THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD ﷺ AND HIS 10 BLESSED HABITS

MUHAMMAD ﷺ (Messenger of Allah) was the prophet of the Quran, Islam's sacred scripture, and the founder of Islam. From his birth in Mecca about 570 CE through his death in Medina in 632, MUHAMMAD ﷺ spent his whole life preaching Islam in Saudi Arabia. The Quran, viewed as a literal copy of God's (Allah's) voice, was given to MUHAMMAD ﷺ in stages by the archangel Gabriel Amen beginning in 610, according to Islamic tradition. In this article, we will discuss 10 blessings habits of MUHAMMAD ﷺ and their health benefits.

10 blessing habits of Muhammad PBUH

1. Getting Up Early In the Morning

The MUHAMMAD ﷺ used to get up very early in the morning, but there is no tradition that He ﷺ ever missed Tahajjud (night prayer).

§       Today’s scientific research showed that in 24 hours, the time before sunrise and up to an hour after sunrise is the best time in terms of health in which you get the opportunity to take maximum oxygen, which is a very useful process for your healthy life.

2. Eye massage

The Prophet of Allah (MUHAMMAD ﷺ) used to rub his eyes after waking up in the morning.

§       As we know the entire system of the body consists of eleven systems. It takes 11 to 12 minutes for the system to recover after waking up from sleep. But if you massage the eyes, this system immediately recovers within 10 to 15 seconds. SubhanAllah!

3. Stay in bed for a while

After getting out of bed, the Prophet of Allah (MUHAMMAD ﷺ) would sit for a few moments and recite Surah Ikhlas (Surah in Quran) three times; this took about a minute to read.

§       Today, medical Science tells us that there is a capillary in our brain that forms a bridge for blood from one part to another. In this way, the blood supply to our whole brain is restored through this bridge from where all our nerves i.e. the whole body have to be controlled.

§       If a person wakes up in the morning and walks suddenly while the blood supply to the brain has not yet been restored, then this person may have a brain hemorrhage or may suffer from many other complex problems of the brain which also include sudden paralysis of several parts of the body. Whereas if he just sits for a minute to restore the blood supply to his brain, many complex problems can be avoided.

§       It is a regular science and behind this blessed hadith, there is research by many professors and doctors in which even non-Muslim researchers have agreed that we should sit in bed for a while after waking up in the morning according to this Sunnah of MUHAMMAD ﷺ

§       Its advantage is that the mind becomes fully active and able to fully guide our body. This blessed Sunnah, where there is a great reward, there is also a great secret of health.

4. Eating fruit before eating

MUHAMMAD ﷺ used to drink fruit before eating.

§      Various fruits contain 90 to 99% water since the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade drinking water after eating while encouraging drinking water before eating. Therefore, since different fruits also contain a lot of water, eating them before eating gives energy to the body, especially the stomach and intestines.

§       Because the stomach and intestines play a significant role in digestion, this process aids them in improving their effectiveness, as scientific evidence shows. The nutrients in the fruit are more easily absorbed when consumed on an empty stomach.

5. Do not Drink Water after Food

The Messenger of Allah (MUHAMMAD ﷺ) never drank water after eating.

§        The things that have come out from science and research today show that there are so many disadvantages of not following this blessed Sunnah that it cannot even be imagined.

§       When we drink water after eating, whatever fats are in the food, come out of the food and come to the upper part of the stomach.

§       The rest of the food goes to the small intestine for the second stage of digestion and thus the fat and protein left in the stomach produce very harmful gases inside the stomach while mixing it with the food and passing it to the next part of the digestive system. If we drink water or eat fruit, they remain in the stomach to ruin our health.

§       A hadith of the Messenger of Allah (MUHAMMAD ﷺ) means that if you need water after eating, just take a few sips and then eat a bite of bread.

§       According to Japanese research, by drinking water after a meal, the fats that were coming up and you ate the next mouthful, the process of fat coming up not only ceases but become part of the diet again. That's why you should never drink water after eating, which not only causes gas, acidity, and indigestion in the stomach but also many heart diseases.

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6. To snort

The MUHAMMAD ﷺ had a fortunate habit of lying down for an hour or 20 to 25 minutes after lunch.

§       The advantage is that in about 68% of people when they eat lunch, their stomach produces a small amount of a substance similar to alcohol. In such a case, if a person is walking, he may fall down due to dizziness, or he may have a hangover-like condition. This is why you always feel a little heavy after lunch.

§       If we lie down for a while, the alcohol produced will not place as much strain on the mind and will be more active for the body functions, allowing us to prevent any type of accident. Apart from this, there is a fear of many health problems if this Sunnah is not followed.

§       As this has been proven by research today, most countries around the world have an afternoon break from 1 to 2 or 3 o'clock so that people can take a nap after lunch.

§       Today, the whole of Europe is practically adopting the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (MUHAMMAD ﷺ) and there is a break from 1 to 3 p.m. in the whole of Europe. They studied and accepted the Sunnah of the Prophet of Allah (MUHAMMAD ﷺ) and have far better health standards than we have.

7. brushing

MUHAMMAD ﷺ was very fond of miswak (a piece of special wood used as a toothbrush) and used to perform ablution five times a day in every prayer.

·         Apart from this, when he came home, before attending a gathering, he used to prepare/do miswak on every occasion and kept the miswak very dear.

·         What happens when we eat, some particles of food are definitely left between the teeth and after an hour of eating, bacteria are produced in them. Bacteria are responsible for the softening of the particles left in the teeth. We were instructed to organize Miswak before, going to bed. Otherwise, it may result in a heart attack.

·         An Australian university studied 500 heart attack victims while mentioning other reasons, a prevalent one was that these folks were not used to brushing their teeth, so the jam in their teeth moved into the stomach and raised more so much that it obstructed the arteries of the heart. Even though the Prophet of Allah (MUHAMMAD ﷺ) recommended us to brush to such an extent that he declared on one occasion, "If it had not been heavy on the Ummah, I would have made it obligatory on the Ummah."

·         Today's modern science has proven that people who have a habit of brushing their teeth or brushing teeth often have less anger and are often calm and cool.

·         A very angry person has high blood pressure, and if he is restless in his health, he should practice Miswak as much as possible, and within two or three months, he will discover its incredible miraculous effects.

8. ablution

Muslims perform ablution three to five times a day for the five obligatory prayers, because there is no prayer without ablution, and there is no ablution without washing the mouth, nose, hands, arms, head, and feet.

·         In ablution, we wash all the external parts of the body that are covered with dirt and carbon.

·         Today, scientific investigations show that if parts of the body are coated with dirt or carbon that are not cleaned and remain on that part of the body for an extended period, the link between these parts and the brain is impaired i.e. the body's neurological system weakens. Because they are constantly sending a message to the brain that something has come on the body and it should be cleaned.

·         If a person washes his face in the morning and then comes and washes it in the evening, the connection between his organs and the mind becomes weak, due to which he may suffer from many neurological problems later on.

·         Islam compels you to wash your private parts three to five times a day, and on Fridays, it requires you to clean your body completely, including the trimming of nails and removing unwanted hair from your genital area and armpits. A Friday bath is required for every Muslim.

·         The Messenger of Allah (MUHAMMAD ﷺ) has not only ordered to do this, but it is also part of his blessed Sunnah.

9. sleep early

Another blessed habit of the Prophet (MUHAMMAD ﷺ) was that he used to go to bed early at night. Usually, he would go to sleep immediately after Isha's prayer. i.e., going to bed early at night and waking up early in the morning was part of his routine.

 

·         Our biological clock, which regulates our entire body system, when it sees darkness outside, gives the signal to your body to sleep. It gives the body one and a half to two hours to prepare.

·         The benefit of this is that a doctor awakens inside your body, under the biological watch that monitors your complete body. If a wound exists, he will mend it. It will work on any challenging problem in the liver or any other organ.

·         Rather, after sleeping, the liver is the first thing to work on, and for those who are liver patients, there is also this opinion, that when they are treating themselves, they should improve their sleep system and the doctor of their body.

·         Allow the treatment to work and then observe the effects.

·         From 10 pm to 12 pm, the maintenance of the liver and its surrounding organs takes place and after that, the maintenance of the whole body gradually takes place and this process is done daily.

·         Allah Almighty has placed an automatic system in your body and this system works when you adopt the habit of sleeping early.

·         In the days of ignorance, it was customary for Arabs to assemble after dinner for gatherings of poetry and Dev Malay stories that lasted until two o'clock at night, and it was in this setting that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went to bed early which was a dubious practice for Arabs. 

·         It was an age of ignorance, but today, even among Muslims who claim to be in the modern age, staying up late is not only considered objectionable. However, it is also known to be proud to some extent. The age of ignorance has given way to the age of modern internet and satellite technology.

·         But sleeping early was in their routine of MUHAMMAD ﷺ because he knew the usefulness of internal medicine and this is the reason why MUHAMMAD ﷺ did not get seriously ill in his entire blessed life.

10. Fasting Two Days a Week

Fasting on Mondays and Thursdays was also part of MUHAMMAD ﷺ practice, and he encouraged his followers to observe these fasts i.e. fast twice a week.

·         The beautiful statement of the Prophet of Allah (MUHAMMAD ﷺ), is that a Muslim feeds in one stomach. At the same time, a disbeliever eats in three, and he recommended that we eat food when we are starving and leave it if we are still hungry meaning that doesn't fill our stomach. This process is called "Autophagy" in modern medical language.

·         This is the great secret of keeping the human body healthy.

·         What happens is that when we eat more food than we normally need, extra proteins and fats accumulate in the body, which plays the role of poison in digestion due to excess of the body's needs and causes various diseases.

·         These additional fats are the primary cause of today's chronic ailments such as diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure.

·         When you feel hungry, the body's hunger juices i.e. the automatic system of digesting food in the body are fully developed.

·         If we were to eat 50 bites but stopped at 35, then the remaining 15 bites that the body needed, the body fulfills that need by eating these extra proteins and fats.

·         The body keeps eliminating accumulated toxins under its own automatic system and you stay healthy.

·         Now when there has been some shortcoming for three days and you have fasted on Monday, due to the long fast of the whole day, the process of autophagy gets a full opportunity to be active and it repairs the shortcoming of three days, then two daily routines and then fast on Thursday.

·         When this Sunnah of the Prophet (MUHAMMAD ﷺ) becomes a part of your routine, the process of disease-causing cell autophagy, repeated twice a week, cannot accumulate and you remain healthy forever.

The fact is that science lags far behind the Sunnahs of Allah's Messenger (MUHAMMAD ﷺ) and the entire life of the Prophet (MUHAMMAD ﷺ). The Sunnahs are a torch for us, and they contain the successes and comforts of this world and the hereafter.

 (O Muslims!) There is an excellent example for you in the life of the Messenger of Allah (MUHAMMAD ﷺ).

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