When Satan Tempted a Companion: A Lesson in Mercy
The Story of Al-Miqdad and the Prophet's Compassion During Times of Hardship
Summary
Sh. Ali Mashhour presents a profound hadith about Al-Miqdad ibn Al-Aswad and his companions during the early days of Islam in Medina, illustrating the hardships faced by the early Muslims and the Prophet Muhammad's compassion. The companions were so hungry and malnourished that they could barely see or hear, yet the Prophet cared for them by sharing milk from three goats. When Sh. Ali Mashhour relates how Al-Miqdad was tempted by Satan to drink the Prophet's portion of milk meant for him, and then slaughtered a goat to compensate, the narrative demonstrates divine providence—the goats miraculously became full of milk. Sh. Ali Mashhour emphasizes the Prophet's exemplary character when responding with mercy rather than anger, and his famous statement that he is merely human who receives revelation, teaching a lesson on compassion, trust in Allah's provision, and the Prophet's humanity despite his elevated status.
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صلاه الفجر تقام على الساعه الخامسه والربع وصلاه العشاء على الثامنه والنصف بدءا من غد باذن الله بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم.
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الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاه والسلام على رسوله الكريم وعلى اله واصحابه اجمعين واشهد ان لا اله الا الله واشهد ان محمدا عبده عبده ورسوله اللهم صل وسلم وبارك على نبينا محمد وعلى اله واصحابه اجمعين اما بعد ان شاء الله تعالى مسلم صلى الله عليه وسلم arrival مدينه.
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بني زهره بنو زهره 40 and name isقن was before you was manن جاهليه بني زهره المقداد المقداد بن الاسود رضي الله عنه المقداد بن اسود was days was بدر ابن حجر رحمه الله in someone was backle prop 315 all and said of them on their names exactly for ابن الله عنه was very brave courageous صلى الله عليه وسلم رضي الله عنه مدين المقداد ابن الاسود اهل الصفه small صلى الله عليه was faqجد الاقصى and they built a small canopy because they have enough to cover the entire ceiling. It was open air except for the very front had a canopy that the would stand under you know for and during and so forth so that he be able to lead and then when the changed directions to this is about 16 mon after direction of the became 180 direc was takeف andيره was اهل can you the po comp of all the comp they the difficult time matter it was so hung and would days without a f Some of them would fall down and would actually consciousness during because they were unable to malnurishment through all because they were so hungry. يقول المقداد رضي الله عنه اقبلت انا وصاحبان لي وقد ذهبت اسماعنا وابصارنا من الجهد يعني من القله من قله الاكل فجعلنا نعرض انفسنا على اصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فليس احد منهم يقبلنا يعني لقله ذات اليد ما في حدا منهم يستطيع انه يقبلهم يعني يتولى امرهم المقداد مدينه هجره مهاجرين propoured and we toess our difficult state in you know so many to was time and comp take noticنا بنا الى اهله فاذا ثلاثه اعنز اعنز جمع عنزه ثلاث عنزات موجودات عنده صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم احتلبوا هذا اللبن بيننا صلى الله عليه out of desperation out of hunger and he took us even though he himself was in a state where many days he would ask for food and there was nothing in the house but he took them he tried to find them solu he said so the prop took us to qu And he had three little goats. Three little goats that you know could could yield some milk. Now if people are the goats are starving right and was difficult time go the prop said goats meaning every milk goats give me a por and then divide the rest of the three the rest of it up in equal portions amongst قال فكنا نحتلب فيشرب كل انسان منا نصيبه ونرفع ونرفع للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نصيبه قال فيجيء من الليل اي النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فيسلم تسليما لا يوقظ نائما ويسمع اليقضان So it was every day and his two companions went and milk these three little goats and whatever portion they had they cut it into and they put a for the prophet and they divided up the rest of the three pors. Now what they would do is they would put it in a kind of pot right made out of pottery made out of play and they would place it because at night the prophet was wake up for he would come into the and pray pray and so what they would do is they would milk it put it in little they would cover it up and they would set it in the place where he comes would inleur con someone could notur someone would come at find would uncover wouldayسلم سلم تسليما لا يوقظ نائما ويسمع اليقضان قال ثم ياتي المسجد فيصلي ثم ياتي شرابه فيشرب makeلا uncover finding about here grown men right grown strong back ing of hunger they have little goats and this is all they have all day how much could these goats possoule of a coule of sips a coule of mouthfuls that's it and so he would come would pray then he turn to whatever that was and would drink it قال فاتاني الشيطان شيطان فاتاني الشيطان ذات ليله وقد شربت نصيبي فقال يعني الشيطان قال له محمد ياتي الانصار فيتحفونه ويصيب عندهم ما به حاجه الى هذه الجرعه فاتيتها فشربتها شيطانفونه food he's enjoying himself telling him feeding him you know of everything So he doesn't really need these few gulps of milk. الشيطان فلما ان وغلت في بطني يعني وصلت الجرعه الى بطنه وعلمت انه ليس اليها سبيل مش عارف يطلعها قال ندبني الشيطان فقال ويحك ما صنعت اشربت شراب محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم فيجيء فلا يجده فيدعو عليك فتهلك شيطان notice of the friends which is drankit المقداد my back to and said what you come now and find you and you have life and so وعلي شمله الشمله مثل هذه كانوا يلفونها على رؤسهم عشان غبار الصحراء وكذا قال وعلي شمله فاذا وضعتها على قدمي خرج راسي واذا وضعتها على راسي خرج قدماي وهو يعني نايم على الارض وجعل لا يجيئني النوم upover and said cover my head would come out my feet and my head would stick out and if anyone of us has been very terrified you know that one symtoms andoldableyle صاحباي فنام ولم يصنع ما صنعت قال فجاء النبي صلى الله عليه minutover my feet are com minut cover my feet my head is com over my two friend asleep because he said so the prop into the فسلم كان يسلم andلام as ثم اتى المسجد فصلى السلام ثم اتى شرابه فكشف عنه شمله فكشف عنه فلم يجد فيه شيئا صلى الله عليه الصلاه فقلت الان يدعو علي فاهلك فقال اللهم اطعم من اطعمني واسق من سقاني اللهink صلى الله عليه وسلم دعاء دعاء wasn'tطان whisper was قال فعمدت الى الشمله فشددتها علي واخذت الشفره فانطلقت الى الاعنز ايها اسمن فاذبحها لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليش يذبحها عشان عشان يشمله الدعاء him الله feed who feeds me knowsw the prop صلى الله عليه وسلم the companions never in over 20 years ever witnessed him make a publiccept it was answered to the letter was he said so got and go propended prop so would feed milk you drink man milk and now and you don't tell him you don't ask him and now you're going to kill his goat right they're not his goat he's going to kill now he say so when I arrived at those goats فاذا هي حافله يعني ضروعها مليئه بالحليب باللبن واذا هن حفل كلهن فعمدت الى اناء لال محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم ما كانوا يطمعون ان يحتلبوا فيه قال فحلبت فيه حتى علته رغوه فجئت الى رسول الله صلى said I looked at their and swen milk he said so I took a prop and all have never seen before and so I to prop صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى الله عليه وسلم المقداد first question was worrying aboutق.
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اشربتم شرابكم الليله قال فقلت يا رسول الله اشرب فشرب ثم ناولني فقلت يا رسول الله اشرب قال فشربت ثم ناولني.
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صلى الله عليه وسلم قال فلما عرفت ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قد روي واصبت دعوته ضحكت القيت الى in out of you know kind that people have veryed I to down on the on my back of صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم احدى سوءاتك يا مقداد مقداد فقلت يا رسول الله كان من امري كذا وكذا وفعلت كذا and what would your be we in we're in a famon No has anything to you with me you don't you don't just give me half of your por and you got wies to take care of by the way at the time they would be about but youve got a lot of responsibili and you share with me the only portion you have and then I tell well actually I drank your por I went to butcher goats and the human being naturally will gra صلى الله عليه وسلم ما هذه الا رحمه الله افلا كنت اذنتني فنوقظ صاحبنا فيصيبا منها قال فقلت والذي بعثك بالحق ما ابالي اذا اصبتها واصبتها معك من اصابها من الناس merah you told me so woken up two sleeping your other two companions so that they would اللهink صلى الله عليه وسلم this قل انما انا بشر مثلكم يوحى الي.
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لا اله الا الله نسال الله سبحانه وتعالى ان يرحمنا اجمعين نساله تعالى ان يجعلنا ممن يستمعون القول فيتبعون احسنه والله اعلم وصلى الله وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى اله واصحابه اجمعين والحمد لله رب العالمين جزاكم.