یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَقُوْلُوْا رَاعِنَا وَ قُوْلُوا انْظُرْنَا وَ اسْمَعُوْاؕ

O believers! Do not say “rāꜤinā” (consider our state), rather, say, “˹Your Excellency, ˺ look upon us!” and listen attentively in advance^[1]

Explaining this verse, it is written in Tafsīr Ṣirāṭ al-Jinān:

(1) Honouring and revering the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام and maintaining proper etiquette in their presence is an obligation (farḍ). Any word that carries even the slightest possibility of disrespect is forbidden to utter.

(2) Words that have two meanings, one good and one bad, where the bad meaning may also come to mind when spoken, should not be used for Allah Almighty and the Holy Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

(3) Allah Himself teaches the etiquette of the Prophet’s   صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ presence and issues commands regarding his veneration.

(4) This verse indicates that disrespect in the sacred presence of the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام amounts to disbelief (kufr).

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The Prophet’s صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم Knowledge of the Unseen

Dear Islamic brothers! Let us listen to another incident, a blessed verse, its reason of revelation, and its tafsīr.

Once, the Prophet       صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ  stated: "Before the creation of my Ummah, when my Ummah was in the form of clay, they were presented before me in their forms, just as they were presented to Sayyidunā Ādam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم. I was granted the knowledge of who among them would believe in me and who would disbelieve." When this news reached the