the Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , as by doing so, we can become servants who are loved by Allah.

The Islamic jurist, Jalal al-Dīn Ahmad Amjadi  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه , has stated:

It is not kufr to respect a Prophet. Rather, to deny the respect of a Prophet is kufr, and this was the first act of kufr ever perpetrated after man was created.

 Allah says in the Quran:

وَ اِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلٰٓىٕكَةِ اسْجُدُوْا لِاٰدَمَ فَسَجَدُوْۤا اِلَّاۤ اِبْلِیْسَؕ-اَبٰى وَ اسْتَكْبَرَ ﱪ وَ كَانَ مِنَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ(۳۴)

“And recall when We ordered the angels to prostrate to Adam, so, they all prostrated except Iblees (i.e. Satan); he refused and displayed arrogance, and became a disbeliever.”^[1]

Thus, it is openly apparent; refusing to respect a Prophet is the first act of kufr ever committed after man was created. All other acts of this kind came afterwards.^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers, this sacred verse and its commentary clearly explain that Satan became a disbeliever because he did not prostrate to   Sayyiduna Ādam  عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام out of respect, as he was ordered to by Allah. This denial was the source of his kufr; he did not show the respect he was supposed to.

As a result, we must not be the slightest bit negligent in showing respect to all noble Prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ الصَّلٰوة وَالسَّلام, and especially to the final Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم .