Ways of The Prophet (S.A.W)

by Sheikh Muhammad Abdul Hai Arifi

PARTICULAR SALAAH OF THE PROPHET (SallAllahu Alaihi Wa Sallam)

It has been narrated by Hadrat Ata that once he asked Hadrat Aishah (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anha) to tell him some very very curious thing about the Prophet (SallAllahu Alaihi Wa Sallam). She said:

“There was nothing about the Prophet that was not extremely curious.” Then she added: “One night when he came to sleep in my apartment and lay down wrapped up in my quilt But soon after he got up saying that he wanted to perform Salaah. Then he performed wudu and performed Salaah. But he soon began to weep and wept so much that tears ran down to his chest. Then he bowed for rukü and continued weeping. On getting up from Sajdah he kept on weeping and did so till the morning, when Bilal came to call him for Salaah. I asked him: “O ALLAH’s Messenger! Why did you weep so much for ALLAH (Magnified be his Glory) has forgiven all your sins (past and present)?” He replied, “Should I not be a thankful servant of ALLAH? Then he added why should I not have done so when the following verses have been revealed to me today. He then recited:

                                  

                              [Khasail -e- Nabavi, Madarij -Un- Nubuwah]