the hand of the descendant prince, out of respect. He also shows his exceptional kindness and affection towards their [Sayyid’s] children.

(Introduction to Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, pp. 61)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Having reverence for the descendants of the Beloved Rasool is a sign of love for the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Furthermore, without reverence and love for the blessed Sahabah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم, it is useless to claim that one has love for the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Remember! After the blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام, the blessed Sahabah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم are most worthy of reverence and respect amongst humanity. These are those blessed people who said Labbayk [i.e. at your service] upon the call of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and after embracing Islam, they remained prepared to convey the eternal message of Islam all over the world by sacrificing everything [i.e. their life and wealth]. These great people made such great and unique sacrifices in order to spread the teachings of the Glorious Quran and blessed Hadees to propagate Islam, which we cannot even imagine today. Therefore, we should show love for these blessed people in order to attain success in both the worlds and we should try to live our lives, following in their footsteps. Let’s listen to some sayings of the Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم related to the glory and greatness of the blessed Sahabah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم in order to inspire love for them in our hearts:

1.         Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has given my companions superiority to all the worlds except the Ambiya and Rusul. (Majma’-uz-Zawaid, vol. 9, pp. 736, Hadees 16383)

2.         A person humbly asked the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: ‘اَیُّ النَّاسِ خَیْرٌ’ i.e. who are the best people?’ The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم responded: ‘اَلْقَرْنُ الَّذِیْ اَنَافِیْہِ ثُمَّ الثَّانِیْ ثُمَّ الثَّالِثُ’ i.e. the best people belong to the age in which I live in; then [those] of the second era and then [those] of the third era. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1371, Hadees 2533)