Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 860
CHAPTER 36 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Contentment and Unpretentiousness 860 up for Tahajjud ," 7 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa used to dress plainly and when required, did not feel embarrassed about patching it. Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra relates, "The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa offered S al a t while wearing a new shirt which had some decoration on it. This shirt distracted him during the S al a t. After the S al a t he said, "Return this shirt to Ab u Jahm (the trader) and get me a simple shawl made in the town of Anbaj a n, so the design would not distract my attention during S al a t. 8 He enjoyed the times of kingship and affluence, but his simple life never changed. He never had a court or royal robes. He returned to his Creator in this state of simplicity. Once Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra showed a rough thick cotton sheet and lion cloth to Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra and said that these were the clothes which the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was wearing at the time of his death. 9 Hadrat ‘Umar ra relates, "When the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa stayed away from his wives for one month and lived in the upper part of the house, I went to meet him. I saw him lying down on the bare mat which did not have any sheet or quilt on it and the rough mat had made marks on his body. He was sitting while leaning on a pillow filled with date palm leaves. I looked around the room and by God there was nothing in the room except three dry hides. I