What Did Prophet Mohammad Peace be on Him Said?

The Other Side of story A selection from the book

MISHKAT AL MASABEEH

Vol.- V - On SH!M! " #i.e. Personal Traits$ of the Prophet% Peace be on to him.

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Preface

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In the name of Allah; Most Merciful and Most Gracious. I bear witness that there is no deity worth worshipping except Allah and I bear witness that Mohammad, peace be on him, is a messenger of Allah. After that. Internet is a scary place, and its discussion based groups are scarier, especially if you are Muslim and trying to say some thing good about Islam or trying to present its actual teachings. It is true that every one has right to believe whatever he or she thinks fit and every one has freedom to express his views, but there is always a limit and proper way to discuss matters in which you differ. eople who are !on Muslims have right to critici"e Islam and #uestion the authority of its prophet and critici"e or #uestion things they do not agree with. $ut it should be done, in a civil manner and then people should be honest and present the fair picture of Islam and rophet, based on his teachings. %uring me presence of the many threads of &' I(, I noticed that very few people try to be ob)ective and honest in their posts. &hey lack even the basic knowledge about Islam and *uran and their knowledge is based on whatever they pick up from Anti Islamic sites. +hat intrigued me most was that *uran is a fairly large book and our prophet,s life covers almost every sphere of life, but what these people are interested is only fighting and sexual life of our prophet. -ven there, it would be hardly anything wrong, if people analy"e it ob)ectively. $ut to keep balance at least they should also consider prophet,s teachings and instructions about other matters of life. I wanted to post sayings and teachings of our prophet on other spheres of life. .ayings and actions of rophet are technically known as /adith, and there is a vast literature of this in Islam. I have selected the well known book MI./0A& A1 MA.A$I/ 2i.e. A !iche for lamps3, written by Mohammad bin 0/A&I$ Al &A$4I5I, 2died in year 678 A/, 897: ;-3. &A$4I5I ,s work was based on an earlier book written by A11AMA $AG/+I, another Islamic scholar. I would like to mention that MI./0A& is not a <'riginal $ook= on /adith, i.e. in which the scholar narrates any saying of prophet by his own chain of narrators. &hat was the normal position of any book of /adith upto the fourth ;entury A/, when the basic literature was put on paper.

$ut after that time, Islamic .cholars started compiling and indexing and making them into treaties. MI./0A& was such a book in which the 1earned Islamic .cholar selected hadith s from the original books and catalogued them into different heads. ;hain of narrators, which was inseparable part of any /adith was omitted and only the book, name was mentioned, as by that times the authenticity of these books and /adith they contained was well established. 'riginal book of MI./0A& contains more than >,>:: sayings of prophet, $?/, and some selection was re#uired to make it simple for common person. @ortunately I found one such selection titled as <I!&I0/A$ A1 MI./0A& 2I5A1A& A1 +A.A! $I A1@ MI! A1 .?!A!3, done by rofessor Mohammad -I..A of Allahabad, India. &he learned rofessor was not only an Islamic .cholar in traditional sense, but he was also expert in Islamic mysticism. /e was one of the %isciples and 0/A1I@A of MA?1A!A A./4A@ A1I &/A!AI, the well known Islamic .cholar of India of 8BCD:th ;entury ;-. &he original book had more than 8::: of sayings of prophet, covering many spheres of life, out of that I have selected around 7>: for this purpose. &he original work was in Arabic and ?rdu and I have translated it into my broken -nglish. If there are mistakes in translation, or if there is something confusing or something is not clear, it is because of me, because neither the original book nor the selection by our 1earned rofessor had these mistakes. &here were many explanatory notes also in the book, which I did not copy mostly. &his work is primarily intended for !on Muslims and to restore some sort of $alance on threads of &opix. I have divided books into four volumes. &his is the last volume dealing with ./AMA-1 i.e. personal traits of the prophet, peace be on him. In the end I seek forgiveness of Allah, for my mistakes as errors, which were not done intentionally and hope /e accepts my little effort as a service in the cause of Islam and to propagate the teachings of our rophet, peace and mercy of Allah be on him. '.(. )*+,a* Eubail, .audi Arabia, March D:87. .F I have used the phrase +!* ,!M! -!!" !"! H !" S!"!T W! S!"!!M #Prophet P)*H said these or similar .ords$ at the end of most chapters% to protect myself from attrib/tin0 any .ron0 .ords to the prophet. This is a standard practice by those in narratin0 Hadith.

!. His H/mility 123. Prophet4 5ompanion !&!S ) & M!" ,% May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that e6en a sla6e .oman of Madina% co/ld hold the Prophet4 hand and ta7e him to do her .or7. 189. Prophet4 5ompanion M -D!D ) & !SW!D % May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that he once as7ed !iyesha% the Prophet4s .ife% .hat the Prophet P)*H /sed to do in the ho/se? +. She said +He .as helpin0 his .i6es in the daily chores% .hen the time

of prayer came% he .o/ld 0o for prayer: 182. Prophet4 5ompanion !&!S ) & M!" ,% May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that Prophet P)*H .o/ld 6isit sic7 people% attend f/neral prayers% accept in6itation of food e6en from sla6es% and ride asses and don7ey: #i.e. .as a 6ery h/mble person- M*-$

). On His ;enerosity< 188. Prophet4 5ompanion =!) > ) & !)D*""!H % May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that Prophet P)*H ne6er said +&o: to any one as7in0 for his help. He .o/ld 0i6e if he had or 7eep ?/ite if he did not ha6e any thin0 to 0i6e. 18@. Prophet4 5ompanion =*)! > ) & M*T4 M % May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that .hile ret/rnin0 from battle of H*&! "% the )ed/oin encircled the Prophet P)*H% till they dro6e him to tr/n7 of a tree. They .ere as7in0 Prophet to 0i6e them somethin0 and e6en too7 his mantle.

The Prophet% P)*H said +;i6e bac7 my mantle% by !llah% if had this 6alley f/ll of 5amels% .o/ld ha6e distrib/ted all to yo/ people and yo/ .o/ld not find me Miser or "iar or 5o.ard:

5. On his mercy and politeness 181. Prophet4 5ompanion !&!S ) & M!" ,% May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that Prophet P)*H .as the best of person .hen dealin0 .ith others. He once sent me for some Aob% said% )y !llah .ill not 0o% b/t in my heart said that .o/ld 0o. Prophet said the same thin0 and 0a6e the same ans.er. .ent o/t and boys .ere playin0 in the street% stood to .atch them% .hen some one held me by my head% t/rned and it .as Prophet P)*H

smilin0. He said +Ha6e done the Aob?:. said yes am 0oin0. 18B. ,H!>=! ) & C! D ) & TH!) T% the son of 5ompanion of Prophet% narrated on a/thority of his father% that he said< + .as the nei0hbor of Prophet P)*H #in Madina- M*-$% .hen any re6elation .o/ld come to prophet% he .o/ld as7 me to .rite it do.n and .o/ld .rite it do.n. When .e disc/ssed matters of life% he /sed to be part of it. When .e disc/ssed abo/t matters of neDt .orld% he .o/ld ta7e part in it and if .e disc/ssed abo/t food% he .o/ld do the same.:

18E. Prophet4 5ompanion !&!S ) & M!" ,% May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that Prophet P)*H .hen he shoo7 hand .ith someone% .o/ld not .ithdra. his hand% till the other man .ithdre. his hands% and he .o/ld not t/rn a.ay his face /ntill the other man t/rned a.ay his face and he .o/ld not spread his le0s% .hen sittin0 in a 0ro/p. 18F. Prophet4 5ompanion !&!S ) & M!" ,% May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that +Once .as .al7in0 .ith the Prophet P)*H% .hen a )ed/ion% 0rabbed his mantle and .ith s/ch force that mar7

appeared on his nec7 and he had problems breathin0% and he said: +O Mohammad% Order that some of money .hich !llah 0a6e to yo/% be 0i6en to me:. The prophet P)*H loo7ed at him% smiled and ordered that he be 0i6en some money. 18G. Prophet4 5ompanion !) S!4''D ,H*D> % May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that Prophet P)*H .as more shy than a 6ir0in /nder her bonnet% if he did not li7e anythin0% .e .o/ld 7no. by his facial eDpressions:

183. Prophet4 .ife !iyesha% May !llah be pleased .ith her narrated that Prophet P)*H ne6er /sed to la/0h .ith f/ll mo/th so that his teeth be open% b/t he /sed to smile most of the time. 1@9. Prophet4 5ompanion !)D*""!H ) & H!> TH% May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that + did not see any one .ho smiles more than the Prophet P)*H: +!* ,!M! -!!" !"! H !" S!"!T W! S!"!!M #Prophet P)*H said these or similar .ords$

D. On his tal7in0 and dealin0 .ith people. 1@2. Prophet4 .ife !iyesha% May !llah be pleased .ith her narrated that + Prophet P)*H Hs spea7in0 .as not li7e yo/ people. He /sed to spea7 slo.ly% if any on .anted to co/nt his .ords% he co/ld do so: 1@8. Prophet4 5ompanion !&!S ) & M!" ,% May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that + Prophet P)*H did not spea7 obscene% not /sed to c/rse% not /se ab/si6e lan0/a0e a0ainst any one. The maDim/m eDtent to .hich he .o/ld 0o .as to say +What is .ith this man% may his forehead be in d/st: #.hich .as not

a c/rse% b/t co/ld be interpreted in 0ood sense also M*-$. 1@@. Prophet4 .ife !iyesha% May !llah be pleased .ith her narrated that + When choices .ere a6ailable to Prophet P)*H% he /sed to ta7e the one% .hich .as the easiest% pro6ided there is no sin in that. !nd if there .as any sin% he .as most a.ay from it than any one. !nd the Prophet P)*H% ne6er too7 re6en0e for any .ron0s committed a0ainst his o.n person. )/t .hen it .as any matter in6ol6in0 the Decrees of !llah% he .o/ld ta7e actions:.

1@1. Personal traits of Prophet % peace be on him co/ld be s/mmariIed as< a. He .al7ed slo.ly b/t p/rposef/lly% his .al7 .as not the .al7s of arro0ant persons4. !s if he .as 0oin0 do.n from a hi0h place to a lo.er one. b. f he .ant to spea7 to some one% he .o/ld t/rn his f/ll face to.ards him% not to see him .ith corner of eyes. c. He /sed to 7eep his eyes do.n% he .as more often to loo7 at 0ro/nd than at s7y. d. He did not .al7 ahead of his companions% b/t ma7e them .al7 ahead of him.

e. He .o/ld be the first one to 0reet .ith Salaam% .hen he met anyone. f. He .as al.ays occ/pied .ith the tho/0ht abo/t hereafter. 0. He .o/ld not spea7 /nless there .as need and he /sed to spea7 in a fe. chosen .ords. The separation bet.een tr/th and falsehood .o/ld be 6ery clear #i.e. it .o/ld not be ambi0/o/s- M*-$ h. He .as 7ind hearted and ne6er ins/lted others. A. He /sed to 6al/e any 0ift 0i6en to him% ho.soe6er small. 7. He .o/ld 0et 6ery an0ry .hen someone opposed tr/th .ith falsehood and he .o/ld not rest% till that .as corrected.

1@B. Ho. the Prophet% P)*H /sed to mana0e his time. His time .as di6ided into three parts% one part for the .orship of !llah% one for .ith his family and one for his himself. The one .hich he had for himself% .as a0ain di6ided bet.een him and his friends. )/t only .hose his close companions .o/ld come to meet him and learn and disc/ss .ith him. He did not hide any matter from his people% b/t those .ith 7no.led0e and faith .ere preferred to sit closer to him and it .as their mission to teach it to other people.

His disc/ssions .ere not dry% b/t .ere li6ely and in .hich all matters of life .ere disc/ssed. The prophet P)*H /sed to listen from his companions and ta7e part or enAoy of their tal7s. !li his co/sin narrated that +.hene6er people attended prophet4 personal meetin0s% they came o/t after eatin0 his food and learnin0 somethin0 ne.:. So many 0reat scholars came from the 5ompanions of prophet beca/se of these 0atherin0s. He .as a teacher and instr/ctor par eDcellence% the best .orld has e6er seen or shall e6er see.

1@E. The sittin0 of Prophet% P)*H .ith his companions< The prophet did not ha6e any fiDed or raised or any special places% .here6er he fo/nd the place he .o/ld sit there. He .o/ld 0i6e attention to e6ery one present and not 0i6e f/ll attention to any sin0le person% e6ery one .o/ld thin7 that prophet lo6ed him most. When any one came .ith some ?/estions or ?/ery or for any help% the prophet .o/ld not t/rn a.ay from him% /nless his Aob .as done.

There .as no bac7 bitin0 in his 0atherin0s% nor any fo/l lan0/a0e .as /sed% the elders .ere respected and A/niors .ere tolerated. When any chief from any tribe /sed to 6isit the prophet% he .o/ld 0i6e him proper respect and .o/ld al.ays send him a.ay .ith some 0ifts.

1@F. Prophet4 P)*H life before his mission< The prophet P)*H said +e6er since 0ot any sense% hated dols and did not li7e Poetry% and ne6er participated in any of the rit/als of Pa0ans. n my childhood% t.o times decided to attend some dances and m/sic in .eddin0s% b/t each time .as o6erta7en by sleep and missed the dances and sin0in0:. 1@G. Prophet P)*H dealin0 .ith people< Hs .ay of

The Prophet P)*H% sho.ed patience .hile dealin0 .ith people. He .o/ld 0i6e to those .ho denied him% he

.o/ld for0i6e any .ron0 committed a0ainst his o.n personality% he .o/ld al.ays choose the easier path% if there .as any choice.. He ne6er p/nished any one .ith his o.n hands% he .o/ld 0i6e e6ery thin0 that .as .ith him% on one occasion he distrib/ted &inety Tho/sands D >H!MS from mornin0 till e6enin0 till all .ere 0one. Then someone came and as7ed him% he said% +Jo/ 0o and b/y .hat yo/ need from my behalf% and .ill pay it:.

*mar said +O Prophet of !llahK% do no ta7e eDtra b/rdens:. The prophet P)*H did not li7e this comment% a man from !&S!> said +O Messen0er of !llahK ,eep on spendin0% !llah .ill pro6ide yo/ more:. The prophet P)*H became happy at this comment. 1@3. Some more abo/t the Prophet P)*H Hs personal traits. On the a/thority of *M!>% !)* S!4''D% ! J'SH! and others% it .as narrated that< +Prophet P)*H .as bra6est and stron0est amon0st men. He .as best in dealin0s .ith his fello. men.

He .as more modest and shy than a 6ir0in in her mantle. He .o/ld for0i6e any .ron0 committed a0ainst his personality and .o/ld not ta7e re6en0e. f he had to criticise some one% he .o/ld spea7 indirectly and .ill not mention the person4 name.

He .o/ld accept the call of e6eryone and 0o to his ho/se and eat his food% e6en if it .as foot of a 0oat. He .o/ld listen to the one tal7in0 to him and .o/ld not c/t his speech in the middle% that is .hy e6ery one li7ed to tal7 to him and be .ith him. #O !llah% send yo/r )lessin0s and )o/nties to Mohammad and his family% !men- M*-$

D. On his li6in0 conditions. 119. !iyesha the .ife of Prophet P)*H narrated that< +The prophet and his ho/sehold did not eat f/ll stomach for three consec/ti6e days till he left for hereafter.: His other .ife H!LS! narrated that +His beddin0 .as A/st a piece of A/te% .e /sed to fold it t.ice% once folded it fo/rfold for more comfort% b/t he prohibited it. Passin0 day .itho/t food .as more li7ed by him than 0oin0 f/lly fed.

f he .anted% he .o/ld ha6e as7ed his "ord for treas/res of entire .orld% b/t he /sed to say +What ha6e to do .ith the .ealth of this earth?: He .o/ld stand for so lon0 d/rin0 ni0ht prayers that his le0s .o/ld s.ell% and he /sed to recite lon0 portions of -/ran d/rin0 ni0ht and tears .o/ld flo. from his eyes% till !llah mentioned in -/ran that + ha6e not re6ealed this -/ran to ma7e it hard for yo/: !n0er .o/ld not ma7e him loose his cool and he ne6er told a lie in his entire life% neither bro7e any promise or treaty in his entire life.

He .o/ld not spea7 bad abo/t any one behind his bac7% neither .o/ld he prefer that some one do so in his presence. May !llah send )lessin0s to His Messen0er% !men. His choicest Prophet and

112. The Prophet P)*H% first /sed to 7eep hairs .itho/t any partitions% then he started di6idin0 it from the middle of head. He /sed to comb his hairs and beard on alternate days.

The prophet did not ha6e many .hite hairs that he .o/ld need any die for them% b/t he allo.ed his companions to color their hairs% as lon0 as they .ere not blac7.

He /sed to p/t eye lotion three times before he .ent to sleep. The prophet /sed to .ear many type of dresses that .ere a6ailable% b/t he preferred White clothes more than any other color.

The prophet P)*H /sed to .ear sandals and shoes that .ere a6ailable at the time. There .as no specific desi0n that .as his fa6orite. He made his rin0 of Sil6er to seal official letters that he /sed to sent to forei0n di0nitaries% 1@2. The Prophet P)*H /sed to eat mostly .ith three fin0ers and .o/ld lic7 and clean his 0in0ers after he ate. He did not eat on tables and li7ed to sit on 0ro/nd and eat.

He .o/ld eat simple food .hat .as offered to him. He li7ed meat more than any other food. He .o/ld not find any fa/lt .ith either food or coo7in0% if he li7ed% he .o/ld eat% or lea6e is alone. He .o/ld eat date and any other fr/it that .as a6ailable. He .o/ld pray for blessin0 for any one .ho bro/0ht any 0ift or food to him. The prophet% P)*H /sed to .ash his hands both before and after ta7in0 food. He recommended that people /se their ri0ht hands for eatin0. He /sed to prono/nce name of !llah both before and after his meals.

Mil7 and cold .ater .as his fa6orite drin7s% 0enerally he .o/ld sit do.n and drin7 and he .o/ld ta7e three brea7s d/rin0 his drin7in0. n short his e6ery action .as done .ith care and attention and .as best of any other .ay. O !llah% send yo/r 5hoicest )lessin0s to O/r Prophet. !men. 11@. The prophet P)*H% /s/ally slept on his ri0ht side. He .o/ld offer s/pplications to !llah before 0oin0 to sleep and .hen he .o7e /p.

He .o/ld sleep less d/rin0 ni0ht and /sed to stand /p after half ni0ht and stand for prayers. The prophet P)*H s/ed to recite lon0 S/rahs of -/ran d/rin0 ni0ht prayers and he .o/ld recite .ith slo. and bea/tif/l 6oice. Tears .o/ld often fall on his chee7s and his beard .o/ld 0et .et.

'. His h/man nat/re and his death 111. The Prophet P)*H despite his closeness to !llah and recipient of re6elation from him% .as a h/man and he /sed to s/ffer and t/rmoil li7e other h/mans.. !llah only 7no.s reason for it% may be He .anted to re.ard him more and may be that His Messen0er sho/ld set a standard for his follo.ers. The prophet s/ffered from h/n0er and thirst% he 0ot sic7 and he /sed medicines to 0et c/re. He .as also affected by Dar7 Ma0ic.

He s/ffered many thin0s at the hand of his enemies and he .as inA/red d/rin0 .ars% b/t !llah sa6ed His messen0er from bein0 7illed or ta7en prisoner in any .ar and /ltimately he became s/ccessf/l and his reli0ion .as accepted by most people of his nation. That is .hy% e6ery action and sayin0 of Prophet P)*H became a so/rce of inspiration for his follo.ers and he left an ideal life% .hich is easy to follo. and practice. 11B. Prophet4 .ife !yesha% May !llah be pleased .ith her narrated that !llah blessed me .ith three

thin0s% that no prophet shared.

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a. The prophet died and .as b/ried in my ho/se. b. He died d/rin0 my day of rotation. c. My sali6a and his sali6a .as miDed at the time of his death. !nd the .ay it happened .as this +When prophet P)*H .as near his time% my brother !bd/l >ahman came into his ho/se and he had a M SW!, #tooth stic7- M*-$ in his had. Prophet P)*H loo7ed at it% 0a6e it to him% b/t it .as hard% so softened it .ith my mo/th and prophet P)*H /sed it% A/st before he died.

! bo.l of .ater .as on his side% he .o/ld .ash his face .ith it and said +5ertainly there are pan0s .ith death% O !llah% help me to bear it:. Then he raised his fin0er and said the 5reed of slam #i.e. bear .itness that there is no deity eDcept !llah% and Mohammad is His Messen0er M*-$% and he said +!""!H*MM! !" >!L !" H!"!!: #O !llah to the Hi0hest 5ompanionship$% and he breadth his last. O !llahK Send yo/r choicest blessin0s to Jo/r Prophet and Messen0er Mohammad!men #M*-$

11E. Prophet4 .ife !iyesha% May !llah be pleased .ith her narrated that Prophet P)*H said + '6ery prophet of !llah is 0i6en a choice to accept either life of this .orld or be satisfied .ith .hat !llah has prepared for him:. D/rin0 his last illness heard Prophet P)*H sayin0 +With those .hom yo/ ha6e )lessed% Prophets% Tr/thf/l % Martyrs and >i0hteo/s:. /nderstood that Prophet P)*H has made his choice:.

;. Prophet4 instr/ctions abo/t his people and his family. 11F. Prophet4 5ompanion !)D*""!H ) & !))!S % May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that Prophet P)*H said +Jo/ sho/ld lo6e !rabs beca/se of three thin0s% am from !rabs% -/ran is in !rabic and lan0/a0e of Paradise shall be !rabic:. 11G. Prophet4 5ompanion OTHM!& ) & H!LL!& % May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that Prophet P)*H said +One .ho 7eeps hatred a0ainst !rabs% .ill not recei6e my intercession on the last day and .ill not lo6e him:

113. Prophet4 5ompanion *M!> ) & ,H!TT!)% May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that Prophet P)*H said +Jo/ sho/ld respect my 5ompanions% beca/se they are )est of people and after that .ho shall come and then .ho shall come after them: +Then falsehood shall raise its head% people .o/ld ta7e oaths .itho/t as7in0% one .ho see7s Paradise sho/ld stay .ith con0re0ation% beca/se Satan attac7s one .ho is c/t off from con0re0ation:

+&o one sho/ld be alone .ith any stran0e .omen% beca/se the third of them is Satan: +Si0n of belief is that one lo6es 0ood thin0s and disli7es bad thin0s: 1B9. Prophet4 5ompanion =!) > ) & !)D*""!H% May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that Prophet P)*H said +One .ho has seen me #in state of belief M*-$% or .hom ha6e seen #in state of belief M*-$% hell fire shall not to/ch him.: The prophet P)*H said + f !)* )!,> is present in any 0ro/p% it is

not ri0ht to ma7e any one else to lead the prayers:. The Prophet P)*H said +)y .ho holds my So/lK O *M!>% .hen Satan sees yo/ 0oin0 in any .ay% he lea6es that .ay and 0oes into another .ay: 1B2. Prophet4 5ompanion C! D ) & !>-!M % May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that once Prophet P)*H .as close to .ell in a place called ,H*M #.hich is bet.een Ma77ah and Madina and the incident happened .hen Prophet P)*H .as ret/rnin0 after performin0 his last pil0rima0e M*-$% he stood /p to 0i6e sermon.

He said many thin0s amon0st .hich .as: + am a man li7e yo/% it is possible that !llah4s messen0er #i.e. an0el of death M*-$ come and heed to his re?/est #i.e. die M*-$% lea6e amon0st yo/ t.o thin0s% if yo/ stic7 to them yo/ shall ne6er 0o astray% one is -/ran and my family. as7 yo/ to treat them .ell% as7 yo/ to treat them .ell% as7 yo/ to treat them .ell: #The Prophet P)*H repeated it three times M*-$.

1B8 Prophet4 5ompanion !)D*""!H ) & *M!>% May !llah be pleased .ith him narrated that Prophet

P)*H said +Similit/de of a0e of my follo.ers and of other nations is li7e bet.een !fternoon prayer and s/nset #i.e. a 6ery short time compared to .hole day M*-$. +O/r similit/de .ith =e.s and 5hristians is li7e some one .ho as7ed +.ho shall .or7 in my 0arden /pto &oon on the .a0e of one -! >!T #a coin M*-$. =e.s a0reed to .or7 and they .or7ed in the 0arden /pto &oon Time:

+Then he as7ed .ho shall .or7 in my 0arden till afternoon on the .a0e of One -! >!T? The

5hristians a0reed to .or7 and they .or7ed till !fternoon:. +Then he as7ed +.ho shall .or7 in my 0arden from !fternoon till the settin0 of s/n on the .a0e of T.o -! >!T?. Jo/ are the people .ho a0reed and yo/ .ill 0et T.o -! >!T as .a0es: +=e.s and 5hristians 0ot an0ry and said +We .or7ed more than them:. !llah replied + did not red/ce any thin0 from yo/r .a0es. This is my bo/nty% 0i6e more to .hom .ish: +!* ,!M! -!!" !"! H !" S!"!T W! S!"!!M #Prophet P)*H said these or similar .ords$

With this% this narration% came to end. May !llah accept it and for0i6e any mista7e in translation and narration from my side - M*-