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1220 One day a lady came to Lady Ayesha, may Allah be

pleased with her, and asked her to show her the tomb of the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him. Lady Ayesha showed

her the tomb whereupon the lady started to weep and

continued weeping until she died.

1221 When the Meccans took Zaid, bn Ad!"athina out of the

#acred Precincts to martyr him, Abu #ufyan, bn $arb, said to

him, % ask you by Allah, don&t you wish that Muhammad was

with us right now so that he would be in your place and that it

would be his head that would be se'ered, and you were with

your family(%Zaid replied, %)y Allah, would not wish that

Muhammad would be in a place where e'en a thorn would prickhim, e'en if that was the condition of me being returned to my

family*% Abu #ufyan said, % ha'e ne'er seen anyone who lo'ed

another in the way the +ompanions of Muhammad lo'e

Muhammad*%

1222 bn Abbas tells us of the time a woman from Mecca

came to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, in Medina.

pon her arri'al the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,

asked her to pledge by Allah that she had not left her home on

account of her husband&s anger, or because she wanted a

change in her surroundings, and that the only reason for her

lea'ing was because of her lo'e of Allah and $is Messenger,

praise and peace be upon him.

1223 As bn A-!Zubair lay martyred, bn Omar stood o'er him

and prayed for his forgi'eness and said, %)y Allah, according to

what know of you, you were a person who fasted, prayed andlo'ed Allah and $is Messenger%, praise and peace be upon him.

Partition The signs of loving the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him

now! that when someone claims that he lo'es a person, he will

'erily prefer that person to all others, he will also prefer what

they like, if it were otherwise then he would only be doing lip!ser'ice and his lo'e would not be sincere. /he following signs


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will be apparent in those who truly lo'e the Prophet, praise and

peace be upon him.

/he 0rst sign of lo'e for the Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, is that /he person will follow his e1ample, apply hisprophetic way in words, deeds, obedience to his commands,

a'oidance of whate'er he prohibited and adopt his manner in

times of ease, hardship, 2oy and disappointment. Allah says,

3Say If you love Allah, follow me and Allah will love you4 5657.

/he ne1t sign is that the person will set aside his own desires

and appetite in preference to the law established and

encouraged by the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him.

Allah says, 3Those before them who had made their dwelling in

the abode (City of Medina), and because of their belief love

those who have emigrated to them; they do not nd any (envy)

in their chests for what they have been given and !refer them

above themselves, even though they themselves have a need4

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/he ne1t sign is that a person&s anger of others is only for the

sake of seeking the pleasure of Allah.

1224 :udge Abu Ali Al $a0- told us, Abu Al $ussain As!#ayra0,

and Abu Al ;adhil bn hayroun, both told us, Abu Ali bn Zaid, that, Anas bn Malik was told by the Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, 3My son, if you can refrain from

holding a grudge in your heart from morning to e'ening, then

do so4 $e then added, 3My son, that is part of my propheticway. Whosoe'er re'i'es my way has lo'ed me, and whosoe'er

lo'es me is with me in the ?arden4 @Atturmu-i BCDE

f a person possesses this 0ne Fuality, then he has perfect lo'e

for Allah and $is Messenger. f he is found to be slightly lacking

in this Fuality then his lo'e is imperfect, but not de'oid of it.

/he proof of this is found in the saying of the Prophet, praise

and peace be upon him, when a person faced punishment forimbibing. As the person was about to recei'e his punishment a


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man cursed the oGender, whereupon the Prophet, praise and

peace be upon him, said, %"o not curse him. $e lo'es Allah and

$is Messenger.% @Albukhari BCDHE

Another sign is that one mentions the Prophet, praise and peacebe upon him, in abundance whosoe'er lo'es something, it shall

constantly recur upon his tongue.

Another sign is yearning to meet the Prophet, praise and peace

be upon him. I'ery lo'er yearns to be with their belo'ed.

1226 When the tribe of Ash&arites approached Medina, they

were heard chanting, %/omorrow, we will meet those we lo'e,

Muhammad and his +ompanions*%

1227 And what )ilal did say before.

122 >Ammar did say the same thing before being martyred.

122! and the story of halid bn Ma=daan that we ha'e

mentioned.

Another sign is that as well as the remembrance of the Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, someone who lo'es him will befound praising and respecting him whene'er he is mentioned

and display humility, and lower himself when he hears his

name.

saac At!/u2ibi, told us that after the passing of the Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, whene'er the +ompanions

heard his name they became humble, their skin trembled and

they wept. As for the other followers of the Prophet, praise andpeace be upon him, some e1perienced the same out of lo'e and

yearning for him, whereas others did so out of respect and

esteem.

Another sign is the lo'e e1pressed for the Prophet, praise and

peace be upon him, and the People of his $ouse, and his

+ompanions. /he Imigrants JMuha2irunK and the $elpers

JAnsarK alike for his sake. A person with this sign will be found

hostile to those who hate them.


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1230 egarding Al $asan and Al $ussain, may Allah be

pleased with them, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,

said, 3O Allah, lo'e them, so please lo'e them.4 @Atturmu-i

5DCE

1231 Al!$asan said that the Prophet, praise and peace be

upon him, also said, %O Allah, lo'e him, so lo'e the one who

lo'es him.% @Albukhari 7, Muslim 7E

1232 Of his two grandsons, the Prophet, praise and peace be

upon him, also said, 3Whosoe'er lo'es them, lo'es me and

Whose'er lo'es me, lo'es Allah. Whosoe'er hates them hates

me and whosoe'er hates me hates Allah4 @bn Ma2ah 75E

1233 /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said, 3O

Allah, Allah, my +ompanions. "o not make them targets after

me* Whosoe'er lo'es them lo'es them because they lo'e me,

and whosoe'er hates them it is through their hatred of me.

Whosoe'er harms them, harms me. Whosoe'er does something

to hurt me does it is as if it is hurtful to Allah. Whosoe'er does

something that appears to be hurtful to Allah is about to be

sei-ed. 4 @Atturmu-i 5DB, AhmedJDCNKE

1234 /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said

referring to Lady ;atima, may Allah be pleased with her, 3#he is

a part of me, whosoe'er hates her, hates me.4 @Albukhari 5C7,

Muslim 9E

123" /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, told Lady

Ayesha 3lo'e Osama bn Zaid because do lo'e him.4

@Atturmu-i 5D7DE

1236 /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, spoke of

the $elpers JAnsarK saying, 3/he sign of certain faith is lo'e for

the Ansar, whereas the sign of hypocrisy is hatred for them.4

@Albukhari 7C, Muslim CE

1237 bn Omar tells us that the Prophet, praise and peace be

upon him, said, 3Whosoe'er lo'es the Arabs lo'es them


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because he lo'es me. Whereas whosoe'er hates them, hates

them because of their hatred for me.4

/he fact is when someone lo'es another, he lo'es e'erything

that person lo'es, and this was indeed the case with the+ompanions.

123 When Anas saw the Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, eating a piece of pumpkin, he said, 3;rom that day lo'ed

pumpkins4 @Albukhari H9, Muslim H7E

123! Al $asan bn >Ali, went with >Abd Allah bn >Abbas and

>Abd Allah bn :afar to #alma and asked her to prepare some

food the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, used to like.

1240 Omar once saw the Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, wearing a pair of yellow colored sandals, so he too wore a

pair of the same color. @Albukhari 8D87, Muslim 77DCE

Another sign is hatred of anyone who hates Allah and $is

Messenger, praise and peace be upon him. #uch people are

those who show hostility towards Allah and $is Messenger,

praise and peace be upon him. )elie'ers ha'ing this sign a'oidall those who oppose the prophetic way, and are in opposition

to those who introduce inno'ations into the prophetic way Jthat

are against the spirit of slamK and 0nd the law he established

burdensome. Allah says, 3"ou shall nd no nation believing in

Allah and the #ast $ay loving anyone that o!!oses Allah and

%is Messenger4 8D6.

$is +ompanions killed their lo'ed ones to please him. And theyfought against their fathers and sons.

1241 Abd Allah bn Abd Allah bn bay said to the prophet 3f

you want, bring to you his head Jhe means his father=sK

1242 Another sign is found in those who lo'e the uran which

the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, brought, by which

the Prophet and they were guided. When asked about the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, Lady Ayesha, may Allahbe pleased with her, said, %$is character was that of the uran.%


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Part of the lo'e of the uran is listening to its recitation, acting

according to it, understanding it, keeping within its bounds and

the lo'e of Prophet Muhammad&s way.

#ahl, bn Abdullah spoke of this sign saying, %/he sign of lo'ingAllah is lo'e of the uran. /he sign of lo'ing the uran is the

lo'e of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him. /he sign of

lo'ing the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, is lo'e of his

prophetic way. /he sign of lo'ing the prophetic way is the lo'e

of the $ereafter. /he sign of lo'ing the $ereafter is hatred for

this world. /he sign of hatred for this world is that you do not

amass any of it e1cept for pro'isions and what you need to

arri'e safely with in the $ereafter.%

bn Masood said, %o one needs to ask himself about anything

other than the uran, if he lo'es the uran then he lo'es Allah

and $is Messenger% praise and peace be upon him.

Another sign of lo'e for the Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, is to ha'e mercy on his nation by ad'ising them well,

stri'ing for the betterment of their interest and remo'ing

anything that is harmful from them in the same way that theProphet, praise and peace be upon him, was 3gentle and

merciful to the believers&967D.

Another sign of perfect lo'e is found in whosoe'er restricts

himself through self!denial, preferring po'erty to the attractions

of the world.

1244 /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, told Abu

#a&id Al hudri, 3Po'erty for those of you who lo'e me QowsFuicker than a Qood from a mountain&s peak to its base4

@Ahmed JN5KE

124" A man came to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, and said, %O Messenger of Allah, lo'e you.% /he Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, warned, 3)e careful of what you

say4 /he man repeated his lo'e for him thrice, whereupon the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him told him, 3f you lo'eme prepare yourself Fuickly for po'erty4 @Atturmu-i 58HE


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Partition The realit# and meaning of

loving the Prophet

/here are multiple opinions about what constitutes the lo'e ofAllah and $is Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and there

are numerous narrati'es about it, howe'er the reality is that it

is not the dissimilarity of the narrati'es but the diGerence in

conditions.

#ufyan said, and perhaps he was thinking of the words of Allah

that say, 3If you love Allah, follow me4 5657 %Lo'e consists of

following the Messenger of Allah% praise and peace be upon

him.

#cholars ha'e said6 %Lo'e of the Messenger, praise and peace

be upon him, is to belie'e in his 'ictory, to protect and obey his

prophetic way, and being fearful of opposition to it.%

And others said %Lo'e is the constant remembrance of the

belo'ed.%

And another one said %t is about preferring the belo'ed.%

And some said %Lo'e is the heart that follows the will of its

master, he lo'es what he lo'es and hates what he hates.%

And some said %Lo'e is the harmonious inclination of the heart

to the belo'ed.%

Most of these opinions indicate to the fruits of lo'e rather than

the reality of lo'e. /he reality of lo'e is the inclination to whatone 0nds agreeable and harmonious either by the pleasure of

its perfection, such as the lo'e of beautiful appearances,

melodic tones, delicious food and be'erages, all of which one

inclines naturally to because they are agreeable. And 0nding

pleasure in the perfection of noble inner Fualities which is

e1perienced by the intellect as well as the heart, such as the

lo'e for scholars of slam, people with upright natures whose

li'es and deeds are e1emplary. t is natural for a person toincline to a passionate form of lo'e for such things almost to the


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e1treme. A person can lo'e something on account of 0nding it

agreeable to him by reason of recei'ing its bene0t and

blessings. t is a natural disposition to lo'e what one 0nds to be

good.

Once these three approaches ha'e been understood, relate

these three causes to the lo'e of the Prophet, praise and peace

be upon him, and disco'er that these three characteristics

inspiring lo'e are also applicable to him.

/he beauties of his physic, e1ternal appearance and his perfect

character ha'e already been discussed so there is no necessity

to mention them again.

We ha'e already mentioned the bene0ts and blessings the

nation of Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him,

recei'es. And we ha'e also mentioned the attributes of Allah

with which he was blessed and through which mankind bene0ts

such as the compassion he has for his nation, his mercy

towards us, his guidance, tenderness towards us and his

struggle to sa'e us from the ;ire. Allah described $is Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, saying, 3'e have not sent youece!t as a mercy to all the worlds4 67HC, and 3 *ro!het,

'e have sent you as a witness, a bearer of glad tidings, and to

bear warning; a caller to Allah by %is !ermission and as a light

shedding lam!4 5568!B. And, 3It is %e who has raised among

the illiterate, a Messenger from themselves, to recite to them

%is verses, to !urify them and to teach them the +oo and the

'isdom4 B6. Also, 3and guides them to a Straight *ath& 867B.

/here cannot be any goodness worthier or of greater

importance than the goodness found in the Prophet, praise and

peace be upon him, for belie'ers. /here is no other fa'or that

could be more uni'ersally bene0cial and of greater ad'antage

than his blessing to all Muslims because he is our path to

guidance. $e is the one who rescues us from the error of our

blindness. $e is the one who calls us to success and honor* $e

is our path to our Lord and our intercessor. $e is the one who


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will speak on our behalf and bear witness for us and bring us,

Allah willing, to the I'erlasting Life with its happiness*

t should now be clear to you dear reader, that the lo'e of the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, is obligatory on accountof the authentic Fuotations we ha'e brought to you in which we

related the nature of his o'erQowing goodness and uni'ersal

beauty. f a person can lo'e a person on account of his

generosity towards him once or twice during his life, or that he

sa'es him from danger or harm e'en once, then what of a

person who gi'es him unending happiness and protects him for

the e'erlasting punishment of $ell( /hat person deser'es

greater lo'e*

A king is lo'ed when his conduct is good and a ruler is lo'ed

when his conduct is upright. I'en if a knowledgeable person or

a person of noble character li'es far away he will be lo'ed on

this account. )ut when someone possess all the perfection of

these Fualities, that person is more entitled to be lo'ed and

more deser'ing of attachment*

1246 mam Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, described theProphet, praise and peace be upon him, saying, %Whosoe'er

came across him suddenly became timorous of him. Whosoe'er

kept company with him lo'ed him.%


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+ommentators say that if people are sincerely true to Allah and

$is Messenger, praise and peace be upon him, then they are

sincere Muslims secretly and openly.

124 /he :udge and slamic 2urist Abu AlWalid, told us Abu"auod told us that /he Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be

upon him, stressed three times, 3/he religion is acti'e ad'ice4

$is +ompanions asked, %/o whom, O Messenger of Allah(% $e

replied, 3/o Allah and $is )ook, $is Messenger and Muslim

leaders, and the ordinary man4 @Abu "auod 9, Muslim 88E

An imam commented that this is an obligation.

mam Abu #ulayman Al )usti said, %Ad'ice is a word used todesignate the desire for the ob2ect of what is good. t is not

possible to e1plain it with 2ust a single word capable of

containing all its meanings. Linguistically, it is based on sincere

care.%

Abu )akr, Abi saac&s son e1plained, %Ad'ice is deli'ering the

outcome of the ad'ice of something that is righteous and

harmonious.%

Ad'ice in reference to Allah and for $is #ake is to deli'er 0rm

belief in $is Oneness, describing Allah in the way in which Allah

describes $imself, and disconnecting Allah from $is attributes

as described in the dictionary of human beha'ior. t is the desire

for what Allah lo'es, a'oidance of what Allah hates and

sincerity in worshipping Allah.

Ad'ice in reference to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peacebe upon him, is the deli'ery of the aRrmation of his prophet

hood and obedience to him in whate'er he commands or

forbids.

Ad'ice in reference to the )ook of Allah is to deli'er belief in it,

act in accordance to it, it=s 0ne recitation, humility on account

of it, and esteem for it. t is also its understanding and seeking

2urisprudence therein as well as protecting it from the

misinterpretation of e1tremists and the assault of heretics.


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Abu )akr said, %t is to support, help and protect the Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, in both life and after death. t is

to re'i'e his prophetic way by seeking, protecting and

spreading it and adopting his noble characteristics and

manners.

Of the obligations of the heart, Ahmad, Muhammad&s son said

that it is one of the obligations of the heart to deli'er ad'ice for

the sake of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon

him.

"uring the life time of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, the deli'ery of the ad'ice of his +ompanions was to help

him, protect him, oppose his enemies, obey him and spend their

li'es and property stri'ing to ser'e him, and this can be noticed

in these words of Allah, 3Among the believers there are men

who have been true to their covenant with Allah4 5565. 3"ou

shall believe in Allah and %is Messenger and struggle for %is

'ay with your !ossessions and yourselves% B7677.

/he deli'ery of ad'ice of Muslims for the sake of the Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, after his death is to ensure thathis esteem is maintained, to show respect and great lo'e for

him. #tri'e to learn from his prophetic way, understand his

2urisprudence, lo'e his family and +ompanions. A'oid

whatsoe'er he disliked and hate whate'er de'iates from his

prophetic way and being watchful for its occurrence. t is to

ha'e mercy for his nation, the seeking of knowledge of his

character, his life and ethics, and being steadfast in its

application. ;rom this one reali-es that the deli'ery of ad'ice isone of the fruits of lo'e of the Prophet, praise and peace be

upon him, as well as being amongst its signs.

124! mam Abu&l asim Al ushayri said that Amr bn Al

Layth, who was one of the ings of hurasan, famous for his

heroism and known as As #aGar, was seen in a 'ision and

asked, %What has Allah done with you(% $e replied, %$e has

forgi'en me.% Amr was then asked on what account had Allahforgi'en him to which he replied, %One day climbed to the


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peak of a mountain and looked down upon my armies and its

'ast number pleased me. /hen wished could ha'e been with

the Messenger of Allah, may Allah praise and 'enerate him and

grant him peace, so that might come to his assistance and

help him. t was because of this that Allah forga'e me.%

/o Muslims the deli'ery of ad'ice is to obey their mams when

they order with truth. t is also to help them, remind them of the

truth in the best manner, draw their attention to matters they

o'erlook and also to the aGairs of Muslims of which they are

unaware. One should neither attack them nor cause them

trouble, or bring about dissension amongst the people, or

alienate them from the people.

Ad'ice for the sake of the ordinary Muslim is to deli'er it for

their best interest and guide them to it. t is to assist them in

matters of their religion and this world not only by speech but

through action. t is to warn those who are heedless, inform the

ignorant, and gi'e to the needy. t is the concealment of their

faults, and repelling what would harm them and bring to them

bene0t.


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peace be upon him

Allah says, 3 *ro!het, indeed 'e have sent you as a witness

and a bringer of good tidings and a warner4 @5568E. Allah also

says, 3That you may believe in Allah and %is Messenger and

honor him and res!ect the *ro!het and ealt Allah morning andafternoon4 @D69E. Allah also says, 3 you who have believed,

do not !ut (yourselves) before Allah and %is Messenger but fear

Allah- Indeed, Allah is %earing and .nowing- you who have

believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the

*ro!het or be loud to him in s!eech lie the loudness of some

of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless while you

!erceive not- Indeed, those who lower their voices before the

Messenger of Allah / they are the ones whose hearts Allah hastested for righteousness- 0or them is forgiveness and great

reward- Indeed, those who call you, ( Muhammad), from

behind the chambers / most of them do not use reason4

@967,,5,E. Allah also says, 3"o not make @yourE calling of the

Messenger among yoursel'es as the call of one of you to

another4 @6B5E.

Our attention is drawn to the obligation to honor Prophet

Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, and show him the

greatest respect.

bn >Abbas said, it means to admire him. And bn Al Mubarrad

said, it means to e1aggerate in conferring honor upon him.

And Al Akhfash said, it means to assist him in achie'ing 'ictory.

And At!/abari said, it means to help him.

)elie'ers are warned not to speak before him, to do otherwisewould constitute e1tremely bad manners.


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#ahl, Abdullah bn At!/ustori said, do not speak before he

speaks and when he speaks listen to him in silence.

Al $asan and Mu2ahid and Ad!"hahhak and As!#uddi and At!

/hawri, said that when it came to decision making, the+ompanions were forbidden to carry out any matter before the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, had spoken and gi'en

his instructions. /hey were not permitted to precede him in

such matters. Allah concludes this 'erse with the caution that

good deeds may amount to nothing without one&s knowledge,

then $e warns that belie'ers must fear $im.

As!#ulami said it means that one must fear Allah, if you

disregard or neglect what is due to the Prophet, praise and

peace be upon him, remember that Allah hears and knows what

we do.

Of the third 'erse Abu Muhammad Makki e1plained, as meaning

that no one should either speak before him or coarsely to him.

Also, that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, should be

respected and held in high esteem and not called out to as one

would call to each other, rather he should be called with thenoblest titles such as Messenger of Allah or Prophet of Allah.

/his is similar to the pre'ious Aayat6 3"o not make @yourE calling

of the Messenger among yoursel'es as the call of one of you to

another4 @6B5E.

12"0 t has been said that the last 'erse was sent down when

a delegation from the tribe of /amim came and shouted out

%Muhammad, Muhammad, come out to us.% And that Allahcensured them for being ignorant and said 3most of them lac

understanding4 @96E.

12"1 t has also been said that the former 'erse was sent

down in reference to a con'ersation between Abu )akr and

Omar that took place in the presence of the Prophet, praise and

peace be upon him, that erupted into a dispute in which 'oices

were raised. @Albukhari 5BCE


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12"2 t has also been said that it was sent down about /habit,

bn ays, the spokesman appointed by the Prophet, praise and

peace be upon him, to counter the boasting of the tribesmen of

/amim. /habit was somewhat hard of hearing and it was his

habit to raise his 'oice. When the 'erse was re'ealed he

became fearful and remained in his home fearing that his deeds

were now worthless. Later, he went to the Prophet, praise and

peace be upon him, and told him, %O Prophet of Allah, fear that

am destroyed. Allah has forbidden us to raise our 'oices, and

ha'e a loud 'oice% /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,

comforted him and ga'e him good news saying, 3/habit, are

you not happy to li'e in a manner that is worthy of praise, and

be slain as a martyr, and enter the ?arden(4 @Albukhari B75,

Muslim 779E. /habit was martyred in the )attle of


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Of the 'erse 3+elievers, do not say 1bserve us24 67H, a

commentator e1plained that this phrase was in common use

among the $elpers JAnsarK and bears the conditional meaning

of %Obser'e us, and we will obser'e you%. Out of respect the

Ansar were forbidden to use the phrase when speaking to the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him.

t has also been said that the :ews would use the same phrase

in mockery of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,

because the word %a&ina% in $ebrew means e'il. /hat is why

Muslims were forbidden to use this word.

Partition The esteem, respect and

reverence due to the Prophet b# his

companions

12"7 :udge Abu Ali As!#ada0 and Abu )ah Al Asadi, told us,

Amr, bn Al!Ass, spoke of the great lo'e and respect he had for

the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, saying, %/here is no

one more belo'ed to me than the Messenger of Allah, praise

and peace be upon him, neither is there anyone respect more

than he. can ne'er get my 0ll of ga-ing at him on account of

the great respect ha'e for him. f were to be asked to

describe him, would be unable to do so, because am unable

to ga-e at him enough.% @Muslim 77E

12" Anas tells us, %/he Messenger of Allah went out

accompanied by the Imigrants and $elpers together with Abu

)akr and Omar. one of them e1cept Abu )akr and Omar raised

their eyes to look at him. /hey would look at the Prophet, praise

and peace be upon him, and he would look at them, they would

smile at him and he would smile at them.% @Atturmu-i 5BBC,

Ahmed J78HN5KE


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12"! Osama, #harik&s son described a gathering in which the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and some of his

+ompanions were present. $e said, % came to the Prophet and

noticed that his +ompanions sat around him as still as if there

were birds perched upon their heads.% @Abu "auod 5D88E

1260 $ind, )int Abi $ala said something similar, %When he

spoke, those sitting around him would bow their heads as if

there were birds perched on top of them.%

1261 When >rwa bn Masood, who was yet to embrace slam,

was sent by the uraish as an en'oy to the Prophet, praise

sand peace be upon him, prior to the signing of the treaty of

$udaybiyah. $e was astounded by the o'erwhelming amount of

respect the +ompanions had for the Prophet, praise and peace

be upon him. >rwa commented ne'er before had he seen such

tremendous respect paid to anyone. $e said that whene'er the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, made ablution he saw

his +ompanions rush to recei'e some of his lefto'er water, and

in fact nearly fought to recei'e it. /hey would take his spittle

and wipe it o'er their faces and bodies. f a strand of hair fell

from him they would rush to retrie'e it. When he ga'e an

instruction they rushed to ful0ll it. When he spoke they lowered

their 'oices in presence. Out of respect he noticed his

+ompanion did not stare at him. pon >rwa&s return to the

uraish, he told them % ha'e 'isited +hosroes in his kingdom,

+aesar in his empire, and the egus in his kingdom, and by

Allah, ha'e ne'er seen any king or emperor treated with the

same respect that the +ompanions of Muhammad show to

Muhammad.% @Albukhari D57, D5E

1262 Anas spoke of the time the Prophet&s hair was been

sha'ed and said, % saw the Messenger of Allah, praise and

peace be upon him, ha'ing his hair sha'ed. $is +ompanions

stood around him and whene'er a lock of hair fell, one of them

would pick it up.% @Muslim 58E

1263 Prior to the treaty of $udaybiyah, the Prophet, praiseand peace be upon him, sent Othman, who was respected by


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the uraish, to tell of their intent to enter the #acred Mas2id in

total peace. /he uraish refused to gi'e their permission,

howe'er they told Othman they would permit him to perform

the sacred rights at a&ba. Othman declined to accept out of

respect for the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, saying,

% will not do so until the Messenger of Allah does.%

1264 /he +ompanions of the Prophet said, to an unknowing

)edouin man6 &Ask him who it is that has ful0lled his 'ow.& /hey

were not in the habit of asking Fuestions out of their respect

and re'erence for him. #o the )edouin asked him, but he turned

away from him. /hen he asked him again, but he turned away

from him. /hen again he asked him, but he turned away fromhim. /hen stood looking from the door of the Mas2id, while

was wearing a green garment, and saw the Prophet, he said6

&Where is the one who was asking about the one who ful0lled

his 'ow(& /he )edouin said6 &$ere am O Messenger of Allah*&

/he Messenger of Allah said6 &/his is one who has ful0lled his

'ow.&%

126" n an earlier section we spoke of how ayla came to the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and saw him sitting in a

sFuatting position and that she trembled. ayla said her

trembling was on account of her reticence and the immense

respect she had for him.

1266 When the +ompanions would come to 'isit the Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, Al Mughira tells us that they

would tap on his door with their 0ngernails.

1267 Al )ara, A-ib&s son said, % wanted to ask the Messenger

of Allah, prayer and peace be upon him, about a matter, but

waited for se'eral years to do so on account of my timidity of

him.%

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his death and reverence for his famil#

members and companions

n the same way as it was necessary to respect the Prophet,praise and peace be upon him, during his lifetime, it is 'ery

necessary to respect him now that he has passed away.

ncluded in this is the respect one must show whene'er the

Prophet&s sayings or ways are mentioned, as well as when one

hears mention of his name, his family and companions.

Abu Abraham At!/u2ibi tells us that there is an obligation upon

e'eryone who belie'es to be humble, fearful, respectful, and

still whene'er the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, is

mentioned in their presence. /he same degree of respect and

manners that was shown by the +ompanions during his life time

should be emulated, 2ust as if he were still in our presence.

126 :udge Abu >Abd Allah, told us, that one day Abu :a&far,

the Prince of )elie'ers had a dispute with Malik in the mas2id of

the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, Malik reminded

him, %Prince of )elie'ers, do not raise your 'oice in this Mas2id.Allah taught us how to beha'e by saying, 3 you who have

believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the

*ro!het or be loud to him in s!eech lie the loudness of some

of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless while you

!erceive not& 96 and drew his attention to 3Indeed, those

who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allah / they are

the ones whose hearts Allah has tested for righteousness- 0or

them is forgiveness and great reward& 965 $e also remindedhim of the warning in the 'erse 3Indeed, those who call you,

from behind the chambers / most of them do not use reason4

96 thereby reminding him that e'en though he had passed

away the same respect due to him during his life time is due to

him thereafter. :a&far was humbled by this reminder and asked

Malik, %Abu Abdullah, when you supplicate do you face the

direction of prayer or do you face the Messenger of Allah(%,

praise and peace be upon him, Malik replied, %Why would youturn your face from him when he is your means and the means


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of your father Adam to Allah on the "ay of esurrection( face

him and ask him to intercede because Allah grants his

intercession. Allah says, 3And 'e did not send any messenger

ece!t to be obeyed by !ermission of Allah- And if, when they

wronged themselves, they had come to you, and ased

forgiveness of Allah and the Messenger had ased forgiveness

for them, they would have found Allah Acce!ting of re!entance

and Merciful4 6B.%

Malik said of :ob As!#akhtiyani, % ha'e ne'er reported anything

from any other without 0nding :ob to be better than him. went

on the ?reater Pilgrimage twice and had chance to obser'e him.

Whene'er the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be uponhim, was mentioned, he wept and his eyes became red. When

this occurred and reali-ed the great amount of respect he had

for the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and would

write things down from him.%

Mus&ab bn >Abd Allah said, %Whene'er the Prophet, praise and

peace be upon him, was mentioned Malik became so pale that

it caused distress to those in his company. One day he was

asked about this and replied, &f you had seen what ha'e seen,

you would not be surprised by this. would obser'e

Muhammad, bn Munkadir, the master of uran reciters. On

most occasions when he was asked about a prophetic Fuotation

he wept until his eyes became red.

obser'ed :af&ar, bn Muhammad who would 2oke and laugh a

lot, but when the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was

mentioned in his presence, he grew pale and ne'er saw himrelate a saying of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be

upon him, without 0rst making ablution. When used to 'isit

him would 0nd him praying, fasting or reciting the uran. $e

only spoke about necessary things that were of concern to him.

$e was amongst the men of knowledge who feared Allah.

/he face of Abd Ar!ahman, ibn Al asim turned pale, 2ust as if

the blood had drained from it, and his tongue became dry


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whene'er the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was

mentioned. t was on account of the timidity he felt for him.

When 'isited >Amir, bn >Abd Allah bn A- Zubair, and the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, was mentioned in hispresence he would weep until he had no more tears left to shed.

A- Zuhri was one of the most easy!going and friendly people

and obser'ed that whene'er the Prophet, praise and peace be

upon him, was mentioned in his presence he became obli'ious

of all, it was as if he were not the same person.

would 'isit #afwan bn #ulayman who was among the most

diligent in their worship and oGered prayers throughout thenight. Whene'er the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,

was mentioned he wept and continued to do so and those

around him got up and left.

Whene'er atada heard a prophetic Fuotation he would break

out in a sob and became 'ery agitated.

When a lot of people gathered around Malik, someone said,

%Would that you would appoint someone to whom you coulddictate, then he could make the people hear.% Malik replied,

%Allah said, 3 you who have believed, do not raise your voices

above the voice of the *ro!het& 96. /he respect due to him

during his lifetime is the same now that he is dead.%

bn #irin would laugh, but when a prophetic Fuotation was

mentioned he became humble.

Abd Ar!ahman bn Mahdi instructed those in his company to besilent whene'er a prophetic Fuotation was mentioned, and told

them, %"o not raise your 'oices abo'e the 'oice of the Prophet%,

praise and peace be upon him. /he reason for this lies in his

interpretation of the preceding 'erse. $e said that people must

be silent whene'er a prophetic Fuotation is read, 2ust as if they

would if they were in the presence of the Prophet, praise and

peace be upon him, listening to him speaking.


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Partition The high regard of the earl#

generations of uslims for the

transmission of the Prophetic

%uotations

/he :udge of Medina, Abraham, bn Abdullah tells us that %Malik,

bn Anas happened to pass by Abu $a-im who was teaching

some of the prophetic Fuotations. Malik asked permission to

listen, howe'er there was no place to sit and he said, % dislike

listening to a prophetic Fuotation standing up.%

We are told by Malik that a man went to bn Al Musayyab andfound him resting. $e asked about a certain prophetic saying,

whereupon bn Al Musayyab sat upright and ga'e him the

Fuotation. /he man said to bn Al Musayyab, % wish you had not

troubled yourself.% Whereupon he replied, % would dislike

con'eying to you a prophetic Fuotation whilst resting.%

Whene'er Malik, bn Anas was about to transmit a prophetic

Fuotation he, out of respect, would make ablution, put on hisrobe and then transmit. When he was asked why he had done

so, he replied, %)ecause it is the saying of the Messenger of

Allah, praise and peace be upon him.%

When people 'isited Malik, his maid would go to them and ask,

&/he shaykh asks whether you ha'e come to hear prophetic

Fuotations or if it is because you ha'e a Fuestion.% f they had

Fuestions, he would come out to hear them, but if it was to hear

a prophetic Fuotation he would 0rst make ablution, put on some

perfume and fresh robes on top of which he would wear a dark

cloak. $e would wear a turban and then place the hood of his

cloak o'er his head. A platform would be set up for him and he

would go out to his 'isitors in a state of humility, and aloes were

burned until he 0nished teaching the prophetic sayings. When

he was asked why he did this he replied, % like to show my

respect for the sayings of the Messenger of Allah, praise and


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peace be upon him, and will only teach them when ha'e

made ablution.%

Malik disliked being asked about a hadith while walking in the

street, standing up or when he was in a hurry. $e said, % like toensure that people understand the sayings of the Messenger of

Allah, praise and peace be upon him,%

Malik was transmitting some of the sayings of the Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, and during that time Abdullah,

bn Mubarack tells us that a scorpion stung him si1teen times.

Malik&s face changed color and became pale, but it did not stop

him from continuing his teaching. At the end of the lesson, after

the people departed, Abdullah said to him, % saw you do

something e1traordinary today*% Malik replied, %


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$as evident in the close &ompanions of

the Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, and the earl# generations

Allah said, 3Allah intends only to remove from you the im!urity,

!eo!le of the household, and to !urify you with !urication4

55655. Allah also tells us, 3and his wives are their mothers-4

556B.

1270 We are told by Zaid, bn Al ArFam that one day the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said thrice, 3 beseech

you by Allah* /he People of my $ouse*4

When Zaid asked whom he meant by the %People of his $ouse%,

he replied, %/he family of Ali, the family of :a&far, the family of

AFeel, and the family of Al Abbas.% @Muslim HDE

1271 #hortly before the Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, passed away he told his +ompanions, 3 am lea'ing you

with something. /ake hold of it and you will not go astray6 the

)ook of Allah and my family6 the people of my $ouse. /ake careto follow my instruction regarding them4 @Atturmu-i 5CDD,

Muslim HDE

1272 /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said,

3ecognition of the family of Muhammad is freedom from the

;ire. Lo'e of the family of Muhammad is crossing o'er the

)ridge. ;riendship for the family of Muhammad is safety from

the ;ire4

A scholar e1plained recognition means the recognition of their

place in relation to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him.

%/his recognition is coupled to the recognition of rights and

respect due to them because of it.%

1273 Omar, bn #alama tells us that the 'erse, 3Allah intends

only to remove from you the im!urity, !eo!le of the

household, and to !urify you with !urication&55655 was sent

down in the house of mm #alama whereupon, the Prophet,


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praise and peace be upon him, called for his daughter Lady

;atima and her sons $asan and $ussain and wrapped them in a

garment as Ali stood behind him and said, 3O Allah, these are

the People of my $ouse, so remo'e all impurity from them and

purify them completely4 @Atturmu-i 5CDCE

1274 #aad, bn Abi Wakkas spoke of the 'erse in which the

curse of Allah is in'oked to, 3whoever argues with you about it

after nowledge has come to you / say, 1Come, let us call our

sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and

yourselves, then su!!licate earnestly and invoe the curse of

Allah u!on the liars24 56B7. #aad said that when this 'erse was

recei'ed the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, called Ali,$asan, $ussain and ;atima and said, 3O Allah, these are my

family4 @Muslim JHN5KE

127" Of the rank of Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said, 3Whosoe'er has

me for his master, Ali is his master. O Allah, befriend the one

who befriends him and oppose the one who opposes him*4

1276 /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, told Ali,3Only a belie'er will lo'e you and only a hypocrite will hate

you4 @Muslim CDE

1277 /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, told his

uncle Al!Abbas, 3)y the One in whose hand is my soul, belief

will not enter a person=s heart until he lo'es Allah and $is

Messenger. Whosoe'er harms my uncle has harmed me. A

man&s uncle is like his father.4 @Atturmu-i 5C8DE127 $e also told Al!Abbas, 3My uncle, come to me with your

children4 /hen he gathered them and wrapped them in his robe

and said, 3/his is my uncle, and my father&s own brother and

these are the people of my $ouse, so shield them from the ;ire

as am shielding them4 Whereupon the threshold of the door

and the walls of the house were heard saying, %Amen, Amen%

127! /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, would takehold of the hand of Osama, bn Zaid and Al $asan and


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supplicate, 3Lo'e them, O Allah, because lo'e them4

@Albukhari 5C58E

120 Abu )akr said, %espect Muhammad by respecting the

People of his $ouse.% @Albukhari 5C75E

121 $e also declared, %)y the One in whose hand is my soul,

the near kin of the Messenger of Allah are dearer to me than my

own kindred.% @Albukhari 5C7, Muslim 7C89E

122 /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, told his

+ompanions, 3Allah lo'es those who lo'e $assan4 @Atturmu-i

5CC8, bn Ma2ah 7E

123 eferring to his two grandsons, Al $asan and Al $ussain,

the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said, 3Whosoe'er

lo'es these two, their father and their mother will be with me

on the "ay of esurrection4

124 Of the uraish, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, said, 3Whosoe'er demeans the uraish, Allah will demean

them4 @Ahmed JBN7KE

12" $e also said, 3?i'e preference to the uraish, and do

not precede them4

126 /o mm #alama, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, said, 3"o not in2ure me by in2uring Ayesha4 @Albukhari

8D7, Muslim E

127 kba, bn Al $arith tells of the time when he saw Abu

)akr putting Al $asan on his shoulders and said, %)y my father,he looks like the Prophet* $e does not look like Ali*% Ali 2ust

laughed. @Albukhari 5C8HE

12 Abd Allah bn Al $asan, said, % was in need of

something so went to Omar, bn Abd Al A-i- and he told me, &f

you ha'e a need, send for me or write to me. am ashamed

before Allah that you should ha'e to come to me.%

12! /he mother of Zaid, bn /habit& passed away and afterthe funeral prayer he fetched his mule so that he might mount.


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bn Abbas saw him, came and took hold of the stirrup

whereupon Zaid politely said, %Let go, nephew of the Messenger

of Allah.% bn Abbas said, %/his is the way we beha'e with the

knowledgeable.% /hen Zaid kissed Abbas&s hand and said, %/his

is the way in which was instructed to beha'e with the People

of the $ouse.%

12!0 bn Omar #aw Muhammad bn Oussama bn Zaid, and

said % wish this was my thrall% someone said to him %$e is

Muhammad bn Oussama% $e looked down and touched the

ground and said %f /he Messenger of Allah praise and peace be

upon him had saw him $e would like him% @Albukhari 5C5E

12!1 /he daughter of Osama, bn Zaid who had been a

+ompanion of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him went,

and was now elderly went to see the Omar bn Abd Al A-i- with

the help of her ser'ant who held her by the hand. pon seeing

her Omar respectfully got up and walked towards her and

assisted her by taking hold of her hand, and thereafter placed

his hands on his garment. $e walked some of the way with her,

then sat her down in his place while he, himself sat down in

front of her and ga'e her anything she asked.

12!2 When Omar, Al hattab&s son was distributing the spoils

of war, he ga'e his son Abd Allah three thousand whereas he

ga'e Osama, bn Zaid three thousand 0'e hundred. Abd Allah

asked his father, %Why did you gi'e Osama more than me( )y

Allah, he did not 0ght in the battle before me.% $is father

replied, %t was because Zaid was dearer to the Messenger of

Allah, praise and peace be upon him than your father, andOsama was dearer to him than you, so preferred the lo'e of

the Messenger of Allah to my lo'e.% @Atturmu-i 5D75E

12!3 Muawiya was told that abis bn abi=a looks like the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, so when abis entered

Muawiyas house, he stood up, hugged him, and kissed him

between his eyes.


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12!4 When :af&ar, bn #ulayman Qogged Malik, bn Anas,

Malik became unconscious and people came to nurse him.

When he regained consciousness he said, % bear witness to you

that ha'e made my Qogging an act in which forgi'e and forgo

my rights.% $e was asked later on why he had made such a

statement, whereupon he replied, % am afraid of dying and

meeting the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, with the

shame that one of his family entered the ;ire because of me.%

12!" t has been said that the +aliph, Al Mansoor said that

Malik could retaliate against :a&far, but Malik declined saying, %

seek refuge in Allah. )y Allah, e'ery time the whip left my body

forga'e because of his kinship to the Messenger of Allah,praise and peace be upon him.%

12!6 Abu )akr, bn Ayyash said, %f Abu )akr, Omar and Ali

had come to me would had addressed the needs of Ali 0rst on

account of his kinship to the Messenger of Allah, praise and

peace be upon him. would rather fall from hea'en to earth

than prefer either of them to Ali.%

12!7 Abbas& son was told, %#o!and!so has passed away%mentioning one of the names of the Prophet&s wi'es, may Allah

be pleased with them, whereupon he prostrated and those

around him asked, %"o you prostrate at this hour(% Jwhich was

during an eclipseK. $e replied, %What greater sign could there

be than the departure of one of the wi'es of the Prophet.% @Abu

"auod 779C, Atturmu-i 5D97E

12! Abu )akr and Omar would 'isit mm Ayman, who hadbeen the maid of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,

and said, %/he Messenger of Allah used to 'isit her.% @Muslim

8E

12!! $alima As!#aadiyaa, who had been the foster mother of

the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, used to 'isit the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, whereupon he would

spread out his cloak for her to sit on and attended to anything

she needed. After the passing of the Prophet, praise and peace


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be upon, Abu )akr and Omar would do the same whene'er she

'isited them.

Partition

Another aspect of the respect and obedience due to the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, is that one should

respect his +ompanions, follow them, recogni-e their rights,

praise them, ask for their forgi'eness, shy away from discussing

their diGerences, show enmity to those hostile towards them,

and re2ect the misguidance of the #hi&a and inno'ators, as well

as the reports of historians or ignorant transmitters who

attempt to detract from their esteem. f something is reportedabout them regarding the diGerences that took place between

them, the most correct approach is to adopt the best

interpretation and look for the appropriate way because they

are deser'ing of such. one of the +ompanions should be

mentioned in a bad manner nor yet rebuked, the correct

approach is to mention their good deeds, 'irtues and

praiseworthy Fualities and remain silent about other matters.

1300 pon this sub2ect, the Prophet, praise and peace beupon him, said, 3Whene'er my +ompanions are mentioned,

hold your tongue.4 Allah says, 3Muhammad is the Messenger of

Allah, and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers,

merciful among themselves- "ou see them bowing and

!rostrating, seeing bounty from Allah and !leasure- Their mar

is on their faces from the trace of !rostration- That is their

descri!tion in the Torah- And their descri!tion in the 4os!el is

as a !lant which !roduces its o5shoots and strengthens themso they grow rm and stand u!on their stals, delighting the

sowers / so that Allah may enrage by them the disbelievers-

Allah has !romised those who believe and do righteous deeds

among them forgiveness and a great reward4 D69. $e also

says, 3And the rst forerunners 6in the faith7 among the

Muha8ireen and the Ansar and those who followed them with

good conduct / Allah is !leased with them and they are !leased

with %im, and %e has !re!ared for them gardens beneathwhich rivers 9ow, wherein they will abide forever- That is the


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great attainment4 967HH. Also 3Certainly was Allah !leased with

the believers when they !ledged allegiance to you, under the

tree4 D67D. And, 3Among the believers are men true to what

they !romised Allah - Among them is he who has fullled his

vow, and among them is he who awaits- And they did not alter

(the terms of their commitment) by any alteration4 5565.

1301 $udhayfa heard the Messenger of Allah, praise and

peace be upon him, say, 3;ollow those after me, Abu )akr and

Omar4 @Atturmu-i 5DH, bn Ma2ah 9C, Ahmed J5D8N8KE

1302 $e also said, 3My +ompanions are like stars, whiche'er

of them you follow you will be guided4

1303 We are told by Anas that the Prophet, praise and peace

be upon him, said of his +ompanions, 3/he likeness of my

+ompanions is like salt in food, it is not good without it4

1304 /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said, 3O

Allah, Allah, my +ompanions. "o not make them targets after

me* Whosoe'er lo'es them lo'es them it is because they lo'e

me, and whosoe'er hates them it is through their hatred of me.

Whosoe'er harms them, harms me. Whosoe'er does something

to hurt me does it is as if it is hurtful to Allah. Whosoe'er does

something that appears to be hurtful to Allah is about to be

sei-ed4

130" Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him,

warned, 3"o not curse my +ompanions. f anyone were capable

of spending the weight of Mount hud in gold, it would not e'en

reach the measure of one of them, nor yet their half4 @Albukhari5BC5, Muslim J8, 87KE

1306 $e also said, 3#hould anyone curse my +ompanions, the

curse of Allah will fall upon him, and that of the angels and all

mankind. Allah will not accept any e1change or recompense

from him4

1307 And he said, 3When my +ompanions are mentioned be

silent4


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130 :abir tells us that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, said, 3Allah chose my +ompanions o'er e'eryone else in

e1istence e1cept for the prophets and messengers. $e chose

four of them for me, Abu )akr, Omar, Othman and Ali, and $e

made them to be my best +ompanions, and all of my

+ompanions are good4

130! Of Omar the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,

said, 3Whosoe'er lo'es Omar has lo'ed me, and whosoe'er

hates Omar hates me4

1310 /he 2urist Malik, bn Anas and others said, %Whosoe'er

hates and curses the +ompanions has no right to the Muslim

treasury. /heir 2udgment was found on the 'erse, 3And what

Allah restored to %is Messenger from them / you did not s!ur

for it (in an e!edition) any horses or camels, but Allah gives

%is messengers !ower over whom %e wills, and Allah is over all

things com!etent- And what Allah restored to %is Messenger

from the !eo!le of the towns / it is for Allah and for the

Messenger and for (his) near relatives and or!hans and the

(stranded) traveler / so that it will not be a !er!etual

distribution among the rich from among you- And whatever the

Messenger has given you / tae; and what he has forbidden you

/ refrain from- And fear Allah ; indeed, Allah is severe in !enalty-

0or the !oor emigrants who were e!elled from their homes

and their !ro!erties, seeing bounty from Allah and (%is)

a!!roval and su!!orting Allah and %is Messenger, (there is also

a share)- Those are the truthful- And (also for) those who were

settled in al/Madinah and (ado!ted) the faith before them- They

love those who emigrated to them and nd not any want in

their breasts of what the emigrants were given but give (them)

!reference over themselves, even though they are in !rivation-

And whoever is !rotected from the stinginess of his soul / it is

those who will be the successful- And (there is a share for)7

those who came after them, saying, 1ur #ord, forgive us and

our brothers who !receded us in faith and !ut not in our hearts

(any) resentment toward those who have believed- ur #ord,

indeed "ou are .ind and Merciful24 896B!7H.


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1311 Malik also was of the opinion that whosoe'er is

outraged by the +ompanions of the Prophet, praise and peace

be upon him, is an unbelie'er, on account of the 'erse that

reads, 3#o that Allah may enrage by them the disbelie'ers4

D69.

1312 Abdullah, bn Al Mubarack said, %/here are two Fualities

if found in a person will bring about their sal'ation. /hey are

truthfulness and lo'e for the +ompanions of Muhammad.%

1313 (((

1314 halid, bn #a&id said that the Prophet, praise and peace

be upon him said, 3O my people, am pleased with Abu )akr, somake it known. O my people, am pleased with Omar, Ali,

Othman, /alha, A-!Zubair, #aad, #a&id and Abd Ar!ahman bn

Awf, so make it known. O my people, Allah has forgi'en the

people of )adr and Al $udabiyyah. O my people, protect me in

my +ompanions and my relati'es by marriage. "o not let any of

them ha'e cause to demand of you any restitution for an

in2ustice committed against them. A wrongful claim will not be

granted on the "ay of esurrection4

131" A man said to Mu=afa bn >mran %Omar bn Abd Al >A-i-

is more important than Mu=awya% Mu=afa became mad and said

%o one can be compared to the Prophet=s +ompanions.

Mu=awyais his companion, relati'e by marriage, writer and his

guardian of Allah=s re'elation4

1316 /he Prophet did not do the prayer on a dead man and

said 3$e detested Ottoman so Allah detests him4 @Atturmu-i5CH9E

1317 Of the Ansar he said, 3;orgi'e their sinner and accept

from their good ones4 @Albukhari J59CC, 5DHHK, Muslim 87HE

131 $e also said, 3protect me in my +ompanions and my

relati'es by marriage, who protects me in them Allah protects

him in this life and in the afterlife, and who does not protect me


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in them Allah let go of him, and that who ha'e been let go by

Allah, is about to be sei-ed4

131! $e also said, 3Who protects me in my companions,

protect him on the "ay of esurrection4

1320 /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, spoke of

the importance of lo'ing his +ompanions saying, 3 will be the

guardian of whosoe'er protects me in my +ompanions on the

"ay of esurrection, and whosoe'er protects me in my

+ompanions will come to me at the Pool JawtharK, but

whosoe'er does not protect me in my +ompanions will not

come to me at the Pool and will only see me from a distance4

1321 Malik, bn Anas said, %Prophet Muhammad, praise and

peace be upon him, taught his followers the manner to which

Allah guided him, and by which $e made him a mercy for the

worlds. n the darkness of night he would go to Al )aFi @Muslim

9CE Jthe cemetery in which many of his family and

+ompanions are buriedKand supplicated for forgi'eness for

them in the same way that a person goes to see someone oG on

a 2ourney. Allah had commanded him to do that, and theProphet, praise and peace be upon him, commanded his nation

to ha'e lo'e and friendship for them and to be in opposition to

those who opposes his +ompanions.%

1322 And a=b said, %I'ery companion of Muhammad has an

intercession on the "ay of esurrection%

1323 And he asked Mug=ira bn awfal to intercede for him on

the "ay of esurrection.

1324 #ahl bn Abd Allah At!/ustari said, %Who does not admire

the Prophet=s companions and cherish his orders, s not a

belie'er in him%

Partition (nother element of the ones

reverence and esteem for Prophet

uhammad, praise and peace be upon


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him, is found in all things and places

connected to him in ecca, edina and

else$here

132" #aRyah, daughter of a2da tells us that Abu Madhura

had a long lock of hair on his forehead that touched the ground

when he sat down. When he was asked why he did not cut it he

replied, % will not cut oG something that the hand of the

Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, touched.%

1326 /he #word of slam, halid, bn Al Waleed had some

strands of the Prophet&s hair that he placed inside his cap."uring one of the battles the cap fell oG whereupon he fought

-ealously to retrie'e it. $e told his companions that he had not

fought for the sake of the cap, rather he had fought to retrie'e

the strands of the Prophet&s hair that were tucked within it so

that he would not be depri'ed of their blessing, and also to

a'oid them falling into the hands of the unbelie'ers.

1327 bn Omar was seen placing his hand on the seat of the

Prophet&s pulpit and then wipe it o'er his face.

132 t was on account of the esteem Malik had for the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, that we would not ride

a mount in Medina. $e would say, % am too shy before Allah to

trample with the hoof of an animal upon the earth in which the

Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, is buried.%

132! And it has been transmitted that he ga'e Ash!#ha0=i a

lots of animals he had. And when Ash!#ha0=i told him to keep

one for him he ga'e him the same answer.

1330 Abu Abd Ar!ahman As!#ulami told us, that Ahmed bn

;adhlawayh the ascetic, who was an archer said, %#ince came to

my knowledge that the Messenger, praise and peace be upon

him, touched the arc, ha'e ne'er touched it without ablution%

1331 #omeone in Medina said, %/he soil of Medina is bad.%

/his outrageous statement caused Malik to pronounce the


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2udgment against him that he should be beaten and 2ailed. /he

man had connections to the hierarchy of Medina but Malik did

not retract his 2udgment and said, %$e claims the soil in which

the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, is buried is not

good*%

1332 Of Medina, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,

said, 3/he curse of Allah, the angels and all mankind falls upon

whosoe'er inno'ates somethingJagainst the spirit of slamK in it

or shelters an inno'ator Jof something against the spirit of

slamK therein4 @Albukhari 7DCH, Muslim 75CHE

1333 :ih2ah Al ?hifari snatched hold of the Prophet&s staG

from Othman&s hand and proceeded to try and break it across

his knee. pon seeing this the people shouted at him.

/hereafter he was stricken by an itching disease in his knee and

despite its amputation he died within the year.

1334 /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said,

3Whosoe'er swears to a lie on my pulpit will ha'e a seat in the

;ire4 @Abu "auod 5B, bn Ma2ah 58E

133" When Abu Al ;adhl Al :awhari came to Medina, sang

while crying, %when we saw the ruins of the one who did not

keep a heart for us to recogni-e the ruins, we got of the saddles

honoring who we could not walk behind his ride. %

755B S A belie'er was blessed to 'isit the +ity of Medina and as

he approached he sang the following song6 %/he 'eil has been

lifted from us and a moon shines out to those who look on,

banishing all illusions. As our mounts reach Muhammad, it isforbidden for us to be found in our saddles. We are drawing

near to the best man to ha'e e'er walked upon the earth, so it

is with respect and honor that we hold this ground.%

1336m When a pious shaykh went on pilgrimage he went on

foot. When asked why he had done so, he replied, %What, an

oGending worshiper going to the home of his master riding* $ad

been able to walk upon my head, would not ha'e walkedupon my feet*%


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1336m e'erence and respect for the places in which the

e'elation were recei'ed and which the angels ?abriel and

Michael 'isited, as well as places where the angels descended,

also places that heard the sounds of worship and e1altation,

and the blessed soil that surrounds the body of the Master of all

mankind, praise and peace be upon him, and places from which

the religion of Allah and the prophetic Fuotations of the

Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, were spread

are necessities. One must also re'ere and respect the places

where 'erses of the uran were studied, the mas2ids in which

the prayer was oGered, places where 'irtues and good deeds

were witnessed, places that saw proofs and miracles, places

associated with the rites of the religion and the stations of the

pilgrimage and the waymarks of the Master of all the

messengers of Allah, praise and peace be upon him. /he places

where the #eal of the Prophets, praise and peace be upon him,

li'ed and from which the prophecy gushed and where its wa'es

o'erQowed. /he places that witnessed the message, and the

0rst earth that the skin of the Prophet, praise and peace be

upon him, touched after his death. its fragrance should be

inhaled, its residence and walls kissed. %O abode of the best of

all Messengers the one by whom people are guided and he who

was chosen to recei'e the 'erses. ;or you ha'e intense,

passionate lo'e, and a yearning which kindles the embers of my

heart. ha'e a 'ow S if 0ll my eyes with those walls and the

places where you walked, then my turbaned gray head will be

co'ered with dust from so much kissing. $ad it not been for

obstacles and enemies, would always 'isit them, e'en if were

to be dragged upon my feet. )ut will be guided in my

eagerness to greet the inhabitants of those houses and rooms.

)y a scent purer than the most splendid musk which co'ers him

each morning and e'ening. Pure, and e'er increasing blessings

are bestowed upon him through the prayers for peace and

blessings upon him.%

&'(PT)* 4


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T') P*(-) /+ T') P*/P')T, praise

and peace be upon him, -T 5)*-&T,

/-(T-/+, (+ 5-*T8)

Allah tells us, 3Indeed, Allah confers blessing u!on the *ro!het,

and %is angels (as %im to do so)- you who have believed,

as 6 Allah to confer7 blessing u!on him and as (Allah to grant

him) !eace4 5568B.

1337 bn Abbas stresses the fact that Allah and $is angels

praise and 'enerate Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be

upon him. t has been said that Allah showers $is mercy upon$is Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and $is angels

supplicate for him.

Al Mubarrad said, %/he root of the prayer is the in'ocation of

mercy. t is mercy from Allah. ;rom $is angels it is graciousness

and a supplication for the Mercy of Allah.

133 A hadith sheds further light and tells us that when

someone praises the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,while waiting for the commencement of the prayer, the angels

say, %O Allah, forgi'e him* O Allah ha'e mercy upon him.%

@Albukhari B89, Muslim JB9NCKE

122! )akr Al ushayri said, %/he praise of Allah upon those

who are under the class of the Prophet is a mercy, and for the

Prophet is an augustness%

1340 Abul Aliya e1plained, %/he praise of Allah is $is praisingof the Prophet to $is angels, and the praise of the angels is

supplication.%

1241 :udge Abu Al ;adhl said, %/he Prophet sow dissension

among the word praise and the word blessing, therefore they

ha'e two distinct meanings%

1342 n reference to the command of Allah to $is worshipers

to supplicate for peace upon the Prophet, praise and peace beupon him, the :udge Abu )akr, bn )ukyr said, %/his 'erse was


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sent down on the Prophet, and Allah commanded his

+ompanions to supplicate for peace upon him. /hose who came

after are also commanded to supplicate for peace upon the

Prophet not only when they 'isit his tomb but whene'er he is

mentioned.%

/hree de0nitions ha'e been gi'en to the supplication %As

#alaamu alaykum% /he 0rst is that the word %salaama% is that of

safety for you and with you. /he second is %As!#alaamu%

meaning your protection, being guarded and preser'ation as

found in the ame of Allah %As!#alaam%. /he third is %As!

#alaam% deri'ed from the meaning of %musalaama%

JreconciliationK and submission to the Prophet, praise and peacebe upon him, as in the Words of Allah, 3+ut no, by your #ord,

they will not believe until they mae you, 8udge concerning that

over which they dis!ute among themselves and then nd within

themselves no discomfort from what you have 8udged and

submit in (full, willing) submission4 6B8

Partition The ruling about the pra#er

on the Prophet

"ear reader, one must be aware that Allah has commanded us

to praise $is Prophet, praise and peace be upon him. Praising

the Prophet, is a general obligation and is not restricted to a

speci0c time. /here is no dispute about its obligatory nature,

howe'er

Abu :af&ar At!/abari was of the opinion that the 'erse, is a

recommendation is o'erruled. When one praises the Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, one ful0lls the obligation, the

performance of which 'oids the wrong action that would be

present if one were not to do so. /he minimum is to say it once

as in the case when one bears witness to his Prophethood,

howe'er it is 'ery desirable to say it more often and one 0nds

its doing to be highly recommended in the authentic Fuotations

of Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him.


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/he :udge Abu )akr, bn )ukayr tells us, %Allah has made it an

obligation upon $is creation to praise and ask for peace upon

Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him. Allah did

not assign a speci0c time, and the obligation of belie'ers is that

one should do it as often as possible and ne'er neglect its

doing.%

/he :udge Abu Abdullah, bn #a&id tells us, %/he position of

mam Malik Jof the Maliki school of 2urisprudenceK, his

companions as well as other knowledgeable people is that the

prayer on the Prophet is a general obligation and conditional to

belief, and is not limited to the obligatory 0'e daily prayers.

$owe'er, whosoe'er praises the Prophet, praise and peace beupon him, oncein his lifetime has remo'ed the minimum

obligation.%

/he followers of mam #ha0&i Jof the #ha0&i school of

2urisprudenceK say that the obligation which Allah and $is

Messenger, praise and peace be upon him, command applies

only to the obligatory prayer. /here is no disagreement that it is

not obligatory.

/he consensus of not only all the early scholars but those who

came after is that the prayer on the Prophet, praise and peace

be upon him, in the 0nal sitting before the closure of the prayer

is not an obligatory part of the prayer.

mam #ha0&i is the e1ception and says that any prayer that

does not contain the prayer on the Prophet, praise and peace

be upon him, in /he in'ocation that is recited at the end of thePrayer while sitting Jthe tashahuhdK is in'alid.

/he Maliki school of 2urisprudence, the people of Medina, #ufyan

Ath!/hawri, and the people of ufa in the company of others are

of the opinion that it is recommended to say the prayer in the

0nal sitting of one&s prayer when one bears witness to the

Oneness of Allah before the greeting of peace, and it is disliked

that it be omitted. f the prayer is omitted due to forgetfulness,

saac, bn Abraham says the prayer does not ha'e to be


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repeated, howe'er if it is omitted intentionally then the prayer

must be repeated.

We are told by Abu


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upon him, at least one during his lifetime. $owe'er, scholars of

prophetic Fuotations consider this Fuotation to be weak.

13"7 Abu :a=far said, that the Prophet said that who prays a

prayer without praying for praise and peace to be upon him, hisprayer will not be accepted.

13" Ad!"arakutni said, %/he correct interpretation is that of

Abu :a&far bn Muhammad of Al $ussain who said, %f were to

oGer a prayer in which did not ask for blessings upon the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, or the people of his

$ouse, would think it was incomplete.%

Partition Times $hen it isrecommended to sa# the pra#er on the

Prophet

13"! /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, heard a

man making a supplication in his prayer without asking for

blessings upon him whereupon the Prophet, praise and peace

be upon him, commented, 3/his is hasty4 /hen he called theman and told those in his company, 3When one of you

supplicates, he should begin by praising Allah and then say the

prayer on $is Prophet, thereafter he can supplicate for whate'er

he wishes4 @Atturmu-i 5CC, Abu "auod 7D7, Annasai JN5KE

1360 /he +aliph Omar, bn Al hattab, may Allah be pleased

with him, spoke of one&s supplication and prayer and said, %/he

supplication and prayer are suspended between the hea'en and

the earth. one of it rises to Allah until you say the prayer on

the Prophet.% @Atturmu-i DBE

1361 Ali, may Allah honor his face said something similar with

the addition, %and on the family of Muhammad.%

1362 t has also been transmitted that the supplication is

'eiled until the suppliant oGers the prayer on the Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him.


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1363 bn Masood ad'ised, %f any of you wishes to ask Allah

for something, he should 0rst begin by praising and e1alting

$im in the way $e is deser'ing, then he should ask for blessings

upon the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him. t is then that

the supplication is most likely to be answered.%

1364 :abir heard the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,

say, % "o not make me to be like the disposable 2ug of a rider,

he 0lls his 2ug, puts it down then loads his baggage. f he needs

to drink, he drinks from it, if he needs to make ablution he does

so. f not, he pours it away. Place me at the beginning of the

supplication, in its middle and the end.%

136" bn Ata spoke of the supplication saying, %/he

supplication has pillars, wings, means and moments. When its

pillars are strong it is acceptable. f its wings are acceptable, it

Qies. f its moments are accepted, it is gi'en success. f it=s

means are acceptable, it wins. ts pillars are the presence of the

heart, mercy and humility and the heart&s suspension before

Allah and se'erance from the reliance on means. ts wings are

truthfulness and sincerity. t moments are before dawn. ts

means are the prayer on the Prophet.% May Allah praise and

'enerate him and grand him perfect peace.

1366 t is reported in the Prophetic Fuotations %/he

supplication between the two prayers is not re2ected.%

1367 Also, %Iach supplication is 'eiled below the hea'ens

until the praising of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him,

is said, it is then that it ascends.%136 bn Abbas concluded his supplication with the words,

%Please accept my supplication% then he praised the Prophet

saying, %O Allah ask


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written. $e should also be praised when hearing the +all to

Prayer because,

136! he said, 3f my name is mentioned in front of a person

and he does not praise me, for him it is as if his nose is rubbedin the dust4 @Atturmu-i 588E

/he scholar bn $abib disliked anyone to mention the name of

the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, when slaughtering

an animal.

And the famous Maliki scholar, #ahnon, disliked the name of the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, to be mentioned when

someone e1pressed their surprise.

/o this bn asim added %when snee-ing% Jbecause it is

rendered secondaryK.

1370 Annasai reports the command that one should increase

one&s praising of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, on

a ;riday. @Annasai J97,9N5K, Abu "auod 7HC, bn Ma2ah 7HD8E

1371 Abu ssac tells us that one should praise the Prophet,praise and peace be upon him, upon entering the mas2id.

1372 About the 'erse 3+ut when you enter houses, give

greetings of !eace u!on each other4 6B7 Amr, "inar&s son

tells us that when you enter houses Jin which no one is thereK,

you should say, %Peace, be upon the Prophet and the mercy of

Allah and $is blessing, and peace be upon us and upon the

good people of Allah. Peace be upon the inhabitants of the

house, and the mercy of Allah and $is blessing.%

1373 /o this bn Abbas added, %What is meant here by houses

is mas2ids.%

1374 Annakha=i said, %if no one is in the mas2id say &May

peace be upon the Messenger of Allah& and if no one is at the

house say &May peace be upon us and Allah=s good people&%

137" Alama tells of how he entered the Mas2id. $e said,%When enter the mas2id say peace be upon you O Messenger


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of Allah, coupled with the mercy and blessing of Allah. Allah and

$is Angels praise the Prophet.%

1376 /he same was transmitted from a=b.

1377 /he daughter of the Prophet, Lady ;atima, may Allah be

pleased with her, tells us that the Prophet himself, praise and

peace be upon him, would ask Allah to praise him when

entering the Mas2id. @Atturmu-i 57, bn Ma2ah CC7, Ahmed

JDNBKE

137 /he same was transmitted from Abu )akr bn Amr bn

$a-m.

137! /he +ompanions reported that the prayer upon the

Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, should be said by the

imam and also the congregation during the funeral prayer Jafter

the second pronouncing of Allah AkbarK.

A highly recommended practice, accepted by all the nation of

Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, is that one

should praise him in letters and whate'er is written after n the

ame of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful J)ismillah Ar!ahman Ar!aheemK.

130 /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, gi'es us

the good news saying, %/he angels ask for forgi'eness for

whosoe'er praises me in a book as long as my name remains in

that book.%

131 Abu Al asim tells us of another saying of the Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, %#ay, All the compliments arefor Allah and all the prayers and all the good things are for

Allah. Peace be on you, O Prophet, and Allah&s mercy and

blessings are on you. And peace be on us and on the good pious

worshipers of Allah. testify that none has the right to be

worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is $is sla'e and

Apostle. #o, when you ha'e said this, then you ha'e surely sent

the greetings to e'ery good JpiousK worshipper of Allah,


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whether he be in the $ea'en or on the Iarth.% @Albukhari D57,

Muslim HE

132 Malik has transmitted that bn Omar used to say that

whene'er he ends the in'ocation that is recited at the end ofthe Prayer while sitting.

133 Muhammad bn Maslama said, %$e meant what was

transmitted about Aisha and bn Omar that they used to say in

the ;inal salutations in Prayer & Allah&s mercy and blessings are

on /he Prophet. And peace be on us and on the good pious

worshipers of Allah.

Partition The manner in $hich thepra#er on the Prophet and as9ing for

peace upon him should be made

134 Abu $umayd As!#a&idi tells us that the Prophet, praise

and peace be upon him, was asked what is to be said when one

oGers the prayer upon him. /he Prophet, praise and peace be

upon him, replied, 3#ay, &O Allah, praise Muhammad, his wi'esand descendants as


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the le'eled e1panses and created the hea'ens* )estow


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in'ites people to


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Messenger, the Leader of those who fear


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Partition The e:cellence of the pra#er

on the Prophet, as9ing for peace upon

him and supplicating for him

1402 Abdullah, Amr&s son reports the saying of the Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, 3When you hear the +aller to

Prayer, repeat what he says and ask for blessings upon me.

Whosoe'er asks for blessings upon me once, Allah blesses him

ten times. /hereafter ask for the rank of go!between JwasilaK for

me. t is a rank in the ?arden reser'ed for only one of the

worshipers of Allah and it is my hope that it will be for me. My

intercession is granted to whosoe'er asks for the rank of%wasila% for me4 @Annasai J8NK, Muslim 5DE

1403 Anas, bn Malik tells us the good news that the Prophet,

praise and peace be upon him, said, 3Whosoe'er asks for

blessings upon me once, Allah blesses him tenfold and ten sins

fall from him and he is raised by ten degrees4 n addition to this

are the words, 3and ten good deeds are written for him4

@Annasai J8HN5KE

1404 And in another narration 3And rewarded him with ten

rewards Jaccounted for on the "ay of :udgmentK4 @Ahmed

JBNK, Atturmu-i DE

140" Anas also tells us that the Arch!Angel ?abriel told

Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him,

%Whosoe'er praises you once, Allah praises him ten times and

raises him by ten degrees.%

7HB S Abdur ahman, bn Awf says something similar, he

reports the Prophet&s saying, 3 met ?abriel who told me, &

bring to you good news that Allah has said that whosoe'er asks

for peace for you, $e blesses him with peace. Whose'er asks

for blessings upon you, Allah blesses him4 @Ahmed J797N7KE

1407 /he same was transmitted by Abu $urayrah. @Muslim

HDE


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140 And Malik bn Aws bn $adathan.

140! And >Oubaid Allah bn Abi /alha. @Annasai J, 8HN5KE

1410 Zaid, bn Al $ubab heard the Prophet, praise and peace

be upon him, say, 3Whosoe'er says, &O Allah, praise

Muhammad and raise him to


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Whereupon bbay said, %O Messenger of Allah, will de'ote all

my praising for you.% /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, said, 3/hen you will ha'e enough and your sins will be

forgi'en% @Atturmu-i 8CE

141" Abu /alha tells us of the time he saw the Prophet, praise

and peace be upon him, happier than he had e'er seen him,

and asked him about it. /he Prophet, praise and peace be upon

him, told him. 3ndeed, ?abriel has 2ust left me and brought me

good news from Allah that $e has sent me to gi'e good news

that when any of my nation asks for prayers upon me Jpraise

and 'enerationK, Allah and $is angels bless that person ten

times for its doing4

1416 :aber bn Abd Allah transmitted, that the Prophet said,

3Whoe'er, after listening to the Adhan Jthe call for the prayerK

says, >O Allah, the Lord of this complete call and of this prayer,

which is going to be established* ?i'e Muhammad Al!Wasila and

Al!;adila and raise him to Al!MaFam!al!Mahmud which


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