every member of your ummah out (of Hellfire), who has faith in their hearts equal to an atom or grain of barley.’ I will go and do so.

Upon returning, I will praise Allah with the same praises and prostrate to Him again. It will be said, يَا مُحَمَّدُ اِرْفَعْ رَاْسَكَ، وَقُلْ يُسْمَعْ لَكَ، وَسَلْ تُعْطَ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ - ‘O Muhammad (صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم)! Upraise your head. Speak; you shall be heard. Ask; you shall be granted what you ask for. Intercede; your intercession shall be accepted.’ I will say, يَا رَبِّ،أُمَّتِيْ أُمَّتِيْ - ‘O Lord! My ummah, my ummah!’ It will be said, ‘Go and take every member of your ummah out, who has faith equal to even a grain of mustard seed.’ I will go and do so.

Upon returning, I will praise Allah with the same praises and prostrate to Him again. It will be said, يَا مُحَمَّدُ اِرْفَعْ رَاْسَكَ، وَقُلْ يُسْمَعْ لَكَ، وَسَلْ تُعْطَ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ - ‘O Muhammad ( صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم)! Upraise your head. Speak; you shall be heard. Ask; you shall be granted what you ask for. Intercede; your intercession shall be accepted.’ I will say, يَا رَبِّ،أُمَّتِيْ أُمَّتِيْ - ‘O Lord! My ummah, my ummah!’ Allah will say, ‘Go and take whoever has even less than a mustard seed’s worth of faith in their heart out of Hellfire.’ I will go and do so.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

In relation to this beautiful narration, Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه explained:

Keep in mind that we ourselves cannot praise Allah until the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم teaches us how to. We praise Allah by the teaching of the Prophet, and the praises known by the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم were taught to him by Allah Himself. The way in