Rabi Post #5
As described by Ali, “his cheerfulness and good character enveloped people such that he became a father to them…”
ﷺ . His concern and love for his Ummah, for each and every Muslim, was greater than that of a parent.
An example of this concern is shown in the hadith of Jabir, he says:
I was with the Prophet in a Ghazwa (Military Expedition) and my camel was slow and exhausted. The Prophet came up to me and said, “O Jabir.” I replied, “Yes?” He said, “What is the matter with you?” I replied, “My camel is slow and tired, so I am left behind.” So, he got down and poked the camel with his stick and then ordered me to ride. I rode the camel and it became so fast that I had to hold it from going ahead of Allah’s Apostle . He then asked me, have you got married?” I replied in the affirmative. He asked, “A virgin or a matron?” I replied, “I married a matron.” The Prophet said, “Why have you not married a virgin, so that you may play with her and she may play with you?” Jabir replied, “I have sisters (young in age) so I liked to marry a matron who could collect them all and comb their hair and look after them.” The Prophet said, “You will reach, so when you reach, be astute.” Then he asked me, “Would you like to sell your camel?” I replied in the affirmative and the Prophet purchased it for one Uqiya of gold. Allah’s Apostle reached before me and I reached in the morning, and when I went to the mosque, I found him at the door of the mosque. He asked me, “Have you arrived just now?” I replied in the affirmative. He said, “Leave your camel and come into (the mosque) and pray two Rakat.” I entered and offered the prayer. He told Bilal to weigh and give me one Uqiya of gold. So Bilal weighed for me fairly and I went away. The Prophet sent for me and I thought that he would return to me my camel which I hated more than anything else. But the Prophet said to me, “Take your camel as well as its price.”
There are so many lessons in this, of them: the beautiful way the Prophet ﷺ gave Jabir charity without making him feel like he was getting charity.
We also see in this how the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wasallam spoke to this young Companion; the concern, goodwill he had for him; looking out for him in the way a parent would.
With all his busyness, he still had time for this. ﷺ .
