Our Obligations Toward the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
I move on to another questioner who says, may Allah preserve you, this is Muhammad from Riyadh, and he says: What is our obligation toward the Chosen One (peace and blessings be upon him) in following him in word and deed?
Answer:
Our duty toward the Chosen One (peace and blessings be upon him), our Prophet and our Messenger, is first to testify that he is truly the Messenger of Allah, second to love him more than we love ourselves, our children, our parents, and all of humanity, and third to obey him (peace and blessings be upon him) in what he has commanded us to do and to avoid what he has forbidden. So obey Allah and the Messenger, perhaps you will be shown mercy. And if you obey him, meaning the Messenger, you will be guided.[An-Nur 24:56] Obedience to him is obligatory by doing what he commanded and leaving what he forbade, as Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Hashr 59:7] And we believe that he does not speak from personal desire, as Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: [An-Najm 53:3-4] Therefore, he is protected from error in what he conveys from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. We hold that he is the Seal of the Prophets, with no prophet after him. Whoever claims prophethood after him is a liar. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: [Al-Ahzab 33:40] He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2219Sahih (Darussalam) So whoever claims prophethood after him is a liar. It is also his right (peace and blessings be upon him) that we send prayers and peace upon him, in accordance with the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Ahzab 33:56] He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 408 And among his rights over us is that we defend him against those who speak ill of him and refute them, and that we deny what the enemies—namely the Jews, the Christians, the polytheists, and the hypocrites—attribute to him (peace and blessings be upon him). We must defend our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and may Allah bless you
I move on to another questioner who says, may Allah preserve you, this is Muhammad from Riyadh, and he says: What is our obligation toward the Chosen One (peace and blessings be upon him) in following him in word and deed?
Answer:
Our duty toward the Chosen One (peace and blessings be upon him), our Prophet and our Messenger, is first to testify that he is truly the Messenger of Allah, second to love him more than we love ourselves, our children, our parents, and all of humanity, and third to obey him (peace and blessings be upon him) in what he has commanded us to do and to avoid what he has forbidden. So obey Allah and the Messenger, perhaps you will be shown mercy. And if you obey him, meaning the Messenger, you will be guided.
obey the Messenger - that you may receive mercy.
وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَAnd whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from
وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا(3) Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. (4) It is not but a revelation revealed,
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰMuhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets
مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن رَّسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَAnd I am the last of the Prophets, there is no Prophet after me.
أنا خاتم النبيين، لا نبي بعدي،O you who have believed, ask [Allah to confer] blessing upon him and ask [Allah to grant him] peace.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًاHe who blesses me once, Allah would bless him ten times
من صلى علي واحدة صلى الله عليه بها عشرا، ومنThe presenter:
May Allah reward you and may Allah bless you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/242 — archive.org (1:57)
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