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The Sealed Nectar

 The Sealed Nectar by Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman

The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) used to do much prayer, fasting, dhikr, supplication and other kinds of worship. And when he performed an act of worship he would continue with it and do it regularly. `A'ishah reported, "When he (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) missed his night prayers due to pain or something else he (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) would pray twelve rak`ahs the next day." (Muslim)

The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) returned to Makkah after the people of Taif

had met him with disdain and ridicule. He (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) entered it under the protection of al-Mut`im ibn `Adiyy.

The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) knew the reality of this world, its brevity and its temporary nature. So he (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) lived in it not in affluence but as a poor person, enduring hunger one day with patience and eating one day with gratitude.

He (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) made clear to his Ummah the danger of worldly temptations and of becoming submerged in its desires and its pleasures. He (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) said,

When persecution of the Prophet's (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) companions increased severely, he (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) gave them permission to emigrate from Makkah to Madinah. He (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) was now assured that his da`wah had spread there and that it had become a suitable place to receive the emigrants. The believers began to emigrate in groups, one after another.

In Ramadhan of the second year after the Hijrah, the great battle of Badr took place. Its immediate cause was that the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) went out with 313 men to intercept a large caravan of the Quraysh that was on its way back from Syria. Abu Sufyan(may Allah be pleased with them), the caravan's leader, was extremely alert and cautious. He would ask everyone he met about the Muslims' movements.

When the Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) entered Madinah, its people welcomed him with gladness and cordiality. There was no house he passed but that its owner would take hold of his camel's rope and urge him to stay with him. But he (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) apologized to each of them and said, "Let her go, for she is commanded [by Allah]." The she-camel kept on walking until it reached the place of his masjid where it sat down.

The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) was the most courageous of people. This is evidenced by the fact that he stood against the unbelievers by himself, calling for tawheed and sincere worship of Allah(Almighty) alone. All the unbelievers opposed him and were united in waging war against him. They abused him severely and plotted to kill him several times but that did not terrify or dissuade him; rather, it increased his persistence in da`wah and adherence to the truth that had come to him.

The battle of Uhud took place in Shawwal of the third year after the Hijrah. After their nobles had been killed at Badr and they had suffered a calamity the likes of which they had never suffered before, the Quraysh were bent on revenge to restore their lost prestige. So Abu Sufyan(may Allah be pleased with them)began to incite them against the Muslims and recruit various factions. He gathered around three thousand men from the Quraysh and their allies, accompanied by their women to prevent them from fleeing and urge them on.

The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) was gentle with his Ummah. He was never given a choice between two things but that he chose the easier of them in order to avoid difficulty for his people. He (Peace and blessings of Allah upon him) said,

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