Times when the Prophet (saw) cried, laughed and smiled. Did his eyes even twinkle?

s.b.f —

Please contribute any stories about times about when Muhammed ﷺ cried and laughed. Or any stories that you've read and heard that you like, your favorite ones etc etc.


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s.b.f — Fri, 8 May 2009 - 03:11

He ﷺ generally used to smile rather than laugh Aisha, (wife of the Messenger of Allah) said: I never saw the Messenger of Allah laugh fully to such an extent that I could see his uvula. He would only smile, ... [Sunan Abu Dawood, Vol. 3, #5079]


s.b.f — Tue, 26 May 2009 - 22:14

THE PROPHET'S VISIT TO TAIF:


Abu Talib and Khadija were the main supporters of the Prophet (SAW). It was so destined that they passed away within a few days of each other, leaving the Prophet ﷺ to lament the bereavement. He had lost a caring uncle and a loving wife.


The enemies were now relieved, because Abu Talib was no more to protect. A few days after Abu Talib's death, when the Prophet was once passing through a lane, a woman emptied her garbage from a window upon his head. He returned home with his head soiled. His young daughter Fatima sat beside him, consoling and washing off the dirt.


As things became intolerable in Makkah, the Prophet ﷺ decided to move to Taif where he thought he would convey the message of Allah to the tribe of Thaqeef. Taif was known for its pleasant climate and beautiful scenery.


The Prophet ﷺ knew very well that people at Taif were no different from Makkahns. They also worshipped idols and were in constant contact with the people in Makkah. But he did not despair. As he entered Taif, and proclaimed his prophet hood, people jeered at him. One said: "God did not find anyone else for His message except you?" Another said: "I must be naive or a thief if I believed you to be a prophet." And so it went on.


Then in order to prevent him from preaching Islam, people of Taif set a group of children and vagabonds behind him. They pestered him and threw stones at him. Tired, forsaken and wounded, he sought refuge in a nearby garden. It belonged to Atabah and Shaibab, two wealthy chiefs of Quraish. They were both there when the Prophet entered and sat under a distant tree. He was alone.



Then he raised his face towards heaven and prayed: "O Allah! I raise unto you my complaint for my weakness, my helplessness, and for the ridicule to which I have been subjected. O Merciful of all the Mercifuls! You are the Master of all oppressed people, You are my God! So to whom would You consign me? To the strangers who would ill-treat me, or to the enemies who have an upper hand over me?

If whatever has befallen me is not because of Your wrath, then I fear not. No doubt, the field of Your security and care is wide enough for me. I seek refuge in Your light which illuminates darkness and straightens the affairs of this

world and hereafter, that Your displeasure and wrath may not descend upon me. For the sake of Your pleasure, I remain pleased and resigned to my fate. No change in this world occurs without Your Will."


Atabah and Shaibah were watching. They sent for their servant named Adaas and gave him a plate full of grapes. "Take this to that man under the tree," they ordered.


Adaas was a Christian. He brought the grapes to the Prophet ﷺ and bid him eat. As the Prophet ﷺ picked a bunch he said: "Bismillahir Rahmaanir Rahiim," (In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate).


Adaas had never heard this before. He was impressed by it, because the man was invoking mercy and compassion of Allah in spite of his desolate state.


"Who are you?" he asked.


"I am the Prophet of God. Where do you come from?"


The servant said: I am Adaas, a Christian. I come from Nainava."


"Nainava? You come from a place where my brother Yunus b. Mati lived," the Prophet said. Adaas was surprised to hear the name.


"What do you know of Yunus? Here no one seems to know him. Even in Nainava there were hardly ten people who knew his father's name."


The Prophet said: "Yes, I know him because just like me, he was a Prophet of God."


Adaas fell on his knees before the Prophet, kissed his hand and embraced Islam.


Dawud — Wed, 27 May 2009 - 10:57

[quote=s.b.f]As the Prophet ﷺ picked a bunch he said: "Bismillahir Rahmaanir Rahiim," (In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate).


Adaas had never heard this before. He was impressed by it, because the man was invoking mercy and compassion of Allah in spite of his desolate state.[/quote]

Excellent, excellent...So the Tasmiyyah is a a state of mind, an attitude towards life.


[quote]

"Where are you from?"[/quote]

Who are you? What is in your heart?


[quote]

The servant said: I am Adaas, a Christian. I come from Nainava."


"Nainava? You come from a place where my brother Yunus b. Mati lived," the Prophet said. Adaas was surprised to hear the name.


"What do you know of Yunus? Here no one seems to know him. Even in Nainava there were hardly ten people who knew his father's name."

[/quote]

Adaas was surprised to hear the name.

"No one here seems to know him, here."

"Tell me of Yunus."


[quote]

The Prophet said: "Yes, I know him because just like me, he was a Prophet of God."


Adaas fell on his knees before the Prophet, kissed his hand and embraced Islam.[/quote]

Adaas was lost in a land far from his home. Then, by providence, he found a man who knew of his home and further, knew the story of his home. Then he found his place in the story and the home entered his heart. You are our home, Ya Muhammad. Sallallaahu alaika wa sallam.


Ya'qub — Wed, 27 May 2009 - 11:47

Yunus (Jonah) (as) is the only prophet mentioned in the Bible who wasn't in the same lineage as the Children of Israel.


If Joie is around, could he please explain this? Basically why God would only send one prophet to Nineveh (modern day Iraq) when all the other prophets were sent to just one race of people... and all other people around the world (China, India, Africa, America) didn't get any prophets sent to them. I mean to ask this honestly; if there is reasoning behind it or something. It just seems really interesting to me. Thanks


Ya'qub — Thu, 28 May 2009 - 17:25

[quote=You]well it means something like "In the name of God, the most merciful, the beneficient", so I assume it means that the person is always thinking the latter two parts, being grateful.[/quote]


No, it means doing everything for the sake of God (or 'in the name of God', which means something very similar).


Dawud — Thu, 28 May 2009 - 23:04

[quote=Ya'qub][quote=You]well it means something like "In the name of God, the most merciful, the beneficient", so I assume it means that the person is always thinking the latter two parts, being grateful.[/quote]


No, it means doing everything for the sake of God (or 'in the name of God', which means something very similar).[/quote]


No, I meant this:


Adaas had never heard this before. He was impressed by it, because the man was invoking mercy and compassion of Allah in spite of his desolate state.


That is, Adaas understood that the invocation of God, by his attributes Merciful and Clement, was appropriate only for someone who had a connection to mercy and clemency. Therefore the frequent reciters of the tasmiyyah, according to Adaas' understanding, should view life from the perspectives of mercy and clemency and further cultivate attitudes of mercy and clemency.