Day: January 23, 2024

264. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ declared it a form of charity and a sunnah to smile! • Sayyidina Abu Dhar reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “Your smile to your brother is a sadaqa (charitable act) for you. Your commanding the right and forbidding the wrong is a sadaqa. Your guiding a man in the land of misguidance is a sadaqa for you. Your seeing (showing the way) for a man with bad eyesight is a sadaqa for you. Your removing a stone or thorn or bone from the road is a sadaqa for you. Your emptying your bucket of water into your brother’s (empty) bucket is a sadaqa for you.” [Tirmidhi]

265. Prophet Musa caused water to stream from a rock, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ caused water to flow from his sacred fingers.

• Sayyidina Umar b. al-Khattab said, in a tribute, “O Messenger of God, may my parents be sacrificed to you. Moses, son of Imran, made to flow a stream of water from a stone. Is it not more wonderful that water flowed down from your fingers?” [Ihya Ulum al-Deen of Imam al-Ghazali, Vol. 1]

266. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ formed a deep brotherhood throughout
his Ummah, likening it to a human body.

Sayyidina Nu’man ibn Bashir reported that the Messenger of Allah said, “The likeness of the believers in their mutual love, mercy and affection is that of the body. When one limb of it complains, the rest of the body reacts with sleeplessness and fever.” [Bukhari; Muslim] ●

267. One who writes in honour of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is prayed for by the angels. • The Messenger of Allah said: “If a man glorifies me by writing books, the angels pray to God for his forgiveness so long as the book exists.” [Ihya Ulum al-Deen of Imam alGhazali, Vol. 1]

268. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ opened to us the realities of the treasures of dhikr.

• The Beloved Messenger of Allah said: “…If your state of mind is always the same as it is at the time of dhikr (remembrance of Allah), the Aangels would shake hands with you and would greet you on the path by saying, ‘Assalamu alaykum.” [Muslim] In his commentary of Sahih Muslim, Imam al-Nawawi says regarding this hadith: “This kind of sight is shown to someone who persists in meditation (muraqaba), reflection (fikr), and anticipation (iqbal) of the next world.”

269. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was most afflicted by trial but his character surpassed any level of grief he endured.

• Sayyidina Saa’d bin Abi Waqqas reports: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, who are the most afflicted of all people?” He replied, “The Prophets, then the righteous people, then those who are nearest to them in perfection and those who are nearest to them. Man is tested according to his religiosity; if he is strong religiously, his test is increased and if he is weak in religion, his test is reduced. And a believer will be tested until he walks on the earth sinless [i.e. his sins have been erased by series of afflictions that he endured.]” [Bukhari]

270. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ inspired a Jewish boy to embrace Islam on his deathbed. Sayyidina Anas b. Malik reported that a Jewish boy used to serve the Messenger of Allah. The boy became ill and Messenger of Allah went to visit him. He sat by his head and said, “Become a Muslim.” The boy looked at his father who was also sitting by his head. His father said to him, “Obey Abu’l-Qasim (may Allah bless him and grant him peace).” So the boy became a Muslim. The Messenger of Allah left, saying, “Praise be to Allah who has saved him from the Fire!” [Bukhari] ●

271. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ receives our durood/salawat wherever we may be. • The Messenger of Allah said, “Pray for Allah’s blessings upon me, for your blessings reach me from wherever you are.” [Sunan Abu Dawud]

272. Sayyidina Usman b. Maz’un’s love for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ increased when witnessing him receive revelation.

•Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas narrates, “While the Messenger of Allah was sitting in The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Verily, Allah orders justice and kindness…’ Usman said:
the courtyard of his house, Usman b. Maz’un passed by and smiled at the Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah said to him, “Won’t you sit down?” He said, “Certainly.” So the Messenger of Allah sat facing him, and while they were talking, the Messenger of Allah began looking up at the sky, looking at it for a while, then he brought his gaze down until he was looking at the ground to his right. Then the Messenger of Allah turned slightly away from his companion Usman to where he was looking. Then he began to tilt his head as if trying to understand something, and Usman ibn Maz’un was looking on. When the matter was finished and he had understood what had been said to him, the Messenger of Allah stared at the sky again as he had the first time, looking at whatever he could see until it disappeared. Then he turned back to face Usman again. Usman said, ‘O Muhammad, I have never seen you do anything like you did today while I was sitting with you.’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘What did you see me do?’ Usman said, ‘I saw you staring at the sky, then you lowered your gaze until you were looking to your right, then you turned to him and left me. Then you tilted your head as if you were trying to understand something that was being said to you.’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Did you notice that?’ Usman said, ‘Yes.’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘A messenger from Allah came to me just now, when you were sitting here.’ Usman said, ‘A messenger from Allah?’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Yes.’ Usman said, ‘And what did he say to you?’That was when faith was established in my heart and I began to love Muhammad.”” [Imam Ahmad]