Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 430
CHAPTER 18 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa as a Patron and a Great Teacher 430 replied, "That person said " َ َْ ا ْ حل ُ ﻤ ﺪ ِِّٰ H " and I replied by saying " َ ْ ﻳ َُ ﺮ َ مح ّٰک اH ". You did not say " َ َْ ا ْ حل ُ ﻤ ﺪ ِِّٰ H ", so I did not give a reply. " 33 God Himself was the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's teacher. Besides the Qur’ a nic teachings, the dreams, visions and revelations continued as a source of spiritual guidance. Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "In a dream I was myself brushing my teeth with ‘Misw a k’ (part of the tree branch, used for brushing the teeth) Two men came to me, one was older and the other one younger. I was going to give 'Misw a k' to the younger one when I was told to be considerate towards the older one". So I gave the 'Misw a k' to the older one. 34 The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa always advised us to respect the older people. Etiquette of Eating and Drinking Once water was offered to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He drank it. On his right a child was sitting and on his left an older person. H u du r sa asked the child, "Do you give me permission to give this drink to the older person?" The child replied, "By God, I would not give preference to anyone in receiving benediction from you. " So the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa handed the drink to the child. 35 Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was eating with his Companions. A bedouin came and finished all the food in a few mouthfuls. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa commented