Day: January 7, 2024

146. The Messenger of Allah predicted that he himself would slay Ubai b. Khalaf whose fate ended in utter torment.

• “When the Messenger of Allah was going up the hillock (during the battle of Uhud), he was followed by Ubai bin Khalaf who was saying: ‘Where is Muhammad? Either I kill him or I will be killed.’ The Companions of the Messenger of Allah said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, do you mind if one of us combats with him?’ But the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Leave him!’ So when he drew nearer, the Messenger of Allah took the spear from Sayyidina al-Harith bin as-Simma. Ubai bin Khalaf shivered violently in such a way that made all of them scatter in all directions violently and impulsively. Then the Messenger of Allah faced him, observed his clavicle through a gap between the wide opening of the armour and the part of his neck enclosed by. He speared him in that spot. The effect of the stroke was so strong that it made him roll off his horse over and over. When he returned to Quraysh, they found that he had only had a small scratch in his neck. So when blood became congested he said: ‘By Allah, Muhammad has killed me.’ Hearing him say so, they said: ‘By Allah you are afraid to death. By Allah, you are possessed by a devil.’ He replied: ‘He had already told me when we were in Makkah: ‘I will kill you.’ By Allah, had he spat on me, he would have killed me.’ Eventually, the enemy of Allah breathed his last at a place called Sarif, while they were taking him back to Makkah.” [Sirat ibn Hisham; Za’d Al-Ma’ad]

147. Allah granted him authority to divide things among the people as he pleased. • The Messenger of Allah said on several occassions, “Allah gives and I am the Distributor!” [Bukhari; Muslim]

148. In the Qur’an, the Messenger of Allah is addressed as Prophet/Messenger unlike other Prophets who are addressed by name. • [Tafsir Ruhul Bayaan]

149. The honour given to the Messenger of Allah is more than that given to Prophet Adam when the angels were ordered to bow to him. • [Tafsir Ruhul Bayaan]

150. The Messenger of Allah cured the mental illness of a person by passing his blessed hand over his face. • Sayyidina al-Wazi had a son who had become mentally ill. He took him to the Messenger of Allah, who passed his hand over his face and prayed for him. Thereafter none was more rational than he. [Imam Abu Nu’aym; Imam al-Bazzar]

151. Due to the excellence of the Messenger of Allah, our Ummah is the most excellent
of them.

• As Imam al-Busayri says in his famous Qasida Burdah: “Because of the noblest of Prophets, we are the nobles of Ummahs.”

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152. The light of the Messenger of Allah was the first of all creation.

● It is related that Sayyidina Jabir b. Abdullah said to the Messenger of Allah: “O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, tell me of the first thing Allah created before all things.” The Messenger of Allah replied: “O Jabir, the first thing Allah created was the light of your Prophet from His light…” [Imam Bayhaqi, Dala’il al-Nubuwwa; Imam al-Haythami; Imam al-Qastalani; Imam al-Suyuti; Shaykh Abd al Qadir, Sirr al-Asraar; Mulla Ali Qari; Imam Nablusi; Imam Nabahani]

153. This world would not have been created if not for the Messenger of Allah. • Sayyidina Salman al-Farsi reports that, “Jibra’il came to the Messenger of Allah and said, Allah says: I have not created anyone who is more honoured to me than you. I have created the world and all that is therein so that they may know the rank that you possess. I would not have created the world if I had not created you.” [Imam ibn Asakir]

154. Allah affirmed the pledge of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah as pledging allegiance to Him. ● Allah Most High says: “Those who pledge allegiance to you (O Prophet) are but pledging allegiance to Allah. The Hand of Allah is over their hands.” [Qur’an 48:10]

155. The fragrance of his blessed hand remained for days upon the place it had touched. Sayyidina Wa’il ibn Hajar said, “Whenever I shook hands with the Messenger of Allah, or my skin touched his skin, I smelled the scent of musk on my hand for three days.” [Majma’ al-Zawa’id] ●

156. The Messenger of Allah cured the toothache of his Companion with his touch and supplication.

• Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Rawaha went to the Messenger of Allah saying, “O Messenger of Allah, I suffer from a molar tooth that pains me greatly!” The Messenger of Allah placed his hand on his cheek saying, “O Allah, remove from him the pain he suffers and the distress, by the prayer of Your Blessed Prophet, whose rank is high with You!” He repeated this prayer seven times. Sayyidina ibn Rawaha left the Messenger of Allah’s presence completely cured. [Imam al-Suyuti, al-Khasa’is al-Kubra]

157. The Messenger of Allah cured severe swelling and discomfort simply through his blessed touch.

• Sayyidina Shurahbil al-Ju’fi said, “I came to the Messenger of Allah with a swelling on my palm and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! This swelling has tormented me and it prevents me from holding my sword or the reins of my mount!’ He blew on my palm, then put his palm on the swelling and went on massaging it until it disappeared.” [Imam Bukhari’s al-Tarikh al-Kabir; Tabarani; Bayhaqi]

158. Allah mentions the Messenger of Allah’s journey of al-Mi’raj with great splendour. In the verse: “By the star when it descended.” [Qur’an 53:1] • Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq, teacher of Imam Abu Hanifa, explains that “By the star (wannajmu)…” refers to the Messenger of Allah, and the term “when it descended
hawaa)…” refers to his descent from the skies during the night of Mi’raj. [Tafsir Imam

Qurtubi] Thus the explanatory translation of this verse would read: “By the Star, Muhammad, when he descended from al-Mi’raj.”