Despite being the king of both worlds, He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would sleep on a mat and use a leather pillow filled with date palm leaves for his blessed head. (Sharh-uz-Zurqaani, vol. 5, p. 96, summarised) He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم never even wished for luscious foods, to the extent that He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم never even ate chapati, but used a thicker bread in his diet. (Seerat-e-Mustafa, pp. 585,586, summarised)

Sayyiduna ‘Allamah Sayyid Mufti Na’eem-ud-Deen Muradabadi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: ‘The household of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم did not even eat barley bread for a continuous two days during his lifetime.  It is also stated in a Hadees that a whole month would pass without the fire of the oven burning in the blessed house, they would suffice on some dates and water. Sayyiduna Umar Farooq-e-A’zam رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ narrates, He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated: If I wanted, I would have better food than you and dress better than you, but I want to save my luxury and comfort for the Hereafter. (Khazaain-ul-‘Irfan, p. 928)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic Brothers! Our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, even after being the owner of the treasures of both worlds, spent his life full of contentment. We should also follow the footsteps of our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, obey him and be of those implementing contentment.

Remember! There are many benefits of contentment in both worlds. Let us listen to some of them:

Benefits of contentment and harms of following desires

1.   Contentment abolishes the love of the world from the heart, whereas the one pursuing his desires is stuck in the love of the world and at one moment perceives the world as everything which is poisonous for the religion.

2.   He who adopts contentment focuses on the Creator of the means rather than the means itself, which saves him from the dependence of others. Whereas, he who is bereft of contentment focuses on the means and