Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 150
CHAPTER 8 The secrets of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Acceptance of Prayers 150 instructed us to pray even for the most insignificant thing like a shoe string. Every moment of his life was spent in prayer. His pure life is full of hundreds of incidents of acceptance of prayers. Some of these events are mentioned here to instil belief and certainty of the prayers in the hearts. This would enhance our enthusiasm for prayer as it did in Hadrat Zakariyyah's as case. On seeing fruits near Hadrat Maryam as , he prayed and his prayer was accepted. We should pray to God with full certainty and confidence and He will treat us accordingly. Here are some of the incidents of accepted prayers from the life of Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. Prayers for guidance 1. The whole life of our Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was full of prayers, every task he started, he prayed in the beginning and accomplished it with prayers. In the early days when he started preaching in Makkah, the opposition was intense. Chiefs of Quraish, ‘Amr bin Hish a m and ‘Umar bin Kha tta b were in the forefront of this opposition. Sentiments of love and kindness stirred the heart of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and he prayed to God in the words: "O All a h bestow honour and strength to Islam with one of these two (whomsoever You like) ‘Amr bin Hish a m and ‘Umar bin