'Why! What are you crying about, Umar?'
Umar entered the room where the Blessed Prophet was resting. He first greeted the Blessed Prophet 'Peace be with you.'
'And with you be peace,' replied the Blessed Prophet
Umar sat down on the floor and began to notice the room for the first time. There was no bed in the room. The Blessed Prophet was lying on a mat. Part of his body was on the floor and part on the mat. The mat was rough and the floor hard. The marks from the mat were visible on his body. He was wearing a garment of rough and coarse cloth. He had a pillow, but the pillow was filled with prickly leaves from a palm tree. There was nothing else in the room, no wardrobe, no rich food to eat, no comfortable mattresses. Instead, in a corner were some berry leaves and a small heap of barley, over which an untreated piece of leather was hanging.
Tears began to well up in Umar's eyes. When the Blessed Prophet saw Umar crying he asked him, 'Why! What are you crying about, Umar?' Umar answered in a bittervoice, 'And why shouldn't I cry, O Prophet of Allah? I see your bedding and the marks from the mat on your back; I see all your belongings which amount to nothing, and yet you are the Prophet of Allah and His chosen Messenger! The emperors of the Byzantine and the Persian empires are living in luxury and comfort. Their thrones are made of gold and their clothing and bedding are made of the finest silks'. Umar waved his arm to illustrate. 'And this is all you have - this is your treasure.'
The Blessed Prophet smiled and looked kindly and affectionately at Umar. 'Are you not happy, O Umar that we shall receive our riches and treasures and comforts in the eternal life. The kings of this world have received their full share here, and even this share is going to be useless for them as soon as they depart from this world. Our share is to come later, but once we receive it, it will remain with us forever Men Around The Messenger PBUH
Umar entered the room where the Blessed Prophet was resting. He first greeted the Blessed Prophet 'Peace be with you.'
'And with you be peace,' replied the Blessed Prophet
Umar sat down on the floor and began to notice the room for the first time. There was no bed in the room. The Blessed Prophet was lying on a mat. Part of his body was on the floor and part on the mat. The mat was rough and the floor hard. The marks from the mat were visible on his body. He was wearing a garment of rough and coarse cloth. He had a pillow, but the pillow was filled with prickly leaves from a palm tree. There was nothing else in the room, no wardrobe, no rich food to eat, no comfortable mattresses. Instead, in a corner were some berry leaves and a small heap of barley, over which an untreated piece of leather was hanging.
Tears began to well up in Umar's eyes. When the Blessed Prophet saw Umar crying he asked him, 'Why! What are you crying about, Umar?' Umar answered in a bittervoice, 'And why shouldn't I cry, O Prophet of Allah? I see your bedding and the marks from the mat on your back; I see all your belongings which amount to nothing, and yet you are the Prophet of Allah and His chosen Messenger! The emperors of the Byzantine and the Persian empires are living in luxury and comfort. Their thrones are made of gold and their clothing and bedding are made of the finest silks'. Umar waved his arm to illustrate. 'And this is all you have - this is your treasure.'
The Blessed Prophet smiled and looked kindly and affectionately at Umar. 'Are you not happy, O Umar that we shall receive our riches and treasures and comforts in the eternal life. The kings of this world have received their full share here, and even this share is going to be useless for them as soon as they depart from this world. Our share is to come later, but once we receive it, it will remain with us forever Men Around The Messenger PBUH
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