Fellowships

1) Muhammed (pbuh) as a husband:

From Muhammed's sayings:

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reported, the Prophet (pbuh) said "among the believers who show most perfect faith are those who have best disposition and are kindest to their wives"………..narrated by Al-Tirmithi

From Muhammed's life:

Amro (may Allah be pleased with him ) reported that the Prophet (pbuh) was asked about the person he loves most. He replied that it is Aisha. The man said "from men?". He replied "her father".

2) Muhammed (pbuh) as a father:

From Muhammed's sayings :

Abu-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a man came telling him that he has a wife and that his mother orders him to divorce her, and asked him what should he do? he replied that he had heard theProphet (pbuh) saying that the parents represent the middle door to paradise, so you are free to keep this opportunity or lose it…….narrated by Al-Tirmithi

From Muhammed's life:

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's messenger (pbuh) entered his house while his son ibarhim was in his last breathes. The eyes of Allah's Messenger started shedding tears. Abu-Rahman Ibn Auf said "o Allah's apostle, even you are weeping!" he said "o Ibn Auf, this is mercy". Then he wept more & said "the eyes are shedding tears and the heart grieves and we shall not say except what pleases our lord. o ibrahim, indeed we are grieved by being separated from you"……narrated by Al-Bukhari.

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that while Allah's Messenger (pbuh) was in his last breathes he was distressed. Fatima (may Allah bless her) said "o father, how distressed you are!". He (pbuh) said "your father will suffer no distress after today". When he passed away she said "o father who has answered Allah's call. O father who will dwell in paradise. O father we announce your death to gabriel". When he (pbuh) was buried she said "how could you possibly pour dust on Allah's messenger"……narrated by Al-Bukhari.

3) Muhammed (pbuh) as a grandfather:

From Muhammed's sayings:

Amr Ibn Shoeib (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said "those who do not show mercy to our young ones & do not realize the rights of our elders do not belong to us".

From Muhammed's life:

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) was kissing Al-Hasan Ibn Ali while Al-Akra' Ibn Habes was with him. Al-Akra' said "i have 10 children whom i have never kissed". Allah's apostle (pbuh) said "he who does not show mercy, gets no mercy"……….agreed upon.

4) Muhammed (pbuh) with children:

From Muhammed's sayings:

Aisha reported that a poor woman with her 2 daughters came visiting her. Aisha gave them 3 dates.The mother gave each of her daughters a date & while she was about to eat hers one of her daughters asked her for another, so she divided hers in 2 halves and gave her half and ate the other. Aisha said i admired her attitude and narrated what she did to Allah's Messenger (pbuh) who said "Allah (the almighty) has grated her paradise or she was spared going to hell as a result of this"……….narrated by Muslim.

Rreported by Abu-Kutada Al Harith, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet pbuh said: “when i get up for prayer i want to take my time in it, but when i hear a child crying i hurry up in my prayer in the fear of disturbing his mother (who is praying behind me)”. narrated by Buckhari.

from Muhammed's life:

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he used to greet the children as he used to see Allah's Messenger (pbuh) doing the same………..agreed upon.

Anas also reported that the young girls in Madinah used to take Allah's Messenger (pbuh) by hand wherever they want………….narrated by Al-Bukhari

5) Muhammed (pbuh) with women:

From Muhammed's sayings:

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (pbuh) said: "among the believers who show most perfect faith are those who have best disposition and are kindest to their wives"………..narrated by Al-Tirmidhi.

From Muhammed's sayings :

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: " a believing man should not hate his believing wife, if he dislikes one of her traits, he will be pleased with another"……….narrated by Muslim.

Abdullah Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger said: "the whole world is a provision, and the best object of benefit from the world is the pious woman"………narrated by Muslim.

From Muhammed's life:

Al-Aswad Ibn Yazid said "i asked Aisha about what Allah's Messenger (pbuh) used to do at home?" she said "he (pbuh) was always serving his family till prayer time comes then he goes to the prayer"………….narrated by Al-Bukhari.

A man from bani Sawa' asked Aisha about the behavior of Allah's Messenger (pbuh). She replied "don’t you read the Quran describing him that he has the most noble manners. She said "Allah's messenger (pbuh) was with his companions, so i made him some food & also Hafsa did the same but she preceded me. so, i told my servant to go & break Hafsa's platter. She went on and sis what i told her in the presence of Allah's Messenger (pbuh). The food was scattered on the ground and he (pbuh) gathered it and ate it with his companions. He then took my platter and ordered my servant to give it to Hafsa saying "a platter in place of yours and the food is for you to eat". Aisha commented that despite of her act, Allah's messenger (pbuh) never showed her that he was angry from her……….sunan Ibn Majah.

6) Muhammed (pbuh) with his relatives:

From Muhammed's sayings:

Anas Ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him )reported that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: "whoever loves that he be granted more wealth and that his lease of life be prolonged then he should keep good relations with his kinship"……………agreed upon.

From Muhammed's life:

Anas B. Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Abu Talha was the one among the Ansar of Medina who possessed the largest property and among his property he valued most his garden known as bairaha' which was opposite the Mosque, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) often visited it and he drank of its sweet water. When this verse was revealed:" you will never attain righteousness till you give freely of what you love" (Al-Imran. 92), Abu Talha got up and, going to Allah's messenger (peace be upon him), said: Allah says in his book:" you will never attain righteousness till you give freely of what you love," and the dearest of my property is bairaha' so i give it as sadaqa to Allah from whom i hope for reward. The Messenger (peace be upon him) said: bravo, that is profit earning property. i have heard what you have said, but i think you should spend it on your nearest relatives. So Abu Talha distributed it among the neatest relatives and his cousins on his father's side…….agreed upon.

7) Muhammed (pbuh) as a visitor:

From Muhammed's sayings:

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reported  that theProphet (pbuh) said: a person visited his brother in another town and Allah deputed an angel to wait for him on his way and when he came to him he said: where do you intend to go? he said: I intend to go to my brother in this town. he said: have you done any favor to him (the repayment of which you intend to get)? he said: No, except this that i love him for the sake of Allah, the exalted and glorious. thereupon he said: I am a messenger to you from, Allah: (to inform you) that Allah loves you as you love him (for his sake)…….narrated by Muslim

From Muhammed's life:

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger (pbuh) said to Gabriel "what prevents you from visiting us more often?" in reply to this the following verse was revealed "and we (angels) descend not except by the command of your lord (o Muhammed). To him belongs what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between those two; and your lord is never forgetful -"……….Surat Mariam (64)……narrated by Al-Bukhari.

8-With the orphans:

From Muhammed's sayings:

Sahl Ibn Sa'ad (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: "I and the person, who looks after an orphan and provides for him, will be in paradise like this" putting his index and middle finger together………narrated by Al-Bukhari.

From Muhammed's life :

Abu Hurraira (may Allah be pleased with him )reported that a man came to Allah's Messenger (pbuh) complaining of having a hard heart, Allah's messenger (pbuh) replied "if you want your heart to be softened then donate food to the needy and rub over an orphan's head"……….Musnad Ahmed.

9-With the needy:

From Muhammed's sayings:

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said "the worst food is that of a banquet to which the needy are not invited and those who are not in need are invited. ………narrated by Muslim.

In another version of the same Hadith that is mentioned in both Al-Bukhari and Muslim, Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said "the worst food is that of a banquet to which the rich are invited and the poor are not".

Abu Darda' Oeimer (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said "take care of the weak, because the weak are the reason behind your being granted victory and wealth"………narrated by Abu Dawood.

From Muhammed's life :

Abu Hubaira Ibn Amro Al-Muzni (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Abu Sufian came across a crowd which included Salman, Soheib and Belal. They told him "the swords of Allah did not take enough of Allah's enemy (meaning Abu Sufian). Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said "do you dare saying that to the Sheikh of Quraish and their master?"…..then came Allah's Messenger (pbuh) and said to Abu Bakr "Abu Bakr you might have annoyed them, if you did so, then you would be annoying Allah ". Abu Bakr came to them saying "o brothers, have i annoyed you?"…..they replied "no, may Allah forgive you brother"………..narrated by Muslim

10-with his neighbors

From Muhammed's sayings:

The Prophet (pbuh) said, "by Allah, he does not believe! by Allah, he does not believe! by Allah, he does not believe!" it was said, "who is that, o Allah's apostle?" he said, "that person whose neighbor does not feel safe from his evil doing".........agreed upon

In another version narrated by Muslim, Allah's ,Messenger (pbuh) said "he whose neighbor does not feel safe from his evil doings will not be admitted to heaven".

Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said "anybody who believes in Allah and the judgment day should not harm his neighbor, and anybody who believes in Allah and the judgment day should entertain his guest generously and anybody who believes in Allah and the judgment day should talk what is good or keep quiet"……….agreed upon.

From Muhammed's life:

Abu Dhar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said: "O Aba Dhar, if you cook soup, make a lot of it and give your neighbors"…….narrated by Muslim.

In another version Abu Dhar said "my intimate friend (pbuh) advised me "if you cooked soup then make more of it and give your neighbors some of it".

Abdu Allah Ibn Omar(may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's apostle (pbuh) said: "The best of friends are those who are most beneficial to their friends. The best of neighbors are those who are most beneficial to their neighbors"……….narrated by Al-Tirmidhi.

11-With the parents:

From Muhammed's sayings:

 Aman came asking Allah's Messenger (pbuh) "o Allah's apostle, who is the person most deserving of my friendly companionship?" he (pbuh) replied "your mother", the man said "then who?' he (pbuh) replied "your mother", the man said "then who?", he (pbuh) replied "your mother"……the man said "then who?"…….. he (pbuh) replied "your father".

In another version: A man came asking Allah's Messenger (pbuh) about the person who is most deserving of my friendly, careful companionship. The Prophet (pbuh) said "your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father then your closer kinship".

Asma'a Bint Abu Bakr Al-Siddik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that she asked Allah's Apostle (pbuh) whether or not she should keep good relations with her mother who was still polytheist at the time. He replied "yes keep good relations with her"…………..agreed upon.

From Muhammed's life :

It was narrated that Abu Hurraira said to some companions of Allah's Messenger (pbuh) "by Allah, any believer who will ever hear about me will love me"…..a companion asked him "how you know that abu hurraira?" he replied "my mother was a polytheist and i was calling her to islam and she was always refusing. Once i called her to Islam again and she said very bad words about Allah's Messenger (pbuh). I came crying to the Prophet (pbuh) and told him what happened between me and my mother and asked him to pray to Allah to guide my mother to Islam. Allah's Messenger (pbuh) said" O Allah, guide Abu Hurraira's mother to the right path".

I ran to my mother to bring to her the good news of the Prophet's (pbuh) prayer for her. When i came to her door, i heard the sound of water and her footsteps. She said "Abu Hurraira, stay where you are". Then she came opening the door with her clothes on saying:" I testify that there's no God but Allah, and that Mohammed is his Messenger".

Abu Hurraira said i went running with joy to Allah's Messenger (pbuh) and said "O Allah's Messenger cheer up for Allah  has answered your prayer and has guided my mother to the right path". I then asked Allah's apostle (pbuh) to pray for Allah (the almighty) to make all the believers love me and my mother and to make us love them. Allah's messenger (pbuh) said "o Allah, please let the believers love Abu Hurraira and his mother and make them love all believers"…….from that time, Abu Hurriara said that whenever any believer hears or seas me or my mother he loves us………Musnad Ahmed (part 2/page319).