The Sixth Type: Water Flowing from his Fingers and the Increase of Food, Drink and Fruit in his Hand
A- The flowing of water and increase of drink
This happened frequently to the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ). [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] For example:
1- The people became very thirsty on the Day of the Hudaybiyah Treaty, so the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam placed his hand in a vessel and water began flowing from in between his fingers as if it were water springs. They drank and performed ablution from it. It was said to Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, “How many were you?” He replied, “Even if we had been one-hundred-thousand, it would have been sufficient for us, but we were fifteen- hundred.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
2- The Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), arrived in Tabook and found its water spring with very shallow water, like a shoelace. The people then gathered the water of the spring in their palms until it became somewhat significant and the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, washed his hands and face in it, and then returned that water back into the spring. Thereupon, the water gushed abundantly. This spring still exists now. [Muslim]
3- The story of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, and the vessel of milk. The milk increased in quantity in the vessel and it was enough for all the guests, (i.e. the people of As-Suffah). [Al-Bukhari]
B- The increase of food due to the blessing bestowed upon the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) by Allah The Almighty. For example:
1- During a Battle, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, was with a thousand four hundred (1, 400) of his Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. There was only a little food with them and they were very hungry. The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), commanded them to gather all the food they had and put it on a carpet. He, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), supplicated to Allah The Almighty that the food would be blessed, and they all ate their fill. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
2- During the Battle of the Trench, the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, remained without any food for three days. Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, slaughtered a she-goat and his wife ground a Saa‘ (two cupped handfuls) of barley. Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, then invited the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ). Thereupon, the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), called out to all the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, and invited them to eat from that small amount of food. The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), spat into the dough and asked for Allah's blessing to be bestowed upon it and then spat into the vessel and it was also blessed. Though they were more than one thousand people, they ate their fill and even left some behind. Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I swear by Allah, that they ate [so much] and they still left the food while our pot was still boiling as it was [i.e. still full of food] and the dough was still being baked as it was [i.e. it had not decreased].”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
There are countless other examples in this respect.
C- The increase of fruit and grains
1- A person came to the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), and asked him for food. He gave him half a Wasaq (a unit of measurement) of barley. The man and his family continued to eat from it until he weighed it (for he wanted to know its quantity as he was astonished that it was not finished). He then went to the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, who said: “Had you not weighed it, you would have still eaten from it, and it would have remained for a long time.” [Muslim]
2- Jaabir's father, may Allah be pleased with him, was in debt and for years the production of Jaabir’s palm trees was not enough to pay off his father's debts. Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, went to the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), in order to attend the measuring (i.e. paying back the debts for the creditors), so he did. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, walked around one heap (of dates and supplicated Allah to endow His Blessings upon it). Then he commanded Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, to measure for them until he paid all the debts. Jaabir, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “My dates remained as if nothing was taken from them.” [Al-Bukhari]
The Seventh Type: Allah Supports him with Angels
Allah The Exalted supported His Messenger with angels in many incidents in order to make him, as well as his religion, victorious. The following are some examples:
1- During the Hijrah (emigration):
Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {Allah sent down His tranquility upon him and supported him with angels you did not see and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowest, while the Word of Allah - that is the highest.} [Quran 9:40]
2- During the Battle of Badr:
Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {[Remember] when you asked help of your Lord, and He answered you, “Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another.”}[Quran 8:9]
3- During the Battle of of Uhud:
Jibreel (Gabriel) and Meekaa’eel (Michael), may Allah exalt their mention, fought on the right and left sides of theProphet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) in this battle. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
4- During the Battle of the Trench:
Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allah upon you when armies came to [attack] you and We sent upon them a wind and armies [of angels] you did not see. And ever is Allah, of what you do, Seeing.} [Quran 33:9]
5- During the Battle of Banu Quraythah:
After the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), put down his weapon and took a bath, Jibreel, may Allah exalt his mention, said to him, “Have you put down your weapon? By Allah, we [the angels] have not put them down [yet]. So set out for them.” The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), asked: “Where to?” Jibreel, may Allah exalt his mention, pointed towards Banu Quraythah. So, the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), set out and Allah The Almighty granted him victory and supported him against them. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
6- During the Battle of Hunayn:
Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {Then Allah sent down His tranquility upon His Messenger and upon the believers and sent down soldiers angels whom you did not see and punished those who disbelieved. And that is the recompense of the disbelievers.} [Quran 9:26]
The Eighth Type: Allah Protects him from his Enemies and Safeguards him from People
This type of miracle is one of the greatest signs indicating the truthfulness of the message of Muhammad, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ). This includes:
1- Allah The Exalted protected him against the polytheists and those who mocked him, and so they did not afflict him with harm. Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {Then declare what you are commanded and turn away from the polytheists. Indeed, We are sufficient for you against the mockers.} [Quran 15:94-95]
2- Allah Protected him against the People of the Book, as Allah The Exalted Says (what means): {So if they believe in the same as you believe in, then they have been [rightly] guided; but if they turn away, they are only in dissension, and Allah will be Sufficient for you against them. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.} [Quran 2:137]
3- Allah The Exalted protected him from all people in general. He Says (what means): {O Messenger, announce that which has been revealed to you from your Lord, and if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message. And Allah will safeguard you from the people. Indeed, Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.} [Quran 5:67]
This is a general statement that Allah The Exalted safeguards the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), from all people. All these three foretellings occurred as Allah The Exalted informed us. He safeguarded the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), from his enemies by wonderful and extraordinary deeds and made him victorious even though he had many enemies, and their power and predominance was great.
Also, He took revenge against those who harbored enmity towards him: There was a Christian who embraced Islam and read the Soorahs of Al-Baqarah and ’Aal-‘Imraan. He would also write down revelations for the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Later, he apostasized and returned to Christianity. He would then say, “Muhammad knows nothing except what I have written for him.” Then Allah The Almighty caused him to die, and his people buried him, but in the morning they saw that the earth had expelled his body. They reburied him and dug the grave deeper for him, but the next morning they again saw that the earth had expelled his body. They reburied him and dug the grave for him as deep as they could, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had expelled his body. They therefore came to the conclusion that what had befallen him was not done by human beings and so they left him thrown on the ground. [Al- Bukhaari and Muslim]
The Ninth Type: His Supplications Being Answered
There are many incidents during which the Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), supplicated to Allah The Almighty, and his supplications were answered as clear as the sun at midday. Such incidents are countless and cannot all be mentioned here, so we will suffice ourselves with a few examples:
1- It was narrated that the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, supplicated for Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, saying: “O Allah, increase his wealth and progeny and bless what You have given him.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] The narration of Al-Bukhari, may Allah have mercy upon him, adds: “…and prolong his life and forgive him.” Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, said in later life: “By Allah, my fortune is huge and my children and grandchildren now number over a hundred.” [Muslim] It was also narrated that he said, “My daughter Umaynah told me that by the time Al-Hajjaaj came to Al- Basra, more than one hundred and twenty of my offspring had been buried (i.e. they had died).” [Al-Bukhari] He also had a garden producing fruit twice a year which also contained scented plants that had the smell of musk. [At-Tirmithi]
2- The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), supplicated to Allah The Almighty for the mother of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him. Allah The Exalted immediately guided her and she embraced Islam. Her story is indeed an amazing one. [Muslim]
3- The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), said to ‘Urwah ibn Abi Al-Ja‘d Al-Baariqi, may Allah be pleased with him: “O Allah, bless for him the deals [that he concludes with] his hand.” He would stop in Al-Kufah and profit forty-thousand before he returned to his family. [Ahmad in his Musnad] ‘Urwah, may Allah be pleased with him, would profit from any deal, even if he bought dust. [Al-Bukhari]
4- The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), also supplicated to Allah The Almighty against some of his enemies and his supplications were answered, such as those against Abu Jahl, ’Umayyah, ‘Uqbah, ‘Utbah and many others. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
5-The Prophet, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), supplicated to Allah The Almighty during the Day of Badr and the Day of Hunayn, and he, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), also supplicated for Suraaqah ibn Maalik, may Allah be pleased with him, and many others. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
The fact is that a just wise person would stand before these signs and proofs astonished, having nothing to say but, “I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ), is the Messenger of Allah.”
