Narrated ‘Abdullah [رحمه الله] : Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The best people are those of my generation, and then those who will come after them (the next generation), and then those who will come after them (i.e. the next generation), and then after them, there will come people whose witness will precede their oaths, and whose oaths will precede their witness.” (Sahih Bukhari, Muslim and al-Tirmidhi)
Did the Caliphs (Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman & Ali) or Sahabahs (companions) celebrate the Mawlid – NO, by Allaah! Is it because they were not aware of its importance, or did they not truly love the Prophet (ﷺ)? No one would say such a thing except one who has gone astray and is leading others astray.
Did any of the Imaams (Abu Haneefah, Maalik, al-Shaafi’i, Ahmad, al-Hasan al-Basri) celebrate the Mawlid or command others to do it or say that it was good? By Allaah, NO! It was not even mentioned during the first and best three centuries.
The celebration of the Prophet’s birthday appeared many centuries later, when many of the features of true religion had vanished and bid’ah had become widespread.
Commentary:
Everyone who professes Tawheed (Oneness of Allah) and acknowledges the Prophethood of Muhammad (ﷺ), is a Muslim. But a perfect Muslim is one who has attained that high level where he does not harm any Muslim with his hand and tongue (speech).
Similarly, an Emigrant is the one who abandons his homeland and relatives and goes to a place where he can easily practise the religion of Allah. But such a person is also an Emigrant who renounces all such things which are forbidden by Allah, because emigration means abandoning, whether it is abandoning of homeland or sins.
Commentary: Everyone who professes Tawheed (Oneness of Allah) and acknowledges the Prophethood of Muhammad (ﷺ), is a Muslim.…
Read MoreAllah mentions the right that is shared between Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, which is to believe in them both; the right which is exclusive to the Messenger ﷺ, which is veneration and honour; and the right which is exclusive to Allah, which is to glorify and worship Him, by prayer and otherwise.
Allah mentions the right that is shared between Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, which is to believe in…
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This Hadith underlines a Principle of Allah that He never keeps anything in the world on the rise eternally.
Every rising star has its eventual decline. Individuals and nations apart, this law of nature also applies to animal life. In it is embedded Divine wisdom.
First, annihilation and fall is the fate of everything. Second, lest power and growth should go to man’s head, he is warned by being reduced to smallness that there exists a Supreme One Who holds sway over all creatures and can render the powerful weak and helpless.
The bedouin camel-rider resented the Companions by overtaking Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), yet he himself did not express his resentment. Rather the occasion caused him to explain the Divine wisdom behind it. The Hadith also shows the Prophet’s humility.
Commentary: This Hadith underlines a Principle of Allah that He never keeps anything in the world on the…
Read MoreNarrated ‘Abdullah [رحمه الله] : Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The best people are those of my generation, and then those who will come after them (the next generation), and then those who will come after them (i.e. the next generation), and then after them, there will come people whose witness will precede their oaths, and whose oaths will precede their witness.” (Sahih Bukhari, Muslim and al-Tirmidhi)
The celebration of the Prophet’s birthday appeared many centuries later, when many of the features of true religion had vanished and bid’ah had become widespread.
Narrated ‘Abdullah : Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The best people are those of my generation, and then those…
Read MoreThis verse highlights the reality of this world in order to put people off being overly concerned with it because of its transient nature, for it is a fleeting vanity that dazzles with its adornment and deceives with its ostentatious displays, but it will come to an end and people will pass on to the realm of eternity when they will be requited for what they did in this world, good or bad.
This verse highlights the reality of this world in order to put people off being overly concerned with…
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