The society that lived in Mecca in the sixth century was very immoral. We read of a bright youth among them. A society which do not view lying and stealing as evil. A young man who does not lie even for joke. People who use alcohol as holy water or drinking water. One who has never ever tasted alcohol. A community with all sorts of immoral activities. A person who has never even looked at any filth. This is how the Prophet ﷺ grew up in Mecca. We can find a special care of Allah, The Almighty ,behind this ideal life.
We can read an acceptable narration like this, The Quraish are rebuilding the holy Ka'aba. The Prophet ﷺ was among those who carrying stones. Paternal uncle Abbas (RA) was with him. The prevailing custom was to roll their robe and put it on their shoulder for carrying stone. But the Prophet ﷺ was carrying stone on his shoulder without removing his cloth. Compassionate, Abbas (RA) asked "Why don't you just carry stone on your naked shoulder" ? (He refused.) When they were two alone, considering the opinion of his uncle , the Prophet ﷺ began to remove the robe. Immediately fell unconscious. The eyes of the Holy Prophet ﷺ raised towards the sky. He said, "I am forbidden to walk naked. No such attempt was made later.
This incident is also a proof that the Holy Prophet ﷺ was protected from sin even before the proclamation of the prophecy. Imam al-Bukhari also reported this Hadeeth. Before this incident, once he carried stone with children. Then also such an attempt was made. "Wear your clothes," he heard an admonition. Someone from behind hit him hard on the back. But he did not feel any pain or see anyone. Then he carried the stone on his shoulder and finished the work.
Ibn 'Abbas (RA ) narrates another incident. "Once Abu Talib was doing maintenance work of the holy Zamzam well. His nephew Muhammadﷺ was also with him. A person who felt compassion for the boy tried to cover his shoulder with the robe .Soon the Prophet ﷺ fell unconscious. When it became clear, Abu Talib asked, "What happened?" My dear uncle a handsome man came to me and said, "Cover your body." The scholars have considered this particular incident as a great event in which the Prophet ﷺ received the revelation before the Prophecy.
The Prophet ﷺ lived as a symbol of morality and continued to make corrections throughout his life. Ali (RA ) cites as the Prophet said. " I hadn't even thought of committing any evil practices that the Jahiliyya people used to. But there were two occasions when Allah guarded me on both occasions.One day it was time to shepherd my goats with my friends. That day I told them, "Can you take care of my sheep today? I want go to town and have fun with the young men." They agreed. I reached in the town .I heard noises from a house .I enquired. There was entertainment in connection with a marriage .Soon after entering the place, I fell into deep sleep. I woke up in the morning after the program ended. I did not enjoy any entertainment. Then I went back to my friends. They asked about entertainment. I shared with them what happened. There was another similar incident. I never wanted to go for such an entertainment in all my life.
The Prophet ﷺ had an unparalleled care in beliefs and customs . In many cases it is clear....
Dr. Farooq Naeemi Al-Bukhari د. محمد فاروق النعيمي
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