The Mother of the Believers, Khadeejah (the wife of the Prophet) was
the most knowledgeable of all people regarding the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu
‘alayhi wa sallam, and she described him with these words: “By
Allah, you keep the ties of kinship, are truthful, support the incapable person
(such as the weak, children) give to the poor, honor the guests, and help (others)
during calamities.”4

Al-Miqdaad ibn ‘Amr (a Companion) said:
“A friend and I were almost going to go deaf and blind from sheer
hunger, so we began to approach people but no one hosted us (since
those whom they approached were poor themselves). We came to the
Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and said: “O Messenger
of Allah, we are extremely hungry, and we have approached
people but no one has hosted us, so we came to you.” So the Prophet
of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, brought us to his home, and
there were three goats. The Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa
sallam, said: “Milk them and share it among us.” We milked
them and each of us would drink his portion and we would give
the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, his portion. The
Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, would then come at
night and greet in a voice that would not wake a sleeping person, but
one who was awake would hear. He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,
would then go to the mosque to pray, and then come to the milk and
drink from it. Satan came to me one night after I drank my portion,
and said: “Muhammad goes to the Ansaar and they give him food,
he does not need this small drink of milk!” So I went and drank it.
When it entered my stomach and I knew that I could not reverse
what I had done, Satan made me regret, saying: “Woe to you! What
have you done? You have drunk the share of Muhammad, sallallaahu
‘alayhi wa sallam, so he will come and not find it and then
supplicate against you, so you will lose out in this life and the next.”
I had a garment on me that if I covered my feet with it, it would
not cover my head, and if I covered my head my feet would be exposed,
and I was not able to sleep. As for my two companions, they
continued sleeping, and they did not do what I did. The Prophet of
Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, came and greeted as usual, then
he went to the mosque and prayed, then he came to his drink and uncovered
it but it was empty. He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, raised
his head to the sky, so I said: “Now he will supplicate against me,
so I will be destroyed!” However, the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu
‘alayhi wa sallam, prayed: “O Allah, feed whoever fed me, and
give drink to whoever gave me drink.”
So I covered myself in the garment and took a knife, then I went
to the goats to see which one was fattest so I could slaughter it for
the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. I found that its
udder was filled with milk, and I looked and found that all of their
udders were full. So I picked up a container that belonged to the
family of the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and
started milking until it was covered by the froth. Then I came to the
Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and he said to me:
“Did you drink your portion tonight?” I said: “O Messenger of
Allah, drink.” He, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, drank from it and
then handed it to me. I again said: “O Messenger of Allah, drink.”
So he drank from it and then handed it to me. When I knew that the
Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was full and that I
had achieved his supplication, I laughed until I fell to the ground.
The Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “One
of your bad deeds, O Miqdaad.”1 I explained what had happened
at night. The Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:
“This is only a mercy from Allah, why did you not seek my
permission so we could wake up our companions and