listener. The topic of today’s speech is centred around this very point, as we shall now discuss the unimaginable beauty of the Messenger of Allah  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم . Let us proceed towards mentioning him and his beauty with complete attention, focus and wholeheartedness.

The beauty of our master

When the Messenger of Allah  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , alongside a few honourable Companions  عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ , set out on his hijrah from Makkah to Madinah, he passed by the tent of Umm Ma’bad. She was not yet Muslim at this time, but she was a woman of great intellect and understanding. Sitting next to her tent, she would offer food and drink to travellers passing by.

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and his Companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ passed by her tent and intended to purchase meat and dates from her for their journey. It just so happened there was nothing left in her possession except a frail goat in one corner of her tent. The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked, “O Umm Ma’bad! What is this goat like?” In reply, she explained, “There is no milk in her udders, and she has never given birth.”

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم recited بِسْمِ اللہِ and proceeded to rub his cure-giving hand over the goat’s udders and back. He then made du’a for it, and immediately, the goat began to give milk. Everyone drank their fill from this until the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and his Companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ departed.

Some time passed, when the husband of Umm Ma’bad returned home to the tent. He was astonished to see such a large quantity of milk. “Umm Ma’bad!”, he exclaimed, “Where did all this come from? We did not have any animal in our home capable of producing milk!”

“By Allah!”, Umm Ma’bad replied, “Just now, a blessed individual passed by us.”