Part of From the aesthetics of the biography (the series is completed)
· Lesson 45 of 50
One of the beauties of the Prophet’s biography | Episode (45) | Blessed food
0:000:00
Transcript
Machine translation — may contain errors
0:00
Among the aesthetic beauties of the Prophetic biography (Seerah)
0:05
The blessed food
0:12
The hand of Allah is with the community
0:14
And the community was adorned with the blessing of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him
0:20
And his presence and his miracle
0:22
For what we witness here is evidence of his prophethood
0:26
And a proof of his truthfulness
0:29
Otherwise, how could food for a small group of people
0:33
Suffice for an entire army
0:35
Reaching a thousand in number
0:38
Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, says
0:41
We were digging on the day of the Trench
0:44
When a hard rock formation appeared
0:46
The Prophet, peace be upon him, came, and they said
0:50
This is a rock formation that has appeared in the trench
0:54
He said
0:55
I am descending
0:57
Then he stood up, and his stomach was bound with a stone
1:00
We had stayed three days without tasting any food
1:05
The Prophet, peace be upon him, took the pickaxe
1:09
And struck
1:10
It turned into a heap of shifting sand
1:14
Meaning, loose and flowing
1:17
So observe
1:18
He descended to participate with them and did not excuse himself
1:22
He worked himself while hungry and exhausted
1:25
I said, "O Messenger of Allah,
1:27
Permit me to go home."
1:29
I said to my wife
1:31
"I saw something in the Prophet, peace be upon him, that I could not bear to see."
1:38
"Do you have anything?"
1:40
She said
1:41
"I have some barley and a young goat."
1:43
So I slaughtered the goat
1:45
And she ground the barley
1:47
Until we put the meat in the pot
1:50
Meaning, the cooking vessel
1:51
Then I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, while the dough had risen
1:56
And the pot was between the trivets
1:59
Meaning, the stones set up for cooking
2:01
It was nearly ready
2:03
I said
2:05
"A little food of mine,
2:07
So come, you, O Messenger of Allah,
2:09
And one or two men."
2:11
He said
2:13
"How much is it?"
2:14
I told him
2:16
He said
2:17
"It is much and good."
2:19
He said
2:20
"Tell her not to take the pot off the fire
2:22
Nor the bread from the oven
2:24
Until I arrive."
2:26
Then he said
2:28
"Rise."
2:30
So the Muhajirun and the Ansar rose
2:32
Blessed food
2:34
Blessed by his presence
2:36
And he invited the entire army to it
2:38
When he entered upon his wife
2:40
He said
2:42
"Woe to you,
2:44
The Prophet, peace be upon him, has come
2:46
With the Muhajirun and the Ansar
2:48
And those who are with them."
2:51
She said
2:53
"Did he ask you?"
2:55
And she was a wise, believing woman
2:57
Who realized that the matter held a secret
2:59
That no one knows
3:01
Except a sent Prophet
3:03
And they were commanded to follow
3:05
He said
3:07
"Enter, and do not crowd one another."
3:09
He began
3:11
Breaking the bread
3:13
And placing the meat over it
3:15
And covering the pot and the oven
3:17
Whenever he took from it
3:19
And bringing it near to his companions
3:21
Then he would take
3:23
And serve until they were full
3:25
And there was some left over
3:27
He said
3:29
"Eat this and give as a gift,
3:31
For the people have been struck
3:33
By hunger."
3:36
And here is another lesson in his humility
3:38
And his distress
3:40
And his ease with his companions
3:42
And his feeling for others
3:44
Among the hungry, may the prayers
3:46
And peace be upon him
3:48
And Allah is the Grantor of success
3:50
Among the aesthetic beauties of the
3:52
Prophetic biography (Seerah)