Quran,Hadith and Finality of Prophethood.2) Love for the Prophet

Assalam Alikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatahu

  1) Qur'an

English Translation of Al-Qur'an

[5]. Surah Al-Ma'idah [The Table Spread with Food]

Ayat 42. (They like to) listen to falsehood, to devour anything forbidden. So if they come to you (O Muhammad [S.A.W.W](P.B.U.H), either judge between them, or turn away from them. If you turn away from them, they cannot hurt you in the least. And if you judge, judge with justice between them. Verily, Allah loves those who act justly. 
Ayat 43. But how do they come to you (O Muhammad [S.A.W.W](P.B.U.H), for decision while they have the Taurat (Torah), in which is the (plain) Decision of Allah; yet even after that, they turn away. For they are not (really) believers.

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Hadith

English Translation of Hadith

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah  [S.A.W.W](P.B.U.H) said, "You will find on Day of Resurrection the worst among the people, a double-faced person who appears to some people with one face and to others with another face.''

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

as explained in another Hadith Narrated by Hazrat Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah [S.A.W.W](P.B.U.H) said, "Man who keeps two faces in his life (means showing off what he is not, like a very religious person from outside wearing all the accessories but in his heart a Cruel person wearing attire to gain worldly profits instead of serving Allah,s [SWT] cause) , On the Day of Resurrection he will have 2 tongues of fire in his mouth. [Sanan Abu Dawood]  

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2) Love for the Prophet

Q- How can one actualize (their) love for the Messenger (peace be upon him)?

A – Love of the Messenger (peace be upon him) and love of Allah is actualized by following the Messenger (peace be upon him), and everyone who follows the Messenger (peace be upon him) is more eligible for the love of Allah and the love of His Messenger. Allah says:

Say: “If you (really) love Allah then follow me (Muhammad), Allah will love you.” (Qur’an, 3:31)

The sign of this love is that a person inquires about his Sunnah, follows it and does not add or take anything away from it. Those who innovate in (the religion) with regard to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and justify it by saying this is due to their love and honoring of the Prophet, then in reality they neither love him nor honor him. Because true love and honor is in following his instructions, and not adding or leaving anything from the Shariah.

Whoever desires to innovate in the Shariah of Allah what is not from it, then his love of Allah and His Messenger is limited without doubt. Perfection of manners and honor means one should not put himself before Allah and His Messenger.

Allah said:

O you who believe! Do not put (yourselves) forward before Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah. Verily! Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. O you who believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud to him in talk as you speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds may be rendered fruitless while you perceive not. (Qur’an, 49:1-2)

 Sheikh Bin Uthaymeen; Fatawa Noor Alad-Darb, vol. 2, pg. 522, no. 414

3) FINALITY OF PROPHETHOOD (KHATAM E NABUWAT)--AN EYE OPENER FOR QADIANIS

Guided by irrefutable word of Allah(ALLAH SubhanahuWa-Ta'ala) in the Holy Quran and numerous Hadith,
Muslims around the world do uniformly believe that,after Prophet Muhammad(sallallaho alaihe wassallam),
the chain of prophethood has come to an end. Accordingto this fundamental belief, anyone claiming to be a
Prophet of God is an impostor whose claim is contraryto the teachings of Islam.

All Muslim scholars consider all such self-proclaimedprophets opportunists condemned to Hell. Those who
follow any man-made religion, unfortunately, won'tfair much better in the hereafter; unless they are
awakened to the truth as expressed by Allah(ALLAHSubhanahu Wa-Ta'ala) and not as interpreted by their
interest motivated cult leaders.

It is those who believe not in the Signs of Allah thatforge falsehood: it is they who lie!

(The Holy Quran, An-Nahl 16:105)

Khatmay-Nabuwat in Quran

Verse 40 of Surah Al-Ahzab (33) points out this
concept in the Holy Quran.

The Holy Quran, Surah Al Ahzab 33:40

Two translations of this Ayah follow:

O people! Muhammad has no sons among ye men, butverily, he is the Apostle of God and the last in the
line of Prophets. And God is Aware of everything.

Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but (heis) the Messenger of Allah, and the Seal of the
Prophets: and Allah has full knowledge of all things.

(The Holy Quran, Al-Ahzab 33:40)

Muslim Scholars, since the time of our belovedProphet(sallallaho alaihe wassallam), have understood
this verse to mean that no new Prophet or Messengerwill be sent to humanity until the day of judgment.

[Read: The Interpretation of well-known Muslim
Scholars].

The following portion of the last revealed verse ofthe Holy Quran is also a testimony that no Apostle
with new instructions or interpretations of the holyQuran will ever need to be sent to the humanity:

This day have I perfected your religion for you,completed my favor upon you and have chosen for you
Islam as your religion.

(The Holy Quran, Al-Maidah 5:3)

Khatmay-Nabuwat in Hadith of Prophet(sallallaho alaihe
wassallam)

Many verses of the Holy Quran allude to the specialwisdom bestowed on the Prophet Muhammad(sallallaho
alaihe wassallam) to understand and explain therevelations included in the Holy Quran.

And We never sent a messenger save with the languageof his folk, that he [Hazrat Muhammad(sallallaho
alaihe wassallam)] might make (the message) clear forthem. Then Allah sendeth whom He will astray, and
guideth whom He will. He is the Mighty, the Wise.

(The Holy Quran, Ibrahim 14:4)

The following Hadith of Prophet Muhammad(sallallahoalaihe wassallam) deal with the issue of Finality of
Prophethood. As apparent from the references, theseHadith are authentic and have been recorded by many
scholars and reported by numerous companions of theProphet(sallallaho alaihe wassallam).

My position in relation to the prophets who camebefore me can be explained by the following example: A
man erected a building and adorned this edifice withgreat beauty, but he left an empty niche, in the
corner where just one brick was missing. People lookedaround the building and marveled at its beauty, but
wondered why a brick was missing from that niche? I amlike unto that one missing brick and I am the last in
the line of the Prophets.

(Bukhari, Muslim,Tirmidhi, Musnad Ahmad, Tirmizi, Babu
Khatimin-Nabiyyin, Musnad Abu Dawud Tayalisi)

God has bestowed upon me six favors which the formerProphets did not enjoy:

•I have been endowed with the gift of pithy andperfect speech. •I was granted victory owing to myawe.
•The spoils of war were made lawful unto me. •The whole earth has been made the place of worshipfor me and it has become the means of purification forme also. In other words in my religion, offering ofprayers is not confined to certain specified places ofworship. Prayers can be offered at any place over theearth. And in case water is not available, it is
lawful for my people to perform ablutions with earth(Tayammum) and to cleanse themselves with the soil, if
water for bathing is scarce.
•I have been sent by Allah to carry His Divine messageto the whole world.
•And the line of prophets has come to its final end inme.

(Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah)

I am Muhammad, I am Ahmad, I am the effacer andinfidelity shall be erased through me; I am the
assembler. People shall be assembled on Doomsday aftermy time. And I am the last in the sense that noprophet shall succeed me.

(Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Muatta')

You (Hazrat Ali) are related to me as Aaron wasrelated to Moses (pbuh). But no Apostle will comeafter me.

(Bukhari, Muslim

Musnad recorded a similar hadith ending in 'Beholdthere is no prophethood after me.')

If ever there arose a person from among my people whowould hold communion with God, it would be none else
but 'Umar bin Khattab.

(Bukhari , Muslim, Tirmidhi)

We are the last (ummah) but will precede all on theDay of Resurrection except that the Book was given tothem before us.

(Bukhari, Muslim)

The tribe of Israel was guided by prophets. When aprophet passed away, another prophet succeeded him.
But no prophet will come after me; only caliphs willsucceed me.

(Bukhari)

I am the last in line of the prophets of God and myMasjid is the last Masjid.

(Muslim)

The chain of Messengers and Prophets has come to anend. There shall be neither Messenger nor Prophet after me.

(Tirmidhi, Musnad Ahmad, Anas bin Malik)

There will arise thirty impostors in my Ummah and eachone of them will pronounce to the world that he is a
prophet, but I am the last in the line of the Prophetsof God and no Prophet will come after me.

(Abu Dawood, Tirmizi)

Allah will send no Apostle after me, but onlyMubashshirat (Good vision or pious vision).

(Musnad Ahmad, Abu Tufail, Nasa'i, Abu Dawud)

No Prophet will come after me and there will,therefore, be no other community of followers of anynew Prophet.

(Baihaqi, Tabarani)

God Almighty hath sent unto the world no apostle whodid not warn his people about the appearance of Dajjal
(Anti-Christ, but Dajjal did not appear in theirtime). I am the last in the line of Prophets and you
are the last community of believers. Without doubt,then, Dajjal shall appear from amongst you.

(Ibn Majah)

I am Muhammad, the unlettered prophet of Allah. I amMuhammad, the unlettered prophet of Allah. I am
Muhammad, the unlettered prophet of Allah. There willbe no prophet after me.

(Musnad Ahmad)

These are just a brief listing of the authenticteachings of Hazrat Muhammad(sallallaho alaihe
wassallam) available on the issue of the Finality ofProphethood; should a true believer have any doubt
about the Finality of Prophethood?

It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when amatter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger to
have any option about their decision: if any onedisobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on aclearly wrong Path.

(The Holy Quran, Al-Ahzab 33:36)

The Historic Sermon of Prophet(ALLAH SubhanahuWa-Ta'ala)

Hazrat Muhammad(sallallaho alaihe wassallam) saw it fit to mention this very important fact in hishistoric sermon witnessed by over 120,000 Muslims. In effect, he is reaching out from his grave to warn thehumanity to stay away from man-made cults. He said:

...O People, no prophet or apostle will come after me,and no new faith will be born. Reason well, therefore,
O People, and understand my words which I convey toyou...

(Read: The Entire Sermon)

Should we not heed the prophets's(sallallaho alaihewassallam) warnings and stay away from false prophets?

We sent no messenger save that he should be obeyed by Allah's leave. And if, when they had wronged
themselves, they had but come unto thee and asked forgiveness of Allah, and asked forgiveness of the
messenger, they would have found Allah Forgiving,Merciful. But nay, by thy Lord, they will not believe(in truth) until they make thee judge of what is in
dispute between them and find within themselves no dislike of that which thou decidest, and submit withfull submission.

(The Holy Quran, An-Nisa 4:64-65)

The Opinions of Great Scholars of Islam

Throughout the centuries, all Muslim Scholars have unanimously supported the fundamental doctrine of
Finality of Prophethood in Prophet Muhammad(sallallahoalaihe wassallam). So much so, that the entire Ummah
has recognized anyone who claims to be a prophet (inany capacity) or supports someone else's claim to
prophethood as an unbeliever (Kafir).

[Read: The Opinion of well-known Muslim Scholars].

Should we not accept the opinion of our knowledgeable Muslim Scholars?

O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger,and those charged with authority among you. If ye
differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, if ye do believe in Allah and the
Last Day: That is best, and most suitable for final
determination.

(The Holy Quran, An-Nisa, 4:59)

Dictionary Translation

Khatam: To seal; to bring to an ultimate end; toComplete.

Nabuwat: Messengership; Prophethood (all Messengers
are Prophets).

In the word of Allah(ALLAH Subhanahu Wa-Ta'ala), theQuran was revealed in detail in the arabic language so
Arabs would understand it without a problem. True toGod's promise, no arabic speaking person will have a
doubt of what is meant by Khatme-Nabuwat. Isn't itamusing when self-proclaimed "prophets" try toreinterpret this phrase?

Had We sent this as a Qur'an (in a language) otherthan Arabic they would have said: "Why are not its
verses explained in detail? What! (a Book) not inArabic and (a Messenger) an Arab?" Say: "It is a guide
and a healing to those who believe; and for those whobelieve not there is a deafness in their ears and it
is blindness in their (eyes); they are (as it were)
being called from a place far distant!

(The Holy Quran, Ha-Mim 41:44)

(12:2, 13:37, 16:103, 20:113, 26:195, 39:028, 41:003,42:7, 43:3, and 46:12 also illuminate the point that
proper knowledge of arabic language is required toavoid mistranslating/misinterpreting the Holy Quran.)

Conclusion

The sheer amount of evidence provided here shouldsuffice to convince anyone believing in the divinity
of Islam that the prophet Muhammad(sallallaho alaihewassallam) was the last Prophet of God and that anyone
with a claim to prophethood should be considered anoutcast from Islam. No one can better state this fact,
than Allah(ALLAH Subhanahu Wa-Ta'ala) himself:

Who doth more wrong than such as forge a lie againstAllah or deny His Signs? But never will prosper thosewho sin.

(The Holy Quran, Yunus 10:60)

Those who believe not in the Signs of Allah, Allahwill not guide them and theirs will be a grievousPenalty.

(The Holy Quran, An-Nahl 16:104)

Bear witness that we are Muslims and we have conveyedthe true message of Allah so that you might benefit
from it.

Therefore give admonition in case the admonitionprofits (the hearer). The admonition will be received
by those who fear (Allah): But it will be avoided bythose most unfortunate ones. Who will enter the Great
Fire In which they will then neither die nor live.

(The Holy Quran, Al-A'la 87:9-13)

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