{"id":12105,"date":"2018-12-06T14:20:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T03:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/?p=12105"},"modified":"2021-04-15T06:30:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T06:30:35","slug":"loving-the-prophet-muhammad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/the-prophet\/loving-the-prophet-muhammad\/","title":{"rendered":"Loving the Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa"},"content":{"rendered":"<amp-jwplayer layout=\"flex-item\" height=\"600\" data-player-id=\"bKajWAhe\" width=\"700\" data-media-id=\"tF5acU73\" class=\"wp-block-amp-amp-jwplayer\"><\/amp-jwplayer><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'segoe ui', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'helvetica neue', sans-serif;\"><\/span>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is why we should love the Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa<\/span><\/h1>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this short piece, Sheikh Ibrahim Abdullah delves into the importance of loving the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad \ufdfa. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loving the Messenger of Allah is, in fact, a reflection of one\u2019s perfection of faith, as recorded in the authentic Hadith:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<\/span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa said:<\/span><\/i>\n<blockquote><b><i>\u201cNone of you will have faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind.\u201d<\/i><\/b>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahih Al Bukhari<\/span><\/i><\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a world where Muslims find themselves struggling to perform good deeds to the extent of the companions and the righteous predecessors, it is reassuring to know that by simply loving the Messenger of Allah, we can be guaranteed his closeness on the day of resurrection.<\/span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anas also narrates that: <\/span><\/i>\n<blockquote><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A man once asked the Prophet \ufdfa about the Hour (i.e. Day of Judgment) saying, &#8220;When will the Hour be?&#8221; <\/span><\/i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prophet \ufdfa replied, <\/span><\/i><b><i>&#8220;What have you prepared for it?&#8221; <\/i><\/b>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The man said, &#8220;Nothing, except that I love Allah and His Apostle.&#8221; <\/span><\/i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prophet \ufdfa said, <\/span><\/i><b><i>&#8220;You will be with those whom you love.&#8221; <\/i><\/b>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We had never been so glad as we were on hearing that saying of the Prophet (i.e., &#8220;You will be with those whom you love.&#8221;) Therefore, I love the Prophet, Abu Bakr and `Umar, and I hope that I will be with them because of my love for them though my deeds are not similar to theirs.<\/span><\/i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sahih Al Bukhari<\/span><\/i><\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the strongest indications of one\u2019s love for the Messenger of Allah is found in one\u2019s obedience to the Messenger. As Imam Shafii would say:<\/span>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u0644\u064e\u0648\u0652 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u064e \u062d\u064f\u0628\u064f\u0651\u0643\u064e \u0635\u064e\u0627\u062f\u0650\u0642\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0623\u064e\u0637\u064e\u0639\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0647\u064f, \u0625\u0646\u064e\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u062d\u0650\u0628\u064e\u0651 \u0644\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u064a\u064f\u062d\u0650\u0628\u064f\u0651 \u0645\u064f\u0637\u0650\u064a\u0639\u064f<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your love is sincere, you would have obeyed Him. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For verily the lover for the one he loves, obeys him.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By following in the footsteps of the Prophet Muhammad \ufdfa you will not only be proving your love for the Messenger but you will also attain the love of Allah, as mentioned in the Quran.<\/span>\n<blockquote><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Say, [O Muhammad], &#8220;If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. 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