Can you imagine that
nowadays we sleep on a royal beds and furniture as shown in below picture,
Do you know about the Mattress of Prophet
Muhammad(saw)?
Lets have a look on it!
" Today Topic Is Mattress of Prophet Muhammad(saw) "
Muhammad(saw) is a Humble man. Loves a Simple Life.
Here are the Hadiths,
Narated By 'Aisha (radi Allahu anha): The bed
mattress of the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) was made of a leather
case stuffed with palm fibres. [Bukhari Volumn 008, Book 076, Hadith Number
463. ]
There is another hadith narrated by Umar bin
Al-Khattab to Ibn Abbas (Radi Allahu Anhuma), sharing the last part of the
hadith:
Then I put on my clothes and went to Allah's
Apostle's residence, and behold, he was staying in an upper room of his to
which he ascended by a ladder, and a black slave of Allah's Apostle was
(sitting) on the first step. I said to him, 'Say (to the Prophet ) 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab is here.' Then the Prophet admitted me and I narrated the story to
Allah's Apostle. When I reached the story of Um Salama, Allah's Apostle smiled
while he was lying on a mat made of palm tree leaves with nothing between him
and the mat. Underneath his head there was a leather pillow stuffed with palm
fibres, and leaves of a saut tree were piled at his feet, and above his head
hung a few water skins. On seeing the marks of the mat imprinted on his side, I
wept. He said.' 'Why are you weeping?' I replied, "O Allah's Apostle!
Caesar and Khosrau are leading the life (i.e. Luxurious life) while you,
Allah's Apostle though you are, is living in destitute". The Prophet then
replied. 'Won't you be satisfied that they enjoy this world and we the
Hereafter?' " [Bukhari 435]
Four Folds Or Two?
Umm ul-Mumineen Hafsa (radi Allahu anha) was
asked: “What kind of bed did you make for the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa
sallam) in your house?” She replied: “There was a canvas cloth which we used to
fold up and spread under the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam). One day, I
thought that if I folded the cloth into four layers it would make a rather soft
bed. So I folded up the canvas into four layers and spread it for the Prophet
(sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) to sleep on. The next morning the Prophet (sal
Allahu alaihi wa sallam) enquired, ‘What was it that you spread beneath me last
night?’ I replied, ‘It was the same canvas cloth. However, I had folded it up
into four layers to make a softer bed.’ The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa
sallam) said, ‘No, keep it folded in two layers. The softness of the bed proved
a hindrance in rising up for Tahajjud prayers last night.’” [Shamail Tirmidhi]
The burden of prophet-hood was a heavy one.
Tahajjud prayers, to wake up in the middle of the night and pray, was
obligatory for our Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam). He accepted Allah’s
decree for him to be a Prophet but it entailed great hardship for him and his
family in the life of this world. It included renunciation of its pleasures, to
the extent even of a soft bed.
But he
(sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) bore every difficulty with determination and
patience so that Islam could reach me. He (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam)
accepted all of his rewards on credit. He didn’t ask Allah (subhana wa ta’ala)
to give him anything in cash. That is why Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) has
reserved the highest and best station in Jannah (Waseela) for him. We should ask
Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) to grant Rasul Allah this place as a show of our
appreciation for how he lived for our sake. It is a part of the recommended Dua
to make after hearing the Adhan.
