Hadhrat Moulana Abdul Hamid Is’haq Sahib (Daamat Barakaatuhu)
Allah Ta’ala says in the Qur`aan Sharief:
“And We have not sent you but as mercy for all the worlds.”
[Surah Ambiyaa 21 : 107]
Rasulullah’s Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam Ihsaan (favour) upon us is so
great that we cannot ever truly express our appreciation adequately. His kindness,
compassion, mercy and benevolence upon each one of us cannot be repaid even in
many lifetimes. If it had not been for his concern, sacrifice and duas, we
would not be the reciters of the Kalima today.
Despite our shortcomings and failings, we are still required – in fact, we are
commanded, to fulfil his rights to the best of our ability.
Some of these rights are:
1.) IMAAN
BIR RASULULLAH (SALLALLAAHU ‘ALAIHI WASALLAM)
This Imaan in Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam is a condition of
Tauheed. The Imaan of a person is not complete without, ‘Muhammadur Rasulullah'. Without this, a
person will not be able to gain any kind of salvation in the aakhirah.
There are 3 aspects of this Imaan:
a. As Believers, we are to have full faith that Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam brought and conveyed the Message of Allah Ta’ala of how we should live and how we should die.
b. We should also have firm Belief that Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam is the Last and Final Messenger. Allah Ta'ala clearly highlights this:
“Muhammad is not a father of any of your men, but he is a Messenger of Allah and the last of the prophets. And Allah has the Knowledge of everything.”
[Surah Ahzaab 33 : 40]
…We believe that Hazrat Isa (Alaihis Salaam) is a Nabi of Allah Ta’ala and we believe that he will return to this world and will be an Ummati of our Rasul Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam. He will not be a new Nabi.
c. We should
also have firm Imaan that the only way of salvation is following the mubarak
pattern of life of Nabi Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam. Allah Ta’ala
states:
“There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.”
[Surah Ahzaab 33 : 21]
2.)
MUHABBAT-E RASUL SALLAAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM (LOVE)
We should nurture within our hearts true and sincere love; more than any other
after Allah Ta’ala. The proof of this love is obedience to Rasulullah Sallallaahu
‘alaihi wasallam.
Our Imaan will not be perfected until the love of Rasulullah Sallallaahu
‘alaihi wasallam takes precedence over the love of all creation.
Rasulullah Sallallaahu alaihi wasallam said: ‘A man cannot be perfect
of Imaan as long as his love for me is not more than his love for his whole
family and for all people.’ (Muslim)
It is recorded that on one occasion Hazrat Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu) said: ‘O
Rasulullah! Most assuredly, I love you more than all things, but my own life.’
Rasulullah Sallallahu alaihi wasallam said: ‘I swear by The Being in whose
Power is my life! One is not a perfect believer until one loves me more than
one's own life.’
Hazrat Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu) then reflected and exclaimed: 'I now love
you more than my own life.'
Rasulullah Sallallahu alaihi wasallam replied: ‘Now you are a perfect
Muslim.’
Upon reflection, Hazrat Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu) realized that he would,
without any hesitation, sacrifice his own life for his Beloved Rasul Sallallaahu
‘alayhi wasallam, which thus made evident that he loved Rasulullah Sallallaahu
‘alaihi wasallam more than himself.
Similarly, every believer should have this kind of love that supersedes the love of his own life.
3.)
AZMAT-E-RASUL SALLAAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM
The love of Rasulullah Sallalaahu alaihi wasallam must be accompanied
with azmat (great honour) and utmost respect. It should not be like the
love between husband and wife, or brothers and friends, who take one another
for granted and speak to and treat one another in any informal way.
For Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam, there is a Command from
Allah Ta’ala that we should have the utmost respect, so much so that the
Sahabah-e-Kiraam (Radhiyallahu anhum) were instructed not to even raise
their voices in the presence of Rasulullah Sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam
because in the Court of Allah Ta’ala, that is counted as disrespect - which can
be a means of loss in one’s good deeds.
“O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Nabi or be loud to him in speech like the loudness of some of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless while you perceive not.”
[Surah Al-Hujuraat 49 : 2]
We find in these days there are many matters and issues which are joked
about, which are made the brunt of jesting and fun. However, we should never
ever make a joke about any single thing relating to our Beloved Rasul Sallallaahu
‘alaihi wasallam or joke about any aspect of the pure Dien of Allah Jalla
Jalaaluhu. This can lead one out of the fold of Islam.
4.)
ITA`AT-E-RASUL SALLALLAAHU ‘ALAIHI WASALLAM (OBEDIENCE):
This necessitates complete obedience and conformity to the beautiful way of
Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam on every occasion, practising on
his Sunnah, together with complementing our actions with the respective masnoon
duas.
Following the Sunnah is the easiest way to reach Allah Ta’ala. It is the road
of success in both the worlds. Allah Ta’ala directs us to this great
achievement:
“Say (O Muhammad (Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam)): If you do love Allah, follow me. Allah shall love you and forgive you your sins; And Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.”
[Surah Aal-Imraan 3 : 31]
5.)
ZIKR-E-RASULULLAH SALLALLAAHU ‘ALAYHI WASALLAM (REMEMBRANCE)
We should remember Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam daily with
Durood Sharief - which is that special capsule containing the ibaadat of
thinking of Rasulullah Sallaahu alaihi wasallam, expressing shukr (appreciation
and thankfulness), Thana (praise) and Dua, and a means of us becoming the
beneficiaries to great rewards and favours. SubhanAllah.
And we should also bring in this remembrance, the recitation of the beautiful
Duas Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam taught us on awakening,
sleeping, eating, drinking, etc. as well as follow his every action in regards
to living life.
Added to this, we should remember Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam
with talking about or writing or reading kitaabs about his Seerah, his
nobility, beauty and greatness, whereby love is created in the hearts.
6.)
FIKR-E-RASUL SALLAAHU ALAIHI WA SALLAM (CONCERN)
As Ummatis of Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam, we should develop
within us the concern that Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam had
for the Ummah, for accountability and for preparation of the aakhirah.
We too should follow in his noble footsteps, making an earnest effort in
spreading the message of Islam, sacrificing for the Dien of Allah Ta’ala and
being desirous of all and everyone coming into this beautiful Dien and gaining najaat
(salvation) in the hereafter.
7.) ZIYARAT-E-RASUL SALLALLAAHU ‘ALAIHI WASALLAM: VISITING HIM IN MADINA MUNAWWARAH
Visiting Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam is one of the most
superior forms of Ibaadah, securing the most enviable of rewards. Thus, when a
person has the means, it is greatly encouraged that he undertakes this journey
to Madina Munawwarah, presents himself at the Raudha-e-Mubarak and offers his
Salaam to Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam, who is alive,
listening and responding to the Salaams which are offered and conveyed to
him.
Rasulullah Sallallaahu alaihi wasallam said: “He who visits me, after
I have left the world is just like the person who visits me in my lifetime.”
Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam said: “My intercession
becomes necessary for the one who visits my grave.”
May Allah Jalla Jalaaluhu grant us the taufeeq of fulfilling the rights of
our Beloved Nabi Sallallaahu ‘alaihi wasallam with deep and sincere
love, and may it be a means of our acceptance and najaat in the hereafter.
