Al Qur'an wa Sunnah wa Ijma' wa Qiyas
In fine, the chief of created beings, the mediator of existing creatures, and bestower of the essence of individuality, Muhammad (saws) the chosen was born of Aminah, the Daughter of A'bd Munaf Zohri, during the year of the elephant, at the end of the eighty-second of the Alexandrian era, and manifested his word-adorning countenance to the denizens of the earth.
The following are some of the miraculous events of that night, which became to everybody as plain as daylight: The dissappearance of the water from the lake Sadah; the overflowing of the river Samavah, which is one of the watercourses of Syria, and had been dry during one thousand years. But possibly when the water of the lake Sadah was absorbed by the earth, it bubbled forth again in the Wadi Samavah, as Shekh Kamal-ud-din, that model of piety-may his secret be sanctified- has said:
Distich: The Greek dug a mine in the country of Beran, And again came out in the country of Khojand. During that night also the palace of Naushirvan so trembled that fourteen of its pinnacles fell to the ground. This event filled the mind of Kesra with terror and apprehension, which, however, he did not communicate to anyone, until at last he one day convoked his intimate friends and courtiers, and wished to do so, when all of a sudden news arrived from Estakhar that the fire of the chief temple of Persia, which had been burning for a thousand years, had become extinguished. Having searched their historical books for the meaning of this sign, they found that it protended 'decline of power.' At this information the smoke of amazement ascended into the receptacle of the brains of Naushirvan, and his dismay was much augumented.
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The Adab of the Holy Last Messenger
صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
A beneficial discourse by
Sayyidinaa Imam El-Shaykh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Jilani El-Hashimi رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ
It is almost certain that the Holy Last Messenger, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, would never have said anything unpleasant to a Muslim. If at all he did so, it was inevitably accompanied by a Du’a. He never sent La’nah on women, servants, and attendants. During the course of war he was requested to send La’nah on the enemy, he replied that "I had been sent as Rahmah and not for La’nah." When he was requested to say a bad Du’a on a Muslim or infidel he would send a Du’a except for Jihad in Allah’s way and except for where Deen of Allah were concerned, he, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, would never seek revenge. Whenever he, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم would opt for the way which would be easier for the Ummah except where the possibility of wrong and severing of ties was present because he was very careful about these two things. Whenever an attendant or maid-servant would come to him seeking assistance or solution to a problem he would at once come to their help.
Hazrat Anas narrates that "I swear by Him who sent the Last Messenger, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, with the Truth, that whenever the Last Messenger, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, was disturbed by any of my actions, he would never directly criticize me and whenever any member of his, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, family criticized me, he would say the same to them."
He, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم, never criticized his bedding. If it were available then he would lie on it otherwise on the bare floor.
It was his blessed habit that if he would meet somebody he would say the Salaam first. If anybody would stop him to say something then it was his practice to stand there till the other person had left himself. If anyone would shake hands, he would not withdraw his hand till the other had withdrawn it first. Whenever he would meet a companion he would warmly shake hands and then interlock the fingers and give him a hard squeeze.
Muhammad ibn Ishaq has a tradition that after Abul-‘Aas bin Rabi’ bin 'Abdul-'Uzza bin Shams, who was the son of the sister of Sayyidah Khadijah, the daughter of Khuwailid, had married her daughter Zainab, whom she begat with Rasulullah, and also after Ruqayyah, the step-sister of Zainab, had been married to ‘Utbah bin Abu Lahab, a feud had broken out between the Quraish and Rasulullah, in consequence whereof the flames of envy and rancor had commenced to blaze in the furnaces of their minds. Wishing to distress and to insult that prince, some of the Quraish said to Abul-‘Aas and to ‘Utbah "Both of you have wedded daughters of Muhammad, and have thereby relieved him of the trouble to take care of them. Now you must divorce his daughters in order to cause him grief and unhappiness; and we shall give you instead of them any of the daughters of the Quraish chieftains whom you may select." Abul-’Aas replied, "I swear by Allah that I shall never separate from my wife, nor prefer any other woman to her." ‘Utbah the licentious—curses be on him—however, said, "If you try to procure for me the daughter of Sa’id Abul-’Aas, I shall divorce the daughter of Muhammad." Accordingly the Quraish married the daughter of Sa’id to ‘Utbah, although at that time he had not yet had any true connection with Ruqayyah. ‘Urwah bin Al-Zubair says: "‘Utbah came to Rasulullah, and spoke the following words: ‘This son-in-law [of yours] does not believe in the crazy star which has come down, and does not acknowledge that Jibril is visiting you.’ Then he squirted the saliva of his impure mouth towards our Master (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim), divorced Ruqayyah, uttered a few more unbecoming words, and departed." It is related that on the occasion when ‘Utbah—curses on him—perpetrated the above act, Rasulullah (Sall Allahu alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallim) pronounced the following invocation: "Ya Allah, appoint over him one of Thy dogs." Abu Talib, who was present with Rasulullah, said to ‘Utbah, "O my nephew, what stratagem can save you from the sequel of this prayer?" According to another tradition, Abu Talib, being grieved at his Master’s wish, said to the Nabi, "Son of my brother, what will you gain by this evil wish?" In short, ‘Utbah returned to his house and communicated to his father, Abu Lahab, what had taken place; but the latter was, despite his idolatry and obstinacy, convinced that the wish of Rasulullah, the best of the servants of Allah, would be responded to and was grieved. Some time afterwards, Abu Lahab and ‘Utbah departed with a company of the Quraish to Syria for the purpose of trading. During their journey, however, they halted in a station where a monk informed them that many wild beasts were on the road, and advised them to be very careful. On that occasion Abu Lahab turned to his companions, and said, "Be prepared for a contest and aid each other, for I am not sure where the imprecation of Muhammad will not be responded to." Afterwards they heaped together all of their baggage, and the couch of ‘Utbah happened to be on the top of it. When the night set in, ‘Utbah reclined on his couch, and the whole caravan reposed around the property of ‘Utbah. In the middle of the night, however, a roaring lion attacked the people of the caravan, all of whom were sleeping near their baggage; he snuffed at every person, but injured no one until he mounted the heap of the merchandise where ‘Utbah slept, and sent that impudent wretch to Hell by ripping up his abdomen, thus making him a loser in this and in the next world.
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