Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. He رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ said: ‘I swear by the One Who has power over my life! Even if I had to stay in Makkah for the whole year, I still wouldn’t perform Tawaf without the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم; whereas, the Quraysh did not hinder in any way for me to perform the Tawaf of the Holy Ka’bah.’ (Dalaail-un-Nubuwwah lil-Bayhaqi, vol. 4, pp. 133-134)

صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب!                                                     صَلَّی اللّٰہُ عَلٰی مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Did you see that what a great ardent devotee Sayyiduna Usman-e-Ghani رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ was of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم? Every action of his reflected the love of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. But alas! Today’s Muslim also claims to love the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم but feels embarrassed in performing those actions that would please the        Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated:
“’’جُعِلَتْ قُـرَّۃُ عَیْنِیْ فِی الصَّلٰوۃِ i.e. coolness of my eyes lies in Salah. (Mu’jam Kabeer, vol. 20, pp. 420, Hadees 1012)

Just imagine! What kind of Prophet’s devotee is he who becomes a means of harm for the blessed heart of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم by avoiding Salah and missing it deliberately!

What kind of love and devotion is it that the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم emphasizes to keep the fasts of Ramadan-ul-Mubarak, but self-proclaiming devotees of Prophet displease the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم by ignoring this blessed command!

The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘Trim moustaches immensely and grow beards.’ (Sharh Ma’ani Al-Aasaar Iit-Tahtawi, vol. 28, pp. 6422 Hadees 4) But so called devotees who claim to possess the love of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and followers of (immoral) fashions turn their faces like the enemies of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم!

Is this the love of Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم? Definitely not. Not at all.