Day: December 26, 2023

51. Sayyidina Hamza wished to see the angel Jibra’il, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ showed him; he fell unconscious at the sight.

Sayyidina Hamza pleaded with the Messenger of Allahﷺ to see Jibra’il. So he showed him to Sayyidina Hamza in the Ka’bah, but he could not endure it and fell to the ground unconscious. [Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa; Mulla Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa]

52. At Hudaibiya, the water of a well had dried out, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺrinsed his mouth into it and the water levels rose up once again.

● Narrated Sayyidina al-Bara: “We were one thousand four hundred persons on the day of Al-Hudaibiya, and (at) Al-Hudaibiya (there) was a well. We drew out its water not leaving even a single drop. The Prophet ﷺsat at the edge of the well and asked for some water with which he rinsed his mouth, and then he threw it out into the well. We stayed for a short while and then drew water from the well and quenched our thirst, and even our riding animals drank water to their satisfaction.” [Bukhari]

53. A branch from tree responded to his call, went to him and then returned to its place. Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas narrates: Allah’s Messenger ﷺasked a Bedouin, “Will you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah ﷺif a branch of that tree comes to me when I call to it?” The Bedouin replied, “Yes.” The Messenger of Allahﷺ called to the branch. It broke off and jumped near him, then jumped back when he told it to do so.” [Tirmidhi; Imam al-Haythami, Majma’ al-Zawa’id]

54. Water flowed from his blessed fingers in abundance.

• Sayyidina Anas b. Malik narrates: It was the time of Asr prayer and people searched for water but in vain. Then the Messenger of Allahﷺ brought some water for ablution and he dipped his hand into the vessel, and ordered the people to do their wudhu. I saw water running out from under his fingers and all people till the last one did their ablution.” [Bukhari; Muslim]

55. His prayer for Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas, who consequently became the scholar amongst the Companions.

• The Messenger of Allah ﷺsaid, “O Allah! Give him knowledge of religion and teach him interpretation.” This supplication was accepted in such a way that Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas gained the glorious title of ‘Interpreter of the Qur’an’, and reached the elevated degree of ‘learned scholar of the Muslim community.’ [Bukhari; Muslim; Mustadrak; Imam ibn Hajar’s al-Isaba]

56. He prayed for Sayyidina Abu Qatada who, as a result, had a youthful radiant face until he died at the age of seventy. • Allah’s Messengerﷺ prayed for the Sayyidina Abu Qatada so that he would remain youthful: “May Allah prosper your face! O Allah, bless his hair and his skin!” When hdied at the age of seventy, he was like a youth of fifteen. [Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa; Mulla Ali al-Qari’s Sharh al-Shifa]

57. A lion killed the son of Abu Lahab as a result of the curse of the Messenger of Allahﷺ. The Messenger of Allahﷺ said, ‘Utba b. Abu Lahab: “O Allah, beset a dog on him from among your dogs!” Some time later, ‘Utba went on a journey during which a lion sought him out from among the caravan, and tore him to pieces. [Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa; Mulla Ali al-Qari, Sharh al-Shifa]

58. One of the camels of the Messenger of Allahﷺ grieved for him when he passed away, until it died.

• Allah’s Messengerﷺ had a camel called ‘Adba. After the Prophetﷺ wisal, the camel neither ate nor drank due to grief, until it died. [Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa]

59. A man who rejected a command of the Messenger of Allah ﷺwas cursed by him, and then struck by paralysis.

Once Allah’s Messengerﷺ saw a man eating with his left hand. He ordered him to eat with his right hand. The man replied: “I can’t.” The Messengerﷺ said as a malediction: “Henceforth you will be unable to raise it.” And after that he was unable to use it. [Muslim; ibn Hibban; Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa] ●

60. The Messenger of Allahﷺ gave several strands of his blessed hair to Sayyidina Khalid bin Waleed, who never lost a battle since then due to its blessings.

Allah’s Messengerﷺ gave Hazrat Khalid b. al-Waleed (known as Allah’s Sword) several of his hairs and prayed for his victory in battle. Sayyidina Khalid put them in his cap. As the result of these hairs and the blessings of the prayer, there was never a battle in which he then fought but he was victorious. [Qadi Iyaad’s al-Shifa; Imam al-Haythami, Majmau’z-Zawaid; al-Hakim, al-Mustadrak]

61. The Messenger of Allah ﷺreturns every greeting sent upon him. Allahumma salli ala Sayyidina Muhammad!

● Sayyidina Abu Hurayra narrates that the Messenger of Allahsaid, “No one greets me except Allah has returned my soul to me so that I can return his salam.” [Abu Dawud]

62. The Messenger of Allah,ﷺ though living in times deprived of medical science, had extremely vast knowledge of medical cures and remedies.

Imam ibn al-Qayyim says in his book of Prophetic medicine: “We have tried the Prophetic cures and found that they are more powerful than any type of regular medicine.” [al-Tibb al-Nabawi, Imam ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya]

63. His entrance into the city of Madinah transformed it into a sanctuary, and filled it with immense blessing. This was a city which had previously suffered from great troubles and affliction, and then became the best of them due to the Messenger of Allah.ﷺ “The Beloved Messenger said, “Madinah is best for them if they knew…” [Muslim] •