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Zuhd of the Holy Prophet,Sallallahu ʿAlayhi waalihi and his Humility

alkafi-14854Vol. 8, p. 131

إِنَّ جَبْرَئِيلَ ع أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَخَيَّرَهُ وَ أَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ بِالتَّوَاضُعِ وَ كَانَ لَهُ نَاصِحاً فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَأْكُلُ إِكْلَةَ الْعَبْدِ وَ يَجْلِسُ جِلْسَةَ الْعَبْدِ تَوَاضُعاً لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ بِمَفَاتِيحِ خَزَائِنِ الدُّنْيَا فَقَالَ هَذِهِ مَفَاتِيحُ خَزَائِنِ الدُّنْيَا بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ لِيَكُونَ لَكَ مَا أَقَلَّتِ الْأَرْضُ

Jibraeel (as) came to the Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) giving the option and indicating to him (saww) for the humbleness and was advising him (saww). The Rasool (saww) Allah (azwj) used to eat like the eating of the slave, and sit like the sitting of the slave being humble to Allah (azwj). Then he (saww) was given (by Ji