5. Would you like to meet him outside the institution? (cont.)

Abu Hurayrah – may Allah be pleased with him – then got up and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Shall I take them back?" meaning, shall I return them to their mother? But the Prophet was in no hurry to return them. He remained for a while until he saw lightning and heard thunder from the sky. He then said to them both, "Go back to your mother." The two children then left and went back to their mother. (Narrated by Ahmad. Al-Haythami said, 'the narrators are trustworthy') On a different occasion, the Prophet went out with his Companions to either pray Dhuhr or 'Asr, while he was holding al-Hasan or al-Husayn. He walked to the place of prayer, sat the child down and initiated the prayer by saying the Takbeer. When Run away from problems! the Prophet fell into prostration, he stayed there longer than usual such that the Companions thought that perhaps something might have happened to him. He then raised his head from prostration. After the prayer was concluded, his Companions asked him, "O Messenger of Allah! In this prayer you prostrated the way you never have before. Is there anything you were ordered with by Allah? Or were you receiving revelation?" The Prophet said, "It was none of that. But my son was riding on my back and I disliked that I should take him off so quickly, so I waited until he had finished." (al-Hakim in al-Mustadrak, classified Sahih) He once visited Umm Hani bint Abi Talib – may Allah be pleased with her – whilst he was hungry. He said, "Do you have any food I can eat?" She replied, "Nothing but dry bread, and I am too embarrassed to give it to you." He said, "Bring it." She brought it, broke it into pieces in water, and brought some salt and spread it all over it. The Prophet began to eat this bread soaked with water. He then turned to Umm Hani and said, "Do you have anything to be eaten with bread?" She said, "I do not have anything, O Messenger of Allah, except some vinegar." He said, "Bring it." She brought it and poured it over his food, and the Prophet Run away from problems! ate from it. He then thanked Allah and said, "How good is vinegar with bread!" Yes, he used to live his life as it was, and accepted the reality as it was. On his journey to Hajj, the Prophet set out with his Companions and stopped over somewhere. The Prophet went away to relieve himself, then came to a pool of water to make ablution from after which he got up and prayed. There came Jabir bin 'Abdullah – may Allah be pleased with him – and he stood to the left of the Messenger of Allah , said the Takbeer and initiated his prayer with him. Thereupon, the Prophet took him by his hand and gently moved him to his right, and they both continued with the prayer. There also came Jabbar bin Sakhr – may Allah be pleased with him. He made ablution, and stood to the left of the Messenger of Allah . The Prophet took the two by their hands gently and pushed them slightly back until they were praying behind him. (al-Bukhari) One day, whilst the Prophet was sitting down, there came to him Umm Qays bint Muhsin with her newborn in order that the Prophet would chew some date and rub therewith the soft palate of the child for blessings (Tahnik), and pray for him. The Prophet took him and placed him on his lap. It was not long before the baby urinated in the lap of the Prophet and made his garment wet. All the Prophet did then was to call for some water and spray over the affected area of his garment, and that was the end of the matter. (al-Bukhari) Run away from problems! He did not become angry or frown. So why should we torture ourselves by making a mountain out of a molehill? Not everything that happens to you must be to your liking 100%. Some people cannot control their nerves and magnify the situation, including some parents and teachers. Do not search for hidden faults. Be open to accept others' excuses, especially those who make excuses in order to preserve their good relations with you, and not for some personal gain. Look at the Prophet ! He climbed the pulpit one day, and addressed his Companions in such a loud voice that even the young women were able to hear him inside their homes! Do you know what he said in the sermon? He said, "O you who have believed with your tongues, yet faith has not entered your hearts! Do not backbite the Muslims! Do not search for their faults! For the one who searches for the faults of his brother, Allah seeks out his faults.