Odyssey of Sacrifice — Page 19
! 21 Now, let us examine how the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) spent the period of his life when he had the most wealth. Once the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) received 70,000 Dirham s , and this amount wa s the most the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) ever received in his life. He put all of this money on the prayer mat and started spending it and didn’t stop until he spent all of this money in the way of Allah. During thi s interval, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) gave something to each and every one who came to him until he spent all of this wealth. In another narration, it is mentioned that it was 90,000 Dirh am s. We have examined the beginning of his marital life how he spent all of his wealth and slaves in the way of Allah. We have enjoyed exa mining how the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) spent graciously when he had a lot of wealth. Now, let us see how the Holy P rophet Muhammad (sa) spent his wealth in his final days. Hadrat Sahl bin Sa ’d (ra) nar rates that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) had put 7 Dinar s w ith his wife, Hadrat Ayesha (ra). In his final ill ness he asked Hadrat Ayesha (ra) about those Dinar s. She rep lied that she still has them. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) asked her to spend them in the way of Allah. After commanding her, he went into the state of u nconsciousness. Hadrat Ayesha (ra) became preoccupied taking care of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa). When he regained consciousn ess, he asked Hadrat Ayesha (ra) if she had donated those 7 Dinar s. She replied in the negative. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) asked for them and counted them in his hands and said, “What would it say about the trust of Muhammad (sa) on his Lord if he left this world with these Dinar s in his possession ? ” Then, the Holy Prophet