Follow your Prophet' the best of the

good and purest of pure, may

God bless him and his Household.

He is the example for one to follow,

and comfort for one

who seeks happiness.

The most beloved of servants of God

is one who follows His Prophet

and walks in his footsteps.

He, may God bless him and his      Household.

would sit on the ground when eating food

.He would mend his shoes with his own hands

 

the author of the Psalms

and the reciter of the dwellers of

paradise, used to make

baskets of palm leaves

with his own hands;

and he would say to his                  companions,

"which of you will help me sell them?"

He ate bread made of barley

 

The Prophet 

 

and he would sit like a slave

and patched his own clothes  himself.

  

David

 

bought with that money

 

 Herbs

Moses said ;

"O my Lord, surely I have need of

whatever good you may send

down upon me." And, by God,

he asked Him only for bread to eat,

because he used to eat herbs of the earth

and the greenness of the herbs

due to his leanness!

could be seen under the skin of his belly

  

  His desert and relish were

   His feet were his means of transport

The winter

I will tell you about Jesus

son of Mary,

He had a stone for his pillow,

wore coarse dress,

and ate rough food.

His Lamp at night was the moon,

and the earth's vast expanse east and

west, his roof during the winter.

what grows from the earth for the cattle.

and his two hands his servant.

                                              Sermon 160