Miracle of the Blessed Hand - The Miracles of Muhammad ﷺ

Miracles of the Final Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

Miracle of the Blessed Hand

Mawlana Sayyid Imran Akhtar Attari Madani

The final Prophet Muhammad صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم brought together numerous miracles. From time to time, great miracles manifested from his pure self. Sayyidunā ꜤAbdullah bin MasꜤūd رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ relates:

I would herd the goats of ꜤUqbah b. Abī MuꜤīṭ. One day, the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and Sayyidunā Abū Bakr رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ passed by. The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked, “O boy, do you have any milk?”

I replied, “Yes, but I am entrusted with it.”

The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked, “Do you have a nanny goat that has not paired with a billy goat?” So, I brought a goat like this to the holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم passed his hands over its udders and they became full of milk. The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم drained the milk into a vessel, drank it and gave some to Abu Bakr رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ. Then he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم told the udders to shrink, and they shrank. After a while, I went to the holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Teach me how to do this.’ The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم placed his hand on my head, prayed for Allah’s mercy to descend upon me, and said, “Indeed, you are an intelligent boy.”^[1]

A goat only gives milk in certain conditions and during specific days, otherwise its udders remain empty. It is a great miracle of the blessed hands of the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم that a goat’s udders were filled with milk as soon as he touched them.

If we are entrusted with someone’s property, we must fulfil its rights.

We must perform a task correctly and to the best of our abilities.

A person in a position of responsibility should be aware of the needs of the people around him instead of worrying only about himself.

Food and drink should be shared with others in the time of need as there are blessings when eating with other people.

If we borrow someone’s item for use, it must be returned in a good condition.

Adults should carry out work that is befitting of their rank instead of having children do it for them. They should be compassionate to the young whilst giving them important life lessons.

If we do not wish to fulfil a particular request by children or do not deem it appropriate to respond to what they say, we must refrain from rebuking them and deal with them compassionately instead.