Summary

The following points below are summary from this week's Friday Sermon:

• After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that he would continue speaking about the examples of humility and meekness established through the life of the Holy Prophet (sa).
• His Holiness (aba) said that once, the Holy Prophet (sa) said he eats like a slave and sits as a slave does, for after all, he was a human too. In other words, the Holy Prophet (sa) did not have the qualities of self-pride and ostentation as did other worldly rulers.
• His Holiness (aba) said that the Holy Prophet (sa) had a camel named Adba, which was known to be the fastest. Once, a Bedouin came riding on his camel and had it race Adba. It turned out that the Bedouin’s camel beat Adba in the race. Upon this, the companions became indignant at the fact that the Holy Prophet’s (sa) camel was beaten in a race and were angry that the Bedouin did not restrain his camel from beating Adba. Upon this, the Holy Prophet (sa) told his companions that there was nothing to be angry about, for whatever Allah causes to rise in this world, He also causes to fall.
• His Holiness (aba) said that once, Hazrat Umar (ra) asked the Holy Prophet (sa) permission to perform Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage). Not only did the Holy Prophet (sa) grant him permission, but he also said, ‘O my brother, do not forget me in your prayers.’ Hazrat Umar (ra) said that this statement of the Holy Prophet (sa) was so invaluable to him that even if he had all the riches in the world, it would not compare. Such was the Holy Prophet (sa) that he would even ask his followers to remember him in their prayers.
• His Holiness (aba) said that once the Holy Prophet (sa) passed by a child who was skinning a goat. The Holy Prophet (sa) stopped him and said that it seemed the boy was unsure of what he was doing, so the Holy Prophet (sa) himself, with his blessed hands, showed the boy how to skin the goat. Similarly, once when a woman was milking a goat, the Holy Prophet (sa) asked her to bring a large bucket, and then the Holy Prophet (sa) milked the goat until the large bucket was filled.
• His Holiness (aba) said that the same incident is narrated with further details, in that this person was born with some form of ailment, which caused his appearance to seem unpleasant, and he was also very poor. Thus, his body and clothes were covered in dirt. It was in this condition, as he sweated in the heat, that he was selling some goods in the market. There was something about this man that had taken root in the Holy Prophet’s (sa) heart, and he thus respected him greatly, despite not thinking very highly of himself because of his appearance and overall hygiene.
• His Holiness (aba) said that the Holy Prophet’s (sa) time at home would be split into three parts. One part was for Allah, one part was for his family, and one part was for himself. However, he would split the time for himself between meeting his companions and teaching the faith to them. When the Holy Prophet (sa) went out, he would not speak without purpose. He would unite the companions and would not let them be divided. He showed respect to everyone. He would remain vigilant of people, but not in a manner that they would be able to discern, but would still meet everyone happily.
• His Holiness (aba) said that once a Christian went to the Holy Prophet (sa), who hosted him very well, giving him food until he was full. That night, the Christian man soiled his bedding. Out of embarrassment, the Christian man hurried away. The next morning, when the Holy Prophet (sa) saw the bedding, he began cleaning it himself. The companions insisted that they should do it; however, the Holy Prophet (sa) insisted that since that was his guest, he would clean it himself. The Christian man realised sometime later that he’d forgotten his gold cross chain, and so he went back.
• His Holiness (aba) said that the Holy Prophet (sa) always showed kindness and good morals towards even the immoral. Once, a man went to the Holy Prophet (sa) demanding his rights in a very harsh manner. The companions became upset; however, the Holy Prophet (sa) told them to leave the man, for a person has a right to express his rights. The Holy Prophet (sa) told the companions to buy a camel for the amount that the man was demanding, so it could be given to him. The companions went to look but could only find camels priced higher than the amount the man was demanding.
• His Holiness (aba) said that on the occasion of the Conquest of Makkah, when the Holy Prophet (sa) entered the Sacred Mosque, Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) brought his father to meet the Holy Prophet (sa). Upon seeing him, the Holy Prophet (sa) said to Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) that since his father was elderly, he should have let him remain at home, and he himself would have gone to meet him. However, Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) said that it was more befitting for him to have been brought to meet the Holy Prophet (sa). It was on this occasion that Hazrat Abu Bakr’s (ra) father accepted Islam. 
• His Holiness (aba) said that the Holy Prophet (sa) himself would sweep the mosque to clean it and never considered such work to be beneath him. 
• His Holiness (aba) said that once, an angel descended upon the Holy Prophet (sa) who had never descended upon anyone else before. This angel asked the Holy Prophet (sa) if he would be considered a King and Prophet or a servant and Messenger. Such was the humble nature of the Holy Prophet (sa) that he chose the option of being regarded a servant and Messenger.
• His Holiness (aba) quoted the Promised Messiah (as) who writes: ‘Almighty Allah is Most Merciful and Munificent. He nurtures man in every way and has mercy on him, and it is on account of this very mercy that He sends His Appointees and Messengers to deliver the people of the world from sinful life. But arrogance is a very dangerous disease. It means spiritual death for the person in whom it develops. I know for sure that this disease is worse than murder. An arrogant person becomes the brother of Satan because it was indeed arrogance that humiliated and ruined Satan.
• His Holiness (aba) prayed that may Allah enable us to adopt humility by following the example established by the Holy Prophet (sa).