اللهم صل وسلم على نبينا محمد!
قال العلامة ابن القيم رحمه الله :
كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يمرُّ على الصبيان فيُسلم عليهم, وكان إذا أكل لعق أصابعه الثلاث, وكان يكون في بيته في خدمة أهله, ولم يكن ينتقم لنفسه قط, وكان يعود المريض, ويشهد الجنازة, ويركب الحمار, ويجيب دعوة العبد. وكان يخصف نعله, ويُرقِّع ثوبه, ويحلب الشاة لأهله, ويعلف البعير, ويأكل مع الخادم, ويجالس المساكين, ويمشى مع الأرملة واليتيم في حاجتهما, ويبدأ من لقيه بالسلام, ويجيب دعوة من دعاه ولو إلى أيسر شيءٍ. وكان هين المؤنة, لين الخُلق, كريم الطبع جميل المعاشرة, طلق الوجه, بساماً, متواضعاً من غير ذلةٍ, جواداً من غير سرفٍ, رقيق القلب, رحيماً بكل مسلمٍ, خافض الجناح للمؤمنين, لين الجانب لهم. اللهم ارزقنا التواضع, واجعلنا من عبادك المتواضعين.
كتبه / فهد بن عبدالعزيز بن عبدالله الشويرخ
Among the examples of the Prophet’s ﷺ humility as listed by Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله in Madaarij as-Saalikeen:
-He ﷺ would pass by a group of children and say salaam to them. He didn’t feel like he was too important or busy to be kind to the youth
-He ﷺ would lick the 3 fingers he ate with after eating. He was not like the kings and rulers of the dunya who felt themselves to be too high and mighty for certain things
-He ﷺ would have a habit of serving his household. He didn’t exercise his indisputable authority over people and have them do everything for him
-He ﷺ would never take revenge against anyone who wronged him
-He ﷺ would invariably take time out to go and visit the sick muslims
-He ﷺ would routinely attend and participate in the funeral prayers and burials
-He ﷺ would ride a donkey as transportation, never seeing himself as too noble or great to be seen on a lowly animal
-He ﷺ would answer slaves whenever they called or asked of him. He did not treat them poorly or ignore their requests because of the societal distinction between him and the slaves
-He ﷺ would patch up and repair his own clothes and sandals. He was never so full of himself that he’d make others do it for him, or have brand new clothin…
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