regarding his missed salah. The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  then issued an order, and the sun rose back into the sky. Sayyidunā ‘Ali کَـرَّمَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی وَجۡـھَـهُ الۡـکَـرِیۡم then offered his ‘Asr salah, after which the sun set.

One distinct lesson from this event is derived from how Sayyidunā ‘Ali کَـرَّمَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی وَجۡـھَـهُ الۡـکَـرِیۡم did not want to affect the sleep of the Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , despite missing salah in the process. Salah itself is one of the greatest acts of worship, and ‘Asr salah holds particular importance, as it is also entitled Salāt al-Wustā. Bearing all of this in mind, he sacrificed one of the greatest acts of worship upon the sleep of the Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم . (This highlights how respecting him is critically more important than every farḍ and wājib).  ^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب             صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers, we just heard a profoundly important tenet of Islamic belief from Bahar-i-Shari’at:

Respecting and revering the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is a part of īmān, as well being its pillar.  After īmān, actions of respect and reverence for the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم hold higher importance than every farḍ.

Hence, we should strive to enlighten our hearts by perpetually keeping the lantern of respect for the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم lit in our hearts. To do this, keep only the company of those who have correct beliefs in complete accordance with the Ahl al-Sunnah.

Remember, in order to maintain your respect of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and to safeguard your īmān, just as it is paramount to