeling, O Bilal, how are you feeling ". When Abu Bakr had a fit of fever, he would say:
Good morning to every person in his family,
and death is closer to him than the straps of his sandals!
As for Bilal, when the fever let him go, he said (such verses):
I wish I could spend the night
in a valley among fragrant reeds and jalil?
And will I ever be able to draw the waters of Majanna,
and will Shama and Tafil appear before me?
And I came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and informed him about this, and he said: “O Allah, make sure that we love Medina as much as we love Mecca, or even more! O Allah, bless us in our sa‘ and our muddas, and make her (climate) healthy for us, and bring her fever to al-Juhfa! ”
Thus ended a certain stage in the life of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and with it the Meccan period of the Islamic call.

He obeyed and fulfilled his mission for more than twenty years, bearing on his shoulders the guarantee of happiness in both worlds for all mankind. He was the guarantor of progress in the sphere of human consciousness, mired in the illusions of an era of ignorance, weighed down and entangled in the bonds of only worldly aspirations.

When some people were able to rise above the ordinary, look at the world with different eyes and become its faithful companions on a thorny path, a duel began with those who passionately wanted to put out the light of faith lit in the hearts of people.

And the first battle, the battle for the hearts of people, is not over yet, for it will last until the beginning of eternity. Shaitan will not let him stop, whose sinful goals and deeds in the depths of souls never stop.

For more than twenty years, despite all the hardships of life, overcoming endless difficulties, showing exceptional patience in any circumstances, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not stop his call, from which nothing could distract him.

For more than twenty years, he sought to awaken in people that natural recognition of God, which is inherent in everyone.

Idle nights in prayer, crying out to the Almighty with tears in his eyes, reading His Koranic and universal signs, he was full of trepidation and prayers to the Almighty for his Ummah, for all those who follow his path until the Day of Judgment.

Throughout his life, remaining at the highest level of good temper and fidelity, piety and righteousness, where words confirm actions, and actions confirm words, he personified the best example for those billions of people who will accept his call and answer it.

What has changed by the time the prophetic mission is completed?

The entire Arabian Peninsula, where the spirit of ignorance with distorted criteria of values previously reigned, arbitrariness and slavery were widespread, insane luxury coexisted with extreme poverty, obeyed his call. Disparate tribes and peoples united. There are no forced or coerced, no masters, no slaves, no oppressors, no oppressed. For all people have become equal before the Creator. Now the advantage of Arabs and non-Arabs, whites and blacks was determined only by the degree of piety, for all people are descendants of Adam, and Adam was created from the earth. For the people of that period, human unity and social justice became a reality. A world was created based on purity, freedom, faith, justice and dignity. The face of the earth has changed. The whole course of history has changed.

Having brought to the people what was entrusted to him, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) felt, heard with his heart a secret voice, foreshadowing the approach of the end of his stay on this earth. There is a well-known episode when, once again sending Mu'az ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), who was taking God's revelations with him, to Yemen, the Messenger of Allah said:

يَا مُعَاذُ إِنَّكَ عَسَى أَلاَّ تَلْقَانِي بَعْدَ عَامِي هَذَا…وَ لَعَلَّكَ أَنْ تَمُرَّ بِمَسْجِدِي وَ قَبْرِي

“Mu'az, it is possible that next year you will no longer meet me. You can only visit my grave and the mosque.”

Mu'az's eyes filled with tears, and he froze in place from what he heard / 2 /.

But before Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) left this world, the Almighty wished to show His Beloved the fruits of his call and give him the opportunity to meet with representatives of different tribes in order to convey farewell admonitions.

In the tenth year of the Hijrah, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) announced his intention to perform Hajj. A huge crowd of people gathered in Medina, each of whom wanted to take part in the pilgrimage under the guidance of the Messenger of Allah. According to Jabir, it is narrated: “When the camel of the Prophet reached al-Bayd, I looked ahead and there were people everywhere: on foot and on horseback; looked to the right, left side - also, looked back - there was no end in sight, no edge to the assembled people ” / 3 /.

During this pilgrimage, which became the most gracious and blessed of all, the Prophet delivered a speech consisting of wise instructions and later called خطبة الوداع - Farewell Sermon. After all, he knew that he was seeing many of his companions, who devotedly loved him, for the last time ...

Each of those gathered that day in the valley of Araf, listening to the words of the Messenger of God (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), was especially attentive. In the future, it was these words that were carried through the centuries by many of those who wanted to be one of his followers. Today, that sermon is addressed to each of us.

What did Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say in his last sermon?

Below I will give what the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wanted to convey to people - The pride of the human race, the best of God's creations, before leaving this mortal world ...

"O people, heed my words, for I do not know if I will see you again here in this place after this year.

Indeed, your life and your property should be as sacred to you as this day, this month, this city (Mecca) is sacred. Indeed, the Lord forbade you to shed blood and encroach on the property of others, just as he forbade it in this city on such a holy day and month.

Without any doubt, you will meet with your Lord, and He will ask about your deeds and deeds. I brought to you what was entrusted to me.
Let the one to whom something is entrusted for storage return it to its owner (be reliable in entrusted to you)!

All usurious transactions, interest on debts that have taken place between you before are cancelled. You should only pay back the amount you borrow. Do not encroach on the rights and freedoms of others and yours will not be violated. Allah forbade taking interest on debts, and indeed, all interest on debts due to my uncle Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib is cancelled.

Verily, everything that was in the times of paganism is canceled, and revenge for the blood shed during that period is also canceled, and the first blood feud that I cancel is revenge for the blood of Ibn Rabi‘ bin al-Harith.

O people! Truly, the Devil has lost hope that he will ever be worshiped in your land (the Arabian Peninsula). But he will be pleased if you submit to him even in that which, in your opinion, is insignificant. Stay away from this, in order to protect your religion!

O people, indeed, the postponement of the holy month for a different period is the strengthening of unbelief. This deceives those who do not believe. They consider this month to be lawful in one year, and in another year they make it forbidden in order to bring it into harmony with the period that the Creator commanded to consider forbidden. Thus, they allow what is forbidden by God and forbid what is allowed by Him.

Truly, time, constantly moving in a circle, has reached the point where it was on the day God created the heavens and the earth. There are twelve months in a year, of which four are sacred: Zul-Qa'da, Zul-Hijja, Muharram and Rajab.

I bequeath you to fear God's wrath, respecting the rights and freedoms of women! Indeed, husbands have rights over their wives, and wives have rights over their husbands. You have the right to have your wives not bring into your houses anyone who is unpleasant to you (anyone without asking your consent), and also that they do not go beyond the boundaries of decency. If they do so, then you have the right to leave their bed and show reproach. The rights of women in relation to you consist in the fact that you provide them financially in accordance with generally accepted norms. Treat wives kindly, for, truly, they are tied to you like captives and do not have autocratic power (by marrying, you are fully responsible for them before God). After all, you took them as wives as a value entrusted to you by the Lord and entered into legal marriage with them in the name of the Creator.

Listen, O people, to my words! Verily, I have conveyed to you what was entrusted to me. And I left for you that, guided by which you will never go astray from the true path. This is the Holy Scripture and the life path of the Prophet!

O people, listen to my words and consider them. Know firmly that a Muslim is a brother to a Muslim and that all Muslims are brothers. And it is not lawful for a man to take anything that belongs to another, except what he gives to him of his own free will. So do not oppress yourselves (by harming others)!

O people, the Almighty has given everyone his rights. There is no share of the will to the heir [on top of what he legally received]. Children belong to the one to whom they were born. As for adulterers: they are doomed to hardship. The wrath of Allah, the curse of the angels and all the faithful is on the one who decides to claim that he belongs to a family other than his father, and on the one who claims to be other people's relatives. Allah will not accept from such a recompense or justification.

O Lord, have I delivered what was entrusted to me?

Verily, you will stand before your Creator! So do not encroach on the life of each other after me, indulging in old, pagan errors!

Let those who are present convey this instruction to those who are absent. Perhaps the one to whom it will be given will understand and perceive it better than the one who is here and listens.

O people, truly there will be no prophet after me and there will be no community after you [this is the final stage of the religious development of mankind], so worship your Lord, perform the five prayers, keep the obligatory fast, pay zakat on your property at will, perform the Hajj to the House of the Lord, obey your [lawful] rulers, and you will enter Paradise.

Tomorrow (on Judgment Day) you will be asked about me. What do you say?"

The Companions of the Prophet replied: “We will testify that you brought the religion to us, that you conscientiously fulfilled your mission, that you gave us advice and instructed us.”

After that, the Prophet, pointing to the people present, exclaimed three times: “Be a witness, O Lord! Be a witness, O Lord! Be a witness, O Lord!”

After the Prophet completed his farewell sermon, the Almighty sent down the following words:

... Today I have perfected the religion for you, and completed My mercy, and approved for you Islam as a religion ...

Holy Quran, 5:3

After eighty-one days after the revelation of this verse, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), having completed his mission, left this world and died.

Materials taken from the site: umma.ru

The main sources of knowledge in Islam are the Holy Quran and the Sunnah - the path of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). Prophet Muhammad is the greatest example for every believing Muslim in all areas of life, including family relationships.

The family of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is an example of a Muslim family built on the prescriptions of Allah Almighty. Therefore, knowledge about the house of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is the most important knowledge. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had 12 wives in total, but he left behind 9. His wives: Khadija binti Khuwaylid, Sawda binti Zama, Aisha binti Abu Bakr, Khavsa binti Umar, Zainab binti Khuzayma, Umm Salama Hind binti Hudhaifa, Zainab binti Jahsha, Juwariyya binti Haris, Ummu Habiba Ramla binti Abu Sufyan, Safya binti Huwei, Maimuna binti Haris, Maria Kopskaya.

The Prophet Muhammad married for the first time at the age of 25 to a very respected woman of the Quraysh tribe, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (may Allah be pleased with her). She was 15 years older than him. The Quraysh called her "Tahira", that is, "Pure" for her spotless reputation and good disposition. Khadija herself invited Muhammad (peace be upon him) to marry her, as she saw in him exceptional moral qualities. Khadija became the first Muslim woman, she was the first to believe in the prophecy of her husband, it was to her that Muhammad first told about the call of Allah Almighty to him. Until the death of Khadija, the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not marry any other woman. And only from her the Prophet had children, with the exception of the Egyptian Mary, who gave birth to Muhammad's son Ibrahim.

Khadijah passed away when Muhammad was 50 years old. He took her departure very hard. He called this year the year of sorrow, as the persecution of the Prophet and the first Muslims by the Quraysh intensified, and Muhammad lacked the support of his beloved Khadija. All his life and after the death of his first wife, Muhammad (peace be upon him) highly appreciated Khadija and often remembered her. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was jealous of her husband for Khadija. He said: “I was not jealous of any of the wives of the Prophet as I was jealous of Khadija, although she died 3 years before he took me as his wife, because he constantly talked about her and often ordered to kill one sheep and to distribute it among people as alms in memory of Khadija." The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Of all women, the best are Maryam, the daughter of Imran; Khadija, daughter of Khuwaylid; Fatima, daughter of Muhammad; and Pharaoh's wife Assiya.

Two years after the death of his first wife, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) married Sauda, and a year later, Aisha. From the age of 52 to 60, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), by the command of the Almighty, married 11 women. After the Prophet (peace be upon him) turned 60, he no longer took new wives because of the following revealed verse of the Qur'an: “You (O Prophet) after that are not allowed to have any more wives or divorce them to replace them with other wives.”

What is the wisdom that for 8 years - from 52 to 60 years old - the Prophet (peace be upon him) married all these women? Indeed, the polygamy of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is often used by enemies as a criticism of Islam. The wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) are called Mothers of the Faithful. The Almighty called them in the Holy Quran:

“The prophet is closer to the believers than they themselves (to each other), and his wives are their mothers…”

(Sura Al-Ahzab; 6)

In a short time, the Mothers of the Faithful preserved for the Ummah a huge number of Sharia Hukms, i.e. decisions on certain issues. Aisha and Khawsa (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated many hadiths. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said about the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him): “Tell others the words of these wali, Allah has put special angels in their mouths, and the mothers of the faithful, when they speak, speak only the truth”. And this is one of the wisdom of the plural marriage of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

Using the example of the attitude towards his wives, the Prophet (peace be upon him) explained many Sharia laws regarding women. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) married all these women also because it was necessary to establish strong ties in the ummah so that after his death it would be united. So he married Abu Bakr's daughter Aisha and Umar Hafsa's daughter. The Prophet married his daughter Fatima to Ali. And Umar married the daughter of Ali and Fatimah Umm Kulthum (may Allah be pleased with them).

The Prophet (peace be upon him) took care of widows whose husbands died in the way of Allah. Women were left alone, without a livelihood and without protection in the face of confrontation with polytheists. And the Prophet married them, despite the fact that they were older than him, not paying attention to people's conversations.

With his marriages, the Prophet (peace be upon him) established strong ties between tribes and clans. So, Muhammad married the Egyptian Mary from the Mustalak tribe so that the people of this tribe would come to Islam, since they were very strong in military affairs. If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) married for reasons of pleasure, then he would take young and beautiful women as his wives. But the Prophet (peace be upon him) married, as a rule, women older than himself, who were already married, widowed or divorced, since the reasons for his marriages were different. They were dictated by the Will of the Almighty and the interests of spreading the religion of Islam. Numerous hadiths left to us by his wives and companions convey the behavior of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in the family, in relation to wives. His main principles in dealing with wives were the principles expressed in the following hadith: “The faith is more perfect for those believers who have a kinder disposition and are more kind to their families” “The best of you are those who are kinder to their wives”.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was not difficult in communication, did not consider housework as only a woman's business. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) spoke about his life in the family as follows: “He usually worked for the family, served it, and when the time for prayer came, he went to pray.” Another hadith says that the Prophet (peace be upon him) mended his own clothes, was not picky about food. He was not ashamed that more than other people, he loves his wives. Someone asked the Prophet who he loved the most, to which he replied: "Aisha." Despite his degree as a Prophet, Muhammad did not keep himself away from his wives, taught them, played, played sports with them. In one of the hadiths, the Prophet says about his activities with wives: “There are no entertainments that are worthy of praise, except for three: dressage of a horse, playing sports with wives and archery.” Wives or one of them always accompanied the Prophet (peace be upon him) in his military campaigns. His wives were not locked up and could freely communicate with other people. They dressed modestly, went out of the house and saw whom they needed, for example, in tending to the wounded in battle. Defending his wife Sauda, who was criticized by Umar for leaving the house, the Prophet (peace be upon him) supported her by saying: "A woman has the right to go out if she needs to." Also, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) allowed wives and other women to enter the mosque for prayers. He advised other men: "Do not prevent the slave girls of Allah from coming to the Houses of Allah."

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) allowed his wives to express their opinion, argue with him, allowed him to do what is called "returning the answer back." Umm Salama spoke about this to her father Umar: “By all that is beautiful, we tell him our opinion, and if he allowed us to do so, this is his business, if he forbade us, then he found us more submissive than we are submissive to you.” The Prophet highly valued the intelligence and critical abilities of his wives, especially Aisha.

Despite his love for his wives, the Prophet (peace be upon him) never indulged their excessive whims and gently brought them up. One incident is reported when his wives once became very demanding of the comforts of this world. After the Battle of Khaibar, the Prophet was able to give the wives rich gifts and treats. But it seemed to them that this was not enough and they began to demand more. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) interrupted communication with them for a month, and then called them and asked what they were choosing. This is reflected in the Holy Quran, where it says:

“O Prophet, tell your wives: “If you desire the present life and its beauty, then come: I will let you enjoy and let you go in a beautiful way. But if you want Allah and His Messenger and the last dwelling place, then Allah has prepared a great reward for the good among you.”

(Sura Al-Ahzab; 28-29)

All the wives replied that they wanted Allah and His Messenger. Here we see a husband who, despite his love for his wives, did not go to injustice between them and did not put himself in a difficult position, trying to satisfy all their whims. The family life of the Prophet (peace be upon him), his attitude towards wives is a vivid example for both men and women. Islam has commanded a man to behave like a man and a woman to behave like a woman. Everyone has their own rights and obligations.

Family relations are one of the most important relations between people, they must be protected, preserved and built following the example of our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), because his morality is the Koran and its laws prescribed by Allah Almighty. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): “Shall I tell you about the best that a man can keep for himself? This is a righteous wife. If he looks at her, it will bring him joy, if he tells her anything, she will obey him, and if she leaves her for a while, she will save his honor and property.

Mercy for women

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was kind and patient towards his wives. He called for indulgence and nobility towards women and his followers. So, one of the hadiths says: “Treat women well, because, verily, a woman is created from a rib, and its upper part (tongue) differs in the greatest curvature if you try to straighten the rib (or change what is inherent in women from birth ), then you will break it (i.e., spoil your relationship with her), and if you leave it alone, then it will remain crooked, and therefore (always) treat women well.

One day he saw a driver driving the camels carrying women too fast. Understanding the tenderness and fragility of women and knowing that such a ride could cause them inconvenience, he turned to him with the words: "You are carrying crystal boxes, be careful with them."

Mercy for Enemies

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, suffered a lot from his countrymen in Mecca. They pursued him in order to kill him, persecuted his followers, killed his associates and loved ones, insults and slander were the smallest evil that they committed against him. In the end, he was expelled, he had to move to another city. After a while, he returns victorious to his hometown, with an army of ten thousand warriors capable of destroying everything and everyone in their path. But what did the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) do? Without boasting of his position, he asked them: “O community of Quraish! O people of Mecca! What do you think, how will I deal with you?” The Quraysh, hoping for his indulgence, replied: "You are a generous, venerable, pious brother of ours, and the son of our pious brother." And the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "Go, you are all free." Then Abu Sufyan, who led the hostile opposition to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who was an ardent enemy of Islam, said: “I sacrifice my parents for you, O Messenger of Allah! Oh, what is your mercy, your meekness, your wisdom! Oh, what is your reverence!”

Mercy for offenders

Once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went to Taif to call its inhabitants to Islam. In response to his call, he was not only ridiculed, subjected to insults and vilification, but also expelled, throwing stones after him, with which he was wounded. According to Aisha, may Allah be pleased with him, it is narrated that she once asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): “Was any day harder for you than the day (of the battle of) Uhud?” In response to this, he said: “I had (to suffer from) your tribesmen (much), but the most difficult of all was the day of Aqaba, when I suggested that Ibn Abd Yaleil bin Abd Kulal (follow me), but he did not give me that the answer I expected from him. Then I left feeling disappointed, and came to my senses only when I got to Karn as-Sa'alib. There I raised my head, and it turned out that I was standing in the shadow of a cloud, looking at which, I saw in it Jibril, peace be upon him. He turned (to me) and said: “Indeed, Allah heard what your tribesmen said to you and what answer they gave you, and Allah sent an angel of the mountains to you so that you ordered him to do with them what you wish.” And then the angel of the mountains addressed me, who greeted me and said: “O Muhammad, (command) whatever you want! If you want, I will bring down two mountains on them!” But the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) replied: “No, I only ask that Allaah produce from them those who will worship only Allaah and nothing else along with Him!”. (Bukhari)

Mercy for Gentiles

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade violating the rights of non-believers living in the territory of the Caliphate. It allowed Muslims to maintain relations with their relatives who professed other religions. He showed others an example of philanthropy and mercy. It is said that once a funeral procession passed by him, and when he saw this, he stood up. The people said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, this is the burial of a Jew." To which he replied: “But isn’t he a man!” If the Gentiles turned to him for protection, he defended them. If their rights were violated, he restored them.

Mercy for animals

Abdullah ibn Masud, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “In one of the campaigns, we were together with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. On the way, he stepped aside out of necessity. Here we noticed a bird with two chicks. We took the chicks, and the bird began to anxiously fly up and down. Returning, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to us: “Who is it that torments the bird so much, taking away its chick? Give her the chick back quickly!” (Abu Dawud) There are stories when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) met a dog with its puppies on the way and ordered the army to go around it so as not to frighten and cause it inconvenience. Another hadeeth says that he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) “interceded” for a camel whose owner fed it poorly and loaded it with work.

Reflection on how far the mercy of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) extended, without knowing any racial, religious or cultural barriers, leads to the conviction that he was chosen, unlike others. After all, only a special person, a person endowed by the Almighty with some gift and an important mission, can remain so generous, gentle and at the same time strong, no matter how hard the trials that fall on his heart. And, as we know, there were plenty of them in his life. We probably only have to give him praise (salavat) and try to take at least some share from his example.