Reverence for Huzoor became cause of forgiveness:

Sayyiduna Wahb Bin Munabbih رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has narrated that there was a person in Bani Israel who spent 200 years of his life disobeying Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and finally died committing the sin of disobedience. The Bani Israel held his dead body from his leg, dragged it and then threw it in a heap of filth. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ sent a revelation to His Prophet Sayyiduna Musa Kaleemullah عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام to pick him up from that place and perform his funeral Salah after his funeral rites. Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام asked people about him, so they testified that he had been a man of bad character. Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام said humbly to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ: “O my Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Bani Israel are testifying that he had been a man of bad character; he had spent 200 years of his life disobeying You. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ sent a revelation to Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام that he was really a man of bad character but it was his habit that whenever he opened the Holy Torah to recite and would see the blessed name of Muhammad    (صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم), he would kiss it and touch his eyes and would recite Salat upon him. That’s why I gave importance to this deed of his and forgave his sins and performed his Nikah with 70 Hoors (beautiful maidens of Paradise). (Hilyat-ul-Awliya, vol. 4, pp. 45, Hadees 4695)

گنا ہ گا ر ہو ں میں لائقِ جہنّم ہوں

کرم سے بخش دے مجھ کو نہ دے سزا یا ربّ

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! This faith-refreshing parable has perfumed the heart and mind of believers. That person had been committing sins for such a long time without performing any good deeds, but only due to respecting the blessed name of the Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, he received this gift that Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام by the command of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ arranged his burial, all his past sins were forgiven and he became deserving of            the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, just ponder, when an Ummati of Sayyiduna Musa   عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام deserved to be forgiven by virtue of respecting the blessed