قال أحد الشعراء مخبرا بمجيء شهر رمضان:

أتى رمضان مزرعة العباد لتطهير القلوب من الفسادِ

فأدّ حقوقه قولا وفعلا وزادُك فاتخذه إلى المعادِ

فمن زرع الحبوب وما سقاها تأوّه نادما يوم الحصادِ

A poet once said the following words informing about the month of Ramadan:

Ramadan has arrived, a harvest for the people
To purify the hearts from corruption
So fulfill its rights in speech and in action
And bring your provisions along for the hereafter
Whoever plants the seeds and yet does not water them
Will wail in regret on the Day of Harvest (Qiyaamah)

ٱللَّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

ٱللَّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

قال العلامة ابن القيم: كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يمرُّ على الصبيان فيُسلم عليهم, وكان إذا أكل لعق أصابعه الثلاث, وكان يكون في بيته في خدمة أهله, ولم يكن ينتقم لنفسه قط, وكان يعود المريض, ويشهد الجنازة, ويركب الحمار, ويجيب دعوة العبد. وكان يخصف نعله, ويُرقِّع ثوبه, ويحلب الشاة لأهله, ويعلف البعير, ويأكل مع الخادم, ويجالس المساكين, ويمشى مع الأرملة واليتيم في حاجتهما, ويبدأ من لقيه بالسلام, ويجيب دعوة من دعاه ولو إلى أيسر شيءٍ. وكان هين المؤنة, لين الخُلق, كريم الطبع جميل المعاشرة, طلق الوجه, بساماً, متواضعاً من غير ذلةٍ, جواداً من غير سرفٍ, رقيق القلب, رحيماً بكل مسلمٍ, خافض الجناح للمؤمنين, لين الجانب لهم. اللهم ارزقنا التواضع, واجعلنا من عبادك المتواضعين.
كتبه / فهد بن عبدالعزيز بن عبدالله الشويرخ

Among the examples of the Prophet’s ﷺ humility as listed by Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله in Madaarij as-Saalikeen:

-He ﷺ would pass by a group of children and say salaam to them. He didn’t feel like he was too important or busy to be kind to the youth

-He ﷺ would lick the 3 fingers he ate with after eating. He was not like the kings and rulers of the dunya who felt themselves to be too high and mighty for certain things

-He ﷺ would have a habit of serving his household. He didn’t exercise his indisputable authority over people and have them do everything for him

-He ﷺ would never take revenge against anyone who wronged him

-He ﷺ would invariably take time out to go and visit the sick muslims

-He ﷺ would routinely attend and participate in the funeral prayers and burials

-He ﷺ would ride a donkey as transportation, never seeing himself as too noble or great to be seen on a lowly animal

-He ﷺ would answer slaves whenever they called or asked of him. He did not treat them poorly or ignore their requests because of the societal distinction between him and the slaves

-He ﷺ would patch up and repair his own clothes and sandals. He was never so full of himself that he’d make others do it for him, or have brand new clothing brought for him whenever he pleased

-He ﷺ would milk the sheep and bring it to his family, and he would feed and tend to the camels by himself

-He ﷺ would sit down and eat with his own servants

-He ﷺ would have a habit of sitting down with and accompanying the poorest people of the city

-He ﷺ would sacrifice his own time and priorities to go walk with the orphans and widows to help them with their needs

-He ﷺ would initiate the salaam with whoever he met first, not being so arrogant that he would wait until others addressed him first

-He ﷺ would respond to the call and question of whoever asked for him, even if they called him for something rudimentary and trivial

He ﷺ lived a very humble life, living with only the most basic provisions and sustenance. He had the softest of character, the most noble disposition, and he lived in the most beautiful manner with others around him. His face would beam with happiness, he would always be smiling, and humility (not of the shameful or disgraceful kind) would always be expressed on his face. He had the softest of hearts and was the most kind of all people towards other muslims, always putting the needs of others before his own and preferring others over himself.

اللهم صل وسلم وبارك على سيدنا محمد

ٱللَّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله

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ٱللَّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ