The Prophet was once traveling with a group of people and it...

The Prophet was once traveling with a group of people and it was time to rest and cook food. As work was divided and everybody was assigned a task, the Prophet insisted he would contribute too and began to collect firewood. brother, a husband, a friend, and also a Prophet of God. He could have used this passion that his followers had for him in whatever manner he pleased. He could have had luxury and deserved it too.

Yet he slept on a crude straw mat that left his back marked, he prayed on the bare earth which left his forehead stained, and he wore clothes that had torn many times over and that he himself had mended. Making Compromises Is a Tough Call Another wonderful example of the Prophet's humility occurred at the signing of the treaty of Hudaibiyah between the Muslims and the leaders of Makkah at the time.

The Muslims, led by the Prophet, had journeyed toward Makkah in order to perform the pilgrimage at the Ka'bah, but the leaders of Makkah did not want this to happen. To prevent the impending conflict, the Prophet agreed to a treaty with the leaders of Makkah that stipulated the Muslims to go back that year without entering Makkah; however, they would be given the right to enter Makkah for three days every year for the next 10 years.

His argued that there was no need for the Prophet to work; after all, he was the Prophet of God, how could they let him collect firewood! But he remained adamant saying that since he was part of the traveling party, he too would participate in the work to be done, for he hated to be privileged. For most of his followers, the high status of the Prophet is unquestionable. While he lived, he was considered even by his detractors to be a man of truth and honesty.

The genuineness of the message he bought was authenticated by the millions who accepted the new faith he preached with such great passion, willing to sacrifice all they had for their religion and for the man who led them to it.

He was their leader not just in all spheres of life in this world but in the life of the hereafter too - a man of religion, a general, a father, an elder This treaty, especially some of its other clauses, were seen as a step backward by many Muslims who felt that there was no need for them to compromise when they had both political strength and military prowess, but the Prophet wanted to avoid unnecessary violence and agreed to the treaty.