Love Prophet as he demands it - حب الرّسول صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم

اعوذ باللہ من الشیطٰن الرجیمبسم اللہ الرحمٰن الرحیمالحمد لله رب العالمين ، أرسل رسوله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله و كفي بالله شهيدا ، و أشهد ألا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له ؛ له الملك و له الحمد ، يحيى و يميت و هو على كل شئ قدير و إليه المرجع و المصير ..و أشهد أن محمدا عبده و رسوله ، و صفيه من خلقه و حبيبه.رب اشرح لي صدري و يسر لى أمري و احلل عقدة من لساني يفقهوا قولي ..

My Dear respected Brothers Sisters and Elders,

Assalam o allaikum Wr. Wb.

Qalallahu Azza Wajal:

لَقَدْ جَاءكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُم بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَؤُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ

128. Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from amongst yourselves (i.e. whom you know well). It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He (Muhammad SAW) is anxious over you (to be rightly guided, to repent to Allâh, and beg Him to pardon and forgive your sins, in order that you may enter Paradise and be saved from the punishment of the Hell-fire), for the believers (he SAW is) full of pity, kind, and merciful.

I have recited before you a verse of Suratu Tauba. This Surah commences in the last part of Juz 10 and it continues and concludes in Juz 11. It is the last complete Surah of the Quran to be revealed on Rasulallah SAW. It is a surah that is a very comprehensive Surah of the Quran and it deals with many aspects of the life of Rasulallah SAW. It deals with the Makki life of the Rasulallah SAW, the life before making Hijrah and it deals with the life after the Hijrah in Madinah. It covers up almost every aspect of Rasulallah SAW in a brief manner.

The verse recited before you is the second last verse of Suratut Tauba. Abduallah Ibn Abbas RA narrates that this verse was the very last verse to be revealed to Rasulallah SAW and after this verse, he SAW passed away.

In this verse, Allah SWT tells the mankind about the coming of Rasulallah SAW to this world. Indeed, his coming to this world was a great event and every Nabi and every prophet had informed their followers about the coming of Rasulallah SAW. From the time of Adam AS right until Isa AS, every nabi has informed their ummats the coming of the final prophet and messenger, Rasulallah SAW. If one studies, once can find that the Old Testament and the New Testament ( Taurat and Injil), have enough verses about the coming of Rasulallah SAW. It is a different issue whether the adherence of the Old Testament and the New Testament interpreted the correct way or the incorrect way. A very clear indication in the Old Testament about the coming of Rasulallah SAW is in Deutronomy 18:18. If you see it is a very clear verse that if its interpreted and understood in a proper way, then no Christian and no Jew can deny that it refers to none other than Rasulallah SAW.

Once a Jinn came to Rasulallah SAW. Rasulallah SAW was a prophet of Insan as well as Jinnats. He was the greatest of all prophets and he was the seal and Khatim of all the prophets. There is no Nabi to come after Rasulallah SAW. If anyone claims that another Nabi will come after Nabi SAW is deviated from the correct path of Islam. It is our aqeedah and the aqeedah of the Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah that every nabi preceded Rasulallah SAW and no Nabi will come after Rasulallah SAW.

So one Jinn came to Rasulallah SAW and said that I have a very long life and a I have a history to my life. He said that I have sat in the gathering of Nuh AS. When all the creation of Allah SWT who were obedient and went into the boat of Nuh AS, I was among them. I was also in the gathering of Idris AS, I was very close to Musa AS and I also used to sit often in majlis of Isa AS and O Prophet of Allah, I have an amanah and a trust to convey to you. Rasulallah SAW asked what is that amanah?
He replies, that once I was greeted by Isa AS and he told me that if you have to outlive me and if you live until the time of the final Messenger Mohammad SAW, then convey my salaam unto him. He said, O Prophet of Allah, I hereby convey to you the salaam of Isa AS. Nabi SAW responds with tears in his eyes and he tells to this Jinn, that O Jinn, If you are to outlive me and a time comes when Isa AS returns to this duniya, then you in turn convey my salams to Isa AS.

Nabi SAW is the final prophet and final messenger. Just as his coming was great, his departing was equally a sad event for this Ummah. Allah SAW knew that Rasullah SAW would leave the world and it would a very painful experience for the Ummat of Rasulallah SAW to witness his demise, so Allah SWT tells us in the verse of the Quran:

لَقَدْ جَاءكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ

Till the end of the verse…that the very Nabi SAW that you used to see his presence among you, that you used to see his humbleness, that you used to see his humility, that you used to see his noble character, soon he is going to be taken away. But if you were to see the final Nabi and Rasul after his demise you would see it in this verse. In this verse, Allah SWT very briefly explains the character of Rasulallah SAW.

لَقَدْ جَاءكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ

Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from amongst yourselves.. He is no stranger to you. You are an arab, he is also an arab.

عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ

When you experience any hardship and any difficulty, that is also very burdensome on him. He feels for your pain. Your discomfort is his discomfort.

حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُم

And he is very exited upon your success and your progress.

بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَؤُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ

And he is very loving and compassionate and upon the believers.

In this verse, Allah SWT very briefly and yet very deeply explains the great Akhlaq and the great character of Rasulallah SAW. Rasulallah SAW’s greatest concern and the greatest attention and the focus was the success of the Momineen and the believers.

Rasulallah SAW was once seated in the masjid. He was grieved and was sad. Jibraeel AS comes up to him and asks him, O Prophet of Allah SAW, what is the matter? He SAW replies, I am concerned about my Ummat that what is going to happen to them on the day of Qayamah. What will happen to them?

Jibraeel AS goes up to Allah SAW and tells , O Allah SAW, your Habib and beloved Mohammad SAW is concerned about his ummat, that what will happen to them on the day of Qayyamah? Allah SAW then revealed the verse:

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَى

93:5. And verily, your Lord will give you (all i.e. good) so that you shall be well-pleased.

When this verse was revealed, Imam Jalaluddin Suyuti Rahimahullah, a great commentator of Quran, explains that when this verse was revealed, Rasulallah SAW replied that Mohammad SAW will never be happy, until each and every ummati of his goes to paradise and Jannah.

It is mentioned in a hadeeth that Aishah RA said to Rasulallah SAW that, O Prophet of Allah, when you make salaat and when you make Dua do you make dua for me? Nabi SAW replied that yes I pray for you, but I pray for my Ummat more than what I pray for you. This was the love and the concern that Rasullalah SAW had for each and everyone of us.


Then in return it is our duty and responsibility to respond to this love and concern of Nabi Mohammad SAW with the love for Rasulallah SAW. The love of Rasulallah SAW is an integral part of our deen and an important aspect of our life.

It is mentioned in one hadeeth:

You cannot be a true Momin, until I am not more beloved to you than your father, than your child and all of mankind.

There are two types of love.

One is the natural love like the mother’s love for a child. If you ask the mother why does she love her child, she cannot answer you because it is a love beyond any reason. And the other is the inculcative love, the love that you may have for someone because of some reason. The kind of love we are expected to have for Rasuallah SAW is the natural love. A love that is similar that we have for our mothers, that we have for our fathers and children. This is the love that is demanded of us.

قُلْ إِن كَانَ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَآؤُكُمْ وَإِخْوَانُكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ وَعَشِيرَتُكُمْ وَأَمْوَالٌ اقْتَرَفْتُمُوهَا وَتِجَارَةٌ تَخْشَوْنَ كَسَادَهَا وَمَسَاكِنُ تَرْضَوْنَهَا أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكُم مِّنَ اللّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ

9:24 Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you delight … are dearer to you than Allâh and His Messenger… then wait for the azaab and the punishment of Allah SWT.

This was the kind of love that Sahabah had for Rasulallah SAW.

There was a sahabi who was taken as a captive by the enemy and they said to him that we are going to kill you. One of them said, that don’t you wish, that today instead of your life be taken away, the life of Mohammad SAW be taken away because he is the reason you are here in this condition. The sahabi turned around and said that I know very well that I will be killed today. If my life is taken away, my wife is going to be a widow, If my life is taken away, my children will become orphans, If my life is taken away, my friends and associates will miss me. But inspite of all that if my life is taken away and spears and arrows are put in my body even in this condition I cannot bear that even a thorn pricks into the foot of Rasulallah SAW. The pain of the thorn pricking into his feet is more painful to me than anyother pain. This was the love that sahabah had for Rasulallah SAW.

A woman, who was on an expedition with Rasulallah SAW and she was informed that her husband was martyred and you have become a widow. She said Inna Lillahi Wa inna Ileyhi Raajion. She asked the news bearer, How is the messenger of Allah SWT? He informed that he is fine by the grace of Allah SWT. A little later she gets the news that one of children has been martyred? She says Inna lillah…. How is the messenger of Allah SWT? She is informed that he is fine by the grace of Allah. Again a little while later, she is informed that another of her son is martyred. She says Inna Lillah…. And inquires, how is Rasulallah SAW? She is informed that he is fine by the grace of Allah SWT. She says that I will not be satisfied until I see him alive with my own eyes. Finally when she says Rasulallah SAW she says:

Ya Rasulallah! I have become a widow, I have lost my children but you are alive and
After seeing you no Museebah is a museebah , nor difficulty is any difficulty. This is the love that sahabah AS used to have for Rasulallah SAW.

A person may love someone because of an inculcative reason as well, such as because of the physical appearance. We all know very well the story of Yusuf AS to whom Allah SWT gave a lot of beauty and the women of Misr cut their hands when they saw his face. One may love someone because of some favors they may have bestowed upon us, but our Nabi SAW was Kamil in each and every aspect.

Inallaha Ala Khuluqin Azeem – O Mohammad! You are created on perfect and sublime character.

Story of Jew:

- A jew came to rasuallah
- Rasulallah had dealing with him and he wanted his money back
- He came before the date that was settled for the return of the loan
- Rasulallah said that its not the time yet
- He said that he wants the money now
- Sahabah got a bit angry to his behaviour
- Rasulallah did not have the money , neither did the sahabah
- Jew said he will not leave until he gets the money
- He came at around Dhohr time – asr time – maghrib – until next day fajr
- He came before Rasulallah and said shahadah –
- Rasulallah asked him what happened, just in the last few hours you were demanding me the money and now you accepted islam, what changed you.
- He said that he is a wealthy person and he is a scholar of taurat as well.
- I have read in there about the final messenger. I have been observing you for a very very long time and every description that is mentioned in Taurat about the last messenger befits you. There was one aspect that Taurat talks about and that is the last messenger will be a very tolerant person. To check this, I decided to come myself and see if you befit this description and after spending these few hours, I can say that there is no other person that I have met in my life that has more tolerance than you.

Rasullah SAW and his life was the perfect example for the muslims and non-muslims alike.
My dear Brothers and Sisters, we being the momins and true believers in Allah SWT claim that we love Rasullalah SAW. However, with any claim, there must be a proof.

There must be an evidence that shows that we really love Rasulallah SAW. If a husband tells his wife that he loves her but he does not show that in action, he does not take care of the children, he does not provide the requirements of the household but in the end still professes to his wife that he loves her. Then, it will be termed as the lipservice and the real love.

The way to substantiate our love of Rasulallah SAW is to inculcate in our life the ways and sunnah of Rasulallah.

لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ وَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا

21. Indeed in the Messenger of Allâh (Muhammad SAW) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes in (the Meeting with) Allâh and the Last Day and remembers Allâh much.

May Allah SWt give us the taufeeq to bring into our lives the Uswa and example of Rasulallah SAW and give us the natural love for our nabi Mohammad SAW.

Wama Taufiqi Ilallah Billah…

Special thanks to Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Delivered at Fredericton Islamic Association, Masjid on February 8, 2008