Simplicity Of The Prophet

• "Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) was a very simple person

and spent all his life in simplicity. He was very unceremonious
and informal in his habits. He ate whatever he was given, wore
very thick and coarse cloth, even when he was the ruler of a state
and undisputed leader of the people. He sat on the floor, bare
ground or a mat without any hesitation, alone or in the company
of other people.

He ate bread made from coarse flour and even spent days on
mere dates. He wore simple clothes and did not like display or
show. He was by nature simple and liked simplicity and
informality in everything.
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• Ibn Masud said that God's Messenger slept on a reed mat

and got up with the mark of it on his body. He said, "O
God's Messenger! I wish you would order us to spread
something out for you and make something." The Prophet
replied, "What have I to do with the world, I am like a
rider who rests for a while under the shade of a tree, then
goes off and leaves it." Ubaid-Allah bin Muhsin reported
God's Messenger as saying, "If anyone among you is
secure in mind in the morning, healthy in body and has
food for the day, it is as though the whole world has been
brought into his Possession."
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• Abu Hurairah reported God's Messenger as

saying, "Look at those who are inferior to
you and do not look at those who are
superior to you, for that is more likely to
keep you from despising God's Favour on
you." Abu Talha said, "When we
complained to God's Messenger of hunger
and raised our clothes to show we were
each carrying a stone over our belly, he
raised his clothes and showed that he had
two stones on his belly."
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• He liked simple living and wanted his family to

lead a simple life and abstain from ostentatious
living. He often wore thick clothes. His bed was
sometimes of rough blanket sometimes of skin
filled with palm fibers and sometimes of ordinary
coarse cloth.. In the ninth year of Al-Hijrah, when
the Islamic state had extended from Yemen to
Syria, its ruler had only one bed and one dry
water-bag of skin. A'isha reported that when he
died, there was nothing in the house to eat except
some barley.
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• Once Umar entered Muhammad's house and noticed the state of
the furniture in it. Muhammad himself had only one sheet of cloth
round him to cover the lower part of his body. There was one
simple bed, with one pillow filled with nut fiber; on one side of
the room was some barley and in one corner near his feet was an
animal skin. There were some water-bag skins hanging beside his
bed. Umar said that on seeing this tears came into his eyes. God's
Messenger asked the reason for his tears. He replied, "O God's
Messenger! Why shouldn't I cry! The strings of the bed have left
marks on your body. This is a small room with all your furniture;
I can see what there is. The Kaiser of Rome and Kisra of Persia
enjoy luxurious living while you, God's Messenger, and the
Chosen One, live like this." He said, "Ibn Khattab! Don't you like
that they choose this world and we choose the Hereafter?".
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• In short, Muhammad lived and liked a

simple life and enjoyed every minute of it.
He taught his companions, through his
personal example, to lead a simple life and
not to be ostentatious
Excellence of adopting moderation in dress

• `Amr bin Shu`aib on the authority

of his father and grandfather
reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH)
said, "Allah loves to see the sign of
His Bounties on his slave.''
[At-Tirmidhi].
 Commentary
• A simple dress is commendable if one wears it
as a gesture of humility wining Allah's
Pleasure.
• A fine dress is not impeachable in itself but it
becomes so, if worn with an air of arrogance
and self-importance. On the other hand, an
expression of Divine bounty makes it
praiseworthy.
• In other words, it is the intention which makes
an act good or bad. Alongside the practice of
the example of Messenger of Allah (PBUH), the
sincerity of action and making right intention,
therefore, become indispensable.
 Simplicity of al-Islam
• From al-Hadith: On the authority of Abu Abdullah
Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari (R.A.): A man asked
the Holy Messenger of Allah (s.a.s.) 'Do you think
that if I perform the obligatory prayers, fast in
Ramadhan, treat as lawful that which is lawful and
treat as forbidden that which is forbidden, and do
nothing further, I shall enter Paradise?' He said,
'Yes'.
 Simplicity of al-Islam
• In a time where people seek newfangled, mystical ways to
improve their living situations, they have gone from one
extreme to another. Why search far and wide for
complexities when the answer is very near and simple: Al-
Islam! Pure and uncomplicated.
• Al-Islam! Total submission to the Almighty Creator of us
all. Al-Islam! Total surrender of our wills to the Will of the
Glorious Lord, God, Almighty Allah! Just simple
declaration of the Oneness of Allah and the truth of the
Messengerhood of Sayyidina Muhammad (s.a.s.) removes
years of sins and confusion, and brings peace and calmness
to the heart. Al-Islam: The religion of Peace, Submission
and Oneness.
 Simplicity of al-Islam

• Al-Islam! Total submission to the Almighty

Creator of us all. Al-Islam! Total surrender
of our wills to the Will of the Glorious
Lord, God, Almighty Allah! Just simple
declaration of the Oneness of Allah and the
truth of the Messengerhood of Sayyidina
Muhammad (s.a.s.) removes years of sins
and confusion, and brings peace and
calmness to the heart. Al-Islam: The
religion of Peace, Submission and Oneness.
 Simplicity of al-Islam
• Muslims are not mindless, spineless creatures that follow
blindly the leader or Imam of the locality. Muslims are not
terrorists, heretics, fanatics who believe that just killing
and being killed will afford on Paradise. Muslims are those
who have been given the intelligence to submit and chose
al-Islam as their way of life. They abhor violence, cruelty,
sin, and transgression against the laws of the Almighty
Allah. Muslims hold dear the simple message of the Unity
of Allah brought to us by Hazrats Adam, Noah, Moses,
Abraham, Jesus, and Sayyidina Muhammad, peace and
blessing of Allah be upon them all. And it is this simple
way of life that we invite all to follow for eternal peace
and happiness.
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• Almighty Allah does not ask a lot from us. Just belief in
His Oneness and the Oneness of His message and through
His Messengers, prayer to Him. The performance of
prayers reconfirm your covenant to Almighty Allah.
Abstinence from the unlawful; moderate indulgence in the
lawful. Proper Islamic garments which worn manifest
proudly one's love for Allah and one's humble submission
to His will. Muslim ladies adorning themselves in the
chaddars, veils and long garments, that declare their beliefs
and their modesty. Muslim men with their "humble crowns
of glory" manifest their nobility and grand roles. And the
reward for obeying the commandments of Almighty Allah
is Paradise, forever, with Almighty Allah.
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 Simplicity of al-Islam

• During a time where it seems as if the entire world

has gone mad, and Satan rules supreme, God
Almighty has prescribed a way of life that brings
sense to a senseless world. He has given us the
ammunition to combat evil on all levels and has
taught the secret to success in both this world and
the next. Al-Islam: the ways of Muslims - the true
vicegerents on this earth. The way of all Prophets
of Almighty God. He is One. His Messengerhood
is One. His Message is One. His Way is One.
Simple, pure, unadulterated. Al-Islam: The
Religion of Peace.