Sayyiduna ‘Allamah Isma’eel Haqqi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Respect and reverence to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم after his apparent life and apparent demise i.e. in every state, is compulsory and fundamental for the Ummah; because the more reverence to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم increases in the hearts, the more Noor (light) of faith will keep increasing.

(Tafseer Ruh-ul-Bayan, vol. 7, pp. 216)

Dear Islamic brothers! We came to know that love for the Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and showing great respect towards him in every matter are the means of increase in faith as well as the root of faith. Try to understand it from the following example that if the roots of a tree are cut, the tree dries out and its fruits and flowers decay and fall off. In the same way, reverence for the Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is like the root of the plant of faith. Without this, the plant of faith cannot flourish and its fruits and flowers in the shape of good deeds get wasted. Therefore, in order to preserve your good deeds and grow the tree of faith further, consider the respect of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم as compulsory. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, the blessed Companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم displayed such examples of the reverence of the Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم which cannot be found in the history. Let’s listen to a few parables of devotion to the Beloved Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم of those ardent devotees:

1.It has been narrated that the blessed Companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم would knock on the door of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم with their nails due to the great respect and reverence. (Sharh Shifa by Mulla ‘Ali Qaari, vol. 2, pp. 71)

2.Likewise, in the year of the Treaty of Hudaybiyah, the Quraysh sent Sayyiduna ‘Urwah Bin Mas’ood رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ (who had not embraced Islam at that time) to the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He saw that when the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would perform Wudu, the blessed Companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم would move forward so quickly to take the water of Wudu that it seemed as if they would start fighting with each other. When the Holy Rasool’s صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم blessed sacred saliva would come out or when he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would clean his blessed nose, the blessed