Benefits of Learning from the Prophetic Teaching Techniques

1. Better understanding
When people understand the Prophetic techniques of teaching, they will be able to grasp Hadeeths (narrations) and the Sunnah in a better way. Thus, when a  person comes across a Hadeeth (narration) that they are already familiar with, they will be able to recognize the teaching technique being used by the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and it will help them in both learning themselves and imparting that information to others.

2.  Increasing love for the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
Gaining knowledge about the techniques of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, enables us to see the beauty underlying his words and deeds, and thus, it will increase our love for him, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.

For example, in the well-known Hadeeth (narration) of the Bedouin who urinated in  the  Masjid,  all  the  assembled  Companions  got  angry  with  him  except  the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Thus, because of the way the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, taught him and shown mercy to him, the man raised his hands after praying in the Masjid and said, “O Allah, forgive me and forgive Muhammad and don’t forgive anyone else after this”!

His love for the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, grew manifold due to the manner in which he taught him.

Thus, emulating the teaching techniques of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is a means of increasing your love for him .

3.  Improving our efforts in Da'wah (calling people to Islam)
For people who are involved in Da’wah (calling people to Islam), learning the methodology of the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, enables them to recognize when and how to apply these techniques.  As a result, when people approach them to talk about Islam, they will be better able to convey the message of Islam to others.

Let us take a look at selected Hadeeths and derive lessons from them, according to the methodology of the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.