Prophet's loyalty to Khadijah

One of the great traits of Islamic character that Islam teaches, which, like others, Prophet personified in full measure, is loyalty. Therefore, he cherished the fond memory of his first wife Khadijah, even years after her death. He would also go out of his way to meet, greet, and entertain her relatives and friends with great zeal. Aishah recalls: “Prophet never stopped from praising Khadijah and praying for her. Once, on hearing his words of praise for her, I angrily retorted: “But God has replaced the old woman for you with someone better!” My remarks made him so angry that his face became red…then I said, “O Allah, if only You were to allow his anger to cool down, I would never again say anything bad about her!” When his anger cooled down, he turned towards me, and said, “What did you say? By Allah, Khadijah believed me when people disbelieved; she sheltered me when others abandoned; and it was from her that Allah gifted me with children….” He continued to repeat these words to me for a month!

Prophet’s Feast on the Day of His Victory (that is Fall of Makkah)

On the authority of Ibn Abbas: During the fall of Makkah, Prophet stayed as a guest of Umm Hani bint Abi Talib. In the morning, he asked her, “Do you have any food?” She said, “Nothing but a dry piece of bread, which I am too shy to offer to you!” He said, “Bring it.” So, when she offered it to him, he broke it into in to small bits with water, and then asked her, “Any condiment to go with it?” She said, “I have only some vinegar”; he said, “Let me have some”. He then ate the bread with salt and vinegar; and on finishing his meal, he thanked Allah, and said, “How excellent is vinegar as a condiment!” He turned to Umm Hani and said, “A house with vinegar can never be poor!” When some visitors, who had come to see him, addressed him, saying, “You are our Master”, he said, “Allah alone is our Master; say whatever you wish to say, but don’t let Devil lead you astray.”

'Rain came down pouring for six days'

Anas b. Malik, the companion of the Prophet, peace be on him, reported that the Prophet (p.b.u.h) was delivering the sermon on Friday when a man entered the mosque through the door facing the pulpit. He addressed the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saying, "O Messenger of Allah, the cattle are dying and the water-beds have dried up, so pray to Allah to send down rain." Upon hearing this, the Prophet (p.b.u.h) raised both hands and supplicated, “O Allah, send down rain for us. O Allah, send down rain for us. O Allah, send down rain for us!”

Anas related that there wasn't a single bit of cloud in the skies above or any where in the remote distance as far as could be seen, when suddenly a cloud appeared on the horizon like a disk. It approached the middle of the sky, scattered and rain came pouring down.

Following this, for the next six days we saw no sun and the rain continued unabated. On the following Friday, the same man entered the mosque through the same door while the Prophet (p.b.u.h) was delivering his sermon and said, “O Messenger of Allah, the cattle are about to die and the pathways are clogged up (with water), so pray to Allah for the rain to cease." Again, the Propeht (p.b.u.h) raised both hands and supplicated, “O Allah, let the rain fall around us (not on us): on the hills, mountains, distant valleys and trees." The rain then ceased, and on our way back from Jumu’ah, we walked in the sun!

"I wish I had been in that hole in his place!"

Abd Allah b. Mas'ud was one of the pioneer Muslims, and a close associate of the Prophet, peace be on him. He said, "I accompanied the Prophet in his Tabuk expedition. One night, while the army had encamped in a place, i stood up praying; suddenly a dim lamp shining far away caught my attention. After finishing Prayer, i went out to look for it. As I drew near, i saw the Prophet, Abu Bakr and Umar gathered to bury Abd Allah Dhul Bijadayn (one of the companions who had passed away). They had prepared the grave, and i saw the Prophet standing inside, telling Abu Bakr and Umar, "Hand over your brother to me"; accordingly, they handed him over to him, whence he positioned him in the grave, and he supplicated thus, "O Allah, I had been well pleased with him, and so You too be well pleased with him!.....upon hearing his words, I wished i were in that hole in his place!"