Prophet Mohammad spent his life in modesty. He always tried to be one who is giving rather than taking from others. The poor could easily asked Mohammad for alms, though they know Mohammad was not rich man.
One day, a child came to Mohammad and said that his mother had him to ask for alms.
“But I don’t have anything to give” said Mohammad as quoted in Mohammad: Chamber of love book
But that child kept forcing him and said, “But my mom said that you can give me your clothes?” Mohammad put off his clothes instantly and gave it to child.
Since he didn’t have any clothes on, Mohammad felt ashamed to walk out naked. The news had spread immediately, and made people really confused and worried.
Omar went to his house and asked him, “Did Allah command you for doing these? “
Then comes an ayah to prophet Mohammad “And let not thy hand be tied (like a miser) to thy neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost read (like a spendthrift), so that thou become blameworthy and in severe poverty (surah al Isra 29) .
This kind of generosity was also followed by his wives. One of them named Aisha had once gave someone alms until she had nothing remains to break her fast.
Narrated by Al-Baihaqi, she said “Rasulullah never ate his fill for three days in a row. We could, if he wants, provide everything but he would prefer to give it to others firs than for himself,”
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