A Day in the Life of Prophet Muhammad(SAW)

In the First Half of the Night

The Prophet then returned home where he would pray the

regular sunnah of Isha. He then sat for a short while chatting with

his wife in relaxed manner. This was a time of pleasant conversation

with his family. He might go to some of his companions for an

evening of relaxation. On some nights he went to the Ansar to

spend some time with them. Or he might spend some evening time

with Abu Bakr and · Umar in Abu Bakr's home. On these

occasions, they would talk about the Muslim community and its

needs. When he left, they would come out with him, enjoying his

company on his way home. They would come into the mosque with

him.

As he walked, the Prophet might pass by one of his

companions reciting the Qur'an in the middle of the night with a

melodious voice. He would stop to listen to his beautiful recitation.

One night h e passed by Abu Musa al-Ash ' ari and stopped to listen

to him as he read the Qur'an. He met him in the morning and said

to him: "Abu Musa, [you would have been pleased] to see me

listening to your recitation last night. You have such a voice as if

you have one of the psalms of Prophet David."

He went into t he mosque one night to find 'Abdullah ibn

Mas 'ud standing up in night prayer. He was reading Surah 4,

"Women", and the Prophet stood listening to his reading. He then

said to Abu Bakr and 'Umar: "Whoever loves to read the Qur'an

fresh, like it has been revealed, then he should read it as Ibn Umm

'Abd reads it."

When he entered the mosque, he said a greeting in a voice that

would be heard by an awake person but not loud enough to awake a sleeping one.

There were always some poor Muslims sleeping in the

mosque. He would pray in the mosque before entering his home.

When he went home and wanted to sleep, he would take a

piece of cloth that was placed at the top of his bed and he would

cover himself with it from the waist downwards. He then

undressed, hanging his two robes, and joined his wife under their

bed covers . His bed was a mattress o f hide filled with fibre, and his

pillow, which he shared with his wife, was o f the same material.

When he went to bed, he would put his tooth stick near his pillow

to use it when he woke up. Whenever he woke up, whether he was

asleep in the day or night, he would start with brushing his teeth.

When he b.rushed his teeth, he would give his tooth stick to

'A'ishah to wash it, but she would use it first to bru sh her teeth so

that she would have some of his blessed saliva, then she would

wash it and give it back to him. He always had his tooth stick close