Saturday, August 1, 2026

Appearance of the Prophet, Islamic Etiquettes, Rulings, and Sunnahs

رُوحِ حق کا میں سراپا کیا لکھوں؟        حليۂ نُورِ خدا میں کیا لکھوں؟

پُر جمالِ رحمۃً لِّلْعٰلَمِين                          جلوہ گر ہوگا مکاں قبر میں

اس لئے ہے آگیا مجھ کو خیال              مختصر لکھ دوں جمالِ بے مثال

تا کہ یاروں کو مرے پہچان ہو              اور اس کی یاد بھی آسان ہو

تھا میانہ قد و آوْسَط پاک تَن                   پر سپید و سُرخ تھا رنگِ بدن

چاند کے ٹکڑے تھے اعضا آپ کے      تھے حسین و گول سانچے میں ڈھلے

تھی جبیں رَوْشن گُشادہ آپ کی              چاند میں داغ، وہ بے داغ تھی

دونوں ابرو تھیں مثالِ دو بلال               اور دونوں کو ہوا تھا اِتِّصال

اِتِّصالِ دو مَہِ "عیدین" تھا                      یا کہ ادنٰی قُرب تھا "قَوْسَین" کا

تھیں بڑی آنکھیں حَسِين و سُر مگیں      دیکھ کر قربان تھیں سب حُورِ عِیں

کان دونوں خُوب صورت آرجمند                       ساتھ خُوبی کے دَبَن بینی بُلند

صاف آئینہ تھا چہرہ آپ کا                    صُورت اپنی اُس میں ہر اِک دیکھتا

تابہ سینہ ریشِ مَحْبُوبِ اِلٰہ                     خُوب تھی گنجان مُو رنگِ سیاہ

میں کہوں پہچان عمدہ آپ کی                دونوں عالَم میں نہیں ایسا کوئی

عظمتِ مصطفٰی مرحبا مرحبا                آمِدِ مصطفٰی مرحبا مرحبا

 عظمتِ مصطفٰی مرحبا مرحبا               آمدِ مصطفٰی مرحبا مرحبا

صَلُّوا عَلَی الْحَبِیب     صَلَّی اللہ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen how beautiful our Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم was that none has ever been born nor anyone be born like him? The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم was the centre of brightness from head to toe; his entire blessed body was such a collection of beauty and excellence that its example is not found. If we ponder, is there anyone who deserves more love than this Beloved? Definitely not! People, in particular, those who see the short-lived beauty of this mortal world fall prey to its mundane love and start performing deeds contrary to the Shar'iah, they destroy their worldly life and the Hereafter; for them this is a matter to ponder over:

Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, 'Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi دَامَتْ بَرَکَاتُهُمُ الْعَالِیَه has said: These days, there is a rapidly growing trend of romantic love. The main cause of this is that most Muslims do not have necessary Islamic knowledge and are far away from a religious environment. This has also caused a flood of sins everywhere. Watching love stories and dramas on TV, VCR and the internet etc., reading novels, monthly magazines, digests, romantic fictions and exaggeratedly love-related news published in newspapers, attending coeducational classes at colleges and universities and freely meeting and talking to non-Mahram relatives are the causes of love among the youth of today.

At first, love is one-sided but the other partner when informed about it also sometimes falls in love, leading to a severe storm of sins. These lovers then engage in shameless conversations over phone and even meet with each other, they exchange love letters and gifts, and secretly promise to marry each other. If their family members cause any obstruction, they sometimes elope, and the news of their elopement is published in papers, causing disgrace for their families. At times, they get married by a court, but sometimes they go beyond all moral bounds even without marriage, and then the corpses of illegitimate babies of such cruel unmarried couples are found lying in a garbage. Furthermore, if they are unable to elope, then they commit suicide. This type of news is often published in newspapers.

(Nayki ki Da'wat, pp. 40)

It is Haraam for men to wear a gold ring. It is permissible for men to only wear a ring allowed for men i.e. with only one gem/stone. It is permissible to wear a silver ring that weighs less than 4.5 Masha (i.e. 4 grams and 374 mg) and that has only one gem. Similarly, it is not permissible for men to wear more than one (permissible) ring or (one or more than one) gem-less ring because in reality, a gem-less ring is not considered as a ring. Women can wear rings without gems/stones. Women can wear as many silver and gold rings as they like whether with or without a gem. For them, there is no limit on the weight of the silver and gold and on the number of gems. It is Haraam to have a (minor) boy wear jewellery made of gold and silver, and the one having the minor doing so will be a sinner.

(Al-Fatawa Al-Hindiyyah, vol. 5, pp. 335)

If Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has bestowed wealth upon someone, it is permitted by Shari'ah to use good and expensive clothes for both men and women that it is not worn out of pride, but rather it must be worn to express the blessings of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

(Rad-dul-Muhtar, vol. 9, pp. 579)

To apply kohl is a wonderful Sunnah of our Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم. Before the Prophet of Mercy صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم would sleep, he صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم would apply kohl to his blessed eyes, therefore acting upon this Sunnah, we too should apply kohl to our eyes. By performing this act we will gain the reward of applying kohl, in addition to attaining its worldly benefits. Our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم would put oil onto his blessed head and beard, comb them and part his blessed hair in the center of his head. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم has stated, 'Whoever has hair, he should take regard of it.' i.e. he should wash, oil and comb it.

(Sunan Abi Dawood, vol. 4, p. 103, Hadees 4163)

▪ Piercing the nose and ears is permissible for girls.

▪ Some people pierce the ears of boys and make them wear earrings etc., which is impermissible. I.e., it is also impermissible for boys to wear earrings or have their ears pierced.

▪ It is permissible for women to apply Mehndi (henna) on their hands or feet; it is impermissible to apply Mehndi (henna) on the hands and feet of young boys, there is no harm in applying Mehndi (henna) on the hands and feet of little girls.

▪ Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ has narrated: An effeminate man (Mukhannas) who had dyed his hands and feet with henna was brought to the Noblest Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم. He صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم asked: What is the matter with this man? He was told, 'Ya Rasoolallah! He imitates the appearance of women.' So he صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم issued an order regarding him and he was exiled to Naqee'.

(Sunan Abi Dawood, vol. 4, pp. 368, Hadees 4928)

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you seen that an effeminate man imitated women and dyed his hands and feet with henna, upon that, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم got him exiled. Through this blessed Hadees, those Islamic brothers who dye their hands or fingers on the occasion of wedding and celebration etc. should take a lesson. Remember that as it is impermissible for men to imitate women, similarly, women are also prohibited to imitate men as Sayyiduna Ibn 'Abbas رَضِیَ اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ narrated: The Blessed and Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم cursed men who appear like women and make their appearances like them and women who make their appearances like men.

▪ Do not wear clothing with images of humans and animals; neither put stickers that have human or animal images nor hang them at home.

▪ Do not dress your children in clothes that have pictures of animals or humans.

▪ A woman should adorn herself for her husband within the confines of her home, she should not go out of her house whilst adorned as the Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم has stated: Woman is something to be concealed, for when she goes out, Satan looks at her.

▪ Moving around without covering the head surely against the Sunnah, so Islamic brothers should wear an 'Imamah (Islamic turban) on their head as this is sweet Sunnah of the Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّم.

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