A MENTION OF WHAT HAS BEEN NARRATED CONCERNING THE BOTTLE OF ANTIMONY [KUHL]
Concerning the bottle of antimony [kuhl] that he (peace and blessings of allah be upon him) would use
Narrated by Ibn Abbas, he said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) had a bottle that he would use on his eyes at the time of sleep, three [strokes] in every eye.”
I say: It has reached me that in the Egyptian lands there is a sanctuary, within it are many of the artifacts of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him). Some of the late ministers made an effort to compile them and from them is the antimony bottle and Meel [antimony] and [an eye] brush and other things. And Allah (SWT) knows best.
The Cloak
Al-Hafiz al-Baihaqi said, “As for the cloaks that the Caliphs wore then we have narrated from Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Yasar in the story of Tabook that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) gave the people of Ailah a cloak with a note that he wrote to them as a trust for them. Then Abu’l-Abbas Abdullah bin Muhammad bought it for 300 Dinars – he meant by that the first of the Caliphs of the Banu’l-Abbas tribe called as-Saffah, (May Allah be pleased with him) And the Banu’lAbbas tribe inherited this cloak generation after generation. The Caliph used to wear it on the Day of ‘Eid on his shoulders and would take the staff attributed to him – (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) – in one of his hands. And he would emerge having a tranquillity and calmness that would split the hearts and dazzle the eyes. They would dress in black on special occasions and Eids in accordance with the [practice of] the master of the rural and urban people, from those who live as nomads and [in] cities. This is due to that which al-Bukhari and Muslim [the two Imams of the narrations] collected from Anas, “Indeed the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) entered Makkah with a helmet on his head.”
Also in a narration, [it is reported] “With a black turban.”
In a narration, [it is reported] “He let its end hang between his shoulders – (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him).”
Narrated by Abu Burdah, he said, “‘Aishah showed us a thick top [kisa’] and a lower garment [izar] then she said, “The Prophet’s soul was taken in these two.”
Narrated by ‘A’ishah and Ibn Abbas, they said, “When the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) fell ill, he began to throw a sheet he had on his face. Then when he was tired of it he removed it from his face and said at that point, “May the curse of Allah be upon the Jews and the Christians, they took the graves of their Prophets as places of worship.” He warned against what they did. I say these three chapters he didn’t know what happened to them after this. And it has been mentioned that he indeed – May peace be upon him – red velvet was placed under his grave that he would pray on.
If we were to delve into that which he used to wear in his lifetime [then] the section would be long. It is [mentioned] in the Book of Dress from the book Kitabul-Ahkamil-Kabeer in sha’ Allah, and in Him [Allah] is faith and upon Him is reliance.
A mention of his (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) horses and means of transport
Al-Baihaqi said, “And we have narrated in the book Sunan, the names of his horses that were with the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him): Sa‘idiyain, Lizaz and al-Luhaif and it has been said, al- Lukhaif and az-Zarib. The one he rode that belonged to Abu Talhah was called al Mandoob, in addition to his she-camels al-Qaswa’, al-Adba’ and al-Jad‘a’, and his mules ash-Shahba’ and al-Baida’. It is not mentioned in any of the narrations that he passed away after them except for what is narrated concerning his mule al-Baida’, his weapons, land that he gave away in charity, his clothes, sandals and his ring that we have narrated in this chapter.
Narrated by Sahl bin Sa‘d, he said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away with a knitted gown [made] from wool.” And this chain of narrators is good.”
It has been mentioned previously from more than one of the Companions that indeed the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) did not leave behind a Dinar, nor Dirham, nor slave boy, nor slave girl, except for his mule and land that he gave in charity. This necessitates that he freed all of the slave boys and girls that we mentioned and gave in charity his weapons, animals, furniture and provisions that we mentioned and that which we didn’t mention.
As for his mule, it was called ash-Shahba’ as well as al- Baida’ And Allah (SWT) knows best. This is the one that al-Muqawqis (whose name was Juraij bin Meena) the Viceroy of Alexandria granted him from the gifts he bestowed. This is the same one that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) rode on the Day of al-Hunain when [he was] in the necks of the enemies [i.e., in their midst] extolling His Noble Name [Allah] with courage and reliance upon Allah the Great and the Almighty. It has been mentioned that it lived after him to the extent that it was with Ali bin Abu Talib in his Caliphate. It lived until it was with Abdullah bin Ja‘far after succeeding Ali, and wheat was ground for it to eat due to its weakness from then on.
As for his donkey, it was called Ya‘foor which is transformed and then pronounced, Ufair, then he (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) would ride it on some occasions.
And in the two Saheehs indeed he (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) passed by a mixed gathering when riding a donkey, in it was Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salool and a number of Muslims, idolaters (worshipers of idols) and Jews. Then he descended and called them to Allah – the Great and the Almighty – and this was before the Battle of Badr and he had decided to visit Sa‘d bin ‘Ubadah. It was then that Abdullah bin Ubayy said to him, “I am not good at doing what you say, O man. So if it is true then don’t overwhelm us with it in our assemblies.” That was before Islam had become dominant and it has been said that he covered his nose when the scent of the animal reached them. And he said, “Don’t harm us with the foul smell of your animal.”
At this, Abdullah bin Rawahah retorted, “Indeed the scent of the donkey of the Messenger of Allah is better than your scent. Rather, O Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), cover us with it in our assemblies for we indeed like it.” Thereafter the two sides erupted and were about to come to blows so the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) calmed them down. Then he went to Sa‘d bin ‘Ubadah and complained about Abdullah bin Ubayy, at which he said, “Be gentle with him O Messenger of Allah, for by the One who ennobled you with the truth, Allah indeed sent you with the truth whilst we were preparing to make him in charge of us. Then when Allah brought the truth that he sent you with, he became jealous.”
We have mentioned previously that he rode the donkey during some of the days of Khaibar, and it is mentioned in a hadeeth that he placed Mu‘adh behind him on a donkey, and if we were to narrate them [these narrations] with their wordings and chains of narrators then the section would be rendered very long. And Allah (SWT) knows best.
By Ibn Katheer
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