why despite many hundreds of years passing by, Sayyiduna Bilal رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ is still the heartbeat of the devotees of the Prophet today. On the other hand, there are those who restrict this love to the claims of their tongues only whilst their conduct does not reflect this love for the Prophet.

Think for a moment! Do those whose hearts are full of love for the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم argue and quarrel with someone for no reason? Do they seek opportunities for revenge? Do they swear? Do they abandon good manners and character? Do they shave their beards or trim it below a fist-length? Do they hurt the feelings of Muslims? Certainly not. Rather, the true devotee always makes sure that his beloved is pleased with him and he employs different methods for achieving this. He makes note of his beloved’s daily affairs and embraces them with his entire heart. He strives to live his life according to the liking of the beloved. He dislikes those things that his beloved dislikes and all those things which are attached to the beloved become dear to the devotee too. This is the reason why Sayyiduna Bilal
رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ would have great love for the tribe of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and make Du’a for them.

Du’a for the Quraysh

Sayyiduna ‘Urwah Bin Zubayr رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ states: ‘A female companion رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا of Banu Najjaar said: In the vicinity of Masjid Nabawi, my house was the highest and Sayyiduna Bilal رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ would give the Azaan of Fajr from it. He would come in the last part of the night there and sit on the roof of the house, waiting for the rise of Fajr. When he رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ would see it, he would stretch his arms and make this Du’a, ‘اللّٰھُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَحْمَدُکَ وَاَسْتَعِیْنُکَ عَلٰی قُرَیْشٍ اَنْ یُّقِیْمُوْا دِیْنَکَ’, meaning, ‘O Allah Almighty! I praise you and seek your assistance in the matter of the Quraysh that they establish your religion.’ He would call out the Azaan after this.’ That female companion رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا states: ‘By Allah! According to my knowledge, there was not a single night in which he did not make this Du’a. (Abu Dawood, Kitab-ul-Salah, vol. 1, p. 219, Hadees 519)

O devotees of the companions! We learn two things from the aforementioned account: