Muhammad Bin Abdullah (s.a.w.) is the last messenger of Allah for mankind. For a Muslim, Muhammad (s.a.w.) is the most respectable human being to have ever walked on this earth. The faithful believer considers every word of the Prophet (S.A.W.) as law. He obeys with full of honour and respect every command coming from authentic Hadith of the Prophet (S.A.W.). This is especially true of Muttaqin[1].
QUR’AN SAYS ABOUT THE PROPHET (S.A.W.):
QUR’AN SAYS ABOUT THE PROPHET (S.A.W.):
1 Allah says: [وَماَ ءَآتاَكُمْ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوْهُ وَماَ نَهاَكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا] “Take what the Messenger gives you and refrain from what he prohibits to you”. (Al-Hashr: 7).
2 The Qur’an Said: [لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فيِ رَسُولِ اللهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ] “Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah, you have an excellent example”. (Al-Ahzab: 21).
3 Allah says: [النَّبِيُّ أَوْلىَ بِالمُؤْمِنِيْنَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ] “The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves”. (Al-Ahzab: 6).
4 Allah says Also: [فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُم ذُنُوْبَكُمْْ] “Follow me (Muhammad S.A.W.), Allah will love you and will forgive your sins”. (Al-‘Imran: 31).
Based on the aforementioned Qur’anic verses, a Muslim who has knowledge and Taqwa, Muhammad (S.A.W.) is not only the greatest teacher of humanity but also he is his greatest ideal in all matters (Uswah al-Hasanah), the exemplar. The mere mention of the Prophet’s name provides him a strong inspiration. Indeed, he loves the Prophet more than his own self. This could be clearly understood from the Hadith narrated by Bukhari and Muslim, from Anas (R.A.) that the Prophet (S.A.W.) said: "None of you truly believes until I am more beloved to him than his father, his child and all of mankind." Then Umar ibn al-Khattab (R.A.) said to Allah's Messenger: “O Messenger of Allah, you are more beloved to me than anything except my own self. “Allah's Messenger (S.A.W.) then told him, "No, by the One in Whose Hand is my soul, not, until I am more beloved to you than your own soul. “Umar then told him, "By Allah, now you are more beloved to me than my own soul”. “Allah's Messenger then told him that now he had the complete and correct faith”.
Ibn Rajab[2] says about the love of the Messenger (S.A.W.):
Love for the Messenger (S.A.W.) is at two levels.
The first level is obligatory: This is the love that requires one to accept whatever the Messenger brought from Allah and to receive it with love, pleasure, esteem and submission, without seeking guidance from any other source whatsoever. This is then followed by excellent following of him in whatever he conveyed from his Lord and to affirm whatever he has reported of obligations, to remain away from anything he has prohibited of forbidden acts, to give support for his religion and to strive against those who oppose him according to one's ability. All of these are necessary components that one must possess and a person's faith is not complete without them.
The second level is superior (Sunnah): This type of love requires following his example in an excellent way and fulfilling the following of his Sunnah with respect to his behaviour, manners, voluntary deeds, superogatory actions, eating, drinking, dressing, excellent behaviour with his wives and other aspects of his perfect manners and pure behaviour. It also includes learning about his life and days. It also includes the heart trembling when mentioning him, saying prayers and blessings upon him often out of what resides in the heart of love for him, esteem for him and respect for him. It also includes loving to listen to his words and preferring them over the words of others of the creation. And one of the greatest aspects of this love is to follow him in his abstinence of this world, his being suffices with a little and his turning to and desiring of the everlasting Hereafter.
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