The People of the Bench –
After the changing of the prayer direction, the Qibla, the southern part of the Mosque of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, then became the back of the Mosque. The Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, instructed for a roof to be built over that part so the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, who had no place to stay and were poor could stay there, as the Companions from Medina, may Allah be pleased with them, could not house everyone. There numbers would vary throughout the years and the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, would host them personally. Any charity that came to the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, for him to distribute, he and his family would take no share of it and he would instead distribute it to the poor of Medina, and particularly to these Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. If anyone sent the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, a gift, he would utilize some of it for himself and his family and give the rest to the poor, and particularly to these Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. These people became known as the People of Suffa, meaning, the People of the Bench. This has been discussed in Imam Muhammad As Sallaabee’s, The Noble Life of the Prophet (PBUH), Volume 1, Pages 734-736.
One should bear in mind that many of these Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, had wealth and property but chose to leave everything behind in order to migrate and stay with the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, in order to learn directly from him.
This is connected to chapter 47 Muhammad, verse 7:
“O you who have believed, if you support Allah, He will support you and plant firmly your feet.”
This verse means that if one aids Islam then Allah, the Exalted, will help them in both worlds. It is strange how countless people desire the help of Allah, the Exalted, yet do not fulfil the first part of this verse through the sincere obedience of Allah, the Exalted, by fulfilling His commands, refraining from His prohibitions and by facing destiny with patience. The excuse most people give is that they do not have time to perform righteous deeds. They desire the help of Allah, the Exalted, yet will not make time to do the things which please Him. Does this make sense? Those who do not fulfil the obligatory duties and then expect the aid of Allah, the Exalted, in their moment of need are quite foolish. And those who do fulfil the obligatory duties yet refuse to go beyond them will find that the aid they receive is limited. How one behaves is how they are treated. The more time and energy dedicated to Allah, the Exalted, the more support they will receive. It really is that simple.
A Muslim needs to understand that the majority of the obligatory duties, such as the five daily prayers, only takes a small amount of time in one’s day. A Muslim cannot expect to barely dedicate an hour a day to offering the obligatory prayers and then neglect Allah, the Exalted, for the rest of the day and still expect His continuous support through all difficulties. A person would dislike a friend who treated them in such a manner. How then can one treat Allah, the Exalted, the Lord of the worlds, like this then?
Some only dedicate extra time to pleasing Allah, the Exalted, when they encounter a worldly problem then demand Him to fix it as if they done Allah, the Exalted, a favour by performing voluntary good deeds. This foolish mentality clearly contradicts servanthood to Allah, the Exalted. It is amazing how this type of person finds time to do all their other leisurely activities, such as spending time with family and friends, watching TV and attending social functions yet finds no time to dedicate to pleasing Allah, the Exalted. They cannot seem to find time to recite and adopt the teachings of the Holy Quran. They do not seem to find time to study and act on the traditions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. These people somehow find wealth to spend on their unnecessary luxuries yet seem to find no wealth to donate in voluntary charity.
It is important to understand that a Muslim will be treated according to how they behave. Meaning, if a Muslim dedicates extra time to please Allah, the Exalted, then they will find the support they need to journey through all difficulties safely. But if they fail to fulfil the obligatory duties or only fulfil them without dedicating any other time to pleasing Allah, the Exalted, then they will find a similar response from Allah, the Exalted. Put simply, the more one gives the more they shall receive. If one does not give much they should not expect much in return.
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