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Seven Rights of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam

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1.Bring Imaan on Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Every Muslim should believe that Muhammad Ibn Abdullah is the Rasul and messenger of Allah Ta’ala. We must also believe that He is the final messenger of Allah Ta'ala. 2. Love Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. It is reported in the Hadith, None of you can be a true believer until I am more beloved to him than his parents, children and mankind. 3. The Love for Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam should be with Azmat (respect and) honour. A person should not love Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam as one loves his family members, wife, children. The love for Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam should be with respect and honour as explained in Surah Hujurat. O you who have Imaan! Never raise your voices above the voice of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam literally and figuratively) and do not speak to him loudly as you speak loudly with each other, lest your deeds be laid to waste without you realising it. 4. Obey and follow the teachings of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Every facet of our lives should be in accordance to the Sunnah of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. We should analyse a single aspect of Deen such as our Salaah. How many Sunnats are there in Salaah? How many of these Sunnats do I practise upon in my Salaah? If we love Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam we will follow the Sunnats of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam throughout our lives.   5. Remember Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam (by reciting Durood Sharif excessively). A person always thanks his benefactor. There are in-numerable favours of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam upon the Ummat. However, we did not know the manner of thanking Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam, therefore Allah Ta’ala taught us Durood Sharif. Also, we should always study a Kitaab on Seerat at all times. 6. Have the Fikr (concern) of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. If a person experiences heart pains he is immediately concerned about his health thus he starts exercising, keeping healthy, eating healthy foods, dieting etc. Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam was concerned of the A'khairat (hereafter). Is this our concern as well? Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, A single baked or unbaked home will not remain upon the surface of the earth except Allah Ta'ala will enter the Kalimah of Islam into every home. What effort have we made in this regard?  7. Visit Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, Whoever visits me after my demise; it is as though he has visited me whilst I am living. May Allah Ta'ala grant us all the ability to fulfil the rights of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Ameen!

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How to attain the intercession of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam

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 (من زار قبري وجبت له شفاعتي) رواه الدارقطني My intercession is Waajib for the person that visits my grave.   أن رسول الله صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قال من صلى على محمد وقال اللهم أنزله المقعد المقرب عندك يوم القيامة وجبت له شفاعتي Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, Whoever send salutations /recites Durood upon Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and recites, اللهم أنزله المقعد المقرب عندك يوم القيامة my intercession is Waajib for him.   ما من مسلم يقول إذا سمع النداء فيكبر المنادى فيكبر ثم يشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله فيشهد ثم يقول اللهم أعط محمدا الوسيلة واجعل فى الأعلين درجته وفى المصطفين محبته وفى المقربين ذكره إلا وجبت له شفاعتى يوم القيامة (الطحاوى ، والطبرانى عن ابن مسعود) Whenever any Muslim hears the Azaan and responds by saying Allahu Akbar when the Muazzin says Allahu Akbar, then he repeats after the Muazzin, اشهد أن لا إله إلا الله اشهد أن محمدا رسول الله then recites the following Dua اللهم أعط محمدا الوسيلة واجعل فى الأعلين درجته وفى المصطفين محبته وفى المقربين ذكره my intercession becomes Waajib for him.  من قال إذا سمع النداء: اللهم رب هذه الدعوة التامة آت محمدا الوسيلة وابعثه المقعد المقرب الذي وعدته وجبت له شفاعتي. Whoever recites the following Dua when he hears the Azaan then my intercession becomes Waajib upon him. اللهم رب هذه الدعوة التامة آت محمدا الوسيلة وابعثه المقعد المقرب الذي وعدته قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ : وحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ الله بْنُ مُوسَى ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صَلَّى الله عَلَيه وسَلَّم : أُعْطِيتُ خَمْسًا لَمْ يُعْطَهُنَّ أَحَدٌ كَانَ قَبْلِي : بُعِثْتُ إِلَى الأَحْمَرِ وَالأَسْوَدِ ، وَنُصِرْتُ بِالرُّعْبِ مَسِيرَةَ شَهْرٍ ، وَجُعِلَتْ لِيَ الأَرْضُ طَهُورًا وَمَسْجِدًا ، وَأُحِلَّتْ لِيَ الْغَنَائِمُ وَلَمْ تُحَلَّ لِنَبِيٍّ كَانَ قَبْلِي ، وَأُعْطِيتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ ، وَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلاَّ قَدْ سَأَلَ شَفَاعَتَهُ ، وَإِنِّي أَخَّرْتُ شَفَاعَتِي ، جَعَلْتُهَا لِمَنْ مَاتَ لاَ يُشْرِكُ بِالله شَيْئًا. Verily I have delayed my intercession (for the hereafter), I have kept it in store for that person that leaves the world without ascribing any partners unto Allah Ta’ala.  وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ , قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى الله عَلَيه وسَلَّم مَاذَا رَدَّ إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ فِي الشَّفَاعَةِ ؟ فَقَالَ : وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَقَدْ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَسْأَلَنِي عَنْهَا لِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ حِرْصِكَ عَلَى الْعِلْمِ ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لاَ يُهِمُّنِي مِنَ انْقِضَاضِهِمْ عَلَى أَبُوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ أَهَّمُ عِنْدِي مِنْ تَمَامِ شَفَاعَتِي ، وَشَفَاعَتِي لِمَنْ شَهِدَ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ مُخْلِصًا يُصَدِّقُ قَلْبُهُ لِسَانَهُ ، وَلِسَانُهُ قَلْبَهُ. أكثروا الصلاة علي فإن صلاتكم علي مغفرة لذنوبكم واطلبوا لي الدرجة والوسيلة ، فإن وسيلتي عند ربي شفاعتي Hadrat Abu Hurairah Radiallahu Anhu reports, I asked Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, “How did your Rabb respond to you in regards to intercession?” He said, “I swear in the name of that being in whose hand lies my life, most certainly I thought you would be the first to question me in regards to this, because of your desire for knowledge. I swear in the name of that being in whose hand lies my life, the rushing of the people upon the gates of Jannat will not concern me as much as my concern to complete my intercession. My intercession is for those people that sincerely bear witness that there is no diety except Allah Ta’ala whereby the heart testifies to that which is uttered by the tongue, and the tongue testifies to that which is in the heart.  كثروا الصلاة علي فإن صلاتكم علي مغفرة لذنوبكم واطلبوا لي الدرجة والوسيلة ، فإن وسيلتي عند ربي شفاعتي Recite abundant Durood upon me, for verily your recitation of Durood upon me will be a means of forgiveness for your sins, and seek status and Waseela for me, for verily my Waseela by my Rabb is my intercession.         شفاعتي لأمتي : من أحب أهل بيتي My intercession is for those individuals of my Ummat that possess love for my household (family members).  من حفظ على أمتي أربعين حديثا من سنتي أدخلته يوم القيامة في شفاعتي Whoever preserves forty Ahadith of my sunnat for my Ummat then I will enter him in my intercession on the day of Qiyaamah.  من صلى علي حين يصبح عشرا وحين يمسي عشرا أدركته شفاعتي يوم القيامة Whoever recites Durood upon me ten times in the morning and evening my intercession will reach him on the day of Qiyaamah.   اعْمَلِي ولا تَتَّكِلي فإِنَّ شَفاعَتِي لِلْهالِكِينَ مِنْ أمَّتِي ) عن أم سلمة Do good deeds and do not depend (on your existing Deeds), for verily my intercession is for those that will be destroyed on the day of Qiyaamah. (advise given to Umme Salmah Radiallahu Anha by Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam).  قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم : شَفَاعَتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَقٌّ ، فَمَنْ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِهَا ، لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, “My intercession on the day of Qiyaamah is certain, Whoever does not believe in it will not be worthy of (receiving) it.   عن أنس بن مالك عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال شفاعتي يوم القيامة لمن شهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأني رسول الله لم يرو هذا الحديث عن أبي كعب إلا قرة بن حبيب Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, “My  intercession on the day of Qiyaamah is for those that bear witness that there is no diety except Allah Ta’ala and verily I am the messenger of Allah ”.  عن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال ( من مات في أحد الحرمين استوجب شفاعتي وكان يوم القيامة من الآمنين----الخ ( (الطبرانى عن أم هانئ Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, “Whoever passes away in one of the two Harams is worthy of my intercession, and on the day of Qiyaamah he will be from amongst those that have safety.”   عن جعفر بن محمد عن أبيه عن جابر بن عبد الله قال : قال رسول الله  - صلى الله عليه وسلم -  شفاعتى لأهل الكبائر من أمتى قلت ما هذا يا جابر قال نعم يا محمد إنه من زادت حسناته على سيئاته فذاك الذى يدخل الجنة بغير حساب ومن استوت حسناته وسيئاته فذاك الذى يحاسب حسابا يسيرا ثم يدخل الجنة وإنما شفاعة رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم -  لمن أوبق نفسه وأثقل ظهره (البيهقى فى البعث ، وابن عساكر) Jafar Radiallahu Anhu narrates from his father Muhammad who narrates from Jaabir bin Abdullah Radiallahu Anhu that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, “My intercession is for the perpetrators of major sins from my Ummat. Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, What is this O Jaabir? (i.e. the intercession of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam will be for the perpetrators of major sins).  Jaabir Radiallahu Anhu replied, “Yes, O Muhammad! Whoevers good deeds exceed his evil deeds then such a person will enter into Jannat without any reckoning. Whoevers good deeds are equivalent to his evil deeds then such a person will enjoy easy reckoning and then enter Jannat. The intercession of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is for the one that has destroyed himself and made his back weighty (with sins).” عن ابن عباس قال : قال العباس يا رسول الله ما لنا فى هذا الأمر قال لى النبوة ولكم الخلافة بكم يفتح هذا الأمر وبكم يختم قال وقال النبى  - صلى الله عليه وسلم -  للعباس من أحبك نالته شفاعتى ومن أبغضك فلا نالته شفاعتى (ابن عساكر) [كنز العمال Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam told Hadrat Abbas Radiallahu Anhu, “My intercession will reach those that love you and it will not reach those that hate you.” قال {صلى الله عليه وسلم} شفاعتي للمتلوثين المتلطخين المؤيسين فأما المتقون فقد كفوا أنفسهم Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, “My intercession is for those that are stained, soiled with sins, have become despondent. As for the Muttaqeen (pious) they will suffice for themselves

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The Status of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam

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The position of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is likened to the sun in the sky. Amongst the celestial bodies the sun is superior. Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is also most superior amongst all human beings. Madinah Munawwarah is superior to Jannat. Why? Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam rests in Madinah Munawwarah whereas Jannat is void of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. (Poem) Following the lifestyle of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam   In the Quraan Sharif Allah Ta'ala states, Translation:- There is definitely an excellent example in Allahs Rasool Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam for the one who fears and the last day, and who remembers Allah abundantly. (Surah Ahzaab verse 21) From the above verse we learn that a person that is concerned of his Akhirat will definitely follow the way of life and teachings of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. In following the Sunnat of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam lays the solution to our problems and our salvation. The Sahaaba (companions of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam did not possess material wealth, nor did they possess any arms and ammunition, yet they were always successful and victorious over their enemies. What was it that allowed them to be successful? It was the Sunnats of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam that Sahaaba had firmly held onto and adhered to at every moment of their lives. Protection lies in following the blessed Sunnah In previous times, we used to purchase rice in sacks which included straws of grass and stones. We were paying for the stones and grass at the price of rice. The stones and straws of grass had become valuable, due to being in the companionship of the rice. When the rice was stored away, the stones were also taken care of with the rice. However, the womenfolk finally decided to clean the rice thus they separated the stones and grass from the rice and threw them out. Now the stones lost their value. People will now kick the stones and trample upon them as they are now lying on the roadside. In a similar manner, we were respected and honoured as long as we followed Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Since we discarded the Sunnah and lifestyle of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam, we are being kicked from pillar to post. We are humiliated and disgraced throughout the world. We should once again embrace the beautiful lifestyle of our beloved leader and master Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Maulana Jalalud Deen R.A. explains the above point by means of another example. He writes that the thorn had complained to Allah Ta'ala. The thorn was told to remain under the petals of the rose and it would be protected. When the rose is sold, the thorn will be sold with the rose as well, and the person that purchases the roses will pay for it as well. If it is separated from the rose, it will be thrown on the ground and trampled upon. We are, so to say, the thorns and because of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam, we are protected. The greatest benefactor The greatest to this Ummat is none other than Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. If a person has favoured us in the world, we will be grateful and return the favour to the best of our ability. The manner of showing appreciation to Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is by reciting Durood excessively upon Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. How often do we recite Durood? Shah Abdul Ghani Pulpuri R.A. mentions, If a person is able to cry whilst making Dua, it is a sign of acceptance of his Dua. However many people are unable to cry. For such people, Durood Sharif will solve the problem. Durood Sharif is that action that will pull our other actions, and enter it into the register of accepted deeds. Allama Shami R.A. has written, Sending salutations upon Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is an action that is accepted with certainty. Durood Sharif is likened to the little truck that pulls the aeroplane onto the runway.  How did Allah Ta'ala elevate the status of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam? Allah Ta'ala states in the Quraan Sharif, And We have elevated your mention. The name of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam will be taken with the name of Allah Ta'ala in acts of worship such as the Azaan, Iqaamah, recitation of Kalimah, etc. In another verse of the Quraan Allah Ta'ala states, Say O Muhammad Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam, If you love Allah Ta'ala then follow me Muhammad Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam, Allah will then love you and forgive your sins (Surah Aal-e-Imraan verse 31) By inculcating the love of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam, a person becomes the beloved of Allah Ta'ala. If a person has contact with some high ranking official or minister in this world then he will get his work done without any hassle. If a person becomes the beloved of Allah Ta'ala, it is as though he has a special contact with Allah Ta'ala. If this person has a need to be fulfilled, then he will contact Allah Ta'ala and his needs will be fulfilled. We should strengthen our relationship with Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam and the month of Rabi-Ul-Awwal is the best time to commence our efforts. May Allah Ta'ala grant us the Taufeeq.  

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