that Allah Almighty had given absolute authority to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in regard to changing what is halal and haram.

This is proven through the following point: when the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was asked to make idhkhir grass permissible, he did not say ‘I do not have the authority to do so.’ He went ahead and made it halal, indicating the total control, mastery and authority Allah granted him. This also corroborated and confirmed the beliefs held by the honourable Companions رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُم.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers, all the narrations we have discussed so far regarding the authority granted to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم have all been instances in which he made collective ease for his ummah as a whole. We shall now go into individualized, specific scenarios in which the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم exercised his authority for one person or group in particular.

If a certain action is fard or wajib, a person will become sinful for not performing it under normal circumstances. This applies to the entire ummah. There are, however, special instances in which the final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم gave permission for a person or group to miss out on a fard or wajib act.

Similarly, if someone from this ummah commits an action that is haram, he shall incur sin. However, displaying total authority, there are events in which the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم declared something that was previously haram to be halal and permissible for a particular person or group. Let us now move onto discussing some of these events, which highlight the mastery possessed by the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم .

Prophetic authority in exempting salah