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Authority of the Chosen One
The entire earth is his property, all of Paradise is his dominion, and the sovereignty of the heavens and the world is under his command. The keys of Paradise and Hellfire have been placed in his blessed hands. Sustenance, goodness, and every kind of blessing are distributed only from his court.
The world and the Hereafter are but a portion of what he gives. The sanctions of Islamic law have been placed in his hands, so that he may declare lawful whatever he wills, forbid whatever he wills, and excuse whatever he wills.[1]
Dear Islamic brothers! Let us now reflect on some incidents that illustrate the authority of the Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ .
The Prophet’s صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم authority and the obligation of Hajj
When Allah made hajj obligatory upon His servants, the Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ announced this obligation in his sermon, saying:
اَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ فَرَضَ اللہُ عَلَيْكُمُ الْحَجَّ فَحُجُّوا
O people! Allah has declared hajj obligatory upon you, so perform hajj.
The Companion AqraꜤ b. Ḥābis رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Is hajj obligatory every year?" He asked this question three times, but each time, the Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ remained silent.
Eventually, the Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ said:
لَوْ قُلْتُ:نَعَمْ لَوَجَبَتْ
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- The excellences of sending ṣalāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Authority of the Chosen One
- Intentions
- Authority of the Chosen One
- The Prophet’s صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم authority and the obligation of Hajj
- Cutting grass in the Ḥaram declared halal
- The Prophet’s صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم authority in excusing salah
- Transforming the expiation into a mercy
- The Prophet’s صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم authority in matters of testimony
- Prophetic authority in rulings of Ꜥidda
- The Prophet’s صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم authority regarding sacrificial animals
- Encouragement for Pious Deed No. 29:
- Madani pearls about maintaining family ties
- Announcement:
- The six ṣalawāt and two duas recited in the Sunna-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat e Islami
- 3. Seventy portals of mercy
- 1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday
- 2. All sins forgiven
- 4. The reward of 600,000 ṣalāt
- 5. Nearness to the Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ
- 6. The ṣalāt of intercession
- 1. Good deeds for 1000 days
- 2. An easy way to spend every night in worship
- Weekly gathering schedule for 18th September 2025
- Remaining pearls of wisdom on maintaining family ties
- Dua for a peaceful journey upon a mode of transport
- 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
