Subj: dealings of the Prophet (saw)

asselamu alaikum wr wb sisters.

Jummah Mubarek:-)

here's something...as part of sis net Khutbah :-) ok..i'm just sharing this w/ u all since i think it to be beautiful:-) inshaAllah this posting is just some of many examples of the beautiful qualities of our Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) that we as those who strive to be righteous believers need to learn/know & perhaps share w/ our hubbies. :-)

(my fiance lives in new hampshire & i way back here in windy texas:-( alhamdu'Lilah:-) one of his favorite hobby is studying about the lives/qualities of the Prophets (pbu them all) w/ primary emphasis being on P.Muhammed (pbuh)...u know since the others need more filtering...ie studying the bible (more like hadeeth about Jesus ) to know of P.Jesus(pbuh)'s qualities requieres more keen analysis of what's really from him vs. from his followers. anyway, since i'm not w/ him, he sometimes e-mails things such as follows:)

i have been reading this book, "aswaee-rasool" but it is unfortunately in urdu..but it is very interesting; it talks about the daily things/habits of the prophet... i specially liked the chpter about his dealings with his wives..i will translate most of it for you...these are all based on ahadeeth...

1: he did give divorce but later reconsiled

2: he also got separation without divorce from some of his wives for about a month..

3: he used to lie down with his head on aisha's thighs, and would recite the quraan in this position..even when she would be having her period...

4: after asar prayer he would visit all his wives...they would talk about past events and daily things and he would listen...sometimes he would tell them about some past events from his life. aisha says that he would sit among his wives and talk and laugh and it would not seem that he is a mighty messanger of Allah. but when the time for prayer would come, he would stop everything else..

5: the prophet made love to his wives at different times of the night..

6: he would invite the girls of the ansaar to come to his house and play with aisha. sometimes he would join them. when aisha would drink water from a cup, he would place his lips at the same place where she had placed her lips, and drink water. when she would eat meat off of a bone, he would place his mouth at the same place...

7: once he challenged aisha to a sprint. she beat him as she was young and agile..a few years later he challenged her again and this time he beat her as she had put on some weight..the prophet said " you beat me the first time...today i have taken my revenge " :-)

8: he never shouted at his wives..if he did not like something he just would not talk to them...

9: aisha says that he would always enter the house smiling.

10: aisha says that once she cooked for him..hafsa also cooked for him at the same time. she told her servent to go and drop hafsa's food. the servent did that. the pan in which hafsa brought the food also fell down and broke. the prophet picked up hafsa's food and ate it and told hafsa to take aisha's pan as compensation...

11: aisha says , " i brought harara to the prophet one day. sauda was also there. i asked her to eat it too. for some reason she refused. i said, either you eat it or i will smear it on your face. she refused to eat..so i dipped my hand in the harara and smeared it all over her face. when the prophet saw this he started to laugh. he pinned me down with his hands, and asked sauda to smear my face with harara. she did that, and the prophet started to laugh again."

12: aisha says that the prophet often talked about khadija and that made aisha jealouse. one day she said to the prophet that khadija was old and had lost all her looks; why does he still talk about her when Allah has given him better ones (meaning herself) . the prophet said that Allah has not given him one better than khadija; she was his only friend and believer when the whole world was against him...

13: aisha says that at the time of his death the prophet was lying with his head resting on her chest.

dear love... i wish that these type of things are included in our education curriculum, so that muslims (especially men) know how to treat their wives...there is other stuff about the prophet's life that i will translate for you from time to time....

can u just imagine a husband similar w/ the qualities of our beloved Prophet (pbuh)???? :-) mashaAllah!!!

once more...Jummah Mubarak:-) ma'selamah wr wb.

ps: if anyone of sis-neters wanna share any of my postings for any reason, please feel free to do so, but try to keem my name ananumous somehow. jezakum'Allah khairan.