their matter. And whoever does not obey the command of Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed gone astray in clear misguidance.

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 22, Surah Al-Ahzaab, verse 36)

It is written in Tafseer Seerat-ul-Jinan, volume 8: From this verse we also come to know that with the permission of Allah Almighty, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has authority in Shar’i matters. He          صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم can command anyone with anything he صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم wishes, and make anything permissible or impermissible for anyone, and can make exceptions for anyone regarding any ruling.^[1] It is stated in the Zaboor, the heavenly book that was revealed to Sayyiduna Dawood عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام: Ahmad (صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم) is the owner of the entire earth and the necks of all nations.^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The keys to Paradise and Hell were given in his blessed hands

Mufti Amjad Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: Whosoever does not consider the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم to be his owner, he remains deprived of the sweetness of the Sunnah. All lands are in the ownership of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, all of Paradise is his, and the kingdom of the heavens and the earth is obedient to the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. The keys to Paradise and Hell were given in his hands; sustenance, goodness, and every kind of bestowal are distributed from his court, and the world and the hereafter are one portion from the bestowal of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.^[3] Through the will of his Lord, the