The
excellence of reciting ṣalāt upon the Prophet ﷺ
The fourth Caliph of Islam, Sayyidunā
ʿAli b. Abī Ṭālib رضي الله عنه narrates, the final
Prophet ﷺ said, "Your sending of ṣalāt upon me
is a protector of your duʿas, a way of pleasing Allah and a means by which your
deeds are purified."¹
صَلُّوا
عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
¹
Al-Qawl al-Badīʿ, p. 270
The
best of people is he who...
Umm al-Muʾminīn Sayyidatunā ʿĀishah
Ṣiddīqah رضي الله عنها explains:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ once purchased a camel from a Bedouin in
exchange for one wasq (6 mann and 30 ṣayr) of dates. When he returned home to
procure said dates, he searched but they could not be found. Returning to the
Bedouin, he said, "ʿAbd Allah! We had purchased a camel from you in
exchange for one wasq of dates (which were at home), but despite searching,
they could not be found." Hearing this, the Bedouin began shouting,
"What deception! What deception!"
When the honourable Companions عليهم الرضوان saw this, they rushed forward to strike
the Bedouin and said, "You speak about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in such a manner?" The Prophet ﷺ declared, "Leave him, for a rightful
person has the right to speak!"
The Prophet ﷺ said this two or three times, but the Bedouin did not accept.
He then instructed a Companion to visit Khawlah bint Ḥakīm رضي الله عنها and say, "If you possess a wasq of
dates, then give it to us; إن شاءالله
we shall return it."
The Companion went to Khawlah bint
Ḥakīm رضي الله عنها and informed her of
what the Prophet had said. She replied, "I have some dates, so kindly send
someone to take them." Allah's Messenger ﷺ
instructed, "Take this Bedouin and give him the dates he is owed."
When the Bedouin returned with said dates in his possession, the Prophet ﷺ was sitting amongst his Companions عليهم الرضوان. "جَزَاكَ اللّٰهُ خَيْرًا
(May Allah reward you with goodness)", he said, "You granted me a
full share in excellent fashion." The Prophet ﷺ
responded, "The best of people is he who gives full share in excellent
fashion."¹
صَلُّوا
عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! Allah
gathered every praiseworthy trait and facet of good character in His final
Prophet ﷺ. One aspect of his lofty character was his
forgiving and forbearing nature. He never took revenge or retaliated for
personal reasons. If a person treated him improperly, he would not respond with
anger or harshness, but only with compassion and mercy instead. This can be
evidenced by the beautiful account mentioned previously, where despite
possessing power to retaliate, the Prophet ﷺ
forgave the man who accused him in front of everyone.
Dear Islamic brothers! We should
also adopt this outstanding characteristic. When buying or selling, if a
customer says something to upset a shop owner or vice versa, we should not be
quick to get angry, use foul language or slander others. We should instead act
upon the biography of the Prophet ﷺ
and exhibit patience, softness, forbearance, leniency and forgiveness.
¹
Musnad Imām Aḥmad: 36,372
Suppressing anger and excusing
people is an excellent action that leads to one becoming a beloved servant of Allah.
Regarding this, Allah Himself says:
وَالْكَاظِمِيْنَ
الْغَيْظَ وَالْعَافِيْنَ عَنِ النَّاسِ ۚ وَاللّٰهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ
*Translation
from Kanz al-Īmān: And who restrain anger and forgive people. And the righteous
people are the beloveds of Allah.*¹
In another verse:
وَلْيَعْفُوْا
وَلْيَصْفَحُوْا اَلَا تُحِبُّوْنَ اَنْ يَّغْفِرَ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ ۚ وَاللّٰهُ
غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ
*Translation
from Kanz al-Īmān: And they should forgive and overlook; do you not like that
Allah may forgive you? And Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever Merciful.*²
¹ Al-Quran, 3:134
² Al-Quran, 24:22
The beloved Prophet ﷺ said:
The strongest one from amongst you
is he who controls himself at the time of anger, and most forbearing is he who
forgives despite harbouring strength (to enact revenge).¹
Sayyidunā ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir رضي الله عنه relays, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ once said to me, 'O ʿUqbah b. ʿĀmir!
Maintain ties with those who sever them from you, give to those who deprive you
and forgive those who are unjust towards you.'"²
صَلُّوا
عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
The
most difficult day of his life
Umm al-Muʾminīn Sayyidatunā ʿĀishah
Ṣiddīqah رضي الله عنها once asked the
beloved Prophet ﷺ, "Have you ever
faced a day more severe than the Battle of Uḥud?"
He began to explain:
Yes, O ʿĀishah! The day I invited a
leader in Ṭāif by the name of Ibn ʿAbd Yalīl to Islam; that day was more severe
for me than the day in which the Battle of Uḥud occurred.
He rejected my invitation, and the
residents of Ṭāif threw stones at me. Saddened by this, I began walking with my
head lowered until I reached a place known as Qarn al-Thaʿālib. When I raised
my head, I saw a cloud was shading me. Jibrīl عليه
السلام called out to me from and said, "Allah has heard the
statement of your nation and their response. The angel of the mountains is now
at your service to fulfil your command."
¹
Kanz al-ʿUmmāl: 7,694
² Musnad al-Imām Aḥmad: 17,457
The final Prophet of Allah ﷺ continued:
The angel of the mountains greeted
me with salaam and submitted, "O Muḥammad (ﷺ)!
If you wish for me to overturn the two mountains of Akhshabayn (Abū Qubays and
Quʿayqaʿān) upon the disbelievers, I will do so."
Hearing this, the final Prophet ﷺ responded, "No. I instead hope Allah
will bring forth from their offspring such servants of His who will worship
only Him, and stay away from polytheism."¹
¹
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 3,231; Nuzhat al-Qārī, vol. 4, p. 316
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