A story in which the Messenger preferred his companions to himself

A story in which the Prophet preferred his companions to himself

The honorable Companions learned altruism from the Prophet - upon him be peace and blessings -؛ Because of the abundance of what they see from him, a woman came to him and gave him a cloak, and he accepted it from her and he needed it, so a man asked him to be his shroud, so he gave it to him, just as he used to invite people and urge them to altruism, as he said: (Indeed, if the Ash'aris became widowed during the campaign, or if food for their dependents became scarce in the city, they gathered what they had in one cloth, then divided it among them in one bowl, and I was one of them with sioux.), And one day he sent to one of the poor companions who wanted to make a feast of joy with a basket of flour that he had, and the Prophet - upon him be peace and blessings be upon him - stayed that night without food, and he was gifted a robe, and one of them said to him: How beautiful it is! So he gave it to him.

And the Prophet - upon him be peace and blessings be upon him - used to give what he had to others, as he used to save dates and others for a year, so if a guest came to him or something happened to one of them; He prefers others over him, even if that leads to his exhaustion, and one day food was given to him while he was hungry from Abu Talha and his wife Umm Salim, so he called the Companions to him, and their number was approximately seventy or eighty men, until they ate and were satisfied, then he ate, and a cup was given to him It contains milk, so the people of the Suffa influenced it and with them Abu Huraira, and the Prophet was the last of them to drink, so they all drank until they were full, then the Prophet drank - upon him be blessings and peace -, and many other situations in the creation of altruism in the life of the Prophet - upon him be blessings and peace -, and presenting a situation people are the same.

What helps altruism

There are many things that help a Muslim to be characterized by the character of altruism, including the following:

Demand for the afterlife, and distance from the world; So whoever has the greatness of the Hereafter in his heart, the world and what is in it will be easy for him, so he loves altruism, and hates stinginess and miserliness.
Demand for caring for people's rights and maximizing them.
Accustom yourself to be patient with calamities and adversity.
The desire to reach the heights of morals and their honors, and there is no doubt that altruism is one of the noblest and highest morals, and souls are built to love and glorify the influential person.

The importance of altruism

Altruism has many importance and benefits, including the following:

Evidence of God Almighty’s love and pleasure, and in it is an achievement of faith perfection, for the words of the Prophet - upon him be blessings and peace: (None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself)It also includes following the Prophet - upon him be peace and blessings - and emulating him.
God Almighty praises the altruists, and makes them among the people of the farmer, and altruism is a reason for blessing and goodness in money, food, and so on.
Altruism is a way of loving people, and praising a person during his life and after his death. It also helps in solidarity, affection and cooperation between members of society, and intimacy between them.
altruism is a path to good morals; such as mercy, love and benefit others, and leave bad morals; Like stinginess and greed.
Altruism is a manifestation of the servant's good faith in his Lord, and a sign of his good Islam.