Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 13
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 13 their questions and give them advice and guidance at times of Prayer. He would visit his Companions, especially the An sa r, in their homes. 16 He often visited the house of Hadrat Ab u T al ha An sa r i and often spend time in his orchard. 17 After ‘A s r prayer, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would visit his wives. 18 Their houses were situated in one compound close to one another. In the evening, the wives would gather in the house where the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was staying and he would talk to them. After Z uhr, if the circumstances allowed, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa would rest for a while. He said: "Obtain strength for nightly worship through afternoon rest. " 19 He did not like to sleep before ‘Ish a ’ prayer, lest he should miss the prayer. After ‘Ish a ’ he disliked wasting time in gossip and useless talk, but he would at times meet Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra and Hadrat ‘Umar ra late in the night for important consultations. 20 He liked to sleep early and to wind up his work before ‘Ish a ’ so that he could wake up for Tahajjud. 21 He would wake up in the middle of the night and start a heart to heart conversation with his Lord. He offered Tahajjud in all parts of the night, but mostly in the latter third part of it. 22