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Seminar Information:

Location: Boston University
Dates:
February 3, 2012 (Fri)
February 4, 2012 (Sat)
February 5, 2012 (Sun)

TAUGHT BY
SHAYKH YASER BIRJAS

Exam Information:
Date: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Time: 9:00am - 9:00pm
www.almaghrib.org/exams


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May Allah place benefit in these notes for you, as well as for us.


INTRODUCTION

Friday, February 3, 2012

You have not seen anything about the Prophet (s) yet. Mostly, we recognize him as a great Messenger
of Allah, but what do you remember most about the Prophet (s)? What do you know about his
character, his kindness, his patience, his smile, his love for the Muslim Ummah, his eloquence from
hadith, and his story?
In this seminar we will learn about 150 characteristics of the Prophet (s) inshaAllah.

The Prophet's favorite color was white and he encouraged people to dress in white.
The most preferred act of worship to the Prophet (s)after the fard (obligatory) prayers-was Qiyamul
Layl / Tahajjud (voluntary night prayers).
Think about his way of walking and talking. Can you try to imagine it? Why should we know this?
The more you know about a person, more you can describe, and more you love.

This is also the case with newlywed couples. Newlyweds will see everything their partner does as
unique. It is a phase of exploration. Even the way they brush their teeth is cute. And how they sneeze
is so awesome. Because you love someone so much, you pay attention to details. The way he
combined his hair, the way he put his clothes on, the way he sleeps, which side, why... how many
details of Prophet (s) did you know?

This is not about the history of Islam, hijrah, or seerah but about the Prophet (s) himself.

This session tonight will be an extension of the khutbah Shaykh Yaser gave at the ISBCC earlier today.
With respect to the etiquettes of the Prophet (s), we discussed his etiquette in regard to anger
management.

Often times we feel stressed out. We get angry for everything: parking tickets, vending machines,
driving in traffic, etc. As humans, we really can get angry for anything even if it's small and
insignificant. Are these things worth getting angry for? According to Aisha (r), she said that the
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Prophet (s) had never been upset or angry for anything personal unless the limits of Allah had been
violated.

How did we know when the Prophet (s) got angry? When he was angry, you could tell by his face.
Why? That wasn't his usual habit! Today, many people when you see them they look angry, grumpy,
upset - as if they have no moments of happiness in their life. They don't know the meaning of smiling.

Anas ibn Malik said, I never met the Prophet (s) except that he was smiling in front of my face.
Anas met the Prophet when he was 10 years old and when the Prophet passed away, Anas was 20.
This shows that the Prophet was always cheerful, even with the youth.

Abdullah bin Harith said, I've never seen anyone who smiles more than the Prophet (s).

What is the meaning of always smiling? It means to always have a positive attitude!
Why was he like that? He's our role model. Everyone looks up to him. If he was always stressed out,
angry, etc you'd expect people to start acting the same way. As humans, we share an emotional Wi-
Fi connection. If you see someone smile, you smile too. If they're angry, we get alerted from their facial
expression. Why? Because we are on that same Wi-Fi connection. The Prophet (s) kept a positive
attitude.
One of the main things we should remember about the Prophet (s) is that he was always cheerful and
had that positive attitude.
"Astonishing is affair of the believer. All their affairs are good. If something good
happens, they are grateful and that is good for him. If they are afflicted with a trial, then
they are patient and that is good for him."

When the Prophet (s) became angry, it was narrated that you could see on his face as if he was
squeezing pomegranate juice (i.e. his face was turning red).

Unfortunately, today people feel the need to show people they're angry by being abusive. However,
it's important to know that the Prophet (s) was not abusive like that:

One day when the Prophet (s) was with Aisha (r), a man walked by and mocked the Prophet (s), he said
Assamu Alaika ya Muhammad (may death be upon you). The Prophet (s) responded by saying Wa
Alaikum. Aisha did not find that satisfying. She said "May the curse of Allah and death be upon you."
samm be upon you and la3n the curse of Allah. The Prophet (s) said, why O' Aisha. Take it easy. She
said, did you not hear what he said? And so he said, say wa alaykum. This shows us that the Prophet
would never be abusive.

It's natural to get upset and it's a defense mechanism, but the Prophet (s) never held grudges.
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How many people do we know haven't spoken to others for years? Why? They didn't say salaam to me
a few years ago or they didn't invite me to their child's graduation. Silly reasons.

Shaykh Yaser's father told him a story about their uncles. They got upset with each other in the olden
days and it was very bad. It got to the point where eventually they cut ties with each other. When
they'd go to family gatherings they would say salaam to everyone except to each other. They stayed
this way for 15 years becoming old (60's-70's), until one of them died. When he did, his brother woke
up and realized it had not been worth it. He went to the house of his late brother and as he walked
into the house, he bowed down and kissed his brother who was dead. The irony is that he didn't come
up because he died while giving his brother a kiss.

One time, the Prophet was saying something and a man started to comment. Similar to the way we
comment today when the shaykh is there. The Prophet didn't say anything but the man knew who he
was. During this time, someone came with a bottle of milk. The Prophet asked where did the man go?
He asked for him to come back. The man must have worried about a big problem or a huge issue. The
prophet then gave him the milk and said Bismillah, 2eshrab. You drink first. The man drank and showed
him it's alright, we're done. It's not worth the grudge.

Lastly, whenever the Prophet (s) got angry, he channeled that energy into something positive:

When Usama bin Zaid went to intercede for a women with the Quraysh (something related to
stealing), the Prophet (s) was angry and went on the pulpit and told the people: those who were
before you were destroyed because when the rich stole, they were not punished; but when the poor
did, they executed the hadd (either executed or cutting of the hand - not sure). The Prophet (s) also
mentioned that even if the person who had stolen was Fatimah, his own daughter, he would have
done the same.


10 POINTS OF ISLAMIC ANGER MANAGEMENT

1. Seek Refuge with Allah from Shaytan

Say Aootho billahi min ash-shaytaan ar-rajeem. (Hadith in Bukhari)

Easier said than done! When the time comes to say it, perhaps these words will be the most
difficult thing to say. Shaytaan blocks your mind, you start thinking irrationally.

There was a man being abused by another man. The passive man sat quietly, but his face
started to turn red. He was about to pop/explode. The Prophet (s) told the people around him: I
know a word if he says it, he will be ok. They asked what that word was and he replied, say
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Aootho billahi min ash-shaytaan ar-rajeem. They went and told the man but unfortunately the
man, in his anger, instead replied, "2atoorani majnoonah" - What do you think I'm crazy or
something?
He was being asked to do something good and he refused. It's like when people argue today
and when someone says to them Fear Allah, they say You Fear Allah first!. If someone says
Fear Allah, you should say Jazak Allahu Khayran. If someone says say Astaghfirullah, you
should not refuse; you should say Astaghfirullah. How many times do we see someone, who
is told to say a good word, reply with something like You fear Allah first or I always say
Astaghfirullah!
This prophetic advice is in Sahih al-Bukhari.

2. Stay Quiet!

If you're too angry to talk and seek refuge with Allah from Shaytaan, the next best solution is to
stay quiet. In Sahih Ahmad, the Prophet (s) said, if someone is angry and cannot speak good,
they should stay quiet/silent. As-sookootu afdal - staying quiet is most preferred.

Why? Once a word comes out, it's over. Once it comes out of your lips and is out there, there's
no taking it back. This is scary especially when a man tells his wife something regretful.

Shaykh Yaser mentioned story told by a da'iyya (Islamic preacher). The daiyya told this story or
was asked the question by this lady:
There was a woman who became very angry with her husband and started pushing the button
of divorce by saying Divorce me! Perhaps she expects her husband to say, "No! I love you and
cannot live without you" in the middle of an argument. She's saying something at the wrong
time. Her husband was sitting with his head down and face resting on his palm, and she kept
pushing him by saying, "If you are really a man, then you'll divorce me or I will take you to
court!" He remained silent. So she started saying "Why wont you respond?" He remained
silent. She did not realize that while she was yelling at her husband who was sitting there
watching her, hed died. He had a stroke and simply could not handle this pressure anymore.
She asked the da'yyia, "Am I responsible for making my children orphans?" She was torn up
inside and trying to find peace. Hence, the Prophet (s) teaches us for our own benefit "If you
cannot say good, be quiet!

3. Sit Down

If you can't talk or stay quiet, the 3rd technique is sit down. If you're sitting, lay down.
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Abu Dharr was fixing a watering hole for an animal and he needed some help. He asked "Who
wants to help the companion of the Prophet of Allah. Some people came and rushed to help,
but they were clumsy and they accidentally broke it messing everything up. Abu Dharr sat
down. After some time he laid down and covered his eyes - he does not want to see.

People were wondering what he was doing! They saw him and said what's going on? After a
while, he stood up and he quietly started to fix it. Some of them after a while dared to ask him
what that was all about. He said, I heard the Prophet (s)y if someone is angry to sit down. If not,
then to lay down. Why? The purpose is to simply diffuse that moment of angry to calm the
moment between hearing abuse and taking action.

What was the breaking point for people in jail? It was a moment between hearing abuse and
taking action that ruined their life. If someone talking and you feel threatened, It's only natural
to take a defensive position. They stand to side, or their hands go up, naturally without
thinking about it. That defensive posture can easily turn into an aggressive stance to defend
yourself.

The sunnah is to act opposite, you do not go forward, you go back. Instead of standing, sit
down, and if sitting is not enough, then lay down Take the opposite action to diffuse the
situation.

4. Focus

Focus on what? Control. Control your anger.

A man came to the Prophet (s) and said Ya Rasoolullah, awseeni. Give me naseeha. You usually
prepare for a long lecture, but the Prophet (s) said don't be angry, La taghdab. Just like that,
after an awkward moment of silence. The man said what else? Again, the Prophet (s) replied La
taghdab. A pause occurred and the man asked again. The Prophet (s) said again, La taghdab.
That's when the man realized, Ohhh that's the advice. Perhaps the Prophet (s) saw in the eye
of this man that he was prone to being angry often.


5. Training
Ya shaykh, this is difficult. You know how many times I get angry during the day?

Training! Train yourself not to get angry. Laysa shadeedou bil sour3a. The strong man is not the
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one who is strong in wrestling, but the strong is the one who controls his rage.

Knowledge comes with learning, but patience comes with training. (Innmal 3imlu bil ta3allum
wa innamal himlu bit tahallum.)


6. Forgiveness
Once you get angry, how can you convince yourself to control your anger?
Forgiveness! Why would you forgive them? Because your reward is with Allah.

A bedouin once came to the Prophet (s) and pulled him from his neck so hard he left marks.
Umar stood up to finish the bedouin but the Prophet (s) calmed him down. The Prophet kept it
cool. The man then said give me from what Allah has given you, so the Prophet (s) forgave him.


7. Al-Ihsaan - Perfection
We forgive, but we always keep that string attached! That's not forgiveness.

Al-Ihsaan. We forgive in perfection and generosity. Allah said "wal katheeemeenal ghayth"
refers to those who control their anger. "Wal 3aafeena 3anennas"- they forgive. "Wallahu
euhebboul muhsineen" which means respond with that which is best. Give more! Perhaps that
person who you have enmity with will become your best friend.

There was a Jewish man in Madinah and the Prophet had borrowed some food from him. The
man came in the morning and demanded payment at the beginning of the day and said Ya Banu
Hashim, you always delay your payments. Umar stood up and the man went to run away. But
the Prophet (s) said how much do we owe you? He said eight. The prophet gave him 8 and 2
more. The 8 is what they owed and the 2 are because we scared you.

Someone came to Hasan AlBasri and told him hed heard someone was back biting you. Hasan
went and bought some sweets and gave them to the person. The man asked why, and Hasan
said I heard you gave me all your hassanat so I wanted to reward you. Thank you very much.

8. Look at Yourself
Look at yourself or the image of yourself when you're angry. Look at him. People should
observe them and see how people change when they get angry.

Next time you get angry, look at yourself! AlHamdulillah, we have cell phones... take a snapshot
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and don't look at it until after you're done being angry.

If you're a parent and you have young kids where do they go when you're angry? They run
away all over the house and hide. They know you're angry and it's scary. That's why they hide
under the tables, the backyard, etc. This is because dad looks mean and scary!

A 5-6 year old child asked his dad why do you get angry? He said why are you asking? He said,
"when you're angry you scare me." The Shaykh stood on a chair and showed us what it looks
like for younger children when someone bigger than them is angry and looking down at him.

When you're angry go to the bathroom and look in the mirror. That is why the Prophet (s) said
look at the angry man and advised him to say 2a'oothoo billah.


9. Make Wudu.
When you're angry, it's provocation from shaytaan. Shaytaan is becoming desperate from
being worshipping in this word, so he instead makes fitnah between you.

The Prophet recommended we make wudu because anger is from fire and water cools it. What
if Wudu didn't help you? Make wudu again. Then take a shower. Take a bath. Then go to the
beach and swim. If all that doesn't help you, go see a doctor! A Psychiatrist or somethinglol


10. Make Dua.
Last but not least, make Dua. Why? You might say I've tried everything. Listed some
techniques. then remember, if there is no one who can help you in this world, remember
there is One above this world who can help you.

The problem with our dua is we only make it when we need it (i.e in a state of anger and rage).
Make dua when you're happy more than when you're angry. If Allah protects you when happy,
He'll most likely protect you when you're angry.





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SECTION 1
Love of the Prophet (s)

1A. TRUE LOVE

The Prophets Smile, our love for the Prophet (s), why learn his etiquette and akhlaaq, if you love him
you would learn details of his life. You love your parents, spouse, career, all kinds of love.

Say: If Your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the
commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you delight ... are dearer to you than Allh and
His Messenger, and striving hard and fighting in His cause, Then wait until Allh brings about his decision
(torment). and Allh guides not the people who are Al-Fsiqn (the rebellious, disobedient to Allh).
[Al-Tawbah: 24]

There are many categories of love and things we love in our lives:
We're required to love our parents (mothers and fathers).
We love our children even more than our parents

To show the difference between obligatory love and natural love, imagine if your parents are ill and
your child of 4 years is ill. They're both in separate rooms hooked up to machines. You want one to rest
and pass away, and want the other to grow up strong and healthy. One to live, one to die.

You love your brothers and sisters, the love we know.
Then your spouses - the sentimental and romantic love.
And your tribe! i.e. If we don't have a clan or tribe or family.
Money that you've earned!
Commerce, the economy - we love the economy and want to save it from recession.
Dwellings, this is Love of our nations, homes, etc.

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Allah then teaches us that our love for Allah and the Messenger should be higher than all those.

The Prophet (s) says (No one is a true believer until they love me more than they love their parents,
their children, themselves).

He (s) also said 3 qualities you will savor the sweetness of Eman:

"There are three qualities, whosoever has them will taste the sweetness of Iman; Loving Allah
and His Messenger above all else, loving someone solely for the sake of Allah, and hating to
return to disbelief after Allah has rescued him from it, as much as he would hate being thrown
into Hellfire."
[Al-Bukhari]


1B. WHY LOVE THE MESSENGER

1. Allah has commanded us to love him
Say if you love Allah, then follow/obey me and Allah will love you and forgive you of your sins.

Shaykh mentioned Love Notes Love is a practical thing, it's not just lip service. You can define
love sometimes by its consequences, if you love someone, naturally you would try to please
them. Newlyweds: whatever she asks for, he tells her he'll do it for her. He is willing to do
whatever to please her. After a while, what does he say? " I will do it tomorrow."

Prophet (s) says follow me; following the Prophet is one way of proving your love for him (s).

2. Allah loves him
The Prophet (s) said: I wish I could take Abu Bakr As-Siddiq as my khaleel (my most beloved),
however, Allah has chosen me as khaleel (most beloved) the way He chose Ibrahim.

Al-Khull is something that penetrates. It penetrates the heart, absorbs it, and completely
transforms it.

Can we call the Prophet Ya Habibi? Yes. What about Khalilee? No, because It's something
special and exclusive for the Prophet. Scholars love calling him Khaleelullah, which is
appropriate.

Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said:
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If Allah loves a person, He calls Jibreel saying, Allah loves so and so; O Jibreel love
him. And make an announcement amongst the inhabitants of the heaven: Allah loves
so and so therefore you should love him also, and so all the inhabitants of the heaven
would love him, and then he is granted the pleasures of the people on the earth.
[Bukhari & Muslim]
3. His beautiful character and manners

In Arabic they say that a noble person is enslaved by an act of kindness. When we learn about
his manners and characters, we will want to love him more.

We love him for that. A noble person is captivated by kindness. When someone is kind, they
enslave you; and when you read about the kindness of Prophet (s), you feel captivated by that;
we love him for his manners. You cannot follow someone unless you have that feeling of love.
It is easier for you to follow the Prophet (s) when you truly love him. Some arguments even
amongst some Muslim, when talking about sunnah, are ridiculous. Say his sunnah is human and
his sunnah came through humans, so dont think I should follow those are statements of
people who never read a book on sirah, or statements of companions. If they read book on him
(S) it makes it easier for them to follow. If you do not have that love, it becomes hard for you


4. None of us will be able to truly emulate him till we love him

If you follow him without loving him, that's not love. It's slavery. However, when you truly love
him, that's when you will follow him properly and sincerely out of love.


5. The struggles he went through to make sure Islam would reach us today.

Ibn Taymiyyah said: As for the reason we love Rasulullah (s) more than anyone else: all the
goodness we acquire in this world is from following his example.

The perpetual light on Judgment Day comes from what Rasulullah (s) brought. The more youre
conscious about his role in your life, the more you follow him, and the higher your rank will be
in heaven.

It's also important to realize the struggle the Prophet (s) went through so that 1400 years later
you can have the opportunity to say the Shahaadah it's amazing! We, today, say La Ilaha Illa
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Allah Muhammad Rasoolullah. We have this blessing today because of the struggles he went
through.

6. His love and concern for us.


Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves (i.e. whom you
know well). It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He (Muhammad) is anxious
over you (to be rightly guided, to repent to Allh, and beg Him to Pardon and forgive Your sins, In order
that You may enter Paradise and be saved from the punishment of the Hell-fire), for the believers (He is)
full of pity, kind, and Merciful.
[At-Tawbah: 128]

His passion, love and concern for us went beyond this world and into the Hereafter. He always
asked Allah to make things easy for his Ummah.

His love for us is such that he loves us as his brothers and left his companions as his
companions:

One day, as he was being carried back home after falling ill. Some companions were carrying
him on their shoulders, Ali and Abbass (his uncle), the sahabah gathered and the Prophet (s)
said, I would love to see my brothers. They replied with "Aren't we your brothers?" He told
them, "You are my companions. My brothers are those who live after me and believe me
though they've never seen me."

The Prophet (s) said: Sometimes I desire to make the prayer long but I hear the babies crying so
I shorten the prayer for fear the mothers would be distressed.

7. A person will be raised with those whom he loves.
A man came to the Prophet (s) and said, what do you say about a man who loves the righteous
but cannot catch up with them. (Some scholars say this man was speaking about himself. He
loved Abu Bakr, etc but couldn't keep up. What am I going to do?) The Prophet gave him very
good news and said, "Ar-Rajooloo ma3 man ahab." A person will be raised with those he loves,
i.e. a person will be resurrected on the Day of Judgment with those he loves.

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Hence, if your love is all about this world and for those who have lost themselves in their
desires, your will be with them - good luck; but, if your love is for the Messenger and Sahaabah,
hopefully you will be congregated with them on the day of judgement.

1. C. SIGNS OF LOVE FOR HIM

1. Imitating or emulating him
This doesnt mean wearing a turban and riding a camel.

Anas reported that:
Three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet and asked how his
worship was. When they were informed, they considered their own worship to be
insignificant and said: 'Where are we in comparison to the Prophet when Allah has
forgiven his past and future sins?' One of them said: 'As for me, I shall offer prayer
all night long.' Another said: 'I shall observe fasting perpetually, never to break it.'
Another said: 'I shall abstain from women and will never marry.' The Prophet then
came to them and said: Are you the people who said such things? I swear By Allah
that I fear Allah more than you do, and I am most obedient and dutiful among you to
Him, but still, I observe fasting (sometimes) and break it (at others); I perform
(optional) prayer (at night sometimes) and sleep at night (at others); I also marry.
So whoever turns away from my Sunnah (i.e. my way) is not from me.
[Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]


2. Loving what he loves
If he loved Qiyam, why not pray Qiyam every once in a while. He loved wearing white, so it's
beautiful to wear white! Some people love him so much, they follow him a great amount.

One of his favorite foods was AdDubba2, something like a pumpkin or a squash. If the Prophet
ate pumpkin, are we obligated to eat it? No. When the Prophet ate it, he did so because he
liked it. There's no sunnah where we need to eat pumpkin, especially on Halloween. This was
his personal preference, but if we eat it because he loved it that's a higher level of love.


3. Loving that which he was sent (the Quran and Sunnah)
Same3na wa 2ata3na. We listen and we obey.

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4. Frequently sending Salah and Salam upon him.
You can do it in your heart, quietly to yourself all the time. You dont need to wait for an
occasion to send salah and salam upon him.

5. Loving those whom he loved and those who love him.

This relates specifically his companions and righteous people.

On the authority of Anas bin Malik:
"[When the enemy got the upper hand] on the day of the Battle of Uhud, the
Messenger of Allah was left with only seven men from the Ansar and
two men from the Quraish. When the enemy advanced towards him and
overwhelmed him, he said: Whoso turns them away from us will attain Paradise or
will be my Companion in Paradise. A man from the Ansar came forward and fought
[the enemy] until he was killed. The enemy advanced and overwhelmed him again
and he repeated the words: Whoso turns them away, from us will attain Paradise or
will be my Companion in Paradise. A man from the Ansar came forward and fought
until he was killed. This state continued until the seven Ansar were killed [one after
the other]."
[Sahih Muslim]


After the martyrdom of the seventh Ansari in Uhud, two Quraishis were left guarding the
Prophet (s): Talha bin Ubaidullah and Sad bin Abi Waqas. These two compaions bravely fought
the Quraish and used their own bodies as shields to protect Allahs Messenger (s).
Narrated by Qays:
"I saw Talha's paralyzed hand with which he had protected the Prophet on the day of Uhud."
[Sahih Al-Bukhari]


6. Frequently remembering his life and ways

7. Encouraging others to study his life and following his way

Doing this gives energy to the community when you have a new baby, or children, you keep
talking about them every chance, even the littlest thing they do. Remember the Prophet's (s)
life too know about his life more than your own. The companions knew about his life more
than the lives of their own children.
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1.D. HIS RIGHTS UPON US

1. To believe in him and everything he came with

2. To obey him and make him a reference point in our disputes
Many people do this in good times, but not in tough times. Ask them for 125 dollar processing
fee for marriage, what!? That's too much.

3. To study his life

4. To follow his way and emulate him

5. To send salah and salam upon him

6. To honor, love, and respect him.

7. To defend him.














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SECTION 2
The Names of the Prophet (s)


2. A. THE PRAISED ONE

The name Muhammad is derived from the word hamd which means to praise exceedingly. This means,
he is the one who is praised exceedingly. Scholars offer the following reasons why:

He is the most praised by Allah and the angels.
His name is mentioned in the Adhan and Salah, which are repeated frequently throughout
the day.
His name would go on to be the most used.

1/5 of the people on earth are Muslim and they use the name Muhammad. All over the world
someone is praying all the time, athan is always going off. Even when you're dreaming and snoring,
someone else is up praying and worshipping Allah, sending salaam on the Prophet (s).


2. B. THE STORY BEHIND HIS NAME

The books of Sirah mention that the Prophet (s) was named by his grandfather, Abdul Muttalib. When
Abdul Mutallib was asked why he named his grandchild a name unknown by his relatives and the
people, he responded, "I hope that he will be one who is praised in the heavens and the earth..

This story is not proven to be authentic, but what we do know is Abdul Muttalib gave Muhammad his
name.


2. C. HIS LINEAGE

Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abdul Muttalib (Shaybah) bin Hashim ('Amr) bin Abd Munaf (Al-
Mughirah) bin Qusayy (Zayd) bin Kilab bin Murrah bin Kab bin Luayy bin Ghalib bin Fahr (Quraysh) bin
Malik bin An-Nadr (Qays) bin Kinanah bin Khuzaymah bin Mudrikah (Amir) bin Ilyas bin Mudar bin
Nizar bin Maad bin Adnan
[Reported by Bukhari]

You read in some books of history that they connect Muhammad (s) to Adam (s), but that narration is
not proven.

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Ibn AlQayyim mentions that the scholars are in agreement, up and until 'Adnan. Thereafter, they differ
not only on the names, but also on the number separating him and the Prophet Ibrahim (s).


2. D. HIS OTHER NAMES

A principle in Arabic language states, The more names an object has, the more prestigious and
magnificent it is. Based on this principle, we realize why Allah and the Day of Judgment have so many
names.

When it comes to the names of the Prophet, the scholars have attempted to enumerate them. Imam
As-Suyuti came up with roughly 500 different names. Whereas, the Maliki scholar Ibn al-Arabi lists
close to a thousand different names for the Prophet (s).

Here is a small glimpse into those names.

He himself mentioned in one hadith that he has 5 names:

It is related that Jubayr bin Mutim said: That the Messenger of Allah said: I have five
names: I am Muhammad (the most praised) and Ahmad (the one who praises the
most/most praising). I am Al-Mahi, the Effacer by whom Allah will efface disbelief
(erases kufr). I am Al-Hashir, the Gatherer, after whom the people will be gathered, and
I am Al-Aqib (the last prophet), there will be no Prophet after me.
[Sahih Al-Bukhari]


What about Al Musfata? Al Mokhtar, Al Bashir, Al Nadheer, AsSiraj, Al Muneer? Are these considered
names of the Prophet?
The answer is No. They are not considered names of the Prophet, but they are considered attributes.
Are we allowed to call him by these attributes? Absolutely!

What about Ta Ha? Ya sin? These are not his names. After these huroof mqatta3a, there's always
mention of the Qur'an afterwards. If you're going to take them as names, can you just use any huroof?
You wouldn't call yourself Alif Lam Meem. Imagine calling your child after Surah Maryam (Kaf ha ya
3ayn sad).

How about his Kunya (nickname)? His Kunya was Abu Qasim. That was the tradition. Umar ibnul
Khattab's kunya was Abu Hafs.

Questions: Is it permissible to call yourself Muhammad? Yes.
What about compound names, Ahmad Ziad? Yes. If you didn't name them with a second
name, how would you identify them? With Bar codes? LOL moment.
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Shaykh told a Joke about Muhammad Ath-Thamin. He had 12 brothers all 12 were named Muhammad
so his actual name was Muhammad the 8th.

The Prophet was asked if we can call our children Muhammad or Abu Qasim. He said, give your
children my name but not my kunya. However, ibnul Qayyim said that was exclusively at the time of
the Prophet because if they delivered a message they would say "Abul Qasim said". You can call
yourself Abul Qasim.


2. E. HIS MENTION IN THE SCRIPTURES

2. E. 1. The Quran

The Prophet (s) was mentioned by name in the Quran 5 times. Four times by the name Muhammad
and one time by Ahmad.
"Muhammad is no more than a Messenger, and indeed (many) Messengers have passed away before
Him. if He dies or is killed, will You Then turn back on Your heels (as disbelievers)? and He who turns
back on his heels, not the least harm will He do to Allah, and Allah will give reward to those who are
grateful."
[Aali Imraan: 144]
This ayah is speaking about the rumors of his death at the Battle of Uhud. So Allah teaches them,
What's wrong with you? He was a messenger just like those before him.
"Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but He is the Messenger of
Allh and the Last (end) of the Prophets. And Allh is ever All-Aware of everything."
[AlAhzab: 40]
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He is not the father of any of your descendants. No one can claim their lineage directly through him. It
has to go to Ali and his Daughter Fatimah.

Note: This ayah is a correction. The booklet states that it's number 44, but it's number 40.
But those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and believe In that which is sent
down to Muhammad, for it is the Truth from their Lord, He will expiate from them their
sins, and will make good their state.
[Muhammad :2]

The above ayah, in Surah Muhammad, cancels out the concept of adoption.

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allh, and those who are with Him are Severe against
disbelievers, and Merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and falling down prostrate
(in prayer), seeking Bounty from Allh and (His) good Pleasure. the mark of them (i.e. of their
Faith) is on their faces (foreheads) from the traces of (their) prostration (during prayers). This
is their description In the Taurt (Torah). but their description In the Injeel (Gospel) is like a
(sown) seed which sends forth its shoot, Then makes it strong, it Then becomes thick, and it
stands Straight on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the disbelievers with
them. Allh has promised those among them who believe (i.e. All those who follow Islmic
Monotheism, the Religion of Prophet Muhammad till the Day of Resurrection) and do
righteous good deeds, Forgiveness and a mighty reward (i.e. Paradise).
[Surah Al-Fath: 29]
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Allah mentions the name of the Prophet and the description of them and those who believed before
them. This is VERY important!

Allah also tells us that this description is that which was mentioned in the Torah of Musa!
And it is also their example in the gospel (Isa, etc.).

It's the example of a farmer who throws a seed, it starts sprouting and it becomes green. When you
look at the believer, you enjoy the scene. You admire them. Just like the farmer loves the results of his
hard work.

The question is: Are these the descriptions available in the gospel?

And (remember) when 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: "O Children of Israel! I am
the Messenger of Allh unto You confirming the Taurt [(Torah) which came] before Me, and
giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after Me, whose Name shall be Ahmed. but when
He (Ahmed i.e. Muhammad ) came to them with clear proofs, they said: "This is plain
magic."
[AsSaff: 6]

This is the only ayah in the Quran that has the name Ahmad.


2. E. 2. The Torah and Gospels

Do we really have these verses in the gospel and torah? That's a big challenge between Muslims and
non-Muslims. As Muslims we claim he was mentioned there. How do we know?

Shaykh Yaser says that he was mentioned because Allah says so! The reason we sometimes don't see it
is because it has gone through a lot of transformation and change.

Misquoting Jesus - one of the most interesting academic books on the subject of the gospel. Where did
it come from, who wrote it, how did it come to where we are today, etc. A researcher found there are
more than 30,000 variations of the gospel.

A second thing is we don't care if they deny it because Allah has proven it for us.

We also need to look at the difference between eastern Christianity vs. western Christianity. About 500
years ago, the predominant christian culture was in the east (india, etc.). Currently, they shifted and
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they moved their center and the highest center of the eastern church is in Chicago. It's not even in the
east anymore.

References: What Did Jesus Really Say

And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. I will raise them a
Prophet from among their brethren like unto thee, and will put My words in His mouth and He shall
speak unto them all that I shall command Him. And it shall come to pass that whosoever will not
hearken unto My words which He shall speak in My Name, I will require it of him
[Deuteronomy 18:17-19]


And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, Read this, he says, I cannot read
[Isaiah 29:12]


Nevertheless I will tell you the truth. It is expedient for you that I go away, for if I go not away, the
Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you
[John 16:7]

The disciples answered, O Master, who shall that man be of whom you speak, who shall come into the
world? Jesus answered with joy of heart, He is Muhammad, Messenger of God, and when he comes
into the world, even as the rain makes the earth to bear fruit when for a long time it has not rained,
even so shall be occasion of good works among men, through the abundant mercy which he shall
bring. For his is a white cloud full of the mercy of God, which mercy God shall sprinkle upon the
faithful like rain.
[Barnabas 163]


Jesus answered, Believe me, Barnabas, that every sin, however small it be, God punishes with great
punishment, seeing that God is offended at sin. Wherefore, since my mother and my faithful disciples
that were with me loved me a little with earthly love, the righteous God has willed to punish this love
with the present grief, in order that it may not be punished in the flames of hell. And though I have
been innocent in the world, since men have called me God, and Son of God, God, in order that I be
not mocked of the demons on the day of judgment, has willed that I be mocked of men in this world by
the death of Judas; making all men to believe that I died upon the cross. And this mocking shall
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continue until the advent of Muhammad, the Messenger of God, who, when he shall come, shall reveal
this deception to those who believe in Gods Law. Having thus spoken, Jesus said, You are just, O
Lord our God, because to you only belongs honour and glory without end.
[Barnabas 220]

The Prophet Muhammads (s) name was mentioned in different formats!

One of these interesting statements speaking about the Prophet (s) is in Deuteronomy. This verse
speaks to Bani Israeel about who's coming after Musa. Christians say it's about Jesus or after Jesus.
However, looking at this he cannot be Jesus. This verse speaks about a Prophet. For the Christians,
Jesus is not the Prophet (they say son of god). It also says among their brethren (look in dictionary it
means cousins) from Isameel. Cousin of Ishaaq.

Compare the similarities and differences between Jesus (Isa) and Muhammad. There are a lot more
similarities between Musa and Muhammad, than between Isa and Muhammad.

Muhammad and Musa were born naturally.
Isa was born supernaturally.
Muhammad and Musa had a mother and father.
Isa didn't marry or have children (to our knowledge).

Also, it says He will put his words in his mouth. i.e. vocal revelation copied word for word, letter for
letter. When Allah had Jibreel tell Muhammad "Qul Huwallahu Ahad." He didn't say "Huwaallahu
Ahad. He added Qul! If we say, "Say please come in." We say, "please come in." Not "say please come
in."

Other denominations disagree with us regarding some of these. However, check out an article "A
prophet from among your brothers: answering islam's attempt to find Muhammad in Biblical
Prophecy" by Jeff Childers.

Truth Will Prevail video - Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHwi9Ug7vf8
Truth Will Prevail video - Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqbJUL2eRRg
The Truth about Muhammad in the Bible www.youtube.com
Note: Check out the website Biblos.com - amazing tool for Bible Study!




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SECTION 3
The Characteristics of the Prophet (s)



3A. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MUHAMMAD (S)

As-Shamaa'il al Muammadeeya is a study of the characteristics, traits, and attributes of the Prophet (s).
These characteristics include, and are not restricted to, his physical demeanor, his character/manners,
and those things which were exclusive to him.

Ash-Shama'il can be divided into 3 categories:
1. Ash-Shama'il Al-Khalqiyya - His physical attributes (anything related to his person)
2. Ash-Shama'il al-Khulooqiyya - His character and his manners
3. Shamail AlKhasaa2es - Exclusive matters related to his person as the Messenger of Allah

Arabic resources on Shama'il:
The most popular books are the books of Imam At-Tirmidhi. Zad ul Ma'ad also by Imam Ibnul
Qayyim. AlKhasaa2es by Imam As-Suyuti. However, these books are not necessarily authentic.
They simply gathered all the opinions and details about his life.

English resources:
1. Ash'Shamaa'il by Tirmidhi
2. The Provision of the Traveler by Ibn Al-Qayyim
3. Ash-Shifa by alQaadhi I'yaad
4. The personality of Allah's messenger by Abdul Waajid Khan.



3. B. How does Shama'il differ from Seerah?

The seerah is a detailed study of the life of the Prophet, usually from the angle of chronological events.
Whereas the Shama'il are void of chronology and focus more on who the Prophet was as an individual.
It is quite common for a book of Seerah to have a section on the Shama'il of the Prophet.

3. C. The Physical Description of the Prophet
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The following is a translation of a poem composed by Hassan ibn Thaabit (an official poet of the
Prophet).

This poem has a story. When the Prophet first arrived to Madinah, Hassan was not a Muslim yet. Some
of the leaders of Madinah who didnt want to be in the presence of the Prophet, wanted to start some
propaganda against him. So they went to Hassan and told him look at him and come up with
something to spread against him to discourage people from following and believing in him.

Hassan said in his story, that when he went there, he saw his face and he realized and knew it could
not be the face of a liar. He went back to the people of Madinah and gave them their money and said
I'm sorry I cannot do that. Instead, he wrote this poem and became Muslim:

There's more poetry in a book called Diwan Hassan ibn Thaabit. Diwaan is a collection.

When I saw his light shining forth,
In fear I covered my eyes with my palms,
Afraid for my sight because of the beauty of his form.
So I was scarcely able to look at him at all.
The lights from is light are drowned in his light
And his face shines out like the sun and moon in one.
A spirit of light lodged in a body like the moon,
A mantle made up of brilliant shining starts.
I bore it until I could bear it no longer.
I found the taste of patience to be like bitter aloes.
I could find no remedy to bring me relief
Other than delighting in the sight of the one I love.
Even if he had not brought any clear signs with him,
The sight of him would dispense with the need for them.
Muhammad is a human being but not like other human beings.
Rather he is a flawless diamond and the rest of mankind is just stones.
Blessings on him so that perhaps Allah may have mercy on us
On that burning Day when the Fire is roaring forth it sparks.











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3. C. 1. The physical Description and Beauty of the Prophet

If there was anyone who could describe him, it would be his cousin, son-in-law and father of his two
grandsons.


Ali described the noble features of the Prophet (s):

The Messenger of Allah was neither very tall nor short, but of a medium stature
amongst his people. His hair was neither very curly nor very straight, but had a slight
wave in it. (Typical Mediterranean description) He did not have a big body or a round
face, but his blessed face was slightly round. His complexion was white with redness in
it. His blessed eyes were extremely black. His eyelashes were long. The joints of the
body were large, as was the portion between the two shoulders broad and fully fleshed.
He had no excessive hair on his body. He had a thin line of hair running from the chest
to the navel. His hands and feet were fully fleshed. When he walked, he lifted his legs
with vigor, as if he were descending to a low lying place. When he addressed a person
he turned his whole body towards that person. The Seal of Prophethood was situated
between his shoulders. He was the last of all prophets. He was the most generous and
the most truthful. He was the most kind-hearted and came from a most noble family.
Any person who saw him suddenly would become awe-inspired. Anyone who describes
his noble features can only say, I have never seen anyone like the Messenger of Allah,
not before him, not after him.
*Shamail al-Tirmidhi]

Jabir said:

I once saw the Messenger of Allah on the night of a full moon. On that night, he wore
red clothing. At times I looked at the full moon and at times at the Messenger of Allah.
Ultimately I came to the conclusion that the Messenger of Allah was more handsome,
beautiful and more radiant than the full moon.
*Shamail al-Tirmidhi]

3. C. 2. The Seal of Prophethood

We're talking about a physical description of an actual seal
a. The size of it is the size of a pigeons egg (about the size of a quarter)
b. The location is on his back, towards the left on the upper shoulder.
c. It was dark and a little bit reddish.
d. It was a little bit rough, like cauliflower.
e. It had a little bit of hair.

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Was the Prophet (s) born with this or did it appear later in his life? We don't know.
Did it have any writing on it (like Muhammadun Rasoolullah)? No.

There is an indication that he had it as a birth mark because of the story of Salman Al-Farisi:

The story of Salman Al-Farisi is very interesting. He grew up in Perisa and was raised as a fire
worshipper. He didn't like fire worship so he embraced Eastern Christianity. His parents realized this
and they captured him. He found a way to escape and left Persia and went to the Christian land. This
was difficult to accept because they were enemies at the time. He went to an area near Turkey/Syria
and went to the highest priest in that area to study and learn with him. He didn't like what he saw. The
priest took charity, hoarded it, etc. When that man was on his death bed, he went to the next highest
priest and he found this man to be very righteous. When he died, Salman went to another priest and
so on. Finally, he went to the last priest and he said there's no one else I know who follows this
religion, but the time is nearing the coming of a Prophet. Then the priest described 3 qualities of this
prophet: 1. He doesn't eat from charity, 2. He does eat from a gift, 3. He has a mark on his back.

Salman set out on his way out to go find the Messenger but was captured into slavery. He thought to
himself, "That's it. I won't be able to find the land or the Prophet." A man who had taken Salman gave
him as a gift to his Jewish cousin in Madinah. Many years later the Prophet came to Madinah and
Salman heard about him. The remainder of the story goes as follows. He said:

I was (one day) on a Palm-tree on top of one of its 'Adaaq (date-clusters) doing some
work for my master. A first cousin of him came and stood in front of him (his master was
sitting) and said: 'Woe to Banee Qeelah (people of the tribe Qeelah), they are gathered
in Qibaa' around a man who came today from Mecca claiming that he was a Prophet!
When I heard that, I shivered until was about to fall down on my master. I came down and
I said: what do say? what do you say!? My master became angry and punched me with a
powerful punch and said: What kind of business do you have in this (matter)?' Go mind
your business. I said: 'Nothing! I just wanted to be sure of what he was saying.

On that evening I went to see the Messenger of Allah while he was in Qibaa'. Itook with
me something I had saved. I went in and said: 'I was told that you are a righteous man and
that your company (who) are strangers (here) are in need, and I want to offer you
something I saved as charity. I found that you deserve it more that anyone else'. Salman
said: 'I offered it to him; he said to his companions: 'eat, and he kept his hand off (i.e. did
not eat). 'I said to myself: 'this is one (i.e., one of the signs about his Prophethood.

Salman Returned the next day for the second sign; he told Rasulullah (s):
I saw that you don't eat from the charity, here is a gift that I wanted to honor you with.
The Prophet (PBUH) ate from it and ordered his companions to do the same which they
did. I said to myself: 'Now they are two (i.e., two of the Prophet's signs came true.')

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The next night, he returned again to confirm the prophethood of Muhammad (s):

I greeted him (with the Islamic Salaam: Peace be upon you) then I moved towards his
back attempting to see the seal (of Prophethood) that was described to me by my friend.
When he (PBUH) saw me (doing so) he knew that I was trying to confirm something
described to me. He took the garment off his back and I looked at the seal. I recognized it. I
came down on it kissing it and crying. The Messenger of Allah told me to move around
(i.e., to talk to him). I told him my story as I did with you Ibn Abbas (remember that Salman
is telling his story to Ibn Abbas). He (the Prophet-PBUH) liked to tell my story to his
companions.

Salman lived a very long life, when he met the Prophet he was already an old man and lived after the
Prophet. He left luxury and royalty into slavery. During the time of Umar ibnul Khattab, they assigned
Salman as the capital of the Persian empire. He escaped the throne to become the first Islamic
governor of Persia many years later when Umar had conquered it.

Another evidence relating to the Prophet's (s) seal:
Abdullah bin Sarjas said, I came to the Messenger of Allah while people were sitting in his
company. I went around to his back and the Messenger of Allah understood what I was trying
to do. He removed the shawl from his back. I saw the place of the Seal of Prophethood
between his two shoulders. It was like a cluster surrounded by moles which appeared to be
like a tag. I came in front of the Messenger of Allah and said to him, May Allah forgive you
and he replied, May Allah forgive you too. The people then began to question if the
Messenger of Allah had supplicated for my forgiveness, and I replied, Yes, and for you too,
because Allah has said, O Muhammad, seek forgiveness for yourself and the believers, male
and female. *Shamail al-Tirmidhi]

3. C.3. The Blessed Hair of the Prophet

Qatadah bin Diamah as-Sadusi relates:
I asked Anas (RA) How was the hair of the Messenger of Allah?. He replied, It was not
very curly, nor very straight. It had a slight twist and was a bit curled, and reached till
his ear-lobes.
*Shamail al-Tirmidhi]


His hair was dark and black. Very dark. His hair was always combed, i.e. he always groomed himself
very well and maintained good hygiene. He was never seen disheveled unless he was traveling, i.e.
when they take their turban off, etc.

He followed the tradition of his time. Sometimes it was long to his earlobes, sometimes it was short,
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and other times it was shaved. That does not mean it was sunnah in any way. Sometimes they'd put 2
braids in the front and/or 2 braids in the back. Then they tie them together. That is not something you
can easily see, except in the southern Arabian peninsula.

When the Prophet used encourage people to take care of their hair, especially if it was long. He also
used to recommend oil for their hair every now and then. He said Ghubbah, which means every now
and then.


Anas bin Malik (RA) reports:
I did not count more than fourteen white hairs on the head and beard of Allahs Messenger.
*Shamail al-Tirmidhi]

The Prophet, when he grew older, started growing gray hair. Some counted 14, some counted 20. The
highest number we could find is 20. It grew in his beard and around his ears and somewhere in the
middle.

How would they count his hairs? They would stay and stare at them and try to catch everything they
can do. Ask a mother about her child, she can describe everything.

Why did he get white/gray hairs? Shayyabatni Hud wa akhawatouha. The surahs like Hud talk about
scary themes.

His beard was big and thick. They could tell he was reciting Quran because they could see the vibration
of his beard.

Question: Did the Prophet use the henna? There was a dispute whether he ever used it or not.
However, The father of Abu Bakr was going white and the Prophet encouraged him to change this and
avoid black. The reason he should avoid black is to avoid deception. It could have also been a color of
the culture of the people in that area.

What about trimming the beard? Trimming came from the practice of Ibn Umar. We don't have any
ahadith of the Prophet cutting his beard.

Did he sport a mustache? Yes, he never shaved it. But he did something called In-7ak which means to
trim it. This means they didn't let it drop onto the upper lip.






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3. C.4. The Prophet's Garments
Allah made it halal and permissible for us to wear clothes for many reasons, protection, decoration,
warmth, etc.
"O Children of Adam! we have bestowed raiment upon You to cover yourselves (screen Your private
parts, etc.) and as an adornment, and the raiment of righteousness, that is better. such are among the
Ayt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allh, that they may Remember (i.e.
leave falsehood and follow Truth)."
[Araf7:26]

Clothes were given to cover their private parts wa reesha. And feathers were included as part
of the garment. The scholars say that reesh refers to the colors, designs, styles, etc.

Allah says the garments of righteousness are even better for you. This isn't a physical covering
that he's referring to, but also a moral covering.


What did the Prophet (s) wear?

1. He wore what was common from among his own people

2. He wore whatever was available and made easy.

3. He never rejected anything that wasn't available and he never pursued anything that didn't
exist. (He wore clothes made of cotton, wool, etc. Wool today is fancy, but back then it was
just for the poor because it was rough and heavy and it scratches the body.)

4. He would also save a special garment for special occaisons. He used to save one for holidays,
i.e. Eid, and another one for meeting with delegations.

5. He dressed in the best for his guests and maintained cleanliness.

6. Sometimes he wore new clothes and sometimes he wore second hand clothes.

7. He used to wear his clothes and start with his right side always.

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8. As he puts his clothes on, he always made a dua. Alhamdulillah, I praise Allah who has
provided this for me and as given me these clothes as a covering without any power from
myself.

9. He loved the color white, it was his most preferred color and encouraged people to wear
white and to make it a shroud for their dead.

10. His most favorite clothes was Al-Qamis. Back then, a long thaub was called qamis as well as a
short qamis. They also used Al Izaar (loin cloth) and put a shirt on top of it. However,
sometimes the arabs didn't have the luxury of wearing two pieces, sometimes it was the izar
and sometimes just the qamis. (these were cultural things, you don't have to wear things like
this just to show you're following the sunnah). Two pieces, izar and qamis - that was their Suit
and they called it Hulla.

11. He also used to wear Imamah. The open way in saudi it's called taynassan. Imamah is when
it's completely rolled around your head. The imamah has a tail. Depending on the size of it
and the journey they would call it Imamah Muhannaqah they would wrap it around their
head and they could use it to cover their face. This was their style.

12. He also ware Abaa2, what we know today as Mashlah. It comes in different styles, colors and
designs.

13. The Prophet also wore Al-Bournus. It's like the Moroccan hoodie. It's also protection from
sun, etc.

14. The Prophet was seen wearing Al-Yamani and AlShami. He had a winter garment from
AshSham. The sleeve was tight for warmth and he wasnt able to roll up his sleeve fully so he
pulled his arms out made wudu and wore it again. This means its halal to wear clothes made
In china, even if they are ahlul kitab.

15. He never wore silk. Men are not allowed to wear silk. What about silk ties? What about
underwear? Silk refers to real pure silk. What was prohibited is a full garment of silk. There's a
bit of dispute.

16. One thing prohibited is to wear Libaas AshShuhra. Wearing a particular style ONLY for the
reason to attract the eyes of the people. To show examples of that would be the infamous
lady gaga style, she came out on September 20th wearing a dress made of fresh meat. Even
her hat was a 1inch steak. How did she smell walking among the people? There's no doubt
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that her style is just to show off. The Prophet (s) said anyone who dresses up like that to show
off, Allah will dress them in clothes of humiliation on the Judgment Day.

17. When the Prophet wore something red like a cloak, it was not pure red. It had black stripes.
At that time, he had forbidden almu3assfar. We don't know exactly the color, somewhere
between red, orange and yellow. Why he forbade it, we don't know. Was it for that time
only? Allahu A3lam.

18. The Prophet wore clothes with patches, but it was a common thing at his time. Little kids in
our time wear them on their knees and it's normal. It's not so normal for adults in our society.


3. C. 5. The Prophet's Sandals

They came from different areas. They didnt have shoes like us. During the winter, they'd take the
sandals and add to it al khuff. They wore sandals in the desert even when traveling. In Arabia, their
sandals are made of leather. The sole is thick and kind of flat. The reason for that is they took that style
from the camels because its easier when they walk in the desert on the sand. He was even seen fixing
his own sandal strap/lace with his own hands.

3. C. 6. The Prophet's Ring

All of the reports about the Prophet wearing a ring were in Madinah, not in Makkah. He was wearing
these rings for a practical reason. When he arrived in Madinah, he was told that people from other
cultures, etc do not accept a letter unless it comes with a seal or it is sealed. So he ordered a seal. His
ring was the official seal of the state. In order to protect it, he would turn the seal inside his hand. He
sometimes wore it in his right hand and sometimes in the left. However, it wasn't just a tradition
because they look nice.

His ring was with him until he passed away, then it was given to Abu Bakr as the official seal of the
state. Then it was given to Umar ibnul Khattab as the official seal of the state. Until the time of Uthman
he had it in his hand until one day he was near a water well called arees (near University of Madinah).
It fell off his hand and he sent some people to excavate it and they couldnt find it. The ring was
officially lost.

Some scholars say it was a blessing because uthman was killed in the fitnah and someone could have
claimed to be from the state.

The seal we have today is not the real seal; it's designed based on descriptions of the ring.

It is okay for men to wear rings as long as it's not gold.

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3. C. 7. The Prophet's Sword
The tradition of the arabs is they used to brag about their swords. The cared very much about them
and even named them.

Ibnul Qayyim was able to count 9 swords (Why so many? They break sometimes) - alma2thoor, etc.

We also know he had armor, when going out for uhud he doubled his armor. He also had spears.


3. C. 8. The Prophet's Turban.
White Turbans were his favorite color. During the conquest of makkah, he wore a black turban.

When conquered Makkah, people wanted amnesty so he gave someone his 'imamah and used it as a
sign of amnesty.


3. D. THE ETIQUETTES OF THE PROPHET

3. D. 1. The Walk of the Prophet

Abu Hurayrah narrated:
I did not see anyone walk faster than the Messenger of Allah. It was as if the earth
folded for him. A few moments ago he would be here, and then there. We found it
difficult to keep pace when we walked with him, and he walked at his normal pace.
*Shamail al-Tirmidhi]

When he walked fast, it wasn't because he was walking fast - but rather, he was always working on
something. He also never just walked to walk.

When he walked, it was as if he walked down hill - i.e. straight and squaring his shoulders and firm.

He was also seen barefoot sometimes and recommended that we walk barefoot sometimes. The
reason for this was explained by Umar when he saw his feet were very soft. He told his son, my dear
son 2ekhshawshinou - i.e. toughen up, get used to a little bit of difficulty in life.

The Imam read a book called "the plasticity of the brain." Based on his own discoveries, he
recommends people to walk barefoot often. He believes the little shoes are detrimental to the child.

They sat in many different ways: on one leg, Indian style, etc.

The Prophet (s) also used chairs but not very often. He was giving a khutbah and someone wanted to
know about Islam and they brought him a chair (something that looked like it was made of steel). Then
he went back and finished the khutbah.
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3. D. 2. The Eating and Drinking of the Prophet
Aisha said that the family of the Prophet was never satisfied from eating barley bread 2 days in a row.

He never ate bread and meat in the same day, if it happened it was occasionally.

He never ate flat bread like pita break, paratha, until later in his life. That was a luxury. Bread they ate
was hard and theyd usually soak it in water or soup to soften it to eat it. It's called Thareen in Arabic.

The prophet used to eat olive oil, it was like a dip for them. He encouraged us to eat olive oil and rub
your body with it because it comes from a very blessed tree.

He also ate dates, it was a main dish in their culture. Aisha sometimes said that 3 months would pass
and no fire would be lit in the house of the prophet for food. People were shocked, and asked how she
survived. AlAswadan! Dates and water. They'd mix them with flour, milk, etc. However, It's not cooked.

However it's not always like this. The Prophet loved ash-shiwaa2. He loved Barbeque!
One time he was invited to an Ansaris house and when he was sitting he smelled the barbeque outside
and he looked at his companions and said it's as if they know I love barbeque.

One time there was a report in Sahih Muslim that they served BBQ in the masjid.

His favorite meat was that of the shoulder.

He also loved sweets! His favorite sweets were anything mixed with honey. They used to drink honey,
laban (milk), the sweet and cold. Their culture was to soak their dry fruit (dates, etc) in milk or water
overnight, etc. It comes back sweet and fresh.

Common fruit they ate was watermelon. He loved it and liked mixing it with dates. Hed break the heat
and the sugary taste of the dates with watermelon.

How did he eat? He would eat with his right hand using 3 fingers. Can you eat with a spoon? As a
matter of fact, it's closer to Sunnah (3 fingers).

The Prophet after he finished recommended licking the fingers and making sure you don't leave
anything on that plate. Some cultures believe its impolite to finish the entire plate. The Prophet's
sunnah was to sometimes even clean the plate so there is no food left on it. i.e. lick the plate clean -
not literally.

The Prophet (s) liked leftovers.

It's still food and blessing from Allah. What's wrong with that? Nothing.

The Prophet never criticized food ever. If he liked it, he'd eat it. If he didn't, he left it. He didn't make
faces.
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How about signs of pleasure? You can love the food, but don't announce it (i.e. chewing loudly).

He never filled his stomach, if you have to fill your stomach - let it be food, air and for breathing.

The best and easy way to define a 1/3 is always leave with a desire to eat more. Isn't this torture? No,
it's not. It's actually healthy for you.

You are allowed to fill your stomach but it's not recommended.

Abu Hurayrah mentioned a hadith and he was hungry. He used to follow Abu Bakr and Umar around
and they would feed him. One day he approached the Prophet (s) with a smile and Abu Hurayrah had
smelled hungry (i.e. you could tell from his breath like a fasting person). The Prophet (s) noticed and
commented. Abu Hurayrah told him he hadn't eaten for a few days. The Prophet (s) asked Aisha what
they have and they had some milk. He told Abu Hurayrah to bring the poor from Madina - Ahl As-
Soofah. Abu Hurayrah drank and drank and drank from the milk and then he gave it to the Prophet (s).
The Prophet (s) said to him drink more, and he did this again once or twice. Until he got to the point
where he said there's no more room for it. Hence, it's okay to fill your stomach, but again not
recommended.

They have youtube videos on how to prepare dabb! Mmmm tasty!



3. D. 3. The Fragrance of the Prophet

The sunnah of the Prophet was to always smell good!
The Prophet used natural oils and he even mentioned that there is no extravagance when it comes to
spending on perfume/cologne.
He used what was available at his time, like misk (musk) and ward (roses).

The Prophet sometimes would use it excessively, i.e. on his hair and his beard. They'd even see the
reflection of the 3itr drops. Not every 3itr is considered good.

The Prophet never refused the Tteeb. However, what if someone offers you 3itr that doesn't smell so
good. How can we nicely refuse the 3itr without offending people? A man gave him his hand and the
man wiped over the hand. The guy next to shaykh Yaser waited until the man left and then he wiped
off the 3itr with a handkerchief.


3. D. 4. The Speech of the Prophet

He used to sometimes repeat the statement 2 or 3 times. The scholars say that he did this to
emphasize. How does he do that? Maybe he turns to the right and to the left side so everyone can hear
it. Also, he can say it 3 times at the same time to one person to emphasize.
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When people speak to the Prophet (s), he pays attention to them and he listens to them. He disliked
people to yell and speak in a very loud voice.



3. D. 5. The Smiling, Laughing, and Jesting of the Prophet

If it was something funny, he would laugh unless it was offensive. He also would be astonished at times
if there was something amazing. He was natural, not fake.

However, when the Prophet laughs, his laughing was smiling.

If his smiling was so big that you could see his big molars, thats like LOL. That doesn't make it haram
for us to laugh out loud.

His smiling was so beautiful and so nice.

A man came to the Prophet and said I want to ride with you and the Prophet (s) said I'll take you on a
baby camel. A baby ya Rasoolullah Prophet said every camel is a baby of another baby.

Old woman asked him about Jannah (paradise). He said no old women will enter Jannah. She panicked
and he smiled and told her she'll enter jannah as a young woman.

There was a man named Zahir who lived in the Suburbs of Madinah. He always brought some nice
goods from the farms, like honey, etc. Hed sell that in the city and goes back home. Every time he goes
into the city he brings a gift for the Prophet and goes home. Zahir wasnt very handsome. One day the
Prophet (s) saw him trading in the market. The Prophet played a prank on him. The Prophet went
behind him and grabbed him and he said who'll buy this slave from me? He said leave me alone I'm a
free man. He didn't know it was the Prophet at that time. When he realized he was the Prophet he said
no one's going to buy me. The Prophet told him, everyone is a slave - a slave of Allah. He was always
honest if even joking.


3. D. 6. The devout worship of the Prophet

Qiyam ul-Layl was the most beloved to him. Sometimes he would spend most of the night in prayer
until his feet would crack. When hed pray, he cried. However, when he cried he tried to suppress the
crying and his chest would shake just like a boiling pot.

Sometimes he would pray so long while standing he'd be so tired, he'd sit down in prayer.

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His fasting was amazing. He'd fast Monday and Thursday. Sometimes he'd fast a month until you think
he doesn't break his fast at all. Other times, you'd think he wasn't going to fast at all. No month would
pass by without him fasting at least 3 days.


3. D. 7. The Weeping of the Prophet
When his sons passed away, he cried. He cried when his daughter Zaynab died. When he was in his 50's
and he visited his mothers grave, he cried. He was 6 when she died, but due to his natural emotions
and feelings towards her - he cried.

He would cry when listening to the Quran. One day he asked Abdullah Ibn Masood to read the Quran
(he began from Surah Nisaa' and Rasulullah cried. He told Abdullah Hasbuk, i.e. enough.

He also cried in worshipping, i.e. salah. However in most of the situations, when he became
emotional, sad, concerned, etc he grabbed his beard.

When one of his companions (sad ibn muaz) died, Aisha could recognize the difference between the
crying of Umar and Abu Bakr. The Prophet grabbed his beard there.



3. D. 8. The Sleeping of the Prophet

Shaykh recommended a lecture by Muhammad Alshareef called ,"The Sleeping Habits of the Prophet."

When he used to sleep, he never slept an entire night. Never!
It's different today. We sometimes stay up working or watching tv. However, when the prophet never
spent the entire night sleeping - he used to wake up for worship.

Aisha teaches us that he prayed qiyam at every portion of the night. However, is best preference is to
sleep after Isha and sleeps for 1/3 of the ngiht. Then he wakes up, prays for almost 1/2 the night. The
last 1/6 of the night he would look at Aisha. If she was awake, he'd chit chat with her. If she was asleep,
he'd lay next to her.

In Ramadan in particular, he'd wake up the entire night. One format in Ramadan is praying the entire
night in 1 single rak'ah (hudhayfah and abdullah ibn masood). He read Baqarah, Nisaa', then Aali Imran.
One of the sahabah with him said they were thinking of doing something really bad (i.e. quitting and
leaving him).

His mattress made of palm fibres was very thin. Sometimes he would sleep on the floor. One night,
Hafsah folded his mattress four times to make it thicker and the Prophet was not able to wake up on
time for Qiyam ul Layl.

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Once the Prophet woke up, Aisha described him as someone who leaps out of his bed. It means there
are no second thoughts for him. It's not like us waking up one eye at a time. If you're able to open both
eyes you stare at the ceiling for 10 more minutes.

When he woke up, he'd make wudu right away or shower immediately and then go to fajr.

When sleeping, he would blow in his hands, recite the 3 surahs, and rub his whole body 3 times. He
would lay on his right side with his right hand as a pillow.

He would recite ayat ul-kursi and other dua as well.

The Prophet (s) told a man not to sleep on his stomach because it's like the people of jahannam, i.e. we
don't want to imitate them, etc. Some scientists also say it's not healthy. If it happens during the night,
it's fine but we should not start sleeping on our stomach.

How about the naps of the Prophet (s)? He woke up for Qiyam, so how does he sustain himself? He'd
take a powernap before duhr.

The Prophet (s) disliked for us to sleep right before Isha and to speak and socialize after isha.

There's a museum in Turkey (used to be old Khalifah statehouse). There's a whole section dedicated to
items attributed to the Prophet (s). Shaykh Al Islam said there's no authenticity whatsoever to link any
items of the Prophet (s). We wish we could believe they were items of the Prophet (s), but there's no
authenticity to it.



3. E. THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROPHET

This is his dealing with Allah and his dealings with people around him. His character is summed up in
one testimony from his Lord.

And Verily, You (O Muhammad) are on an Exalted standard of character.
[Al-Qalam: 4]

When Allah says la 3ala khulooqin 3atheem Allah is testifying on his behalf and this means his
character is the most perfect of all the worlds, which includes generations, and every other
categorization. It means he was always of the highest standard - in patience, in manners, in
everything.

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3. E. 1. Mercy and Compassion
And We have not sent you, *O Muhammad+, except as a mercy to the worlds.
[Al-Anbiya: 107]



So by mercy from Allah, *O Muhammad+, you were lenient with them. And if you had
been rude [in speech] and harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from about you.
So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult them in the matter. And
when you have decided, then rely upon Allah. Indeed, Allah loves those who rely [upon
Him+.
[Ali-Imran: 159]

Allah even teaches us that it is by the mercy of Allah that the Prophet was lenient with the
companions.
When the people insulted him and cursed him, he remained very kind. Being rude and having a hard
hearts chases people away from you. Naturally, people dont like you if you're rude.

He was always forgiving even if he had the right and he also asked Allah for the other
partys forgiveness

He would consult with his companions before making a decision

There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him
is what you suffer; [he is] concerned over you and to the believers is kind and merciful.
[Al-Tawbah: 128]
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We see his compassion for his ummah in many ways:
His constant dua for us
When every prophet is asked on the Day of Judgment to intercede for the people, everyone
of them will say nafsi nafsi except Rasulullah whose concern is ummati ummati
Even when he was wounded on the day of Uhud, he made dua for Allah to forgive
his people

Ibn Mas`ud reported:
"I can see the Messenger of Allah look like one of the Prophets of Allah whose people
beat and made him bleed while he was wiping the blood from his face and
supplicating: "O Allah, forgive my people because they know not.''
[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

The worst days of his life in Taif yet, he still had mercy upon them and didnt cause their
destruction. Aisha reported:

I asked the Prophet (s), "Have you ever experienced a day harder than the day of the
battle of Uhud?'' He replied, "Indeed, I experienced them (dangers) at the hands of your
people (i.e., the disbelievers from amongst the Quraish tribe). The hardest treatment I
met from them was on the Day of `Aqabah when I went to Ibn `Abd Yalil bin `Abd Kulal
(who was one of the chiefs of Ta'if) with the purpose of inviting him to Islam, but he
made no response (to my call). So I departed with deep distress. I did not recover until I
arrived at Qarn ath-Tha`alib. There, I raised my head and saw a cloud which had cast its
shadow on me. I saw in it Jibril (Gabriel) who called me and said: `Indeed,
Allah, the Exalted, heard what your people said to you and the response they made to
you. And He has sent you the angel in charge of the mountains to order him to do to
them what you wish.' Then the angel of the mountains called me, greeted me and said:
`O Muhammad, Allah listened to what your people had said to you. I am the angel of the
mountains, and my Rubb has sent me to you so that you may give me your orders. (I will
carry out your orders). If you wish I will bring together the two mountains that stand
opposite to each other at the extremities of Makkah to crush them in between.''' But
Messenger of Allah said, "I rather hope that Allah will raise from among
their descendants people as will worship Allah the One, and will not ascribe partners to
Him (in worship).''
[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

This tells us how to treat people around us treat them with the eye of mercy and pity that they dont
see the truth.

Before he died, he made du'a for everyone. He made du'a for those in leadership who are hard on the
people to make it hard on them, but if they are lenient, to be lenient with them.


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3. E. 2. Kindness to Children (Mercy)

Anas bin Malik reported:
Allahs Messenger had the noblest character amongst mankind. I had a
brother who was called Abu Umayr. I think he was weaned. (i.e he was
a toddler) When Allahs Messenger came to our house and he saw him,
and said, Abu Umayr, what has the sparrow done?
[Muslim]

He would just wipe over the heads of the orphans. He was even playful with the children of the
neighborhood.

Sometimes kids would run and he would start playfully blocking them and then letting them go.

With his own children, whenever he is missing they'd go check the house of Fatimah. When they went
to check on him they saw the Prophet (s) on four legs and he was playing horsie with the kids. Umar
just looked at them and said Masha'Allah, such a nice ride you have. And the Prophet (s)id they are the
best nights ever.

They would race sometimes and the kids would jump on him and drop him on his back.

The Prophet would love to prolong the prayer, but if he heard a baby crying he would make it short.

3. E. 3. Generosity
He was already a generous person, but he was especially generous in Ramadan - even more so when
he would meet Jibreel.

The Prophet sometimes gave as if he didn't fear poverty. The Prophet gave a man A VALLEY OF SHEEP
and he went to his people and said Oh my people, become Muslim for verily Muhammad is a man
who gives as if he fears no poverty.


3. E. 4. Justice
When justice is established, it brings peace. When peace is there, that's mercy from Allah (swt).


3. E. 5. Patience
Story when prophet was in Sujood and cow intestines placed upon them. Fatimah was so sad when this
happened.
People would pull his garment severely, even when he came to Madinah.



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3. E. 6. Bravery and Courage
Whenever battle became intense, they all gathered around the Prophet (s).

There was a strong fierce battle and a Ubay ibn Khalaf came after the prophet and he centered a spear
in his hand and threw it. Ubay was in full armor minus the gap between his neck and helmet and that's
where the Prophet killed him. That was the only man the Prophet was known to have ever killed with
his own hands.

Ubay crunched up bones in his hand and crushed them. He blew the dust in his face. He said you claim
Allah will bring this back to life? Prophet said yes. He will bring it back and throw you in Jahannam.
Ubay said I'm going kill you. Muhammad said, NO I'm going to kill you. Ubay went back to his wife
worried and his wife asked him why would you be afraid of man who can't even defend himself (i.e.
they were in Makkah). Ubay said He (Prophet) is as sadiq ul ameen and if he said hes going to do
something, he's going to do it. Prophet killed him about 10 years later.

Sometimes the Prophet (s) would ride the horse without saddle or support as if he were flying in the
air.


3. E. 7. Humility
He warned his ummah not to over praise him as the Christians did to Isa (Jesus). He said I am the Slave
of Allah.

The Prophet (s) said:

"Do not over praise me as the Christians over praised the son of Mary (i.e. 'Isa AS). I am
His slave, so say: Allah's slave and Messenger."
[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]

The Prophet (s) used to help the old women he would personally go and help them, not send
someone in his place,
He used to ride a donkey Ufayr
He hated people to stand up for him when he entered a room
He lowered his head when he entered Makkah instead of entering proud and arrogant like
most conquerors.
He didnt prefer himself with a specific garment or throne or anything he was just like his
companions and many times visitors would not be able to discern which was Muhammad
.
He used to work at home and help out around the house

Aisha narrated:
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He used to remain busy serving and helping his household, and when the time for
prayer came he would perform ablution and fog or prayer. He would patch his own
sandals and sew his own garments. He was an ordinary human being, milking his sheep,
and doing his own chores.
*Shamail al-Tirmidhi]

Being the Messenger of Allah (s), a living example for all of eternity, the discussion of his noble and
great character could never come to an end.

It is as the scholars have said,

Describing the greatness of Allahs Messenger is that ocean that knows no shore.

[Ibn Hajar; Fath al-Bari]


3. F. THE EXCLUSIVE CHARACTERISTICS

The Prophet (s) being the best of mankind and the seal to the Prophethood, was given exclusive and
particular characteristics that were not given to anyone before or after him. This topic is known as
Khasaais (is plural for khissa, which means exclusive) and is divided into two main categories:

1. That which is exclusive in legislation: things exclusive in deen; not necessarily for his person
as a man but for him as Messenger

2. That which is exclusive in virtue and preference: exclusive to him in person and his position
as Messenger
This is further divided into what was exclusive to him over other humans, other
prophets, the ummah, etc.
He was preferred over the anbiya in certain categories.
He himself mentioned he was preferred in certain categories.

These are matters related to his person, his manners, his preferences, etc. Whenever we say
AlKhasaa2es we mean things that are exclusive to the Prophet (s).

Not all of the exclusive attributes are agreed upon, and thus their number tends to fluctuate between
Thirty-Seven (as stated by al-Qurtubi) and Sixty-five (as stated by Al-Suyuti). This subject is usually
discussed in most books of fiqh (particularly Maliki and Shafi books) in the chapter of Nikah.



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3. F. 1. That Which Distinguishes Him From the Rest of the Prophets, with Regards to this World.

He was given preferences over the other prophets:

1. The greatest revelation: The Quran

2. The Seal of the Prophets

3. The earth was made pure for him to pray on and for ablution (tayammum).

4. Taking of the spoils of war
The messengers before him collected everything from the enemy and they'd burn it.
Werent allowed to

5. He was sent to mankind and jinn.
The jinn of other prophets could hear about them and they could follow him. However,
they weren't necessarily sent to them.

6. Lead all the prophets in prayer in Jerusalem.

7. That which is between his house and his pulpit is a garden from the gardens of paradise.

8. His city will never be affected by plague.
People would get sick, but no massive deaths because Allah protected them.

9. Prayer in his masjid is multiplied one thousand fold.

10. The book revealed to him will be preserved from error and distortion.
No other messenger was given this blessing.

11. The day of Jumm'ah
Although we came as the last nation, Allah gave us Friday which is before Saturday and
Sunday. There's blessings in our Fridays. When Allah created Adam, it was on Friday.
Adam entered Jannah on Friday, He came down on Friday, etc.





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12. The last two verses of Surah Al Baqarah
There's a door in Jannah that had never been opened before and an angel came down
with verses for Jibreel and gave him, who in turn gave the Prophet the last two verses of
Baqarah. They came from under the throne of Allah.

13. Allah swore by his life
Surah Hijr. Allah says La3omraka Innnahum la fi sakraten ya3mahoon. By the life of
Muhammad.

14. His followers are obligated to send Salah and Salaam upon him.

15. The splitting of the moon.

16. The description of AdDajjal (the antichrist).
The Prophet (s) teaches us and said that every prophet warned his people about adDajjal
and I am giving you a description like no one else before. He has a damaged eye and
between his 2 eyes on his forehead are the letters ka fa ra. (Kafir)

3. F. 2. That Which Distinguishes Him From the Rest of the Prophets, with Regards to the Afterlife.

1. He will be the first to be resurrected.
However, when he comes out, he'll see Musa holding onto the pillars of the throne of
ArRahman. He can't tell if he came first or woke up, etc.

Why? Because Musa's tough! Whenever he was with Bani Israeel, they straightened up.
Whenever he left them alone, they went astray, i.e. worship the calf. Musa also asked
Allah to see him, however, Allah said you cannot see me. Allah exposed the light of his
beauty to the mountain and the mountain was crushed and Musa was shocked almost the
shock of death and then he came back.

The Prophet (s) is teaching us that maybe that shock is what Musa already went through or
maybe he was resurrected after Muhammad and arrived before. We don't know and even
he (s) won't know.






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2. He will be granted al Maqam al-Mahmud (exalted/praised status)
The scholars argued about this, and Allah knows best, but this is a special praised status
that Allah has /will give him. Some of his blessings in status are things like: his name is
mentioned in the prayer, in the athan, and even after athan we say "wa b3ath7u maqaman
mahmoodan."

3. He will be the first to intercede
The gates of Jannah will be locked until he comes there.

4. He will be granted al Kawthar

5. He was granted Al-Wasilah (connected the day with the night without breaking the fast).
He will have the largest congregation. On the Day of Judgment he will have the largest
following. There are more Christians, but they won't come as one group.

6. He will be able to partially intercede for a non-Muslim
He will be able to intercede for his uncle Abu Talib and Allah will take him from a deeper
level of Jahannam to a less severe level of Jahannam.



3. F. 3. That Which Distinguishes Him from His Ummah

1. He was granted the permission to continually fast (al-wisalah)

2. He was allowed to marry more than four wives
In Surah Ahzab, khalisatan lak min doon al mu2mineen. Only for him, not for the Muslims.

3. When he sleeps, it is only his body and not his mind and heart that sleeps.
There are ahadith in Bukhari - 2 angels came down communicating and they talked with each
other about how can you talk to him while he is sleeping.

He woke up and prayed, Aisha asked how, he said my eye is closed but I my heart stays awake.

4. Lying upon him is far more severe than lying upon others.
This is considered a major sin.

The Prophet (s) said lying upon me is not like lying upon anyone else.
Anyone who lies about me, may Allah prescribe/preserve for him a place in Jahannam.
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Warning: one of those things that is coming is those chain emails with weak ahadith where they
scare you to do it by saying you have to forward it, etc.. This could be lying against him as well.

5. It is an obligation to love him.
Its wajib and fard to love him. It's natural to love your children, but you need to love the
messenger.
The messenger said la eu2menou ahadoukom hatta. None of you truly believe until you love
the prophet more than you love yourself.

That love is for his sacrifices for you, his intercession for you, etc.

6. His Qareen accepted Islam
This is the shaytan assigned to you to give you waswasah. The Prophet's Qareen became
Muslim and gives him waswasah for khayr and goodness.

7. Our Salaam reaches him wherever he may be
We don't know how that happens exactly, but we know the angels take care of it.

8. Shaytan cannot imitate his form
Does this ahadith apply to all times or people who have seen the Prophet? If people saw him,
how can we know if we saw him or not. Those who saw him can confirm the image because
they knew what they looked at.

Some scholars say it's only for the companions of the Prophet and others say no it's extended
to all people. However, seeing this dream does not make you a Prophet. This means if you see
him in a dream, he cannot give you any new instruction, etc.

If the Prophet comes to you in a dream is not guidance per say for you, but it's a good sign for
you AlHamdulillah.

9. He was able to hear that which others could not
He could hear rocks, trees, sounds from graves, etc. He used to say Salaam to a rock and vice
versa. A tree cried

10. The earth will not devour his body
Innallaha Qad Harramah - the bodies of the messengers and prophets are protected from being
eaten by the earth.

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Ibn Kathir mentioned in his book a story about 2 individuals who plotted to dig through to the
grave. They faked an aesthetic lifestyle and they were digging. Allah inspired a dream to the
governor and they were caught and capitally punished for that. Because of this they dug a
trench around the grave and filled it with lead, etc to protect the grave.

11. His perspiration was fragrant
Umm Sulaym, the grandmother of Anas, one day she cooked food for the Prophet. When he
finished eating, he wanted to take his name until he started blowing (i.e. fell asleep). She
noticed he was sleeping and she saw him sweating. So brought little 3itr containers and she
collected his drops.

Anas himself said I have never smelled any fragrance more beautiful or pleasant than the
Prophet's smell.

12. He is buried where he died
He got buried in the place where his bed was.

13. He is exalted, belittling him is disbelief.
Words against the prophet are blasphemy. Islamically, it's a punishable thing that was public
known law in the past.

14. His wealth is not inherited
Whatever was left behind was given in charity. This is the reason there was an issue between
Fatimah and Abu bakr because Fatimah wanted a land left north of Makkah. He said listen, the
Prophet (s) said there is no inheritance for them. They argued for 6 months or so. Right up until
Fatimah was about to die. Abu Bakr held fast to that opinion.

When he died, he had some debts with a Jewish man because he had his armor. Ali ibn Abi Talib
resolved it for him. He could have lived as a king.

15. He was obliged to pray the night prayer

16. His wives could not remarry after his death
Allah named that in the Quran Ummahatul Mu'mineen. The mothers of the believers, they
were protected. Even though Aisha was 18-19 years old when the prophet passed away, people
would still call her ya ummati.

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17. During his life, it was permissible to seek blessing through him.
They could touch his hair, take water dripping from him after wudu, etc. However, once he
died that's it. It was over.

18. Physically, the Prophet (s) was very powerful.
In one hadith, he had the power of 30 men.

Abu Rukanah was a champion wrestler and he wrested the prophet. The bet a bunch of sheep.
The prophet immediately threw him to the ground. The other guy said again, again! And the
prophet thre him 3 times to the ground. Finally, the man was convinced he was a Prophet and
couldn't beat him. Especially when looking at his muscle size comparison, etc. The Prophet even
gave him his sheep back and Abu Rukanah became Muslim. This was before betting was
haraam.

19. His Pain is Doubled
Whenever he felt pain, it was twice as much as a normal person.

20. His Reward is also Doubled.


Here is a list of FABRICATED things that people say they are attributed to the Prophet (s):

1. The claim that the Prophet was created from the light of Allah.
Allah says at the end of Surat Al-Kahf, Qul innama ana bashar mithlookum! I am a human just
like you! Created from dirt, same material like us all.

2. They claim Allah created the whole universe for him.
Law laka, law laka ma khalaqtal akhlaq. That's an exaggeration and an over praise.
Allah explicitly says I only created Jinn and Humans to worship Me.

3. They say he was the first human to be created. This is obvious that Adam was the first one, it's
in Surah Baqarah.

4. They also claim that his name is engraved on the throne of Allah.
So when Adam was first created he opened his eyes and saw the name and said I ask you by
the name of Muhammad and they say Allah says "how do you know about Muhammad" and he
replies I saw his name on Your throne.

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5. Some say he was more beautiful than Yusuf.
We know he was handsome, but more than Yusuf? No way. Yusuf was given half of beauty! Had
the Prophet (s) had that level, the women would have been chopping their heads not their
hands.

6. They claim he did not have a shadow.
If you see someone without a shadow, you'd freak out! People would have run away.

7. Some claim his lineage was all pure from kufr and shirk.
His grandfather Abdul Mutallib was mushrik. Even more than that, is the father of Ibrahim who
was not Muslim. Azar is mentioned in the Quran.
It is true however that his lineage comes from wedlock, i.e. no one in his lineage is born out of
wedlock.

8. There is one thing that the Prophet (s) said that his line was pure in terms of legitimate
relations. None of his ancestors was begotten out of wedlock according to their cultures.


Question: Was the Prophet prone to sinning or not? Some claim Abasa wa tawalla. Some say
Ma3soom, that he's infallible. Which is it?

Answer: With regards to mistakes in legislation and law he was 100% protected.
With regards to his human nature and aspect, there are 2 dimensions.

They agree 100% that he was protected from major sins: Zina, Theft, Lying, etc.

The argument among scholars then becomes, what about minor things? The majority of
scholars say he was also protected from minor sins. Those who say they're not protected
cannot actually report any minor sins.

The last thing open for debate is making mistakes with regard to human affairs. Like what? The blind
man wanting to talk with him and he turned to him and he frowned (3abasa). The man was blind and
couldn't see the prophet's (s) face. That is considered a mistake, but would you count this as a sin?

He also could make mistakes with respect to human affairs and strategies like pollinating trees. The
Prophet (s) was from Makkah, dead dry land. He's not a farmer. When he saw some farmers pollinating
trees in/near Madinah he said: I think if they leave it, it's okay it will still give fruit. That season, those
farmers saw that the harvest was not that good. They went to the Prophet and said Ya Rasoolullah,
look at this its dry (i.e. our harvest is not very good). He told them that they are more knowledgeable in
their affair. It was simply his opinion and it was wrong.

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The same thing happened when making a camping decision before the battle of Badr. One sahabah Al-
Habbab ibn Munther asked him if this if this decision to camp at a certain spot was from Allah or a
strategy for war. He said my strategy for war. Al-Habbab ibn Munther then made a different
recommendation and the Prophet (s) changed his decision.







































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SECTION 4
Signs of Prophethood

The Signs of Prophethood

[This section is mislabeled as "3e. The Signs of Prophethood" in the book.]

How do we know the prophet (s) was truthful?
As a final Messenger, his prophethood has to be absolutely proven.

Upon initial reflection, it seems that proving the prophethood of an individual would be very difficult.
We fail to realize that it is Allah who is establishing prophethood, and nothing is difficult for Him. Our
task is to find the signs of Prophethood in the individual in question in this case, Prophet
Muhammad.

In Arabic, they're called Ad-Dalaa2el an-Nuboowah, signs of prophethood. The word Dala2el
comes from daleel which means evidence or sign.

Irhasaad are the prophecies, or signs that the prophet had been given or seen in his life before
his commission as a prophet. These are pointers towards his becoming a prophet or being a
special person.

Mu3jizaat refer to his miracles as a prophet. This is the category of all the supernatural signs as
his period of being a prophet to prove his message.


Story of Abu Sufyan and Heraclius

Right before the conquest of Makkah in the 5th hijri year, after the kuffar of makkah were defeated in
the battle of the trench, the Prophet (s) said: That's it, from now on we will be on the offense.

The following year, the Prophet (s) made his first offensive movement against the Quraysh
(mushrikeen/polytheists).

He gathered almost 1300-1400 companions to go for Umrah. They had no armor, just swords to
protect themselves on the road. No war, no fighting, etc. They were simply coming in peace to
perform Umrah, even though he was in a position to fight because he was stronger now.

The Quraysh struck a deal with the Prophet (s), a peace treaty called Solh Al-Hudaybiyyah. It was a 10
year peace treaty. During the first 2 years of peace between 6-8 hijri, the following incident took place.

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Now that he was safe from the south, the Prophet (s) started looking to the north, east and west for
alliances. He sent letters to King of Persia, the governor of Egypt, and Heraclius of Byzantines.

Heraclius himself was rajullan hazzan (a religious man) and he read the bible a lot (according to
Bukhari). He had a dream at that time, where the king of those who is circumcised is taking rulership
from him. He asked if the Arabs circumcise. He sent a party out in search of the Prophet etc to
discover.

The Arabs of Quraysh were in need of recovering due to how drained they were from the previous
wars. They got a huge caravan and sent it out. Abu Sufyan led that caravan himself. Suddenly, guards
came and summoned him to sit in front of the king. Heraclius said, who amongst you is closest to the
Prophet and Abu Sufyan said, "thats me." The Quraysh were all behind him.

The kind said I want to ask some questions and if he lies, those behind him (Qurasyh) just gesture to
me. This way Abu Sufyan was forced to tell the truth, because if he lied those behind him could gesture
and he would be killed.

Heraclius started asking questions and what we read in the upcoming text are the answers of Abu
Sufyan.
Heraclius asked the translator to convey to me the following: I asked you about his
family, and your reply was that he belonged to a very noble family. In fact, all of the
Prophets come from noble families amongst their respective peoples. I questioned you
whether anybody else amongst you claimed such a thing, your reply was in the negative.
If the answer had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man was
following the previous mans statement. Then I asked you whether anyone of his
ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative, and if it had been in the
affirmative, I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral
kingdom.

I further asked whether he was ever accused of telling lies before he said what he said,
and your reply was in the negative. So I wondered how a person who does not tell a lie
about others could ever tell a lie about Allah. I then asked you whether the rich people
followed him or the poor. You replied that it was the poor who followed him. And in
fact, all of the apostles have been followed by this very class of people. Then I asked
you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were
increasing, and in fact this is the way of true faith, till it is complete in all respects. I
further asked you whether there was anybody, who, after embracing his religion,
became displeased and discarded his religion. Your reply was in the negative, and in
fact this is (the sign of) true faith when its delight enters the hearts and mixes with
them completely. I asked you whether he had every betrayed. You replied in the
negative and likewise, the Prophets never betray. Then I asked you what he ordered
you to do. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah and Allah alone, and not to
worship anything along with Him, and forbade you to worship idols, and ordered you to
pray, to speak the truth, and to be chaste. If what you have said is true, he will very
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soon occupy this place underneath my feet, and I knew it (from the scriptures) that he
was going to appear, but I did not know that he would be from you, and if I could reach
him definitely, I would go immediately to meet him, and if I were with him, I would
certainly wash his feet.
[Bukhari]


Comment on point about Prophets never Betray:

The Prophet gave amnesty to all the people except 4 people who deserved to be killed for their
atrocities. The Prophet (s) said kill them wherever you find them even if they're hanging on the
curtains of al-Kabah.

One of those people found shelter with Uthman Ibn Affan. After everything settled, Uthman came to
Rasoolullah and said there is a man asking for amnesty please forgive him. When the man came with
Uthman, the prophet looked down (which means no).

The man said: O Prophet please forgive me. Uthman insisted ya Rasoolullah. Finally, Rasoolullah (s)
said, "Fine Go." When the man left, the Prophet (s) said couldn't one of you have just taken his sword
to just finish him. You were given the order before, but I cannot betray.


Questions: Why didn't Heraclius go wash his feet, etc?

EGO AND PRIDE. Bukhari continued the story and what we know about him. Later on he gathered his
elites in a meeting and told them why don't we go explore this man and follow him. We're talking
about the byzantine empire in its glory. You're asking a superpower to go follow a Bedouin? They got
offended and thought he was crazy and they started to leave. As they were leaving, he said Listen, I'm
just testing you to see if you are firm on your faith.

When the Prophet started coming the Byzantines lost their cities one by one. And Heraclius had
disappeared. An Imam (missed the name) had hoped that Heraclius had accepted Islam secretly. We
have no proof. Shaykh Yaser tried to find similar stories in other sources and we couldn't find it. In the
end, It's a story from Bukhari.


This method can further be complemented with another realization:

The methodology of Allah is that progress in all facets of life is gradual, and not instantaneous.
This realization directs us to the pre-prophethood days of Muhammad, to see if there are any
indications of future prophethood. Upon analysis we find the following indications:

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1. Miraculous Birth:
So many things, like being born circumcised etc

Even if we know there are signs mentioned in the books of history, they have no
correlation to his prophethood per say. Shaykh Yaser takes them as Isra2eeleeyat. We
don't take them fully nor deny them.

2. The opening of his chest
The ayah has 2 interpretations, opening his heart and literally opening his chest.

The sahabah also said they could see the scar on his chest from its being opened. He was
only 4 years old when this happened and he was in the desert with Halimah as-Sa'diyyah.
Her son was with Muhammad and he came running telling her about it. She ran to him
and saw him pale and took him to his mother. She told him what his son said, etc. The
mother said don't worry he's okay just take him with you.

Anas narrated that, The Messenger of Allah said:

When I was with my parents, I was approached and taken to the Well of Zamzam. My
chest was split open and washed with Zamzam water. The contents of a golden container
full of belief and wisdom were stuffed inside my chest. Anas said, The Prophet would be
pointing out the trace for us.
[Sahih Muslim]

3. He stayed away from idol worship.
He never liked the kind of worship the people had. Allah helped him avoid these practices.
He was never seen prostrating to any idol, even before prophethood. Part of this is due to
his upbringing. He was a shepherd, so he wasnt in the city worshipping idols like people.

4. He always stayed away from evil and lewd acts.
When he was a young boy and one of his friends told him hed go see the sheep so he (s)
could go see the festival. The Prophet (s) was a teenager. Allah threw fatigue on him and
he overslept. He never saw the parties even.

Ibn Al-Katheer reported the holy Prophet Muhammad said:

I have never tried to do what my people do except for two times. Every time
Allah intervened and checked me from doing so and I never did that again. Once I
told my fellow-shepherd to take care of my sheep when we were in the upper
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part of Makkah. I wanted to go down to Makkah and entertain myself as the
young men did. I went down to the first house of Makkah where I heard music. I
entered and asked: What is this? Someone answered: It is a wedding party. I
sat down and listened but soon went into deep sleep. I was awakened by the
heat of the sun. I went back to my fellow-shepherd and told him of what had
happened to me. I have never tried it again.
[Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum]


5. He was widely known as "The Trustworthy"

Establishing a trustworthy and honest relationship with his people so that he would come
to be known as "The Trustworthy."

People recognized him as As-Sadiq ul-Ameen. People didn't have banks or safes but they
would give it to a trustworthy person. They want to go on a journey and people want to
go to their homes, theyd leave stuff with him. This is even if they were fighting with him,
they'd bring him stuff to hold onto.

Before he left Makkah, one of the missions of Ali was to give back all the trusts to the
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Miracles

Every Prophet was given mujizat (miracles) miracles so great that no one who witnessed them could
deny the divine intervention involved therein. Before the miracles, he saw truthful dreams and they
would be realized the next day.

These divine miracles can further be divided into two categories:

A. Those that can only be truly appreciated by those who witnessed them. Examples of these
include, but are not limited to:

1. The Splitting of the Moon
Allah says in the Quran the hour is approaching and the moon has split. The splitting of
the moon was witnessed by many of the Bedouins in the desert were able to see it.

Was it real or was it visual? Allahu A3lam, but Allah says it clearly in the Quran that the
moon split.

Do we have any other reports from any other nations or books of history? We don't
have these reports, but we know Allah says it did happen.

Maybe we've seen some reports that NASA has some trenches because of the moon
split, however because of the rumors NASA put out articles saying we deny this. What
you see on the moon is a huge valley similar to the grand canyon.

2. Al-Israa wal Miraj
The Prophet (s) was taken from Makkah to Jersualem to the 7th heaven all in one night.
Abu Bakr said, if Allah's messenger said it, I believe it.

3. Clouds obeying Allah to aid the Prophet
During battle of Badr rain came down. Sometimes when the situation is tense they'd be
provided with that.

One time he was in a khutbah and he wasnt done asking for rain and it started pouring.
He asked for it to stop and it did.

4. Divine aid in battle
Allah would aid the Prophet with the angels, 1000, 3000 up to 5000 angels. Even Badr,
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you had 31 or 317 people fighting 1000 well prepared. Allah describes them as if they
were dragged to their deaths because they were so intimidated and so scared. It's
almost as if they knew they were going to be slaughtered.

5. Curing of the sick
The Prophet wanted to send an expedition to khaybar and wanted Ali to lead. Ali had a
bad allergy on his eye. The Prophet made ruqya and blew on his eyes. Immediately Ali
was healed and the Prophet (s) gave him the banner to lead the expedition and said may
Allah bring victory on your hands.

6. Communication with animals
One day a camel came to complain about the mistreatment it was getting from its
owner. However, his miracle was not to the extent of the Prophet Sulayman because
that was his specialty.

7. Miracles with Trees and Mountains
One day he wanted to go to the bathroom and couldnt find a place to go. He found
these two trees together and used the restroom and then they went back together
while the sahabah were watching.

One day on Uhud it started shaking. The Prophet stomped his feet on the floor and said
2ithboot because on you is a Prophet, a siddique and (2?) shaheeds.

8. Miracles with Food and Drink
The Messenger (s) was so hungry he had a rock tied to his stomach, all Jabir had was a
baby goat. He slaughtered it and his wife prepared the food. She told him bring only 5
people. Jabir whispered to the Prophet I have food for 5 people. The Prophet went
ahead and yelled Ya Qawm Jabir is inviting you for food. Imagine what Jabir was
thinking on the way home. He got home and said to his wife, listen I came with the
Prophet and the entire army (300 people). She asked her husband, did you tell him how
much food we have? He said yes I did. She said, don't worry about it. He knows what
he's doing.
When Rasoolullah arrived, he opened the pot made dua (ruqya) and blew on it. He said
when you serve the food don't open the pot, just leave it barely covered. When the food
was ready he said bring 10 at a time. When they all left, I couldnt tell if the food was
more or less than when we first came.

Another example for water: there was a caravan with more than a thousand people.
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They wanted to make wudu to survive. The Prophet sent a group of scouts to find water.
They found 2 women with a water skin. It's far away, so they brought the lady and asked
do you mind if we use the water? He made dua opened the water and put some in the
contiainer. He then placed his hand in that container and the sahabah said we saw the
water gushing from in between his hand and between his fingers. They filled the water
skin for the lady with even more and they gave her a gift on top of that.

When she arrived to her people, she was late. They asked her where she had been? She
said, I can't decide. I've seen something and I can't decide whether he's a messenger of
God or the greatest magician ever.

They always left that area where the lady lived alone and raided areas around that. Her
people eventually embraced Islam when they figured it out.

9. Protection from enemies
He was resting under a tree and hung a sword on the tree. A man came and took the
sword to kill him with full confidence. The man asked the Prophet who will protect you
from me. He said Allah. The man shook and dropped the sword. The same thing
happened, but the Prophet told him to go. He left and then came back to take
shahadah.

When Abu Jahl tried to hurt him, he saw a trench of fire between him and Rasulullah (s).

10. Instant answering of supplication
Dua asking for rain. He didnt even finish the dua and it was raining. Next Friday, man
came back and asked them to make dua for the rain to go away because it was too
much. Before Jumuah was over the clouds and rain moved to the mountains.


B. Those that stand the test of time and are a lasting miracle until the end of time:

1. Quran and that which is related to it
The first challenge was to produce something like the whole Quran. They couldnt.

Then they said bring me 10 surahs similar to this? They failed.

Finally, the challenge came down to one single surah. Allah didn't indicate how long that
surah should be. It could be something small like Surah Al- Kawthar and they failed.
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Until this day anyone who has tried has failed.
When the Quran came, it brought something that mesmerized people because of the
poetic beauty of the words of Allah.

Another miracle is the memorization of the Quran, most of the huffath (memorizers)
don't speak Arabic! The Quran is also perfectly protected. It's manuscripts have been
preserved since the time of Uthman.

2. Sunnah and that which is related to it
The life of the Prophet was preserved and protected to the detail. Christians and Jews
cannot do that with their messengers. That is as preparation for us to know who our
prophet was.

3. Detailed preserved biography of the Prophet

4. Level of love and emulation of the Prophet
Its not just one tribe, village or city it is millions of people around the globe
unconnected in any way that react when the prophet (s) is attacked or insulted.

5. Legal and creedal composition of the Religion
The law of Musa was designed to preserve their society and justice in the desert.
However, when Jesus came, their law was tolerance because they were under
occupation. In Islam, it came in between.

The codification of the law is an amazing system
Some of the actual codification of the law in Europe and America can be traced
back to the Islamic World.
Europe in particular got their system from the Maliki Madhab (Al-Andalus).

Our position about these miracles:

Certainty is only achieved by having plenty of different sorts of evidence and then putting them all
together. A miracle, when taken on its own, does not give some people certainty. The miracle of Musa
did not cause Pharaoh and his people to believe, but rather caused them to say that he was a lying
magician. In the same way, if you were to understand the true meaning of Prophethood and look
deeply in the Quran and study the hadith literature, you would inevitably come to know that
Muhammad was a man who had reached the highest levels of Prophethood. You can be even more
certain of this by putting the things he said to the test when it comes to the acts of worship, and
seeing the effects they have in purifying the hearts.
[Al-Ghazali]

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SECTION 5
Refuting Doubts About The Prophet (s)



Ayah in Ahzab, that is why if anyone attacks or insults the prophet (s) we should not be quiet and we
should defend him. The least we can do is hate it in your heart.

First, we need to understand that attacks on the Prophet aren't anything new.

There are some new contemporary attacks:
They raise the issue of Bani Quraydah as a genocide against the jews
The marriage of aisha - they claim its pedophilia
Womanizer

Some older attacks
He was taught, he was a magician, insane
Human being - this was actually an attack. Their logic if god was going to send us a messenger he
needs to be an angel. What's wrong with this messenger that eats food and walks in the
marketplace.
Someone's dictating to him what he says. They accuse him of copying other traditions.
Kahin, fortune teller or soothsayer.

When we hear these attacks, get irritated, but not as if he's never been attacked. It's natural that
people will attack him. Know that Allah will protect the messenger. In the Quran, Allah says Wallahu
ya3seemouka min an-nas (Allah will protect you from the people).

In Hollywood, they bring prophets in a mean and humiliating way. As Muslims, we should be irritated
so much. Until now, few have dared to bring the Prophet Muhammad on TV or portray him. If it
happens, it's so very abnormal even today.

Ibn Taymiyyah was talking about people they were besieging. It was so hard and those people started
cursing the Quran, etc. Ibn Taymiyyah was so happy because Allah promised to defend the prophet.






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Tips for Defending the Prophet

A. Make sure you do your homework and research.

B. You do not have to answer every single question.
What do we do if we can't answer? We can respond with, "It's a very good question and
a very valid point. I'll do some research and get back to you."

C. Do not debate or argue with people just for the sake of debate.
There needs to be some sort of objective. Some people like to debate just to exercise
their muscles.

D. We are allowed as Muslims and encouraged to answer all these negative claims against
our messenger.

E. Check your intention. Keep checking it.


Resources to Defend the Prophet:
Muhaddith.org - Islam Answers on the sidebar.
Rasoulallah.net - it's the only website we've ever seen that provides service in the
Hebrew language.
Nusrah.org - International support organization
Why Islam
Islamicity

DOUBT # 1: WHY DID THE PROPHET HAVE SO MANY WIVES?

Why did the prophet marry more than one wife?

The first thing we have to understand about his marriage to his wives and his marriage to Aisha. You
have to remove their 21st century eye glasses.

This is not an Islamic monopoly. It's not a suddenly invented culture. It's simply an evolution of society
of something that was already happening. It's not necessarily more virtuous but it was a practical
pragmatic solution for different problems.
He got married in 2 capacities. The first one as Muhammad the man, the second as Muhammad the
Messenger of Allah. Before he became a messenger, he only had one wife. For the first 10 years of his
life as a messenger, he even kept only one wife - khadijah. Then, when she passed away, that's when
he got married.

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1. He married sawdah and she was older than him. She was from Quraysh and when her
husband died, she was under pressure from her nonMuslim family. He married her even though
she was older than him just to help her.

2. The Prophet (s) dreamed of Aisha. (include dream).

3. He married then, Um Habibah, Ramlah bint Abu Sufyan. She was the daughter of his enemy
abu sufya. She was in Abyssinia. Her husband Ubyad ibn Jahsh was in Abyssinia. There he was
fascinated with it and he left her alone. So the prophet proposed to her by proxy.

4. Zaynab Bint Jahsh - she was his first cousin. It shows permissibility of marrying cousin. She's
also the wife of his ex-adopted son. Islam changed adoption to sponsorship. In order to confirm
that, Allah commanded him to marry Zaynab. He didn't steal her from Zayd, he was a mawalah
which was adopted into a tribe. He wasnt happy with her so he divorced her. Her marriage
came in surah Ahzab.


Special reasons for marriage:

1. Spread deen of Allah. Aisha was 7 when he married and she lived almost 53 years after his
death. She was the best person to carry this legacy of the life of the Prophet (s).

2. To strengthen and cement ties in that society. They were all arabs and all tribal system. Islam
came to break that tradition and to create new tradition. These ties are not based on blood,
color or tribal affiliation. They are based on faith.

He wanted to strengthen his relationship with one of his best friends. He married Hafsah bint
Umar and Aisha bint Abu Bakr. To keep good relations with Quraysh, he married Ramlah. What
about the Israelites? He married Saffiyyah the daughter of Huyyay ibn Akhtab. He was the head
of one of the biggest tribes of Israel. Juwayriyyah was also the daugther of a tribal leader in the
north.

3. To teach Muslims compassion with women; this applies to marital relations, interpersonal
relations and even marriage contract questions, etc. Can you marry a widow? Yes, etc. How
could he be a role model if he didn't play all these roles. Had he married only one woman, it'd
be difficult to take him as an example and there'd be more debates.


Did he marry out of his personal desire? The Prophet (s) said in a hadith, it was made beautiful /
beloved to me marriage to women. He wasnt going after this. Allah made him like getting married to
these women to make it easy to establish this rule. He was acting as Muhammad the messenger of
Allah.


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See Surah Ahzab chapter 33, ayah 50 & 52 Below.

Allah says we have made lawful to you these wives whom you have paid their due mahr (dowry).
In another ayah, when the purpose of these marriages were fulfilled, Allah said it's no longer lawful to
you to divorce your women or change them even if it was desirable to you. The purpose of these
marriages were fulfilled. From this we know he was acting as a messenger of Allah.
O Prophet! Verily, we have made lawful to You Your wives, to whom You have paid their Mahr
(bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), and those (captives or
slaves) whom Your Right Hand possesses - whom Allh has given to you, and the daughters of
Your 'Amm (paternal uncles) and the daughters of Your 'Ammah (paternal aunts) and the
daughters of Your Khl (maternal uncles) and the daughters of Your Khlah (maternal aunts)
who migrated (from Makkah) with you, and a believing woman if she offers herself to the
Prophet, and the Prophet wishes to marry her; a privilege for You only, not for the (rest of) the
believers. indeed we know what we have enjoined upon them about their wives and those
(captives or slaves) whom their Right hands possess, - In order that there should be no difficulty
on you. and Allh is ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
[Al-Ahzab: 50]










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It is not lawful for You (to marry other) women after this, nor to change them for other
wives even though their beauty attracts you, except those (captives or slaves) whom
Your Right Hand possesses. And Allh is ever a watcher over All things.
[Al-Ahzab: 52]


If all men in NY were to get married, gay straight etc. ... in jail even there would still be an excess of 1
million women! What's the solution to this problem? Outsource them? LOL Honestly, that's what's
really going on. Islam doesn't beat around the bush, it's very straight and to the point.

The highest mahr the prophet paid was to Umm Habibah. Why?
Not because of the status of her father. She didn't ask for it either. She got something like 400 ounces
of gold and/or silver. An-Najashi paid for her by proxy on behalf of Rasoolullah. The Prophet (s) said the
less the mahr, the better the more barakah.

Note: The shaykh does not accept drive-through marriages at the masjid.

Habibi, this is not McDonalds. They have to convert first, go through about 4 months of training -
then after that they can get married as a convert.


DOUBT #2: WHY WAS AISHA SO YOUNG?

First thing we need to know about her was that she never throughout her lifetime complained about
her marriage to the Messenger of Allah. It's not like someone who was abducted and comes out to the
media and complains, etc.

If you read their story, you'll see an amazing example of the best love story you can think of. When the
Prophet (s) passed away, he passed away on her chest. She was happy and never complained.

This was a common practice for non-Muslims, non-Arabs, etc. Today you still see it in some indigenous
societies.

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Just to show you how culture gets distorted from one generation to another. The author researching
Abraham Lincoln brought a big stink bomb. He found that Abraham Lincoln had homosexual
tendencies!

He found that Abraham had an assistant with him who stayed with him when he traveled and that they
used to sleep on the same bed. Abraham Lincoln wasn't homosexual to our knowledge, but this was
part of their culture at the time. Today in Arab culture, you'll see Arab guys holding hands and arms.
You look at them from American points of view and you'll make some assumptions about them.

In Bukhari, Aisha says she got married when she was 6 years old and her mother prepared her for the
wedding when she was 9. In Sahih Muslim, Aisha said when I married the prophet I was 7 years old and
the consummation was when I was 9 years old. When he passed away, I was 19 years old.

Note: If the Arabs thought anything of this (i.e. that it was weird or not normal), theyd be the first to
bring it up! However, it was never mentioned. Its only become a problem today (with our 2012
eyeglasses) because the age of maturity is changing!

Firstly, it should be pointed out that this contention was never raised by any of the early critics
of the Prophet, rather, it is an allegation that became notorious post-enlightment. Thus, had
there been the smallest hint of impropriety, the early critics of the Prophet would have
definitely raised this contention.
Secondly, not only was it customary in Arabia to get married at the age of puberty, but it was
customary in the Christian western world as well. Here are some examples:
Imam al-ShafiI said, During my stay in Yemen, I have come across girls who began
menstruation at the age of nine. *Siyar Alam Al-Nubaal:10/91+
Imam al-Bayhaqi narrated that Imam al-ShafiI said, I have seen in the city of Sanaa a
grandmother while she was twenty one. She menstruated at the age of nine and gave
birth at the age of 10. *Sunan al-Bayhaqi al-Kubra: 1/39+
Ibn al-Jawzi narrated similar stories from Ibn Uqail and Ubad al-Mahlby. [Tahqeeq Fi
ahadith al-Khilaf: 2/267]
It is also narrated that the companion Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As became a
grandfather at the age of 23 or 26. *Siyar Alam Al-Nubala+
In Greek and Roman literature, many citations can be found of women getting married
at puberty.
In our times, the states of Alabama and New Hampshire allow a girl of age 13 and 14 to
marry with guardian consent.
It is also important to note that at no point in time was any discontent showed from
Aisha, but rather she loved the Prophet dearly. This is manifested in the fact that, with
her sharp and intelligent mind, she went on to become one of the five top narrators of
Hadith from all of the Companions. This alludes to greater wisdoms behind this
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marriage as well. Lastly, it is important to note that just because we are unable to
perceive and fathom maturity at such young ages (due to the times in which we live,
where at 17, one is still considered a minor and unaccountable for ones actions), it does
not mean that it did not previously exist. Thus, it is clear that claims that such wives
were too young are baseless, and it is rather just a case of difference of place and time.


She was happy with him. Just go on to read the story of his death. That is enough to show us their
relationship and their love for each other.


Doubt #3: Why was the prophet of Mercy in so many wars?

In order to truly comprehend this, we must firstly understand that one cannot be held accountable for
being attacked. That is just how empires and tribes expanded.

Secondly, we must acknowledge the history of war in Islam and its stages of revelation:

1. Muslims are prevented from fighting.
During the first thirteen years of prophethood, Muslims were ordered to be patient and abstain
from retaliation, no matter how bad the persecution gets. If someone was slapped, couldnt
defend themselves!

2. Muslims are allowed to defend themselves.
This stage begins with the migration to Madinah.
The first year was normal but Madinah became a hotbed of plots and attacks. Had their first
military encounter patrolling they took retaliation for the things they lost in Makkah.

3. Muslims are now allowed to attack those that attack them.
After years of persecution in Makkah, the Muslims are now allowed to attack those who wage
war against them. This is what led to the battles of Badr and Uhud.
Badr wasnt supposed to be battle. It was just a caravan raid but Allah willed
something else.
Uhud was the request of the mushrikeen (Qurasyh/Polytheists). After Badr, they
said, well meet you next year and then they met and fought.
Khandaq occurred when the Arabs wanted to eradicate the Muslims.
The first offensive movement was Hudaybiyyah and this brought the peace treaty
that brought calm to the area.
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The Messenger of Allah (s) started going North to the hostile tribes (Khaybar)
Then the Mushrikeen broke their treaty, so the Messenger of Allah then waged an
offensive and conquered Makkah.

If you take things out of context, it seems harsh and cruel, but keeping it in historical context,
youll see this was the natural sequence of events based on the traditions of the time


4. With the establishment of the Muslim state, the Muslims are now commanded to propagate
and preach Islam and spread justice.

Tribes and empires are first asked to accept Islam; if they refuse, they can pay jizyah (a nominal
tax), while keeping their society and religion intact. If they still refuse to accept propagation of
justice, they are then taken to war, within civil terms.

Jizyah is a tax paid to the state to avoid being drafted into the army and to benefit the state, i.e.
we have to protect the city, etc. You pay taxes and you get services.

Story with respect to having an established state:
One day Umar ibnul Khattab was in Madinah. There was an old jewish man and he had an
arched back and he was begging in the streets. Umar said subhanAllah, we took the best of you
in your youth and now he's begging in the streets. He actually started social security at that
time! He started paying these people money to keep them from begging, etc.

It is worth mentioning here that these stages did not supersede each other, because each stage had its
own conditions, circumstances and justifications concerning the balance of power and weakness, the
change of the position of the enemy in war and peace, the kind of disbelievers, as well as other factors.


Four things to consider when discussing these issues:
One has to have knowledge before going into this
Have to be rational not emotional
We need to put things in context
Look at the outcome even with all these incidents, what did the non-Muslims of this time
say about Rasulullah (s)


Shaykh Recommended Book for us: The Lost History of Christianity.
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SECTION 6
Peace and Blessings be Upon Him (s)



6. A. What does Salah and Salam upon him mean?

The linguistic meaning of the word Salah is dua. You're asking Allah to raise the name of the Prophet
and praise his name among the angels in the heavens.

Opinion 1: Bukhari narrates that Abul Aliyah said that Salah upon the prophet means to ask
Allah to praise the prophet in the presence of the angels, the higher ranked ones
in particular.

Opinion 2: There was another group of scholars who said it means to send peace and
blessings upon him.


6. b. What's the ruling on sending Salah and Salam upon him?

1. When his name is mentioned -only the first time it is obligatory.
2. After the athan
3. In the first tashahhud
4. In Dua
5. In Janazah
6. In Friday Khutbah - the prophet (s) recommended increasing the number of salawat upon him.
7. Entering and leaving the masjid
8. The Day of Jum'ah
9. When teaching and conveying knowledge
10. At the time of Nikah

6. c. What are some of the virtues of sending salah and salam?

1. Fulfillment of the command of Allah.
2. Doing an action that Allah and the angels do
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3. Receive ten salah from Allah
4. Ten sins are forgiven
5. A cause of dua being answered
6. A cause of attaining the prophets (s) intercession
7. The prophet (s) responds to you
8. Makes gatherings virtuous
9. A way to increase or love for the prophet (s)
10. A means of attaining Allah's mercy





















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SECTION 7
The Greatest of Calamities


Any Muslim with a heart can testify to the great sorrow and sadness one feels upon reading about the
death of the Prophet. Amazingly enough, even in relation to his death he (s) is able to put things in
perspective for us.

Ibn Abbas narrates that the Prophet (s) said:

If anyone is afflicted by a calamity, then let him remember that calamity by my death,
for indeed it is the greatest of calamities."
[At-Tirmidhi]


The Prophet (s) knew his time was coming several months before his actual death. He gave the
following precursors in hopes that the impact would not be as great or as severe:

1. In Ramadan, in the tenth year of the hijrah, he secluded himself for twenty days, in contrast
to his usual ten.
2. The archangel Gabriel reviewed the Quran with him twice.
Must be some reason behind this
3. At Hajj, he clearly stated, I do not know whether I will ever meet you at this place once again
after this current year.
The ayah This day I have perfected your deen was revealed as if it was sealing and
completing the religion.
4. The revelation of Surat an-Nasr
When the victory of Allah comes as if Allah is telling him is
mission is perfect
Last ayah: Preparation to meeting your lord
5. In the early days of Safar, in the eleventh year of al-Hijrah, the Prophet went out to Uhud and
observed a farewell prayer to the martyrs. It looked as if he was saying goodbye to the dead
and the living alike. He then ascended the pulpit and addressed the people saying, I am to
precede you and I have been made witness upon you. By Allah, you will meet me at the
Fountain very soon. I have been given the keys of worldly treasures. By Allah, I do not fear
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for you that you will turn polytheists after me. But I do fear that acquisition of worldly riches
should entice you to strike one anothers neck. [al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah]

7. A. The SICKNESS BEGINS

Scholars differ as to when the illness actually began. Some have said the 22nd of Safar, other the 29th,
and others the beginning of Rabi al-Awwal. Some scholars speculate that the lingering effects of the
poisoning at al-Khaybar triggered the sickness.
Every day he used to ask where next where next his wives understood that he wanted to be with
Aisha so they gave up their right so he could stay there.


7. B. FAREWELL ADVICE AND LEGACY

1. He ordered Abu Bakr to lead the prayers
This is a hint that hell be imam

2. Five days prior to this death, he warns the people against building masajid at graves.
The expansion of Masjid Nabi pushed his grave inside the masjid

3. He ordered every door that connects to the masjid to be sealed, except Abu Bakrs.
Another hint that Abu Bakr will be taking over as imam
Every gate today has a name of the sahabah whose house it belonged to

4. He informs Fatimah that his death is imminent, and that she will be the family member who
follows him most closely.
Six, 6, months after the Prophet's (s) death, Fatimah passed away.
Aisha says: "I have never seen anyone whose habit, character and the manner of speech were as
similar to the Prophet (pbuh) as Fatimah's "
On Prophet Muhammad's (s) return from his Last Sermon, he became seriously ill. He spent his
final days in Aishah 's apartment. When Fatimah came to visit him, Aishah would leave
father and daughter together.
One day he summoned Fatimah. When she came, he kissed her and whispered some words in
her ear. She wept. Then again he whispered in her ear and she smiled. Aishah saw and asked:
"You cry and you laugh at the same time, Fatimah? What did the Messenger of God say to you?"
Fatimah replied: "He first told me that he would meet his Lord after a short while and so I cried.
Then he said to me: 'Don't cry for you will be the first of my household to join me.' So I laughed."

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5. He warned the people: Dont turn his grave into a place of worship.
One time he cursed the Christians. Abu Hurairah said:

"Allah's Messenger (s) said: "Do not make your homes into graves, nor make my grave
into a place of celebration. Send your prayers and blessings upon me, for they will be
conveyed to me wherever you may be.
[Narrated by Abu Dawud]
6. He expelled the polytheists from the Arabian Peninsula, except for delegates.
He ordered that the polytheists should not be left in the Arabian Peninsula they were
given 4 months to leave or face war

7. He ordered us to hold on to the book of Allah and the Sunnah
The Messenger of Allah (s) said:

"Hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs; clamp your (very)
teeth upon it." [Abu Dawud]

Loving the Messenger of Allah (s) is not an excuse to go against his sunnah and practice
bidah (religious innovations).

8. Fulfill the Rights of his Family
Dont hurt his family because of their connection to him

9. He ordered the sending forward of Usamas army.
The Messenger of Allah (s) sent Usama forward with an army, but he died before they
departed. There was an argument about whether they should still go and some
companions felt the army should stay, but Abu Bakr said Im not going to untie a knot
Rasulullah made so they went and began the conquest of Ash- Sham.

10. "The prayer and that which the right hand possesses.






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7. C. THE FINAL MOMENT


On Monday, the 12
th
of Rabi al-Awwal (according to most authentic narrations) - Aisha narrates:

Laying in my lap gazing at the skies, his last words were, O Allah (unite me) in the
highest companionship.
[Bukhari]


She used to ease his pain by staying behind him and having him lean on her chest. She never let go of
her husband even in the most difficult time. She would recite the Qur'an for him and wipe over his
body for ruqya.


The Prophet (s), Aisha, and the Miswak:

Narrated by Aisha:

'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr entered upon the Prophet while I was supporting the Prophet
on my chest. 'AbdurRahman had a fresh Siwak then and he was cleaning his teeth with it.
Allah's Apostle looked at it, so I took the Siwak, cut it (chewed it with my teeth), shook it
and made it soft (with water), and then gave it to the Prophet who cleaned his teeth with it.
I had never seen Allah's Apostle cleaning his teeth in a better way. After finishing the
brushing of his teeth, he lifted his hand or his finger and said thrice, "O Allah! Let me be
with the highest companions," and then died. 'Aisha used to say, "He died while his head
was resting between my chest and chin."
[Sahih Al-Bukhari]


She was sad to lose her husband and the Messenger of Allah (s). However, she was so happy
and proud that her husband died between her chin and her chest and that the last thing that
entered his stomach was her saliva.

After he (s) passed away, Aisha went out and said, "The Messenger of Allah (s) is dead." Thats
when the chaos began in Masjid An-Nabawi. Even 'Umar (RA) couldnt handle it. They didnt
know what to do. They were devastated, shocked, and in disarray.
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Then, Abu Bakr came in and went straight into and entered the house of Aisha. He uncovered
the face of the prophet (s) and kissed his forehead and said: How good you are, dead or alive."
In Arabic, "Tebta Hayyan wa Mayyeetan ya Rasoolullah."


Ibn 'Abbaas reports:

"After the death of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam, Abu Bakr As-Siddiq came and
kissed the forehead of Rasulullah
*Shamaail At-Tirmidhi]


Then Abu Bakr came out and assumed the leadership. He went on the pulput and said: "Whoever
worshiped Muhammad, then Muhammad is dead; and whoever worships Allah, let them know Allah is
ever-living and does not die."

Then he recited: Muhammad is but a Messenger and messengers have passed before him

Umar said it was as if he heard the ayah for the first time.

The sahabah would remember his smile from when he looked out to at them and seeing them praying
without him.


It's recorded in al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah that Anas (RA) said:


On the day that the Messenger of Allah entered al-Madinah,
all things inside of it became illuminated. But on the day that he
died, all things in it became darkened. And, no sooner did we leave the
Prophet and bury him, that we reproached our hearts, finding fault with them.