When the Prophet had visited all his wives, he would go back
to the mosque. When he entered, he would offer a short prayer as
greeting to the mosque. He normally offered this prayer near a pillar
called the al-Muhajirin Pillar, which is in the middle of the blessed
area, al-Rawdah. The Prophet often chose that spot to offer his
voluntary prayers.
He would then sit in the mosque, at al-Rawdah, with his back
to ' A'i shah's room. Hi s companions would gather around him. This
meeting was a regular one, known to all so that anyone who wanted
something from the Prophet could come and see him then at the
mosque. There may be a small or large number of his companions
with him, according to the circumstances of each one of them. If
there was only a small number, then they would form a circle
around him. If there were many, they would sit in two rows to his
right and left, so that any newcomer could come up to him, and
anyone who had a question could draw nearer to him.
When he sat with his companions, the Prophet would talk to
them. He was the most eloquent of people. Everyone loved to
listen to him, as his delivery was fine. He spoke neither too fast nor
too slow, choosing to pronounce his words clearly, so that if
anyone wanted to count the number of words he uttered, he would
find no difficulty. ' A'ishah said: "God's messenger did not speak at
length as you do. He spoke very clearly so that anyone who sat to
listen to him could memorize what he said."
He often resorted to dialogue, starting with a question. He
might pose a question so as to raise their interest in finding out the
answer, as when he said: "Shall I tell you which is the gravest of
cardinal sins?" They said: "Please do, messenger of God." He said:
"To associate partners with God, to be undutiful to parents and
perjury." He might put a question in order to draw their attention to a more important meaning that might first spring to mind.
One example was when he asked: "Do you know who is a bankrupt?"
They said: "A bankrupt is a person who has no money or property."
He said: "A bankrupt in my community is someone who
on the Day of Judgement finds himself with a good record of
prayers, fasting, zakat and charity, but during his life on earth he
also abused this person, slandered another, unlawfully took money
from a third, and might have killed someone and beaten another.
He is made to give each one some of his good deeds in
compensati on. If his good deeds are exhausted before he could pay
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A Day in the Life of Prophet Muhammad(SAW)
SpiritualA Study in the Prophet's Daily Programme.