Noor Al-Absaar 3

FOREWORD
“Loving the beloved Prophet is an essential part of belief.”
- Shaykh Ramy Najmeddine
ALL PRAISE IS DUE TO ALLAH LORD OF THE WORLDS, Sustainer of the universe, to Him belong
the endowments and proper commendations, I bear witness, know, believe and declare
that there is no God worthy of worship except you Oh Allah, and that Muhammad (peace
and blessings be upon him) is His beloved Prophet and Messenger.
Allah The Most High states: “Indeed Allah and His angels bless the Prophet Muhammad. O
you who believe, invoke blessings on him and invoke peace upon him in a worthy
manner.”[al-Ahzab verse: 56].
In other words, say: ‘O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and grant him peace’
(Allāhumma sallī wa-sallim alā sayyidinā Muhammad). Praise be to Allah ! Nothing in this
world is comparable to the praise and blessings that Allah, The Most High, and His angels
have bestowed upon the beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon
him).Allah The Most High has commanded the believers to invoke blessings upon
theProphet (peace be upon him), after He has revealed and made it known to us that He
himself and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. This is the ultimate honour, there
truly is no honour more perfect and befitting than the honour that Allah The Most High, has
given his beloved Prophet.
So if you want to elevate your spiritual state, then enter into this virtue of invoking blessings
upon the beloved Prophet (peace be upon him), by exhorting sincere effort into this action,
that which Allah The Most High, has attributed to Himself and to His angels, and the blessings
of Allah The Most High is a mercy comparable to the highest honour and esteem.When you
invoke blessings upon the beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) you utter the words,
‘Allāhumma sallī wa-sallim ‘alā sayyidinā Muhammad’ which means: ‘O Allah, bless our
master Muhammad and grant him peace’. But what are you actually doing? Is it you that
is sending blessings upon him? Or are you asking Allah The Most High to send His blessings
upon him? The reality with your invocation is that the blessings you’re sending upon the
Prophet is a request to Allah The Most High to invoke His blessings upon him, as the reality of
sending blessings upon the Prophet is something executed by none other than Allah The
Most High.
It is known that among the greatest means of obtaining ease in times of hardship is
invocating blessings and peace upon the beloved Prophet, may Allah’s peace and
blessings be upon him, which the Prophet himself clarified for us clearly in a Hadith tradition
narrated by Ubai bin Ka’ab [may Allah be pleased with him], who said; ‘I said, ‘O
Messenger of Allah, I supplicate often, so how much of my supplication should I devote to
you?’ He replied, ‘as you desire’. I said, ‘a quarter of it?’ He said ‘as you desire, but if you
were to increase upon this, it would be better for you.’ I said, ‘half of it?’ He said, ‘as you
desire, but if you were to increase upon this, it would be better for you.’ I said, ‘two-thirds of
it?’ He said again, ‘as you desire, but if you were to increase upon this, it would be better
for you.’ Finally I said, ‘and if I dedicate my supplication in its entirety to you?’ He said, ‘then
your needs will be satisfied, and your sins forgiven.’ [Narrated by Imam Ahmad, Tirmidhi,
and al-Hakim, who declared it to be a rigorously authenticated tradition]
What more could the worshipper require besides this? And all of this is obtained through
invoking blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), as with
it lies the key to assuring goodness in the affairs of this life, and in the Hereafter.
My dear reader, we are living in an information age where just about any sort of data is
accessible via our fingertips, where information, questions and debates on sound topics are
circulated regurgitated and conveyed to the masses via social media, where just about
any individual armed with a keyboard and a credit card can upload a website addressing
a topic without any authenticity in what is conveyed or possess any authority to convey it,
where many uneducated opinions are published and shared especially in the matters of
religion, where deviant anthropomorphist scholars have discovered this phenomenon to
be the quickest avenue to reach a wider audience, they spread their misguided ideologies
rebadged as pure Islam, mostly attracting the attention of troubled vulnerable youth. Purists
they are not, rather they’re callers to the gates of confusion and Hellfire, they’ve hijacked
Islam and their continuous efforts will reap dangerous unwanted results on many levels.
This phenomenon has given rise to a distorted understanding of traditional Islam. Agreed
upon matters are being twisted, misinterpreted and even removed, discrediting, belittling
and distorting over a thousand years of sound scholarship. It is indeed a cancer in our
community eating us from within and we are seeing first-hand the unfolding destruction
and havoc it brings with it.In response to these occurrences my dear reader you now have
in your possession a compilation of authentic traditions extracted from authentic texts of
scholars of traditional Islam. It will not only shed light onto much of the misunderstandings
on various topics surrounding the beloved Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) but also
address the many questions and debates in circulation by those who have no access to
traditional scholarship. This will reignite the reality of his status not only with Allah The Most
High, but also his status as traditional scholars understood it.
My dear brother in Islam and friend Sheikh Taahir Sadiq has worked tirelessly for many nights
with sincere effort to deliver to you the meanings, the realities and the honourable virtues
of Muhammad, the beloved Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I ask
Allah The Most High that he magnifies and accepts this sincere service of his to the beloved
Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and that he strengthens him and keeps him
steadfast on the straight path and accepts him to be with those blessed to enter the
Garden of Paradise to be amongst the Prophets and Righteous. May you also dear reader
benefit with the advice, directions and blessings contained therein and may it be a source
of further strength, certainty, enlightenment and love. Allahumma Ameen.
-The Poor and Needy Slave, Shaykh Ramy Najmeddine

PREFACE
All praises are due to Allah who created the Noor of His Habeeb‫ ﷺ‬from His Noor and
salutations upon our master Muhammad as many times as there are stars in the sky and
salutations upon our master Muhammad in every breath of every soul from the moment
Allah created them.
“Maa kunta taqoolu fee Haazar'Rajul?”(Sahih Bukhari 1/462, #1308). “What is it that you
used to say about this man?”
This is the question which every person will be asked about RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in the grave after
being shown his blessed face. So, it is imperative that we have good aqaaid about
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬for it is the source of our salvation in the world and hereafter. But then for
some, it’s not about the greed of heaven or fear of hell. It’s just about a state of the heart
where the heart cries out “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.” We are living in a time where some people
want to drag Muslims away from RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. This is an age when showing adab to
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and his Relics is labelled as ‘shirk’ and mentioning his merits and maujizaat is
labelled as ‘ghulu’ (exaggeration). Such a phobia has been created that a common
Muslim is silenced if he as much as even talks about RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and is labelled a “Mushrik”
even at the slightest expression of love towards Sayyidina Muhammad‫ﷺ‬.
In such circumstances, it is necessary that we, the Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaa'ah, start
knowing our Nabi‫ ﷺ‬and know our proofs. For they are out shouting, "RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is human
like us", "he is dead", "it is shirk to seek blessings from his Relics" etc. May Allah save us and
our nears and dears from such evil beliefs, aameen.
This small compilation aims at presenting the Manaaqib and Khasaais of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬as is
mentioned in Quran, ahadith and sayings of classical Ulama.

Even as it must be understood that no amount of words can do justice to the lofty status in
which Allah has placed His Beloved. For without a doubt, the merits of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬start
from where our thought process ends.
“Ba Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬barsaan khwaish raa ki Deen hama oost
Agar bah-o-nar Sayyidi tamaam bu Lahabi ast.”
- Allama Iqbal
(Cling to the Chosen One‫ ﷺ‬for the Deen is manifested in him
For if you do not reach upto him, everything else is the [arrogance & ignorance
of] Abu Lahab).
- Abd An-Nabi
Sheikh Taahir Sadiq

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All praises are due to Allah who gave me strength to compile this booklet on the manaaqib
of His Habeeb‫ﷺ‬. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬chooses whom he wishes to mention about his greatness.
Had it not been for his‫ ﷺ‬grace and mercy, I would not have been able to do this work.
This compilation would not have been possible without looking up various works of Shaykh
Al-Islam Dr.Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, may Allah bless him abundantly for his efforts. In
addition I refered to the book “The Defense of The Sunnah” by Shaykh Ibrahim Muhammad
Hakim Ash-Shaghouri.
I have extensively used Naat couplets of Aala Hazrat Shah Imaam Ahmad Raza Khan
Barelvi rahimahullah in this work. May Allah fill his qabr with Noor, aameen. It is due to his
efforts that Ahlus Sunnah is thriving today in subcontinent.
While compiling this work, I frequently consulted Sidi Muhammad Touseef Mohiuddin and
Sidi Ruhan Madni Naqash. May Allah reward them for their constant help and support and
grant them closeness to His Habeeb‫ﷺ‬, aameen.
The credit for graphics design goes to Sidi Muhammad Farhan Jamil. I am deeply indebted
to him for it. May Allah bless him with Eemaan-e-Kaamil and prosperity in the world and in
the hereafter, aameen.
Table of Contents
Chapter Title Page

No. Number
1 Haqeeqat Al-Muhammadiyah‫ﷺ‬ 1
2 His noble birth and the events surrounding it 9
3 Concerning the unparalleled looks of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and the miracles 23

associated with his blessed body
4 Concerning Istigaasa, Tawassul and seeking blessings and cure from his 48
Tabarukaat
5 His miracles 66
6 The Repeller of afflictions and diseases 81
7 Ilm-e-Ghaib : Matchless knowledge of the Flawless Pearl 95
8 The aqeedah of Haazir wa Naazir (Present and Witnessing) 121
9 Concerning him seeing Allah on the night of Me’raj 122
10 Concerning his uniqueness among the whole creation 127
11 Virtues of salawaat 129
12 The love of Sahaaba and Taabi’een towards the Kaaba‫ ﷺ‬of Kaaba 145
13 Love of animals, trees and rocks towards Al-Mustafa‫ﷺ‬ 165
14 Virtues of reciting Naat in praise of the Beloved‫ﷺ‬ 172
15 Hayyun fee qabrihee : Alive in his‫ ﷺ‬blessed Grave 179
16 Maqaam Al-Mahmood 195
Appendix-I (Virtues of Madina Munawarra) 198
Appendix-II (Manaaqib Al-Imaam Al-Azam Imaam Abu Hanifa) 202
Appendix-III (Hyperlinks to other PDFs) 207
Appendix-IV (Brief response in defense of the narration of Hazrat Maalik 208

Ad-Daar from page 182.
CHAPTER 1 : HAQEEQAT AL-MUHAMMADIYAH‫ﷺ‬
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“Har kuja beeni jahaan-e-rang-o-bu
Aan k az khakash barwaid aarzu
Yaa zi Noor-e-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬ou ra bahasat
Yaa hanooz ander talaash-e-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬ast.”
- Allama Iqbal (rahimahullah)
(Wherever you see the glitter of colors and fragrances
And everything from whose dust the wishes arise
It either shines due to the Noor of Mustafa‫ﷺ‬
Or it is still searching for Al-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬until now)
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu :
The Sahaaba asked, “Ya RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬When were you bestowed with the honour of
Nubuwat?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬replied, “(I was the Nabi) When the creation of Aadam (alaihis salaam) was
between his Ruh and body.”
Sunnan Tirmidhi 5/585, #3609
Dalaail An-Nubuwah : Imaam Bayhaqi 2/130
Mawlid RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬: Allama Ibn Kathir, p.24
This narration is Sahih and has many variants
“Wo‫ ﷺ‬jo na thay toa kuch na tha wo jo na ho toa kuch na ho
Jaan hain wo jahaan ki jaan hai toa jahaan hai.”
- Imaam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi
(When he‫ ﷺ‬was not there, nothing existed and without him nothing will exist
He is the soul of universe, it is due to the soul that the whole existence thrives)
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “When Allah created Aadam (alaihis salaam), He informed him of his
descendants. At this Sayyidina Aadam saw the superiority of some over others. Then he
saw me towards the end in the form of an illuminating Noor.
Sayyidina Aadam asked, “O my Lord who is this?”
Allah replied, “He is your son Ahmad who is the first and the last and he will be the first to
intercede.”
Khasaais Al-Kubra : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 1/102
The narration is Sahih. Also found with a shorter Sahih Sanad in an earlier work called “Hadith
Sarraj” by Imaam Sarraj.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu :
I asked RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, “May my father and mother be sacrificed on you. Where were you
when Aadam (alaihis salaam) was in Jannah?”
At this RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬smiled until his blessed teeth were visible. Then he said, “I was in his
spine. And I was in Nuh's (alaihis salaam) spine when he boarded the ark. And I was in the
spine of Ibrahim (alaihis salaam). My ancestors never met except through nikah. Allah
always passed me through pure generations. In Torah and Injeel, glad tidings of my advent
were announced. Every Nabi mentioned my traits. The morning became luminant due to
my Noor and due to me, clouds give shade. Allah honoured me by naming me from among
His names : The Lord of the Arsh is Mahmood and I am Muhammad‫ﷺ‬. Allah promised me
the fount of Kausar and made me the the first one who will intercede and I am the first
person whose intercession will be accepted. Allah made my advent among the best of my
generations. My Ummah will praise Allah and command good and forbid evil.”
Taareekh Madina Damishq : Ibn Asakir 3/408
Tafseer Durr Al-Mansur : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 6/332
Al-Bidaayah Wal-Nihaayah : Allama Ibn Kathir 2/258
Faiz Al-Qadeer : Imaam Munawi 3/437
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Verily when Allah created the Noor of our Nabi‫ﷺ‬, it was commanded by Allah to look
towards the souls of the Prophets. The Ruh of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬engulfed all the Prophets in it's
Noor by the power of Allah.
The Ambiya asked, “O our Lord ! Who has covered us in this Noor?” Allah replied, “This is
the Noor of Muhammad bin Abdullah‫ﷺ‬. If you believe in him, you will be bestowed with the
honour of Nubuwat.”
The Ambiya said, “We affirm our faith in him and his Nubuwat.”
Al-Mawahib Al-Ladunya : Imaam Qastallani 1/66
“The angles were commanded to do Sajda to Aadam (alaihis salaam) because there was
the Noor of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in the forehead of Aadam.”
Tafseer Kabeer : Imaam Fakhruddin Raazi 2/302
“Malaaika ne kiya yun toa sajda Aadam ko
Dar’asl kisko tha sajda Huzoor‫ ﷺ‬jaantay hain.”
(It looked like the angels prostrated before Aadam
In reality towards whom was the prostration directed : The Honoured One‫ ﷺ‬knows)
Narrated by Sayyidina Umar radi Allahu anhu :
Hazrat Aadam alihis salaam said, “Ya Allah ! I ask you through the waseela of
Muhammad(‫ )ﷺ‬to forgive me.”
And Allah asked, “How did you know Muhammad(‫ )ﷺ‬since I have not yet unveiled him?”
Sayyidina Adam replied, “When You created me with Your Hands and blew Your Soul into
me, I lifted my head and saw “Laa Illaha IllAllahu Muhammad'ur RasoolAllah” written on
the pillars of the Arsh. Therefore, I realized that You will inscribe with Your name, the name
of someone who is most Beloved to You among all Your creations.”
Allah replied, “O Adam ! You said the truth. Indeed he is the most Beloved to Me amongst
all My creations. And since you have asked for forgiveness with his waseela, I forgive you.
Had it not been for Muhammad(‫)ﷺ‬, then I would not have created you.”
Dalaail An-Nubuwah : Imaam Bayhaqi 5/488-489

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Tafseer Durr Al-Manthur : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 1/60
Mawlid RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬: Allama Ibn Kathir, p.24
Mustadrak Al-Haakim : Imaam Haakim 2/615
“Agar naam-e-Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬ra naya wird-e-Shafee Aadam
Na Aadam yaaftay Tauba na Nuh az garq-e-najayna.”
- Maulaana Jaami
(Had it not been for the blessed name of Muhammad‫ﷺ‬, Aadam would not have spoken
the words of forgiveness
Neither would have Aadam been forgiven neither Nuh saved from drowning)
Allah sent a revelation upon Sayyidina Eesa alaihis salaam, “O Eesa ! Profess your faith in
Muhammad(‫ )ﷺ‬and tell your Ummah that those who find his time should also believe in him.
Know that had it not been for Muhammad(‫)ﷺ‬, I would not have created Aadam. If not for
him, I would have created neither Jannah nor hell.
When I created the Arsh over water, it shook. So I wrote the words 'Laa illaha ilAllah
Muhammad'ur RasoolAllah' over it and then it stopped shaking.”
Musatadrak Al-Haakim : Imaam Haakim 2/671, #4227
Meezaan Al-Aitadaal : Imaam Dahaabi 5/299, #6336
Lisaan Al-Meezaan : Allama Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani 4/354, #1040
“Jalway hain saaray tere ‫ ﷺ‬hi dum se aabad aalam tere karam se
Baaqi har ik shay naqsh-e-khayaali saaray Nabi tere darr ke sawaali.”
(Everything is due to you ‫ ﷺ‬and the universe thrives because of your grace
Everything else in creation is just a figment of imagination ; all Ambiya seek help at your
doorstep)
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Narrated by Sayyidina Kaab Al-Ahbaar radi Allahua anhu :
“The word 'Yaaseen' (Quran 36:1) is an oath. 2000 years before the creation of the heavens
and earth, Allah had taken an oath : O Muhammad ! Verily you are among the Mursaleen.
By the Quran full of wisdom, verily you are among the Mursaleen.”
Ash-Shifa : Qadi Iyadh 1/73
“Kabhi Yaaseen kabhi Taaha kabhi Wal-Layl aaya
Jiski qasmein mera Rabb khaata hai
Kitni dilkash mere Mehbub‫ ﷺ‬ki soorat hogi.”
(Sometimes he is called Yaaseen, other times Taaha and Wal-Layl
The [face] by which my Lord takes His oaths
How beautiful would be the face of my Beloved‫) ﷺ‬
Narrated by Sayyidina Kaab Al-Ahbaar radi Allahu anhu :
Hazrat Aadam told (his sons), “Whenever you make zikr of Allah, make zikr of the name
'Muhammad‫ 'ﷺ‬as well. Verily, I found this name written on the Arsh when I was between
Ruh and body. I roamed all the skies and found no place where this name was not written.
I saw it written on the necks of Hoors, on the palaces of Jannah, on the trees of Jannah, on
the leaves of Sidratul Muntaha, on the eyes of courtiers and between the eyes of angels.
Make a remembrance of this name for indeed the angels make a wird of this name
excessively.”
Khasaais Al-Kubra: Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 1/12
Taareekh Damishq : Ibn Asakir 23/281
A similar narration is cited by Imaam Saalihi in his work Sabilul Huda war-Rashad (1/86) and
he writes that it has been collected by Imaam Ibn Jauzi with a good chain in Al-Wafa bi
Ahwal Al-Mustafa‫ﷺ‬.
Among the Bani Isra'eel, there was a person who committed grave sins all his life. When he
died, the people threw his body in garbage and did not even offer his Janaaza.
Allah commanded Musa alaihis salaam through revelation to offer his Janaaza.
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Hazrat Musa said, “O My Lord ! My people are a witness that this person committed grave
sins throughout his life.”
Allah said, “He indeed did commit sins. But when he used to read the name of Muhammad‫ﷺ‬
in Tauraat, he used to kiss it and place it over his eyes. It is due to this deed that I forgive all
his sins.”
(Kissing the name of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in books or kissing one's thumbs and then touching them
with eyes on hearing his name during Adhaan is a Bid'ah according to Wahaabis which will
lead a person to hell)
“Four thousand years after the origin of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, Allah created the Arsh and all other
things from Noor-e-Muhammadi‫ﷺ‬.”
Sirr Al-Asrar : Ghaus Al-Azam Shaykh Syed Abd Al-Qadir Jeelani, p.56
“Su‫ ﷺ‬Noor-e-azal khusk-o-tarr ga’e munawwar
Gattan manz su‫ ﷺ‬Maah-e-tamaam Allah Allah.”
- Couplet from a Kashmiri Naat Shareef
(He‫ ﷺ‬is the first Noor which illuminated the lands and seas
In the darkness of the night, he‫ ﷺ‬is the full moon, Allah Allah)
“The first reality is Noor Al-Muhammadi‫ﷺ‬.”
Mirqaat Sharah Mishqaat : Mullah Ali Qaari 1/289
“At the start, Allah created Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬from His Noor as is mentioned in Hadith Qudsi : At
the start, I created Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬from My Noor.”
Sirr Al-Asraar : Shaykh Syed Abd Al-Qadir Jeelani, p.55
“The source of all creation, the whole universe and Aadam alaihis salaam is the Noor of
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. Hence it has been reported in a Sahih hadith that the first thing which Allah
created was the Noor of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
Madaarij un Nubuwah : Shaykh Abdul Haqq Muhaddis Dehalvi 2/13
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"When Allah the Most High decided to bring the creation into existence, He created
Haqeeqat Al-Muhammadiyah‫ ﷺ‬from His Noor and from it's faiz He created the whole of
creation."
Al-Mawaahib Al-Laduniya : Imaam Qastallani 1/55
“Tu‫ ﷺ‬sabse awwal tu sabse aakhir mila hai husn-e-dawaam tujhko
Hai umr laakho baras ki teri magar hai taaza shabaab tera.”
(You‫ ﷺ‬are the First and you are the Last, you have been bestowed with eternal elegance
Even as your age is in millions of years, yet your youthfulness is fresh)
“The whole body of Sayyidina RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was Noor.”
Commentary on Shamaail Tirmidhi : Maulaana Zakariya Khandalvi under the commentary

of hadith #325, p.183. Maulaana Zakariya is a highly respected scholar among Deobandis.
Deobandis consider him among their Akaabir.
“Our aqeedah is that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is the Noor of Allah.”
Fatawa Sanaiya : Maulaana Sanaullah Amritsari 2/437
Maulaana Sanaullah is a highly respected scholar among the Wahaabis. He himself

belonged to the Wahaabi ideology.
“Aadam’as aalam’as ti ba’e Nabiyan ibtida chei haz intihaa choanui
Sal Allahu alayka Yaa RasoolAllah wa sallam alayka Yaa HabeebAllah.”
- Couplet from Kashmiri Naat Shareef
(Of Aadam, universe and other Ambiya you are the start and at you is the end
Salutations be upon you O Messenger of Allah ! And Peace be upon you, O Beloved of
Allah)
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CHAPTER 2 : HIS NOBLE BIRTH AND THE EVENTS SURROUNDING IT
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“Allah did confer a great favour on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger
from among themselves, rehearsing unto them the Signs of Allah, purifying them and
instructing them in Scripture and Wisdom while, before that they had been in manifest error.”
Quran 3:164
“When the time of the birth of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬closed in, Allah ordered :
'Open all the gates of skies and heavens.' The status of angels increased. The depth of seas
and the flow of rivers increased. Shaytaan was chained in 70 chains and thrown upside
down in Bahr-e-Ameeq and all the evil Jinns were captured. The sun was clothed with a
supreme robe of Noor. And there was no such tree which did not bear fruits. Tranquility
descended everywhere and there was a downpour of the rains of mercy. The angels started
congratulating each other. 70,000 trees of Musk were planted around the Hauz-e-Kausar.”
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was in the womb of Hazrat Aamina radi Allahu anha, she used to see
dreams wherein she was told, “The Leader of this nation is in your womb. And the sign of his
birth will be that with his birth a bright light will emerge which will spread and illuminate the
palaces of Busrah city in the distant Syria. When he is born, name him Muhammad. In the
Holy Books of Torah and the Injeel his name is Ahmad, and all the Creations of the earth
and the skies will praise him.”
At-Tabaqaat Al-Kubra : Ibn Saad 1/102
Narrated by Sayyidina Has'saan bin Thaabit radi Allahu anhu :
I was on the roof of my house in the morning when I heard a voice which I had never heard
before. A Jew was standing on the castle of Madina with a wooden torch in his hand and
saying, “This is the star of Ahmad which has risen. This star does not rise except when a new
Nabi comes. Of all the Prophets, only Ahmad is yet to arrive.”
Khasaais Al-Kubra : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 1/59-60
Narrated by Sayydina Irbad bin Sariya radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “When my mother gave birth to me, a Noor emerged from her which
illuminated the palaces of Syria.”
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Musnad Ahmad 4/184
Mustadrak Al-Haakim : Imaam Haakim 2/616-617
Majmua Az-Zawaaid : Imaam Haytami 8/221, #13842
This narration is Sahih and has other variants too. Such dreams are seen by the mothers of
Ambiya and the Prophetic Noor of our Beloved Nabi Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬did illuminate the
corners of the world through his message.
In the previous chapter we also learnt of the physical noor of the Prophet Muhammad‫ﷺ‬
which is one of his miraculous traits. InshaAllah we will see more ahadith on his Nooraniyat
in the next chapter. His Noor was present and more vibrant than anything even when Adam
was created, as was shown by a Sahih hadith. Maybe the dream of Sayyidah Aamina also
points towards that same Noor.
Sayyidina Usman bin Abi Al-Aas radi Allahu anhu narrates from his mother :
The night RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was born, I was with Hazrat Aamina. Everywhere I looked, I saw
Noor. And the stars came so close to earth that I thought they would fall on me. When
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was born, all I saw was Noor.
Also reported by Imaam Bayhaqi, Imaam Tabarani and Abu Nu’aym
Narrated by Sayyidah Aamina radi Allahu anha :
The night RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was born, an announcer announced (unseen voice) :
“How great ! How great ! Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬has grasped (conquered) the whole world. Nothing
from the creations of the world has remained which hasn't come under his grasp obediently
(happily).”
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Before the birth of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, the Shayaateen and jinn would journey to the heavens
and eavesdrop upon the events destined for mankind and then use it to their advantage.
In some cases they gave news to fortune-tellers who became consultants for their clients.
Upon the birth of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, the heavens became guarded by meteors that chased
would-be eavesdroppers away and thereby prevent the mischief of Shayaateen and jinn.
Sayyidina Makhzum radi Allahu anhu narrated from his father who had reached the age of
150 years, that:
“When the night arrived during which RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was born :
 The palaces of Kisra started shaking with a loud noise and 14 of its pillars fell down.
 The fire of Persia got extinguished on its own. It had been continuously burning for
past 1000 years.
 The water of Sadah lake disappeared and it dried completely.”
When Abu Lahab died, someone from his family (who was a Muslim) saw him in a dream
and he was in a bad state.
He asked Abu Lahab, “How are you?”
Abu Lahab replied, “I am in a very severe torment and I don‟t get respite from it. However,
I get water from this finger from which I freed Thuwaibah.”
Sahih Bukhari 5/1961, #4813
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was born, the news of his birth was delivered to Abu Lahab by his slave-
girl hazrat Thuwaibah. Being the uncle of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, Abu Lahab naturally felt happy and
out of happiness freed the slave. In those days, if a master wished to free a slave, he would
raise his finger.
Abu Lahab, despite being a Kaafir got respite for expressing happiness on the birth of
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, what would be the reward of those Muslims who express joy and happiness
over his birth?
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“This narration is a proof for those who celebrate Mawlid. If Abu Lahab, whom the Quran
condemns in strongest terms, got relief for expressing happiness on Mawlid by freeing a
slave, what would be the reward of those Muslims who express love and happiness on
Mawlid An-Nabi‫”?ﷺ‬
“And this is because the act of Abu Lahab was associated with Saahib-e-Nubuwat, so the
act was not rendered waste.”
Shuab Al-Eemaan : Imaam Bayhaqi 1/261
“The torment of Abu Lahab was reduced due to the grace of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
Sharah As-Sunnah : Imaam Baghawi 9/76
“Imaam Qurtubi says : When it has come in Sahih narrations that a disbeliever got rewarded
for service to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, then it is accepted.”
Umdat Al-Qaari Sharah Sahih Bukhari : Allama Badr Ad-Deen Aynee 20/95
“It is inferred from this incident that a good act of a disbeliever which is associated with
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is rewarded.”
Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti has written a whole book on the permissibility of Mawlid entitled
“Husn Al-Maqsid fee Amal Al-Mawlid” wherein he has used this hadith as one of the proofs
of celebrating Mawlid An-Nabi‫ﷺ‬. In addition there are many more ahadith which talk about
permissibility of Mawlid. The pdf of Imaam Suyuti‟s book can be downloaded from here :
http://maktabah.org/en/item/245-husn-al-maqsad-fi-amal-al-mawlid-suyuti
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Qataada Ansari radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was asked about fasting on Mondays. He said, “It is the day I was born and
on this day I received Nubuwat and on this day Quran was revealed to me.”
Sahih Muslim 2/819, #1162
Narrated by Sayyidina Muawiya radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬came to a group of Sahaaba and asked them, “What has made you sit
together?”
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They said, “We sat to pray to Allah and to praise Him for guiding us to His religion and for
blessing us with you.”
He‫ ﷺ‬said, “By Allah, has nothing else made you sit together?”
They said, “By Allah nothing else made us sit together.”
He‫ ﷺ‬said, “Know that I did not make you swear on this because I doubted you but because
Jibra’eel came to me and informed me that Allah is proudly showing you off to the angels.”
Sunnan Nasai #5428
Musnad Ahmad #16488
Countless classical Ulama have written in favour of Mawlid An-Nabi‫ﷺ‬. They include but are
not limited to :
Allama Ibn Kathir, Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani, Allama Ibn Hajar Makki, Mullah Ali Qaari,
Imaam Qastallani, Shaykh Abdul Haqq Muhaddis Dehalvi, Shah Waliullah Muhaddis
Dehalvi, etc.
Will anyone dare to accuse these scholars of promoting “Bid’ah”?
Narrated by Sayyidah Aamina radi Allahu anha :
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was born, a white could appeared which engulfed RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬after
which it disappeared. Then I heard a voice saying :
“Take Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬to the east and west of the world and the seas so that they recognize
his blessed face and blessed features.”
Thereafter I saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬holding three keys encrusted with pearls. Again I heard a
voice :
“The blessed hands of Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬hold the keys of victory, authority and Nubuwat.”
There are many other Sahih ahadith which state that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬holds the keys to the
treasures of the earth :
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “While I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the earth were placed
in my hand.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬also has the authority to grant Jannah to people as is evident from this
narration:
Narrated by Sayyidina Rabia bin Kaab radi Allahu anhu :
I used to attend to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬at nights and bring the water of ablution for him. On one
occasion, he asked me, “Ask what you want.”
I replied, “I seek your companionship in Jannah.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Anything else?”
I said, “This is sufficient for me.”
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told me, “(Jannah has been given to you) Now help me by increasing
your sujood.”
Sunnan Abu Dawood 2/35, #1320
Sunnan Nasaai 2/227, #1138
Musnad Ahmad 4/59, #16628
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Mawebah radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “I have been granted keys to all the treasures of the earth as well as
Jannah.”
Sunnan Daarimi 1/50, #78
Sunnan Al-Kubra : Imaam Bayhaqi 1/213, #965
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 6/304, #3164
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Muajam Al-Kabeer : Imaam Tabaraani 17/278, #767
(Imaam Tabaraani narrates this from Sayyidina Uqba bin Aamir radi Allahu anhu)
During the Khilaafah of Sayyidina Umar and Sayyidina Usmaan radi Allahu anhum and even
after that, Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu used to say, “You may conquer
whichever city you want. By Him in whose Hand is my soul ! Whichever city you conquer,
know that Allah has already placed it's keys in the hands of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬buwad Paadshah-e-Haqeeqi
Hamaa Paadshaahaan gadaa-e-Muhammad‫ﷺ‬.”
- Maulaana Jaami
(Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬is the King in reality
All the other Kings are the servants of Muhammad‫)ﷺ‬
Narrated by Sayyidina Baraa bin Aazab radi Allahu anhu :
While digging the trenches of Khandaq, a hard rock came up and we could not break it.
We complained to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬regarding it.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬examined the rock, took the hammer in his hand. Saying 'bismillah' he hit the
stone and a third part of the rock broke off.
Then, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Allahu Akbar ! I have been given the keys of Syria. By Allah ! I am
seeing the palaces of Syria.”
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬hit the rock again and a third part of the rock fell off.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Allahu Akbar ! I have been given the keys of Persia. By Allah ! I am
seeing the white palace of Madaain.”
After this RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬broke off the remaining portion of the rock and said, “Allahu Akbar
! I have been given the keys of Yemen. By Allah ! I am seeing the doors of Sanaa from here.”
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“Unkay haath main har kunji hai
Maalik-e-Kull kehlaatay ye hain.”
(His blessed hand holds all the keys
He is known as ‘The Master of whole existence’)
Narrated by Sayyidina Ali bin Zayd radi Allahu anhu :
When Hazrat Abu Taalib would look at RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, he would recite the following couplet-
“Allah, in order to honour him‫ ﷺ‬with dignity and piety, has named him as per His name.
And that, Allah-the owner of Arsh is ‘Mahmud’ and this is Muhammad‫ﷺ‬.”
Taareekh As-Sagheer : Imaam Bukhari 1/13, #31
Fath Al-Baari : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 6/555
Tafseer Ibn Kathir : Allama Ibn Kathir 4/526
The scholars say that Allah had inspired Sayyidina Abdul Mutallib to choose the name
“Muhammad”(‫ )ﷺ‬for RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬since this name is a combination of all attributes that are
worthy of praise and that his noble name be according to his lofty character and noble
attributes.
Sayyidina Abdul Mutallib used to say, “Allah, in order to honour RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬with dignity
and piety, has named him as per His name. And that, Allah-the owner of Arsh is ‘Mahmud’
and this is Muhammad(‫)ﷺ‬.”
Mawlid RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬: Allama Ibn Kathir, p.29
“If Allah unveils the blessings of the noble name of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬even today, then due to
it’s barakah, the dead will come back to life, the darkness of unbelief will vanish from the
unbelievers and inattentive hearts will get busy in the remembrance of Allah.”
Az-Zubdah fee Sharah Al-Burdah : Mullah Ali Qaari, p.60
“Rasool-e-Mujtaba kahiye, Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬Mustafa kahiye
Khuda ke baad bus wo hain phir iske baad kya kahiye

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Shariat ka hai israar ki Khatm-ul-Ambiya kahiye
Aur mohabbat ka takaaza hai ki Mehbub-e-Khuda kahiye.”
(Hail him as the Chosen Rasool ; praise him as Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬, the Selected One
Affter Allah he is the only one, then what remains to be said next?
Shariah insists that we call him as the Seal of all Messengers
While emotions of love prompts to call him as the Beloved of Allah)
Not only has been the name of RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬derived from the name of Allah but it is the
decree of Allah that where Allah is mentioned, His Habeeb is mentioned as well !
“He who obeys the Messenger ‫ﷺ‬, obeys Allah…”
Quran 4:80
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬said, “Jibra’eel came to me and said : My Lord and your Lord has conveyed
to me to ask you as to how He has raised your mention?”
RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬said, “Allah knows best.”
Sayyidina Jibra’eel said, “(Allah says : O My Beloved ‫ )ﷺ‬Whenever I am mentioned, you too
will be mentioned.”
Sahih Ibn Hibban 8/175, #3382
Musnad Abu Ya’la 2/522, #1380
Jaa‟mi Al-Bayaan : Imaam Tabaraani 30/235
Majmua Az-Zawaaid : Imaam Haytami 8/254
The narration is Sahih
Sayyidina Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu in the Tafseer of ‘And exalted for you your mention’
(Quran 94:4) says :
Allah says, “(O my Beloved‫ ! )ﷺ‬In Azaan, in iqaamah, in tashshahud, on the mimbars on
Jummah, on the day of Eid Al-Fitr, on the days of Tashreeq (11th, 12th and 13th days of Zil
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Hajj), on the day of Arafah, at Jamarah, on Safa and Marwah, in the Khutba of Nikah, in
easts and wests, wherever I am mentioned, you will also be mentioned alongwith me. And
if a worshipper praises Allah and affirms faith in heaven and hell (and other articles of faith)
but does profess the Nubuwah of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, it will not benefit him in the least bit and he
will still remain a Kaafir.
Tafseer Qurtubi : Imaam Qurtubi 20/106
Tafseer Baghawi : Imaam Baghawi 4/502
Tafseer At-Tabari : Imaam Tabari 30/235
Tafseer Durr Mansur : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 8/547
“The love, pleasure and obedience of Allah and His Rasool ‫ ﷺ‬is one and the same thing.”
As-Saarim Al-Maslool : Ibn Taymiyya, p.60
“Wo ‫ ﷺ‬Khuda nahi ba-Khuda nahi
Wo magar Khuda se judaa nahi
Wo hain kya magar wo hain kya nahi
Ye Muhib Habeeb ki baat hai.”
(He is not Allah ! By Allah he is not
But then, he is not even separated from Allah
What he is but what he is not
Remains between the Loved and the Beloved)
Narrated by Sayyidah Haleema radi Allahu anha :
“When we took RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬with us for care-taking (in his childhood), the roads became
fragrant and the valley of Banu Saad became aromatic due to the fragrance of his blessed
body.”
Subulul Huda War'rashad : Imaam Saalihi 1/387
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Sayyidina Ata bin Abi Rabah narrates from Sayyidina Abdullah Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu:
In childhood, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬went out with his foster sister Hazrat Sheema at noon time.
Sayyidah Haleema radi Allahu anha searched for them and found them. She asked, “Why
did you take him out in this heat?”
Hazrat Sheema replied, “Mother ! Brother does not feel the heat. I saw that a cloud shaded
him‫ ﷺ‬and wherever he moved, the cloud moved along with him.”
Also recorded by Ibn Saad, Abu Nu'aym and Ibn Asakir
Narrated by Sayyidah Haleema radi Allahu anha :
“One day while I was carrying RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, a group of goats passed near me. A goat
came forward, prostrated before RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and then kissed his‫ ﷺ‬blessed forehead. Then
it went back to join the other goats.”
Seerah An-Nabawiyah : Shaykh Ahmed bin Zayni Dahlaan 1/57
Sayyidah Haleema narrates :
When we left for Makka to get the children for fostering, drought had engulfed our
area. Goats had no milk and our camel and donkey moved slowly.
When we came back with RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, the camel and donkey moved so fast that they
overtook our caravan. As we reached home, greenery had spread everywhere. We also
found that our goats started giving milk while the animals of other people were devoid of
milk.
Al-Wafa bi Ahwal Al-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬: Imaam Ibn Jauzi, p.140-141
Narrated by Julhama bin Urfata :
I came to Makka during the time of drought. The Quraysh told Hazrat Abu Taalib, “The whole
region is in the grip of drought. Please come and make dua for rains.”
Abu Taalib came out and he was accompanied by a small boy (i.e RasoolAllah ‫ )ﷺ‬so
beautiful that he looked like the sun shining out from dark clouds. The boy was surrounded
by other children.
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Hazrat Abu Taalib held the boy and placed his back against Kaaba and pointed towards
the boy with his fingers. At that time there were no clouds in the sky. Suddenly the clouds
gathered and it started raining heavily and prosperity spread everywhere.
At this Abu Taalib quoted these couplets :
“The fair skinned boy by whose blessed face the rain is sought
Who is the protector of widows and orphans
Whose refuge is sought by the people of Banu Hashim against destruction
Due to him they (i.e Banu Hashim) are in prosperity.”
Seerah Al-Halabiyah : Imaam Halabi 1/190
Note : The first couplet of Hazrat Abu Talib is also found in Sahih Bukhari. However, in the
English translation of Sahih Bukhari by Dar-us-salaam publications, the Wahaabi ‘scholar’
Mohsin Khan has mistranslated the first line as 'And a white (person) (i.e. the Prophet‫ )ﷺ‬WHO
IS REQUESTED TO PRAY FOR RAIN', thereby trying to cover the fact that Hazrat Abu Taalib
sought Tawassul through the blessed face of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
(Sahih Bukhari translation by Mohsin Khan : v.2, Book 17, #122 )
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Musa Al-Ashari radi Allahu anhu :
Hazrat Abu Talib went on a journey to Syria along with Quraysh and took RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬with
him. The caravan passed by a Christian monk and the monk moved towards them. The
Quraysh used to pass by him in their previous journeys as well but he had never
approached them nor had he paid any attention to them before.
The monk walked amongst them and held the hand of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “He is the
Master of the Worlds and the Nabi of Allah. Allah has sent him as a mercy for all the worlds.”
The Quraysh asked him, “How do you know this thing?”
The monk said, “When you came from the valley, there was not a stone or a tree which did
not fall in sajda in front of him and they do sajda only to a Prophet. In addition, I have also
seen the Seal of Prophethood between his shoulders.”
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Then he went off and prepared food for the people. When he came back, he saw
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was amongst camels. He asked people to bring him and when he alaihis
salaam came, there was a cloud shadowing him. When he walked with RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
towards a tree under which people were already sitting, the shadow of the tree fell in sajda
in the direction of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
The monk pointed out, “Look at the shadow of the tree bowing in front if him.”
Thereafter he advised Hazrat Abu Talib to take RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬back to Makka.
As-Siqaat : Ibn Hibban 1/42
Taareekh Al-Ummum wa Al-Mulook : Imaam Tabaraani 1/519
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CHAPTER 3 : CONCERNING THE UNPARALLELED LOOKS OF
RASOOLALLAH‫ ﷺ‬AND THE MIRACLES ASSOCIATED WITH HIS BLESSED
BODY
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“Bu wasf-e-Rukh’ash Wad-Duha gasht naazil
Chu Wal-Layl bar zulf-i-khaal-e-Muhammad‫ﷺ‬.”
- Maulaana Jaami
(In praise of his noble face was ‘Wad-Duha’ revealed
And ‘Wal-Layl’ is the praise of Muhammad’s‫ ﷺ‬noble hair
Narrated by Sayyidina Baraa bin Aazib radi Allahu anhu :
“Clad in red robes and with long hair, I have never seen anyone more handsome than
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
“Husn khaata hai jiske namak ki qasam
Hai wo maleeh-e-dilaara hamaara Nabi.”
(Elegance itself takes an oath by his‫ ﷺ‬beauty
He is the handsome, lovable: Our Nabi‫)ﷺ‬
Narrated by Sayyidina Jaabir radi Allahu anhu :
“I once saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬on the night of full moon. On that night he wore red clothing. At
times I looked at the full moon and at times at RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. Ultimately I came to the
conclusion that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was more handsome, beautiful and more radiant than the full
moon.”
This hadith is a beautiful display of poetic love of the Sahaaba towards RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
Looking at the moon and subsequently at RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, is actually taken from ancient
romantic Arabic poetry wherein a lover would talk of the beauty of the beloved by
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comparing it to the moon and eventually concluding that even the moon is less beautiful
than the beloved. We pray to Allah that he give us such love for the RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. Aameen
Narrated by Sayyidina Ubaidah bin Muhammad radi Allahu anhu :
I asked Rubai bint Muawwidh radi Allahu anha to tell us about the looks of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
She said, “O my son ! If you had seen him, you would have seen a rising sun.”
Shuab Al-Eemaan : Imaam Bayhaqi 2/151, #1460
Taareekh Al-Damishq : Ibn Asakir 3/313
“Wo kamaal-e-husn-e-Huzoor hain ki gumaan-e-naqs jahaan nahi
Yehi phool khaar se door hai yehi shamaa hai ki dhunwaa nahi.”
(The perfection of his elegance is such that no defect can even be imagined
He is the flower away from thorns ; he is the candle without any smoke)
“I have not seen anyone more handsome than RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. It would look as if the sun was
moving on his blessed face.”
Tabaqaat Ibn Saad 1/315
“Tere khulq ko Haqq ne azeem kaha tere khilq ko Haqq ne jameel kiya
Koi tujhsa hua hai na hoga Shah’aa tere Khaaliq-e-Husn-o-adaa ki qasam.”
(Allah hailed your manners as magnificent, He made you as the pinnacle of elegance
No one has been and no one ever will be like you, by the One who created your beauty
and characteristics)
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Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah bin Salaam radi Allahu anhu : (who was a Jewish scholar
of Tauraat before embracing Islam)
When I heard that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had come to Madina Munawarra, I went to see him. At that
time he was in Masjid Nabawi.
As soon as I saw his blessed face, I knew that this could not be the face of a liar.
Sunnan Ibn Maajah 1/423, #1334
Musnad Ahmad 5/451
Narrated by Sayyidina Haaris bin Umrau radi Allahu anhu :
I presented myself in the noble presence of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬at Minah or Arafat and a lot of
people had come to meet RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. I would see that when the villagers would come
and look at his noble face, they would exclaim, “This is a very blessed face.”
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad : Imaam Bukhari 1/392, #1148
Narrated by Sayyidah Umm Mabad radi Allahu anha :
“Even from a distance, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was the most beautiful of people. And as he drew
near, it was evident that he was the most handsome.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Anas radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was the best in stature, the one with most handsome face, the one with best
complexion and he smelled the best.
Kanz Al-Ummal 7/93, #18555
Narrated by Sayyidina Anas bin Maalik radi Allahu anhu :
Amongst all people, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was the most handsome, the most generous and the
bravest.
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One night, the people of Madina were terrified (due to a strange noise). The Sahaaba
started moving towards the source of that noise when they found RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬coming
back from the same way. He was riding the horse of Abu Talha and there was a sword
(hanging) across his neck.
He was saying, “Do not be afraid. We found this horse swift as a sea.”
Hazrat Anas says, “The horse used to move slowly (but due to the barakah of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
it moved swiftly).”
Narrated by Sayyidina Bara radi Allahu anhu :
Someone asked me, “Did you show your backs (i.e run away) in the battle of Hunayn?”
I said, No, by Allah ! RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬did not turn his back. Yes some impatient people did run
away but RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was seated on a white mule at that time whose reins were in the
hands of Abu Sufyan bin Haris. And RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was saying,
‘I am the Nabi and there is no lie in this
I am the son of Abdul Mutallib.’
“RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was so clean and handsome that his blessed body appeared to be covered
and molded in silver. His hair was slightly curled.”
Shamaail Tirmidhi : Imaam Tirmidhi #11
Narrated by Sayyidina Ali karam Allahu wajhu :
“The one who would see RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬for the first time would be filled with nervousness and
the ones who would regularly meet him would grow to love him. No one would remain
without praising him. I have never seen anyone more handsome than RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, neither
before him nor after him.”
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By heart, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was the most generous among the people, the most truthful by
speech and most soft by temperament.
Shuab Al-Eeman : Imaam Bayhaqi 2/150, #1415
Narrated by Sayyidina Hazrat Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu :
“I did not see anyone more handsome than RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. It was as if the brightness of the
sun shone from his blessed face.
I did not see anyone walk faster than him, 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.”
“Is soorat nu main jaan aakhaan
Jaanaan ki jaan-i-jahaan aakhaan
Sach aakhan te Rabb di nishaan aankhaan
Jis shaan thi shaanaan sub baniyaa.”
- Hazrat Peer Mehr Ali Shah
(Do I call his blessed face the soul of life
Or the soul of the whole universe
The truth is that it is the glory of Lord
From which all other glories originated)
Narrated by Sayyidina Kaab bin Maalik radi Allahu anhu :
“When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would be pleased, his blessed face would illuminate as if it were a part
of the moon and we would know by it (that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is happy).”
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When people would look at the noble face of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, they would liken it to a bright
lamp spreading light. And people would say it is indeed as Hazrat Has'saan bin Thabit put
it:
In the darkness of the night, his‫ ﷺ‬noble face would shine
Like a lamp which is lit bright in utter shade of darkness.
“When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would get happy, his blessed face would light up as if it was a part of
the moon.”
Al-Bidaayah Wal Nihaayah : Allama Ibn Kathir 6/14
Narrated by Umm Mabad radi Allahu anha :
When he (RasoolAllah‫ )ﷺ‬would be silent, his splendor would be evident and when he talked,
radiance could be seen on his blessed face. Most handsome among people, most beautiful
when seen from far off and handsome and graceful when seen from close-by.
His talk was sweet, distinct and neither too brief nor too lengthy. His speech seemed like
pearls falling off a thread.
Mustadrak Al-Haakim : Imaam Haakim 3/11, #4274
Majmua Az-Zawaaid : Imaam Hayatmi 6/57
Tabaqaat Al-Kubra : Ibn Saad 1/231
Al-Wafa bi Ahwal Al-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬: Imaam Ibn Jauzi
Al-BIdaayah wal Nihaayah : Allama Ibn Kathir 6/31
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Narrated by Sayyidah Aayesha radi Allahu anha :
I was making thread out of wool while RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was stitching shoes. His blessed
forehead was sweating, then Noor started emerging from his sweat drops at which I was
amused (and lost in this scene).
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬looked at me and asked, “Where are you lost O Aayesha?” (i.e. what are you
so amazed at?)
I said, “Your forehead was sweating and then Noor started emerging from your sweat. Had
Abu Kabeer (a famous Arab poet) seen you now, then he would have realized that these
lines (of poetry) suit you exactly.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked, “What does Abu Kabeer say?”
I replied, He says :
'The one who is pure and safe from the impurities of menstruated and breast-feeder, who is
pure from all kinds of skin harming ailments
And when you see his radiant face, you will feel as though you are looking at thunder
blazing of cloud which is about to rain.'
At this RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬stood up, came towards me and kissed between my eyes and said,
“O Aayesha, may Allah reward you for this, I have never felt so happy like I am now.”
Hilyatul Awliya : Abu Nuaym 2/46
Taareekh Baghdad : Khateeb Baghdaadi 13/252, #7210
Tahdhib Al-Kamaal : Imaam Mizzi 28/319
Fayd Al-Qadeer : Imaam Manawi 5/72
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“The blessed forehead of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was radiant. When his forehead was not covered by
his blessed hair, it would shine forth as if it were a lamp. And when people would see it, they
would exclaim, “It is him‫ﷺ‬.”
Sabilul Huda War-Rashad : Imaam Saalihi 2/21
Seerah An-Nabawiyah : Ibn Asakir 3/202
Narrated by Sayyidah Umm Hai radi Allahu anha :
"At midnight, we would hear RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬reciting the Qur'an in front of the Kaaba even if
we were in our rooms."
Sunnan Nasaai 2/79
Kanz Al-Ummal #22173
Imaam Qastallani also records this hadith in Al-Mawaahib Al-Laduniya (2/76) and says,
"The blessed voice of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would reach farther than the voices of others."
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu-Ishaaq radi Allahu anhu :
A person once asked Sayyidina Baraa bin Aazib radi Allahu anhu, “Was the face of
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬like a sword?”
He replied, “No but like a full-moon with its roundness.”
Remember that the blessed face of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was not totally round; rather more
towards roundness, i.e. oval.
Narrated by Sayyidina Hind bin Abu Haala radi Allahu anhu :
“The blessed face of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would shine like the full moon.”
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Shamaail Tirmidhi : Imaam Tirmidhi #7 (Narrated by Imaam Hassan alaihis salaam)
“When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would smile, the Noor emanating from his blessed teeth would
illuminate the walls and the Noor from his blessed teeth would appear like the rays of the
sun.”
"When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬smiled, his blessed teeth would illuminate like lightning and when he
would talk, it would appear as if Noor was emanating from his blessed teeth."
“I saw sweat dropping from the blessed forehead of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and rays of Noor
illuminated from the drops of sweat.”
“When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would talk, it would appear as if Noor was emanating from his blessed
teeth.”
Al-Muajam Al-Kabeer : Imaam Tabarani 11/416, #12181
“The two blessed white ears alongside the black hair of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬looked like shining
stars in the darkness of the night.”
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“It was also among the features of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬that when he would be happy, his noble
face would become (shiny) like a mirror and the reflection of walls could almost be seen
on his noble face.”
Al-Nihaayah : Imaam Ibn Aseer 4/238
“Once during the night, I was sewing something when the needle fell out of my hand. I
searched but was not able to find it. Meanwhile RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬entered the room. Due to the
Noor emanating from his blessed face, I was able to find my needle.”
Tareekh Damishq : Ibn Asakir 3/310
Dalaail An-Nubuwah : Imaam Ismail Asbahani 1/113
Sharaf Al-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬2/103
Narrated by Sayyidina Anas bin Maalik radi Allahu annhu :
“The day RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬entered Madina, everything got illuminated and the day he‫ﷺ‬
passed away, everything in Madina became dark...”
“When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬passed away, everything became so dark that we could not even see
each other. If a person stretched out his hand, he was not able to see it.”
Al-Bidaayah Wal-Nihaayaah : Allama Ibn Kathir 5/372
Hazrat Jibra'eel alaihis salaam came to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “I searched the easts and
wests of the earth but found no person superior to Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬and no family superior to
Banu Haashim.”
Muajam Al-Awsat : Imaam Tabaraani 6/237, #6285
“Hazrat Jibra'eel worshipped Allah for thousands of years in the hope of gaining robe of
honour and that honour was bestowed upon him when he was chosen to be the companion
of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬on the night of Me'raaj.”
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Kashf Al-Mahjoob : Hazrat Ali Hujveri, p.331
“The noble face of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is the mirror of the elegance of Allah and it is the
manifestation of the limitless Noor of Allah.”
“The Noor on the blessed face of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬never diminished during the day or night
unlike the moon for it's Noor is borrowed from the sun. As for RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, his Noor is his
own.”
Jama Al-Wasaail : Mullah Ali Qaari 1/56
“Niqaab ultay wo Mehr-e-Anwar jalaal-e-rukhsaar garmiyo par
Falak ko haybat se tap chadi thi tapaktay anjum ke aablay the.”
(As he advanced and his blessed face shone like the sun
The skies were awed and the light of stars faded away)
“The full elegance of the looks of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬has not been revealed unto us. Had it been
done, then no eye would have had the power to look at his noble face.”
Sharah Mawaahib Al-Laduniya : Imaam Zarqani 5/241
“The noble looks of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬were a pinnacle of elegance. However, the true grandeur
of his noble looks was hidden from the Sahaaba by Allah. Had that not been done, it would
have been impossible to look at him.”
“From his blessed head to his noble foot, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was Noor. Whoever would look at
his elegance would be awestruck. The noble body of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would illuminate like
the sun and the moon. If his noble looks had not been concealed in the cloak of bashariyat,
it would have been impossible to even look at his noble face.”
My father Hazrat Shah Abd Ar-Raheem once saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in a dream and asked him,
“Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬When the women of Egypt saw Hazrat Yusuf, they cut their hands in
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awe and some would even faint by looking at his handsome face. Why did the same not
happen when people looked at you?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬replied, “Allah kept the true elegance of my looks hidden from people. If it
had been revealed, then people would have reacted in a far greater manner than what
they did when they looked at Yusuf.”
Ad-Dur As-Sameen : Shah Waliullah, p.39
Sayyidina Has’saan bin Thaabit narrates :
“When I saw the Noor of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, I kept my hands over my eyes so that I would not go
blind (due to beholding his Noor).”
Jawaahir Al-Bihaar fee fadaail An-Nabi Al-Mukhtaar‫ ﷺ‬: Imaam Yusuf Nabahaani 2/45
“Allah re tere jism-e-munawwar ki taabishein
Aay jaan-e-jaan main jaan-e-tajalla kahun tujhe.”
(Allah ! The blessed rays of your‫ ﷺ‬illuminating body
O life of my soul‫ ! ﷺ‬I shall hail you as the soul of all illuminations)
Abu Nu’aym narrates from Hazrat Ibaad bin Abd As-Samad who said:
I went to the house of Sayyidina Anas bin Maalik radi Allahu anhu for a meal. He asked his
attendant to bring out a towel and she came with a towel which was stained. Hazrat Anas
put the towel in fire. The towel did not catch the fire. Rather it became clean and white as
milk.
Then Hazrat Anas said, "This is the towel with which RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬wiped his noble face.
When the towel gets stained, we clean it by placing it in fire. The fire does not burn the things
which was touched by his blessed body.”
Hujjat Allah alal Aalameen : Imaam Yusuf Nabahaani 2/333
“From head to foot, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was Noor. The one who would look at his elegance would
be taken in awe. His blessed body was radiant like the sun and the moon. His‫ ﷺ‬true jamaal
was hidden in his bashariyat. Had it not been so, it would have been impossible to even
look at him.”
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When Sayyidina Ali karam Allahu wajhu and Sayyidina Umar radi Allahu anhu went to meet
Hazrat Owais Qarni radi Allahu anhu after the veiling of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, Hazrat Owais asked
them, “Have you seen RasoolAllah‫ ”?ﷺ‬Both of them replied in affirmative. On this, Hazrat
Owais Qarni said to them, “You have not seen the elegance of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬except a small
portion of it.”
Jawaahir Al-Bihaar fee Fadaail An-Nabi Al-Mukhtaar : Imaam Yusuf Nabahaani 3/67
“Some Sufis say that most of the people got the knowledge of Allah but could not fully
recognize RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬because the veils of bashariyat covered their eyes.”
“If the Noor of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had been fully unveiled, then even the Arsh would have melted.
And if all the creation was gathered and then the Noor of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬revealed before
them, the whole of creation would have been destroyed.”
Al-Ibreez : Shaykh Abd Al-Azeez Dabbagh, p.272
“Khuda ki ghairat ne daal rakhe hain tujhpe sat'tar hazaar parday
Jahaan main bun jaatay Toor laakho jo ik bhi uthta hijaab tera.”
(The grace of Allah has covered you in 70,000 veils
Lakhs of Toors would have been created if even one of those veils was removed)
“Whenever I think of the lofty station of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and those who spoke of it, I feel
uneasiness because everyone praised RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬according to his own limit and
understanding. The reality of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is known to no one except Allah.”
Sharah Futuh Al-Ghayb : Shaykh Abdul Haqq Muhaddis Dehalvi, p.340
“No person’s faith is complete till he believes that without a doubt, the physical features
and spiritual stations of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬are far superior to everyone else in whole creation.”
A similar view is cited by Imaam Qastallani (Al-Mawaahib Al-Laduniya 1/248) and Imaam
Suyuti (Jaami As-Sagheer 1/27)
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would appear taller than those who walked with him.
“The hikmah behind this is that just as no one can be on a higher spiritual station than
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, similarly no one can precede him in physical stature as well.”
It was a maujiza. It would be a khilaaf Al-Adab sight to see someone taller than the Beloved
of Allah, because height is also a measure of handsomeness and people consider it so.
Among the specialities of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is the fact that flies never used to sit on his blessed
body.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Juhaifah radi Allahu anhu : (In a lengthy narration)
“I wiped the blessed hand of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬over my face. It was colder than ice and it’s
fragrance was better than musk.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Jaabir bin Samurah radi Allahu anhu:
I prayed Fajr along with RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. He then went to his family and I accompanied him.
He met some children (on the way) and began to pat the cheeks of each one of them. He
patted my cheek as well and I experienced the coolness and fragrance of his blessed hand
as if it had been brought out from the scent bag of a perfumer.
Sahih Muslim #2329
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬visited us and slept. He sweated and my mother took a container, wiped the
sweat and put it in the container.
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬woke up and asked, “O Umm Salim ! What are you doing?”
She replied, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬This is your blessed sweat. We mix it with our perfumes and
it becomes the best of fragrances.”
In some other narrations, she said, “We will apply it to our children for barakah.”
Sunnan Nasai 8/218, #5371
“The blessed body of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had such fragrance that I have not smelled any musk,
amber or any other thing which matched his fragrance.”
“Among the features of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was that his blessed body remained fragrant even
when he had not applied any perfume.”
Sharah Sahih Muslim : Imaam Nawawi 2/256.
Similar thing is cited by Shaykh Abdul Haqq Muhaddis Dehalvi (Madaarij un Nubuwah 1/29)
and Imaam Khafaji (Naseem Ar-Riyaad 1/348)
“The blessed hands of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would remain fragrant like the hands of a perfumer,
whether he applied perfume or not. Whoever would shake his‫ ﷺ‬hand would find his own
hand fragrant for the rest of the day. And when he‫ ﷺ‬would place his‫ ﷺ‬blessed hand over
the head of a child, the child would stand out from other children due to the fragrance of
his‫ ﷺ‬noble hand.”
Tehzeeb Taareekh Damishq Al-Kabeer : Ibn Asakir 1/337
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“When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬shook the hand of a person, the fragrance would remain on the
person's hand for the whole day even if he had not applied any perfume.
When he‫ ﷺ‬placed his blessed hand upon the head of a child, the child was recognizable
among others because of the fragrance.”
Hazrat Abu Taalib (radi Allahu anhu) said regarding RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬when he was young, “His
blessed body was soft and such fragrance emanated from him as if he was immersed in
musk.”
“Yemi wati pakaan soan Sardaar
Temi wati yiwaan mushik’in daar
Mushik seeth parznaw Roaz-i-Mahshar
Kyah chu soan mushik-daar Paigambar.”
- Couplet from Kashmiri Naat Shareef
(Whichever way is treaded by our Master
That path becomes fragrant due to him
We will recognize him from his fragrance on the day of Qiyaamah
How great is our sweet-smelling Messenger)
“When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬walked down a road, anyone who happened to pass along the same
road knew RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had been there due to his‫ ﷺ‬fragrance.”
Taareekh Al-Kabeer : Imaam Bukhari 1/399, #1273
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“Main Madinay ki galiyo pe qurbaan jinse guzray hain Shah-e-Madina
Is tarah se mehaktay hain rastay itr jaisay lagaaye huay hain.”
(May I be sacrificed on the lanes on lanes of Madina from where the Master of Madina
passed by
The roads become so fragrant that it seems that they have been perfumed)
Narrated by Sayyidah Umm Aasim radi Allahu anha, the wife of Sayyidina Utba bin Farkad
Salmi radi Allahu anhu :
We used to apply a lot of perfume yet Hazrat Utba would smell better than us even as he
applied no perfume. People who would meet him would say that they never smelt a better
fragrance.
So, once I asked him the reason for this.
He told me, “During the time of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, I got dark rashes on my skin. I went to
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and told him about it. He asked me to remove my shirt. Thereafter he put
some of his blessed saliva on his hand and placed his hand against my stomach and back.
Since that day, I am smelling like this.”
Muajam As-Sagheer : Imaam Tabaraani 1/77, #98
Taareekh Wasit : Razaz 1/77
Dalaail An-Nubuwah : Ismaeel Asbahani 1/215, #298
Tibb Al-Nabawi : Abu Nuaym 2/494, #480
Majmua Az-Zawaaid : Imaam Hayatami 8/282, #14055
Narrated by Sayyidina Humaid radi Allahu anhu:
“When Hazrat Anas radi Allahu anhu died, perfume was applied to his body. The perfume
contained the fragrance of the noble sweat of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
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“RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would drink from a well and he put some of his blessed saliva in it. The water
from the well became sweet.”
Al-Isaba fi Tamyiz As-Sahaaba : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 2/543
Narrated by Sayyidina Hashraj bin Abdullah radi Allahu anhu :
Hazrat Aayad bin Umrau says, I was with RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬during the battle of Hunayn when an
arrow hit my face and blood started pouring across my face, beard and chest.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬grabbed my hand and took me close to himself and wiped the blood off my
face, beard and chest with his blessed hand. Then he‫ ﷺ‬made dua for me.
Hazrat Hashraj says : Hazrat Aayad used to narrate this incident during his life.
When we gave him ghusl after he died, we saw that wherever RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had wiped his‫ﷺ‬
hand over him (i.e face and chest), it was shining like the forehead of a horse.
Majmua Az-Zawaid : Imaam Haytami 9/412
Imaam Haakim and Imaam Tabaraani have narrated this through a sanad which does not
have any flaws.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬moved his blessed hand over the face and chest of Sayyidina Usayd bin Abi
Anas radi Allahu anhu.
Thereafter when he would enter a dark house, the house would get illuminated.
Narrated by Sayyidina Umar bin Al-Khataab radi Allahu anhu :
“The blessed sweat of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬smelled better than musk. I have not seen anyone like
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, neither before him nor after him.”
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Narrated by Sayyidina Ibraaheem radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would be identified at night due to the fragrance emanating from his blessed
body.
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 9/25
Hadith is Hassan
A person whose daughter was to get married wanted some perfume to give to his daughter
but found none. He came to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Please provide
me some perfume.”
No perfume was present that time. So RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked for a container in which he put
some of his blessed sweat. Thereafter RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Give it to your daughter.”
The man did so and the whole of Madina became fragrant due to its fragrance and the
house came to be known as “House of Fragrance.”
Musnad Abu Ya'la 1/117
Taareekh Al-Baghdad : Khateeb Baghdaadi 6/23, #3055
Jaa'mi As-Sagheer : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 1/44
Narrated by Sayyidah Umm Salma radi Allahu anha :
“After RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬passed away, I placed my hand over his blessed chest. Thereafter my
hand would smell of musk for a long time despite eating and making ablution.”
Sayyidina Ali karam Allahu wajhu said, “(While giving ghusl to RasoolAllah‫)ﷺ‬, his noble
body emanated fragrance the likeness of which we had not smelt before.”

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Narrated by Sayyidina Jaabir bin Abdullah radi Allahu anhu :
I participated in a Ghazwa along with RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. He met me while I was riding a camel
of ours used for irrigation and it had got so tired that it could barely walk.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked me, “What is wrong with the camel?”
I replied, “It has got tired.”
So RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬came from behind it, rebuked it and made duaa for it. It started surpassing
the other camels and going ahead of them (i.e it became swift).
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked me, “How do you find your camel (now)?”
I replied, “I find it quite well now as it has received your blessings.”
Sahih Bukhari 4/51, # 2967
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬used to walk over rocks, the rocks would turn soft underneath his
blessed feet and they would bear the imprints of his blessed feet.
Sharah Mawaahib Al-Laduniya : Imaam Zarqaani 5/482
Jaami As-Sagheer : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 1/27, #9
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Haarith radi Allahu anhu :
“I did not see anyone who smiled more than RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
Shamaail Tirmidhi : Imaam Tirmidhi, #217
“Jiski taskeen se rotay huay hass paday
Us Tabsassum ki aadat pe laakhon salaam.”
(The tranquility of which made the weeping ones laugh
Lakhs of salutations be upon that habit of smiling)
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Narrated by Sayyidina Jabir ibn Abdullah radi Allahu anhu :
“After I accepted Islam, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬never prohibited me from attending his assemblies.
Whenever he saw me he laughed.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Do your Rukus and Sujood properly. By Allah ! Without a doubt, I see
your Rukus and Sujood from behind my back as well.”
In another Sahih version, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said “I see your Rukus and Khushu as well.”(Sahih
Bukhari 1/149, #741). Now “Khushu” is a state of the heart; which means RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in
Salaat, while paying the best of attention to
His Lord, was also looking at his Ummah praying behind him, and not only looking at their
physical appearances, rather his blessed vision even pierced their intentions and the piety
of their hearts. That was the Beloved’s Power. Alyhi salaatu was salaam.
“Farsh taa Arsh hai jiske zaer-e-nigeen
Uski qaahir riyaasat pe laakhon salaam.”
(That vision which encompasses everything from earth to Arsh
Lakhs of salutations be upon his dominant rule)
Narrated by Sayyidina Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬would see as clearly during the night as he would see during the day.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬used to see as clearly during the night as he would see during the day. He
would see the angels as well as the Jinns. Najashi was raised for RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and he told
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about his features to the Mushriks of Makka. While setting the qibla for Masjid Nabawi,
Kaaba was presented in front of him. His blessed sight grasped the eleven stars of Jupiter.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Zarr radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Verily I see what you do not see and I hear what you do not hear. You
do not hear the screeching of the skies and it is justified for there is not a space of four
fingers except that some angel is doing Sajda there.”
Sunnan Ibn Maajah #4190
Musnad Ahmad 5/173
“Sar-e-Arsh par hai teri guzar dil-e-farsh par hai teri nazar
Malakoot-o-Mulk main koi shay nahi wo jo tujhpe ayaan nahi.”
(Your reach is till Arsh while your vision encompasses the soul of earth
In spiritual dominions and world, there is nothing which is not apparent to you)
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu:
At the time of the Fajr Salaah, RasoolAllah asked Hazrat Bilal radi Allahu anhu, “Tell me of
the best deed you did after embracing Islam, for I heard your footsteps in front of me in
Jannah.”
Hazrat Bilal replied, “I did not do anything worth mentioning except that whenever I
performed ablution during the day or night, I prayed after that ablution as much as was
written for me.”
Sahih Bukhari #1149
“Just as previous Ambiya had different special features͵ the noble merits and virtues of
RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬is the summation of all those features.”
Tafseer Ruh Al-Ma‘ani : Allama Aalusi 2/217
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Narrated by Sayyidina Wahb ibn Munabbih radi Allahu anhu :
“I have read in revealed books of old (i.e Torah and Injeel) mentioning about RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
that his intelligence is superior to the intelligence of the whole creation put together.”
Jawaahir Al-Bihaar fee Fadaail An-Nabi Al-Mukhtaar‫ ﷺ‬: Imaam Yusuf Nabahaani 1/72
“Ibn Saba (rahimahullah) narrates that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬did not possess a shadow either in the
sunlight or in the light of the moon because he was Noor.”
“RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬did not cast a shadow either in the sunlight or moonlight... One of the blessed
names of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is Noor and Noor does not have a shadow.”
“RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬did not possess a shadow neither in the sunlight nor in the moonlight because
he was Noor.”
“The blessed body of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬did not cast a shadow either in the sunlight or in the
moonlight because he was Noor.”
“RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬did not cast a shadow either in the sunlight or the moonlight.”
Sharah Al-Mawaahib Al-Laduniya : Imaam Zarqaani 5/524
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬did not possess a shadow. If he stood under sunlight, his Noor would
overcome the light of the sun and if he stood near a lamp, his Noor would subdue the light
of the lamp.
Al-Wafa bi Ahwaal Al-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬: Imaam Abd Ar-Rahman Ibn Jauzi, p.461
“Ab meri nigaaho main jachta nahi koi
Jaisay mere Sarkaar hain aisa nahi koi
Tumsa toa haseen aankh ne dekha nahi koi
Ye shaan-e-lataafat hai ki saaya nahi koi.”

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(No one suits to the taste of my eye anymore.
There is no likeness to my Master
The eyes have not seen anyone more beautiful than you
The pinnacle of elegance : Your shadowless starture)
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CHAPTER 4 : CONCERNING ISTIGAASA, TAWASSUL AND SEEKING
BLESSINGS AND CURE FROM HIS TABARUKAAT
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“And when it is said to them: ‘Come, the Messenger of Allah(‫ )ﷺ‬will pray for your
forgiveness’, they turn aside their heads and you will see them turning away their faces in
arrogance.”
Quran 63:5
“Waavi graav myaanai wan ti Hazrat’as
Arzee myaanyan hyund mazmoon
Paari paari laghas Mohr-i-Nabuwat’as
Wyn pyoam tcetas greki weezi noon.”
- Shaykh Noor-ud-din Noorani (rahimahullah): The Flag-Bearer of the Awliya of Kashmir
(O breeze ! Convey my lamentations to the Honoured One‫ﷺ‬
The topic of my requests and petitions
May I be sacrified upon his‫ ﷺ‬Seal of Nubuwat
Now I remember [Allah] at the time of death)
Before we present proofs from ahadith to provide evidence of Tabarruk, Tawassul and
Istigaasa, let us first see what does the Quran speak about it and also the opinion of classical
Mufasireen :
Surah Yusuf (Chapter 12 of Quran) mentions a detailed account of the life and events of
Sayyidina Yusuf alaihis salaam. Separated from his most beloved son Yusuf, Hazrat Yaqoob
alaihis salaam was so filled with grief that he lost his eye-sight. Years later, when Hazrat Yusuf
had pardoned his brothers for what they did, he sent them back from Egypt with his shirt to
wipe over the face of their father at home :
“Go with this, my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father: he will come to see (clearly).
Then come ye (here) to me together with all your family.”
Quran 12:93
Maqaam Ibrahim (alaihis salaam) is a spot in close proximity to Kaaba. It is basically a rock
on which Hazrat Ibrahim used to stand while constructing the Kaaba. The rock has imprints
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of his blessed feet to this day. It is for this proximity to Hazrat Ibrahim that Quran honours this
place. Here is the Quranic command about it:
“….. take ye the station of Ibrahim (alaihis salaam) as a place of prayer…..”
Quran 2:125
The Quran talks about the Ark of the Covenant which contained the belongings of
Sayyidina Musa and Sayyidina Haroon. And it was so honoured that the angels used to
carry it.
“And (further) their Prophet said to them : A sign of his authority is that there shall come to
you the Ark of the Covenant, with (an assurance) therein of security from your Lord, and the
relics left by the family of Musa and the family of Haroon, carried by angels. In this is a
symbol for you if you indeed have faith.”
Quran 2:248
“Allah revealed an Ark upon Sayyidina Aadam which contained pictures of the Ambiya
among the descendants of Aadam. It passed from one generation to another until it
reached the hands of Bani Israeel. When they had any argument, they would place the Ark
in front and it would speak. They would take the Ark with them in battles and they would be
granted victory due to it.”
“The Ark contained two complete and some broken tablets of Tauraat. It also contained
the walking stick and Naalayn Shareef of Sayyidina Musa in addition to walking stick and
Turban of Sayyidina Haroon.”
Tafseer Baghawi : Imaam Hussain Baghawi 1/229
Tafseer Jalaalayn : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 1/54
Tafseer Ruh Al-Ma'ani : Imaam Aalusi 2/169
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“Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from Masjid Al-Haram to Masjid Aqsa, whose
surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the
Seeing.”
Quran 17:1
“It is blessed due to the fact that Ambiya and Saaliheen are buried in the vicinity.”
Tafseer Al-Qurtubi : Imaam Qurtubi 10/212
Tafseer Al-Baghawi : Imaam Baghawi 3/92
Tafseer Mazhari : Qadi Sanaullah 5/399
Tafseer Ibn Jauzi : Imaam Ibn Jauzi 5/5
“It is blessed due to it being the place of worship of Ambiya.”
Tafseer Al-Madaarik : Imaam Nasafi 2/278
Tafseer Ruh Al-Ma'aani : Imaam Aalusi 15/11
Al-Kashshaaf : Imaam Zamakhshari 2/606
Before the advent of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, the Jews used to pray for victory over Aws and Khazraj
through the Tawassul of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬but when he was raised amongst Arabs, they started
denying him.
Once, Sayyidina Muadh bin Jabal and Bashar bin Baraa from Banu Salma told them, “O
Jews! Fear Allah and embrace Islam. When we were Mushriks, you used to pray for victory
over us through the Tawassul of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and used to tell us about his features.”
The Jews replied, “He is not that Nabi and those characteristics are not present in him.”
Then Allah revealed the following aayah :
“And when there comes to them a Book from Allah, confirming what is with them - although
from of old they had prayed for victory against those without faith - when there comes to
them that which they (should) have recognised, they refuse to believe in it but the curse of
Allah is on those without Faith.”
(Quran 2:89)
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Tafseer Ibn Kathir 1/125
Al-Isaba Fi Tamyiz As-Sahaaba : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 2/383, #2390
Dalaail An-Nubuwah : Abu Nu'aym 1/52, #44
This narration is also cited in the following Tafseers with a slight variation in wording :
Tafseer Baghawi 1/93
Tafseer Kabeer 3/180
Tafseer Madaarik 1/61
Tafseer Ruh-ul-Bayaan 1/179
Tafseer Mazhari 1/94
Tafseer Ruh Al-Ma'aani 1/320
Narrated by Sayyidina Usman bin Abdullah radi Allahu anhu :
My family sent me to Sayyidah Umm Salma radi Allahu anha with a cup of water.
Hazrat Umm Salma brought out a silver bottle which contained one of the blessed hair of
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
If anyone came under the evil eye or suffered from ill health, they would send her a cup of
water through which she would pass this hair (for drinking).
We would look into the silver bottle. I saw some reddish hair.
Narrated by Hazrat Abdullah radi Allahu anhu, the slave of Sayyidah Asma bint Abi Bakr
radi Allahu anha :
Hazrat Asma told me about the blessed coat of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬which was in the possession
of Hazrat Aayesha radi Allahu anha until she passed away. Then it came under her
possession.
We wash it and then give that water to the sick to drink and they heal due to it.
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In the battle of Yarmuk, Sayyidina Khalid bin Walid radi Allahu anhu lost his Turban and he
ordered the people to look for it. They could not find it but he insisted until they found it. It
was old and tattered.
Sayyidina Khalid said, “RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had his hair shaved (after Hajj) and the people rushed
to get it but I was first before them to get his forelock, which I then placed within this Turban.
Since then I never went into battle with it except I was granted victory.”
Muajam Al-Kabeer : Imaam Tabaraani #3804
Musnad Abu Ya'la 13/138, #7183
Dalaail An Nubuwah : Abu Nu'aym, p.159
The narration is Sahih.
After RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬finished throwing stones at Jamrah and sacrificing, he placed the right
side of his blessed head in front of the barber (for getting the hair shaved). He shaved the
hair after which RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬called Hazrat Abu Talha and and gave the hair to him.
After that, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬got the left side of his blessed head shaved. He gave the blessed
hairs to Abu Talha and told him, “Distribute it among the people.”
Fath Al-Baari : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 1/274, #169
Narrated by Imaam Ibn Sireen rahimahullah :
I told Hazrat Ubaidah radi Allahu anhu that we possess some of the blessed hairs of
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬which we obtained from Hazrat Anas or his family.
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Hazrat Ubaidah said, “If I possessed even one of those blessed hairs, it would have been
more beloved to me than the world and all that it contains.”
Such immense love of the Taabi’een is something we Muslims should learn. Today there are
people who don’t give much weightage to the tabarukkat of the Beloved, whileas we see
this great and blessed Taabi’een, these immensely guided scholars of knowledge and
action making such emotional and heartfelt statements about even a single blessed hair
of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
The love of the Tabarukat of the beloved originates from his love, and if you love the
tabarrukaat, that means you love him. Sallalahu alyhi wa sallam.
I saw that when the barber shaved the blessed hair of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, his Sahaaba encircled
him and they tried that none of the blessed hair should fall on the ground but in the hands
of a Sahaabi.
(Imaam Muslim has narrated this hadith in the Chapter the heading of which is: The
closeness of Nabi‫ ﷺ‬to the people and them seeking Tabarruk from him)
Narrated by Sayyidina Sahl bin Saad radi Allahu anhu :
A woman presented a cloak to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. Since he‫ ﷺ‬needed the cloak at that time, he
accepted it.
When he wore it, a Sahaabi said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬This is very good. Please give it to
me.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Take it.”
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬left, the other Sahaaba admonished this Sahaabi and told him, “You
did not do the right thing. If you saw that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬accepted it and that he needed it,
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why did you ask it from him? Even as you know that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬does not say 'no' if
someone asks of him.”
The Sahaabi said, “I seek blessings from the cloak because it touched the blessed body of
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and I wish that I be shrouded in it.”
In another narration, Hazrat Sahl says that he was shrouded in the same cloak.
There are other ahadith too which state that when RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would finish Wudu, the
Sahaaba would rush to obtain the remaining water and wipe it over their bodies.
Those who would not get the water would touch the wet hands of the Sahaaba who got the
water to obtain moisture from their hands. Then they would also wipe their hands over their
bodies.
“Jiski do boond hai Kausar-o-Salsabeel
Hai wo rehmat ka dariya hamaara Nabi‫ﷺ‬.”
(Two drops of which are Kausar and Salsabeel
He is that river of mercy : Our Nabi‫)ﷺ‬
Kausar and Salsabeel are two founts of Jannah.
Narrated by Sayyidina Thaabit Bunaani radi Allahu anhu :
(Before his death), Sayyidina Anas radi Allahu anhu told him, “This is one of the blessed hairs
of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. (After my death), place it underneath my tongue.”
After his passing away, the blessed hair was kept under the tongue of Hazrat Anas and he
was buried in the same condition.
Al-Isaba fi tamyiz As-Sahaaba : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 1/127
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Narrated by Sayyidina Ibraheem bin Abd Ar-Rahmaan rahimahullah :
I saw that Sayyidina Abdullah bin Umar radi Allahu anhu would place his hands on the
Mimbar of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and then wipe the hands over his face.
As-Siqaat : Ibn Hibban 4/9, #1606
Narrated by Hazrat Yazid bin Abd Al-Malik ibn Qusayt and Hazrat Utbi :
It was the practice of the Sahaaba in Masjid Nabawi to place their hands on the end of the
hand-railings of the Mimbar where RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his blessed hands. Then they would
face the qibla and make duaa hoping that Allah would accept their duaas because they
were placing their hands where RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his while making duaa.
The chain of this narration is Sahih.
Narrated by Sayyidina Muhammad bin Abdullah radi Allahu anhu from his father :
He was with RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬at the slaughter-house and a person among the Quraysh was
distributing the meat of sacrifice. He and his Companions received nothing.
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬got his hair shaved in a cloth and gave it to them.
The narrator says, “We still possess the blessed nails and blessed hair of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
Mustadrak Al-Haakim Imaam Haakim 1/648, #1744
Imaam Haakim says that the narration is Sahih according to the conditions of Bukhari and
Muslim.
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬visited the house of Hazrat Umm Salim radi Allahu anha and drank water from
a container which was hanging. While touching the mouth of the container.
Hazrat Umm Salim cut off the mouth of the container and it is still preserved in our home.
Sharah Ma'aani Al-Aasaar : Imaam Tahaawi 4/274
A similar narration is reported in the following :
Sharah Muslim : Imaam Nawawi 13/194
Riyadh-us-Saaliheen : Imaam Nawawi 1/204, #204
Imaam Tirmidhi says the narration is Hassan-Sahih
Imaam Nawawi writes in Sharah Sahih Muslim and Riyadh-us-Saaliheen, “They cut the
mouth of the container for two reasons : (1) The blessed mouth of RasoolAllah had touched
I so it had to be preserved such that no disrespect takes place. (2) They would seek barakah
and cure from it.”
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬finished Fajr Salaah, the people of Madina would bring their utensils
filled with water to him. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would dip his blessed hand in the water.
Sometimes when it would be cold, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would still place his blessed hand in the
water.
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Narrated by Sayyidina Musa bin Uqba radi Allahu anhu :
I saw Hazrat Saalim bin Abdullah radi Allahu anhu (the grandson of Sayyidina Umar bin Al-
Khattab radi Allahu anhu) that (during journeys), he would search for specific places
(associated with RasoolAllah‫ )ﷺ‬and pray there.
He would say that his father used to do that same because he saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬praying at
those places.
Narrated by Hazrat Abu Mizlaj :
Sayyidina Musa Al-Ashari radi Allahu anhu offered 2 rakaats between magrib and Isha at
a palce between Makka and Madina. Then he stood up to pray Witr and recited 100 verses
of Surah Nisaa.
Thereafter he said, “I have tried my best to place my feet where RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had placed
them and I recited those verses which were recited by RasoolAllah‫( ﷺ‬at this spot).”
Narrated by Sayyidina Yahya bin Haaris radi Allahu anhu :
I met Sayyidina Waasila bin Asqa radi Allahu anhu and asked him, “Did you take bayah
from RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬with these hands?”
He said, “Yes.”
I said, “Stretch out your hand so that I may kiss it.” He forwarded his hand and I then kissed
it.
Muajam Al-Kabeer : Imaam Tabaraani 22/94
As-Siqaat : Ibn Hibban 5/530, #6080
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Narrated by Sayyidina Thaabit radi Allahu anhu :
Whenever I would go to meet Sayyidina Anas radi Allahu anhu, I would take both of his
hands in my hands and kiss them repeatedly and say, “By my father ! These are the hands
which had the honour of touching the (blessed body) of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
I would kiss both his eyes and then say, “These are the eyes which had the honour of seeing
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
All the narrators of this narration are the narrators of Sahih narrations.
Once I fell so ill that the doctors lost hope and this disease affected me for many years. On
28th Jamaadi-ul-Awwal 893 A.H, Allah helped me by the Tawassul of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in the
city of Makka, may Allah raise the rank of this city and and make me visit it again in
tranquility and without hardships.
I was sleeping and in a dream I saw a person carrying a paper in his hand which had these
words : ‘This medicine has come for Ahmad bin Muhammad Qastallani by the will of
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬from his noble court.’
When I woke up, there was no sign of the disease. By the barakah of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, I was
cured.
Narrated by Hazrat Abdullah, the son of Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal rahimahullah :
“On many occasions I saw my father placing the blessed hair of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬on his mouth
and kissing it. He would also place it on both his eyes. I also saw him passing that blessed
hair in water and then drinking that water to obtain cure.
He also had a bowl which was used by RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. He would wash it with water and drink
that water.”
Hilyatul Awliya : Abu Nu'aym 9/183
Shah Waliullah narrates this incident from his father Shah Abd Ar-Raheem Dehalvi about the
blessed hairs of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬that the latter possessed :
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Among the specialities of those two blessed hairs was that they would be entangled to each
other. But when Salawaat would be recited, they would separate from each other and stand
upright.
Anfaas-ul-Aarifeen : Shah Waliullah, p.117
Shaykh Abu Jaafar Ahmad bin Abd Al-Majeed says that there was a pious person who
narrated this :
I gave Naqsh of Naalayn Paak to some of my students. One day one of them came over to
me and said, “Yesterday, I discovered extraordinary barakah from the Naqsh Paak. My
wife was suffering from severe pain and was on the point of death. I placed the Naqsh Paak
over the area where it was paining and said, 'O Allah ! Show me barakah from the Wearer‫ﷺ‬
of Naalayn Paak.' She got cured at that very moment.”
“Abu Hanifa has no one to turn to except you‫ﷺ‬.”
Qaseedah Nu'maan : Al-Imaam Al-Azam Imaam Abu Hanifa, p.200
“Qadi Iyadh narrates that it has always been the practice of Haajis to visit Madina after
finishing Hajj, pray in Masjid Nabawi‫ ﷺ‬and seek blessings from the Mimbar, Rauza and the
Relics of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
Shifa As-Saqaam : Shaykh Al-Islam Shaykh Taqi Ad-Deen Subki, p.35
Imaam Maalik (rahimahullah) was asked by the Khalifa Abu Jaafar Al-Mansur, “Shall I face
the Qibla with my back towards the Rauza of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬when making dua?”
Imaam Maalik replied, “How could you turn your face away from him‫ ﷺ‬when he‫ ﷺ‬is your
waseela and your father Aadam‟s means to Allah on the Day of Rising? No, rather you
should face him‫ ﷺ‬and ask for his intercession so that Allah will grant it to you.”
Shifa As-Saqaam : Shaykh Al-Islam Shaykh Taqi Ad-Deen Subki, p.42.
Qadi Iyadh also narrates this in Ash-Shifa with an unbroken chain.
The people of Bakr bin Waa'il came for Hajj and RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬went alongwith Sayyidina
Abu Bakr and asked them to embrace Islam.
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Their leader Harisa said, “These days we are busy fighting the Persians. When we get free,
we will think about what you said.”
When they went into the battle, they realized that they were outnumbered by the Persians
and their weapons too were no match for them.
After much deliberations, their leader asked, “What was the name of that noble, handsome-
looking person who spoke eloquently and asked us to embrace Islam?”
They said, “Muhammad‫ﷺ‬.”
He said, “Convey to the whole army this very instant to raise banners by the name
"Muhammad‫ "ﷺ‬and our battle-slogan will be "Yaa Muhammad‫ﷺ‬.”
They defeated the Persians and RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “They were granted victory due to this.”
(i.e due to them using the blessed name of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬as a source of Tawassul)
“Ye naam koi kaam bigadne nahi deta
Bigdi bhi banaa deta hai naam-e-Muhammad‫ﷺ‬.”
(This name does not let the needs go unresolved
The name ‘Muhammad‫ ’ﷺ‬revives even the hopeless cases)
A pious person from Andalus, Abu Muhammad Abdullah bin Muhammad Azdi narrates that
Romans captured the son of a person from Andalus and demanded 300 Dinars for his
release.
Since he was not in a condition to pay the amount, he set on a journey for Madina
Munawarra and pleaded in front of Rauza Aqdas and made dua using Tawassul of
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
At night he saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in his dream who told him, “Go back to your land. Your
problem has been eased.”
When he reached home, he found out that his son was released from the prison the same
night he had sought help in front of Rauza Shareef.
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“Yaa Rasool-e-Haashmi‫ ﷺ‬Baab-us-salaam-e-Rauza’at
Qibla-e-mann, Kaaba-e-mann, Deen-e-mann, Eemaan-e-mann.”
- Maulaana Jaami
Yaa Rasool-e-Haashmi‫ ﷺ‬your blessed Rauza is the door of tranquility
It is my qibla, my Kaaba, my Deen and my Eemaan)
“The Tawassul, help and shafaa'at of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is not only permissible but also a
beautiful act. It's permissibility has been proven from Ambiyaa, Salaf-us-Saaliheen, the
Ulama as well as the Muslim masses. No ideology has ever denied it and no one has been
heard speaking against it in any era.”
Shifa As-saqaam : Shaykh Al-Islam Shaykh Taqi Ad-Deen Subki, p.119
“The Tawassul of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is permissible in every condition : Before his birth and after
his birth as well. During his life in this world and during his life in Barzakh. On the day of
Judgement and in Jannah. Request for rains can be made in the Court of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬after
he physically passed away from this world.”
Shifa As-Saqaam : Shaykh Al-Islam Taqi Ad-Deen Subki, p.120
“Honouring RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬also includes showing adab to things which are associated with
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬e.g places visited by RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬like Haramayn Shareefayn and everything
which he has touched or anything associated with the memory of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
Showing adab to such places and things is as important as showing adab to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
himself.”
With regards to the Tawassul of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬before his unveiling is concerned, that incident
should suffice you which we have mentioned previously wherein Hazrat Aadam sought
Tawassul through RasoolAllah ‫ﷺ‬after he was asked to leave Jannah and Allah told Hazrat
Aadam :
"O Aadam ! If you had sought the Tawassul of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in Our Court for all the creation
in the heavens and the earth, We would have accepted your supplication." (Narrated by
Ibn Asakir)
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“At the gate of your‫ ﷺ‬generosity stands a slave : sinner and madly in love
O Best of Mankind‫ ﷺ‬in brightness of face and mannerism
Through you‫ ﷺ‬he seeks Tawassul, hoping for Allah’s forgiveness
From His fear, his eyelid is moist with pouring tears.”
Diwaan : Imaam Ibn Hajar Asqalani, p.16
One one occasion, three deniers of the effects of Tabarukaat sought to test the Tabarukaat.
I did not give in to their words of disrespect but when the debate prolonged, some friends
exposed those blessed hairs of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in front of the sun. At the same instant, a cloud
appeared which shaded the Tabarukaat. Even as it was a hot day and there was not a
cloud in sight
On seeing this, one denier made Tauba. The others dismissed it as co-incidence. Then the
Tabarukaat were again exposed to the sun for second and third time. On both occasions,
a cloud again appeared which shaded the Tabarukaat.
Upon witnessing this, the other two deniers also made Tauba.
“... Allah has mentioned about the pure souls of the Awliya. This is because when the soul
leaves the body, it goes towards the ‘Angelic world’ (Aalam Al-Malakoot), it swims in that
world and goes quickly towards the Divine presence. Thus, because of this power and
strength, it becomes amongst those who manage the affairs and transactions of this world.”
Tafseer Al-Baydaawi under the commentary of 79:5
“There is a very well-known Hadith-e-Qudsi that the hearing and knowing of a WaliAllah is
the hearing, knowing and seeing of Allah (Sahih Bukhari #6502). Imaam Fakhruddin Raazi
states that the servant reaches such a level of (spiritual) excellence that the confines of
nearness and distance cease to exist.” (Tafseer Kabeer 21/891)
“RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is the Helper of every Nabi and Wali, whether they are in duniya or in
barzakh. This is due to the fact that the Noor of his Risaalah is not restricted to time and
space.”
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Hujjat Allah alal Aalameen : Imaam Yusuf Nabahani 1/107
“Whenever misfortune befalls, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is the Protector and he‫ ﷺ‬is the best of all givers.”
Al-Amnu wa al-ula li naiti Al-Mustafa bi daafi Al-Bala : Imaam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi
p.61
“The Tawassul through RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is valid even after his passing away.”
Hadiyatul Mahdi : Waheed-uz-Zamaan, p.47
(Waheed-uz-Zamaan is a leading Wahaabi authority from the subcontinent)
“This aayah shows that seeking help from anyone besides Allah is completely
impermissible. However, if help is sought from a pious person of Allah while believing that
they are the means is completely permissible. Because in this way, help is actually sought
from Allah.”
Tafseer Usmani : Maulaana Mahmood-ul-Hassan and Mufti Shabir Usmani, p.19 under the
Tafseer of 1:5
(Both these scholars are widely respected among Deobandis. They refer to Maulaana
Mahmood as ‘Shaykh Al-Hind)
Now that Istigaasa and Tawassul through RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, is it permissible to seek Tawassul
through Awliya? We cite two instances relating to Imaam Bukhari as examples:
After Janaazah of Imaam Bukhari was offered and soil put over his grave, the soil smelled
of musk for a long time and people would come from far and wide and take that soil with
them for barakah.
Haadi As-Saari : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 2/266
200 years after Imaam Bukhari passed away, there was a severe drought in Samarqand.
The people offered prayers and made duaas but to no avail. So a pious person went to the
Qadi of the city and told him about the problem. He said, 'Go to the grave of Imaam Bukhari
and make duaa there. Maybe Allah will accept your pleas.'
The people gathered near the grave of Imaam Bukhari and earnestly made duaa to Allah
and requested Imaam Bukhari to get the duaa accepted in the Court of Allah. At the same
time, clouds hovered around Samarqand and it rained for one whole week."
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Irshaad As-Saari : Imaam Qastallani 1/39
Wahaabis consider Ibn Taymiyya as their “Shaykh Al-Islam”. When he died, people drank
the leftover water from his ghusl :
“Before ghusl, a group of people entered and they recited Quran. They kissed him to seek
barakah. Then the men left and a group of women entered. They did the same and then
left… They drank the water from the ghusl.”
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CHAPTER 5 : HIS MIRACLES
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Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Masood radi Allahu anhu :
The event of splitting of the moon took place during the time of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. One part went
below the mountain and another part was visible above the mountain. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬then
said, “O Allah ! Be witness.”
“Yak qalam ishaara-e-angusht
Zooni ga’e paari wich kamaal-e-Nabi‫ﷺ‬.”
- A couplet from Kashmiri Naat Shareef
(It split with the indication of his‫ ﷺ‬blessed finger
The moon cleft asunder, behold the greatness of Nabi‫)ﷺ‬
Narrated by Sayyidah Asma radi Allahu anha :
Revelation was being sent to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and his head was on the lap of Sayyidina Ali
karam Allahu wajhu, and he had not prayed Asr yet and soon the sun set as well.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked, “O Ali ! Have you prayed?”
He replied, “No.”
At this RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬made dua in the court of Allah, “O Lord ! He was busy in obeying You
and Your Messenger, hence return the sun back for him.” Sayyidah Asma says, “I had seen
the sun setting but then I saw it rising back again and daylight became visible over
mountains and land.” This incident took place near Khaybar.
Al-Bidaayah wal Nihaayah : Allama Ibn Kathir 6/80-81
Tafseer Al-Qurtubi : Imaam Qurtubi 5/97
Imaam Tabaraani narrates this with a sanad whose narrators are narrators of Sahih ahadith
except for Ibraheem bin Hassan who is thiqa (trustworthy) as well.
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“Sooraj ultay paaun chalay chaand ishaaray se ho chaak
Andhay Najdi dekh qudrat RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬ki.”
(The sun backtracks it’s steps and the moon splits on his indication
O blind Najdi ! Witness the authority of RasoolAllah‫)ﷺ‬
During the time of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, there was a severe drought. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was delivering
Khutba for Jummah when a Bedouin got up and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Our wealth has
been destroyed and the children have died of hunger. Please ask Allah for rain.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬raised his blessed hands for duaa. At that time there were no clouds in the
sky.
Sayyidina Anas says: At that moment, mountain-like clouds covered the sky and
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had not even got down from the Mimbar when I saw drops of rain falling off
from the beard of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
It rained for the whole week till next Friday.
Then the same Bedouin or some other person got up and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Houses
have fallen and wealth has got destroyed. Please make duaa to Allah for us.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬raised his blessed hands and prayed, “Ya Allah ! Let it rain around us but not
on us.”
Then wherever RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬pointed with his blessed hand, the clouds disintegrated.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked for a bowl of water and a bowl was brought to him which had little
water in it. He‫ ﷺ‬put his blessed fingers in the bowl.
Sayyidina Anas says, “I saw the water which was flowing from his‫ ﷺ‬blessed fingers. There
were approximately 70-80 people who performed ablution from that water.”
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Narrated by Sayyidina Jaabir bin Abdullah radi Allahu anhu :
On the day of Hudaybiah, the people felt very thirsty (and there was scarcity of water). A
water container was in front of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and he performed Wudu with the water.
The people rushed towards him and he asked, “What happened to you?”
They said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬We have water for neither performing Wudu nor for drinking.
The only water we have is which is in front of you.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his blessed hand and suddenly water started flowing from his blessed
fingers like a spring. We drank the water and also perfomed Wudu.
(The narrator Hazrat Salim says) I asked Hazrat Jaabir, “How many people were present at
that time?”
He replied, “Even if we would have been one lakh, the water would have still sufficed us
while we were just 1500.”
“Noor ke chasm lehraaye dariyaa bahein
Ungliyo ki karaamat pe laakhon salaam.”
(Fountains of Noor flowing like currents of rivers
Lakhs of salutations on the miracle of his blessed fingers)
Hazrat Abu Talha radi Allahu anhu sent me to invite RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬for a meal. He‫ ﷺ‬was sitting
with his Sahaaba.
I told him‫ﷺ‬, “Please accept the invitation of Abu Talha.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told his Sahaaba, “Let's go.”
Hazrat Abu Talha said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬I have prepared just a little amount for food for
you.”
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his blessed hand on the food made dua. Then he said, “Call ten of my
Sahaaba.” They came and ate to their fill and left.
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Call ten more.” They also came and ate to their fill and went and
it continued until no Sahaabi was left out.
After that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked for food and the quantity of the food was same as before the
Sahaaba had eaten it.
“Dasaan gal ki khazeenay di
Duniya khaaon’dee hai khayraat Madinay di.”
- Hazrat Peer Mehr Ali Shah
(What do I tell you about his‫ ﷺ‬treasury?
The whole world eats from the charity of Madina)
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu : (In a lengthy narration)
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬sent me to his home with these words, “Whatever food you have here, give
it.”
I came back with dates and halwa in a tray and kept it in front of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Call the people of the masjid.”
After they came, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his blessed hand in the food and touched it around
the corners. Then he said, “Eat by proclaiming the name of Allah.”
All of us ate to our fill.
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told me, “O Abu Hurayrah! Take this tray back to the family of
Muhammad for they have nothing to eat except this.”
I saw that the quantity of food in the tray was same as when I had got it but there were
finger-marks of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in it.
Muajam Al-Awsat : Imaam Tabaraani 7/240

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Imaam Haytami said that all the narrators in this narration are trustworthy.
I took some dates to the Court of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Please make
duaa of barakah for these.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬made duaa of barakah for the dates and then said, “Take these and place
them in your bag. When you want to take the dates, place your hand in the bag and take
them out (but) do not shake off the bag.”
So I took many wasq of dates from it (one wasq is approximately 240 kg) and spent them
in the way of Allah. We used to eat from it and give to others as well (but the quantity never
got reduced).
The bag never got separated from my back until the day Sayyidina Usman was martyred
when it fell off somewhere.
Al-Bidaayah Wal Nihaayah : Allama Ibn Kathir 6/117
Imaam Tirmidhi says that the narration is Hassan.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Khalda radi Allahu anhu :
I asked Sayyidina Abu Aaliya, “Did Sayyidina Anas listen ahadith from RasoolAllah‫”?ﷺ‬
Hazrat Abu Aaliya replied, “Hazrat Anas served RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬for ten years and
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬made dua for him due to which the garden of Hazrat Anas would bear fruits
twice a year and there was a plant in his garden which would smell of musk.”
Siyar Alam An-Nubula : Imaam Dahaabi 3/400
Al-Isaba fee tamyeez As-Sahaaba : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 1/127
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Narrated by Sayyidina Abbas radi Allahu anhu :
I was with RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬during the battle of Hunayn. While fighting the Mushriks, the Muslims
turned their backs and started running away. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬rode a white mule, took some
pebbles in his blessed hand and threw them in the direction of the Kuffar and said, “By the
Lord of Muhammad ! You have been defeated.”
By Allah ! As RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬threw the pebbles, the strength of the Kuffar faded off and they
started running away.
Sunnan Al-Kubra : Imaam Nasai 5/194, #8647
Musannaf Abd Ar Razzaq 5/380, #9741
Narrated by Sayyidina Al-Ju'aid bin Abdur Rahman radi Allahu anhu:
I saw As-Sa'ib bin Yazid radi Allahu anhu when he was ninety-four years old, quite strong
and of straight figure. (When he was asked the secret of this condition) he said, "I just know
that I enjoy my hearing and seeing powers only because of the dua of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. My
aunt took me to him (when i was child) and said, ‘Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬My nephew is sick,
will you invoke Allah for him?' So he made dua for me."
Sahih Bukhari #3540
Narrated by Sayyidina Ziyad bin Haaris radi Allahu anhu :
I came to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬We have a well whose water suffices
us during winters but during summers it dries up. We have to move to other places to get
water. We have become Muslims and we are surrounded by enemies. So make duaa to
Allah that He increases water level in our well so that we won't have to go to other places
in search of water.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked for seven pebbles, rolled them in his blessed hand and made duaa.
Then he said, “Take these pebbles and when you reach your well, throw these pebbles in
the well one by one after proclaiming the name of Allah.” We did what RasooAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked
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and after that (the water in the well filled up so much that) we were not able to see the
bottom of the well.
Taareekh Al-Madina wa Damishq : Ibn Asakir 34/346
Tehzeeb Al-Kamaal : Imaam Mizzi 9/448
Narrated by Sayyidina Urwah radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬gave him a dinar to buy a sacrificial animal or a sheep. He bought two sheep,
sold one of them for a dinar, and brought him a sheep and dinar. So he‫ ﷺ‬made dua for him
in his business dealing, and he was such that if had he bought dust he would have made a
profit from it.
Sunnan Abu Dawood #3384
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬made dua of barakah for Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Awf radi Allahu anhu.
Hazrat Abdur Rahman says, “After that I felt that even if I removed a rock, I would find gold
or silver underneath it.”
Tabqaat Al-Kubra : Ibn Saad 3/93
Narrated by Sayyidina Abbas radi Allahu anhu :
A person from Yemen came to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “O Abul Qaasim ! We have hidden
a thing from you in order to test you.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “SubhaanAllah ! Such things are said to fortune-tellers. And fortune-
tellers are in hell-fire.”
Another person said, “Who will give testimony to the fact that you are the Messenger of
Allah?”
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬took some pebbles in his blessed hand and said, “These will bear witness that
I am the Messenger of Allah.”
The pebbles started saying, “We bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah.”
Nawaadir Al-Usool : Haakim Tirmidhi 2/216
Umdatul Qaari Sharah Sahih Bukhari : Allama Badr Ad-Deen Aynee 11/78
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was near water when Hazrat Ikrimah bin Abu Jahal came (he had not
accepted Islam then).
He told RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, “If you are upon truth, command that stone which is on the other side
of the water to come to you.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬pointed to the stone and the stone moved over water without drowning and
said, “I bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah.”
Thereupon RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked Hazrat Ikrimah, “Is this sufficient for you?”
Narrated by Sayyidina Abbas bin Abdul Mutallib radi Allahu anhu : I told RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, “Ya
RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬When you were in the cradle, I used to see you talking to the moon and
wherever you moved your blessed finger, the moon moved in that direction.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬replied, “I talked to the moon and the moon talked to me and it prevented
me from crying and when the moon would prostrate underneath the Arsh, I would hear it's
tasbeeh.”
Imaam Suyuti writes that in matters of fadaail, the hadith is Hassan.
“Door-o-nazdeek ke sun’nay waalay wo kaan
Kaan-e-laal-e-karaamat pe laakhon salaam.”
(Those ears which can hear from near and far
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Lakhs of salutations on those ears, the pearls of miracle)
My father died he had unsettled debts. So I went to the Court of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “My
father has left behind debts and I have nothing to repay (the debts) except for some dates
on trees and they cannot settle my debts for years to come. You please come with me so
that they won't be hard on me.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬went with me and walked around a heap of dates and made dua. Then he
did the same for other heap as well.
Therafter he sat on a heap and said, “Keep settling the debts.”
At the end, the amount of dates which remained was equivalent to the amount of dates
given away for settling debts.
In another similar narration, it states the words of Sayyidina Jaabir as : “I kept weighing the
dates and settling the debts until all debts were settled. All my dates were there as if nothing
had been taken off from them.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Umrau bin Maymoon radi Allahu anhu :
When the Mushriks of Makka were pushing Hazrat Ammar bin Yasir radi Allahu anhu into
the fire, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was passing by.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬put his blessed hand on the head of Ammar and said, “O Fire ! Be cold and a
source of peace for Ammar like you did in case of Ibraheem (alaihis salaam).”
Thus, the same happened.
Seeratul Halabiyah : Imaam Halabi 1/483
Tabaqaat Al Kubra : Ibn Saad 2/248
Safwatul Safwa : Ibn Jauzi 1/443
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his blessed hand on my chest and made dua, ‘Yaa Allah ! Keep him
firm on guidance and make truth prominent on his tongue.’ After that, I never had the
slightest doubt of committing a mistake while judging between two people.
During the battle of Badr, Sayyidina Ukkasha's sword broke and RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬gave him a
wooden stick and said, “Strike with it.” The stick was transformed into a long, strong, sharp,
gleaming sword and he fought with it and after the war was over he kept it. The sword was
called Al-Awn (the help). He took the sword with him in each battle and was finally martyred
fighting the people of Ridda.
Seerah An-Nabawiyah : Ibn Hisham 3/185
Narrated by Sayyidina Muaykib Yamani radi Allahu anhu :
During Hajj I was in Makka in a house. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was there as well. A child who was
born on the same day was brought to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬questioned the child, “Who am I?”
The child replied, “You are the Messenger of Allah.” RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬then said, “You have
spoken the truth.”
Thereafter the child did not speak until he grew older.
Someone asked Sayyidina Safina radi Allahu anhu about the reason behind his name.
(Safina means vessel / ship)
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He said, “This name was given to me by RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. I was travelling with RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
and other Sahaaba when they found their luggage heavy. So RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told me, 'Spread
your cloak.’
I did so and they placed their luggage in it.
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told me, ‘Lift it for you are Safina.’
From that day, I could lift one or two or even seven camel-loads of weight effortlessly.”
Also reported by Imaam Ahmad, Imaam Bayhaqi, Ibn Saad and Abu Nu'aym.
Once while RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was praying, Abu Jahal went towards him with the intention of
harming him. As soon as he came near him‫ﷺ‬, he fled back in horror while covering his face
with his hands.
The people asked him, “What happened?”
He said, “I saw a trench of fire between Muhammad(‫ )ﷺ‬and me.”
About this RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “If he had come near me, the angels would have torn him to
pieces."
A person who looked like a Hakeem from Banu Aamir came to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and told him
(by way of jest), "O Muhammad(‫ ! )ﷺ‬You talk of many (new) things. Do you wish for anything
that I can do for you?"
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬invited him towards Islam and asked, “Do you wish that I show you a
maujiza?”
There were many trees near RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and he pointed towards a branch of date-palm
tree and commanded it to to come towards him.
The branch detached from the tree and went down in Sajda and rose and again went in
Sajda and rose again until it came in front of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬commanded
it to go back.
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On seeing this, the person said, “By Allah ! I will never accuse you of lying from now
onwards.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Umrau bin Shu'ayb radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was with his uncle Sayyidina Abu Taalib radi Allahu anhu at a place 3 miles
from Urfa when the latter complained of thirst.
He said, “I am feeling thirsty but I have no water with me.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬got down from his ride and hit his blessed foot against the soil. Water sprung
up from the ground and he told Hazrat Abu Taalib, “(O my uncle) drink.”
He drank the water and after he finished drinking, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬again hit his blessed foot
against the ground and water stopped gushing out.
Safwatus Safwa : Imaam Ibn Jauzi 1/76
Naseem Ar-Riyad : Imaam Khafaaji 3/507
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬took some pebbles in his blessed hand and the pebbles started proclaiming
Tasbeeh and we heard their Tasbeeh.
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed the pebbles in the hand of Sayyidina Abu Bakr, Sayyidina Umar
and Sayyidina Usman (radi Allahu anhum) in turns and they continued reciting the Tasbeeh.
The Quran states that all creations in the heavens and the earth praise Allah but humans
do not understand their Tasbeeh (17:44). Yet due to the barakah of the blessed hands of
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, even the pebbles proclaimed Tasbeeh in such a manner that it was audible
to the people.
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬passed by a spring and asked the people about the name of the spring and
condition of the water. They said, “It's name is Besaan and it's water is saline.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “It's name is Nu'maan and it's water is sweet.”
As soon as RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬spoke these words, the water of the spring turned sweet.
Its just a matter of his words which is enough to change the state of things !
Narrated by Sayyidina Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu from Sayyidah Faatima radi Allahu anha:
The mushrikeen of Quraysh held a gathering wherein they decided that when RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
passes from that way, they would all hurt him together. Sayyidah Faatima overheard this
and told about it to Sayyidah Khadija radi Allahu anha who inturn informed RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
about it.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Stay calm” and went out.
The Quraysh saw him and started saying, “He is the one ! He is the one !” yet not one of
them could gather the courage to even look at him. All of them stood there, with their heads
down.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬took a handful of pebbles and threw them at their faces and said, “The faces
have perished.”
Then whoever was hit in the face by those pebbles was killed in the battle of Badr.
Imaam Yusuf Nabahaani writes that this has been recorded by Imaam Ahmad, Imaam
Haakim, Imaam Bayhaqi and Abu Nu'aym.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah bin Abbas and Sayyidina Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhum :
There were 360 idols placed around the Kaaba and the bases of those idols were reinforced
with lead and stone.
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬entered Kaaba at the time of conquest of Makka, he pointed his staff
at the idols without touching them. Then he recited the aayah “Truth has come and
falsehood has vanished.” (17:81).
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Whenever he pointed at the face of any idol, it fell down on it's back and when he pointed
to the back of any idol, it fell down on it's face and it continued until not a single idol was
left standing.
Al-Bidaayah Wal Nihaayah : Imaam Ibn Kathir 4/302
Ash-Shifa : Qadi Iyadh 1/478-479
Sayyidina Jarir bin Abdullah radi Allahu anhu came to the Court of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and
complained of his inability to stay steadfast on horse-backs. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his‫ﷺ‬
blessed hand against his chest and made duaa for him.
Thereafter Sayyidina Jarir was counted among the best horse-riders.
“Tere‫ ﷺ‬toa wasf aib-e-tanaahi se hain baree
Hairaan hu mere Shah main kya kya kahun tujhe.
Lekin Raza ne khatm-e-sukhan ispe kar diya
Khaaliq ka banda khalq ka Aaqa kahun tujhe.”
(Your‫ ﷺ‬noble features are free from defects of exaggeration
I am perplexed my Master, how do I praise you?
But Raza has ended his speech with this saying
That I call you the worshipper of the Creator (and) the Master of the Creation)
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CHAPTER 6 : THE REPELLER OF AFFLICTIONS AND DISEASES
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“Now has come unto you a Messenger(‫ )ﷺ‬from amongst yourselves: it grieves him that you
should perish : ardently anxious is he over you : to the Believers he is most kind and
merciful.”
Qur’an 9:128
I said, “Ya RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬I have listened to many ahadith from you but I forget them.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told me, “Spread your cloak” and I did.
Then he‫ ﷺ‬moved his hands as if filling them with something (and emptied them in the cloth)
and told me, “Now place it against your chest.” I did so and I have not forgotten anything
after that.
“Baksh do jo cheez chaaho kyunki Mahbub-e-Khuda ho
Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬ho Mujtaba‫ ﷺ‬ho jo kahun us se siwaa ho.”
You‫ ﷺ‬can grant what you wish for you are the Beloved of Allah
You are Mustafa‫ﷺ‬, you are Mujtaba‫ ; ﷺ‬whatever I say you are beyond that)
Narrated by Sayyidina Yazeed bin Abu Ubayd radi Allahu anhu :
I saw a wound-mark on the body of Sayyidina Salama radi Allahu anhu and asked him, “O
Abu Muslim ! What is this wound-mark?”
He replied, “I got wounded in the battle of Khaybar and people used to say that I was going
to die soon but I went to the Court of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. He‫ ﷺ‬blew on the wound three times and
I never felt any discomfort after that.”
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Narrated by Sayyidina Baraa bin Aazib radi Allahu anhu : (In a lengthy narration)
Sayyidina Abdullah bin Ateeq radi Allahu anhu said, “I fell and broke my leg and then
covered it with my turban. After that I went to the Court of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and told him about
it. He placed his blessed hand over my foot and it never pained again after that.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Miswar bin Makhrama radi Allahu anhu : (in a lengthy narration)
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬changed his path till he dismounted at the farthest end of Hudaybiyah at a
pit (i.e. well) containing little water which the people used in small amounts and within a
short time the people used up all it's water and complained to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬of thirst.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬took an arrow out of his arrow-case and ordered them to put the arrow in that
pit. By Allah ! The water gushed forth and continued gushing out till all the people quenched
their thirst and returned with satisfaction.
Narrated by Sayyidina Raa'fi bin Khadij radi Allahu anhu :
Once I visited RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and saw that meat was being boiled in the pots. I liked one
piece of fat so I took and ate it. After that (because of it) I suffered from severe stomach
ache for about one year.
Then I went to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and narrated to him the whole incident about the fat and
stomach ache.
At this RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Indeed seven people had their souls in it.” (i.e. seven other
people were also desiring to eat that piece)
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬wiped his blessed hand on my stomach and I vomitted that entire piece
(of fat) which was green in colour.
By Him who sent RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬with truth ! After that I never had complaint of any pain in my
stomach.
Majmua Az-Zawaaid : Imaam Haytami 4/173, #6871
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A woman came to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬with her son and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬My son is
possessed by a jinn and the jinn pesters us during lunch and dinner time.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his blessed hand on his chest and made dua. The boy vomited and
the jinn rolled out in the form of a black stone.
From Sayyidina Qataadah radi Allahu anhu :
On the day of Badr (due to an arrow hitting his eye), one of his eyes rolled out of the socket.
The other Sahaaba suggested to cut the eye but RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked them not to do it.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬made dua and placed the eye of Hazrat Qataadah back in the eye-socket
with his blessed hand. The eye of Hazrat Qataadah healed in such a manner that it was
hard to find which eye was hit by arrow.
Tehzeeb At-Tehzeeb : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 7/430, #814
Narrated by Sayyidina Abd Al-Azeez bin Umar radi Allahu anhu :
A blind person was brought to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. He said, “Due to stepping over snake eggs, I
lost my eye-sight.”
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬blew over his eyes and his sight returned.
The narrator says, “I saw him threading a needle even at the age of eighty.”
Al-Isaba fi Tamyiz As-Sahaaba : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 2/23, #1598
Narrated by Sayyidina Usman bin Abul Aas radi Allahu anhu :
I used to forget Quran (after memorizing it). So, I went to the Court of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said,
“Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬I memorize Quran and forget it thereafter.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his blessed hand on my chest and said, “Yaa Shaytaan ! Get out of
the chest of Usman.”
Thereafter I never forgot whatever I memorized.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abd Ar-Rahman radi Allahu anhu from his father :
I went to the Court of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and complained about the abscess on my hand.
I said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬This abscess has caused a lot of problems for me. Due to it, I am
not able to hold a sword in my hand and nor am I able to control an animal while riding it.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬blew over my hand and then placed his hand over the abscess and pressed
it.
When I looked at my hand after that, it was as if the abscess was never there.
(Abscess is a condition where puss gets accumulated in the tissue)
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Narrated by Sayyidina Ubay bin Abbas radi Allahu anhu from his father :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬came near the well of Buda'ah, took some water in a container and then
made Wudu from it. He put the left-over water back in the well.
Then he took out the water again and then drank the water from it. After that he put some
of his blessed saliva in the water.
After that whoever would fall sick during the lifetime of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, we would bath him
with the water from that well and that person would get fully cured.
During the battle of Uhud, Sayyidina Kulthum bin Husayn radi Allahu anhu was shot in his
throat. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬put some of his blessed saliva upon his throat and it healed
immediately.
Al-Isaba fi tamyiz As-Sahaaba : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 7/119, # 9907
Narrated by Sayyidina Muawiyah bin Al-Hakam radi Allahu anhu:
We were with RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. My brother Ali bin Hakam (radi Allahu anhu) made his horse
jump into a trench and his leg got crushed by the wall of the trench. So we took him on our
horse and brought him to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬wiped his blessed hand on his leg and his leg was healed even before he
stepped down from the horse.
Al-Isaba fi tamyiz As-Sahaaba : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 4/462
Majmua Az-Zawaaid : Allama Ibn Abi Bakr Haytami 6/134, #10147
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Narrated by Sayyidina Zayaal radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his blessed hand over the head of Sayyidina Hanzalah radi Allahu
anhu and said, “May Allah bless you.”
Thereafter, if a person with swelling in face or an animal with swollen udder was brought to
Hazrat Hanzalah, he would put some saliva on his hand and say 'Bismillah.' Thereafter he
would move his hand over his own head for RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had placed his‫ ﷺ‬blessed hand
on his head.
Then he would place his hand over the person with swelling and the swelling would heal
immediately.
Taareek Al-Kabeer : Imaam Bukhari 3/37, #152
Al-Isaaba fi tameez As-Sahaba : Allama Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani 2/133, #1857
“Jab unkay‫ ﷺ‬gadaa bhar dete hain Shahaan-e-Zamaana ki jholi
Mohtaaj ki jab ye haalat hai Mukhtaar ka aalam kya hoga?”
(When his‫ ﷺ‬slaves have the authority to fill the treasures of the Kings of the time
If this is the condition of his attendants, what will be the authority of The Chosen One‫ﷺ‬
himself?)
Narrated by Sayyidina Abd Ar-Rahman bin Haarith radi Allahu anhu from his grandfather :
During the battle of Uhud, the eye of Hazrat Abu Zarr radi Allahua anhu got injured and then
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬put some of his blessed saliva over his eye.
(It healed up instantly and) this eye of his became better than his other eye.
Narrated by Sayyidah Asma bint Abi Bakr radi Allahu anha :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬underwent cupping and then gave the blood to my son (to bury it
somewhere). He drank it and Jibraeel alaihis salaam came and told RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬about it.
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked him, “What did you do with the blood?”
He said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬I did not like that your blessed blood be thrown on the ground.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told him, “Now the fire of hell will never touch you.”
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his blessed hand on his head and said, “You will be protected
(from harming) people and the you will be protected (from the harm) of people.”
Al-Isaba fi Tamiyaz As-Sahaaba : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 4/93
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Saeed Al-Khudri radi Allahu anhu :
During the battle of Uhud, when RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬got wounded, his (i.e Hazrat Abu Saeed's)
father Sayyidina Maalik bin Sanaan cleared the blood from the wounded face of
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬by using his tongue as a result of which the wound shone.
He was asked, “Are you drinking the blood?”
He replied, “Yes I am drinking the blood of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The one whose blood mixes with mine, the fire of hell will never touch
him.”
There are many other similar narrations where the Sahaaba drank the blood of
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬as recorded in the following:
Siyar alam An-Nubala : Imaam Dahaabi 3/366
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Nawaadir Al-Usool : Haakim Tirmidhi 1/186
Jaami As-Sagheer : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 1/273
Narrated by Sayyidina Sulaymaan bin Umrau radi Allahu anhu :
A woman came to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬with her son and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Some evil is
upon my son and he is not able to speak.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬commanded her to get some water in a bowl. Thereafter he put some water
in his blessed mouth and then put in it the bowl and told her,
“Give him this water to drink and wash his mouth with it.”
After sometime Hazrat Umm Jandab radi Allahu anha asked that woman about her son.
She said, “He is now healthier than all the other boys.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Zayd bin Akhtab radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his blessed hand on my face and made duaa for me. (The narrator)
Sayyidina Uzrah says, “Abu Zayd lived till 120 years of age and (due to the blessings of the
hand of RasoolAllah‫)ﷺ‬, only a few hairs of his head had turned white.”
Imaam Tirmidhi says the narration is Hassan.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Zayd Ansari radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told me, “Come near me.”
Then he moved his blessed hand over my head and face and made dua, “Ya Allah !
Beautify him and maintain his beauty.”
The narrator says that Hazrat Abu Zayd lived for more than hundred years but only a few
hairs on his head and beard had turned white. His face was clear, illuminated and wrinkle-
free until he passed away.
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My mother was a mushrika and I used to inviter her to Islam. One day when I was inviting
her to embrace Islam, she made an objectionable speech about RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬which I
could not bear.
I cried and went to the Court of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and told him everything. Then I requested him
to make dua so that my mother embraces Islam.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬made dua, “O Allah ! Guide the mother of Abu Hurayrah.”
I happily went home after this and when my mother opened the door, she said, “O Abu
Hurayrah ! I bear witness that Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬is the slave and Messenger of Allah.”
On one occasion I fell very sick. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬came to visit me, prodded me with his
blessed foot and made dua, “Ya Allah ! Grant him cure and health.”
Thereafter, I never suffered from that ailment again.
Sunnan Al-Kubra : Imaam Nasaai 6/261, #10897
Musnad Ahmad 1/83
Narrated by Sayyidina Ya'la bin Ashdaq :
Sayyidina Naabgha radi Allahu anhu recited a couplet in front of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬after which
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told him, “You recited a nice couplet.”
Thereafter RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬made dua for him, “May Allah never make your face unattractive.”
(The narrator says) : I saw Hazrat Naabgha and even though his age exceeded hundred
years, none of his teeth had fallen off.
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Imaam Bayhaqi narrates another incident which states that when any of Hazrat Naabgha's
teeth would fall off, a new one would grow in it's place and his teeth were whiter than snow
and shiny.
Narrated by Sayyidina Salman radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬went to visit a sick Ansaari who was on his deathbed. He asked him, "How do
you feel?" He replied, “Goodness.” He then said, “Two angels appeared to me, one black
and one white.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked, “Who is nearer to you?” He said, “The black one.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Less good and more bad.”
He said, “YaRasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Please bless me with your duaas.”
He‫ ﷺ‬made this dua, “Yaa Allah! Forgive his many sins and let his few good deeds become
complete.”
He‫ ﷺ‬then asked, “Now what do you see?”
He said, “Ya RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Now I am seeing my virtuous deeds growing. My parents be

sacrificed upon you Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬I am seeing my wrongs perishing and the black
angel has now gone far away.”
He‫ ﷺ‬asked, “Which of your actions is increasing your hope?”
He said, “I used to provide water to people.”
He‫ ﷺ‬said, “I am well aware of the discomfort which this person is experiencing. There is no
vein (in his body) which is not feeling the pain of death.”
Sharah As-Sudoor : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti, p. 178
Imaam Ahmad and Imaam Tabaraani narrate from Sayyidina Waza radi Allahu anhu :
We presented ourselves in the Court of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬as a delegation. I said, "Yaa

RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬We have among us our uncle who is afflicted with problem (he was blind).
Please make dua for him.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked us to get him close. Then he raised a part of his blessed cloak and said,
‘O enemy of Allah ! Get out’ and threw the cloak over that (blind) person's back.
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This person's sight returned after which RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬made him sit in front of him‫ﷺ‬, wiped
his blessed hand over his face and made dua for him.
Due to the barakh of the dua of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, his eyes became the sharpest among all of
us.
It has been narrated to me that Abu Abdullah bin Rasheed said,
“We went to Madina Tayyaba in 684 A.H and I was accompanied by my friend Abdullah
bin Abul Qaasim Al-Hakeem. He was suffering from an eye ailment.
When we reached Dhul Hulaifah, we got down from our rides and made the intention of
ziyaarah for Rauza Shareef‫ﷺ‬. Al-Hakeem started walking towards the Rauza Shareef at a
fast pace, keeping in mind the greatness of the place. When we finally reached there, his
eye ailment had vanished.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “There is no believer but I am the Master of his life more than him in
duniya and aakhirah. If you wish, you may read this verse :
'The Nabi is closer to the believers than their own selves.' (Quran 33:6)
So, when a Muslim dies and leaves behind wealth, his family will be the heirs of that wealth.
But if he leaves behind debts or orphans, let them come to me for I am their Maula
(guardian).”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The fire of hell will never touch the Muslim who has seen me or has seen
the one who has seen me.”
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Majmua Az-Zawaaid : Imaam Hayatmi 10/21
Imaam Tirmidhi says the narration is Hassan
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Graves are sunk into darkness. Almighty Allah illuminates the graves of
people by the virtue of my duaa.”
Sahih Muslim #956
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “I am named Muhammad in Quran and Ahmad in Injeel. In Torah my

name is Uheed. And verily I have been named Uheed because I will repel the fire of hell
from my Ummah.”
Meezan Al-Aetdaal : Imaam Dahaabi 1/336
Lisaan Al-Meezan : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 1/354
Khasaais Al-Kubra : Imaam Suyuti 1/133
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah bin Umar radi Allahu anhu : (in a long narration)
We came close to RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬and kissed his blessed hand. RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬said, “I am the
refuge of every Muslim.”
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If a person sees a dream wherein he sees RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in a barren land͵ then greenery will
cover the land. And if a person sees RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬at a time when the person is suffering
from problems͵ then all his problems will be solved.
Taabeer Ar-Ruyaa : Imaam Ibn Sireen͵ p.19
Shah Waliullah narrates this incident of his father :
Once during the fasts of Ramadaan, I suffered from nose-bleed. I felt very weak and I was
so hungry that I was about to break my fast. But then the thought of being deprived of the
blessings of fasts in Ramadaan hit me.
I slept and in my dream I saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬giving me pudding and cold water to drink.
When I woke up, my hunger and thirst had disappeared and my hand smelt of saffron.
People then washed my hand and took the water as Tabarruk with them and did Iftaar with
it.
“Once Eesaal-e-Sawaab is done for the deceased, the deceased can present it in the Court
of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬as a gift and this will be a source of barakah and favours.”
Maktoobat : Shaykh Ahmad Sirhandi Naqshbandi 3/92, Maktoob #28
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CHAPTER 7: ILM-E-GHAIB : MATCHLESS KNOWLEDGE OF THE
FLAWLESS PEARL
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When we, the Ahlus Sunnah attribute the sifat of Ilm-e-Ghaib to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, we imply that
it is bestowed upon him by Allah. The Ilm of Allah is an infinite ocean and the Ilm of Nabi‫ﷺ‬
is a drop from that ocean.
Yet that drop of Ilm is beyond the comprehension of the human mind and encompasses
the knowledge of the Tablet and the Pen, the knowledge of 'Maa kaana wa ma Yakun'
(What has happened and what will happen). So the Ilm of Allah is “zaati” while the ilm of
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is “ataayi.”
“He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any one acquainted with His Mysteries.
Except a Messenger whom He has chosen..”
Quran 72:26-27
Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani comments about this aayah :
“It follows from this verse that Ambiya can see some of the Unseen and so do the Awliya
that follow each particular Nabi also, as each takes from his Nabi and is graced (yukram)
with his knowledge.”
“Neither does he grudgingly withhold a knowledge of the Unseen.”
Qur’an 81:24
“... nor will He disclose to you the secrets of the Unseen. But He chooses of His Messengers
(for the purpose) whom He pleases…”
Qur’an 3:179
“Ghaib ka jaa’ne waala jo unhay‫ ﷺ‬maine kahaa
Baat Quran ki thi Najdi buraa maan gaya.”
(When I called him as the Knower of Unseen
It was from the Quran yet the Najdi felt bad)
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“One day RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬stood up amongst us and told us everything from the start of the
creation till the time people of paradise entered paradise and people of hell entered hell-
fire. Whosoever remembered it remembered. Whosoever forgot it, forgot.”
“Awwal-o-aakhir sub kuch jaanay dekhe ba’eed-o-qareeb
Ghaib ki khabrein dene waala Allah ka wo Habeeb‫ ﷺ‬Madani.”
(He knows everything from the start to end and sees things from far and near
The informer of the news of the unseen, that Beloved One‫ ﷺ‬of Allah from Madina)
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬led the zuhr salaah and then ascended on the mimbar and talked about the
Day of Judgement. He said, “There will be huge events preceeding it.”
Then he said, “Anyone who wants to ask me about anything may do so. By Allah ! As long
as I am standing here, whatever you ask, I will answer it.” Hazrat Anas says that the people
started weeping profusely.
In his jalaal, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬repeatedly said, “Ask what you wish.”
A person got up and asked, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Where will be my place?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “In hell-fire.”
Then Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Huzaifa radi Allahu anhu got up and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
! Who is my father?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬replied, “Your father is Huzaifa.”
Thereafter RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬repeatedly said, “Ask me ! Ask me.”
Sayyidina Umar radi Allahu anhu sat on his knees and said, “We are pleased with Allah as
our Rabb, Islam as our Deen and you as our Nabi (and we don't want to ask anything else).”
Upon hearing this, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬kept silent and then said, “By Him in whose Hands is my
soul ! I was shown Paradise and hell-fire in front of this wall while I was offering Salaah and
I have never seen such good and evil before.”
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Notice how RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told Sahaaba that they can ask him ANYTHING and that he WILL
answer them.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah bin Abbas radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “(On the night of Me'raaj), my Lord came to me in the most Magnificent
form (which suits His Majesty) and said, “Yaa Muhammad.”
I said, “O my Lord ! I am present.”
He said, “What are the angels at the high stations fighting about?”
I said, “My Lord ! I do not know.”
Then Allah placed His blessed Hand between my shoulders and I felt it's coolness in my
chest and I recognized everything that is between east and the west.”
Sunnan Tirmidhi 5/366, #3233.
The narration is also reported by the following with a slight variation in wording :
The variation in the words is as follows :
“.. And the reality of everything was manifested upon me from which I knew (everything).”
“... I knew the answers to the questions which would be asked to me pertaining to the world
and the hereafter.”
“... And I recognized and saw the reality of each thing in the world and the hereafter.”
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A day before the battle of Badr, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬entered the land of Badr and placed his
blessed hand on the ground and said, “Here so-and-so among the Kuffar will die.”
Then he placed his blessed hand at different spots and pinpointed the places of death of
other Kuffar.
Hazrat Anas says, “(After the battle ended) no Kaafir had died except at the exact spot
where RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬foretold.”
“Kahaan maraingay Abu Jahal-o-Utba-o-Shayba
Ki jung-e-Badr ka Naqsha Huzoor‫ ﷺ‬jaantay hain.”
(The spots of death of Abu Jahal, Utba and Shayba
The Honoured One‫ ﷺ‬is aware of the whole scenario of the Battle Of Badr)
Before the news of martyrdom of Hazrat Zayd, Hazrat Jaafar and Hazrat Abdullah Ibn
Rawaaha (radi Allahu anhum) reached, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬already informed the people about
their martyrdom.
He said, “The flag is held by Zayd but he has been martyred. Now the flag is held by Jaafar
and he too has been martyred. Now the flag is held by Ibn Rawaaha and he also has been
martyred.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬started crying and then said, “Now the flag is held by a sword among the
swords of Allah (i.e Sayyidina Khaalid bin Waleed) and Allah has made them victorious over
unbelievers through him.”
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There was a person who was a scribe for RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. He became an apostate and joined
the ranks of Mushriks. He used to say, “Among you, I am the one who knows Muhammad
the most. I used to write for him whatever I wished.”
When this person died, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The earth will not accept him.”
Hazrat Anas said that Abu Talha told him that he went to the place where he died and found
his body outside the grave.
He enquired of the people, “What's the matter with this body?”
They replied, “We tried burying him many times but the earth won't accept him.”
Sahih Muslim 4/2145, # 2781
Musnad Ahmed 3/120, # 12236
Narrated by Sayyidina Saubaan radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Allah converged the earth for me and I saw all of it's easts and wests...”
This hadith is an answer to those who say that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬did not know what was behind
the wall, maazAllah ! May Allah save us from such filthy beliefs, aameen !
“Zameen simti hui hai unkay‫ ﷺ‬aagay haath ke maanind
Unhay khabar hai kisne pukaara Yaa RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
(The whole world is converged in front of him‫ ﷺ‬as if it’s in his hand
He is aware as to who calls out ‘Yaa RasoolAllah‫)’ﷺ‬
We were in the company of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬when we heard a terrible sound. Thereupon

RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked, “Do you know what (sound) is this?”
We said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.”
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Thereupon he said, “That is a stone which was thrown seventy years before in Hell and it has
been constantly slipping down and now it has reached its base.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬knew what the sound was : Ilm of ghaib bi iznillah.He had the knowledge of
even the time-frame with regards as to when the stone was thrown in hell-fire. The Sahaaba
were in his noble company and due to this blessed sohbat, even they too were able to
hear the noise.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬once climbed the mountain of Uhud with Abu Bakr, Umar and
Usmaan (radi Allahu anhum). The mountain shook with them. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Be firm,
O Uhud ! For on you there are no more than a Nabi, a Siddiq and two martyrs.”
Sayyidina Umar and Sayyidina Usmaan (radi Allahu anhum) were martyred years after
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬veiled from this world.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬came back from a journey and as he neared Madina Shareef, a strong wind
started blowing. The wind was so strong that it seemed to inflict force on mountains.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “This wind has been made to blow over the death of a hypocrite.”
And as he reached Madina Shareef, a notorious hypocrite from amongst the hypocrites
had died.
In his final earthly moments, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬called Sayyidah Faatima radi Allahu anha and
said something to her secretly upon which she started crying. Then he called her closer and
whispered something to her after which she started laughing.
I asked Hazrat Faatima about it and she said, “RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told me that he will pass away
with this illness so I wept. Then he told me that I will be the first one from Ahle Bayt to follow
him (i.e. first one from his noble household to pass away) so I laughed.”
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Sayyidah Faatima radi Allahu anha was the first one to veil from the Ahlul Bayt, passing
away within months after RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬veiled from the world
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Kisra would die and there would be no Kisra after him and soon Caesar
too will die and there will be no Caesar after him. Most certainly you will spend their
treasures in the way of Allah.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah bin Amr radi Allahu anhu (In a lengthy narration) :
(One day) RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬came to us with two books in his blessed hands and asked us, “Do
you know about these two books?”
We said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬We do not know except that you inform us about it.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said about the book which was in his right hand, “This is a book from the
Sustainer of the Worlds. It contains names of all the people of Jannah, the names of their
ancestors and their tribes.”
Then he spoke about the book in his left hand, “This contains the names of the people of
hell-fire, the names of their ancestors and their tribes.”
Then he said, “Nothing will be added or taken from from this list.”
Sunnan Tirmidhi #2291
Imaam Tirmidhi says the narration is Hassan-Sahih-Gharib.
In a lengthy narration which talks about the end times, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬talks about a group of
people and says:
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “I know their names and the names of their forefathers and the colour of
their horses.”
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Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri radi Allahu anhu while explaining the
contruction of Masjid Nabawi :
We used to pick up one brick while Hazrat Ammar radi Allahu anhu would bring two bricks.
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬saw him, he wiped off dust from him and told him, “Ammar ! You will be
martyred by a rebel group.”
(Hazrat Ammar was martyred in the battle of Siffin)
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Humaid As-Saidi radi Allahu anhu : (in a lengthy narration)
When we reached Tabuk, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told us, “The violent storm will overtake you during
the night, so none amongst you should stand up and he who has a camel with him should
hobble it firmly.”
A violent storm blew and a person who had stood up was carried away by the storm and
thrown between the mountains of Tayy.
Sahih Muslim #1392
Narrated by Sayyidina Salama bin Akwa radi Allahu anhu :
On the day of Khaybar my brother (Hazrat Aamir radi Allahu anhu) fought alongside
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in a fierce battle but unfortunately was killed by his own sword by accident.
Some Sahaaba were reluctant to offer his funeral prayers and doubted his martyrdom since
he was killed by his own sword.
While returning from Khaybar, I sought permission from RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬to recite poetry. He
granted me the permission and I recited poetry.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked, “Whose poetry is this?”
I replied, “My brother Aamir’s.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “May Allah have mercy on him.”
I said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬People are reluctant to offer his funeral prayers, saying that he
died from his own weapon.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “He is a mujahid and his attained martyrdom while doing jihad.”
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬passed by two graves. He said, “Both (the dead) are being punished, but
they are not being punished for a major (sin). One did not safeguard himself from urine. The
other carried tales.”
He then called for a fresh twig and split it into two parts and planted one part on each grave
and said, “Perhaps their punishment may be mitigated as long as the twigs remain fresh.”
Sunnan Abu Daawood #20
The hadith is Sahih and is also found in Sahih Bukhari (#1361) with a slight variation in
wording.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬passed by two graves. His blessed eyes saw what others did not see : that
they were being punished. He even knew exactly why they were being punished !
“Jis taraf uth gayi dum main dum aagaya
Us nigaah-e-inaayat pe laakhon salaam.”
(Wherever he raised [his vision] life itself got revived with life
Lakhs of salutations upon that life-bestowing sight)
I accompanied RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬on a journey and he was riding when suddenly his horse
began bucking. I asked, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Why is your horse bucking?”
He said, “It heard the voice of a person who is being punished in his grave, so that is why
it began bucking.”
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“There is not a bird which flapped its wings in the air except that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬informed us
about it.”
Musnad Ahmad #21970
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah bin Umar radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬mentioned about fitnah and spoke this regarding Hazrat Usman bin Affan radi
Allahu anhu – “He will be martyred wrongfully during it.”
Imaam Tirmidhi says the narration is Hassan
Narrated by Sayyidina Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu :
Sayyidina Usmaan said, “In my dream last night I saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬telling me : ‘O Usman !
You will break your fast with us today.”
So Sayyidina Usman kept fast on that day and he was martyred on the same day.
This narration shows that even after veiling from this world, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is aware of the
happenings in the world. In the chapter “Hayyun fee qabrihee : Alive in his‫ ﷺ‬blessed grave”
we will prove this by presenting many Sahih narrations, inshaAllah.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu :
One day RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬stood up on his mimbar alongwith Imaam Hassan alaihis salaam
and then said, “This son of mine is a Sayyid. I hope that Allah reconciles two groups of
Muslims through him.”

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(This prophecy came to pass when Imaam Hassan alaihis salaam gave up his khilaafah six
months after he acquired it and made Ameer Muawiyah the king in order to avoid
dangerous confrontations between two groups of Muslims)
Narrated by Sayyidina Safina radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The Khilaafah of Nubuwah will last thirty years, then Allah will give the
kingdom to whom He wishes.”
Sunnan Abu Dawood #4647
The hadith is Sahih.
(With Sayyidina Ali karam Allahu wajhu was martyred, the khilaafah had been in place for
29 years and six months. Then Imaam Hassan alaihis salaam ruled for six more months,
thereby fulfilling this prophecy of khilaafah being in place for thirty years. After this, Ameer
Muawiyah became the ruler)
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Hussayn bin Ali (alaihis salaam) will be martyred towards the end of
60th year of my Hijrah.”
Musnad Firdaus : Imaam Daylami 5/539, #9020
Taareekh Baghdad : Khateeb Baghdaadi 1/142
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “My son Hussayn (alaihis salaam) will be martyred in a place called
Karbala. Whosoever is there at that time should help him.”
Narrated by Sayyidah Salma radi Allahu anha:
I entered upon Hazrat Umm Salma radi Allahu anha while she was crying so I asked, “What
causes you to cry?” She said, “I saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in a dream and there was dust on his
head and his beard. So I asked, ‘What happened, Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ’?ﷺ‬He said: ‘I just
witnessed the killing of Hussayn (alaihis salaam).’
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Imaam Tirmidhi says the narration is Gharib
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬gave me some mud and said, “O Umm Salma ! When this mud turns into
blood, it would mean that my son has been martyred.”
Hazrat Umm Salma had kept this mud in a bottle and she would look at it everyday and
say, “O mud ! The day you turn red will be a big day.”
(One more point to be noted is that out of all his noble wives, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬gave this mud
specifically to Hazrat Umm Salma because he knew she would be the only one among his
wives who would be alive at the time of Imaam Hussayn’s martyrdom)
One day I saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in a dream at the time of noon. There was dust on his noble
head and a bottle of blood in his blessed hand. I asked, “What is this, Yaa RasoolAllah‫”?ﷺ‬
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬replied, “This is the blood of Hussayn (alaihis salaam) and his companions. I
have been collecting their blood since today morning.”
I remembered the time of this dream. It was the same day Imaam Hussayn alaihis salaam
was martyred.
Narrated by Imaam Ahmad and Imaam Bayhaqi
Taareekh Al-Khulafa : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti, p. 299
In Karbala, when Imaam Hussayn alaihis salaam saw Shumr bin Ziljosh, he said, “Allah and
His Rasool‫ ﷺ‬have spoken the truth. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had said, “I am seeing a white dog
immersed in the blood of my Ahlul Bayt.”
Al-Bidaayah Wal-Nihaayah : Imaam Ibn Kathir 8/242
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Kanz Al-Ummal #34322
(Shumr was the one who martyred Imaam Hussayn alaihis salaam and he had white
patches on his skin)
Narrated by Sayyidina Huzaifa bin Usayd radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Last night, whole of my Ummah from first to last was presented before
me near this stone.”
A person asked, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Those who have been born, they were presented to
you. How were those presented before you who are not born yet?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬replied, “They were shown to me in images of mud and I recognize each one
of them better than how anyone among you recognizes your friend.”
Marifat As-Sahaaba : Abu Nu’aym 2/694, #1867
The hadith is Hassan li ghayrihee (Sound with supporting narrations)
Narrated by Sayyidina Huzaifa radi Allahu anhu :
“RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬informed me of everything that will happen till the day of Qiyaamah and
there is not a thing that I did not ask him about. However I did not ask him what will drive
the people of Madina out of Madina.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Verily Allah raised the earth for me and I see what is happening in the
world and what will happen in it till the day of judgement just as I see the palm of my hand.”
Imaam Bayhaqi reported a Hassan narration from Hazrat Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu that a
Bedouin was martyred in front of the RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, so RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬sat happily at his head-
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side and began to smile. Thereafter RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬turned his face away from him, so he was
asked about this.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “My displaying happiness (and smiling) was because I was observing
the excellent status that Allah had bestowed upon him and I turned my face away because
his heavenly wives have come to him.”
Sharah As-Sudoor : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti, p.372
Narrated by Sayyidina Anas radi Allahu ahu :
A delegation of Abul Qays came to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. While they were sitting, RasoolAllah ‫ﷺ‬
suddenly turned towards them and told them, “In your area, you have many types of dates.
You call so-and-so coloured dates by such-and-such name” and RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told them
of the names and colours of the dates which grew there.
On hearing this, a person from among them stood up and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬May
my father and mother be sacrificed for you ! Had you been born in our area, you would not
have known more than this (i.e RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬perfectly described the whole scenario). I
bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “While you were sitting here, your land was raised in front of me and I
saw all of it. And among the best of your dates is Al-Barni which you use to cure sickness.”
When Sayyidina Khalid bin Waleed was sent to Akila (to assassinate him)͵ RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told
him, “You will find him hunting blue bull.”
It happened exactly as RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬foretold.
Narrated by Sayyidina Ibn Thaabit radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬sent Sayyidah Aayesha to meet a woman from Bani Kalb for whom he had
sent the proposal of Nikkah. After Sayyidah Aayesha came back, she told RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, “I
did not see anything special in her.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “You saw a mole on her face and you got goosebumps due to it.”
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At this Sayyidah Aayesha confessed, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Nothing is hidden from you no
matter how much someone tries to conceal it.”
Also reported by Ibn Saad and Ibn Asakir.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abi Aasim radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬sent a gift for Sayyidina Usman through a person. When the person reached
there, he remained there for some time.
After he came back, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked him, “Why did you prolong your stay there?” Then
he said, “Shall I tell you why you waited there?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬continued and said, “You cast one glance at Usman and another at Ruqayya
and were contemplating who is more beautiful of the two.”
That person said, “By Him who has sent you with truth. You have spoken the truth.”
We saw rain-clouds when RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬came out to us and said, “The angel in charge of
these clouds came to me and greeted me. Then he informed me that he was directing
these clouds to a valley of Yemen called Darih.”
Thereafter a rider came to us and we asked him about those clouds. He told us that it had
rained in that area (Darih) on the same day (as was foretold by RasoolAllah‫)ﷺ‬
Hazrat Suraqah bin Maalik radi Allahu anhu went finding RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and Sayyidina Abu
Bakr radi Allahu anhu when they were doing Hijrah to Madina (he had not embraced Islam
then). The pagans had placed a reward of 100 camels on anyone who finds them. In
anticipation of the reward, Hazrat Suraqah followed them but was not able to capture
them since his horse would fall violently every time he came closer to them. Finally, he gave
up.
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While he was leaving, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told him, “O Suraqah ! How will it be when you will wear
the bracelets of Kisra.”
When Persia fell to Muslims during the Khilaafah of Sayyidina Umar radi Allahu anhu, spoils
of war were brought to Hazrat Umar. Among them were the bracelets of Kisra as well. Hazrat
Umar called Suraqah and gave them the bracelets.
At this, Hazrat Suraqah said, “All praises be to Allah who snatched these bracelets from
Kisra, the one who proclaimed to be Rabb of the people and gave them to Suraqah bin
Maalik to wear.”
This is also recorded by Imaam Bayhaqi in Dalaail An-Nubuwah (6/364)
Narrated by Sayyidina Wa'il bin Hujr radi Allahu anhu :
When I came to know about the advent of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, I went to present myself in his
Court. I was informed by other Sahaaba that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had foretold them about my
coming 3 days before I arrived there.
Imaam Nabahaani writes that Imaam Bukhari has recorded this in Taareek Al-Kabeer and
Imaam Bayhaqi in Dalaail An-Nubuwah.
When someone from among the Munaafiqeen would talk in their own gathering͵ person
from among his companions would tell him͵ “Be silent for by Allah͵ if he (RasoolAllah ‫ )ﷺ‬has
no one to inform him͵ then even the stones of Bathaa would inform him.”
Imaam Haakim narrates from Sayyidina Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬informed us, “Soon the blood of Usman will spill over the words of Allah
'Fasayakfeekahumullah' (Qur'an 2:137) and he will be martyred.”
Hujjat Allah ala Al-Aalameen : Imaam Yusuf Nabahaani 2/70-71
When Sayyidina Usman was martyred, he was reading the Qur'an and his blood fell on
these words of Qur'an exactly as RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had foretold !
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A person came to Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz radi Allahu anhu and told him, “I saw
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in my dream. Sayyidina Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu was on his right side and
Sayyidina Umar bin Al-Khattab radi Allahu anhu on his left side. You were sitting in front of
him‫ﷺ‬. Meanwhile, two people came and had an altercation upon which RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told
you ‘O Umar bin Abdul Aziz ! When you become Khalifa, follow the path of Hazrat Abu Bakr
and Hazrat Umar.”
On hearing this, Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz started weeping.
Taareekh Al-Khulafa : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti, p. 328
A person saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in his dream and complained about his excessive poverty.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked him to go to a person by the name of Eesa bin Musa and ask him for
help.
The man said, “Ya RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Please give me a sign.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told him, “Tell him this : he had a vision of me in such-and-such place. I was
standing at a high spot after which I came down. He also came close to me. Then I asked
him to go back.”
The person came to Eesa bin Musa and told him about it. Eesa bin Musa professed that he
had indeed seen such a dream. Thereafter he loaned 800 Dirhams to the person.
Hujjat Allah ala Al-Aalameen : Imaam Yusuf Nabahaani 2/559
The parents of Sayyidah Rabia Al-Basri were so poor that the night she was born, they did
not have any cloth to wrap her in. They could not even afford oil for a lamp. So the mother
of Hazrat Rabia told her father to go to the neighbour's house and ask for some oil to light
the lamp.
But since he had vowed not to ask for anything from anyone besides Allah, he went there
and pretended to knock the door before coming back empty-handed.
In a state of despair, sleep overtook him and he saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in his dream. He told him
not to despair and gave glad tidings that his daughter will reach lofty station and due to her
intercession, 1000 people from the Ummah of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬will be forgiven. He‫ ﷺ‬then
commanded him to go to the Governor of Basra with a letter which stated that the Governor
had a habit of sending Salawaat upon RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬hundred times every night and 400
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times on Thursday nights. But since he did not recite Salawaat on the last Thursday, he
should pay the bearer of the letter 400 Deenars as a penalty.
Hazrat Rabia's father woke up, wrote the letter and sent it to the Governor through his
courtier. As soon as the Governor read the letter, he was very pleased and commanded
10,000 Deenars to be distributed among the poor and also gave Hazrat Rabia's father 400
Deenars.
Tazkiratul Awliya : Shaykh Fareed Ad-Deen Attar, p.42
“The intelligence of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was such that the intelligence of other humans came
nowhere near him‫ﷺ‬. That is why the virtues of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬are so great.
The amount of knowledge bestowed upon RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬by Allah is such that it is beyond
human comprehension.”
“It is waajib to believe that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬did not physically depart from this world except
that Allah bestowed him with all the knowledge of unseen with regards to duniya and
aakhirah.”
Tafseer As-Saawi : Imaam Ahmed As-Saawi 2/11
Shah Waliullah narrates from his father Shah Abd Ar Raheem Dehalvi :
Every year, I used to distribute food on the occasion of Mawlid An-Nabi‫ﷺ‬.
One year, I was not able to do so (due to financial constraints). So all I could distribute
among the people was roasted grams.
At night in my dream I saw the same gram before RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and he looked very happy.
Hirz As-Sameen fi Mubasharaat An-Nabi Al-Ameen : Shah Waliullah, p.40
Now we will present some ahadith which show that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is aware of even the
conditions of the hearts of people : (Taken from the Risaalah of Sidi Muhammad Touseef
Mohiuddin “The Master‫ ﷺ‬Of The Righteous Who Knows The Intentions In The Hearts Of
Others”)
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “You see me facing the Qibla but by Allah, neither your Rukus nor your
Khushu is hidden from me and I see you from behind my back.”
“Khushu” here refers to one’s concentration in Salaah and it is a matter of heart. Even
within Salaah, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is aware of the condtions of hearts of the people who pray
behind him.
Narrated Sayyidina Umar bin Al-Khattab radi Allahu anhu :
During the lifetime of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬there was a man called 'Abdullah' whose nickname was
'Donkey', and he used to make RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬laugh. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬lashed him because of
drinking (alcohol). And one day he was brought to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬on the same charge and
was lashed.
On that, a man among the people said, “O Allah, curse him ! How frequently he has been
brought (to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬on such a charge).”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know he loves Allah and His Rasool‫ﷺ‬.”
This person was a drunkard and despite commiting the sin openly, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬knew of
the condition of his heart and that he loved him‫ﷺ‬.
Two persons came to the Court of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬We present
ourselves in your Court.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “You may ask me what you wish. I will answer even before you ask your
questions. And if you wish I will answer after you ask the questions.”
They said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Please give answers without us asking so that our Eemaan is
increased.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told the first person, “You came to ask about night prayers, your rukoos, your
sujood, your fasts and your ghusl.”
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To the second person, he‫ ﷺ‬said, “You came towards Kaaba from your home and you came
to ask about your wealth, your stay at Arafaat, stoning of Shaytaan, shaving of head and
tawaaf of Kaaba.”
They both said, “By Him who has sent you with the truth, we had come to ask you about
these very things.”
Musnad Bazzar 12/317, #6177
Khasaais Al-Kubra : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti, 2/89-90
Imaam Bayhaqi says the narration Is Hassan.
Narrated by Sayyidina Wabisa Al-Asadi radi Allahu anhu :
I went to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬to ask him about good deed and sin. I went and sat very close to
him.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said to me, “O Wabisa ! Shall I inform you of what you want to ask me?”
I said, “Yes, inform me.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “You came to ask me about good deed and sin.”
I said, “Yes, I came to ask this very question.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬hit his blessed fingers on my chest and said, “O Wabisa ! Ask this to your heart.
Ask this to yourself.”
He said this three times and then said, “Good deed is the one which, when you do it gives
peace to your heart and sin is the one which, when you do, you feel restlessness in your
heart, even if u did it on suggestion of people.”
Musnad Ahmed 4/228, #18035
Riyadh-us-Saaliheen : Imaam Nawawi #591
Imaam Nawawi said the narration is Hassan
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On the day of conquest of Makkah, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was performing Tawaaf of the Kaaba. A
person named 'Fudhala' came there with the intention to kill RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
When he came near RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, he asked him, “Are you Fudhala?”
He said, “Yes.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked, “What were you thinking in your heart?”
He said, “Nothing ! I am just remembering Allah.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬laughed and said, “Astaghfirullah.”
After that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed his blessed hand on his chest.
Then Hazrat Fudhala said, “You‫ ﷺ‬hadn't even raised your hand from my chest and you
became the most beloved among all the creation to me.”
Tehzeeb Seerah Ibn Hisham 1/359
Sabal Al-Huda war’Rashaad : Imaam Saalihi 5/235
Zaad Al-Maad : Ibn Qayyim 3/363
Not only was RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬aware of the undisclosed intention in the heart of Hazrat Fudhala
but a mere touch of his‫ ﷺ‬blessed hand on Hazrat Fudhala's chest changed the condition
of his heart.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Ishaq Al-Sibayi (a Taabi’ee) :
After the conquest of Makkah, Abu Sufyan was sitting and thinking in his heart, “If I had an
army now I would have once again waged a war against Muhammad(‫)ﷺ‬.”
Even as he was thinking this, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬came and hit him between his shoulders and
said, “Then Allah would have disgraced you.”
Tabaqat Al-Kubra : Ibn Saad #10764
Tareekh Al-Damishq : Ibn Asakir #23291
Al-Bidaayah wal Nihaayah : Allama Ibn Kathir 4/348
The deniers bring forth certain objections about Ilm-e-Ghaib of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬by misquoting
and misinterpreting some aayahs of the Quran and some ahadith. In order to maintain
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brevity, we will not respond to those here. However, those who are interested to read about
it may go through the section on Ilm-e-Ghaib from Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan Naeemi‟s book
Jaa AlHaqq. He has beautifully addressed the objections and refuted them in a classic
manner. Here is a hyperlink to it‟s chapter on Ilm-e-Ghaib :
http://www.islamieducation.com/the-prophets-knowledge-of-the-unseen/
Till now we saw the vastness of Ilm of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. We end this chapter by citing a few
narrations about the Ilm of Sahaaba and Awliya :
Sayyidina Harith ibn Malik Al-Ansari radi Allahu anhu passed by
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬who asked him, “How are you this morning, O Harith?” and he replied, “This
morning I am a true believer in Allah.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Take care of what you say, for everything has a proof to it, so what is
the proof of your belief?”
He said, “I have turned myself away from this world by keeping awake at night and staying
thirsty by day. And I can almost see the Arsh of my Lord in full view before me and I can
see the people of Jannah visiting each other and the people of fire wailing to each other.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “O Harith! You have realized (the truth), therefore cling to it.”
Shuab Al-Eemaan : Imaam Bayhaqi 7/362
Kitaab Az-Zuhd : Imaam Bayhaqi, p.355, #971
Al-Isaba fee Tamyeez As-Sahaaba : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani #1480
Kitaab Az-Zuhd : Imaam Abdullah Ibn Mubaarak , p.106, #316
The narration also has multiple supporting narrations from Sayyidina Abdullah Ibn Masood,
Sayydina Ibn Abbas and others.
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A night before the battle of Uhud, my father (Sayyidina Abdullah radi Allahu anhu) called
me and told me, “I see that I will be the first one among the Sahaaba of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬to be
martyred tomorrow and I am leaving no one behind who is more beloved to me than
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. Pay my debt and treat your sisters nicely.”
Next morning, he was the first one to be martyred and was buried with another (martyr). My
heart did not allow me to keep him buried with others so I dug the grave after six months
and he was in the same state in which we had buried him except for one ear (which was
lost during the battle).”
Sayyidina Umar radi Allahu anhu sent forth an army and made a person named Sariyah the
commander of that army. One day he was giving sermon when suddenly he said during
the sermon, “O Sariyah ! To the mountain.”
(After the fight), a messenger came to Sayyidina Umar and said, “Yaa Ameer Al-Mumineen
! We were fighting the enemy and we were on the verge of suffering a defeat when suddenly
we heard a voice, “O Saariyah ! To the mountain”, so we took to the mountain and Allah
defeated them (and granted us victory).”
Fadaail As-Sahaaba : Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal 1/219, #300
Dalaail An-Nubuwah : Abu Nuaym 3/210
Tafseer Al-Kabeer : Imaam Fakhruddin Raazi 21/87
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Beware of the firaasa (spiritual vision) of the Mu’min for verily he sees
by the Noor of Allah.”
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Muajam Al-Awsat : Imaam Tabaraani #3254
Kitaab Az-Zuhd : Imaam Bayhaqi #358
Taareekh Al-Kabeer : Imaam Bukhari 7/354
The hadith is Hassan
Ibn Asakir reported in Taarikh from Hazrat Hiram bin Hay’yaan :
I went to Hazrat Owais Qarni radi Allahu anhu and I had never met before this but when he
replied to my salaam he immediately said, “Wa alaikum As-salaam O Hiram bin Hay’yaan.”
I asked, “How did you recognise my name and my father’s name?”
He replied, “When I spoke to you, my soul recognised your soul because just like the soul
of the bodies, the soul also has a nafs. In addition, the souls of believers recognize one
another and through the mercy of Allah, the have love for one another even without seeing
them.”
[The above incident can be related to this beautiful narration :
I heard RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬say, “Souls are like recruited troops joined (in the world of souls).
Whichever souls knew each other (in that world) are inclined to each other (in this world)
and whichever remained distant and indifferent (there) are disinterested to each other (in
this world).”
Sahih Bukhari #3336]
"The Aarifeen and Awliya have spiritual visions regarding the majesty of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. And
these visions are stronger than physical vision. The conditions and states of Ambiya are
made visible to them."
“Amongst us is the Messenger‫ ﷺ‬of Allah who recites His Book
Like a bright morning filled with goodness and purity
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He guided us when we were misguided ; Our hearts are convinced
That whatever he foretells will definitely come to pass.”
- Sayyidina Abdullah bin Rawaha radi Allahu anhu
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CHAPTER 8 : THE AQEEDAH OF HAAZIR WA NAAZIR
(PRESENT AND WITNESSING)
This is an excellent compilation by Sidi Aamir Ibrahim (may Allah preserve him) on the
beliefs of Ahlus Sunnah with regards to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬being aware of every happening in
the world. Although across this book, there are many narrations which speak of this belief
yet the compilation by Sidi Aamir is exhaustive and in-depth. You may download the PDF
from the following link:
http://www.ahlus-
sunna.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_details&gid=63&Itemid=134
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CHAPTER 9: CONCERNING HIM SEEING ALLAH ON THE NIGHT OF
ME’RAJ
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Wo‫ ﷺ‬Khuda ka Noor dekh kar bhi jahaan waalo main aagaye
Sar-e-Arsh jaana kamaal tha ya wahaan se aana kamaal hai.”
(He‫ ﷺ‬saw the Noor of Allah and yet came back to dwellers of the world
Was his going to Arsh a miracle or his return from there a miracle ! )
“Then He approached and came closer and was at a distance of two brow-lengths or
(even) nearer.”
Quran 53:8-9
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Zarr radi Allahu anhu:
I asked the RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, “Did you see your Lord?” He said: “He is Light. I saw him.”
(This has been mistranslated by Wahaabis in their English translations as ‘He is Light. How
can I see Him?’)
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “I have seen my Lord, may He be blessed and exalted.”
Musnad Ahmad #2580
This narration is Sahih. Imaam Suyuti records this narration in Khasaais Al-Kubra (1/281) and
says the hadith is Sahih.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah bin Abbas radi Allahu anhu : (in a lengthy narration)
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “(On the night of Meraaj), my Lord came to me in the most Magnificent
form (which suits His Majesty) and said, Yaa Muhammad(‫)ﷺ‬...”
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Imaam Tirmidhi says the narration is Hassan.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬saw his Lord twice : Once with his bodily eyes and another time with the eyes
of his blessed heart.
Ano objection which the Wahaabis bring forth is the hadith of Sayyidah Aayesha radi Allahu
anha from Sahih Muslim (Book 1, #337) where she says that whoever says that RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
saw Allah has lied.
How we interpret this saying of her is that it is impossible for someone to fully grasp the vision
of Allah. This is precisely why she quoted the Quranic aayah (6:103) later in the same hadith.
Maruzi rahimahullah asked Imaam Ahmed bin Hanbal : People say that Ayesha radi Allahu
anha used to exclaim that whosoever says that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬saw his Lord has attributed a
lie to Allah, so how shall this be answered?
(Imam Ahmed) replied: From the saying of RasoolAllah‫( ﷺ‬himself) when he said, “I saw my
Lord”, this will be an answer to Hazrat Ayesha’s saying because the saying of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
is far superior than the saying of Hazrat Ayesha.
Fath Al-Baari: Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 8/494
Anyway when we got Sahih narrations from Sayyidina Ibn Abbas that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬saw
Allah, affirmation takes precedence over negation.
Ibn Khuazaima rahimahullah narrated with a strong chain from Sayyidina Anas bin Malik
radi Allahu anhu that he said: Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬saw his Lord, same is narrated from Sayyidina
Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu and his disciples like Kaab Al-Ahbar radi Allahu anhu, Zuhiri
rahimahullah and Ma’mar rahimahullah.
Imaam Abdur Razzaq rahimahullah narrates from Ma’mar who quotes Imam Hassan Basri
rahimahullah who used to say: I take an oath that Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬saw his Lord, Ibn Khuzaima
rahimahullah has also proven it (sight of Allah) from Urwa bin Zubayr radi Allahu anhu.
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Umdat Al-Qari : Allama Badr Ad-Deen Aynee 19/198
Now to end this with views of some of the classical scholars of Ahlus Sunnah :
“And one night You took him‫ ﷺ‬from Masjid Haram to Masjid Aqsa. From there to highest
heavens. From there to Sidratul Muntaha. After this to the destination where there was a
distance of just two brow-lengths or even lesser. There he‫ ﷺ‬saw the greatest signs and You
granted him honour and conversed with him. And granted him‫ ﷺ‬Your vision.”
Kibriyat Ahmar : Ghaus Al-Azam Shaykh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani, p. 16
“On the night of Meraaj, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬saw Allah with his bodily eyes.”
“Allah honoured RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬by showing Himself to him.”
Khasaais Al-Kubra : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 1/281. Imaam Suyuti records this from Imaam
Bayhaqi.
Sayyidina Musa saw a mere reflection of the Noor of Allah due to which he fainted and the
mountain of Tur turned to dust. When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬saw Allah, his blessed eyes did not even
blink.
“Kis ko dekha ye Musa se pooche koi
Aankho waalo ki himmat pe laakho salaam.”
(Whom did he‫ ﷺ‬see? Enquire this from Musa
Lakhs of salutations upon him‫ ﷺ‬who possesses those valiant eyes)
For a more exhaustive read on the topic, I strongly recommend you go through this link to
the site of Sidi Aamir Khan, may Allah preserve him:
http://www.ahlussunna.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Item
id=162
While this chapter is dedicated to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬seeing Allah on the night of Me’raj, I would
like to point to one other aspect of the might of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
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Imaam Qurtubi writes about the might of Hazrat Jibra'eel in his Tafseer (9/102) of the aayah
53:5 :
"The might of Jibra'eel was such that he raised the people of Lut on one wing to the skies.
His power was such that with one stroke of his wing, Ibless was blown off."
The same Jibra'eel pleads at Sidratul Munhata on the night of Meraaj, "Yaa RasoolAllah‫! ﷺ‬
If I move even one step further, I will turn to ashes."
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CHAPTER 10 : CONCERNING HIS UNIQUENESS AMONG THE WHOLE
CREATION
“Bay-saheem-o-qaseem-o-adeel-o-maseel
Johar-e-fard-e-izzat pe laakhon salaam.”
(Without a comparison or division, just and distinct
Lakhs of salutations upon that unique solitary pearl)
RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬forbade the fasts of Al-Wisaal (keeping continuous fasts without having
anything for Suhoor or Iftaar).
The Sahaaba asked, “Yaa RasoolAllah ‫ ! ﷺ‬You too keep the fasts of Wisaal.”
RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬said, “I am not like you for I am fed and given to drink (in the presence of my
Lord).”
To remove all doubt here is the Arabic for the first part of the reply of RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬: “Inni
lastu mislakum” (I am not like you)
RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬forbade the Sahaaba from keeping the fasts of Al-Wisaal. So some of the
Sahaaba said, “Yaa RasoolAllah ‫ ! ﷺ‬You also keep the fasts of Wisaal.”
RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬replied, “Who among you is like me? I spend the night in the state that my
Lord provides me with food and drink.”
Some miscreants, in an attempt to diminsh the rank of RasoolAllah ‫ﷺ‬, say, “RasoolAllah ‫ﷺ‬
was like us” and they cite this Quranic verse as an evidence :
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“Say: I am but a man like yourselves, (but) the inspiration has come to me, that your Allah
is one Allah...” (Quran 18:110)
To understand the context of this verse, it should be known that when the previous Prophets
used to come to their people with the message of Islam, one of the main taunts of the
unbelievers was this : “You are a human just like us.” This is proven from many verses of the
Quran :
(a) The taunt of Fir'aun towards Sayyidina Musa and Sayyidina Haarun :
“...They said, 'Shall we believe in two humans like us, when their tribes are subservient to
us?”... (Quran 23:46-48)
(b) “So they (the disbelievers) tasted the severity of their doing, and for them is a grievous
punishment. That is because their Messengers came to them with the clear proofs, and they
said, ‘shall (another) human guide us?” (Quran 64:5-6)
(c) The taunt of unbelievers towards Sayyidina Nuh :
“So the disbelievers among his people said, ‘we do not see you except as a human like
us…” (Quran 11:27)
So when the Mushriks of Makka cited similar taunts towards RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, then this verse
was revealed. Yes, outwardly he alaihis salam does look like us but he is not like us for he
receives divine inspiration from Allah.
In the words of Shaykh Al-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, “Even the bashariyat of Al-
Mustafa is Nooraniyat. And his Nooraniyat is Nooraniyat upon Nooraniyat.”
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CHAPTER 11 : VIRTUES OF SALAWAAT
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“Verily, Allah and (all) His angels send blessings and greetings upon Nabi‫ﷺ‬. O you who
believe! Invoke blessings on him and salute him with a worthy salutation of peace
abundantly.”
Quran 33:56
Durood chui soazaan paani Jabbar ; Durood chui shab-o-roaz malak’an kaar
Durood’as chui rae’zee aan’Sarwar ; Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬Mustafa chu paigambar
- Kashmiri Naat Shareef
(The Lord himself sends salutations upon him ; Salutations are sent by angels night and day
Our Master is pleased with salutations ; Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬the Chosen One is the Messenger)
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “When anyone of you sends salutations upon me, Allah restores my soul
back to my body and I respond to his salutations.”
Musnad Ahmad 2/527
The narration is Sahih.
Narrated by Sayyidina Shadaad radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Verily the best among your days is Friday. On this day Aadam (alaihis
salaam) was created and on this day the trumpet will be blown. So, on this (day) send
salutations upon me abundantly for your salutations are presented before me.”
A Sahaabi asked, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫( ! ﷺ‬After your veiling) how will our salutations be
presented to you when your body will be mixed with the earth?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬replied, “Verily Allah has made it forbidden upon the earth to consume the
bodies of Ambiya.”

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Musnad Ahmad 4/8
Mustadrak Al-Haakim 1/278, #1029
Kitaab Al-Azkaar : Imaam Nawawi, p.54
The narration is Sahih according to Imaam Haakim and Imaam Nawawi and fulfills the
criteria of Imaam Bukhari.
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Verily on the earth a group of angels roam (whose responsibility is) to
convey the salutations of my Ummah to me.”
Musanaf Ibn Abi Shayba, 2/253, #8705
Sunnan Daarimi, 2/409, #2774
Imaam Haakim said that the sanad of this hadith is Sahih
Narrated by Sayyidina Ammar bin Yaasir radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Verily Allah has stationed an angel near my grave whom Allah has
bestowed the ability to hear the voices of all creation. So, till the day of judgement, whoever
sends salutations upon me, the angel will convey to me that person’s name and that
person’s father’s name and say, ‘Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬So-and-so, son of so-and-so has sent
salutations upon you.”
Musnad Bazzar 3/248, #1425
Musnad Al-Haris 2/962, #1063
Muajam Ibn A'rabi 1/84, #3326
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “There is no Muslim in the east and the west who sends salutations upon
me except that I and the angels of my Lord answer him.”
Hilyatul Awliya : Abu Nu’aym 6/349
Narrated by Sayyidina Uqba bin Aamir radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “When you send salutation upon me, beautify your salutations for you
do not know but they are presented before me.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Hassan bin Ali radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Send salutations upon me wherever you are for verily your salutations
reach me.”
“Qadi Iyadh writes in the commentary of the hadith 'send salutations upon me for verily
your salutations reach me' :
When the pure and sacred souls are separated from the body, then they receive great
elevation. They go towards the great heights and there are no veils in their way. And they
either see everything as if it were in front of them or the angels inform them of it and in this
there is a secret that is only known to those who are blessed with this.”
Mirqaat Sharah Mishqaat : Mullah Ali Qaari 2/342
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Darda radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Send salutations upon me abundantly on Fridays. Verily it is the day of
witness. The angels descend on this day and whoever sends salutations upon me, it is
presented to me for as long as he continues sending salutations.”
Shifa As-Saqaam : Shaykh Al-Islam Shaykh Taqi Ad Deen Subki, p.35
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Narrated by Sayyidina Mujaahid radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “You are presented before me alongwith your names and marks, so
send salutations upon me in a beautiful manner.”
Musannaf Abd Ar-Razzaq 2/214, #3111
Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu said,
“When anyone from the Ummah of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬sends salutations upon him, an angel
conveys the salutations to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and tells him : so-and-so has conveyed his
salutations to you.”
Shifa As-Saqaam : Shaykh Al-Islam Shaykh Taqi Ad Din Subki, p.28
“(In Attahiyat), keep in mind the majesty and lofty status of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and then say 'As-
salaamu alayka ayyuhan'Nabi wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu'. And have this firm belief
that your salutations reach RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and that he replies to your salutation with a better
greeting.”
Ihya-ul-Uloom : Imaam Gazaali 1/523
Narrated by Sayyidina Sulaymaan bin Sameem :
I saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in my dream and asked him, “Yaa ! Those who send salutation upon
you while standing in front of Rauza-e-Aqdas , do you recognize them?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬replied, “I recognize them and I reply to their salutations as well.”
Sabilul Huda war'Rashad : Imaam Saalihi 12/357
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was asked about the people who recite salutations upon him from near and
from far and about those who will send salutations upon him in future.
He‫ ﷺ‬replied, “I myself listen to the salutations of those who love me and I recognize them.”
Dalaail Al-Khayraat : Imaam Abu Abdullah, p.49
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“If there is no one in the house, then say ‘As-salaamu ala An-Nabi wa rahmatullahi
wabarakaatuhu’ because the blessed soul of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is present in the houses of
Muslims.”
Sharah Shifa : Mullah Ali Qari 2/118
“The aforesaid sayings of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬substantiate that the blessed soul of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
has been returned to him. Verily he listens to the salutations and responds in return.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “I myself hear the salutations of the person who greets me near my grave
and as for those who send salutations from afar, I am informed of that too.”
Fath Al-Baari : Imaam Ibn Hajar Asqalani 6/488
“Verily no one has said that their bodies are devoid of souls and that their souls have no
connection to their bodies and whoever presents salutations upon them, they listen.
Same has been reported for Prophets. Verily they recite Talbiya, perform Hajj and these
miracles are proven for our Nabi‫ ﷺ‬.”
Jama Al-Wasaail Fi Sharah Ash-Shamaail : Mullah Ali Qaari 2/300
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The one who sends salutations upon me once, Allah bestows ten
blessings on that person.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Mas'ood radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “On the day of judgement, the closest to me among the people would
be the one who sends salutations upon me abundantly.”
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The salutations sent upon me will become Noor on the bridge of Sirat
and the one who sends salutations upon me eighty times on Friday, his sins for eighty years
will be forgiven.”
Musnad Al-Firdaus : Imaam Daylami 2/408, #3814
Meezan Al-Aetdaal : Imaam Dahaabi 3/109, #3495
Lisaan Al-Meezaan : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 2/481, #1938
Kashf Al-Khafa : Imaam Ajluni 1/190
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The one who forgets sending salutations upon me, forgets the road to
Jannah.”
Sunnan Al-Kubra : Imaam Bayhaqi 9/286
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The one who sends salutations upon me once, Allah showers ten
blessings upon him and removes (his) ten sins and elevates him by ten ranks.”
Musnad Ahmad 3/102
Imaam Dahaabi has graded this narration as Sahih
Narrated by Sayyidina Amir bin Rabiah radi Allahu anhu from his father :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The angels continue to bless anyone who sends salutations upon me
for as long as he continues to do so. Now it’s upto the servant whether he recites more or
less of this (i.e Salawaat).”
Musnad Ahmad 3/445
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Narrated by Sayyidina Ubay bin Kaab :
I said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, I invoke salutations upon you very frequently. How much of my
supplication should I devote to you?”
He said, “As much as you like.”
I said, “May it be a quarter?”
He said, “As much as you like, but if you make an increase in that it would be better for
you.”
I said, “May it be a half?”
He said, “As much as you like, but in case you make an increase in it that would be better
for you.”
I said, “May these be two thirds?”
He said, “As much as you like but if you make an increase in it, it would be better.”
I said, “May I devote the whole of my supplication to you (that I make in my prayer)?”
Thereupon he said, “In that case you would be free from concerns and your sins would be
forgiven.”
Imaam Tirmidhi says the narration is Hassan-Sahih.
Sayyidina Umar bin Khattab radi Allahu anhu said,
“Verily your duaas remain suspended between heavens and earth and they don’t get
accepted till you send salutations upon your Nabi‫ﷺ‬.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Send salutations upon me for verily it is a source of your purity.”
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Imaam Asbahaani narrates in At-Targeeb from Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Keep sending salutations upon me for it is an expiation for your sins.”
Jawaahir Al-Bihar fee Fadaail An-Nabi Al-Mukhtaar : Imaam Yusuf Nabahaani 2/780
Narrated by Sayyidina Aamir bin Rabia radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “As long as a person sends salutations upon me, angels pray for mercy
for that person.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Whosoever writes a book wherein my name is mentioned and then
writes salutations upon me, the angels will continue to seek forgiveness for him as long as
the salutations exist in the book.”
Lisaan Al-Meezan : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 2/26, #93
Narrated by Sayyidina Abd Ar-Rahman bin Awf radi Allahu anhu :
I came with RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬towards Jannat Al-Baqi where he went into a prolonged
prostration. I enquired about it so he said, “Jibraeel came to me and informed me that
whosoever sends salutations upon you, seventy thousands angels pray for that person.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The person who sends thousand salutations upon me in a day will not
die until he has seen his place in Jannah.”
At-Targeeb : Imaam Munzari 2/328, #2579
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Yus pari Durood mohabbat saan ; sui mari paez paeth baa-Eemaan
Taes din hoor ti taaj bar’sarr ; Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬Mustafa chu paigambar
- Kashmiri Naat Shareef
(The one who sends salutations with love ; Without a doubt he will die on faith
He will be granted Hoors and crowned ; Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬The Chosen One is the Messenger)
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Verily on the day of judgement, the person closest to me will be the
one who sends most salutations upon me. The one who sends salutations on me on Friday
day and Friday night, Allah will take care of his hundred needs : seventy of world and thirty
of aakhirah.
And an angel is assigned who conveys those salutations to me, just like how deputations
are sent to you. The one who sends salutations upon me, that angel informs me of his name,
lineage, his family and I keep a record of it.”
Hayaat Al-Ambiya : Imaam Bayhaqi, #12
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “When you forget something, send salutations upon me. InshaAllah, you
will recollect what you had forgotten.”
Sayyidina Abu Bakr Siddiq radi Allahu anhu said, “Sending salutations upon RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
extinguishes sins like water extinguishes fire ; sending salutations upon him is better than
freeing a slave and loving RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is better than sacrificing one’s life in the way of
Allah.”
Taareekh Al-Baghdad : Khateeb Baghdaadi 7/161
Durr Al-Mansur : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 6/654
Imaam Asbahaani narrates from Sayyidina Kaab Al-Ahbaar radi Allahu anhu :
Allah revealed to Hazrat Musa alaihis salaam, “O Musa ! If you wish to be saved from thirst
on the day of judgement, then send salutations upon Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬abundantly.”
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said͵ “The one who sends salutations upon me a hundred times͵ Allah will write
between that person’s eyes ‘freed from hypocrisy’ and ‘freed from fire’ and will be raised
with martyrs.“
Imaam Tabaraani writes that all the narrators are trustworthy.
“Sending salutations upon RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬extensively repels plagues.”
Al-Qawl Al-Badee : Imaam Shams Ad-Deen Sakhawi, p.386
It has been narrated from a pious person :
Fragrance emanates from a gathering in which salutations are sent upon RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. This
fragrance then spreads to the corners of the heavens and angels say, “This fragrance is
from a gathering in which salutations are being sent upon RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
Saadat Ad-Daarain : Imaam Yusuf Nabahaani, p.471
Ahmad bin Atta narrates from Abu Salih Abdullah bin Salih :
A person from among the people of hadith was seen in a dream and was asked, “How has
Allah dealt with you?”
He replied, “I was forgiven in lieu of the fact that I used to write salutations upon
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in books.”
Jilah Al-Afhaam : Ibn Qayyim Jauzi, p.56
Ibn Asakir reported from Abdullah bin Saleh Sufi that someone saw a Muhaddis in his dream,
so he asked, “How are you?”
He replied, “Almighty Allah pardoned me because I consistently wrote salutations after the
blessed name of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in my books.”
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Narrated by Hazrat Hifaz bin Abdullah :
I dreamt of Hazrat Abu Zar’aa that he was engrossed in salaah with the angels on the sky
of earth, so I asked, “How were you blessed with this excellence?”
He replied, “I wrote 100,000 ahadith with my own hands and in every hadith I wrote full
salutations on RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, ‘One who recites one salutation upon
me once, Allah will send down tenfold mercy upon him.”
Imaam Abul Hassan narrates :
I saw Hazrat Abu Ali Hassan in my dream and saw some golden letters written on the fingers
of his hands. I enquired as to what it was, so he said, “Son ! This is the recompense of writing
‘‫ ’ﷺ‬in a hadith.”
Hazrat Shubli radi Allahu anhu narrates :
In a dream, I saw a neighbour of mine after his death and I asked him͵ “How has Allah
treated you?”
He said, “Shubli ! I was afflicted with a lot of tribulations. During questioning, I was wondering
if I died on Eemaan or not.
However, when the angels approached me, a handsome person stood between me and
the angels and reminded me of the answers to the questions of angels.
Then I asked him, ‘Who are you? May Allah have mercy on you.’
He replied, ‘I am a being who has been created due to you sending salutations abundantly
on RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. And I have been commanded to help you in face of all trials.’
Al-Qawl Al-Badee : Imaam Shams Ad-Deen Sakhaawi, p.212
“Kya kari dozakh ti dozakh’un naar
Kya karan gun’se tae kyah karaan maar
Kya karan Nakeer bae Munkar
Yass aasi raezee Aan’Sarwar‫ﷺ‬.”
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-Kashmiri Naat Shareef
(What harm will hell and it’s fire do
What grief will snakes and creatures [of the grave] cause
What harm will Nakeer and Munkar do
To the one with whom RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is pleased)
Narrated by Muhammad bin Sa’eed who was a pious person :
I had this habit of reciting a specific number of salawaat before going to sleep. One day
while I was sleeping, I saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in my dream. He entered the room and the whole
room illuminated with Noor. Then he told me, “Turn your face towards me with which you
send abundant salutations upon me.”
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬kissed my face. Startled, I woke up and found that the place where he
had kissed me was smelling of musk and it continued smelling so for eight days.
Al-Qawl Al-Badee : Imaam Shams Ad-Deen Sakhaawi, p.240
Narrated by Sayyidina Abd Ar Rahman bin Samurah radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “I saw a strange event last night. I saw that a person from my Ummah
was on the bridge of Sirat. He would try to cross the bridge, sometimes on his knees and
sometimes he’d fall over his back. Other times he’d cling to the bridge. Then his salutations
reached me and I grabbed his hand and made him cross the bridge safely.
Al-Qawl Al-Badee : Imaam Shams Ad-Deen Sakhaawi, p.219-220.
Imaam Shams Ad-Deen writes that this hadith has been recorded by Imaam Tabaraani in
Muajam Al-Kabeer and by Abu Musa Al-Madani in At-Targeeb who said that this narration
is Hassan.
A woman came to Sayyidina Hassan Al-Basri and said, “My daughter passed away and
now I wish to see her in my dream.”
Sayyidina Hassan told her, “Offer four rakaat Nafl after Isha and in each rakaat recite Surah
At-Takasur (102). Then go to sleep while reciting Salawaat upon RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬until you fall
asleep.”
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The woman did so and narrated the dream to Sayyidina Hassan the next day. She said, “I
saw her in a bad state. She was wearing dirty robes. Her hands were tied and there were
chains of fire around her feet.”
Sayyidina Hassan asked her to give sadqa and hope that her daughter's affliction gets
lessened.
The following night Sayyidina Hassan himself saw a dream wherein he was in Jannah and
there was a beautiful young girl on a throne dressed in magnificent clothes. She told him
that she was the daughter of the woman who had visited him.
Sayyidina Hassan told her, “But your mother told me that she saw you in a bad state.”
The girl said, “Indeed what she said was true. We were 70,000 souls who were afflicted with
the torture of the grave until a pious person passed by us. He recited Salawaat upon
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬dedicated it's sawaab to us. And Allah accepted it in such a manner that we
were freed from our tribulations and what you see now is due to barakah of that Durood
Shareef.”
Al-Qawl Al-Badee : Imaam Shams Ad-Deen Sakhaawi, p.234-235
In the city of Balkh, there was a wealthy merchant with two sons. When he died, he left
behind enormous wealth and three noble hair strands of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
Each brother took one hair. The elder brother suggested to split the third hair. The younger
brother did not accept this condition.
“Will you then give me all your wealth in exchange for the three noble hairs?” asked the
elder brother to which the younger one readily agreed.
He would keep the noble hairs in his pocket, take them out, kiss them, recite salawaat and
then place them back.
In time, the elder brother lost all his wealth but the younger one continued to prosper.
When he died after some years, a pious person saw RasooAllah‫ ﷺ‬in a dream and
commanded him, “Tell the people that if they have any difficulty, they should go to the
grave of so-and-so.” (i.e. the younger brother who preferred to keep the noble hairs of
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬over wealth)
Al-Qawl Al-Badee : Imaam Shams Ad-Deen Sakhaawi, p.227-228
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Shaykh Abu Hifz Samarqandi narrates from his teacher:
In Minah, I saw a person who would continuously recite salawaat. I asked him the reason
for doing so. He said, “I came from Khurasan with my father to perform Hajj. When we
reached Kufa, my father passed away so I covered his face with cloth. After sometime,
when I looked at his face, it had disfigured into an ugly form.
I covered his face again and in a state of nervousness, I fell asleep. In my dream, I saw a
person who asked me, ‘Why are you sad?’ I said, ‘It is so because of the state of my father.’
He said, ‘Rejoice, for Allah has eased the suffering of your father.’ When I removed the cloth
from his face, it was shining like the full moon.
I addressed the person, ‘Who are you? Your arrival is so blessed.’
He said, ‘I am Muhammad‫ﷺ‬. Your father used to consume interest. However, he excessively

recited salawaat upon me. When he died, the angels presented your father’s deeds to me.
I interceded on his behalf and Allah accepted me intercession.’
When I woke up from sleep, I saw that my father’s face was indeed shining with no sign of
any disfigurement. From that day onwards, I decided to recite salawaat excessively.”
Al-Qawl Al-Badee: Imaam Shams Ad Deen Sakhaawi, p.415-416
A pious person saw a person who had passed away in a dream and asked him, “How were
you treated you after death?”
He said, “I was admitted to Jannah. My sins were heavier than my good deeds on the scale.
However, the moment my salutations upon RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬increased than my bad deeds,
Allah ordered the angels to stop counting my deeds and admit me to Jannah.”
Ad-Durr Al-Manzoor : Allama Ibn Hajar Makki, p.183
It has come in a hadith that on the day of judgement, a Muslim will fall short of good deeds.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬will come near the scale and put a small paper on the side of good deeds
which will make the side heavier.
The person will ask, “May my parents be sacrificed on you. How elegant is your noble face
and how beautiful you manners ! Who are you?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬will answer, “I am your Nabi Muhammad and this (paper) is your salawaat
which you used to send upon me. I have repaid you with it when you needed it the most.”
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Al-Mawaahib Al-Laduniya : Imaam Qastallni 3/680
Imaam Busairi was a merchant, scholar and an accomplished poet. He suffered from partial
paralysis and the doctors lost hope of his recovery. In despair, he compiled 122 couplets in
praise of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
In his dream he saw RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. He asked him, “Busairi ! Recite this Qaseedah to me.”
Imaam Busairi replied, “Paralysis, Yaa RasoolAllah‫”! ﷺ‬
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬wiped his blessed hand over his body and he recovered. He then began
reciting the Qaseedah while RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬heard it pleasingly. Then gave him his shawl.
Next morning when Imaam Busairi woke up, he found that he was completely cured from
paralysis and the shawl was on his body.
Then in the market place, Imaam Busairi met Shaykh Abur’rija who asked him, “Recite to
me last night’s Qaseedah.”
Shocked, Imaam Busairi enquired how did he know about it.
Shaykh replied, “Last night when you were reciting the Qaseedah in front of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬,
I was also there, hearing it.”
Aseedat As-Shuhda Sharah Qaseeda Burdah : Imaam Kharputi 3/5
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CHAPTER 12 : THE LOVE OF SAHAABA AND TAABI’EEN TOWARDS THE
KAABA‫ ﷺ‬OF KAABA
“But no, by your Lord, they can have no (real) faith until they make you (O Beloved‫ ) ﷺ‬judge
in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against your decisions,
but accept them with the fullest conviction.”
Quran 4:65
"Har ki Ishq-e-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬saaman ast
Bahr-o-bar gosha-e-daaman ast."
(He who cherishes the love of Mustafa‫ﷺ‬
The lands and seas remain subservient to him)
Narrated by Sayyidina Miswar bin Makhrama radi Allahu anhu :
(After Urwa bin Mas'ood carried out a peace-treaty between Muslims and Mushriks, this is
how he described the adab of Sahaaba towards RasoolAllah‫ ) ﷺ‬:
Whenever RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would spit his blessed saliva, it would not fall except in the hands
of some Sahaabi and he would spread it on his face and body. Whenever he would order
them to do something, they would obey immediately.
When he‫ ﷺ‬would perform Wudu, people would fight with each other to obtain the used
water from Wudu. When he‫ ﷺ‬would talk, the Sahaaba would lower their voices and would
not even look at his face out of adab. When Urwa reached back to his people, he said, “O
my people ! By Allah, I have been to the Courts of great Kings. I have been to the Courts of
the likes of Caesar, Kisra and Najashi. But I have never seen those Kings being respected
by their people as I have seen the Companions of Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬respect him.”
Musnad Ahmad 4/329
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A person came to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and asked him, “When will the day of judgement take
place?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked him, “What have you prepared for it?”
He said, “I have prepared nothing except for the fact that I love Allah and His Rasool.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “(On the day of judgement) you will be with the ones you love.”
Hazrat Anas said, “We never felt more happy with any news than this saying of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
that you will be with the ones you love.”
Then Hazrat Anas said, “I love RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and Abu Bakr and Umar (radi Allahu anhum)
and I hope that due to this love I will be with them even though my deeds do not match
theirs.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Ibn Shimaasa Al-Mahri radi Allahu anhu :
When Hazrat Umrau bin Aas radi Allahu anhu was on his death-bed, we went to visit him.
He wept for a long time and then said, “No person was more beloved to me than
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and none was more honourable in my sight than him.
And I was not able to look at him to my fill due to his jalaal. If someone asks me to describe
the looks of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, I will not be able to do so for I have not looked at him to my
content.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Bara radi Allahu anhu : (In a lengthy narration)
We were attending a funeral alongwith RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. The grave had not been dug yet and
we had already reached there. We sat around RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬as if there were birds sitting on
our heads…
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Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu (in a lengthy narration) :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬went out during an hour in which he would normally not go out nor meet with
anyone. Then Hazrat Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu came to him. So he‫ ﷺ‬asked, “What brought
you, O Abu Bakr?” He said, “I came to meet the RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and to look at his face and
to make sure he was safe.”
It was not long before Hazrat Umar radi Allahu anhu came. He‫ ﷺ‬asked, “What has brought
you, O Umar ?” He said: "Hunger Yaa RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.” He said, “I also experienced some of
that.”
So they went to the home of Hazrat Abu Al-Haitham At-Taiyyihan Al-Ansari radi Allahu anhu.
He was a man with many date-palms and sheep, but he had no servants so they did not
find him there. They said to his wife, “Where is your companion?” She said, “He has gone to
fetch us some good water.”
It was not long before Abu Al-Haitham came along hauling to a large water-skin which he
put down. Then he came to hug RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said that may his father and mother be
sacrificed for him‫ﷺ‬. Then he went to grove of his and he spread out a mat for them. Then he
went to a date-palm and returned with a cluster of dates which he put down.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked, “Why don't you select some ripe dates for us?”
He said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬I wanted you to select from the ripe dates and the unripe
dates.” So they ate and they drank from that water….
Imaam Tirmidhi says the narration is Hassan-Sahih-Gharib
On one occasion, the Kuffar attacked RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and injured him. Sayyidina Abu Bakr
radi Allahu anhu was also injured and he fainted. The kuffar thought that he had died so
they left. After sometime, when Sayyidina Abu Bakr regained consciousness, the first words
that he spoke were, “How is RasoolAllah‫”?ﷺ‬
He would not eat or drink anything until he knew if RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was safe. His mother finally
said, “By Allah ! I do not know how is your friend.”
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Hazrat Abu Bakr asked her to go and ask Hazrat Umm Jameel radi Allahu anha about
RasoolAllah. Hazrat Umm Jameel came to visit Hazrat Abu Bakr and said, “I hope Allah will
avenge what they have done to you.”
Hazrat Abu Bakr said, “Leave that. Just tell me how is RasoolAllah‫”?ﷺ‬
She said, “He is safe and sound.”
He asked, “Where is he now?”
She said, “He‫ ﷺ‬is in Dar Arqam.”
Upon hearing this, Sayyidina Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu said, “Until I don’t myself see that
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is fine, I will neither eat nor drink.”
Al-Bidaayah Wal Nihaayah (Seerah) : Imaam Ibn Kathir, p.303
Before seeking refuge in the cave (during the time of Hijrah), Sayyidina Abu Bakr radi Allahu
anhu told RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Allow me to step inside the cave first so that if
there is some snake or some other wild animal, it will hurt me and not you.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬allowed him and he entered the cave. He found many snake-holes inside.
He tore off his robes and covered the snake-holes with his clothes.
After he stepped out, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked him, “What happened to your clothes?”
Sayyidina Abu Bakr told him‫ ﷺ‬the whole matter.
Thereafter RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬raised both of his blessed hands and made dua, “Yaa Allah ! On
the day of judgement, keep Abu Bakr with me in my ranks.” Revelation was sent down that
the duaa had been accepted.
Safwatus Safwa : Ibn Jauza 1/240
“Aqal ko tanqeed se fursat nahi
Ishq par aamaal ki buniyaad rakh.”
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(The intellect will not get tired of criticizing
So base you deeds upon love)
On one occasion, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬addressed the Sahaaba and said, “In world, I like three
things- fragrance, pious women and salaah which is the coolness of my eyes.”
Upon hearing this, Sayyidina Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬I also like
three things- Looking at the blessed face of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, spending my wealth for
RasoolAllah and having my daughter wed to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
Minbaat : Imaam Ibn Hajar, p.21-22
Narrated by Sayyidina Zayd bin Aslam radi Allahu anhu :
One night, Sayyidina Umar bin Al-Khattab radi Allahu anhu was moving around at night,
looking after the affairs of people when he heard an old woman in a house reciting the
following couplets-
‘Upon Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬be salutations of the faithful
Upon him‫ ﷺ‬be salutations of the pure and virtuous
He‫ ﷺ‬would stay up at night and weep at the time of pre-dawn
Ah ! Reasons of death are different for each
May I find solace that I will be close to my Beloved‫’ﷺ‬
Upon hearing this, Sayyidina Umar radi Allahu anhu started weeping uncontrollably in the
memory of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. He then knocked at the door and asked for permission from the
woman to come in.
Then he said, “The poetry which you were reciting, recite it again. Keep me included in this
blessed gathering and say that both of us should be granted proximity to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in
aakhirah and forgive Umar, Yaa Gaffar.”
Kitaab Az-Zuhd : Imaam Abdullah Ibn Mubaarak 1/363
Naseem Ar-Riyaad : Imaam Khafaji 3/355
Sayyidina Ali karam Allahu wajhu was asked, “How much do you love RasoolAllah‫”?ﷺ‬
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He replied, “By Allah ! He‫ ﷺ‬is more beloved to us than our wealth, our children, our
forefathers and our mothers. He is more beloved to us than how a cup of cold water is
beloved to a thirsty person.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Musa bin Uqba radi Allahu anhu : (in a lengthy narration)
Sayyidina Usmaan bin Affan radi Allahu anhu was asked to do Tawaaf. He declined and
said, “I will not perform Tawaaf until RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬performs Tawaaf.”
Then he turned back and went to the presence of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
Narrated by Sayyidina Qays bin Makhrama radi Allahu anhu :
Sayyidina Usmaan bin Affan radi Allahu anhu asked Sayyidina Qubaas bin Ashyam radi
Allahu anhu, “Are you elder or is RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬elder than you?”
He replied, “RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is elder to me. I was (just) born early.”
Imaam Tirmidhi said the narration is Hassan.
Narrated by Sayyidina Mugeera bin Abi Razeen radi Allahu anhu :
Sayyidina Abbas bin Abd Al Mutallib radi Allahu anhu was asked, “Are you elder or is
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬elder than you?”
He replied, “RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is elder to me. I was (just) born before him.”
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Narrated by Sayyidina Zaa'ri radi Allahu anhu :
“When we reached Madina Munawarra, we got down from our rides and kissed the blessed
hands and feet of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Bara bin Azib radi Allahu anhu :
"When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬came to Madina, the people were so overjoyed upon his arrival that I
had never seen them so happy before."
Sahih Bukhari #3925
He said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬A person loves some people but cannot do good deeds like
them.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “O Abu Zarr ! You will be with the ones you love.”
He said, “I love Allah and His Rasool‫ﷺ‬.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬again said, “O Abu Zarr ! Indeed you will be with the ones you love.”
Hazrat Abu Zarr asked the question the third time and RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬repeated the answer
again.
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Narrated by Sayyidina Mahmood bin Rabi radi Allahu anhu :
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would perform Wudu, the Sahaaba would almost fight amongst
themselves to obtain the leftover water.
Musnad Ahmad 4/329
A Sahaabi presented himself in front of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬You are
more beloved to me than my life, my family and my children. When I am in my home, there
too I remember you and I feel as if life is taken out of me until I dont come and see you.
But when I get reminded of my death and your passing away, I reckon that you would be
in Jannah on a lofty station along with other Prophets and even if I do enter Jannah, I fear I
will not be able to see you there.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬kept silent until Hazrat Jibra'eel came down with this aayah :
“Those who obey Allah and His Messenger, they will be with those on whom Allah has
bestowed favour.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬called that person and recited the aayah to him.
Tafseer Durre Mansur : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 2/182
Narrated by Sayyidah Safiya radi Allahu anha :
Sayyidina Abu Mahzurah radi Allahu anhu had very long hair. When he would sit, the hair
would touch the ground. People would ask him, “Why don't you get your hair trimmed?”
He would reply, “RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had kept his blessed hand on my hair and as such I will not
trim it till death.”
He did not cut his hair till he died.
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Tehzeeb Al-Kamaal : Imaam Mizzi 34/258
Narrated by Sayyidina Anas bin Maalik Ansari radi Allahu anhu :
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was ill during his last earthly days, Sayyidina Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu
used to lead the Salaah. On Monday, while the people were in the rows offering Salaah,
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬raised the curtain from his room to see us. At that time, the blessed face of
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬looked like the page of the Quran.
Looking at the congregation, he smiled. Out of the happiness of looking at him, we almost
broke our Salaah.
Hazrat Abu Bakr thought that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would lead the Salaah so he moved back in the
row but RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬indicated to us to complete our
Salaah and moved the curtains back on. On the same day, veiled.
“Tu Shah-e-Khoobaan‫ ﷺ‬tu jaan-e-jaanaan hai chehra Ummul Kitaab tera
Na bun saki hai na bun sakega misaal teri jawaab tera.”
(You‫ ﷺ‬are the Master of all the Elegant Ones, the soul of life ; your blessed face is Ummul
Kitaab
There has not been nor will there will there ever be an example of your likeness)
Here is what some scholars have said regarding this action of Sahaaba :
“*We almost* meaning that we had intended that (to look at his‫ ﷺ‬noble face) we will leave
our Salaah.”
Irshaad As-Saari : Imaam Qastallani 2/44
“Commotion had just started among people but RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked them to stay put.”
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“The Sahaaba were so excited at the revival to health of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬that they had
intended to leave their Salaah and thought that he‫ ﷺ‬had come out to lead them in Salaah,
hence they intended to clear the way till mehrab while some Sahaaba jumped out of joy.”
Al-Mawaahib Al-Laduniya ala Shamaail Al-Muhammadiyah : Shaykh Ibrahim Bijnouri, p.194
“All the Sahaaba shifted their focus towards the chamber of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. When they heard
the curtain of his blessed chamber being raised, they turned their faces towards the
chamber.”
Al-Laami Ad-Daraari : Rashid Gangohi 3/150
(Rashid Gangohi is the co-founder of Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband)
“By seeing RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, we were so happy that out of happiness, we were about to leave
our Salaah. Just then, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬pulled the curtain back.”
Tarjuma Al-Bukhari : Waheed-uz-Zaman 1/349
(Waheed-uz-Zaman was the famous Wahaabi scholar from the subcontinent)
“Nimaazein gar kazaa hon phir adaa hon
Nigaaho ki kazaayein kab adaa hon.”
This is the proof that the Sahaaba believed that looking at the face of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬does
NOT invalidate the Salaah. For the chamber of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is on the left side of the qibla
and it is quite clear that the
Sahaaba looked at his blessed face in the state of Salaah while turning towards their left.
The fact that looking at RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬or even obeying his command does not invalidate
Salaah is proven from another narration :
I was offering Salaah when RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬passed near me and called me out. Since I was
praying, I responded late.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “What stopped you from coming to me? Has Allah not said :
'O you who believe ! Give your response to Allah and His Messenger(‫ )ﷺ‬when He calls you
to that which will give you life...' (Qur'an 8:24)
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Musnad Ahmad 3/450
“Chehra-e-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬asl Quran hai
Aashiqo ki tilaawat pe laakho salaam.”
The noble face of Al-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬is the actual Quran
Lakhs of salutations upon the recitation of lovers)
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu (in a lengthy narration wherein Hazrat
Sumama was captured by Muslims for a few days):
The RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Set Sumama free.”
He went to a palm-grove near the mosque and took a bath. Then he entered the mosque
and said, “I bear testimony (to the truth) that there is no god but Allah and I testify that
Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬is His messenger. O Muhammad‫ ! ﷺ‬By Allah, there was no face on the earth
more hateful to me than your face, but (now) your face has become to me the dearest of
all faces. By Allah, there was no religion more hateful to me than your religion, but (now)
your religion has become the dearest of all religions to me. By Allah, there was no city more
hateful to me than your city, but (now) your city has become the dearest of all cities to
me…”
Narrated by Sayyidina Umar bin Al-Khattab radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬saw Musab bin Umayr radi Allahu anhu dressed in animal skin and said, “Look
at this person whose heart has been illuminated by Allah. I have seen him when he used to
live a life of luxury. His parents used to provide him with best food and drink. But the change
in his life is due to his love for Allah and his Rasool‫ ﷺ‬.”
Taareekh : Ibn Asakir 36/333
Safwatus Safwa : Allama Ibn Jauzi 1/391

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(After he embraced Islam, the parents of Sayyidina Musab bin Umayr disowned him and
he lived the rest of his life in poverty)
Hazrat Zayd bin Harisa radi Allahu anhu was going to his relatives place in a caravan when
it was looted by Banu Qays. Hakeem bin Hizam bought Hazrat Zayd and presented her in
the service of Hazrat Khadija radi Allahu anha.
After some time, the news of the whereabouts of Hazrat Zayd reached his parents through
some people who had come for Hajj. So his father and uncle came to the noble presence
of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and asked for the return of Hazrat Zayd in return for some money.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “I will release him without any recompense if he wishes to go with you.”
Hazrat Zayd was brought and RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked him whether he wanted to go back to
his father or stay.
Hazrat Zayd replied, “(Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! )ﷺ‬How can I even give someone importance over
you. You are like a father and mother to me.”
At this, the father and uncle of Hazrat Zayd said, “O Zayd ! May you perish ! You are
preferring slavery over freedom and leaving your father, uncle and family?”
Hazrat Zayd said, “Yes indeed. I have seen such characteristics in this person (i.e
RasoolAllah‫ )ﷺ‬that I cannot prefer anyone else over him. “
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬heard this, he embraced Hazrat Zayd and said, “This is my son, we are
heirs of each other.”
When Hazrat Zayd’s father and uncle saw this, they were very happy and left Hazrat Zayd
with RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
Safwatus Safwa : Imaam Ibn Jauzi 1/381
Imaam Qurtubi records these words of Hazrat Zayd radi Allahu anhu :
“By Allah ! To be a slave of Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬is more beloved to me than to stay with you.”
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Narrated by Sayyidina Qaasim bin Muhammad radi Allahu anhu :
A Sahaabi of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬lost his eye-sight. When people went to console him, he used to
say, “I liked my eyes only because I used to see RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬with them. Now that he‫ ﷺ‬has
passed away, even if I am provided with the eyes of gazelle, it won't make me happy.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Masni bin Saeed radi Allahu anhu :
I heard Sayyidina Anas radi Allahu anhu say, ‘(After the veiling of RasoolAllah‫)ﷺ‬, not a night
went by except that I saw my Beloved‫ ﷺ‬in my dreams.’
Then he started crying profusely.
Hazrat Umar bin Muhammad radi Allahu anhu narrates from his father :
“Never did I hear Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu mention about RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
except that he used to weep every time.”
Sayyidina Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu would memorize whatever he heard from
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and would enquire about him in his absence and would keep a record of his
sayings and actions. He would offer Salaah at whichever spots RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had offered
Salaah. During journeys, he would take the same route which was taken by RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
During Hajj, he would stay at same place where RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had stayed.
Whenever Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu talked about RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, he
would weep and when he would pass by the places associated with RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, he
would close his eyes.
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Madkhal ila As-Sunnan Al-Kubra : Imaam Bayhaqi 1/148, #113
Narrated by Sayyidina Abd Ar-Rahman bin Saad radi Allahu anhu :
The foot of Hazrat Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu fell numb and a person told him, “Remember
the person who is most beloved to you.” He proclaimed, “Yaa Muhammad(‫)ﷺ‬.”
Tehzeeb Al-Kamaal : Imaam Munzari 17/142
Narrated by Sayyidina Naa'fe radi Allahu anhu :
When Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu would return from a journey, he would
offer 2 Rakaat in Masjid Nabawi‫ ﷺ‬and present himself in front of Rauza-e-Aqdas‫ﷺ‬.
Then he would place his right hand on Rauza-e-Aqdas‫ ﷺ‬and turn his back to qibla.
Thereafter he would greet RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, Sayyidina Abu Bakr and Sayyidina Umar.
Siyar Alam Al-Nubala : Imaam Dahaabi 5/95
Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Umar radi Allahu anhu was seen turning his camel at a certain
place.
When asked why he did it, he replied, “I do not know. I once saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬do it, so I
do it as well.”
During the battle of Badr, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was straightening the rows when he prodded
Sayyidina Sawaad bin Gazya radi Allahu anhu with an arrow-head in stomach, asking him
to fall in line. At this, Hazrat Sawaad said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬You have harmed me even
as Allah has sent you with the truth. I want revenge.”
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Then, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬removed shirt from his blessed stomach and asked Hazrat Sawaad to
take revenge. At this, Hazrat Sawaad lept forward and kissed RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. RasoolAllah
asked him, “O Sawaad ! What made you do this?”
Hazrat Sawaad replied, “It is possible that I may not return alive from the battle. So I wanted
my last action with regards to you be that my body touches your blessed body.”
On hearing this, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬made dua for him.
Sayyidina Saad bin Rabi radi Allahu anhu was seriously injured in the battle of Uhud. He had
twelve spike injuries among a total of around seventy other injuries. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked his
Sahaaba who will bring the news about Saad? Hazrat Ibn Abi Kaab radi Allahu anhu
volunteered and went in search for him.
When he found him, Hazrat Saad told him, “Give my salaam to him. Inform him that I have
been injured with twelve spikes. Tell your people that if anything happens to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
while even one of you remains alive, then know that on the day of judgement, no excuse
will be entertained from you.”
Muwatta : Imaam Maalik 2/465
Al-Istiab : Ibn Abdul Barr 2/590
Safwatus Safwa : Ibn Jauzi 1/481
While returning from the battle of Banu Mustaliq, Ibn Abi made some derogatory remarks
about RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. Upon this, his son Sayyidina Abdullah radi Allahu anhu put a sword on
his head and said, “By Allah ! I will not keep my sword back in the cover until you affirm
with your tonue that Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬is honourable while you are wretched.”
His father said, “May you perish ! Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬is honourable while I am wretched.”
When the news of this incident reached RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, he affirmed the bravery of Hazrat
Abdullah.
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Tafseer Ruh Al-Ma’aani : Imaam Aalusi 28/116
After RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was injured in Taif, he went into a garden which belonged to Rabia, a
staunch enemy of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. His two sons Utba and Shayba sent a bunch of grapes in
a plate to RasoolAllah through a slave, Hazrat Addas radi Allahu anhu.
When he presented the grapes, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said ‘bismillah’ and started eating. Hazrat
Addas looked at the blessed face of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬for he knew that people there did not
say ‘bismillah’ before eating.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked him, “Which place do you come from and what is your religion?”
He replied, “I am from Nineveh and I am a Christian.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked, “Nineveh, the city of Yunus bin Matta?”
Hazrat Addas was taken aback, “Do you know Yunus bin Matta?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬replied, “Yunus bin Matta is my brother. He was the Nabi of Allah. I too am the
Nabi of Allah.”
Upon hearing this, Hazrat Addas stood up respectfully, kissed the blessed head of
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and then kissed his blessed feet.”
When he went back to his owners, they rebuked him but he said, “There is no one superior
to him‫ ﷺ‬on the face of the earth.”
Al-Bidaayah Wal-Nihaayah : Imaam Ibn Kathir 3/136
As-Isaba fi Tamyiz As-Sahaaba : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 4/467
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Sayyidina Abdullah bin Zayd radi Allahu anhu was working in fields when he was informed
about the veiling of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬by his son. Grief-struck, he raised his hands and made
dua, “O my Lord ! Take away my eye-sight so that I do not see anyone after RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
Allah accepted his dua.
Sayyidina Ahmad bin Fuzluya Zaahid was a famous archer of his time. He would not touch
his bow without being in a state of Wudu because RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had held it in his blessed
hand.
Narrated by Sayyidah Aayesha radi Allahu anha:
A woman came to me and requested me to open the blessed chamber (i.e Rauza Shareef).
I opened it. The woman went on weeping until she passed away.
Safwatus Safwa : Ibn Jauzi 2/204
In some narrations, it has come that when some Sahaaba wanted to look at the blessed
face of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, they would go to Hazrat Maimuna radi Allahu anha who would give
them her own mirror. When the Sahaaba looked in the mirror, they would see the blessed
face of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬instead of their own faces.
Tafseer Ruh Al-Ma’ani : Imaam Aalusi 22/39
Imaam Maalik would not ride any animal while being in Madina Munawarra. He would say,
“I do not deem it fit to tread with animal hooves over the soil in which RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is
resting.”
He said this after he gifted all his rides to Imaam Shaa’fi and the latter requested him to
keep atleast one horse for himself.
Before narrating any hadith of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, Imaam Maalik would perform Wudu and put
on a new dress. He was asked the reason for doing so. He replied, “I do it out of honour for
the words of the RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
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This proves that ANY deed which is done out of love and adab of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is allowed
as long as it does not go against Shariah even if there is no direct command for it in Qur'an
and Sunnah.
Narrated by Sayyidina Musaib bin Abdullah rahimahullah :
Whenever Imaam Maalik would talk about RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, the colour of his face would
change and he would stand up with respect. Some people were surprised at this behaviour
of the Imaam, so they asked him about it. Imaam Maalik replied, “You do not see what I
see. If you would have seen what I see, you would not be surprised at my behaviour.”
Imaam Abdullah ibn Mubaarak narrates :
Once Imaam Maalik was narrating ahadith in a gathering when a scorpion bit him sixteen
times. Despite this the Imaam continued narrating the ahadith.
At the end I asked the Imaam that his expressions looked different upon which the Imaam
narrated the whole incident to me. Thereafter he said, “The greatness of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
compelled me to continue narrating the ahadith and show patience over the affliction.”
“O you who believe ! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud
to him in talk, as you may speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds become vain and
ye perceive not.
Those that lower their voices in the presence of Allah’s Messenger : their hearts has Allah
tested for piety ; for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward.”
Quran 49:2-3
Abu Jaafar Mansur came inside Masjid Nabawi‫ ﷺ‬and started talking to Imaam Maalik in a
loud voice.
Imaam Maalik rebuked him and said, “Lower your voice inside Masjid Nabawi‫ ﷺ‬for Allah
has said, 'O you who believe ! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet‫ﷺ‬, nor
speak aloud to him in talk, as you may speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds
become vain and you perceive not.' (Quran 49:2)
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O Abbasi Ameer ! Remember my words : Honouring RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is as Wajib today as it
was during the lifetime of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
Thereafter Mansur stayed silent.
(This act of Imaam Maalik is in total contrast to what the Wahaabis do in Madina Shareef.
Leave talking in a loud voice aside, I have personally heard people who have been back
from Hajj say that the Wahaabis place their feet towards Rauza Shareef. So much for their
“Salafi” way)
“Najdi marta hai ki kyun taazeem ki
Ye hamaara Deen tha phir tujhko kya
Teri dozakh se toa kuch cheena nahi
Khuld main pohuncha Raza phir tujhko kya.”
(The Najdi dies as to why respect is shown
This was our Deen, then how does it concern you?
Nothing has been taken from your share of fire
Raza entered Jannah, then how does it concern you?)
Imaam Maalik was asked about Imaam Ayyub Sakhtiyaani (rahimahaullah). He said,
“Among all the people from whom I narrate ahadith, Imaam Ayyub is the most virtuous. He
performed Hajj twice. And the special thing about him was that when RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was
mentioned in front of him, he would weep so much that I would feel pity for him.”
There are four occasions when Jibra'eel alaihis salaam had to come down to earth very
quickly :
1) When Sayyidina Ibraheem alaihis salaam was thrown into the fire.
2) When Sayyidina Ibraheem went to sacrifice Sayyidina Ismaeel.
3) When Sayyidina Yusuf alaihis salaam was thrown into the well by his brothers.
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4) When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬got injured during the battle of Uhud. Hazrat Jibra'eel was
commanded to ensure that not a drop of blood of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬falls on the ground. So,
Jibra'eel alaihis salaam collected the drops of blood in his hands.
Tafseer Ruh-ul-Bayaan : Shaykh Ismaeel Haqqi 3/311
“Khaak-e-raah-e-rah rawaane rah-e-ishq’at Yaa Rasool‫ﷺ‬
Surma-e-mann, deeda-e-mann, chasm-e-mann, chashmaan-e-mann.”
- Maulaana Jaami
The dust of the path of those who walk on the path of loving you, Ya Rasool‫ ﷺ‬Is the kohl of
my eyes and my sight, my eyes and my vision)
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The people most loved by me from amongst my Ummah would be
those who would come after me but everyone among them would have the keenest desire
to catch a glimpse of me even at the cost of his family and wealth.”
Sahih Muslim #2832
“Dar dil-i-Muslim maqaam-e-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬ast
Aabroo maaznaam-i-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬ast.”
(In the heart of the Muslim is the place of Mustafa‫ﷺ‬
All our glory and honour is from the name of Mustafa‫)ﷺ‬
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CHAPTER 13 : LOVE OF ANIMALS, TREES AND ROCKS TOWARDS
AL-MUSTAFA‫ﷺ‬
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Narrated by Sayyidina Ali ibn Abi Taalib karam Allahu wajhu :
I was with RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in Makka. We moved towards a side of Makka.
Whichever tree and mountain we passed by greeted RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬with the words “As-
salaamu alayka Yaa RasoolAllah.”
Mustadrak Al Haakim : Imaam Haakim 2/677, #4238
Imaam Tirmidhi says that the narration is Hassan
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬used to lean against the trunk of a date-palm tree while giving sermon. When
the Sahaaba made the mimbar and RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬stepped on it, the tree-trunk began to
cry just like a she-camel cries for it’s child (due to the sadness of separation from
RasoolAllah‫)ﷺ‬. So RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬stepped down from the mimbar and placed his blessed
hand on it. The tree-trunk then stopped crying.
Sahih Bukhari 3/1313, #3390 (Reported with a slight variation in wording from Sayyidina Ibn
Umar)
Narrated by Sayyidina Ya'la radi Allahu anhu : (in a lengthy narration)
We were with RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and we stopped at a spot. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬rested at a certain

place. A tree cut through the soil and moved itself in front of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and shaded him.
After some time it went back to it's original place.
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬woke up, I told him about this incident.
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, “The tree sought permission from it's Lord to greet His Messenger and it was
given the permission to do so.”
Musnad Ahmad 4/170, 173
Dalaail An-Nubuwah : Abu Nu'aym 1/158, #184
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was asleep yet he knew what was going around. Not only that, he knew that
the tree had sought permission from Allah. The heart of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬never sleeps :
“O Ayesha ! My eyes sleep but my heart stays awake.”
A bedouin came to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “How will I know that you are indeed the Nabi
of Allah?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “If I call a bunch of dates on that date-tree, will you bear witness that I
am the Nabi of Allah?”
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬called out to that bunch of dates. It came down from the tree and
presented itself at the blessed feet of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
Thereafter RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬commanded it, “Go back” and it went back.
After witnessing this, the Bedouin embraced Islam.
Imaam Tirmidhi says the narration is Hassan-Sahih.
A bedouin came to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “Ya RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬I have accepted Islam. Now
please show me something which would consolidate my faith.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked him, “What do you want?”
He said, “Command that tree to present itself before you.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told him, “Go and ask that tree to come.”
The bedouin went and told the tree, “RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is calling you.”
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The tree took out it's roots and presented itself in front of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “As-
salaamu alayka Yaa RasoolAllah.”
“Bulaa rahe hain Nabi‫ ﷺ‬jaa ke itna bol usay
Darakht kaisay chalega Huzoor‫ ﷺ‬jaantay hain.”
(Go and tell it that the Nabi‫ ﷺ‬is calling you
The Honoured One‫ ﷺ‬knows how the tree will move)
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬was passing through a desert when he heard the voice 'Yaa RasoolAllah'.
Upon following the voice, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬saw a deer who was tied up.
The deer spoke, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Behind the mountain I have two new-born babies.
Please set me free. I will feed them and then come back.” RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬set her free and
the deer returned after some time.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬looked towards the bedouin who had caught her and he said, “How may I
be of service, Yaa RasoolAllah‫”?ﷺ‬
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Set the deer free.”
Then bedouin set her free. While walking away, the deer was heard saying, “I bear witness
that there is none worthy of worship but Allah and that you‫ ﷺ‬are the Messenger of Allah.”
At-Targeeb wat'Tehreeb : Imaam Manzari 1/321, #1176
Shaykh Rasheedi (Burhanuddin Ibrahim) narrates :
“Once I was in Haram-e-Rasool‫( ﷺ‬Masjid Nabawi). Suddenly in afternoon a deer came into
the Masjid from Baab Ar-Rahmah and stood infront of the Rauza-e-Aqdas at some distance
and bowed down its head like it was giving salaam to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. Its eyes overflowed
with tears. Then in respect & veneration of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, without turning its back towards
the Rauza it stepped backward until it came out of the Masjid. All this happened right infront
of our eyes.”
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I (Muhammad bin Musa) say it seems this deer was a descendant of that deer whom
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had rescued and set free.
Misbah Az-Zulaam : Imaam Muhammad bin Musa Marakashi, p. 198
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah bin Jaafar radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬entered the garden of an Ansaar in which there was a camel. When it saw
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, it started crying.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬went to it, placed his blessed hand on it's head and it became quiet.
Then he asked, “Who is the Master of this camel and whose camel is this?
“A young man from the Ansaar came forward and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬It is mine.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Do you not fear Allah with regards to this tongue-less animal who has
made you it's Master? It has complained to me that you keep it hungry and make it work a
lot.”
Riyadh-us-Saaliheen : Imaam Nawawi 1/243, #243
A person from among the Ansaar had a camel which he used for irrigating the fields. The
camel turned rogue and started attacking people. Distressed, the owner went to the court
of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and complained about it.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Let's go see the camel.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬went to the house of this Sahaabi. The camel was tied at the end of the land.
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬went towards it, the Ansaar pleaded, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬please dont
go near it. It bites like a mad dog and I fear it might harm you.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “No it won't attack me.”
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As soon as the camel saw RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, it fell in prostration in front of him. Thereafter,
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬tied the halter around it's neck.
Narrated by Sayyidina Shimr bin Atiyah radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬finished Fajr salaah. Suddenly around a hundred wolves came up with their
hindlegs spread on the soil and forelegs raised in the air and came in front of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬addressed (the Sahaaba), “You should give some of your provisions to these
wolves while you save the rest of it.”
Then the wolves complained to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬regarding something. Thereafter they left
making peculiar noises.
Narrated by Hazrat Safina radi Allahu anhu :
I was travelling in a ship which broke during the voyage. I got on a wooden plank and
reached a place where there were many lions. Before long, my worst fears came true : A
lion sprang in front of me.
I said, “O lion ! I am the slave of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
Hearing this, the lion lowered it’s head and guided me towards a proper road. Then the lion
made a soft noise and I understood that it was bidding me good-bye.
Imaam Haakim said the narration is Sahih
“The person who has the help of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬with him
Makes a lion tremble in his own den

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And you would not find a friend not helped
By him‫ ﷺ‬nor would you find the enemy but in pieces.”
- Qaseedah Burdah Shareef
“The family of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had a bull. When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would come out, the bull would
play around and be filled with enthusiasm. It would move back and forth (in a state of
ecstasy). Then when it would feel that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬has gone inside the house, it would
stand calmly in order not to cause inconvenience to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
We were with RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬during a journey when we passed alongside a tree on which
there were two little sparrows. We took both of them.
A sparrow came in front of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and started complaining.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked, “Who has hurt this sparrow by taking it's two little ones?”
We said, “We did.”
Then RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬commanded us to return both of them.
Shaykh Al-Islam Dr.Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has written a whole book entitled “Kashf Al-
Asraar fee Muhabbat Al-Maujoodaat li Sayyid Al-Abraar” wherein he has collected many
such narrations. It is in Arabic-Urdu. You may download and read from here if you wish :
http://www.minhajbooks.com/en.php?control=ZipDownload&bid=325&cid=2
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CHAPTER 14 : VIRTUES OF RECITING NAAT IN PRAISE OF THE BELOVED‫ﷺ‬
Narrated by Sayyidah Aayesha radi Allahu anha (in a lengthy narration) :
I heard RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬say, “(O Has’saan) ! As long as you defend Allah and His Rasool‫ﷺ‬,
Jibra’eel will aid you.”
And I heard RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬say, “Has’saan gave solace to the hearts of the Muslims by
narrating poetry against Mushrikeen.”
This is what Hazrat Has’saan radi Allahu anhu narrated in front of Mushrikeen:
‘You write poetry against Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬and I replied on his behalf and the reward for this is
with Allah
You satirised Muhammad‫ﷺ‬- virtuous, righteous, the Rasool of Allah, whose nature is
truthfulness
So verily my father and his father and my honour are a protection to the honour of
Muhammad‫ﷺ‬.’
Narrated by Sayyidina Urwa radi Allahu anhu :
Sayyidah Aayesha radi Allahu anha disliked it when someone spoke bad about Sayyidina
Has’saan bin Thaabit radi Allahu anhu in front of her. She used to say, (Don’t speak ill of
him), he had recited this (in praise of RasoolAllah‫)ﷺ‬-
‘So verily my father and his father and my honour are a protection to the honour of
Muhammad‫ﷺ‬.’
Narrated by Sayyidina Bara radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told Hazrat Has’saan radi Allahu anhu, “Reply to the Mushrikeen (i.e recite
Naat in my praise). Jibra’eel is also with you.”
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Narrated by Sayyidina Ibn Musaib radi Allahu anhu :
Sayyidina Has’saan radi Allahu anhu asked Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu in a
gathering, “O Abu Hurayrah ! I ask you by Allah, did you not hear RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬say, ‘(O
Has’saan) ! Reply (to Mushrikeen) on my behalf. Allah will aid you through Jibra’eel’ ?
Hazrat Abu Hurayrah replied, “By Allah ! Yes I have heard it.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would keep a mimbar for Hazrat Has’saan bin Thabit radi Allahu anhu in the
Masjid on which he would stand and respond (to the Mushrikeen). And RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬would
say, “Verily Allah will keep aiding Has’saan through Ruh Al-Quds (i.e Jibra’eel) as long as
he praises and defends the Rasool of Allah.”
Imaam Tirmidhi says the narration is Hassan-Sahih
I told RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, “Allah has revealed about poetry what He revealed.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Verily, a Mumin does jihad with his sword as well as his tongue. And by
Him in whose Hands is my soul, the words which you speak against the Kuffar, it is like
showering upon them a volley of arrows.”
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Sayydina Has’saan bin Thabit radi Allahu anhu sought permission from RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬to
recite (poetry) against Mushrikeen. RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬asked, “And what about my lineage?”
Hazrat Has’saan replied, “(Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! )ﷺ‬I will separate them from your noble lineage
like hair is taken out of flour.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬entered Makka for Umrah and Hazrat Abdullah bin Rawaha radi Allahu anhu
was walking in front of him while reciting this couplet-
‘O sons of Kuffar ! Get away from the path of RasoolAllah‫ ; ﷺ‬Upon his arrival today we will
cut you necks
A slash of sword which will remove your heads from your bodies and separate friend from
friend.’
Upon this, Sayyidina Umar radi Allahu anhu told Hazrat Abdullah, “O Abdullah bin Rawaha
! You recite poetry in front of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and that too in Haram?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “O Umar ! Leave him. This poetry acts as a volley of arrows for them (i.e
the kuffar).”
Imaam Tirmidhi says this narration is Hassan-Sahih
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬passed through Madina Munawarra, a few small girls were playing duff
and saying this-
‘How lucky are we, the girls of Banu Najjar
That Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬is our esteemed neighbour’
Upon hearing this, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Allah knows that I too love you.”
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Narrated by Sayyidina Musa bin Uqba radi Allahu anhu :
Hazrat Kaab bin Zuhayr recited his famous Qaseedah ‘Baant Suaad’ in Masjid Nabawi and
when he reached these lines-
‘Verily, this Rasool‫ ﷺ‬is that Noor from whom illumination is sought
And he is the drawn sword from the swords of Allah’
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬gestured to people using his blessed hand, asking people to listen to his words
(i.e Kaab bin Zuhayr) carefully.
Al-Isaba : Imaam Ibn Hajar Asqalani 5/594
Narrated by Sayyidina Khuraym bin Aws radi Allahu anhu :
We were in the honourable presence of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬when Sayyidina Abbas bin Abdul
Mutallib radi Allahu anhu requested, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬I want to recite (Naat) in your
praise.” RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Recite. May Allah preserve your teeth.”
Then, Hazrat Abbas radi Allahu anhu recited this-
‘When your blessed birth took place ; the earth and the skies illuminated due to it
So we are in light and in ; Your Noor we walk on the path of guidance’
Hilyatul Awliya : Abu Nu’aym 1/364
Al-Isaba fee Tamyiz As-Sahaaba : Allama Ibn Hajar Asqalani 2/274
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Narrated by Sayyidina Urwa radi Allahu ahu :
Sayyidina Hakeem ibn Hizaam radi Allahu anhu (before embracing Islam) went to Yemen
and got a beautiful dress. When he came back to Madina Munawarra, he gifted this dress
to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬upon which RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “We don’t accept the gifts of Mushrikeen”
and asked for that dress to be returned.
Then Hazrat Hakeem suggested that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬buy that dress and RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬ordered
that dress to be bought. When Hazrat Hakeem saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in that dress while walking
towards Masjid, he exclaimed, “I have never seen a more handsome person in this dress.
You are looking like a full, radiant moon.” Then he recited this -
‘Hakeem bin Hizaam forgets his intellect upon
Seeing the one whose face is radiant and fair
When people tried to compete with him in grandeur and majesty
He overtook them all by a long margin’
Upon hearing this, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬smiled.
Imaam Haakim said the chain of this narration is Sahih.
Narrated by Sayyidina Ubaidullah bin Ayesha radi Allahu anhu :
When RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬entered Madina Munawarra, the the men and women got on top of
their roofs to welcome him and the children sang this-
‘The full moon‫ ﷺ‬rose over us
From the valley of Wada
And it is mandatory for us to give thanks

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For as long as anyone in existence calls out (to Allah)’
And the Habasha were doing Raqs in order to welcome RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
At-Tamheed : Ibn Abd Al-Barr 14/82
Umdat Al-Qaari : Allama Badr Ad-Deen Aynee 17/60
Narrated by Sayyidina Saeed bin Musaib radi Allahu anhu :
When the news of the killing of (Gustaakh-e-Rasool) Ibn Khatl reached Kaab bin Zuhayr, he
also came to know that he was given the same warning by RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬that if you do not
stop mocking RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, you too will be killed. At this, Kaab bin Zuhayr enquired as to
who was the most tender-hearted Sahaabi which turned out to be Sayyidina Abu Bakr radi
Allahu anhu.
So he met Sayydina Abu Bakr and told him everything. After this both of them secretly went
to the noble presence of RasoolAllah.
Sayydina Abu Bakr said, “(Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! )ﷺ‬This is a person who wishes to swear an oath
of allegiance to you.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬put forward his blessed hand and Hazrat Kaab swore oath of allegiance to
him.
Then, Hazrat Kaab removed veil from his face and recited his Qaseedah which had the
following lines-
‘I have been informed that I have been threatened by RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
Yet there is a greater hope of forgiveness from RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
Verily, this Rasool‫ ﷺ‬is that Noor from whom illumination is sought
And he is the drawn sword from the swords of Allah’
At this RasoolAllah‫( ﷺ‬became happy and) gifted Hazrat Kaab his cloak. This cloak was later
taken by Hazrat Muawiya in lieu of money from his children and he would wear it on
important occasions.
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Al-Isaba : Imaam Ibn Hajar Asqalani 5/594
After narrating this, Imaam Ibn Kathir writes in Al-Bidaayah : ‘I say this cloak was gifted by
RasoolAllah to him after he recited his praise in his Qaseedah. This is the same cloak which
was with Khulafa and this is a very famous incident.’
Narrated by Sayyidina Hisham bin Has’saan radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬addressed (Hazrat Has’saan bin Thaabit radi Allahu anhu) as “O leader of
poets.”
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CHAPTER 15 : HAYYUN FEE QABRIHEE : ALIVE IN HIS‫ ﷺ‬BLESSED
GRAVE
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The Ambiya are alive in their graves and they offer salaah.”
Sharah Sunnan Nasaai : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 4/110
Meezaan Al-Aetdaal : Imaam Dahaabi 2/200
Al-Kaamil : Allama Ibn Aadi 2/327, #460
The narration is Sahih. Allama Ibn Aadi says that the sanad of this narration has no flaws.
Allama Ibn Hajar cites this hadith in Fath Al-Baari and writes that this narration is recorded
by Imaam Bayhaqi in his book on life of Prophets in their graves with a Sahih sanad.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “I passed near Musa on the night of Me’raj near the red mount and he
was standing in his grave, praying.”
Not only does this prove that Ambiya are alive in their graves but it also is an irrefutable
proof that the blessed vision of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬penetrates even the physical barriers. We
have seen many other narrations in this regard in the previous chapter on Ilm-e-Ghaib.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “When anyone of you sends salutations upon me, Allah restores my soul
back to my body and I respond to his salutations.”
Musnad Ahmad 2/527
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“Unhay‫ ﷺ‬khabar hai kaheen se padho Durood unpar
Tamaam dahr ka naqsha Huzoor‫ ﷺ‬jaantay hain.”
(From wherever you send salutations upon him, he‫ ﷺ‬is aware of it
The Honoured One‫ ﷺ‬is aware of the terrain of the whole world)
Narrated by Sayyidina Shadaad radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Verily the best among your days is Friday. On this day Aadam (alaihis
salaam) was created and on this day the trumpet will be blown. So, on this (day) send
salutations upon me abundantly for your salutations are presented before me.”
A Sahaabi asked, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫( ! ﷺ‬After your passing away) how will our saluations be
presented to you when your body will be mixed with the earth?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬replied, “Verily Allah has made it forbidden upon the earth to consume the
bodies of Prophets.”
Musnad Ahmad 4/8
Kitaab Al-Azkaar : Imaam Nawawi, p.54
The narration is Sahih according to Imaam Haakim and Imaam Nawawi and fulfills the
criteria of Imaam Bukhari.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The Ambiya are not kept in their graves for more than forty nights
except that they pray in the presence of Allah till the day of judgement.”
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Hayaat Al-Ambiya : Imaam Bayhaqi, #4
“Even though the hadith is discussing Ambiya-e-Kiraam, the learned Muhadiseen have
discussed the lives of the Awliya after demise that they are regarded as being alive as well
but through the blessings of the Ambiya-e-Kiraam.”
Mirqaat Sharah Mishkaat : Mullah Ali Qaari 4/241
Narrated by Sayyidina Malik Al-Dar radi Allahu anhu, the treasurer of Sayyidina Umar radi
Allahu anhu :
The people suffered a drought during the Khilafa of Hazrat Umar, whereupon a man (Ibn Al-
Harith) came to the Rauza of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “Ya RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Ask for rain for your
community, for verily they have but perished.”
After this, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Go to Umar and give
him my greeting. Then tell him that they will be watered. Tell him : You must be clever, you
must be clever.”
The man went and told Sayyidina Umar, who said, “O my Lord, I spare no effort except in
what escapes my power.”
Taareekh At-Tabari : Imaam Tabari 2/509
Fath Al-Baari : Allama Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani, Kitaab Al-Istisqa.
The narration is Sahih according to Allama Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani (Fath Al-Baari 2/495) and
Allama Ibn Kathir (Al-Bidaayah Wal Nihaayah 7/91 and Tafseer Ibn Kathir 1/91). Imaam Ibn
Hajar writes that it has been narrated by Ibn Abi Shayba with a Sahih chain. For more
detailed explanation on the narrators and sub narrators of this hadith, please check “Khair
ul Rasaaìl” by Sidi Ruhan Madni Shafi` available on archive.org from the following link :
https://archive.org/details/BookOnTawassulAndWaseela
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In Appendix-4 at the end of this compilation, I have given a detailed analysis of the chain
of this narration which prove that this narration is very strong. The criticism of some of the
narrators in this chain by Wahaabis is nothing but a deliberate attempt to hoodwink people
from the truth. May Allah protect us from their sharr and keep us steadfast on the creed of
Ahlus Sunnah, aameen !
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Jauza Aws bin Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu) :
Once the people of Madina were faced with a severe drought. So they went to Hazrat
Aayesha (radi Allahu anha) and told her about their problems.
She said, “Go to the blessed Rauza of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and open a window towards the sky
such that there is no veil between the Rauza and the sky.”
People did that and it rained heavily. So much so that greenery spread everywhere and the
camels became fat. The year was called 'The Year of Plenty.'
Al-Wafa bi Ahwal Al-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬: Ibn Jauzi 2/801
Shifa As-Saqaam : Shaykh Al-Islam Shaykh Taqi Ad Deen Subki p.128
Al-Mawaahib Al-Ladunya : Imaam Qastallani, 4/276
This hadith is at least Hassan inshaAllah. Some people raised doubts about certain narrators
and subnarrators of this hadith but their arguments are extremely weak and they have
been brilliantly refuted already. For more details about the authenticity of this narration,
please check out “Khair ur Rasaaìl” by Sidi Ruhan Madni Shafi`.
Narrated by Sayyidina Dawood bin Abu Saalih radi Allahu anhu :
(The Caliph) Marwan (ibn al-Hakam) one day saw a man placing his face on top of the
Rauza of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. He said, “Do you know what you are doing?”
When he came near him, he realized it was Sayyidina Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari radi Allahu
anhu. The latter said, “Yes, I came to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, not to a stone.”
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Imaam Haakim says that the chain of this is Sahih.
(This has another version to it too that gives it strength).
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “My life is good for you for you will narrate about me and it will be
narrated to you and my veiling is also good for you for your deeds will be presented before
me. If I see good deeds therein, I will thank Allah and if I see bad deeds, I will seek
forgiveness of Allah for you.”
Musannad Bazzar 5/308, #1925
Muajam As-Sagheer : Imaam Tabaraani 1/198
Sharah Shifa : Mullah Ali Qaari 1/102
Fadl As-Salaat Alan Nabi‫ ﷺ‬: Qadi Isma'eel #26
Imaam Haytami says that the narration is Sahih. This narration is Sahih even according to
Imaam Suyuti and others. There is no doubt about its authenticity and every one who has
tried to find faults in it has been refuted. There is also another Mursal Sahih version of this
hadith from the TabiÌ Imaam Bakr. For more details, please read “Khair ur Rasaail.”
“Everyday the Ummah is presented before RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and he knows their names and is
aware of their deeds. That is why he will be a witness over them on the day of Qiyaamah.”
Tafseer Ibn Kathir : Allama Ibn Kathir 1/699 under the Tafseer of 4:41
(Removed by Wahaabis in their abridged English translation of Tafseer Ibn Kathir published
by Dar-us-salaam)
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“The deeds of his Ummah are presented to RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in the morning and evening.
Hence he knows his Ummah by their marks and their deeds and thus bears their witness.”
Tafseer Ruh-ul-Bayaan : Shaykh Ismaeel Haqqi under the Tafseer of 4:41
“The blessed Ruh of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬witnesses all souls and hearts.”
Tafseer Neshapuri : Imaam Nizaam Ad-Deen Neshapuri under the Tafseer of 4:41
“Verily the deeds of the Ummah are presented everyday before RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in the
mornings and evenings. He‫ ﷺ‬recognizes their faces as well as their deeds and this is the
reason that he will be a witness over them.”
“Ba roaz-e-hashr Shafaa’at kareinge chun chun kar
Har ik ghulam ka chehra Huzoor‫ ﷺ‬jaantay hain.”
(On the day of Qiyaamah, he will choose and intercede for them
The Honoured One‫ ﷺ‬is aware of the faces of each of his slaves)
Narrated by Hazrat Utbi :
“As I was sitting by the Rauza of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, a Bedouin Arab came and said: “As-salaamu
alaika Yaa RasoolAllah ! I have heard Allah saying : If they had only, when they were unjust
to themselves, come unto you and asked Allah‟s forgiveness, and the Messenger had
asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful
(Qur’an 4:64), so I have come to you asking forgiveness for my sin, seeking your intercession
with my Lord.”
He then recited poetry and left and I slept and saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in my dream, and he said,
“O Utbi, run after the Bedouin and give him glad tidings that Allah has forgiven him.”
Tafseer Ibn Kathir : Allama Ibn Kathir under 1/521 under 4:64
Tafseer Qurtubi : Imaam Qurtubi under 4:64
Kitaab Al-Azkaar : Imaam Nawawi p.265
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Note : This whole incident has been removed by Wahaabis in their abridged English
translation of Tafseer Ibn Kathir published by Dar-us-salaam
“Ummati jo fariyaad karay haal-e-zaar main
Mumkin nahi ki Khayr-e-Bashar ko khabar na ho.”
(When an Ummati calls out to him in a state on anxiety
It is impossible for the Best Of Creation to not know about it)
Narrated by Sayyidina Sulaymaan bin Sameem :
I saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in my dream and asked him, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Those who send
salutation upon you while standing in front of Rauza-e-Aqdas‫ﷺ‬, do you recognize them?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬replied, “I recognize them and I reply to their salutations as well.”
Sabilul Huda war'Rashad : Imaam Saalihi 12/357
Narrated by Sayyidina Sa'eed bin Abd Al-Azeez radi Allahu anhu :
During the days of war (when Yazeed la'een attacked Madina Munawarra), for three days,
there was no Adhaan and Iqaamah in Masjid Nabawi and
Sayyidina Sa'eed bin Musayb radi Allahu anha took refuge in Masjid Nabawi (for three
days) and when the time of Salaah used to close in, he would hear Adhaan from the Rauza
of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in a low voice.
Sharah Sunnan Ibn Maajah : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 1/291, #4029
Dalaail An-Nubuwah : Abu Nu'aym, p.206
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Three scholars including Imaam Tabaraani went to the Rauza of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and stayed
there for a few days. They did not have food, so one of them went up directly to the Rauza
and said, "Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Hunger. Hunger."
A short while later, one of the descendents of Sayyidina Ali karam Allahu wajhu came to
them with food, after seeing RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in a dream telling him to do so.
Kitaab Al-Wafa : Imaam Ibn Jauzi, p.818, #1536
After RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬passed away, Sayyidina Bilal went to settle in Syria.
One night he saw a dream in which RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬told him, “O Bilal ! Why this injustice? Has
the time not come for you to visit my Rauza?”
Sayyidina Bilal got up and started his journey to Madina. On reaching Rauzae-Aqdas, he
started weeping and rubbing his face against the blessed Rauza.
On meeting Imaam Hassan and Imaam Hussain (alaihimus salaam), he hugged them. They
requested him to give adhaan. He climbed the roof of Masjid Nabawi‫ ﷺ‬and started giving
adhaan.
When he started with 'Allahu Akbar' , tremors shook Madina. As he progressed to 'Ash'hadu
al-laa ilaaha il-Allah' , the intensity of tremors increased.
When he said 'Ash'hadu an'na Muhammad'ur RasoolAllah'‫ﷺ‬, people came out of their
homes, crying.
Shaykh Subki says that the incident is reported by Ibn Asakir with a Sahih sanad.
“Azaan azal se tere‫ ﷺ‬ishq ka taraana bani
Namaaz uske nazaare ka ik bahaana bani.”
(The azaan, from the start, is nothing but a recital of your‫ ﷺ‬love
The prayers became an excuse to look at him)
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Hazrat Ibrahim bin Bashar says : I visited Rauza-e-Aqdas‫ ﷺ‬after performing Hajj and offered
my salutations. I heard a voice from within the chamber reply 'Wa alaikum as salaam.'
“RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is alive in his grave and death will never come to him but he will remain alive
due to the fact that Ambiya are alive in their graves.”
“Among the specialities of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is that he is alive in his blessed grave and offers
Salaah along with Adhaan and iqaamah.”
“In Barzakh, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬witnesses the deeds of his‫ ﷺ‬Ummah and prays for their
forgiveness and removal of afflictions, he‫ ﷺ‬blesses the different regions of earth by visiting
them and he‫ ﷺ‬visits the funeral prayers of the Saaliheen among the Ummah (i.e Awliya) as
is reported in ahadith.”
Al-Haawi lil Fataawi : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 2/184
Hazrat Raba’ee bin Haraash rahimahullah narrates :
When I entered my house, I was informed that my brother had passed away. I rushed there
and found that he had already been wrapped in sheets, so I stood at his head-side and
engrossed myself in reciting of Istighfar and Istirja. He suddenly picked up the sheet and
said, "As-salaamu Alaikum", so I said "Wa Alaikum As-salaam, SubhaanAllah.”
So he too said, "SubhaanAllah, I separated from you and reached the Court of Allah. I met
with my Creator who was pleased with me. He adorned me in robes of silk, with brocades
and Istibraq (a type of green satin) and I found my affairs to be easier than you would have
thought. Now, do not delay, for I sought permission from Allah to come here and give your
glad tidings. Be swift and take me towards the Court of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬for he has promised
me that he will wait for me until I return.”
After saying this, he fell once again into death.
This incident reached Hazrat Ayesha radi Allahu anha, so she said, “I heard from
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬that he used to say ‘Among my Ummah there will be a person who will speak
even after passing away.”
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Abu Nu’aym said that this narration is Mash’hoor. Imaam Bayhaqi also narrated this in
Dalaail An-Nubuwah and said that this narration is Sahih and there is no doubt about it’s
authenticity.
Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Ghanam Al-Ashfari radi Allahu anhu reported that in the year of
Amwas (year when a plague struck), a spear struck the son of Hazrat M'aaz ibn Jabal radi
Allahu anhu so he said, "Beloved ! You have arrived after keeping me waiting for so long.
One who is ashamed is not successful.”
I asked, "Are you seeing something?"
He said, "Yes. My Lord has rewarded me for being patient. The soul of my son came to me
and informed me that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is standing with one hundred rows of angels, martyrs
and Saaliheen, making dua of forgiveness for me and the Angels are taking me towards
Jannah." He said this and collapsed. I saw that he stretched out his hand as if he was
shaking the hand of somebody. He then said, “Welcome! I am coming to you." On saying
this, he passed away.
After this, I saw him in my dream and noticed a huge crowd around him, as you would find
around a spotted horse on which is a white robed rider. He called out saying, “O Saad who
is in the shower of arrows and spears ! All praise is due to Allah, who granted us Jannah.
Reside in it, for the end result of those who do good deeds is splendid.”
I then woke (from my sleep)
Sharah As-Sudoor : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti, p.175-176
“Maqaam-i-Mahmood Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬myoolum
Farz ti Sunnat bakhshnam paanai.”
- Shaykh Noor-ud-din Noorani rahimahullah
(I found Muhammad‫ﷺ‬, the Possessor of Lofty Station
Then he‫ ﷺ‬himself taught me about Faraaid and Sunnah)
“It should be known that Allah has granted the blessed body of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬such power
and authority that he can visit any place he wishes in his own body or in a similar one. He
can visit any place whether in heavens or on the earth.”
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“Verily no one has said that their bodies are devoid of souls and that their souls have no
connection to their bodies and whoever presents salutations upon them, they listen.
Same has been reported for Prophets. Verily they recite Talbiya, perform Hajj and these
miracles are proven for our Nabi‫ﷺ‬.”
"And it has been proven that Ambiya perform Hajj and recite Talbiya."
Question : Quran testifies to the death of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. Allah says :
‘Indeed you will die and indeed they are to die.’ (Quran 39:30)
And Sayyidina Abu Bakr said, ‘Verily RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬has passed away.’
Answer : Shaykh Taqi Ad-Deen Subki writes that his death was not eternal and that life was
restored back to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. And it has been proven that the bodies of Ambiya do not
decay and the fact that their souls have been returned to their bodies is proven from Sahih
ahadith.
And the proof for this is Hazrat Musa praying in his grave. Because offering Salaah points to
the body that is alive. Similarly all the characteristics of Me'raaj pertaining to the Ambiya
point to bodies that are living.
Al-Mawaahib Al-Laduniya : Imaam Qastallani 2/415-416
“Verily, the Ambiya do not die. Rather they are alive in their graves and they offer Salaah
and perform Hajj.”
Fuyooz Al-Haramayn : Shah Waliullah Muhaddis Dehalvi, p.84
“We don't see but the RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬removes our difficulties.”
Atyab Al-Nagam fi madh Sayyid Al-Arab wa Al-Ajam : Shah Waliullah Muhaddis Dehalvi,
p.4
When Imaam Abu Hanifa visited Rauza-e-Aqdas‫ﷺ‬, he said, “As-salaamu alaika Yaa Sayyid
Al-Mursaleen.”
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The voice from Rauza-e-Aqdas‫ ﷺ‬replied, “Wa alaikum as-salaam Yaa Imaam Al-
Muslimeen.”
Tazkiratul Awliya : Shaykh Fareed Ad-Deen Attar, p.138
"He‫ ﷺ‬is the treasure of secrets and by whom the orders of the world take place. There is no
order except that it goes to him‫ ﷺ‬and no bounty is distributed except through his‫ﷺ‬
command."
On one occasion, Sultan Noor Ad-Deen Zangi saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in his dream thrice wherein
he‫ ﷺ‬was pointing towards two people and asking, “Will you not protect me from the harm
of these two?”
The King woke up, gathered twenty attendants and started his journey towards Madina
Munawarra. On reaching Madina Shareef, he first presented himself in front of Rauza Shareef
and then called the people of Madina one by one and presented them with gifts, all the
time observing the looks of everyone.
Thereafter he asked the people, “Is there anyone else who has not come here?”
The people said, “There are two people who are from the west. They are very pious and
spend their days in fasts and nights in worship.”
The King ordered that they be presented before him. The moment he saw both of them, he
recognized them to be the same people to whom RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬had pointed towards in the
dream.
He went to the house in which they were staying. It was an old house in the vicinity of Rauza
Shareef. Upon entering the house, he found nothing except for some furniture. A mat on the
floor caught King's eye and when he removed the mat, he saw that there was a deep
trench.
The King went back and interrogated the two people. They confessed that they were
crusaders and that their King had sent them to Madina as spies to desecrate the noble body
of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. They would stay up nights digging the hole in the ground.
Sultan executed both of them in front of Rauza Shareef and then ordered deep trenches to
be dug upto water level around Rauza Shareef. After this he filled the trenches with molten
lead.
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Shah Waliullah narrates this incident of his father Shah Abd Ar-Raheem :
Once I was so ill with fever that death seemed imminent. In a dream, I saw Shaykh Abd Al-
Azeez in front of me and he told me, “RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is going to visit you. Turn your bed in
such a manner that your feet do not face towards RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.”
I ordered the people to turn the orientation of the bed. After that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬visited me
and said, “How are you, son?”
I felt very happy and as RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬took me by his side, I wished that he gives me some
of the blessed hair as Tabarruk. Even as I was thinking this, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬placed two of his
blessed hairs in my hand.
I was wondering if I will have these blessed hairs with me after I wake up from sleep and
when I woke up, I found them under my pillow.
Anfaas-ul-Aarifeen : Shah Waliullah, p.116-117
Imaam Sharaani writes in his book 'Al-Yawaaqit wal Jawaahir' and Shaykh Ibn Arabi also
mentions in his Futoohat that the souls of all the Ambiya and Mursaleen seek help from the
blessed Ruh of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬because he is Qutb Al-Aqtaab.
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬helped those Ambiya and Awliya who came before his advent as well as
those Awliya who came after him. His aid encompasses this dominion as well as the
Barzakh. His Noor is radiant at all times.
Hujjat Allah ala Al-Aalameen : Imaam Yusuf Nabahaani 1/82
Question: “Is it possible to have a vision of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in a wakeful state?”
Answer: Some deny this and others accept it as possible and these are correct. And
manypeople whose righteousness is not doubted have reported this experience and have
foundproof for this in the hadith recorded by Imaam Bukhari, “Whoever sees me while
asleep shall see me while awake,” meaning with the physical eyes of his head and some
have said meaning with the spiritual eyes of his heart. The possibility of this „wakefulness‟
referring to that of the day of Qiyaamah is very slight, because in thatcase there would be
no benefit or purpose in this specification found in the hadith becauseon the day of
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Qiyaamah, his whole community will see him - whether they saw him earlier in a dream-
vision or not.
And Ibn Al-Haj Al-Maaliki in his Madkhal said that seeing him‫ﷺ‬while awake is very rare
and it occurs only with those who are realized in a state that is rare to find these daysand
almost non-existent, while we do not deny its occurrence with the great Awliya amongus,
whom Allah has safe-guarded in their inward and outward.
Furthermore, it is not impossible to see RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬after his veiling for he and the other
Ambiya are alive, their spirits having been returned to them andpermission granted to them
to leave their graves and function in the lower and upper spiritual dominions.”
Fatawa Al-Hadithiyya : Allama Ibn Hajar Al-Haytami p.212-213
In his compilation Al-Haawi lil Fataawi, Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti has created a separate
chapter* on the possibility of seeing RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in a wakeful state and has cited example
after example of Awliya who have done ziyaarah of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in a state of wakefulness.
*Tanwir Al-Halak fee imkaan ru'yat An-Nabi wa'l Malak (The Illumination of the Intense
Darkness Concerning the Possibility of Seeing Nabi‫ ﷺ‬and the Angels)
“Allah ki sarr ta baqdam shaan hain ye‫ﷺ‬
In sa nahi insaan wo insaan hain ye
Quran toa Eemaan bataata hai inhay
Eemaan ye kehta hai meri jaan hain ye.”
(From head to foot he is the Glory of Allah
He is the human unlike any other human
While the Quran refers to him as Eemaan
Eemaan says that he is my life)
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “When a person is placed in the grave and his attendants go back, he
hears their footsteps. Then two angels come to him, make him sit and ask him, ‘Maa kunta
taqoolu fee haazar’Rajul?’ (What is it that you used to say about THIS man?”)..
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Allama Anwar Shah Kashmiri writes in the commentary of ‘Maa kunta taqoolu fee
haazar’Rajul?’ :
An important argument here is that who is being pointed to. Since there are no ahadith
present for elaboration, there are different quotes of Ulama:
a) The indication is towards RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬himself. All veils to Rauza Shareef will be lifted and
the deceased will behold the majesty of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. Imaam Qastallani has cited this
opinion and then said, “If this is true, then it is a glad tiding for the Mumineen.”
b) The indication is towards the noble face of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬. Qadi Iyadh writes that in the
grave, the deceased will be shown his noble face.
Anwaar Al-Baari Sharah Sahih Bukhari : Allama Anwar Shah Kashmiri 5/146
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CHAPTER 16 : MAQAAM AL-MAHMOOD
Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah bin Abbas radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬said, “I am Habeeb Allah and I am saying this without pride. I will hold the
flag of praise on the Day of Judgement and I am saying this without pride. I will be the first
one to intercede on the day of judgement and I will be the first one whose intercession will
be accepted and I am saying this without pride.
I will be the first to knock on the door of paradise. Allah will open it and make me enter it. I
will be accompanied by poor believers and I am saying this without any pride. I am the
most honoured among the first and the last and I am saying this without pride.”
RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬said, “On the day of judgement, the sun will be very close to the people so
much so that the sweat will reach upto ears.
In this condition, people will (first) seek help from Aadam, then from Musa and atlast (upon
denial of everyone) will seek the help of Muhammad‫ﷺ‬.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Ibn Abi Kaab radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬said, “On the day of judgement, I will be the Imaam and Khateeb of all the
Prophets and their intercessor and I do not say this with pride.”
Imaam Tirmidhi said the narration is Hassan-Sahih.
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When RasoolAllah ‫ ﷺ‬was asked about the words of Allah 'soon will your Lord raise you to a
station of praise and glory', (Quran 17:79), he replied, “it is the station of Shafaa’at.”
Imaam Tirmidhi said the narration is Hassan
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “On the day of judgement, I would be standing on Maqaam Al-
Mahmood.”
A person from among the Ansaar asked, “What is meant by Maqaam Al-Mahmood?”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The day when you will be gathered without clothes and without shoes,
the person who would be clothed first of all is going to be Hazrat Ibraheem. Allah will say,
'(O Angels) Clothe my Khaleel.'
Then he would be clothed in two white pieces of soft garment and after that he would turn
his face towards Arsh.
After that I would be clothed. Then I will stand on the right side of Arsh on such a lofty station
that none besides me would hold that position and the first ones and the last ones would
envy me.”
Imaam Haakim said the sanad of this narration is Sahih.
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RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “On the Day of Judgement, I will knock on the door of Jannah. The
gatekeeper of Jannah will ask, 'Who are you?' and I will reply, 'I am Muhammad(‫)ﷺ‬.'
Then he will say, “I have been commanded not to open the gate for anyone before you.”
Musnad Ahmad 3/136
“Haq jalwagar ze tarz-e-bayan-e-Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬ast
Aaray kalam-e-Haq ba zuba-e-Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬ast
Ghalib sana-e-Khwaaja‫ ﷺ‬ba Yazdan guzashtaim
K’aan zaat-e-Paak martaba-daan-e-Muhammad‫ ﷺ‬ast.”
- Mirza Ghalib
(The Truth expresses its grace through Muhammad’s‫ ﷺ‬expression,
Indeed the Truth speaks through Muhammad’s‫ ﷺ‬word,
Ghalib ! Therefore, I leave Muhammad’s‫ ﷺ‬praise to Allah,
Almighty alone can understand the exalted status of Muhammad‫)ﷺ‬
“Zindagiyaan khatm hui aur qalam toot gaye
Par tere‫ ﷺ‬awsaaf ka ik baab bhi poora na hua.”
(The lives have finished and the pens have broken away
But not even a chapter of your virtues‫ ﷺ‬came to an end)
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APPENDIX I : VIRTUES OF MADINA MUNAWARRA
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Between my house and my mimbar, there is a Garden from the
Gardens of Jannah and my mimbar is on my Fount.” (i.e. Hauz Kausar).
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “O Allah ! Put twice as much barakah in Madina as you have placed in
Makka.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “(Nearing the day of Qiyaamah), Eemaan will revert back to Madina
just as a snake goes back into it’s hole.”
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “There are angels stationed (as guards) on the roads of Madina so
plague and Dajjal cannot enter it.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “The influence of Masih-Dajjal will not enter Madina because on that
day, Madina will have seven entrances and there will be two angels stationed at each
gate.”
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(Maujiza of a maujiza : Today Madina Munawarra has seven main entrances !)
Narrated by Sayyidina Saad bin Abi Waqqas radi Allahu anhu :
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “A person who wishes to harm the people of Madina will be melted in
the fire by Allah just as lead dissolves in fire or salt dissolves in water.”
Narrated by Sayyidina Nabih bin Wahb radi Allahu anhu :
Sayyidina Kaab Al-Ahbaar radi Allahu anhu presented himself in front of Sayyidah Aayesha
radi Allahu anha and mentioned about RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
He said, “When the day starts, 70,000 angels descend upon the Rauza of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and
surround it. Then they send salutations upon RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
When night takes over, these angels descend back to heavens and 70,000 other angels
descend and do the same.
And on the Day of Qiyaamah, when RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬will rise from his blessed Rauza, he will
be surrounded by 70,000 angels.”
Sunnan Daarimi, 1/57, #94
“The blessed soil of Madina Tayyaba is the most excellent soil among all the soils just as
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is superior than all the other human beings.”
There is an ijma (consensus) among the Ulama of the four madhhabs that the blessed place
which contains the blessed body of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is superior to any other place on earth
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and some (e.g. Allama Ibn Aabideen Al-Hanafi, Allama Ibn Aqil al-Hanbali, Shaykh Salim
An-Nafrawi Al-Maaliki) added even superior than Arsh.
Radd Al-Muhtar ala Al-Dur Al-Mukhtar : Allama Ibn Aabideen (Hanafi) 2/626
Majmua Al-Fataawa : Imaam Nawawi (Shaa’fi) 7/389
Khasaais Al-Kubra : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti (Shaa’fi) 2/351
Al-Bidaayah Wal-Nihaayah : Allama Ibn Kathir (Shaa’fi) 3/205
Ash-Shifa : Qadi Iyadh (Maaliki) 2/58
Fayd Al-Qadir : Imaam Munawi (Hanbali) 6/264
“There is an ijma (consensus) that the soil which is in touch with the blessed body of
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is the most sacred place on earth, even more sacred than the Kaaba. And
Imaam Taaj Ad-Deen has even reported the consensus that it is more sacred than the Arsh.
The Imaam has even explicitly stated that is afdal than the heavens as well.”
“There is no scope for argument in the fact that the resting place of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is the most
virtuous place in the world. There is a strong consensus on this issue.”
“By ijma, the resting place of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is the most virtuous place. Infact it is more
virtuous than even the Kaaba. Ibn Aqeel Hanbali rahimahullah states that it is more virtuous
than even the Arsh.”
It should be known that before RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬made hijrah to Madina Munawarra, it was
called Yathrib : a place riddled with infighting and internal feuds. After RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬came
there, it became the most sacred place on earth. Hence, the virtues of Madina Munawarra
are due to RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬.
“Kaabay ki azmato ka munkir nahi hu lekin
Kaabay ka bhi hai Kaaba mere Nabi‫ ﷺ‬ka Rauza.”
(I am not a denier of the virtues of the Kaaba but
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The Rauza of my Nabi‫ ﷺ‬is the Kaaba of Kaaba)
“Phool kya dekhun meri aankho main
Dasht-e-Tayba ke khaar phirtay hain.”
(What flowers will I see for in my eyes I behold
The thorns of the deserts of Tayba)
“Tayba na sahi afzal Makka hi badaa Zaahid
Hum Ishq ke banday hain kyun baat badaayi hai.”
(Let Tayba be not more virtuous and Makka be significant, O pious worshipper
We are the people of love, why have you exaggerated the debate?)
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APPENDIX II: MANAAQIB AL-IMAAM AL-AZAM, IMAAM ABU HANIFA
NU’MAN BIN THABIT
RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬said, “Even if the Deen would be on Surayya (Jupiter), then a person from
among the Persians would get it from there.”
Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti remarks about this hadith, “In this hadith, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬has given
glad tidings about Imaam Abu Hanifa.”
Tabiyiz As-Saheefa bi Manaaqib Abi Hanifa, p.32
Khayraat Al-Hisaan : Allama Ibn Hajar Makki, p.24
Imaam Shaa'fi asked Imaam Maalik, “Have you seen Imaam Abu Hanifa?” Imaam Maalik
replied, “Yes ! And I have found him such that if he would tell you that this pillar is made of
gold, he would cite evidences for it.”
Taareekh Al-Baghdad : Khateeb Baghdaadi 13/338
Tehzeeb-ul-Kamaal : Yusuf bin Abd Ar-Rahman Mizzi 29/429
Imaam Shaa'fi said, “All those who study fiqh are the children of Imaam Abu Hanifa. Those
who want to understand fiqh should cling to Imaam Abu Hanifa and his students.”
Imaam Mugairah (the teacher of Imaam Sufyan Thawri) said, “Sit in the gatherings of Imaam
Abu Hanifa and you will understand Deen. If Imaam Ibraheem Nahkee had been alive,
even he would have sat in his company.”
Manaaqib Imaam Abi Hanifa wa Ashaaba : Imaam Dhahaabi, p.18
In the gathering of Muhaddis Al-Kabeer Imaam Abd Al Malik bin Abd Al Azeez, the mention
of Imaam Abu Hanifa was made. He said, “Be silent. Verily he is a faaqih, he is a faaqih, he
is a faaqih.”
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Uqood Al Jumaan fee Manaaqib Al-Imaam Al-Azam Nu'maan : Imaam Saalihi, p.193
Taareekh Al-Baghdad, Khateeb Baghdaadi 13/338
Imaam Muhammad bin Bashar says, “When I used to go to the gatherings of Imaam
Sufyaan Thawri, he would ask me, “From where are you coming?” I would say, “From the
gathering of Imaam Abu Hanifa.”
He would say, “Verily you have come from the gathering of the greatest Faaqih on the face
of the earth.”
Taareekh Al-Baghdad : Khateeb Al-Baghdaadi 13/344
Uqood Al Jumaan fee Manaaqib Al-Imaam Al-Azam Nu'maan : Imaam Saalihi, p.190
Imaam Qaasim bin Man rahimahullah, the great grandson of Sayyidina Abdullah ibn
Masood radi Allahu anhu was asked why he sat in the gatherings of Imaam Abu Hanifa.
He replied, “There is no gathering superior to that of Imaam Abu Hanifa.”
Akhbaar Abi Hanifa wa Ashaaba : Imaam Samri, p.76
Imaam Shu'bah was a great Muhaddis and an authority in the sciences of ahadith.
When the news of the death of Imaam Abu Hanifa (rahimahullah) reached him, he said,
“The Noor of Ilm has been extinguished from Kufah. They will not see the likeness of him
ever again.”
Hazrat Yahya bin Muadh narrates:
In a dream, I saw RasoolAllah and asked him, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Where shall I find you?”
He replied, “In the fiqh of Abu Hanifa.”
When Imaam Shaafi (rahimahullah) went to the grave of Imaam Abu Hanifa (rahimahullah)
in Baghdad to pay respect, he prayed 2 rakaats without doing Raf Al-Yadayn.
Someone asked him the reason for not doing Raf Al-Yadayn.
Imaam Shaafi replied, “I did not do it out of the adab of this Imaam.”
Khayraat Al-Hisaan, Allama Ibn Hajar Makki, p.15-16

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Shaykh Ali ibn Maymun, one of the students of Imaam Shaafi, stated that he heard his
teacher the Imam say, “I swear that I seek the blessing of Abu Hanifa and come to his grave
every day (as a visitor). Whenever I have a certain need, I pray two rak’as (according to
the Hanafi madhhab), then come to his grave and ask Allah for my need at his grave, and
little time passes until it is fulfilled.”
Taareek Al-Baghdad 1/123
Tabaqaat Al-Hanafiyya : Ibn Abil Wafa, p.519
When Imaam Abu Hanifa visited Rauza-e-Aqdas‫ﷺ‬, he said, “As-salaamu alaika Yaa Sayyid
Al-Mursaleen.”
The voice from Rauza-e-Aqdas‫ ﷺ‬replied, “Wa alaikum as-salaam Yaa Imaam Al-
Muslimeen.”
Tazkiratul Awliya : Shaykh Fareed Ad Deen Attar, p.138
After Imaam Abu Hanifa abstained from worldly matters and got engrossed in worship, he
saw a dream in which he was digging the Rauza of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and separating bones. He
woke up scared and went to Imaam Ibn Sireen to ask about the interpretation of the dream.
The Imaam said, “It is a very good dream. You will achieve such a height in identifying
Sunnah that you will distinguish between Sahih and fabricated narrations.”
After this, Imaam Abu Hanifa again saw RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬in his dream and he‫ ﷺ‬told him, “O
Abu Hanifa ! Allah has created you for propagating my Sunnah. So don't abstain from the
world.”
Tazkiratul Awliya : Shaykh Fareed Ad Deen Attar, p.138
The Imaam narrates from the people who have just one or two links to Khulafa-e-
Raashideen and other prominent Sahaaba. I am citing just SOME chains :
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Hazrat Qaasim bin Muhammad > Hazrat Muhammad bin Abi Bakr >
Sayyidina Abu Bakr Siddiq
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Imaam Abu Hanifa > Hazrat Saalim bin Abdullah > Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar > Sayyidina
Umar bin Al-Khattab
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Hazrat Musa bin Talha > Sayyidina Uthman ibn Affan
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Hazrat Abu Ishaaq > Hazrat Masruq bin Ajda > Sayyidina Ali
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Hazrat Aamir bin Shraheel Shaami > Sayyidah Aayesha
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Hazrat Zayd bin Aslam > Sayyidah Umm Salma
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Hazrat Ibrahim bin Yazeed Nakh'ee > Hazrat Alqama bin Qays >
Sayyidina Abdullah bin Mas'ood
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Hazrat Talha bin Naa'fe > Sayyidina Abdullah bin Abbas
Imaam Abu Hanifa is the teacher of the teachers of Imaam Bukhari through multiple links :
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubaarak > Hazrat Isma'eel bin
Ibraheem > Imaam Muhammad bin Isma'eel Al-Bukhari
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Hazrat Hammad bin Zayd > Hazrat Isma'eel bin Ibraheem > Imaam
Muhammad bin Isma'eel Al-Bukhari
The Imaam is the teacher of the teachers of Imaam Muslim and Imaam Abu Dawood :
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Hazrat Abdullah bin Mubaarak > Imaam Yahya bin Mu'een > Imaam
Muslim / Imaam Abu Dawood
He is the teacher of the teachers of Imaam Tirmidhi and Imaam Ibn Maajah :
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Imaam Ibaad bin Awum > Imaam Ibaad bin Yaqoob Asdi > Imaam
Tirmidhi / Imaam Ibn Maajah
He is the teacher of the teacher of Imaam Shaa'fi :
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Imaam Muhammad Shaybaani > Imaam Shaa'fi
He is the teacher of the teachers of Imaam Ahmad bin Hambal :
Imaam Abu Hanifa > Imaam Abu Yusuf > Imaam Ahmad bin Hambal
The strongest narrations in Sahih Bukhari are called 'Salaasiyat' because they have just
three links to RasoolAllah ‫ﷺ‬. There are 22 such narrations in the Sahih. Out of those 22
narrations, the students / students of students of Imaam Abu Hanifa are found in 21 of them.
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(a) Hazrat Makki bin Ibraheem (b) Imaam Abu Aasim Dahaak (c) Imaam
Muhammad bin Abdullah Ansari (d) Imaam Khalad bin Yahya
Detailed analysis of these chains can be found in the book of Shaykh Al-Islam
Dr.Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri “Imaam Abu Hanifa : Imaam Al-Aimaa fil hadith”.
The book is in Urdu and can be downloaded from here :
http://www.minhajbooks.com/english/bookid/313/Imam-Abu-Hanifa-TheLeading-Imam-
in-Hadith-vol-I-by-Shaykh-ul-Islam-Dr-Muhammad-Tahir-ulQadri.html
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APPENDIX III : HYPERLINK TO SOME PDFS ON KHASAAIS OF
RASOOLALLAH‫ ﷺ‬AND VALIDITY OF WEARING AMULETS,
CONSTRUCTING HIGH GRAVES, ETC.
The following is a hyperlink to the works of Sidi Muhammad Touseef Mohiuddin. It is a

collection of multiple PDFs on the following topics :
1) Khayr Al-Bashar (ahadith on special distinctions of RasoolAllah‫)ﷺ‬
2) Knower Of Hearts (ahadith on Ilm-e-Ghaib of RasoolAllah‫)ﷺ‬
3) Ghuyoob Al-Khamsa (ahadith on Ilm-e-Ghaib of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬proving that he is

bestowed with the Ilm of five unknowns)
4) Ash-Shifa bi Rahmat’il Mustafa‫( ﷺ‬ahadith on the maujizaat of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬where he

cured people)
5) Tasarrufaat : Authority Of The Beloved (ahadith proving that RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬is Mukhtaar-e-
Kull)
6) Love of Sahaaba towards RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
7) Virtues and fadaail of Naalayn Paak and Naqsh Naalayn Paak of RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
8) Validity of raising the graves high
9) Permissibility of wearing amulets : Refutation to the article on Systems Of Life website
10) Validity of using Tasbeeh (prayer beads)
11) Validity of women visiting graves.
You may download all the eleven PDFs from here :
https://archive.org/details/VirtuesOfNaalaynPaak
Click on the link. You will get multiple options all entitled ‘PDF’ on the left side of screen.
Click on each PDF link in order to download each file individually.
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Appendix – IV : In defense of the narration of Hazrat Maalik Ad-
Daar from page 182.
Towards the end of the debate between Shaykh Asrar Rashid (from Ahlus Sunnah) and
Ustadh Abdur Rahman (from the Wahaabi creed) on the topic of seeking help from
RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬, Ustadh tried to dishonestly weaken the narrations presented by Shaykh Asrar.
Here is a decisive response to one of those allegations. Starting with the narration, then the
objection of Ustadh followed by my response:
Narrated by Sayyidina Malik Al-Dar radi Allahu anhu, the treasurer of Sayyidina Umar radi
Allahu anhu :
The people suffered a drought during the Khilafa of Hazrat Umar, whereupon a man came
to the Rauza of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and said, “Yaa RasoolAllah‫ ! ﷺ‬Ask for rain for your community,
for verily they have but perished.”
After this, RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬appeared to him in a dream and told him, “Go to Umar and give
him my greeting. Then tell him that they will be watered. Tell him: You must be clever, you
must be clever.”
The man went and told Sayyidina Umar, who said, “O my Lord, I spare no effort except in
what escapes my power.”
Taareekh At-Tabari : Imaam Tabari 2/509
Objection of Ustadh Abdur Rahman (At 4:18 onwards in the video):
“It is narrated by an Imaam called Sulaymaan ibn Mehran Al-Amash. Amash is a Mudalis
and he narrated it with ‘an’. The second reason why the narration is weakened is do you
guys even know that Bedouin who mentioned that story is. Who is that Bedouin man? If he
(Al-Amash) doesn’t narrate with Haddasana or Akhbarana, his narration is rejected. And
this is bi Ittifaaq Al-Muhadiseen”
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(Tadlees means the act of covering who one narrates from if the latter is weak or unreliable
and the person who does it is a Mudalis)
Response: This is an objection which not even Albani raised. Albani tried to weaken this
narration by stating that Maalik Ad-Daar was ‘majhool’ (unknown). However, since the
Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shayba explicitly mentions him to be ‘the treasurer of Sayyidina Umar’,
he cannot be majhool.
Coming back to the point of Al-Amash, here is the whole sanad from Musannaf Ibn Abi
Shayba:
*Hadasana* Abu Muawiyah > *An* Al-Amash > *An* Abi Saalih > *An* Maalik Ad-Daar
Imaam Ibn Hajar Asqalani writes about this narration in Fath Al-Baari (2/495): “Narrated by
Ibn Abi Shayba with a SAHIH chain.” He also identifies the ‘Bedouin man’ as Hazrat Bilal Ibn
Al-Harith and a Sahaabi. This should answer Ustadh’s question “Who is that Bedouin man?”
Imaam Ibn Hajar writes about Al-Amash:
2615. “Al-Amash, thiqa (reliable) hafiz though he did commit tadlees at times and his
narrations are found in Sihah Sittah.”
Al-Taqreeb : Imaam Ibn Hajar Asqalani
Imaam Dahaabi says about Al-Amash :
3517.“When he said ‘an’, the possibility of Tadlees reaches it EXCEPT in the case of Shuyookh
of his who he narrated a great deal from such as Ibrahim, Ibn Abi Wa’il and ABU SAALIH AL-
SAMMAN.”
Meezaan Al-Aetdaal : Imaam Dahaabi
Now look at the chain of Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba above again and you will find that Al-
Amash does narrate from Abu Saalih so he has not done Tadlees in this case.
As a final nail in the coffin of Munkireen of Istigaasa bi An-Nabi‫ﷺ‬, here is the sanad of a
narration from Sahih Muslim to drive home the point (photograph attached)
209
*Haddasana* Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba wa Abu Kurayb *qaal* > *Haddasana* Abu
Muawiyah > *An* Al-Amash > *An* Abi Saalih > *An* Abi Hurayrah
(Sahih Muslim: vol.1, Kitaab Al-Eemaan, Baab : Precedence of the believers over one
another and the superiority of the people of yemen in this respect)
As can be seen, Al-Amash narrates using ‘An’ but Imaam Muslim did not consider that as
tadlees and included it in his Sahih !
So, in conclusion, the soundness of this narration has been established beyond doubt
Alhamdulillah and hence the aqeedah of Ahlus Sunnah of seeking help from RasoolAllah‫ﷺ‬
after his veiling.
Pertinent to mention here that Ustadh’s objection on other narrations too is baseless.
However, due to length issues, I won’t write about it here.
wa sal Allahu ala Sayyidina wa Maulaana Muhammad wa alaa Aalihee !
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FOREWORD

“Loving the beloved Prophet is an essential part of belief.”

- Shaykh Ramy Najmeddine

-The Poor and Needy Slave, Shaykh Ramy Najmeddine

Allah created them.

used to say about this man?”

even at the slightest expression of love towards Sayyidina Muhammad‫ﷺ‬.

our nears and dears from such evil beliefs, aameen.

mentioned in Quran, ahadith and sayings of classical Ulama.

from where our thought process ends.

“Ba Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬barsaan khwaish raa ki Deen hama oost

Agar bah-o-nar Sayyidi tamaam bu Lahabi ast.”

(Cling to the Chosen One‫ ﷺ‬for the Deen is manifested in him

of] Abu Lahab).

Sheikh Taahir Sadiq

Chapter Title Page

2 His noble birth and the events surrounding it 9

3 Concerning the unparalleled looks of RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬and the miracles 23

6 The Repeller of afflictions and diseases 81

7 Ilm-e-Ghaib : Matchless knowledge of the Flawless Pearl 95

8 The aqeedah of Haazir wa Naazir (Present and Witnessing) 121

9 Concerning him seeing Allah on the night of Me’raj 122

10 Concerning his uniqueness among the whole creation 127

11 Virtues of salawaat 129

13 Love of animals, trees and rocks towards Al-Mustafa‫ﷺ‬ 165

14 Virtues of reciting Naat in praise of the Beloved‫ﷺ‬ 172

15 Hayyun fee qabrihee : Alive in his‫ ﷺ‬blessed Grave 179

16 Maqaam Al-Mahmood 195

Appendix-I (Virtues of Madina Munawarra) 198

Appendix-II (Manaaqib Al-Imaam Al-Azam Imaam Abu Hanifa) 202

Appendix-III (Hyperlinks to other PDFs) 207

Appendix-IV (Brief response in defense of the narration of Hazrat Maalik 208

Aan k az khakash barwaid aarzu

Yaa zi Noor-e-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬ou ra bahasat

Yaa hanooz ander talaash-e-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬ast.”

- Allama Iqbal (rahimahullah)

(Wherever you see the glitter of colors and fragrances

And everything from whose dust the wishes arise

It either shines due to the Noor of Mustafa‫ﷺ‬

Or it is still searching for Al-Mustafa‫ ﷺ‬until now)

Narrated by Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah radi Allahu anhu :

Sunnan Tirmidhi 5/585, #3609

Dalaail An-Nubuwah : Imaam Bayhaqi 2/130

Mawlid RasoolAllah‫ ﷺ‬: Allama Ibn Kathir, p.24

This narration is Sahih and has many variants

“Wo‫ ﷺ‬jo na thay toa kuch na tha wo jo na ho toa kuch na ho

Jaan hain wo jahaan ki jaan hai toa jahaan hai.”

- Imaam Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi

Sayyidina Aadam asked, “O my Lord who is this?”

Dalaail An-Nubuwah : Imaam Bayhaqi 5/483

Khasaais Al-Kubra : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 1/102

Narrated by Sayyidina Abdullah ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu :

Taareekh Madina Damishq : Ibn Asakir 3/408

Tafseer Durr Al-Mansur : Imaam Jalal-ud-din Suyuti 6/332

Al-Bidaayah Wal-Nihaayah : Allama Ibn Kathir 2/258

Faiz Al-Qadeer : Imaam Munawi 3/437

Al-Mawahib Al-Ladunya : Imaam Qastallani 1/66

Tafseer Kabeer : Imaam Fakhruddin Raazi 2/302

“Malaaika ne kiya yun toa sajda Aadam ko

Dar’asl kisko tha sajda Huzoor‫ ﷺ‬jaantay hain.”