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The Prophet’s Neighbour
only wish is to be your neighbour in Paradise.” In response, the final Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم declared, فَاَعِنِّي عَلَى نَفْسِكَ بِكَثْرَةِ السُّجُود – “Then, help me upon yourself with an abundance of prostration!”[1]
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Our Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has choice and authority
Dear Islamic brothers! This amazing narration teaches us numerous lessons. We learn that our Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was granted choice and authority by Allah. He has been granted authority to bestow whatever he wills, to whomever he wills, whenever he wills, and in whichever way he wills.
This is why he said to RabīꜤa رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ, سَلْ “Ask", openly and without restriction. In other words, it is like he announced:
O RabīꜤa! There are no constraints. Ask me for the world, the Hereafter, wealth, prosperity, a long life, happiness, honour, rank, Paradise, and for closeness to Allah. Whatever you ask shall be granted.
Certainly, only someone with boundless authority can make such an open offer. Since our Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم presented this offer to RabīꜤa, it is evidence that Allah has blessed him with this choice and authority. He has the discretion to grant anything to anyone, at any time, and in any manner he chooses.
Dear Islamic brothers! Another lesson we learn from this narration of
BOOK TOPIC
- Speech intentions
- The excellences of sending ṣalāt upon the Prophet
- Keep me close to you in Paradise
- Our Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has choice and authority
- What can we ask from him?
- The need for awareness in asking
- Seek to be close to the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم teaches how to ask from him
- Actions that lead to proximity to the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 1) Abundance of prostrations
- 2) Raising daughters
- A daughter is like a ticket to Paradise
- 3) Raising an orphan
- 4) Respecting elders and showing kindness to the young
- Whom should we respect?
- How to show respect?
- 5. Following the Sunna
- Quran Study Circles
- Pearls of wisdom on reconciliation
- 2. All sins forgiven
- The six ṣalawāt and two duꜤāˈs recited in the sunnah-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami
- Announcement
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 4. The reward of 600,000 Duroods
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Remaining pearls of wisdom on reconciliation
- Weekly gathering schedule for 12th December 2024
- Supplication when applying oil
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds)
- Method of collective accountability (72 pious deeds) daily 56 pious deeds
- Record of qufl-e-Madinah
- Ten weekly pious deeds
- Three monthly pious deeds
- One yearly pious deed
- Two lifetime pious deeds
- The Amir of Ahl al-Sunna’s dua
