Our duty towards the Prophet
of Allâh r.
1.
Believing
him.
Allâh I said, “وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنْ الْهَوَى” - meaning – {Nor
does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire}.
2.
Patterning
after him.
Allâh I said, “قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمْ
اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ” - meaning – {Say (O Muhammad r): "If you do love Allâh, then
follow me: Allâh will love you and forgive you your sins’}, and He
also said, “لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ” - meaning
– {You have indeed in the Messenger of Allâh r a beautiful pattern (of conduct)}, and said,
“قُلْ يَاأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ
جَمِيعًا الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأرْضِ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ يُحْيِ
وَيُمِيتُ فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ النَّبِيِّ الأمِّيِّ الَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ
بِاللَّهِ وَكَلِمَاتِهِ وَاتَّبِعُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ” - meaning
– {Say (O Muhammad r): "O men!
I am sent unto you all, as the Messenger of Allâh, to Whom the dominion of the
heavens and the earth belongs: there is no worthy god to be worshipped but He:
it is He Who gives both life and death. So believe in Allâh and His Messenger,
the unlettered Prophet, who believed in Allâh and His Words: follow him that
(so) you may be guided}.
3.
Decreeing
his love.
Allâh I said, “قُلْ إِنْ كَانَ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْ وَإِخْوَانُكُمْ
وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ وَعَشِيرَتُكُمْ وَأَمْوَالٌ اقْتَرَفْتُمُوهَا وَتِجَارَةٌ تَخْشَوْنَ
كَسَادَهَا وَمَسَاكِنُ تَرْضَوْنَهَا أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنْ اللَّهِ
وَرَسُولِهِ وَجِهَادٍ فِي سَبِيلِهِ فَتَرَبَّصُوا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ اللَّهُ
بِأَمْرِهِ وَاللَّهُ لا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَ” - meaning – “Say
(O Muhammad r): If it be
that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates, or your kindred; the
wealth that you have gained; the commerce in which you fear a decline; or the
dwellings in which you delight - are dearer to you than Allâh, Or His
Messenger, or the striving in His cause - then wait until Allâh brings about
His decision: and Allâh guides not the rebellious.”
And the Prophet r said, “لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى” - meaning – “None amongst you is a truthful believer till he loves me more than he loves his father, his son, and all mankind.”
And the Prophet r said, “لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى” - meaning – “None amongst you is a truthful believer till he loves me more than he loves his father, his son, and all mankind.”
4.
Adoration
of Allâh the way he decreed.
Allâh I said, “وما ينطق عن الهوى” - meaning – “Nor does he say
(aught) of (his own) Desire”, and the Prophet r said, “من عمل عملا ليس عليه أمرنا فهو رد” - meaning – “He
who innovates things in these affairs of ours, for which there is no valid
(reason), his innovations are to be rejected.”
And Allâh
said also: “مَنْ يُطِعْ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهَ” - meaning – {He
who obeys the Messenger, has in fact obeyed Allâh.}
5.
Avoiding
cause harm to him.
Allâh I said, “وَمِنْهُمْ الَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ النَّبِيَّ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ أُذُنٌ
قُلْ أُذُنُ خَيْرٍ لَكُمْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَيُؤْمِنُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ
لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ” - meaning – {Among them are men who
molest the Prophet and say, "He is (all) ear." Say (O Muhammad r), "He listens to what is best
for you: he believes in Allâh, has faith in the Believers and is a Mercy to
those of you who believe." But those who molest the Prophet will have a
grievous punishment.}
In fact, the phrase ‘molest the
Prophet’ here includes: his honorable body, what he has sent by from Allâh, his
Sunnah, his family, his wives – the mothers of believers – and his honorable
companions.
6. Reciting prayer and peace upon him.
Allâh I said, “إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ
يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا” - meaning
– {Allâh and His Angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you that believe!
send you blessings on him, and salute him with all respect}, and
narrated Abu Huraira that the Prophet r said, “من صلى
علي واحدة، صلى الله عليه عشراً” - meaning – “He who recites prayer and peace upon me once,
Allâh would bless him ten times.”
How to recite prayer on the Prophet:
Narrated
Kaab bin Ujrah, the Prophet r said, “قولوا
اللهم صل على محمد” - meaning – “Say: ‘O Allâh! Send Your Mercy on Muhammad r and on the family of Muhammad r, as You sent Your Mercy on Ibrahim (Abraham) and
on the family of Ibrahim (Abraham), for You are the Most Praiseworthy, the Most
Glorious. O Allâh! Send Your Blessings on Muhammad r and the family of Muhammad r, as You sent your Blessings on Ibrahim (Abraham)
and on the family of Ibrahim (Abraham), for You are the Most Praiseworthy, the
Most Glorious’.”
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