Stories of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

7 true Stories of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, peace be upon him, retold from the Qur’an and authentic hadith and narrated for bedtime in Munira.

The Year of the Elephant

Long ago a big army with an elephant comes towards Makkah, wanting to harm the Ka'bah, the House of Allah. Allah sends flocks of little birds, and the army's plan comes to nothing. The Ka'bah stays safe.

6 min · Ages 4–12 · Retold from Surah Al-Fil 105:1–5, Quraysh 106:1–4, Al-Baqarah 2:127, Al ’Imran 3:96–97; Sahih al-Bukhari 2731; Sahih Muslim 1355; with…

Read! The First Revelation

In the city of Makkah, the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, goes to a little cave called Hira to worship Allah. There the very first words of the Qur'an come to him: Read! His wife Khadijah comforts him, and the Qur'an begins to come down to him a little at a time.

7 min · Ages 4–12 · Retold from Surah Al-'Alaq 96:1–5; Sahih al-Bukhari 3 and 4953 (Aishah); with Sahih al-Bukhari 3820 and 3902, and Qur'an 29:48, 33:40…

The Night Journey

One night, the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, travels from Makkah to Jerusalem and then up through the heavens, where the prophets before him welcome him. There Allah gives him and his people the gift of the five daily prayers.

7 min · Ages 4–12 · Retold from Surah Al-Isra 17:1 and An-Najm 53:11 and 53:13–18; Sahih al-Bukhari 3887, 3886 and 3443; Sahih Muslim 162 and 164

Two Friends in the Cave

The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and his friend Abu Bakr hide in a cave on the way to Madinah. Allah is with them, and they arrive safely in Madinah, where the people welcome them with joy.

7 min · Ages 4–12 · Retold from Surah At-Tawbah 9:40 and Al-Anfal 8:30; Sahih al-Bukhari 3653, 3905, 3906, 3615 and 3911

The Camel Who Cried and the Mother Bird

The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, comforts a sad camel and helps a worried mother bird, and he tells of a man who gives water to a thirsty dog. These true hadith teach us to be gentle and merciful to every living thing. Even a small kindness, like a bowl of water, counts with Allah.

6 min · Ages 4–12 · Retold from Sunan Abi Dawud 2549 (sahih) and 2675 (sahih: al-Albani; hasan: al-Arna'ut); Sahih al-Bukhari 2363; with Surah Al-An'am 6:38…

Abu ’Umayr and His Little Bird

The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is kind to a little boy named Abu 'Umayr and always asks about his little bird. Even a tiny bird matters to him, because it matters to a child.

6 min · Ages 4–12 · Retold from Sahih al-Bukhari 6129, 6203, 6038, 2768; Sahih Muslim 2150, 2309, 2310; Sunan Abi Dawud 4969 (sahih); with Sahih al-Bukhari…

Three Men and the Rock

Three men hurry into a cave to shelter from the rain, and a huge rock blocks the way out. Each man asks Allah for help by a good deed he did only for Allah, and little by little the rock moves until they are free. The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, tells this true story, and it teaches us to do good even when no one sees.

6 min · Ages 7–12 · Retold from Sahih al-Bukhari 2272 and Sahih Muslim 2743 (Abdullah ibn Umar); with Qur'an 19:64 and 2:186

Where the Qur’an and hadith tell it

Qur’an: Al-Baqarah 2:127, Al ’Imran 3:96–97, Al-An'am 6:38, Al-Anfal 8:30, At-Tawbah 9:40, Hud 11:6, Al-Isra 17:1, Qur’an 19:64, An-Najm 53:11, Al-'Alaq 96:1–5, Al-Fil 105:1–5, Quraysh 106:1–4

Hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 2731, Sahih Muslim 1355, Sahih al-Bukhari 3, Sahih al-Bukhari 4953, Sahih al-Bukhari 3820, Sahih al-Bukhari 3902, Sahih al-Bukhari 3887, Sahih al-Bukhari 3886, Sahih al-Bukhari 3443, Sahih Muslim 162, Sahih Muslim 164, Sahih al-Bukhari 3653, Sahih al-Bukhari 3905, Sahih al-Bukhari 3906, Sahih al-Bukhari 3615, Sahih al-Bukhari 3911, Sunan Abi Dawud 2549, Sahih al-Bukhari 2363, Sunan Abi Dawud 4941, Sahih al-Bukhari 6129, Sahih al-Bukhari 6203, Sahih al-Bukhari 6038, Sahih al-Bukhari 2768, Sahih Muslim 2150, Sahih Muslim 2309, Sahih Muslim 2310, Sunan Abi Dawud 4969, Sahih al-Bukhari 6247, Sahih al-Bukhari 709, Sahih al-Bukhari 5997, Sahih al-Bukhari 2272, Sahih Muslim 2743

In the Collections

Stories of the Prophet ﷺ, Animals in the Qur'an and Sunnah

Stories of the Prophet ﷺ · Free The Year of the Elephant 6 min · Ages 4–12 Stories of the Prophet ﷺ Read! The First Revelation 7 min · Ages 4–12 Stories of the Prophet ﷺ The Night Journey 7 min · Ages 4–12 Stories of the Prophet ﷺ Two Friends in the Cave 7 min · Ages 4–12 Stories of the Prophet ﷺ · Free The Camel Who Cried and the Mother Bird 6 min · Ages 4–12 Stories of the Prophet ﷺ Abu ’Umayr and His Little Bird 6 min · Ages 4–12 Stories of the Prophet ﷺ Three Men and the Rock 6 min · Ages 7–12