Status of Prophet Muhammad Sallalay wa aliye wa sallam.Part 2.

 

Ibn Katheer -May Allaah have mercy upon him - said: ‘Allaah Ta’ala swears with the

life of His Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, and this is a great honour, a lofty

station and befitting glory.

Umar bin Maalik an-Nakree said on the authority of Abu Jooza’ on the

authority of Ibn ‘Abbas that he said: Allaah did not create anything, nor

exempted anyone, more noble to Him than Muhammad - sallAllaahu alayhi wa

sallam – and I have never heard that Allaah swears with the life of anyone

other than the Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.

Allaah says: <

wandering blindly.>>

He says ‘by your life, by your life span, by your stay in the world, indeed in

their wild intoxication they are blinded, i.e. that they play around.

And in another narration on the authority of Ibn Abbas: they are confused.

Allaah Ta’ala said, owing to His concern over His Messenger and His

protecting him and honouring him:

<< By the forenoon (after sun-rise); And by the night when it is still (or

darkens); Your Lord has neither forsaken you nor hated you. And indeed

the Hereafter is better for you than the present (life of this world).

And verily, your Lord will give you (all i.e. good) so that you shall be wellpleased.

Did He not find you an orphan and give you refuge? And He

found you unaware and guided you?

And He found you poor, and made you rich (self-sufficient with selfcontentment,

etc.)? Therefore, treat not the orphan with oppression,

repulse not the beggar and proclaim the Grace of your Lord (i.e. the

Prophethood and all other Graces). > > [Soorah Dhuh]

Ibn Katheer said: Imaam Ahmad said: Abu Na’eem narrated to us that

Sufyaan narrated to us on the authority of al-Aswaad bin Qayees that, I

heard Jundub saying: The Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – fell ill, so due to

this he did not stand for the prayer for one or two nights. Then, a woman

came and said: O Muhammad, I do not see you except that your shaytaan

has left you. [She said this meaning that he was not on guidance] so Allaah

revealed:

<< By the forenoon (after sun-rise); and by the night when it is still (or

darkens); Your Lord has neither forsaken you nor hated you>>

Ibn Katheer said: What was narrated by Bukharee and Muslim and

Tirmidhee and Nisaa'ee from the way of al-Aswaad bin Qayees on the

authority of Jundub bin Abdullaah al-Bajalee, then al'Alqee narrated with his

narration, and also in the narration of Sufyaan bin 'Uaynah on the authority

of al-Aswaad bin Qayees, who heard Jundub say: Jibraeel delayed in coming

to the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – so the Mushrikoon said

Muhammad's Lord has forsaken him, then Allaah Ta'ala revealed:

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<< By the forenoon (after sun-rise); and by the night when it is still (or

darkens); Your Lord has neither forsaken you nor hated you. >>

Ibn Katheer continues:

This is an oath from Allaah Ta'ala where He swears by the forenoon (after

sunrise) and of what He made in it of light.

<>

Which means it has become peaceful and dark -this was stated by Mujhaid,

Qatadah and ad-Dhihaak and by other than them. This is proof of the

capability of the Creator.

Regarding the saying of Allaah Ta'ala:

<>

Which means: Allaah did not leave the Messenger.

And :

Which means: Allaah does not hate the Messenger.

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world). >>

Which means: ‘the place in the hereafter is better for you than this place.’

This is why the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – was the one who

abstained the most from this duniya from amongst the people and he was the

one who rejected it the most out of the people, as is well-known [ by

necessity ] from his biography.

So, when he was given the choice, at the end of his life, between staying in

this duniya until its end and then entering into Paradise, or proceeding to

Allaah Azza wa Jal, he chose what was with Allaah over this despicable,

lowly Duniya.

The Messenger - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – said: 'I have no want of this earth.

Indeed my example and the example of this world, is like a rider who takes a

nap under a tree, then he leaves that place and moves on.'

<< And verily, your Lord will give you (all good) so that you shall be wellpleased.

>> 

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Which means: (i.e. pleased) with what Allaah has prepared for him in the

hereafter of the gardens of Paradise and great blessings, seeing his Lord and

the lake, the intercession and the rest of what Allaah has honoured him with

in the hereafter.

Then, Allaah mentions what He granted him of blessings. Allaah protected

him when he was an orphan and sheltered him until He chose him for His

message. He revealed the Book and the Wisdom to Him and taught him

that which he did not know and what Allaah bestowed upon him was great.

Qadi 'Aayaad -may Allaah have mercy upon him - said in his book 'ash-Shifaa bi-

Taareef Haqooq al-Mustafa': 'This Soorah contains what Allaah honoured

the Messenger with, praising him and Allaah exalting him, in six ways:

1- Allaah took an oath for him, regarding what Allaah had informed him

about, in His Ta'ala saying:<< By the forenoon (after sun-rise); And by the

night when it is still (or darkens); >>

Which means: 'I swear by the Lord of the forenoon (after sunrise)', - this is

from the greatest degrees of support.

2- An illustration of the Messenger's status with Allaah and Allaah's favour

upon him, where Allaah says: << Your Lord has neither forsaken you nor

hated you. >>

Which means: He did not leave you and did not hate you. It has been said

that it means, He did not neglect you after choosing you.

3- Regarding the saying of Allaah Ta'ala : << And indeed the Hereafter is

better for you than the present (life of this world). >> Ibn Ishaaq said:

What you have in recourse to Allaah is greater than what Allaah has given

you, of honour, in this world.

Sahl said: what has been stored for you, of the intercession, and the place of

noble standing (maqaama Mahmooda) is better for you than what you have

been given in this world.

4- Allaah Ta'ala's saying << And verily, your Lord will give you (all good) so

that you shall be well-pleased. >>

This Ayaah is comprehensive: it contains all the different points of honour,

types of happiness and the various blessings in the two worlds and more.

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Ibn Ishaaq said: Allaah will make the Messenger pleased with success in the

Duniya, and reward in the Hereafter. It has been said that is the lake in

Paradise and the intercession of the Messenger.

5- What Allaah has prepared for him from His blessings. Allaah assigned

bounties from Himself and blessings in the rest of the Soorah; from the

guidance of Allaah where He guided the Messenger or guiding the people by

the Messenger - this difference in meaning is due to the different Tafseer.

The Messenger had no wealth and Allaah made him wealthy by what He had

given him, or by what Allaah had placed in his heart due to contentment and

wealth. The Messenger was an orphan and his uncle became affectionate to

him and sheltered him.

It has been said: Allaah sheltered him - Allaah reminds him with this great

favour and what is known, from Tafseer, is that Allaah did not neglect the

Messenger when he was young, in a poor state and an orphan before he was

well known as a Prophet. Allaah did not forsake him, nor did He hate him,

so what about after Allaah appointed and chose him for Prophet Hood.

Allaah commanded His Messenger to manifest His blessings upon him and

to be thankful for what He had honoured him with, by announcing it and to

commend it by mentioning this blessing, due to the saying of Allaah Ta'ala

<< And proclaim the Grace of your Lord (i.e. the Prophethood and all

other Graces) >> since, indeed, being thankful of blessings is talking about

them. This was specific for the Messenger and general for his Ummah.

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.

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