He, (PBUH) made fulfilling their needs a pri- ority

Under category: How He treated them?

Anas ibn Maalik narrated

that a woman came to the Messenger of Al- lah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and said: “O Messenger of Allah, I have something which I need you to fulfill.” He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “O Umm [mother of] so and so, tell me which of the alleys you want me to stand with you in [so that people cannot hear her questions], so that I may fulfill your need [i.e. reply to your inquiries].” So he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, stood with her in one of the alleys (where people could still see them but could not hear them) and replied to all her inquiries.1

This shows the humbleness of the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and his kindness with this woman who needed to ask him and needed his help. It also reflects his leniency and care for those who need- ed him.

Anas ibn Maalik said:

“A young girl from Madinah would go and take the hand of the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and he would not take his hand out of her hand until she took him wherever she wished to take him.”2

Ibn Hajar said: “Taking him by his hand and walking with him, shows that the slave was able to lead him to any place she wanted and that he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would not refuse, even if she were to take him outside the city boundaries of Madinah if that would fulfill the need.  This shows his humbleness and that he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was free from any arrogance.”3

To reconcile between the narration which mentions a female taking hold of his hand, and other narrations which report that he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, did not touch unrelated women, the scholars said that she was young and had not reached the age of puberty yet.


المراجع

  1.  Reported by Muslim (2326).
  2.  Reported by Ahmad (11530) and Al-Bukhaari (6072). 
  3.  Fat-h Al-Baari (424/1).