The address directed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) — the original ruling is that it is for him and his Ummah.

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The Shaykh : The original ruling is that it is for him and his Ummah, because his Ummah has a good example in him (peace and blessings be upon him). However, if there is an indication that the address is specifically for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), then it is exclusive to him, such as the saying of Allah the Exalted:

Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ

[Ash-Sharh 94:1]

and such as the saying of Allah the Exalted:

And the morning * And the night when it is silent * Your Lord has not forsaken you

والضُّحَى * وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَى * مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ

This is exclusive to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the saying of Allah the Exalted:

O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ

[At-Tahrim 66:1]

this is for him and his Ummah.

O Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, divorce them for [the commencement of] their waiting period

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنّ

[At-Talaq 65:1]

for him and his Ummah.

O Messenger, announce that which has been revealed to you from your Lord

يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ

[Al-Ma'idah 5:67]

for him and his Ummah, based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):

Convey from me

بلغوا عني

Here, Allah the Mighty and Majestic says to His Messenger:

Then declare what you are commanded

فَاصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ

[Al-Hijr 15:94]

meaning: Proclaim what you are commanded to do and make it clear, and let not the blame of any blamer take you in Allah. This is for him and his Ummah. This is for him and his Ummah. It is obligatory for the entire Ummah to proclaim what Allah the Mighty and Majestic has commanded them to do, to command people with it, and to proclaim what Allah has forbidden, to forbid people from it, because forbidding a thing is a command to leave it.

Then declare what you are commanded and turn away from the polytheists.

فَاصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

[Al-Hijr 15:94]

meaning: Do not be concerned with them, neither in their state nor in the harm they bring. In their state, meaning do not despair, do not grieve over their lack of faith, as Allah the Exalted said:

Then perhaps you would kill yourself through grief over them, [O Muhammad], if they do not believe in this message, [and] out of sorrow.

فَلَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَفْسَكَ عَلَى آثَارِهِمْ إِنْ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ أَسَفاً

[Al-Kahf 18:6]

Perhaps, [O Muhammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.

لَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ

[Ash-Shu'ara 26:3]

Meaning, do not be preoccupied with them; turn away from them. Turn away from them also regarding what happens to you from their harm, for the outcome will be yours. And indeed, the outcome became for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); he was patient and victorious. He (peace and blessings be upon him) left Mecca as an emigrant, hiding, fearing for his life. Quraysh had offered two hundred camels for whoever brought him and his companion Abu Bakr, one hundred for each, but Allah the Exalted saved them both. After a few years passed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned as the conqueror of Mecca, victorious and triumphant. He had the upper hand over the multitude of Quraysh, until he stood at the door of the Ka'bah and said:

O people of Quraysh, what do you think I will do with you?

يا معشر قريش ما ترون أني فاعل بكم؟

They were all beneath him, humbled.

What do you think I will do to you? They said: Goodness, a noble brother and the son of a noble brother. He said: I say to you what Yusuf said to his brothers: No blame on you today; Allah forgives you, and He is the Most Merciful of the merciful. Go, for you are free.

ما ترون أني فاعل بكم؟ قالوا: خيرًا أخ كريم وابن أخ كريم، قال: فإني أقول لكم كما قال يوسف لإخوته: لا تثريب عليكم اليوم يغفر الله لكم وهو أرحم الراحمين، اذهبوا فأنتم الطلقاء

So he (peace and blessings be upon him) showed them mercy after he had been able to overpower them. Thus, his saying:

and turn away from those who associate others with Allah.

وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

[Al-An'am 6:106]

For this reason, He said after the same verse:

⁽⁹⁵⁾ Indeed, We are sufficient for you against the mockers ⁽⁹⁶⁾ Who make [equal] with Allah another deity. But they are going to know. ⁽⁹⁷⁾ And We already know that your breast is constrained by what they say. ⁽⁹⁸⁾ So exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord and be of those who prostrate [to Him].

إِنَّا كَفَيْنَاكَ الْمُسْتَهْزِئينَ * الَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهاً آخَرَ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ * وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدْرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ * فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُنْ مِنَ السَّاجِدِينَ

[Al-Hijr 15:95-98]

And consider how Allah the Exalted commanded him to glorify and praise Him after He said:

And We already know that your breast is constrained by what they say.

وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدْرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ

[Al-Hijr 15:97]

Because the situation here is one that requires exalting Allah, exalting the Lord the Mighty and Majestic and praising Him from this distress that befalls the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from Quraysh. Meaning, He exalted him from everything that does not befit him. And know that what Allah the Glorious and Exalted has decreed is of the utmost wisdom, and it is so, for it became of the utmost wisdom and of the utmost mercy for which He is praised.

Source alathar.net

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