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Prophet MOHAMMAD PERSONALITY.
1) TEN REASONS PRophet MOHAMMAD (PBUH) WAS THE BEST OF ALL TIME
2) IS THE Prophet MOHAMMAD (PBUH) THE BEST OF CREATION?
3) Prophet MOHAMMAD (PBUH) PERSONALITY
4) PrSTRATE TO ANYONE OTHER THAN ALLAH, SHOWING RESPECT
6) WAS PROPHET HEART CLEANSED?
7) was prophet Mohammad (PBUH) knew unseen?
8) was prophet affected by poison?
9) WAS PROPHET MOHAMMAD (PBUH) ILLETRATE?
13) RULING ON WRITING (S) OR (SAWS) ETC
14) REPRINTING THE OFFENSIVE CARTOON IN DENMARK
15) PROPHET'S LIFE & CHARACTER
17) WHY DID THE PROPHET HAVE ELEVEN WIVES
18) MARRIAGE OF PROPHET WITH 6 YEARS AGE GIRL
19) Prophet : Mohammad (PBUH) janaza
20) PROPHETS: ARE THEY SINLESS?
22) Prophet's hair and its reverence
24) IS KABA BETTER THAN PROPHET'S GRAVE
25) PROPHET MOHAMMAD (PBUH) EXTRA FAVOUR FROM ALLAH
26) IS JESUS SUPERIOR TO MUHAMMAD?
27) HOW TO FOLLOW PROPHET MOHAMMAD?
28) WHY WAS PROPHET MUHAMMAD (pBUH) WAS NOT HAVING SONS
29) FAMILY TREE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD
30) VIDEOS
1. TEN REASONS PROPHET MOHAMMAD (PBUH) WAS THE BEST OF ALL TIME
As
Muslims, it is mandatory that we believe in all Prophets and Messengers
of God, without making any distinction between them. As Allah states in
the Quran regarding the believers:
“The Messenger (Muhammad SAW) believes in what has been sent down to him
from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allâh,
His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. They say, "We make no
distinction between one another of His Messengers" - and they say, "We
hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your Forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is
the return (of all)"(Al-Baqarah
2:285)
Nevertheless, although we make no distinction in terms of believing that
all Prophets and Messengers were sent by God, whether it be Adam, Noah,
Abraham, Moses, Jesus and of course Muhammad ﷺ, we do in fact favour
certain Prophets amongst others.
As Allah also states in the Quran:
“Those Messengers – some of them we caused to exceed others. Among them
were those to whom Allah spoke, and He raised some of them in degree …”
(Al-Baqarah 2:253)
On saying this, we as Muslims wholeheartedly
believe that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was the greatest of all
On saying this, we as Muslims wholeheartedly believe that Prophet
Muhammad ﷺ was the greatest of all Prophets due to the many evidences
available. We have compiled a list of ten of the strongest signs that
prove this, along with their accompanying references.
·
He was the final Messenger sent by God to the entirety of humanity.
Allah states in the Quran:
"Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is God's
messenger and the seal of the prophets, and Allah has full knowledge of
all things."
(Al-Ahzab
33:40)
Thawban also narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“…And I am the last of the Prophets, there is no Prophet after me.”
·
He was given the Quran, the final revelation of God.
Allah states in the Quran:
“It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book
(Quran), confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of
Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus)”
(Aale ‘Imraan 3:3)
·
He was granted the largest following.
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:
“Amongst the apostles I would have the largest following on the Day of
Resurrection, and I would be the first to knock at the door of
Paradise.”
·
He is the leader of the children of Adam.
·
He will be the first to be resurrected.
·
He will be the first to intercede on the Day of Judgement.
Abu Hurayrah, narrated that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:
“I will be the leader of the sons of Adam on the Day of Resurrection,
and the first one for whom the grave will be opened, and the first to
intercede, and the first whose intercession will be accepted.’”
·
He will be the first to cross the Siraat bridge over Hell Fire.
It was narrated that ‘Ata bin Yazid said:
“I was sitting
with Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa’eed. One of them narrated the hadith about
intercession and the other was listening. He said: ‘Then the angels will
come and intercede, and the messengers will intercede.’ And he mentioned
the Sirat, and said: “The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: ‘I will be the
first one to cross it…”
·
He will be the first to enter Paradise.
Anas bin Malik narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) said:
“I will come to
the gate of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection and will ask for it to
be opened. The keeper will say: ‘Who are you?’ I will say, ‘Muhammad.’
He will say: ‘I was commanded not to open it for anyone before you.”
·
He was granted the Maqaam Al-Mahmoud (The Praised Station).
Allah states in the Quran:
“… It may be that your Lord will raise you to
Maqâman Mahmûda (a station of praise and glory, i.e. the highest degree
in Paradise!).” (Al-Isra’
17:79)
Ibn Jareer said,
“Most of the commentators said that is the
position which he (pbuh) will occupy in order to intercede for the
people on the Day of Resurrection, to ask that their Lord might grant
them respite from the great hardship that they are suffering on this
Day.”
·
He led all the Prophets in Prayer during the Night Journey.
This proves that our Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) is the greatest leader, and as it was stated by Ibn
Katheer at the beginning of his commentary on Surah Al-Isra’:
“Then his honourable status and superiority
to them was manifested when he was made to go forward to lead them in
prayer, when Jibreel (peace be upon him) indicated to him that he should
do so.”
These are just a selection of the proofs that
indicate that the Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh) was the greatest
of all Prophets to have walked this Earth. May the peace and blessings
of Allah, God Almighty, be upon him, his family and his companions. 2. IS PROPHET (PBUH) THE BEST OF CREATION
Question:
Is there any evidence that our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) is the best of creation?
Answer: Praise
be to Allah.
There is a great deal of evidence about the
virtues and unique characteristics of the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him), but as far as we know there is no text that
clearly states that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) is the best of creation. What has been narrated is that he (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the best of mankind and the
leader of the sons of Adam.
Muslim (4223) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)
said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
said:
“I will be the leader of the sons of Adam on the Day of Resurrection,
and the first one for whom the grave is opened, and the first one to
intercede and the first one whose intercession will be accepted.”
The scholars understood from this text and others which speak of the
virtues of our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that
he is the best of Allah’s creation.
Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Sharh Saheeh Muslim:
This hadeeth indicates that he (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) is superior to all of creation, because the view of Ahl al-Sunnah
is that humans are better than the angels, and he (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) is superior to humans and others. End quote.
The scholars of Saudi Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas were asked:
Should we say that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) is the best of mankind or the best of creation? Is there any
evidence that he is the best of creation as many people say?
They replied:
Many texts in the Quran and Sunnah speak of the greatness of our Prophet
Muhammad and his sublime status before his Lord, may He be exalted,
through the noble attributes and unique characteristics that Allah
bestowed only upon him, which indicates that he is the best of creation,
the most honoured by Allah and the greatest in status before Him. Allah
says (interpretation of the meaning):
“… And Allah has revealed to you
the Book (Quran) and Wisdom and has taught you that which you did not
know. And ever has the favor of Allah upon you been great.
(Al-Nisa’ 4:113)
It is difficult to list all the different
types of honour that Allah has bestowed, for example: Allah took him as
a close friend (khaleel:
·
He made him the Seal of His Messengers.
·
He revealed the best of His Books to him, and made his message one that
applies to both mankind and the jinn until the Day of Resurrection.
·
He forgave him his past and future sins.
·
He caused miracles to happen at his hand that superseded those of all
the Prophets who came before him.
·
He will be the leader of the sons of Adam (on the Day of Resurrection),
the first one for whom the grave will be opened.
·
The first one to intercede and the first one whose intercession will be
accepted.
·
In his hand will be a banner of praise on the Day of Resurrection.
·
He will be the first one to cross al-siraat (a bridge across Hell).
·
The first one to knock at the gate of
Paradise and the first one to enter it.
And many other unique characteristics and miracles that are mentioned in
the Quran and Sunnah, which led the scholars to agree unanimously that
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the greatest
of creation in status before Allah, may He be exalted. Shaykh al-Islam
Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
The Muslims are unanimously agreed that the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) is the greatest of creation in status before
Allah, and no other created being has any status that is higher than his
or any power of intercession that is greater than his.
From what has been mentioned above and
elsewhere it is clear that our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) is the best of the Prophets and the best of creation,
and the greatest of them in status before Allah, may He be exalted. But
in addition to these virtues and unique characteristics, he (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) is no more than a human being, so it is
not permissible to call upon him or seek his help instead of Allah, as
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Say (O Muhammad), I am only a mortal like you. My Lord inspires in me
that your God is only One God. And whoever hopes for the meeting with
his Lord, let him do righteous work, and make none sharer of the worship
due unto his Lord"
(Al-Kahf 18:110)
And Allah is the Source of strength. May
Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family
and companions. End quote.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (26/35).
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allah Aal al-Shaykh, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allah
ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) did not confirm
that, noting that there is no clear text concerning that, and he said:
The well known view of many scholars is that Muhammad (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) is the best of creation.
But in order to be on the safe side we should
say: Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the leader
of the sons of Adam and the best of mankind and the best of the
Prophets, and so on, following what is said in the texts. I do not know
of any report which says that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) is the best of all creation in all senses. … So it is
better in such matters to follow what it says in the texts. For example,
if someone asks: Did Allah favour the sons of Adam in general over all
other created beings? We would say: No, because Allah, may He be
exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“We have honoured the sons of Adam; provided them with transport on land
and sea; given them for sustenance things good and pure; and conferred
on them special favours, above a great part of our creation”
(Al-Israa’ 17:70)
He did not say
“above all of those whom We have created”.
Therefore it is better for a person who adhere to that which is
mentioned in the texts and not go beyond that. Praise be to Allah, we
know that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is the
Seal of the Prophets and the noblest and best of the Messengers, the
most honoured of them by Allah, may He be exalted. The evidence for that
in the Quran and Sunnah is well known. As for that for which there is no
clear evidence, then in order to be on the safe side we should refrain
from that. But it is well known that you will find many scholars saying
that Muhammad is the noblest of creation. End quote from Liqaa’aat
al-Baab il-Maftoohah (53/11).
Excerpted, with slight modifications, from:
https://islamqa.info/en/97384
3. PROPHET MOHAMMAD PERSONALITY
Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) was born in Makkah in the year
570, at a time when Christianity was not yet fully established in
Europe. Since his father died before his birth, and his mother shortly
afterwards, he was raised by his uncle from the respected tribe of
Quraysh. As he grew up, he became known for his truthfulness, generosity
and sincerity, so that he was sought after for his ability to arbitrate
in disputes. The historians describe him as calm and meditative.
Muhammad was of a deeply religious nature, and it became his habit to
meditate from time to time in the Cave of Hira near the summit of Jabal
al-Nur, the 'Mountain of Light' near Makkah. At the age of 40, while
engaged in a meditative retreat, Muhammad received his first revelation
from God through the Angel Gabriel. This revelation, which continued for
twenty-three years, is known as the Quran.
The Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the one who
will attain Al-Maqam Al-Mahmud (the Praised Position in the
Hereafter) in Paradise, which will be given to one person only, and that
person will be our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
He was not only prophet of God, but aside from that, he was one of the
best leader in the
“Top in List of 100 Most Noble and influential and successful person of
history”.
In recent times, a book has been published in America titled"The
100," or the Top One hundred, or the Greatest Hundred in
History. A certain Michael H. Hart, described as a historian,
mathematician and astronomer has written this novel book. He has
searched history, seeking for men who had the greatest influence on
mankind. In this book he gives us The hundred most influential
men, including Ashoka, Aristotle, Buddha, Confucius, Hitler, Plato, and
Zoroaster. He does not give us a mere chart of the topmost
"OneHundred" from the point of
view of their influence on people, but he evaluates the degree of their
influence and rates them in order of their excellence from No. 1,
through to No. 100. He gives us his reasons for the placing of his
candidates. We are not asked to agree with him, but we cannot help
admire the man's research and honesty.
The most amazing thing about his selection is that he has put our
Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as No. 1,the first of his "100!" Thus
confirming, unknowingly, God's Own testimony in His Final Revelation to
the World:
Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) has been favoured by God to all mankind as a
blessing from Him.
“Indeed, Allah conferred a great favour on the believers when He sent
among them a Messenger (Muhammad) from among themselves”
(Aale
‘Imraan 3:164)
“That we have sent not thee
(O Muhammad) but as a mercy to the
whole of humankind, as a mercy to all the world”
(Al-Ambiya 21:107)
“Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will
love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful”
(Aale ‘Imraan 3:31)
“Say, "O mankind, I am the Messenger of God to you all .…"
(Al-Araf 7:158)
Now it is binding on all humans to accept him as God’s messenger and
obey him, as that will lead humans to HEAVEN.
“He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad), obeys Allah: But if any turn
away, We have not sent thee to watch over their (evil deeds)”
(An-Nisa 4:80)
“And We have not sent you (O Muhammad SAW) except as a giver of glad
tidings and a warner to all mankind, but most of men know not” (Saba
34:28)
The status of Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) is so unique in prophets that Allah Himself says about
him as follows.
“Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet (Muhammad) O ye that
believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect”
(Al-Ahzab 33:56)
“Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad) Allah has cursed
them in this World and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a
humiliating Punishment” (Al-Ahzab
33:57)
However Christians and Jews at the time of his presence in this world
did not accept him, instead they treat him as liar, and that is true
even today, for them Allah says:
“A party of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) wish to
lead you (O Muhammad) astray. But they shall not lead astray anyone
except themselves, and they perceive not.“
(Aale ‘Imraan 3:69)
Before prophethood at the age of 40, he was the most noble character and
trustworthy citizen of Makkah. Let us put some lights on Prophet
Mohammad (pbuh) character before and after prophethood.
Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) Character and Life
The Prophet (pbuh) used to say that he was sent as a Prophet to the
world to present an ideal of good deeds and lofty character.
Someone asked Aishah (his beloved wife, may Allah be pleased with her)
about the Prophet's manners. She said that his manners were the manners
prescribed by the Quran. She later clarified that a tree is recognized
by the taste of its fruits. Similarly a man is known by his manners and
knowledge. From the Quran you can know about the nature and manners of
the Prophet (pbuh). He is gentle in manners and talks. His voice is
never shrill. Evils done to him are not retaliated. He is busy in
modifying and elevating the lives of the people and leveling the path of
religion. He has a task to preach and establish the Oneness of Allah.
His teachings impart insight and develop understanding, and the ignorant
is made aware of the realities of life and the world. He is adorned with
all the qualities and good manners. He is a man of good deeds and
virtues. His conscience is pure and clean and symbolic of piety. His
words are replete with wisdom. Truthfulness and friendliness are his
nature. He is forgiving and obliging. Justice is his hallmark.
Truthfulness is his religion and guidance is his leader.
Now let us analyze some of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) attributes towards
society.
Respect and Courtesy
1. He never stretched his legs while sitting among
people.
2. He did not allow people to stand paying respects.
3. Whenever a person held his hands, he never tried to
remove them.
4. He never interrupted anybody during talks.
5. While riding, he did not allow anyone to follow him
on foot. He either gave him a lift or asked him to return.
Generosity and Munificence
He never turned anyone away empty-handed from his house and always gave
preference to the needy over his own needs. He was so merciful that not
only people living under and around him call him as most humble and
merciful, but Allah also certified it in Quran:
“That we have sent not thee
(O Muhammad) but as a mercy to the
whole of humankind, as a mercy to all the world”
(Al-Ambiya 21:107)
If he had nothing to give, he apologized the needy persons.
Social Care & Justice
1) Before prophethood, in rebuilding the Sacred House of the Ka'ba in
A.D. 605, the question arose as to who should have the honor of raising
the black stone, the most holy relic of that House, into its proper
place. Each tribe claimed that honor. The senior citizen advised the
disputants to accept for their arbitrator the first man to enter from a
certain gate. The proposal was agreed upon, and the first man who
entered the gate was Muhammad "Al-Ameen." His advice satisfied all the
contending parties. He ordered the stone to be placed on a piece of
cloth and each tribe to share the honor of lifting it up by taking hold
of a part of the cloth. The stone was thus deposited in its place, and
the rebuilding of the House was completed without further interruption.
2) A Makkan woman named Fatimah committed a theft. When people brought
the recommendation of Usamah bin Zaid who was dear to the Prophet
(pbuh). He told them that no recommendation was valid for Divine
punishments. He further said that his daughter Fatimah would have the
same punishment if she had committed this guilt.
Truthfulness and Trust
He was so much trustworthy and honest that people used to keep with him
their security, belongings and assets. He remained with them until the
age of 40, when he got the prophethood. During all this time, history
does not give any evidence of being violent or quarreling. His moral
character is described as:
Historical records show that Mohammad has been admitted by friend and
foe as Al Amin, or the faithful, acknowledged the sterling qualities,
the spotless honesty, the noble virtues, the absolute sincerity and
every trustworthiness of the apostle of Islam in all walks of life and
in every sphere of human activity. Even the Jews and those who did not
believe in his message, adopted him as the arbiter in their personal
disputes by virtue of his perfect impartiality.
Even those who did not believe in his message were forced to say
"O Mohammad, we do not call you a liar, but we deny him who has given
you a book and inspired you with a message."
One day Abu Jahl (staunch enemy of Islam) said to the Prophet (pbuh): "I
don't think that you are a liar but I do not get interested in your
religion."
The night the Prophet (pbuh) left his house for Al-Madinah, the enemies
had made all arrangements for his assassination. But he allowed his dear
cousin 'Ali to stay that night and come after paying off all the
deposits kept with him as a trustee.
Prohibiting Killing without justification
Prophet never killed by himself or ordered to kill for himself. He only
ordered such killing or fighting when somebody was going against the
commands of God. He was instructed in Quran :
“…. and kill not anyone whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just
cause (according to Islamic law). This He has commanded you that you may
understand”
(Al-Annam 6:151)
“Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay such life as
Allah has made sacred except for just cause, ….”
(Al-Furqan 25:68)
“And do not kill anyone which Allah has forbidden, except for a just
cause….
”
(Al-Isra’ 17:33)
Prophet himself telling that, one of major sins is killing innocent
peoples. Hadith says:
"Avoid the seven noxious things: associating anything with Allah, magic,
killing one whom Allah has declared inviolate without a just cause,
consuming the property of an orphan, devouring riba (interest),
turning back when the army advances, and slandering chaste women who are
believers but indiscreet"
(Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Devotion
1. The Prophet (pbuh) prayed that he should remain hungry one day and
fed the other day so that he could pray with all his might in the state
of hunger and express his thanks to Allah when satisfied.
2. Aishah says that the members of the Prophet's family lived on dates
and water for a month or two and the hearth remained cold during the
period.
3. Aishah says that the bed of the Prophet (pbuh) at her house was
filled with leafy stalks of palms.
4. Hafsah says that in her house the Prophet's bed was made of sack
cloth. It was folded twice and spread out. Once it was made fourfold.
Upon this the Prophet (pbuh) forbade her to do so as it became soft.
5. Ibn 'Auf says that during his life the Prophet (pbuh) did not eat to
his satisfaction even loaves of bread made of barley flour.
6. In the last night the Prophet (pbuh) passed in this world, oil was
procured on credit from a neighbor for the lamp.
Worries about people not accepting Islam
He was too much worried that when truth has come to people then why
people are not coming to Islam. He was so much about this that Allah has
to console him about this.
“It may be that you (O Muhammad SAW) are going to kill yourself with
grief, that they do not become believers
(3)
If
We will, We could send down to them from the heaven a sign, to which
they would bend their necks in humility”
(Ash-Shura 26:3-4)
Prayers
1. He stood in voluntary prayers so long that his legs swelled. His
Companions wondered why the Prophet (pbuh) should suffer such troubles
as he was innocent and pure. Upon this he said that why he should not
offer his thanks to Allah for His mercy and kindness.
2. He would lay in prostration for such a long time that he was taken
to be dead by the people close to him.
3. During supplications his chest surged and swirled like a cauldron.
4. Having read the verses of blessings he sought benediction, and after
reading the verses of affliction he trembled.
5. He fasted regularly for several days but forbade others to observe
those fasts.
Compassion and Forgiving
By the time he was twenty-five, Muhammad had become well known in the
city for the integrity of his disposition and the honesty of his
character. By the age of 40, Prophet Muhammad had a perfectly balanced
personality. He was patient, truthful, and magnanimous. He presented the
highest example of human nobility. He disciplined himself by staying
aloof from quarrels and quibbles. He never engaged in foul utterances or
abuse. Even before prophethood, he was called as-sadiq al-amin (the
truthful and trustworthy). His status of nobility qualifies him
following mediation.
1. Hamzah bin 'Abdul-Muttalib (the dear uncle of the Prophet (pbuh), was
treacherously slain by Wahshi, a slave of Abu Sufyan's wife, Hindah. He
mutilated his nose and ears. The liver of the martyred Hamzah was carved
out and chewed on the battlefield. Despite this Prophet (pbuh) forgave
him when he asked for it.
2. Habbar struck Zainab, the eldest daughter of the Prophet (pbuh), with
a spear and she fell from the camel-litter and aborted and she died from
it. The Prophet pardoned him when he asked for it.
3. Once the Prophet (pbuh) was sleeping under a tree and his sword was
hanging on the branch of a tree. His enemy came and took the sword and
impertinently awakened the Prophet (pbuh) and asked him who would save
him. The Prophet (pbuh) instantly replied that Allah would take care of
him. He became unconscious and fell down and his sword dropped from his
hand. The Prophet (pbuh) picked up the sword and asked him who could
save him. Then he was astounded. He then asked the man to go as revenge
he never cherished.
General Behavior
At the age of 40, he became prophet, not by himself but chosen by Allah.
After nomination as Allah’s prophet, he became more polite, merciful and
God fearing. Allah says about him clearly:
“O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Verily, We have sent you as witness, and a
bearer of glad tidings, and a warner” (Al-Ahzab
33:45)
He was not only himself at the highest of moral character but advocates
for that. See what he says about the importance of moral character.
“The most perfect believer in faith is the one who is best in moral
character. The best of you are those who are the best to their spouses
in manners.”
(Al-Tirmidhi 1082)
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) although a prophet
lived among others as an equal. No bitter criticism or provocation would
make him lose his composure, and no praise could make him vain. He lived
in such taqwa (piety and fear of Allah) that he was always an
example of modesty and leniency.
“And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character”
(Al-Qalm 68:4)
He used to spoke little, but all purposeful.
“Your companion (Muhammad) is not astray, nor perverted.
(2)
Nor does he (Mohammad) speak of (his own) desire.
(3) It
is only an Inspiration that is inspired”
(An-Najm
53:2-4)
Some of his other qualities were as follows.
1. The Prophet (pbuh) used to meet all cheerfully.
2. He brought up orphans and helped widows.
3. He loved the poor and deserving persons and used to
sit with them.
4. He could sit on the bare ground without making any
distinction for his self.
5. He used to care for the slaves and attendants in
their ailments.
6. If a Muslim died in debt, his loan was paid from
the treasury and then he was buried
7. If a sincere person breathed his last, he
participated in the funeral rites.
"The Prophet was not one who would abuse (others) or say obscene words,
or curse (others)..."
(Bukhari)
He walked in a way that suggested his reverence of and humbleness before
Almighty Allah. Criticism never angered him. He never revenged for
himself. He would assert that he is Allah's servant and would act as
befits a servant of Allah.
A desert Arab came and began to pass water in the mosque. The companions
of Allah's Messenger said, "Stop! Stop!" but Allah's Messenger (may
Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) said, "Don't interrupt him;
leave him alone." They left him alone, and when he had finished, Allah's
Messenger (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) called him and
said to him, "These mosques are not suitable places for urine and filth,
but are only for remembrance of Allah, prayer and recitation of the
Quran,"
Following hadith gives his character of forgiving, which can never be
seen with anyone.
Anas ibn Malik was under his service for 10 years and he says:
"I served the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) at Madinah for ten years. I was a boy.
Every work that I did was not according to the desire of my master, but
he never said to me: Fie!, nor did he say to me: Why did you do this? or
Why did you not do this?"
(Narrated by Abu-Dawood)
Even when the prophet was in a position of power, he chose the path of
kindness and reconciliation.
When he returned to Mecca after years of exile and personal attacks, he
did not take revenge on the people of the city, but instead offered a
general amnesty.
Living Poor & Love For The Poor
He lived a very simple life and always in poverty (although having
access to large amount), simple wearing and eating (mostly eating only
one time a day). Living in a very small room house with no comfortable
items in it.
After the fall of Mecca, more than one million square miles of land lay
at his feet, Lord of Arabia, still he mended his own shoes and coarse
woolen garments, milked the goats, swept the hearth, kindled the fire
and attended the other menial offices of the family.
His love for the poor was so deep that he used to pray:
"O Allah, keep me poor in my life and at my death and raise me at
resurrection among those who are poor."
(Nasai)
“He used to visit the poorest of ailing persons and exhorted all Muslims
to do likewise”
(Sahih Bukhari)
Prophets Leftover
On the very day of his death his only assets were few coins a part of
which went to satisfy a debt and rest was given to a needy person who
came to his house for charity. The clothes in which he breathed his last
had many patches. The house from where light had spread to the world was
in darkness because there was no oil in the lamp. He could have gathered
assets and money, which no one at that time could have, but he was
having nothing. Zakat is a mandatory for every Muslim, who has got a
specified amount, gold or silver (for a period of one year), but he was
never able to give as he was never having that amount.
All his life he tried to give message of Allah, and sometimes he was
worried that why all people does not come in Islam. To console him,
Allah says:
“Can you (O Muhammad SAW) make the deaf to hear, or can you guide the
blind or him who is in manifest error?”
(Az-Zukhruf 43: 40)
“Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad) Allah has cursed
them in this World and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a
humiliating Punishment” (Al-Ahzab
33:57)
In his fatal illness, the Prophet (pbuh) proclaimed in a concourse
assembled at his house that if he owed anything to anyone the person
concerned could claim it; if he had ever hurt anyone's person, honor or
property, he could have his price while he was yet in this world. A hush
fell on the crowd. One man came forward to claim a few dirhams which
were paid at once. (Ibn Hisham)
Intercession Of Prophet
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) will be the one who will intercede on behalf of
all humans, but specially for Muslims. Intercession means mediating for
someone else to gain some benefit or ward off some harm. It is of
two types:
·
Intercession that will take place in the Hereafter, on the Day of
Judgment. There is no dispute in this regard in whole Ummah that our
prophet will intercede for us entering to heaven. Prophet Mohammad
(pbuh) himself said: “I
will be the first one to intercede concerning Paradise.”
Muslim
·
Intercession concerning matters of this world in present life from
prophet when he is in his grave.
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) did not let his ummah ask him to intercede for them
in this world, and that was not narrated from any one of his Sahaabah
(may Allah be pleased with them). If that had been a good thing, he
would have conveyed it to his ummah and called them to do it, and his
companions who were always keen to do good, would have hastened to do
it. So it is not recommended that we should ask his intercession in our
present affairs, as it was never asked by sahaabah after his death, even
he had recently passed.
Advice to Muslims
Nowadays Western media is insulting Allah’s prophet, but we Muslim
should show patience and have faith on Allah. We should use peaceful
means of protests, diplomatic dialogue, and boycott of their items.
Those who are insulting prophet, will be brought to account by Allah,
may be in this world otherwise surely on the Day of Judgment. We
should remember what Allah says:
“Repel
evil with that which is best: We are well acquainted with the things
they say”
(Al-Muemanoon
23:96)
Prophet said:
"You do not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you deal with them
with forgiveness and kindness."
(Sahih Al-Bukhari)
In the Quran, Allah states:"When
(the righteous) hear vain talk, they withdraw from it saying: 'Our deeds
are for us and yours for you; peace be on to you. We do not desire the
way of the ignorant'
(55)
‘O Prophet (Muhammad), you cannot give guidance to whom you wish, it is
God Who gives guidance to whom He pleases, and He is quite aware of
those who are guided."(Al-Qasas
28:55-56) TOP
4. PROSTRATE TO ANYONE OTHER THAN ALLAH, SHOWING RESPECT
Question:
Is there a hadith in which it says that a man prostrated before the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) told him not to do that?
Answer:
Praise be to Allah
Similar Answers
The Companions of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
used to honour him and venerate him, and venerate his Sunnah. In the
early days of Islam, when some of them saw that the People of the Book
prostrated to their bishops and patriarchs, they thought that the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was more deserving of
that, out of respect for him and veneration of him. But the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) forbade them to prostrate to
him.
Ibn Maajah (1853) and al-Bayhaqi (14711)
narrated that :
Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa said: When Mu‘aadh ibn Jabal came from Syria, he
prostrated to the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him),
who said, “What is this, O Mu‘aadh?” He said, I went to Syria and saw
them prostrating to their archbishops and patriarchs, and I wanted to do
that for you.
The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said,
“Do not do that. If I were to command anyone to prostrate to anyone
other than Allah, I would have commanded women to prostrate to their
husbands. By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, no woman can
fulfil her duty towards Allah until she fulfils her duty towards her
husband. If he asks her (for intimacy) even if she is on her camel
saddle, she should not refuse.”
This version was narrated by Ibn Maajah, and was classed as saheeh by
al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah.
Abu Dawood (2140) and al-Haakim (2763) narrated that
Qays ibn Sa‘d (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I went to al-Heerah
and saw them prostrating to a noble of theirs (i.e., a courageous knight
who was prominent among them). I thought: The Messenger of Allah
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) is more deserving that people
should prostrate to him. So I came to the Messenger of Allah (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) and said: I went to al-Heerah and saw
them prostrating to a noble of theirs, but you are the Messenger of
Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and are more deserving
that people should prostrate to you. He said: “Do not do that. If I were
to instruct anyone to prostrate to anyone, I would have instructed women
to prostrate to their husbands, because of the rights that Allah has
given them over them.”
Classed as saheeh by al-Haakim, and adh-Dhahabi agreed with him. Also
classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
Ibn Hibbaan (4162) narrated
from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) entered one of the gardens of the Ansaar, where he
saw two restless camels. The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) draw close to them and they knelt down and lay their
necks on the ground. Those who were with him said: They have prostrated
to him. The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) said: “It is not appropriate for anyone to prostrate to anyone
else. If it were appropriate for anyone to prostrate to anyone else, I
would have instructed the wife to prostrate to her husband, because of
the great rights that Allah has given him over her.”
Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel (7/54)
Thus the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) explained to
them that prostration should only be to Allah, and that venerating
people and honouring them should not be done by prostrating to them.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Prostration is for Allah alone, and the law of Muhammad (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) is the most perfect and most complete of
laws, according to which it is not permissible to prostrate to anyone or
anything other than Allah, either by way of greeting or by way of
worship. As for worship, it cannot be devoted to any except Allah alone,
according to all laws and teachings, but in the past prostration was
used as a greeting and by way of honouring people, as the parents and
brothers of Yoosuf did, and as the angels did to Adam. This was by way
of greeting and showing respect, not by way of worship. But according to
the law of Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), Allah,
may He be glorified and exalted, has forbidden that and has made
prostration for Allah alone, may He be glorified and exalted; it is not
permissible to prostrate to anyone else, either the Prophets or others,
to the extent that Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
forbade anyone to prostrate to him and stated that prostration is for
Allah alone, may He be glorified and exalted.
End quote from Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb (4/112-113)
For more information on the issue of prostrating to anyone or anything
other than Allah, please see the answer to question no. 229780
And Allah knows best. Excerpted, with slight modifications, from:
TOP5. PROPHET'S MIRACLES
Question:
What are miracles done by prophet Mohammad (PBUH)?
Answer:
As for the Prophet's miracles, it is to be stated that a number of
miracles were bestowed upon and performed by the Prophet Muhammad to
establish the proof of his prophethood. Those miracles are granted by
the power and permission of Allah and are usually in the field in which
his people excel and are recognized as superiors. For example, Moses'
contemporaries were excellent in magic. So his major miracle was to
defeat the best magicians of Egypt of his days. Jesus' contemporaries
were recognized as skillful physicians. Therefore, his miracles were to
raise the dead and cure the incurable diseases. The Arabs, the
contemporaries of the Prophet Muhammad, were known for their eloquence
and magnificent poetry. So Prophet Muhammad's major miracle was the
Quran, the equivalent of which the whole legion of the Arab poets and
orators could not produce despite the repeated challenge from the Quran
itself.
Again Prophet Muhammad's greatest miracle has something special about
it. All previous miracles were limited by time and place, i.e., they
were shown to specific people at a specific time. Not so the miracle of
Muhammad, the Quran. It is a universal and everlasting miracle. Previous
generations witnessed it and future generations will witness its
miraculous nature in terms of its style, content and spiritual
uplifting. These still can be tested and will thereby prove the divine
origin of the Quran.
The Quran is miraculous in a number of aspects: Its linguistic
perfection and inimitability, its validation by recent historical,
archaeological, and scientific discoveries, its prophecies and so on.
Unlike the miracles of other prophets before him, the miracle of the
Quran is eternal.
The Quran is a living miracle because every day, new aspects of what was
revealed are getting more and more understood, and because none of the
Quranic principals have been outdated throughout ages and cultures. The
Quran is miraculous in a number of aspects: Its linguistic perfection
and inimitability, its validation by recent historical, archaeological,
and scientific discoveries, its prophecies and so on. Unlike the
miracles of other prophets before him, the miracle of the Quran is
eternal. For further information on the miraculousness of the Quran, we
recommend you to trace the following URL:
http://www.thewaytotruth.org/prophetmuhammad/eternalmiracle.html
Some of the Miracles of Muhammad (pbuh)
Below are accounts of the some of the other miracles of Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh). The Traditions mentioned below are all from Sahih al-Bukhari,
the most authentic collection.
1) Splitting of the Moon
2) Food Multiplication
3) Water Multiplication
4) Supplication for Rain
5) Lights to guide Companions
6) Crying of the stem of the Date-palm Tree
7) Glorification of Allah by the Prophet's meals
8) The expulsion of a Christian liar's corpse by the Earth
9) The Speech of the Wolf
10) The Prophet's Night Journey to Jerusalem and Ascent to the Heavens
(1)
Splitting of the Moon:
Almighty Allah says,
"The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder."
(Al-Qamr 54:1)
Imam al-Bukhari reported on the authority of `Abdullah who said:
"The moon was cleft asunder while we were in the company of the Prophet,
and it became two parts. The Prophet said, “Witness, witness (this
miracle)."
(Bukhari
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 388)
(2) Food Multiplication:
Narrated
Jabir reported: My father had died in debt. So I came to the Prophet and
said,
"My father (died) leaving unpaid debts, and I have nothing except the
yield of his date palms; and their yield for many years will not cover
his debts. So please come with me, so that the creditors may not
misbehave with me." The Prophet went round one of the heaps of dates and
invoked (Allah), and then did the same with another heap and sat on it
and said, "Measure (for them)." He paid them their rights and
what remained was as much as had been paid to them.
(Reported
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 780)
(3) Water Multiplication:
Narrated
Abdullah reported:
We used to consider miracles as Allah's Blessings, but you people
consider them to be a warning. Once we were with Allah's Messenger on a
journey, and we ran short of water. He said, "Bring the water
remaining with you." The people brought a utensil containing a
little water. He placed his hand in it and said, "Come to the blessed
water, and the Blessing is from Allah." I saw the water flowing from
among the fingers of Allah's Messenger, and no doubt, we heard the meal
glorifying Allah, when it was being eaten (by him).
(Bukhari,Volume
4, Book 56, Number 779)
Narrated Al-Bara: We were
one-thousand-and-four-hundred persons on the day of Al-Hudaibiya
(Treaty), and (at) Al-Hudaibiya (there) was a well. We drew out its
water not leaving even a single drop. The Prophet sat at the edge of the
well and asked for some water with which he rinsed his mouth and then he
threw it out into the well. We stayed for a short while and then drew
water from the well and quenched our thirst, and even our riding animals
drank water to their satisfaction.
(Bukhari,
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 777)
4. Supplication for Rain
Narrated Anas:
A man came to the Prophet on a Friday while he (the Prophet) was
delivering a sermon at Medina, and said, "There is lack of rain, so
please invoke your Lord to bless us with the rain." The Prophet looked
at the sky when no cloud could be detected. Then he invoked Allah for
rain. Clouds started gathering together and it rained till the Medina
valleys started flowing with water. It continued raining till the next
Friday. Then that man (or some other man) stood up while the Prophet was
delivering the Friday sermon, and said, "We are drowned; Please invoke
your Lord to withhold it (rain) from us" The Prophet smiled and said
twice or thrice, "O Allah! Please let it rain round about us and not
upon us." The clouds started dispersing over Medina to the right and to
the left, and it rained round about Medina and not upon Medina. Allah
showed them (the people) the miracle of His Prophet and His response to
his invocation.
(Bukhari Volume 8, Book 73, Number 115)
5. Lights to guide Companions
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Two of the companions of the Prophet departed from him on a dark night
and were led by two lights like lamps (going in front of them from Allah
as a miracle) lighting the way in front of them, and when they parted,
each of them was accompanied by one of these lights till he reached
their (respective) houses.
(Bukhari
Volume 1, Book 8, Number 454)
6. Crying of the stem of the Date-palm Tree
Narrated Ibn Umar:
The Prophet used to deliver his sermons while standing beside a trunk of
a datepalm. When he had the pulpit made, he used it instead. The trunk
started crying and the Prophet went to it, rubbing his hand over it (to
stop its crying).
(Bukhari Volume 4, Book 56, Number 783)
7. Glorification of Allah by the Prophet's meals
Narrated 'Abdullah:
We used to consider miracles as Allah's Blessings, but you people
consider them to be a warning. Once we were with Allah's Apostle on a
journey, and we ran short of water. He said, "Bring the water remaining
with you." The people brought a utensil containing a little water. He
placed his hand in it and said, "Come to the blessed water, and the
Blessing is from Allah." I saw the water flowing from among the fingers
of Allah's Apostle , and no doubt, we heard the meal glorifying Allah,
when it was being eaten (by him).(Bukhari
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 779)
8. The expulsion of a Christian liar's corpse by the Earth
Narrated Anas:
There was a Christian who embraced Islam and read Surat-al-Baqaraand
Al-Imran, and he used to write (the revelations) for the Prophet. Later
on he returned to Christianity again and he used to say: "Muhammad knows
nothing but what I have written for him." Then Allah caused him to die,
and the people buried him, but in the morning they saw that the earth
had thrown his body out. They said, "This is the act of Muhammad and his
companions. They dug the grave of our companion and took his body out of
it because he had run away from them." They again dug the grave deeply
for him, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his
body out. They said, "This is an act of Muhammad and his companions.
They dug the grave of our companion and threw his body outside it, for
he had run away from them." They dug the grave for him as deep as they
could, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his
body out. So they believed that what had befallen him was not done by
human beings and had to leave him thrown (on the ground).
(Bukhari Volume 4, Book 56, Number 814)
9. The Speech of the Wolf
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "While a man was riding a
cow, it turned towards him and said, 'I have not been created for this
purpose (i.e. carrying), I have been created for sloughing." The Prophet
added, "I, Abu Bakr and 'Umar believe in the story." The Prophet went
on, "A wolf caught a sheep, and when the shepherd chased it, the wolf
said, 'Who will be its guard on the day of wild beasts, when there will
be no shepherd for it except me?' "After narrating it, the Prophet said,
"I, Abu Bakr and 'Umar too believe it." Abu Salama (a sub-narrator)
said, "Abu Bakr and 'Umar were not present then." (It has been
written that a wolf also spoke to one of the companions of the Prophet
near Medina as narrated in Fatah-al-Bari:
Narrated Unais bin 'Amr: Ahban bin Aus said, "I
was amongst my sheep. Suddenly a wolf caught a sheep and I shouted at
it. The wolf sat on its tail and addressed me, saying, 'Who will look
after it (i.e. the sheep) when you will be busy and not able to look
after it? Do you forbid me the provision which Allah has provided me?' "
Ahban added, "I clapped my hands and said, 'By Allah, I have never seen
anything more curious and wonderful than this!' On that the wolf said,
'There is something (more curious) and wonderful than this; that is,
Allah's Apostle in those palm trees, inviting people to Allah (i.e.
Islam).' "Unais bin 'Amr further said, "Then Ahban went to Allah's
Apostle and informed him what happened and embraced Islam.)" palm trees
or other trees and share the fruits with me."
(Bukhari Volume 3, Book 39, Number 517)
10.
The Prophet's Night Journey to Jerusalem and Ascent to the Heavens:
The opening verse of surat al-Isra' relates the miracle of the
Prophet's night journey to Jerusalem. Regarding the Statement of Allah,
" Glory to (Allah) Who did take His servant for a Journey by night from
the Sacred Mosque to the farthest Mosque, whose precincts We did bless,-
in order that We might show him some of Our Signs:..."
(Al-Isra' 17:1) Ibn
`Abbas added: "The sights which Allah's Messenger was shown on the Night
Journey when he was taken to Bayt-ul-Maqdis (i.e. Jerusalem) were actual
sights, (not dreams). And the Cursed Tree (mentioned) in the Quran is
the tree of Zaqqum (itself)." (Bukhari)
There are many hadiths which indicate that from sacred mosque
(Jerusalem) he was then taken to skies and shown different aspects of
heaven and hell and he met different prophets and then had a dialogue
with God.
Excerpted, with slight modifications, from:
www.islamonline.net 6. WAS PROPHET HEART CLEANSED?
Question :
I've heard that Prophet Muhammad's (peace and blessings be upon him)
heart was cleansed three times in his lifetime, is it true? If yes, then
can you please tell me why was his heart cleansed and when? Can you
please cite evidences to support your view?
Answer :
As far as I know, the Prophet’s heart was cleaned two times during his
lifetime. We know this from the authentic narrations in the Hadith and
seerah. The first time took place when the Prophet was nearly 5
years of age when he was with Haleemah.
As narrated by Anas in Muslim authentic book or sahih, Gabriel
came down and ripped his chest open and took out the heart. He then
extracted a blood-clot out of it and said: "That was the part of Satan
in you." And then he washed it with the water of Zamzam in a gold basin.
After that the heart was joined together and restored to its place. The
boys and playmates came running to Haleemah, and said: "Verily, Muhammad
(peace and blessings be upon him) has been murdered." They all rushed
towards him and found him all right only his face was white. That was
before he becomes a Prophet in order to prepare him spiritually for
receiving the message of Allah.
The second incident happened in the journey of Isra’ and Mi’raj. In
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Malik bin Sa`saa` narrated that the Prophet said,
"While I was at my house in a state midway between sleep and
wakefulness, (an angel recognized me) as the man lying between two men.
A golden tray full of wisdom and belief was brought to me and my body
was cut open from the throat to the lower part of the abdomen and then
my abdomen was washed with Zamzam water and (my heart was) filled with
wisdom and belief.”
That was also done in order to make the Prophet (peace and blessings be
upon him) steadfast and firm on Islam.
Excerpted, with slight modifications, from:
www.islamonline.net 7. WAS PROPHET MOHAMMAD KNEW UNSEEN?
Question:
Name of Questioner:
Abdul Qadir - South Africa
Date:18/09/2002
Was rasoolulAllah (God’s messenger, pbuh) ‘alimun-lel-ghayb
(knowledgeable of the unknown) as some people - including some who
profess to be Islamic scholars - claim?
Answer :
Name of Counselor
Shahul Hameed
No true scholar of Islam would deviate in this way from the straight
path of tawhid (unity) towards the dangerous swamps of shirk
(associating partners with Allah). It is a patent fact that the whole
foundation of Islam is belief in the One and Only God, Who is the
Sovereign Creator and Ruler of the whole universe. One of His greatest
attributes is that He is All Wise, All Knowing, that He is the One and
Only ‘Aalimul-ghayb-wa-shahaadah, the One and Only Knower of the
hidden and the manifest. This fact is quite evident from the Holy Quran
and hadith. For instance, see the following verses:
“Say (O Muhammad) : None in the heavens or on earth, except God, knows
what is hidden: nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up (for
Judgment”
(An-Naml 27:65)
“Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): I say not unto you (that) I
possess the treasures of Allah, nor that I have knowledge of the Unseen;
and I say not unto you: Lo! I am an angel. I follow only that which is
inspired in me. Say: Are the blind man and the seer equal? Will ye not
then take thought?”
(Al-An'am 6:50)
“Say (O Muhammad): "I have no power over any good or harm to myself
except as God willeth. If I had knowledge of the unseen, I should have
multiplied all good, and no evil should have touched me: I am but a
warner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith."
(Al-A'raaf 7:188)
In the first verse, it is clearly stated that only Allah knows ghayb
or what is hidden. What this means is, the mysterious world unknown
to man, which includes future. In the second verse quoted, the Prophet
is commanded by Allah to tell his followers that he does not know
ghayb. In the third verse, the Prophet is also, commanded to say
that everything happens as God wills and that the Prophet has no power;
nor has he any knowledge of the unseen. He also is asked to make
clear what his mission is:
"I
am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith".
When such categorical statements are in the Holy Quran, it is strange
how we can be misled about the Prophet’s role and mission. In addition
to this, please read the following hadiths:
Musa bin Talha reported:
‘I and Allah's messenger (pbuh), happened to pass by people near the
date-palm trees. The Prophet said: ‘What are these people doing?’ They
said: ‘They are grafting, i.e. they combine the male with the female
(tree) and thus they yield more fruit.’ Thereupon Allah's messenger
(pbuh) said: ‘I do not find it to be of any use’.
The people were informed about it and they abandoned this practice.
Allah's messenger (pbuh) was later informed that the yield had dwindled,
whereupon he said:
‘If there is any use of it, then they should do it, for it was just a
personal opinion of mine, and do not go after my personal opinion; but
when I say to you anything on behalf of Allah, then do accept it, for I
do not attribute lie to Allah, the Exalted and Glorious.
(Narrated by Muslim)
Here the Prophet spoke about a point related to a future event and his
opinion was not correct. He frankly admitted it saying, that his
personal opinion was not correct. He also gave his advice:
‘Do not go after my personal opinion.’
This previous hadith proves that the Prophet did not know
ghayb. See one more hadith:
Abdullah bin Mas'ud reported:
‘As I was going along with Allah's Apostle (pbuh) in a cultivable land
and he - the Prophet - was walking with the support of a wood, a group
of Jews happened to meet him. Some of them said to the others: Ask him
about the ‘soul’. They said: ‘What is your doubt about it? There is a
possibility that you may ask him about anything (the answer of) which
you may not like.’ They said: ‘Ask him.’ So one amongst them asked him
about the soul.
Allah's messenger (pbuh) kept quiet and he gave no reply and I came to
know that revelation was being sent to him, so I stood at my place and
thus this revelation descended upon him:
“They ask thee concerning the Spirit (of inspiration). Say: "The Spirit
(cometh) by command of my Lord: of knowledge it is only a little that is
communicated to you, (O men!)"
(Al-Isra 17:85)
(This hadith is reported by Muslim.)
Here too, when the Prophet was asked about the soul, which is part of
the mysterious world of the unknown, he did not give any answer, until
he received a revelation. In the revelation, he was clearly told by
Allah that we, the humans, are given only a little knowledge.
Allah knows best.
Excerpted, with slight modifications, from:
http://www.readingislam.com/ 8. WAS PROPHET AFFECTED BY POISON?
Question:
Some people doubt that the prophet may have died from poisoning. As a
result of eating from the poisoned sheep that was offered to him by the
Jewish woman, is this true?
Why didn't he catch the poison before he ate it?
Answer:
Praise be to Allah.
It is proven by the scholars who studied the Prophet’s biography in
detail that he ate mutton that had been poisoned by a Jewish woman in
Khaybar, then the leg of mutton spoke and informed the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) that it was poisoned, so he
stopped eating it.
When his final illness came, he (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) said: “O ‘Aa’ishah, I still feel the
pain of the food that I ate in Khaybar, and this time I feel that my
aorta is being cut from that poison.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari in
his Saheeh.
So there is no room for doubt that this poison affected his body, since
it is proven in al-Saheeh and elsewhere. However he died three
years later poisoning. But what kind of a poison was that, it
would kill after THREE long years? We all know that poisons are
meant to kill a person immediately, within couple minutes, or an hour
maximum. But not three years?
It seems that Allah Almighty did a Miracle by having Prophet Muhammad
survive the poison for 3 years, whereas his companion died few minutes
after he ate it!
Three years is certainly a lot of time for a poisoned person to live!
It is obvious that it wasn't the poison that killed our Prophet peace be
upon him, but rather Allah Almighty's Will, unlike his companion Bishr,
who died immediately after he ate from the poisoned lamb
If Allah Almighty Willed, He would've made Muhammad live for 10 years
after he took the poison; not three! Once Muhammad completed Islam
to the Muslims through Allah Almighty's Holy and Divine Revelations,
Allah Almighty decided to take his life:
"…. This day are those who disbelieve in despair of (even harming) your
religion ; so fear them not, fear Me! This day have I perfected your
religion for you and completed My favour unto you, and have chosen for
you as religion AL-ISLAM …."
(Al-Maeda 5:3)
Regarding question “Why didn't he catch the poison before he ate it?”.
All pre-information depends on Allah, whether He wants to tell His
prophet of any unseen or not. It is not in prophet capability to know
about past or future unless Allah himself wants to inform him.
Allah saved him from poison effect whereas his companion died
immediately, it all shows that Allah do what He wants. Allah says in
Quran:
“Say (O Muhammad): "I have no power over any good or harm to myself
except as Allah willeth. If I had knowledge of the unseen, I should have
multiplied all good, and no evil should have touched me: I am but a
warner, and a bringer of glad tidings to those who have faith" (Al-A'raaf
7:188)
Excerpted, with slight modifications, from:
http://islamqa.com/ 9. WAS PROPHET MOHAMMED (PBUH) ILLITERATE
Question :
How do you explain the hadith in which the Mohammad requests something
to write with (Bukhari vol. IV, no.393) when he is supposed to be
illiterate?
Answer :
Ummi means "unlettered," which is different, although the majority of
the Ulema agree that it also means illiterate in the secondary sense.
However, this illiterateness precludes neither the possibility of a
miracle (mu`jiza) of the Prophet at that particular event; nor the
possibility that he may have learned to read and write certain words in
time, among them his own name and the Basmala! Here is the hadith:
"When the Prophet decided to accomplish the Minor Pilgrimage in the
month of Dhu al-Qi'da, the Meccans refused to grant him permission to
enter Makka until he stipulated to them that he would not stay for more
than three days. After they wrote the treaty, they wrote: 'This is what
Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has stipulated.' They said: 'We do not
acknowledge that you are so. If we knew that you were the Messenger of
Allah, we would not prohibit anything to you. However, you are Muhammad
ibn 'Abd Allah.' He said: 'I am the Messenger of Allah and Muhammad ibn
'Abd Allah.' Then he said to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib - Allah be well-pleased
with him: 'Erase {the Messenger of Allah}.' 'Ali said: No, by Allah! I
will never ever erase you! (lâ wallâhi lâ amhûka abadâ!)." Whereupon the
Messenger of Allah took the treaty - he did not excel at writing (laysa
yuhsinu yaktubu) - and wrote: 'This is what Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah has
stipulated: He shall not bring any weapon into Makka except sheathed
swords; he shall not leave it with any of its dwellers even if they wish
to follow him; and he shall not prevent any of his Companions from
residing in it if he so wishes.'
Narrated from al-Bara' ibn 'Azib by al-Bukhari, Ahmad, and al-Darimi.
Muslim narrates it in shorter form. The words "the Messenger of Allah
took the treaty and wrote" have been interpreted by the scholars to
mean: "had someone write." Al-Dhahabi considered that he only wrote his
name in the above hadith, and mentions that some scholars said that he
wrote the entire text as a mu'jiza on his part. Some, like the great
Maliki Imam Abu al-Walid al-Baji, considered that the Prophet wrote it
himself and defended his view in his book Tahqiq al-Madhhab.
The claim (by Dr. Syed Abdul Latif in his article "Was the Prophet
Unlettered?" in The Muslim World published by the late Dato Syed Ibrahim
Omar Alsagoff) whereby Anas would take out his note-books and say:
"These are the traditions which I had heard from the Prophet and
*submitted for his perusal*" is a mistranslation of Anas's related words
qara'nâ 'alayh, qara'tu 'alayh, 'aradnâ 'alayh, all of which mean the
act of *reading outloud* for those present to hear. See the narrations
adduced by al-Khatib in Taqyid al-'Ilm ("The Fettering of Knowledge")
(p. 95 lines 9, 17, and 24; p. 96 l. 6) and in al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi's
chapter entitled "Writing is the means to fetter knowledge and preserve
it from oblivion" in his Nawadir al-Usul (p. 39-41).
As for the difference of opinion among the Companions concerning the
Prophet's prohibition or permission of writing other than the Quran, the
best word is perhaps al-Dhahabi's statement in the chapter of 'Abd Allah
ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As in the Siyar (4:258): "He wrote a lot of material
with the Prophet's permission and his special dispensation for 'Abd
Allah while he generally disliked for the Companions to write other than
the Quran from him. Later, consensus formed, following the difference of
views among the Companions, pertaining to the permissibility and
desirability of fettering knowledge with writing." 10. SENDING SALAM ON PROPHET
Question:
The Prophet is reported to have said: “There is no one who sends
salams upon me but Allah will restore to me my soul so that I may
return his salams.” How do you interpret this hadith?
Answer:
We can interpret that hadith in the following: we have to keep sending
salams to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with the
firm belief that he hears us and return our salams, but how? We
don’t know that as it falls under the category of “belief in the unseen
or ghayb; our duty is to believe in what Allah Almighty taught us
as well as in what the Prophet has told us. This hadith direct our
attention to the great reward of sending salams to the prophet.
He did not ask us to think of the way the Prophet uses to return back
the salams.
Excerpted, with slight modifications, from:
www.islamonline.net
Question :
What were the last words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) before he bade farewell to this world?
Answer :
Praise be to Allah.
The last words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
– before he bade farewell to this world – were: “O Allah , (with) the
higher companions”. This is the title that al-Bukhaari gave to a chapter
in Kitaab al-Maghaazi in his Saheeh: “The last words of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)”, where he quoted the hadeeth
of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) who said:
When the Prophet was healthy, he used to say, “No soul of a Prophet is
taken until he has been shown his place in Paradise and then he is given
the choice.” When death approached him while his head was on my thigh,
he became unconscious and then recovered consciousness. He then looked
at the ceiling of the house and said, “O Allah! (with) the highest
companions." I said (to myself), “He is not going to choose (to stay
with) us.” Then I understood what he meant when he said that to us when
he was healthy. The last words he spoke were, "O Allah! (with) the
highest companions.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4463; Muslim, 2444.
There is a report narrated by Ahmad (1691) from the hadeeth of Abu
‘Ubaydah, who said that the last words that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) spoke were,
“Expel the Jews of the Hijaaz and Najraan from the Arabian Peninsula,
and know that the most evil of people are those who took the graves of
their Prophets as places of worship.”
This was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Saheehah, no. 1132. And
Abu Dawood (5156)
and Ibn Maajah (2698) narrated that ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)
said: The last words that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) spoke were,
“The prayer, the prayer! And fear Allah with regard to those whom your
right hands possess.”
This was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood. And there
are other similar ahaadeeth. What is meant by these reports is that
these are some of the last things that the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) said, or they were the last pieces of advice that
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave to his
family and companions, and those who would be in authority after he was
gone. These ahaadeeth are among the last things he said, but the hadeeth
of ‘Aa’ishah is the last of all.
See Fayd al-Qadeer by al-Manaawi, 5/250 – 251.
Note: al-Suhayli said: the reason why these – “O Allah, (with) the
higher companions” – were the last words of the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) is because they refer both to Tawheed
and to dhikr in the heart. It offers comfort to those who are unable to
speak (when dying), because some people may not be able to speak out
loud for some reason, but that does not matter if their hearts are
steadfast in remembering Allah.
Quoted by al-Haafiz in al-Fath, 8/138.
Excerpted, with some modifications, from:
http://islamqa.com/en/
Question:
I heard on a tape that whoever insults the Prophet (PBUH) should be
executed even if he shows that he has repented. Should he be killed as a
“Hadd” punishment or because of kufr? If his repentance is sincere, will
Allah forgive him or will he go to Hell and his repentance will be of no
avail?
Answer:
Praise be to Allah.
The answer to this question may be given by addressing the two following
issues:
1 – The ruling on one who insults the Prophet (PBUH)
The scholars are unanimously agreed that a Muslim who insults the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) becomes a kaafir and
an apostate who is to be executed. This consensus was narrated by more
than one of the scholars, such as Imaam Ishaaq ibn Raahawayh, Ibn
al-Mundhir, al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad, al-Khattaabi and others. Al-Saarim
al-Maslool, 2/13-16
This ruling is indicated by the Quran and Sunnah. Quran says :
“Among them are men who molest the Prophet and say, "He is (all) ear."
Say, "He listens to what is best for you: he believes in Allah, has
faith in the Believers, and is a Mercy to those of you who believe." But
those who molest the Messenger will have a grievous penalty”. (Al-Tawbah
9:61)
“The hypocrites fear lest a Soorah (chapter of the Quran) should be
revealed about them, showing them what is in their hearts. Say: ‘(Go
ahead and) mock! But certainly Allah will bring to light all that you
fear.’
(64) If you ask them (about this), they
declare: ‘We were only talking idly and joking.’ Say: ‘Was it at Allah,
and His Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,
etc.) and His Messenger that you were mocking?’ (65)
Make no excuse; you disbelieved after you had believed” (Al-Tawbah
9:64-66)
This verse clearly states that mocking Allah, His verses and His
Messenger constitutes kufr, so that applies even more so to insulting.
The verse also indicates that whoever belittles the Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) is also a kaafir, whether he was serious or joking.
With regard to the Sunnah, Abu Dawood (4362)
narrated from ‘Ali that a Jewish woman used to insult the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) and say bad things about him, so a
man strangled her until she died, and the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him) ruled that no blood money was due in this case.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said in al-Saarim al-Maslool (1/162): This
hadeeth is jayyid, and there is a corroborating report in the hadeeth of
Ibn ‘Abbaas which we will quote below.
This hadeeth clearly indicates that it was permissible to kill that
woman because she used to insult the Prophet (PBUH).
Abu Dawood (4361) narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that a blind man had a freed
concubine (umm walad) who used to insult the Prophet (PBUH) and say bad
things about him. He told her not to do that but she did not stop, and
he rebuked her but she did not heed him. One night, when she started to
say bad things about the Prophet (PBUH) and insult him, he took a short
sword or dagger, put it on her belly and pressed it and killed her.
The following morning that was mentioned to the Messenger of Allah
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He called the people
together and said,“I
adjure by Allah, the man who has done this action and I adjure him by my
right over him that he should stand up.” The blind man stood up and
said, “O Messenger of Allah, I am the one who did it; she used to insult
you and say bad things about you. I forbade her, but she did not stop,
and I rebuked her, but she did not give up her habit. I have two sons
like pearls from her, and she was kind to me. Last night she began to
insult you and say bad things about you. So I took a dagger, put it on
her belly and pressed it till I killed her.” Thereupon the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Bear witness, there
isno blood money due for her.”
(Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood, 3655)
It seems that this woman was a kaafir, not a Muslim, for a Muslim could
never do such an evil action. If she was a Muslim she would have become
an apostate by this action, in which case it would not have been
permissible for her master to keep her; in that case it would not have
been good enough if he were to keep her and simply rebuke her.
Al-Nasaa’i narrated (4071) that Abu Barzah al-Aslami said:A
man spoke harshly to Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq and I said, ‘Shall I kill him?’
He rebuked me and said, ‘That is not for anyone after the Messenger of
Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) .’”(Saheeh
al-Nasaa’i, 3795)
It may be noted from this that the Prophet (PBUH) had the right to kill
whoever insulted him and spoke harshly to him, and that included both
Muslims and kaafirs.
The second issue is: if a person who insulted the Prophet (PBUH)
repents, should his repentance be accepted or not?
The scholars are agreed that if such a person repents sincerely and
regrets what he has done, this repentance will benefit him on the Day of
Resurrection and Allah will forgive him.
But they differed as to whether his repentance should be accepted in
this world and whether that means he is no longer subject to the
sentence of execution.
Maalik and Ahmad were of the view that it should not be accepted, and
that he should be killed even if he has repented. They quoted as
evidence the Sunnah and proper understanding of the ahaadeeth:
In the Sunnah, Abu Dawood (2683) narrated that Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqaas said:
“On the Day of the Conquest of Makkah, the
Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) granted
safety to the people except for four men and two women, and he named
them, and Ibn Abi Sarh… As for Ibn Abi Sarh, he hid with ‘Uthmaan ibn
‘Affaan, and when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) called the people to give their allegiance to him, he
brought him to stand before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings
of Allah be upon him). He said, “O Prophet of Allah, accept the
allegiance of ‘Abd-Allah.” He raised his head and looked at him three
times, refusing him, then he accepted his allegiance after the third
time. Then he turned to his companions and said: “Was there not among
you any smart man who could have got up and killed this person when he
saw me refusing to give him my hand and accept his allegiance?” They
said, “We do not know what is in your heart, O Messenger of Allah. Why
did you not gesture to us with your eyes?” He said, “It is not befitting
for a Prophet to betray a person with a gesture of his eyes.”
(Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh
Abi Dawood, 2334)
This clearly indicates that in a case such as this apostate who had
insulted the Prophet (S), it is not obligatory to accept his repentance,
rather it is permissible to kill him even if he comes repentant.
‘Abd-Allah ibn Sa’d was one of those who used to write down the
Revelation, then he apostatized and claimed that he used to add whatever
he wanted to the Revelation. This was a lie and a fabrication against
the Prophet (PBUH), and it was a kind of insult. Then he became Muslim
again and was a good Muslim, may Allah be pleased with him. Al-Saarim
115.
With regard to proper understanding of the ahaadeeth:
They said that insulting the Prophet (PBUH) has to do with two rights,
the right of Allah and the right of a human being. With regard to the
right of Allah, this is obvious, because it is casting aspersions upon
His Message, His Book and His Religion. As for the right of a human
being, this is also obvious, because it is like trying to slander the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) by this insult.
In a case which involves both the rights of Allah and the rights of a
human being, the rights of the human beings are not dropped when the
person repents, as in the case of the punishment for banditry, because
ifthe bandit has killed someone, that means that he must be executed and
crucified. But if he repents before he is caught, then the right of
Allah over him, that he should be executed and crucified, no longer
applies, but the rights of other humans with regard to qisaas
(retaliatory punishment) still stand.
The same applies in this case. If the one who insulted the Prophet
(PBUH) repents, then the rights of Allah no longer apply, but there
remains the right of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him), which still stand despite his repentance.
If it is said, “Can we not forgive him, because during his lifetime the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forgave many of those
who had insulted him and he did not execute them?” The answer is:
The Prophet (PBUH) sometimes chose to forgive those who had insulted
him, and sometimes he ordered that they should be executed, if that
served a greater purpose. But now his forgiveness is impossible because
he is dead, so the execution of the one who insults him remains the
right of Allah, His Messenger and the believers, and the one who
deserves to be executed cannot be let off, so the punishment must be
carried out.
Insulting the Prophet (PBUH) is one of the worst of forbidden actions,
and it constitutes kufr and apostasy from Islam, according to scholarly
consensus, whether done seriously or in jest. The one who does that is
to be executed even if he repents and whether he is a Muslim or a
kaafir. If he repents sincerely and regrets what he has done, this
repentance will benefit him on the Day of Resurrection and Allah will
forgive him.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) wrote a
valuable book on this matter, entitled al-Saarim al-Maslool ‘ala Shaatim
al-Rasool which every believer should read, especially in these
times when a lot of hypocrites and heretics dare to insult the Messenger
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) because they see that the
Muslims are careless and feel little protective jealousy towards their
religion and their Prophet, and they do not implement the shar’i
punishment which would deter these people and their ilk from committing
this act of blatant kufr.
And Allah knows best. May Allah send blessings and peace upon our
Prophet Muhammad and all his family and companions. 13. RULING ON WRITING (S) OR (SAWS) ETC
Question :
Is it permissible to write (S) or (SAWS) etc when mentioning the Prophet
SAWS (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), instead of writing out
the blessing in full?
Answer: Praise
be to Allah.
What is prescribed is to write “salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa salaam (May
Allah send blessings and peace upon him)” in full, and not to write it
in abbreviated form, such as writing (S) or (SAWS) etc.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
As it is prescribed to send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) in prayer when saying the tashahhud, and
it is prescribed when giving khutbahs, saying du’aa’ and praying for
forgiveness, and after the adhaan, and when entering and exiting the
mosque, and when mentioning him in other circumstances, so it is more
important to do so when writing his name in a book, letter, article and
so on. So it is prescribed to write the blessing in full so as to
fulfill the command that Allah has given to us, and so that the reader
will remember to say the blessing when he reads it. So we should not
write the blessing on the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) in short form such as writing (S) or (SAWS) etc, or other forms
that some writers use, because that is going against the command of
Allah in His Book, where He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet (Muhammad) O ye that
believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect (with
Islamic way of salutation)”
(Al-Ahzab 33:56)
And that
(writing it in abbreviated form) does not serve that purpose and is
devoid of the virtue of writing “salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa salaam (May
Allah send blessings and peace upon him)” in full. Moreover the reader
may not take notice of it and may not understand what is meant by it. It
should also be noted that the symbol used for it is regarded as
disapproved by the scholars, who warned against it.
Excerpted, with some modifications, from:
http://islamqa.com/en/ 14. REPRINTING THE OFFENSIVE CARTOON IN DENMARK
Question :
What is
your view about reprinting the offensive cartoon in Denmark and what is
the best way Muslims can handle such issue?
Answer :
The Denmark
cartoons against the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, are done
especially to excite Muslims and make them angry. In this way a group of
Europeans want to create what they call "the clash of civilization"
between Islam and others.
Such anti-Prophet
cartoons are very insulting and unacceptable to all people of faith.
Even the Vatican condemned this type of defamatory media. The issue is
not about freedom of speech because freedom of speech does not mean to
insult people's faiths or their religious figures.
However,
this does not justify violence in responding to this ridicule of Prophet
Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
In his response to your question, Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqi,
president of the Fiqh Council of North America, states the following:
We must
protest against these images, not only because of our religious
sensitivities but also because they are dangerous for our safety and
survival. However, in our protest we should not be provoked into any
wrong action. People need to be educated and their moral sensitivities
should be raised high. We have to win the hearts and minds of people and
make them understand the true meaning and spirit of the ideal of freedom
of expression. We should tell them the dangers of the irresponsible use
of the freedom of expression. We should also educate them about our
faith and the noble character of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings
be upon him).
Our
reminders must be polite and careful. We must act in a decent and
civilized manner always. It is possible that those who oppose us today
may become our friends tomorrow. Allah says:
“It may be that Allah will create love (and friendship) between you and
those whom you (now) hold as enemies. For Allah has power (over all
things); and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful”
(Al-Al-Mumtahanah
60:7).
We want
peace in this world for ourselves and for others. We all have to learn
how to respect each other. We must not create or allow hate, prejudice,
and propaganda against any people neither in the name of religion, nor
in the name of freedom or democracy.
Excerpted,
with slight modifications, from:
www.islamonline.net 15. PROPHET ‘S LIFE & CHARACTER FOR THOSE WHO INSULT HIM In Denmark prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) is insulted again by cartoons (portraying him as terrorist) and same is repeated in other European cities. Also a film is made stressing that Quran advocates killing. We can turn these negative, malicious cartoons & film into something positive by learning about the Prophet, by following him, and educating others about his teachings. The Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings be upon him) will be the only human who will attain Al-Maqam Al-Mahmud (the Praised Position in the Hereafter) in Paradise. With so highly respected and also messenger of God, can he advocate violence and terrorism? West thinkers do not understand, how heinous sin they are doing by saying all that against a prophet and Last Testament i.e. Quran. Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) is being portrayed as terrorist after 1400 years of his death. He was not only prophet of God, but aside from that, he was at the “Top in List of 100 Most Noble and influential and successful person of history” prepared by one of their fellow. In recent times, a book has been published in America titled "The 100," or the Top One hundred, or the Greatest Hundred in History. A certain Michael H. Hart, described as a historian, mathematician and astronomer has written this novel book. He has searched history, seeking for men who had the greatest influence on mankind. In this book he gives us The hundred most influential men, including Ashoka, Aristotle, Buddha, Confucius, Hitler, Plato, and Zoroaster. He does not give us a mere chart of the topmost "one hundred" from the point of view of their influence on people, but he evaluates the degree of their influence and rates them in order of their excellence from No. 1, through to No. 100. He gives us his reasons for the placing of his candidates. We are not asked to agree with him, but we cannot help admire the man's research and honesty. The most amazing thing about his selection is that he has put our Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as No. 1, the first of his "100!" Thus confirming, unknowingly, God's Own testimony in His Final Revelation to the World: I feel very much ashamed for comparing our beloved prophet against a terrorist, but writing all this only to answer and let our Muslims brothers and Non Muslim deviants know about our prophet’s character and qualities. Can any prophet of God be a “Terrorist”. The logical answer is “No, Not at all”. However Jesus (pbuh) and many others prophets were not only insulted but killed (Islam does not believe Jesus killing) by anti truth elements, declaring prophets themselves as “Liar”, “Possessed”, “Troublemaker”, “magician” and “unbearable” due to their thoughts and preaching. Same is true for prophet Mohammad (pbuh) and he was also tried to be killed many times by such elements. Before prophethood at the age of 40, he was a most noble character and trustworthy citizen of Makkah. However as soon as he was nominated as prophet by God, he was then named as magician, poet, possessed, liar but still never called by above title. Some qualities of terrorist Let us describe some qualities may be: 1. Terrorist is generally between the age of 20 to 30 or max 35. 2. He is generally not having a strong moral character. 3. He generally feels himself, the deprived one. 4. From beginning, he is very bold in quarreling and fighting. 5. He is controlled by other persons for their vested interest. 6. He takes special training to conduct terrorist attacks. 7. He does not fear God for his killing and destruction. 8. Killing as much as possible is his aim. 9. He is paid by others for destruction activities. 10. His purpose is to create fear and disorder in the society. 11. He is never a sound practicing religious person. 12. He never keep standing hours in night worship, fearing God. 13. No terrorist claims to be prophet. (receiving God’s revelations) 14. No terrorist leaves behind followers of high moral character. 15. Terrorist is cruel by nature, No merciful by heart. 16. Terrorist don’t care for children, women or elders. 17. He don’t care for heaven or hell but only obeys orders. 18. He is never praised by society. 19. No body shows any good emotions by people. 20. He is never buried with honor and remembered honorably. 21. No terrorist can tell about past and future events truly. 22. Terrorist never claims, having any God revelation book. 23. God will never nominate any terrorist as prophet.
Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) Character and Life Let us now see how was Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) character. The Prophet (pbuh) used to say that he was sent as a Prophet to the world to present an ideal of good deeds and lofty character. Someone asked Aishah (his beloved wife, may Allah be pleased with her) about the Prophet's manners. She said that his manners were the manners prescribed by the Quran. She later clarified that a tree is recognized by the taste of its fruits. Similarly a man is known by his manners and knowledge. From the Quran you can know about the nature and manners of the Prophet (pbuh). He is gentle in manners and talks. His voice is never shrill. Evils done to him are not retaliated. He is busy in modifying and elevating the lives of the people and leveling the path of religion. He has a task to preach and establish the Oneness of Allah. His teachings impart insight and develop understanding, and the ignorant is made aware of the realities of life and the world. He is adorned with all the qualities and good manners. He is a man of good deeds and virtues. His conscience is pure and clean and symbolic of piety. His words are replete with wisdom. Truthfulness and friendliness are his nature. He is forgiving and obliging. Justice is his hallmark. Truthfulness is his religion and guidance is his leader. Now let us analyze some of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) attributes towards society. Respect and Courtesy 1. He never stretched his legs while sitting among people. 2. He did not allow people to stand paying respects. 3. Whenever a person held his hands, he never tried to remove them. 4. He never interrupted anybody during talks. 5. While riding, he did not allow anyone to follow him on foot. He either gave him a lift or asked him to return. Generosity and Munificence He never turned anyone away empty-handed from his house and always gave preference to the needy over his own needs. He was so merciful that not only people living under and around him call him as most humble and merciful, but Allah also certified it in Quran: “That we have sent not thee (O Muhammad) but as a mercy to the whole of humankind, as a mercy to all the world” (Al-Ambiya 21:107) If he had nothing to give, he apologized the needy persons. Social Care & Justice 1) In rebuilding the Sacred House of the Ka'ba in A.D. 605, the question arose as to who should have the honor of raising the black stone, the most holy relic of that House, into its proper place. Each tribe claimed that honor. The senior citizen advised the disputants to accept for their arbitrator the first man to enter from a certain gate. The proposal was agreed upon, and the first man who entered the gate was Muhammad "Al-Ameen." His advice satisfied all the contending parties. He ordered the stone to be placed on a piece of cloth and each tribe to share the honor of lifting it up by taking hold of a part of the cloth. The stone was thus deposited in its place, and the rebuilding of the House was completed without further interruption. 2) A Makkan woman named Fatimah committed a theft. When people brought the recommendation of Usamah bin Zaid who was dear to the Prophet (pbuh). He told them that no recommendation was valid for Divine punishments. He further said that his daughter Fatimah would have the same punishment if she had committed this guilt. Truthfulness and Trust He was so much trustworthy and honest that people used to keep with him their security, belongings and assets. He remained with them until the age of 40, when he got the prophethood. During all this time, history does not give any evidence of being violent or quarreling. His moral character is described as: Historical records show that Mohammad has been admitted by friend and foe as Al Amin, or the faithful, acknowledged the sterling qualities, the spotless honesty, the noble virtues, the absolute sincerity and every trustworthiness of the apostle of Islam in all walks of life and in every sphere of human activity. Even the Jews and those who did not believe in his message, adopted him as the arbiter in their personal disputes by virtue of his perfect impartiality. Even those who did not believe in his message were forced to say "O Mohammad, we do not call you a liar, but we deny him who has given you a book and inspired you with a message." One day Abu Jahl (staunch enemy of Islam) said to the Prophet (pbuh): "I don't think that you are a liar but I do not get interested in your religion." The night the Prophet (pbuh) left his house for Al-Madinah, the enemies had made all arrangements for his assassination. But he allowed his dear cousin 'Ali to stay that night and come after paying off all the deposits kept with him as a trustee. Prohibiting Killing without justification Prophet never killed by himself or ordered to kill for himself. He only ordered such killing or fighting when somebody was going against the commands of God. He was instructed in Quran : “…. and kill not anyone whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause (according to Islamic law). This He has commanded you that you may understand” (Al-Annam 6:151) “Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay such life as Allah has made sacred except for just cause, …. (Al-Furqan 25:68) “And do not kill anyone which Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause…. ” (Al-Isra’ 17:33) So Quran does not advocates Violence or Killing, on the other hand it treat unjust killing as one of the biggest crime, the punishment of which is Hell. God says in Quran: “…. if any one slew a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people….” (Al-Maa’idah 5:32) Prophet himself telling that, one of major sins is killing innocent peoples. Hadith says: "Avoid the seven noxious things: associating anything with Allah, magic, killing one whom Allah has declared inviolate without a just cause, consuming the property of an orphan, devouring riba (interest), turning back when the army advances, and slandering chaste women who are believers but indiscreet" (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) With above directions from Goad and his own saying, how, then he can be blamed for spreading terrorism Devotion 1. The Prophet (pbuh) prayed that he should remain hungry one day and fed the other day so that he could pray with all his might in the state of hunger and express his thanks to Allah when satisfied. 2. Aishah says that the members of the Prophet's family lived on dates and water for a month or two and the hearth remained cold during the period. 3. Aishah says that the bed of the Prophet (pbuh) at her house was filled with leafy stalks of palms. 4. Hafsah says that in her house the Prophet's bed was made of sack cloth. It was folded twice and spread out. Once it was made fourfold. Upon this the Prophet (pbuh) forbade her to do so as it became soft. 5. Ibn 'Auf says that during his life the Prophet (pbuh) did not eat to his satisfaction even loaves of bread made of barley flour. 6. In the last night the Prophet (pbuh) passed in this world, oil was procured on credit from a neighbor for the lamp. Prayers 1. He stood in voluntary prayers so long that his legs swelled. His Companions wondered why the Prophet (pbuh) should suffer such troubles as he was innocent and pure. Upon this he said that why he should not offer his thanks to Allah for His mercy and kindness. 2. He would lay in prostration for such a long time that he was taken to be dead by the people close to him. 3. During supplications his chest surged and swirled like a cauldron. 4. Having read the verses of blessings he sought benediction, and after reading the verses of affliction he trembled. 5. He fasted regularly for several days but forbade others to observe those fasts. Compassion and Forgiving By the time he was twenty-five, Muhammad had become well known in the city for the integrity of his disposition and the honesty of his character. By the age of 40, Prophet Muhammad had a perfectly balanced personality. He was patient, truthful, and magnanimous. He presented the highest example of human nobility. He disciplined himself by staying aloof from quarrels and quibbles. He never engaged in foul utterances or abuse. Even before prophethood, he was called as-sadiq al-amin (the truthful and trustworthy). His status of nobility qualifies him following mediation. 1. Hamzah bin 'Abdul-Muttalib (, the dear uncle of the Prophet (pbuh), was treacherously slain by Wahshi, a slave of Abu Sufyan's wife, Hindah. He mutilated his nose and ears. The liver of the martyred Hamzah was carved out and chewed on the battlefield. Despite this Prophet (pbuh) forgave him when he asked for it. 2. Habbar struck Zainab, the eldest daughter of the Prophet (pbuh), with a spear and she fell from the camel-litter and aborted and she died from it. The Prophet pardoned him when he asked for it. 3. Once the Prophet (pbuh) was sleeping under a tree and his sword was hanging on the branch of a tree. His enemy came and took the sword and impertinently awakened the Prophet (pbuh) and asked him who would save him. The Prophet (pbuh) instantly replied that Allah would take care of him. He became unconscious and fell down and his sword dropped from his hand. The Prophet (pbuh) picked up the sword and asked him who could save him. Then he was astounded. He then asked the man to go as revenge he never cherished. General Behavior At the age of 40, he became prophet, not by himself but chosen by Allah. After nominated as Allah’s prophet, he became more polite, merciful and God fearing. Allah says about him clearly: “O Prophet (Muhammad SAW)! Verily, We have sent you as witness, and a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner” (Al-Ahzab 33:45) He was not only himself at the highest of moral character but advocates for that. See what he says about the importance of moral character. “The most perfect believer in faith is the one who is best in moral character. The best of you are those who are the best to their spouses in manners.” (Al-Tirmidhi 1082) Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) although a prophet lived among others as an equal. No bitter criticism or provocation would make him lose his composure, and no praise could make him vain. He lived in such taqwa (piety and fear of Allah) that he was always an example of modesty and leniency. “And thou (standest) on an exalted standard of character” (Al-Qalm 68: 4) He used to speak little but always purposeful. “Your companion (Muhammad) is not astray, nor perverted. (2) Nor does he (Mohammad) speak of (his own) desire. (3) It is only an Inspiration that is inspired” (An-Najm 53:2 - 4). Some of his other qualities were as follows. 1. The Prophet (pbuh) used to meet all cheerfully. 2. He brought up orphans and helped widows. 3. He loved the poor and deserving persons and used to sit with them. 4. He could sit on the bare ground without making any distinction for his self. 5. He used to care for the slaves and attendants in their ailments. 6. If a Muslim died in debt, his loan was paid from the treasury and then he was buried 7. If a sincere person breathed his last, he participated in the funeral rites. "The Prophet was not one who would abuse (others) or say obscene words, or curse (others)..." (Bukhari) He walked in a way that suggested his reverence of and humbleness before Almighty Allah. Criticism never angered him. He never revenged for himself. He would assert that he is Allah's servant and would act as befits a servant of Allah. A desert Arab came and began to pass water in the mosque. The companions of Allah's Messenger said, "Stop! Stop!" but Allah's Messenger (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) said, "Don't interrupt him; leave him alone." They left him alone, and when he had finished, Allah's Messenger (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) called him and said to him, "These mosques are not suitable places for urine and filth, but are only for remembrance of Allah, prayer and recitation of the Qur'an," Following hadith gives his character of forgiving, which can never be seen with anyone. Anas ibn Malik was under his service for 10 years and he says: "I served the Prophet (s.a.a.w.) at Madinah for ten years. I was a boy. Every work that I did was not according to the desire of my master, but he never said to me: Fie!, nor did he say to me: Why did you do this? or Why did you not do this?" (Narrated by Abu-Dawood) Even when the prophet was in a position of power, he chose the path of kindness and reconciliation. When he returned to Mecca after years of exile and personal attacks, he did not take revenge on the people of the city, but instead offered a general amnesty. Living Poor & Love For The PoorHe lived a very simple life and always in poverty (although having access to large amount), simple wearing and eating (mostly eating only one time a day). Living in a very small room house with no comfortable items in it. After the fall of Mecca, more than one million square miles of land lay at his feet, Lord of Arabia, still he mended his own shoes and coarse woolen garments, milked the goats, swept the hearth, kindled the fire and attended the other menial offices of the family. His love for the poor was so deep that he used to pray: "O Allah, keep me poor in my life and at my death and raise me at resurrection among those who are poor." (Nasai) “He used to visit the poorest of ailing persons and exhorted all Muslims to do likewise” (Sahih Bukhari) Prophets Leftover On the very day of his death his only assets were few coins a part of which went to satisfy a debt and rest was given to a needy person who came to his house for charity. The clothes in which he breathed his last had many patches. The house from where light had spread to the world was in darkness because there was no oil in the lamp. He could have gathered assets and money, which no one at that time could have, but he was having nothing. Zakat is a mandatory for every Muslim, who has got a specified amount, gold or silver (for a period of one year), but he was never able to give as he was never having that. He however left God revelation “Quran” and his saying which is called Ahadiths. Are Above Qualities of one who is advocating Terrorism? All above is only for the information of a Non Muslim. Muslims knows all that and love their prophet so much that “No Muslim is said to have complete faith, if he does not love prophet Mohammad more than himself and his parents”. For that reason Muslims get excited by his insult. If any non Muslim reads all that without being bias, he will find that all these qualities can never and never be found in any of terrorist. If still not convinced, then for such unconvincing people, Allah has said: “Can you (O Muhammad SAW) make the deaf to hear, or can you guide the blind or him who is in manifest error?” (Az-Zukhruf 43: 40) We should not act furiously and destroy our properties and image. We can make peaceful protests, boycott their commodities and protest diplomatically to the governments who allowed all this in the name of “Freedom of Press”. Strange freedom, you can’t say a words against Jews killing in World War 2, but you can insult and hurt feeling billion of Muslims. For such people Allah has said. “Those who annoy Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad) Allah has cursed them in this World and in the Hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating Punishment” (Al-Ahzab 33:57) Finally, will any terrorist say before the end of his life like following. In his fatal illness, the Prophet (pbuh) proclaimed in a concourse assembled at his house that if he owed anything to anyone the person concerned could claim it; if he had ever hurt anyone's person, honor or property, he could have his price while he was yet in this world. A hush fell on the crowd. One man came forward to claim a few dirhams which were paid at once. (Ibn Hisham) So Muslim should show patience and have faith on Allah, that those who are insulting him, will be brought to account, as Allah sees all that what they do or say. We should remember what Allah says: “Repel evil with that which is best: We are well acquainted with the things they say” (Al-Muemanoon 23:96) Prophet said: "You do not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you deal with them with forgiveness and kindness." (Sahih Al-Bukhari) In the Quran, Allah states: "When (the righteous) hear vain talk, they withdraw from it saying: 'Our deeds are for us and yours for you; peace be on to you. We do not desire the way of the ignorant' (55) ‘O Prophet (Muhammad), you cannot give guidance to whom you wish, it is God Who gives guidance to whom He pleases, and He is quite aware of those who are guided." (Al-Qasas 28:55 - 56) Triumph of Islam Islam will prevail. It is the promise of God, and His Promise is true. But how? With the sword or gun! Could we use it? The Holy Qur'an forbids us to use force as a means of converting! Yet the verse prophesies that Islam would be the most dominant of religions. In the end we must be sure for us and for them, what Allah has said in Quran: “And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers” (Aale Imraan 3:85) “That we have sent not thee (O Muhammad) but as a mercy to the whole of humankind, as a mercy to all the world” (Al-Ambiya 21:107) Advice to Muslims We can not force unbelievers for respecting our prophet except protesting and boycotting their products (which whole Muslim umma should do). Allah treats prophets insult so srious that even He has given following warning to Prophet companions (those who are at the highest status after prophet) that they should respect prophet otherwise their all deeds will become in vain. “O ye who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud to him in talk, as ye may speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds become vain and ye perceive not” (Al-Hujuraat 49:2) That means, only calling or talking with him in higher voice than prophet, makes all deeds in vain (and they may perceive it not), then think how painful end such unbelievers may get here or on the Day of Judgment. “Surely those who act in opposition to Allah and His Messenger shall be laid down prostrate as those before them were laid down prostrate; and indeed We have revealed clear communications, and the unbelievers shall have an abasing chastisement” (Al-Mujadla 58:5) Allah says for them : “Verily, We have warned you of a Penalty near, the Day when man will see (the deeds) which his hands have sent forth, and the Unbeliever will say, "Woe unto me! Would that I were (mere) dust!" (An-Naba 78:40) Those who are trying to insult prophet and Quran, for them and us is a beautiful hadith. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "If anyone calls others to follow right guidance, his reward will be equivalent to those who follow him (in righteousness) without their reward being diminished in any respect, and if anyone invites others to follow error, the sin, will be equivalent to that of the people who follow him (in sinfulness) without their sins being diminished in any respect". (Muslim174) Excerpted, with slight modifications, from: http://www.muslimbridges.org/
Question:
Is it true that our prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) can come in our
dreams and we can see his true face?
Answer:
Vol 9, Book 87. Interpretation Of Dreams. Hadith 123.“Narrated
By Anas: The Prophet said, "Whoever has seen me in a DREAM, then no
doubt, he has seen me, for Satan cannot imitate my shape."
Vol 9, Book 87. Interpretation Of Dreams. Hadith 125.”Narrated
By Abu Qatada: The Prophet said, "Whoever sees me (in a DREAM) then he
indeed has seen the truth."
Vol 9, Book 87. Interpretation Of Dreams. Hadith 126. “Narrated
By Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri: The Prophet said, "Who ever sees me (in a DREAM)
then he indeed has seen the truth, as Satan cannot appear in my shape." 17. WHY DID THE PROPHET HAVE ELEVEN WIVES
Question :
There is an
upper limit in Islam for women, for man to marry four wives,
then why did the Prophet Mohammed (Peace by upon him), have eleven wives
- and there is an insinuation, that he was hyper sexual?
Answer :
I do agree
with that Quran mentions in Surah Nisa, Chapter 4, Verse No. 3, that you
can maximum have 4 wives.
“…. Marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if ye fear
that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one
....” (An-Nisa
4:3)
But there
is another Verse in Surah Ahzab, Ch. 33, Verse 52, which says that...
“O Prophet (Muhammad) you cannot marry more women, neither can you
exchange any other women for the present one, even if their beauty
attracts you, except what your right hand possesses….”
(Al-Ahzab 33:52)
This Verse of the Quran, Surah
Ahzab, Ch. 33, Verse No. 52, gives the permission to the Prophet, to
keep all his wives, but at the same time, cannot marry any other women,
except which your right hand possesses. If you analyze why Prophet
Muhammed was not allowed to marry more wives nor he could divorce
existing ones.
Many of the
Prophet's marriages were motivated by political, social or legislative
considerations. Lady Aisha was the daughter of Abu Bakr, the Prophet's
friend and successor. He was also married to Lady Hafsah, the daughter
of Umar ibn Al-Khattab, the second ruler of the Muslim state after Abu
Bakr. So, both of the first two of the rightly guided caliphs had their
daughters married to the Prophet on their own wishes and get closer
relationship between the companions.
if you analyze, that all the
eleven marriages which the Prophet did, all were either for social
reform or for political reason. They were not to please his sex. The
first marriage that he did, was with Bibi Khatija, (May Allah be pleased
with her). She was at the age of 40, when he was only 25, and she was a
widow twice. Imagine, if he had to marry for sex, why would he marry a
woman who was fifteen years elder to him, and who was a widow twice. And
if you analyze, till the time Bibi Khatija (May Allah be pleased with
her) was alive, Prophet Muhammad did not take any other wife.
The most
sexually active phase in anyone’s life is before he reaches the age of
fifty. We must remember that in this phase, the Prophet had only one
wife, Khadijah, who was fifteen years older than him. The Prophet
married her when he was twenty-five and she was forty years. She died at
the age of sixty-five. It was only after her death and in Madinah, after
he had dedicated himself to the task of building a nation, that he
married a number of women belonging to different Arab clans, most of
them widows.
The Prophet
also married Umm Habibah, the daughter of Abu Sufiyan, the leader of
Quraish who was waging a most determined fight against Islam. Lady Umm
Habibah had emigrated to Abyssinia a few years earlier when the Prophet
advised a group of his companions to travel and settle there. During her
stay in that faraway country, Umm Habibah's husband died. She was in a
very difficult situation, having no relations in Abyssinia. She was the
daughter of the Chief of Mecca, Abu-Sufiyan, but natural this marriage
played a great importance in the conquest of Mecca. (He was leading
Quraish and other Arabian tribes in a fight to exterminate Islam).
Learning of her plight, the Prophet sent one of his companions to Negus,
the ruler of Abyssinia who had accepted Islam, to arrange his marriage
to Lady Habibah and send her to him. That was a marriage even Abu
Sufiyan, her father, could be proud of.
The Prophet
also married Umm Salamah, the widow of one of his valiant companions,
who was left with children to look after and practically no one to
support her.
Two marriages had clear political motives. The first was the Prophet's
marriage to Lady Juwairiyah, the daughter of a tribal chief who had
raised an army to fight the Prophet. The Muslims preempted his attempt
and managed to inflict a heavy defeat on him and his tribe of
Almustalaq. Many of the men in that tribe were taken captive, and as was
the common practice at that time, prisoners of war were made slaves. The
Prophet hated slavery and freed every slave who came into his
possession. When the Prophet married Lady Juwairiyah, his companions
felt that they could not keep the Prophet's "in-laws" as their slaves.
The companions said, “How can we keep as captives, the relatives
of the Prophet”, and they freed those people, and after that, both these
tribes became friendly.
The other
marriage to be mentioned in this connection was the Prophet's
matrimonial union with Lady Safiyah, the daughter of Huyai ibn Akhtab, a
Jewish scholar who was dedicated to fighting the Prophet and Islam. In
fact, it was Huyai who worked hard to forge an alliance of Arabian and
Jewish tribes which marched on Madinah to try to eliminate the Muslim
community altogether. That was the alliance which tried to attack the
Muslims in what is known as "the expedition of the Moat
(Ghazwa-e-Khandaq)." Huyai was executed along with the Jews of Huraithah
after victory was granted by God to Muslims. A couple of years later,
Safiyah's Jewish husband was killed in the Battle of Khaybar. After the
battle, the Prophet married her to help normalize the relations with
those Jews who continued to live in Arabia. In fact, Lady Safiyah fell
to the Prophet as a slave as part of his share of what the Muslims
gained as a result of the battle. He, however, offered her freedom if
she would accept Islam, which she did and he married her.
Now about the Prophet's marriage to Lady Zainab, who was known by the
title, "Mother of the Poor", because she was so keen to help every poor
person. She was married to the Prophet for only two months before she
passed away.
He married
Bibi Maimoona (May Allah be pleased with her), who was the sister of the
wife of the chief of the tribe of Najad, which killed 70 Muslim men of
the Islamic deputation. After Mohammed (May peace be upon him), married
her, they accepted Medina as their leadership, and they accepted
Prophet as their leader.
One
marriage which had clear legislative purpose was that which saw the
Prophet married, by God's own order, to Lady Zainab bint Jahsh. Before
Islam and well into the early years of the Muslim settlement in Madinah,
the Arabs used to recognize adoption as giving full parental status.
Thus, if a couple adopted a child, he was considered their own son or
daughter in every respect. Islam, however, stopped adoption and
considered it a forbidden practice which could give no legal effect to
any relationship. The Prophet had adopted, in pre-Islamic days, a young
man who had been gifted to him as a slave. The young man was known as
Zaid ibn Haritha. He declared his adoption of Zaid, who was subsequently
known as Zaid ibn Muhammad. It is perhaps worth mentioning here that
Zaid was the first man to adopt Islam. When the prohibition of adoption
was declared, Zaid reverted to his original name and was known ever
since as Zaid ibn Haritha, after his real father.
The Prophet
had married Zaid to Lady Zainab, the daughter of his paternal aunt.
However, Zainab was rather unhappy about the marriage, because of Zaid's
former slave status. Zaid was very uneasy about the marriage and asked
the Prophet's permission to divorce her. At this point, the Prophet was
ordered to allow the divorce to go through and to marry Zainab after her
waiting period was over. The Prophet was very reluctant to do so,
because of what people might say about his marrying his former
"daughter-in-law". But God wanted to demonstrate in practice the
absolute invalidity of adoption in the most practical manner.
God
declares in the Quran:
"…When Zaid had accomplished his purpose with her, We married her off to
you so that there would be no objection for believers in respect of
their adopted sons' wives once they have accomplished their purpose with
them. God's command must be done."
(Al-Ahzab 33:37)
Prophet
took all the other wives between the age of 53 to 56. Imagine, if the
Prophet was hyper sexual, he would have married at a young age. Science
tells us, ‘The older the man gets, the less sexual he gets’. It is an
insinuation, on the Prophet. By marrying them he was setting a precedent
to reverse the taboo of widow marriage. Secondly, he was paying back his
due to some of the companions who had perished in battles leaving behind
widows with children, just as he was also seeking to unify the Arab
tribes. Such a function of marriage is inconceivable for us today.
Only two of
his marriages were normal, that is with Bibi Khatija, and that with Bibi
Ayesha, (May Allah be pleased with them both). All the other marriages
were due to circumstances, either of a social reform or a political
gain.
So if
analyzed, only two wives were below the age of 36 - All the other wives
were between the age of 36 and 50 - Each marriage had some reason to
improve the community and better relationships. It was of course
not for sex. 18. MARRIAGE OF PROPHET WITH 6 YEARS AGE GIRL
Question :
How would you justify prophet (PBUH) marrying a six year old girl?
Answer:
As regard your question, we’d like to make it clear in the very
beginning that Prophet’s marriage to `Aisha, the Mother of the Faithful,
has always been a subject of attack and criticism by the enemies of
Islam. First of all, marriage contract was done at her six years age but
consumed at her age of nine. Secondly in Islam early age marriage is
allowed with the consent of their parents or their custodians.
We further want to clarify to people who view this marriage as some sort
of brutal act and child abuse that they should try to understand the
main purpose of this marriage and the condition of the Prophet, peace
and blessings be upon him, before the marriage.
'Aishah, may God be pleased with her, narrated that the Prophet (P) was
betrothed (zawaj) to her when she was six years old and he consummated
(nikah) his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained
with him for nine years.(Saheeh
al-Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64)
Additionally, all of the ahadith in both books agree that the marriage
betrothal contract took place when 'Aishah was "six years old", but was
not consummated until she was "nine years
old".
Definition of Puberty:
The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically
capable of sexual reproduction.
Islamic Rule About Attaining Puberty:
When a girl gets her menses started or though menses has not started,
but she becomes pregnant or though she has not been pregnant, but she
commits sexual intercourse in dream and had a seminal discharge as well
as taste of sexual intercourse... then in all these three state of
affairs she attains puberty.
Rule: In Shariah, to become young means to attain puberty. No woman
(girl) can be young before *NINE* even if she starts bleeding
before (before nine) she cannot be taken as young. The blood, which
comes before nine, is not menses but 'Istehada'-- and orders of Shariah
are different for Istehada.
It is pretty common in the world including USA that a girl reaches
the age of puberty at the age of nine or ten, not to mention in
many cased have given birth to children (In Brazil 9 year old girl given
birth to a baby.)That would constitute that the girl is
physiologically capable of sexual reproduction. Therefore, who are we to
declare that girl a “child” and deny her the joys of life that she can
enjoy by getting married and why a 50 years old man cannot take care of
his young wife. Beside that why some people have very selective amnesia,
which makes them conveniently forget that the marriage took place
over 1400 years ago, therefore, there is an obvious difference
between the norms of now and the norms of then, not to mention obvious
culture differences.
Now we believe that the age of Aisha
عائشه رضی الله عنها
was nine years when the marriage was consummated. What proof critics
have that Aisha
عائشه رضی الله عنها
was not pubertal at the age of nine and did not come under the
Islaamic Shariah
شريعه
Rules about attaining puberty and/or to the least, even didn’t
meet the dictionary definition cited above? (Puberty: The stage of
adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of
sexual reproduction)
Just after Khadijah's death, when he was round forty six years old, the
Prophet (P) married his second wife Sawdah bint Zam'ah. It was after
this second marriage that the Prophet (P) became betrothed to 'Aishah,
may God be pleased with her.
It's normal for changes in girls to start as early as 8 or 9 years of
age, or not until 13 or 14.
'Aishah was only nine years old at the time of the marriage tells us
that the marriage was Divinely ordained:
Narrated 'Aishah, may God be pleased with her: The Messenger of God (P)
said (to me): "You have been shown to me twice in (my) dreams. A man was
carrying you in a silken cloth and said to me, 'This is your wife.' I
uncovered it; and behold, it was you. I said to myself, 'If this dream
is from God, He will cause it to come true."(Saheeh
Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 62, Number 15)
As the ahadith about 'Aishah's age show, her betrothal took place at
least three years before the consummation of the marriage. The reason
for this was that they were waiting for her to come of age (i.e. to have
her first menstrual period). Puberty is a biological sign which shows
that a woman is capable of bearing children. Can anyone logically deny
this?
The evidence shows that 'Aishah's marriage to the Prophet Muhammad (P)
was one which both parties and their families agreed upon. Based on the
culture at that time, no one saw anything wrong with it. On the
contrary, they were all happy about it.
None of the Muslim sources report that anyone from the society at that
time criticized this marriage due to 'Aishah's young age. On the
contrary, the marriage of 'Aishah to the Prophet (P) was encouraged by
'Aishah's father, Abu Bakr, and was welcomed by the community at large.
GOD WISDOM OF YOUNG WIFE TO PROPHET
As for the purpose of this marriage, it was purely for sociopolitical
reason. The Prophet’s main concern was the future of Islam. He was
interested in strengthening the Muslims by all bonds. This also explains
the reason why he married the daughter of `Umar, his Second Successor.
It was by his marriage to Juwayriyyah that he gained the support for
Islam of the whole clan of Bani Al-Mustaliq and their allied tribes. It
was through his marriage to Safiyyah that he neutralized a great section
of the hostile Jews of Arabia. By accepting Mariya, the Copt from Egypt,
as his wife, he formed a political alliance with a king of great
magnitude. So his marriage to `Aisha could never be of anything save
cementing his relation with Abu Bakr, `Aisha’s father.
As for the Prophet’s condition before this marriage, it clearly
explained what we’ve said that it was a purely sublime aim and purpose
that motivated him to marry `Aisha. That’s why the marriage was not
consummated until sometime after the emigration to Madinah, when she had
reached maturity. The motives of this marriage can be understood to be
anything except passion and physical attraction. However, he lived with
her, in addition to Sawdah, for five to six years, when he was 56 years
of age, without taking any other wife.
One important point we have to clarify here is that the Prophet, peace
and blessings be upon him, when proposing to `Aisha, was not the first
suitor, for, according to many historians, Jubair ibn Mut`am proposed to
her before the Prophet, peace and blessings for him. This gives an
indication that `Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, was mature enough
for marriage at that age.
Giving more details on this issue, Sheikh Faysal Mawlawi, deputy
chairman of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, states the
following:
Firstly,
Prophet’s proposal to `Aisha came through a suggestion made by Khawalh
bint Hakim as a sign of strengthening the relation with his Companion
Abu Bakr and confirming his love for him.
Secondly,
the fact that `Aisha, before the Prophet proposed to her, was being
pursued by Jubair ibn Mut`am, indicates that she was mature enough for
marriage, according to the prevailing tradition at that time, if not,
the Quraish people, who would never waste any chance to insult the
Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would have found this marriage
as a golden opportunity to pour on him rain of insults. Rather they
found nothing wrong in this engagement, and they received the news of
the Prophet’s proposal for `Aisha as something usual, and even,
expected.
It should be noted that in the hot regions, it’s normal for a girl to
attain maturity at a very early age. Thus the case is totally different
from that which does exist in the cold regions where a girl does not
attain puberty before 21 [Physicians maintain that the age of puberty in
the hot regions normally ranges from 9 to 16]. At all rates, it should
be stressed that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on
marrying `Aisha, never aimed at fulfilling a lust or satisfying a
desire; rather, his aim was to strengthen his relation with the most
beloved Companion of his.
Had it been true that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him,
aimed at fulfilling a lust or satisfying a desire, he would have done
this while still in his youth when he was still free from the
responsibilities of delivering Allah’s call. At his early age, the
Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, accepted to marry Khadija, may
Allah be pleased with her, who was 15 years older than him. He also
never married a new wife until after her death. Even after her passing
away, his new wife Sawdah bint Zam`ah was an old-aged widow who
possessed no particular appealing qualities. This adds to our certainty
that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, had many great lofty
aims behind his marriages. Also, when Khawlah bint Hakim suggested to
him to marry`Aisha, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him,
thought thoroughly whether to accept or to refuse. He took into
consideration his relation with Abu Bakr.
The Prophet’s love for `Aisha was a sign of his love for her father.
On being asked about the dearest person to
his heart, the Prophet, PBUH), mentioned `Aisha, her father, Abu Bakr. 19. Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) janaza
Question:
It is stated
in the seerah that the burial of the prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon
Him) was delayed for 3 days and 2 nights following his death. What was
the reason given for the delay? I have heard several versions of the
reason for this e.g.
(1) The
delay was due to the actual number of people who wished to visit the
body,
(2) The
Sahaaba (ra) delayed the burial because they considered it more
important to appoint a Khalifa (Ref Ibn Hisham )?
Also who led the Jinaza Prayer for Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon Him)?
Answer:
Knowing that
prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had encouraged Muslims to bury the dead person
quickly after death, yet at the same time his burial was delayed, Muslim
scholars have dealt with this issue and gave three possible answers:
1- Due
to the emotional shock of the death, some of them denied and refused to
accept his death.
2- They
didn't know where to bury him. Some of them suggested that he should be
buried in the Buqay', which is the cemetery in Madina, while others
suggested that he gets buried in the Masjid itself, and another group
proposed that he gets confined in a secluded area until he is raised to
prophet Ibrahim (pbuh).
3- The third
interpretation of the delay is that the companions got busy and differed
on the person who should succeed him. This may have happened between the
Muhajireen and the Ansar. But when allegiance or Bay'at was given to Abu
Bakr, they return to the prophet (pbuh) where they decided on the place
of burial, washed his body, and prepared it for burial. Thank you for
asking and God knows best.
About Janaza
prayer, Sahabas present over there prayed the Janaza prayer on prophet
Muhammad (pbuh). None of them stood up as an imam to lead the prayer so
that no one assume that he is the new Khalifa after his death, and also
no one will singled out in the reward of leading this important prayer
on his soul. Therefore, when the prophet (pbuh) burial was laid down,
the companions entered his room and prayed individually the Janaza
prayer. Later they all helped out burying him. 20. Prophets: Are they sinless?
Question:
It is stated
in the seerah that the burial of the prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon
Him) was delayed for 3 days and 2 nights following his death. What was
the reason given for the delay? I have heard several versions of the
reason for this e.g.
(1) The
delay was due to the actual number of people who wished to visit the
body,
(2) The
Sahaaba (ra) delayed the burial because they considered it more
important to appoint a Khalifa (Ref Ibn Hisham )?
Also who led the Jinaza Prayer for Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon Him)?
Answer:
Knowing that
prophet Muhammad (pbuh) had encouraged Muslims to bury the dead person
quickly after death, yet at the same time his burial was delayed, Muslim
scholars have dealt with this issue and gave three possible answers:
1- Due
to the emotional shock of the death, some of them denied and refused to
accept his death.
2- They
didn't know where to bury him. Some of them suggested that he should be
buried in the Buqay', which is the cemetery in Madina, while others
suggested that he gets buried in the Masjid itself, and another group
proposed that he gets confined in a secluded area until he is raised to
prophet Ibrahim (pbuh).
3- The third
interpretation of the delay is that the companions got busy and differed
on the person who should succeed him. This may have happened between the
Muhajireen and the Ansar. But when allegiance or Bay'at was given to Abu
Bakr, they return to the prophet (pbuh) where they decided on the place
of burial, washed his body, and prepared it for burial. Thank you for
asking and God knows best.
About Janaza
prayer, Sahabas present over there prayed the Janaza prayer on prophet
Muhammad (pbuh). None of them stood up as an imam to lead the prayer so
that no one assume that he is the new Khalifa after his death, and also
no one will singled out in the reward of leading this important prayer
on his soul. Therefore, when the prophet (pbuh) burial was laid down,
the companions entered his room and prayed individually the Janaza
prayer. Later they all helped out burying him. 21. FUNERAL OF THE PROPHET (PBUH) Question :
The shia’s claim that the companions were not at the funeral of the
prophet? Is this true? And if its not where were they? Are there hadiths
to support this?
Answer
:
Praise be to Allah.
One of the
most hateful characteristics that a person may have is that of lying.
Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said
concerning it: “Beware of lying, for lying leads to wickedness and
wickedness leads to Hell. A man may continue to tell lies and Endeavour
to tell lies, until he is recorded with Allah as a liar.” Narrated by
al-Bukhaari (6134) and Muslim (2607).
None of the
groups that claim to belong to the ummah of Muhammad (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) is known to tell lies more than the
Shi’ah. This is something that has been well known about them from
ancient times. The imams referred to that in their books hundreds of
years ago, and they still have this hateful characteristic.
Shaykh
al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
The scholars
are agreed, on the basis of reports and chains of narrators, that the
Raafidah (the Shi’ah) are the most mendacious of groups and that the
lies among them are ancient. Hence the imams defined them as being
distinguished by the fact that they are liars.
Imam Maalik
was asked about the Raafidah and he said: Do not talk to them and do not
narrate from them, because they tell lies.
Imam
al-Shaafa’i said: I have never seen anyone who bears false witness more
than the Raafidis.
Yazeed ibn
Haroon said: You can narrate from any man of innovation (bid’ah),
provided that he is not active in calling others to his innovation,
except al-Raafidah, because they are liars.
Shareek
al-Qaadi said: Acquire knowledge from everyone you meet except the
Raafidah, for they fabricate hadeeth and take that as their religion.
This Shareek
is Shareek ibn ‘Abd-Allah al-Qaadi, the qaadi of Kufah, one of the peers
of al-Thawri and Abu Haneefah. He is one of the Shi’ah who said with his
own tongue: I am one of the Shi’ah, and this was his testimony
concerning them.
These reports
are proven; they were narrated by Abu ‘Abd-Allah ibn Battah in
al-Ibaanah al-Kubra by him and others. End quote from Minhaaj al-Sunnah
al-Nabawiyyah (1/26-27).
The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) died on 12th Rabee’ al-Awwal
11 AH, after the sun had passed its zenith, and he was buried on the
Tuesday night, after all the people of Madeenah had offered the funeral
prayer for him, as Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq (may Allah be pleased with him)
said: Some people came in and said takbeer and offered the (funeral)
prayer and said du’aa’, then they left; then others came in and said
takbeer and offered the (funeral) prayer and said du’aa’, then they
left, until all the people had come in. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi in
al-Shamaa’il (p. 338) and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in his
review.
None of these
Sahaabah who offered the funeral prayer for the Messenger (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) and were in Madeenah on that day should
be thought of as having done anything but attend the funeral of the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). This is something so
obvious as to need no proof or evidence. The Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) was dearer to them than their spouses,
fathers, mothers and children; he was even dearer to them than their own
selves, as Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
No person was
dearer to them than the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him).
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi (2754) and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.
But some
people’s hearts are filled with hate and resentment against Islam and
its people, so they fabricate lies against them and slander them
falsely, although they (the Sahaabah) are the best of people after the
Prophets and Messengers of Allah, according to the testimony of the
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who said:
“The best of
people are my generation, then those who come after them, then those who
come after them.”
Narrated by
al-Bukhaari (2652) and Muslim (2532).
The one who
slanders, denigrates and reviles them is in fact slandering the
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), for they are his
companions, students and supporters, and they are the dearest of people
to him.
There are
reports which show that they attended his funeral, and the matter is too
clear to need any evidence, as stated above.
It was
narrated that Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
“The day
that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
entered Madeenah was the brightest of all, and the day on which he died
was the darkest of all, and as soon as we had finished burying the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), we felt that our
hearts had changed.”
Narrated by
al-Tirmidhi (3618) and classed as saheeh by Ibn Katheer in al-Bidaayah
wa’l-Nihaayah (5/239).
Faatimah (may
Allah be pleased with her) said, when the people came back from burying
her father (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him):
O Anas, how
could you bear to cover the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) with earth?
Narrated by
al-Bukhaari (4462).
So where did
these people get this fabrication?
But it is no
wonder that they denied something that is well known and that no Muslim
should be unaware of, and they denied that the Quran is preserved, and
they claimed that it was distorted and that something was taken away
from it, and they impugned the honour of the Messenger of Allah (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him), and they reviled his Companions in
the worst manner, even though their virtue is mentioned in the Holy
Quran and the mutawaatir ahaadeeth from the Messenger of Allah (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him), on which the ummah is unanimously
agreed.
We ask Allah
to support His religion and cause His Word to prevail, and to defeat
falsehood and its people.
May Allah
send blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and all his family and
companions.
And Allah
knows best.
Excerpted,
from:
http://islamqa.com/en/ 19. Prophet's (PBUH) hair and its reverence
Question :
I have seen in some houses and mosques in India and Pakistan hairs which
are said to be from the beard of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
One hair is preserved in a decorative bottle with a glass top. It is
displayed on a certain day every year, coinciding with the birth
anniversary of the Prophet. People from the surrounding area come to
view the hair and pass file very respectfully paying homage. Some touch
the box or kiss it and then rub their hands on their faces and bodies,
hoping for a blessing. It is also believed that the preserved hair grows
inside the box. Its custodian cuts the grown hair and gives it to
another mosque to make a similar box for a similar display. Please
comment.
Answer
:
Let us begin first by assuming that this hair has actually been taken
from the Prophet's beard. What then? It remains a hair which cannot
bring any benefit or cause any harm. We have not heard of any companion
of the Prophet who has taken anything that has been cut off or fell off
the body of the Prophet to preserve it for reverence or to keep it to
one's family. When the Prophet offered his pilgrimage, he went to Makkah
with his hair long. He shaved his head there in order to release himself
from the state of consecration, as pilgrims do. If there were any
benefits to be gained from preserving his fallen off hair, his
companions would have competed to take his hair or to distribute it
among themselves. None of them ever contemplated the idea. Similarly the
Prophet clipped his nails regularly, but we have no report that anyone
of his wives or companions preserved any of his nail clippings.
We must not forget that the companions of the Prophet had a much keener
insight into what is acceptable and what is unacceptable in Islam than
any one of us. The Prophet lived among them and they loved him as true
Muslims should love the Prophet, demonstrating practically that they
were always prepared to sacrifice themselves to defend him against his
enemies, so that he might complete his mission and convey Allah's
message to mankind. They, however, did not consider the body of the
Prophet as an object which should be sanctified. Hence, had this hair
been truly taken from the Prophet's beard or head, it should have been
buried, as it is recommended to do with any part of a human body which
falls off or are cut off or amputated.
Is it not time for people of this day and age who claim to follow
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and believe in his message to
question some of their practices in order to find out whether they are
in line with the teachings of the Prophet? These rituals that are done
annually in connection with this hair should certainly be questioned. Is
it not time that somebody in the community asks: If we do all this with
a hair that we claim to have fallen off the beard of the Prophet, why is
his body buried? The Prophet's wives, uncles, cousins, and companions
would have taken care to preserve his body and keep it for future
generations to receive blessings. But they have done nothing of that
sort because they knew that such an action would have been un-Islamic.
Moreover, if the body of the Prophet or any part of it should have been
an object for preservation and reverence, would Allah have allowed it to
be buried? The fact is that Islam does not allow any such practices.
Hence, the Prophet was keen to explain to his companions that he should
be buried in the same manner as other mortals. Moreover, Prophets are
always buried in the same spot where they die. Hence, a grave was dug
for the Prophet in the room of his wife, Aisha, may Allah be pleased
with her. His body was not kept for any length of time for viewing or
blessing or paying homage. His closest companion supervised the
preparation of the body for burial, without any delay.
Hence, the honorable thing to do with this hair, if it was truly from
the Prophet, is to bury it. It may be argued that there is no harm in
people showing their love of the Prophet in this way, even if there is
some doubt about the origin of the hair. The question to be asked here
is whether this is the right way of showing our love of the Prophet.
Throughout the ages Muslim scholars have been unanimous in telling us
that the proper way to demonstrate our love of the Prophet is to follow
his guidance, implement his Sunnah and advocate his message. You do not
need a trace of his body in order to do that. You persevere that you
love the Prophet more if you follow his guidance more conscientiously.
If you do not implement his teachings, no reverence to this hair, or
indeed any part of his body or his person, would be of any use to you on
the Day of Judgment, when Allah will question you about your actions and
about following the Prophet's guidance.
Question :
Was the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) born
circumcised or was he circumcised like other people?
Answer :
Praise be to Allah.
Ibn
Al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned three opinions
concerning the circumcision of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him). He said:
There are
different opinions on this matter:
1 – That he
was born circumcised
2 – That
Jibreel circumcised him when he split open his chest
3 – That his grandfather ‘Abd
al-Muttaalib circumcised him according to the
Arab custom of circumcising their sons.
Tuhfat
al-Mawlood, p. 201.
With regard
to the first opinion, Ibn al-Qayyim narrated many ahaadeeth in the book
mentioned which indicate this, but he ruled all of them to be da’eef
(weak). Then he mentioned that if a child is born circumcised, this is a
defect and it is a not a sign of virtue as some people think.
And he
said:
It was said
that Caesar the king of Rome whom Imru’ul-Qays came to visit was born
like that (i.e., uncircumcised) and Imru’ul-Qays entered upon him in the
baths and saw him like that, and composed a line of verse mocking him
for being uncircumcised:
He scorned
him because he was not circumcised, and he regarded his being born like
that as a defect. This line of verse was one of the reasons that
motivated Caesar to poison Imru’ul-Qays and he died.
The Arabs
used to think of the act of circumcision as being something virtuous,
but not the feature itself.
Ibn
al-Qayyim said: Allah sent our Prophet from amongst the Arabs, and He
gave him attributes of physical perfection and made him of fine lineage.
So how could it be possible that he was born circumcised? It was said
that circumcision was one of the words with which Allah tested His Close
Friend Ibraaheem, and he fulfilled this world, and the most severely
tested of mankind are the Prophets, then the next best and the next
best. The Prophet listed circumcision as one of the features of the
fitrah, and being tested with this and carrying out this command with
patience will multiply the reward. It is more befitting that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) should not miss out on this
virtue and that Allah should honour him in the same way as He honoured
Ibraaheem, because he is more virtuous than any other Prophet.
Tuhfat
al-Mawlood, 205-206
With regard
to the second opinion, he said:
The hadeeth
about the angel splitting open his heart was narrated through many
isnaads going back to the Prophet; it does not mention in any of them
that Jibreel circumcised him, except in this hadeeth which is (shaadhdh
ghareeb (odd and strange).
Tuhfat
al-Mawlood, p. 206
With regard
to the third opinion, he said:
Ibn
al-‘Adeem said: It says in some reports that his grandfather ‘Abd
al-Muttalib circumcised him on the seventh day. He said, this seems to
be the correct view and closest to reality.
Tuhfat
al-Mawlood, p. 206
Ibn
al-Qayyim said in Zaad al-Ma’aad (1/82):
This issue
arose between two righteous men. One of them wrote a book saying that
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was born
circumcised and compiled in it ahaadeeth which are not sound at all. His
name was Kamaal al-Deen ibn Talhah. He was criticized by Kamaal al-Deen
ibn al-‘Adeem who explained that the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) was circumcised according to the custom of the Arabs.
As this was the custom of all of the Arabs, there is no need for a
report (to prove that he was circumcised).
And Allah
knows best.
Excerpted,
with some modifications, from:
http://islamqa.com/en/ 24. IS KAABA BETTER THAN PROPHET GRAVE
Question:
Is the Ka’bah better or the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him)?
Many scholars regard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him) as the best of creation, and in their discussion they also said
that he is better than the Ka’bah.
This preference applies only to the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) himself, not to the grave in which he is buried.
Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about two men
who were disputing. One of them said that the soil of the grave of
Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is better than the
heavens and the earth. The other said: The Ka’bah is better. Who is
right?
He replied: Praise be to Allah. As for Muhammad (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) himself, Allah has not created anything nobler than
him. As for the soil (of the grave), it is not better than the Ka’bah,
the sacred House, rather the Ka’bah is better than it, and none of the
scholars suggested that the soil of the grave is better than the Ka’bah
apart from al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad. No one said that before him and no one else
agreed with him afterwards. And Allah knows best.
25. PROPHET MOHAMMAD (PBUH) EXTRA FAVOURS FROM ALLAH
Narrated Jabir bin Abdulla (RTA) The prophet said “I have been given
five things which were not given to anyone before me:
a)
Allah made me
victorious by awe, (by His frightening my enemies) for a distance of one
month' journey.
b)
The earth has
been made for me (and for my followers) a place of praying and a thing
to purify (perform tayammum), therefore anyone of my followers can pray
wherever he is at the time of prayer.
c)
The booty has
been made halal (lawful) to me yet it was not lawful to anyone else
before me.
d)
I have been
given the right of intercession (on The Day of Judgment)
e)
Every prophet
used to be sent to his nation only, but I have been sent to all mankind.
(Sahih Al Bukhari Vol. 1,
Hadith # 331) 26. IS JESUS SUPERIOR TO MUHAMMAD?
Question :
Muhammad is
dead and Jesus is alive. Doesn't this mean that Jesus is superior to
Muhammad?
Answer
:
Name of
Counselor :Idris
Tawfiq
Salam,
John. Thank you for your question.
Interfaith dialogue begins with respect. It recognizes that there are
profound differences between different religions, but that people of
faith can nonetheless live together as friends. We should never feel
threatened by goodness, wherever it is to be found. Surely, as adults we
can respect one another's differences without resorting to offending one
another.
Muslims believe that Jesus was taken up and saved from being crucified.
Anyone who believes that Jesus was crucified (or killed another way) can
no longer be called a Muslim
As for Jesus's being taken up, whether dead or alive, and the nature of
the life he is now leading, scholars hold different views in this
regard, as this is not decisively established in the Quran.
It is very difficult to discuss a question when the one asking it has
already assumed certain things to be the case. Also, talk of one prophet
being superior to another is not helpful for a real interfaith dialogue
to take place. However, we will try to answer as best we can.
We have repeated time and time again that Muslims respect all former
prophets. Adam (peace be upon him) was the first Muslim, according to
Islam, and Noah (peace be upon him) is described in the Quran as the
first prophet:
“Verily, We have inspired you (O Muhammad SAW) as We inspired Nûh (Noah)
and the Prophets after him; We (also) inspired Ibrâhim (Abraham),
Ismâ'il (Ishmael), Ishâque (Isaac), Ya'qûb (Jacob), and Al-Asbât [the
twelve sons of Ya'qûb (Jacob)], 'Iesa (Jesus), Ayub (Job), Yûnus
(Jonah), Hârûn (Aaron), and Sulaimân (Solomon), and to Dawûd (David) We
gave the Zabûr (Psalms)”
(An-Nisaa' 4:163)
Former prophets, like Jesus, Moses, and Abraham (peace be upon them
all), were given a message by Almighty Allah, but His final message,
according to Islam, was given to Muhammad (peace be upon him) who was
the Seal of the Prophets.
Similarly, all previous messages were an important revelation by Allah
at their time in history, but the Noble Quran is Allah's final
revelation to humankind for all time. Muslims believe that :
"Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is God's
messenger and the seal of the prophets, and Allah has full knowledge of
all things."
(Al-Ahzab
33:40)
Muslims also believe that the revelation given to Muhammad includes all
the merits contained in the previous messages of those former prophets.
Allah says what means,
“He (Allâh) has ordained for you the same religion (Islâm) which He
ordained for Nûh (Noah), and that which We have inspired in you (O
Muhammad SAW), and that which We ordained for Ibrahîm (Abraham), Mûsa
(Moses?) and 'Iesa (Jesus) saying you should establish religion, and
make no divisions in it (religion)….”
(Ash-Shura
42:13)
In other words, the message given to Jesus is not cancelled by Muhammad,
but it is included in the revelation given to him.
Similarly, Muslims also believe that prophets are human beings. They are
not God, but men like you and me, but they were entrusted with a special
gift of revelation. Jesus and Muhammad, then, are created human beings
who have none of the divine qualities of Allah. Claims that the writers
of the Gospels make about Jesus are not held to be true by the Quran.
Jesus is said to deny these claims.
When Prophet Muhammad died, his grief-stricken followers gathered
together to bury him. They had been with him for so many years and were
heartbroken that their leader had been taken from them.
It took the wisdom of Abu Bakr to declare
"For those of you who follow Muhammad, Muhammad is dead, but for those
of you who follow Allah, Allah is alive." Just before this, `Umar
had refused to believe that Allah could have allowed Muhammad to die.
Surely, he thought, Allah would save him and raise him up. But Abu Bakr
pointed out a very important truth: Muhammad was a man. He was perhaps
the greatest man ever to have lived, but he was a man nonetheless. Not a
Allah or a saint, but a man, like you and me.
In speaking about Jesus, it seems that Christians fell into exactly this
same trap, which Islam managed to avoid. When it was made to appear to
them that Jesus was killed, his followers were heartbroken. They, too,
had been with him for so long and had pinned all their hopes on him. How
could Allah take him from them, they thought? Out of an exaggerated love
for him, they refused to believe that Allah could have allowed him to
die. Encouraged by the writings of Saint Paul, they began to believe
that Jesus did not die, but that he was raised from the dead and is
still alive today, no longer a man, but equal to Allah. Allah's son. For
Muslims, this is idolatry, since Allah has no partners and no one is
equal to Him, but we can see how Christians came to believe this.
The Noble Quran is quite clear that Jesus did not die on the cross and
it is equally clear that Jesus is not equal to Allah:
“He (Jesus) was not more than a slave. We granted Our Favour to
him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel (i.e. his
creation without a father)”
(Az-Zukhraf 43:59)
For Christians, then, to begin arguing that Jesus is alive and so is
superior to Muhammad (peace be upon them both) is to use an argument
that does not work for Muslims. Muslims respect and honor Jesus as a
prophet of Allah, but they see Muhammad as the final prophet, chosen by
Allah to sum up all that had gone before.
Someone told me recently that he had attended a workshop about Jesus
which was attended by both Christians and Muslims. The workshop members
got on together very well, even though they believed different things
about Jesus. One group believed him to be divine. The other group did
not. However, at the end of the day, someone suggested that instead of
this being a cause for division, they should both admit to what they
agreed upon: Jesus is a truly remarkable person. Instead of being a
cause for division, then, the person of Jesus can be seen in such a
context as a cause for bringing people together.
Numerous historians down through the ages have looked at the
achievements of Muhammad and have put him at the top or near to the top
of the greatest men who have ever lived. Muslims do not use this
language of "superiority" but simply call Muhammad the final prophet of
Allah.
Claiming
that Jesus is alive, using the four gospel writers as proofs, is just
not evidence. It is certainly not evidence enough to declare him
superior to Muhammad. These four gospels were chosen, after all, from
among many others, and they were written not to prove that Jesus is
divine, but to support the belief of those who already felt this. In
other words, Muslims believe that there is no existing scripture which
makes such a claim.
Muslims believe that the message given to Jesus no longer exists. It is
no longer to be found anywhere. What we have are the written works of
men. The only things we know about Jesus with certainty are to be found
in the Glorious Quran.
Muslims respect the beliefs of others, but it is sometimes necessary to
refute falsehood where it touches upon Muslims' belief which has been
revealed in the Quran. Muslims have the greatest respect for what
Christians hold dear, but they assert quite categorically that Jesus did
not die on the Cross but was raised up to heaven and that he is not
Allah's son. One of Allah's prophets, yes, but not a Allah.
Muhammad is the final seal of all that Almighty Allah had ever said to
humankind. Through him we see how it is possible to live as Muslims in
this world, respecting all former prophets and bowing down in submission
to Allah as they all once did. Muhammad is not a Allah or a saint, but
the greatest of men.
Excerpted, with slight modifications, from:
http://www.readingislam.com/ 27. HOW TO FOLLOW PROPHET MOHAMMAD?
Question:
Name of
Questioner:
Muhammad - Malaysia
Date:
08/Mar/2003
·
How can I
follow Prophet Muhammad as an example, without too much complications?
·
What were
the basic characteristics of Prophet Muhammad’s manners and ethics?
Please give
me a brief account to help me get a quick, but clear vision. Thank you.
Answer
:
Name of
Counselor
AAI Editorial Staff
This answer was provided by
Dr. Rami Diabi,
a sincere friend of AAI.
Here is a little hint of what I conclude as the most important prophetic
ethics and manners, which set an example to all mankind. Most important
is love and mercy, which was the big title for this character.
This is in addition to many great points - yet simple - from which we
can conclude the following:
·
When you
like people to follow an order of Islam, do it to yourself before
ordering others to do it.
·
Try to be a
practical example of the Quran, for the prophet was a ‘walking Quran’.
·
Remember
that the best of Muslims is the one who is best in his home, just like
the prophet who called for treating kids and wife with mercy and love.
·
Visiting your neighbor and checking upon their welfare is a simple
application of the prophet’s sunnah (traditions).
·
Give your fellow-Muslims their rights: salaam, visiting their
patients, following their funeral, responding to their invitations etc…
I also need
to repeat that he was the role model in his ethics. He reflected the
best ethics in world history, by applying these values in reality. Among
these ethics and values are also the following:
·
Truthfulness
·
Honesty
·
Love and
mercy for all Muslims and the whole world.
·
Treating
children with extreme tenderness and mercy.
·
Being the
first man in the fronts during battles.
·
Never
submit to anger, except if the borders of God were crossed.
·
Humbleness.
·
Tolerance
and patience with hardship when it comes to materialistic life.
·
Giving more care and attention to the soul and providing it through much
fasting and night prayers (qiyam al-layl)
·
Confirming
the importance of science in fighting ignorance.
·
Wisdom in da`wah. For example: using simple language while
preaching people so that they can understand and comprehend, giving the
right thing to the right person in a right time and place, and using a
slow gradual plan to develop iman (faith) in people’s hearts,
etc.
This is a
quick account, as you requested, brother Muhammad.
Excerpted,
with slight modifications, from:
http://www.readingislam.com/
28. Why prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was
not having sons
Question : When
prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was so much loved by Allah then why his lineage
was not continued by his sons?
Answer
:Praise
be to Allah.
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was having three sons but all of them were taken
by Allah in their early ages. The possible reason is as follows,
Allah has declared in Quran that prophet Muhammad (PBUH) will be the
last prophet to humanity and there won’t be any prophet after him. In
past there used to be prophets whose sons are also designated as prophet
by Allah’s due to his grace. Now if prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had been
given a lasting sons, then question was
whether they would have to be given prophethood or not.
If prophethood have been given to his lineage, then prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) could not been The Last Prophet, as Allah wanted him to be. If
not given, then critics could have said that older prophets were more
dear to Allah then prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as they were given prophet
sons and grand sons, but not to him.
So it is Allah’s wisdom that he saved his beloved prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) from both of these accuses. He is the last prophet to all
humanity and no person will ever be designated prophet after him. Thus
he has the honor of not only The Last Prophet but also prophet for whole
of humanity and Jinns.
Prophet Jesus (PBUH) who will be coming before the end of world, but
will not be coming as new prophet but as a follower of prophet Muhammad
(PBUH). He was taken to skies live, so he will not be new prophet.
When he will get descended, he will be offering his first prayer
under the follower of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that is Mahdi. 29. FAMILY TREE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD & PROPHETIC SEAL
Question :
What is family tree of
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him)?
What is seal of prophethood?
Answer :
Family Tree
The following family tree of our
beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. It was taken from http://www.muhammad.net/bio/Muhammad_tree.html and http://www.answering-christianity.com/family_tree.htm
Seal-Mark Of Prophetship
The “Seal of Prophethood” was a
mark on the shoulder of Prophet Muhammad
(peace and blessing be upon him).
Sahih Muslim Vol.IV,no.5790 is concerning the Prophet's
birthmark
being a sign of his prophethood.
The sound
hadiths agree on the Seal-mark of Prophetship (1) being thus called and
(2) being a hairy lump of flesh on his left shoulder-blade ranging
between a dove's egg and a small palm or fistful in size. The Ulema said
that this particular physical sign was thus described among the marks of
the final Prophet in the revealed Books that preceded Islam.
The Syrian
Christian monk Bahira recognized it as such in the famous narration of
the trip of Abu Talib with his nephew to Busra, narrated from Abu Musa
al-Ash`ari by al-Tirmidhi (hasan), Ibn Abi Shayba, al-Hakim (sahih), Abu
Nu`aym in Dala'il al-Nubuwwa (p. 170-172 #109), and al-Bayhaqi in
Dala'il al-Nubuwwa as cited in al-Suyuti's al-Khasa'is al-Kubra (1:206),
while Ibn Hajar said its chain was strong and its narrators trustworthy
in al-Isaba (1:179) and Fath al-Bari (10:345).
Some non-sahih narrations also state that the birthmark contained
writing that said: "Muhammadun Rasulullah" and "sir fa'innaka
mansur" = "Go forth for you shall certainly be granted victory.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bxo66vco5w
Ahmad Deedat - Muhammad the Greatest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klx9lzzGjcw
Muhummed in the Bible (Full lecture) Sheikh Ahmed Deedat response to
Swaggart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc5CWELKxFg
Muhammad (pbuh) the natural successor to Christ (pbuh) :: lecture by
Ahmed Deedat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dDg1myyfJ8
What does the Bible say about Muhammed? Full lecture by Sheikh Ahmed
Deedat
Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwx-3ytwtc0
Muhummed (PBUH) The Natural Successor to Christ - Sheikh Ahmed Deedat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHGTBA_C5xI
The Prophetic Truth: Proving Muhammad's Prophethood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJaYA9rbQ8A
How do we know who is a true Prophet? by Nouman Ali Khan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpunixc2vt4
Life Of The Final Messenger - Muhammad (pbuh) - 01 Introduction - Mufti
Ismail Menk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_7FXu6OQzI
Life Of The Final Messenger - Muhammad pbuh (Seerah) - 02 Pagan Days And
Birth - Mufti Ismail Menk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NpAn0DBZJE
Life Of The Final Messenger - Muhammad pbuh (Seerah) - 03 Birth And
Childhood - Mufti Ismail Menk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NpAn0DBZJE
Life Of The Final Messenger - Muhammad pbuh (Seerah) - 04 Childhood To
Prophethood - Mufti Menk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1AwHbqzqZw
Life Of The Final Messenger - Muhammad pbuh (Seerah) - 05 Prophethood
And Early Muslims - Mufti Menk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO75yfFnnj4
Legacy of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) - Mufti Menk - Doha Islamic
Convention 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6UtlSCWy50
Honoring Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) - Nouman Ali Khan - Gulf Tour 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mHpAlybFY8
Prophet Muhammad's Character l Mufti Ismail Menk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itnsfY976iI
Muhammad ﷺ The Perfect Role Model - Wahaj Tarin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDK1tHr-bBg
Who was Muhammad ﷺ? By Mufti Ismail Menk in Doha,Qatar 5th Feb 2015
Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpb3tn49ida
Lecture 01- Life of Prophet Muhammad(PBUH)-Mufti Menk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51eFBtDb8Jk
Life Of The Final Messenger - Muhammad pbuh (Seerah) - 07 Persecution In
Makkah - Mufti Ismail Menk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQdxivUix-w
Miracles of Muhammad (Yousef
Assets)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czygjc44dha
Miracles of The Prophet صل الله عليه وسلم || Ustadh Wahaj Tarin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpqan9P6KQA
Last days of Prophet Muhammed's (pbuh) Life | Usthadh Wahaj Tarin | Al
Manar Centre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgXepgOZIqQ
Scientist comments about reality of Prophet Muhammad & Quran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo6xrl6-r4
The night journey of our prophet Mohammed (pbuh) Isra & Mirag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blxvmuj-tga
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVHopIkZG6s
Who was Muhammad? Was he a Messenger from God? Yusuf Estes on
TheDeenShow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LswIOr4nA5I
Did Prophet salla Allahu aliaihi wa sallam see Allah? - Sheikh Assim Al
Hakeem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JykNCSwu7AY
Prophet Muhammad's (s) Marriage to Aisha (ra) - Yusuf Estes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt7vS7kxc50
Marriage Of The Prophet To Aisha Hijab Misconceptions Of Islam Mufti
Menk YouTube
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