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Seven Days to Read the Prophet's Biography .To make it easier for our readers and to give everyone a chance to learn about the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), we present the book, Muhammad: God's Messenger, in the form of seven booklets.
Islam came and the prevailing mores were either killing or enslaving the captive. Mores as old and ingrained as history itself, which people lived by at the advent of Islam. Wars then occurred between Islam and its enemies, which involved Muslims falling into captivity and having their freedom entirely taken away.
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Who amongst you is fasting today? Abu Bakr said: I am. He (again) said: Who amongst you followed a funeral procession today? Abu Bakr said: I did. He (the Prophet) again said: Who amongst you served food to the needy? Abu Bakr said: I did. He (again) said: Who amongst you has today visited the sick? Abu Bakr said: I did. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Anyone in whom (these good deeds) are combined will certainly enter paradise.
Some people from amongst the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to the Prophet (PBUH), "O Messenger of Allah, the affluent have made off with the rewards; they pray as we pray, they fast as we fast, and they give [much] in charity by virtue of their wealth." Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "Has not Allah made things for you to give in charity? Truly every tasbeehah [saying: 'subhan-Allah'] is a charity, and every takbeerah [saying: 'Allahu akbar'] is a charity, and every tahmeedah [saying: 'al-hamdu lillah'] is a charity, and every tahleelah [saying: 'laa ilaha illAllah'] is a charity. And commanding the good is a charity, and forbidding an evil is a charity, and in the bud`i [sexual act] of each one
