This program explains the Quranic and Hadith injunctions about love of the Prophet Mohammad. What are the signs of the love of the Prophet and what are the rewards. How did the companion love Prophet Mohammad?

2. Love of Allah and The Prophet In
Quran
Say: If it be that your fathers your sons your brothers your
mates or your kindred; the wealth that ye have gained; the
commerce in which ye fear a decline; or the dwellings in which
ye delight are dearer to you than Allah or His apostle or the
striving in his cause; then wait until Allah brings about His
decision: and Allah guides not the rebellious. Taubah,9:24

3. Love of the Prophet in Quran
• The Prophet is preferable for the
believers even to their own
selves..." (Ahzab,33:6)

4. Love for the Prophet in Hadith
• "None of you becomes a believer until I am
dearer to him than his children, his parents
and all mankind." Some versions add: "his
life, his wealth and his family". (Bukhari and
Muslim)
• "The Holy Prophet is dearer to us than our
wealth, our children, our fathers, our
forefathers, our mothers and cool water at the
time of severe thirst." Ali Ibn Abi Talib

5. Love of the Prophet a condition of
Iman
• Umar said to the Prophet: “O Messenger of
Allah! You are dearer to me than everything
except my own self.” The Messenger of Allah said:
“No, by Him in Whose Hand is my soul, (you will
not have complete faith) till I am dearer to you
than your own self.” Then Umar said to him:
“Now, by Allah, you are dearer to me than my
own self.” The Messenger of Allah said: “Now, O
Umar (you are a complete believer).” (Sahih al-
Bukhari)

6. THE MEANING OF THIS LOVE FOR THE
PROPHET
• “Say: if you love Allah, then follow me.”(Al-Quran
-3:31)
• Sufyan said, "Love consists of following the
Messenger of Allah."
• One of the scholars said, "Love of the Messenger
is to believe in his victory, protect his Sunna, obey
it and to fear being in opposition to him.”

7. Meaning of the love of the Prophet
• One of the scholars said, "Love is constant
remembrance of the beloved.“
• Another said, "It is preferring the beloved.“
• Another said, "Love is yearning for the
beloved.“
• One of the scholars said, "Love is the heart
following the will of its master, loving what he
loves and hating what he hates.“

8. Meaning of Prophet’s love
• Another said, "Love is the heart's inclination
to be in harmony with the beloved.“
• Ali, describing the Prophet, said, "Whoever
saw him suddenly was in awe of him.
Whoever mixed with him loved him." We
mentioned that one of the Companions could
not turn his eyes away because of his love for
him.”

9. THE PROPHET ALSO LOVED US
• "(The Prophet) is greatly grieved at your loss and
extremely anxious for your good. For the believers he is
full of kindness and (mercy, love)." (9:128)
• We have not sent you (O Prophet) but as mercy to all
the worlds." (21:107)
• The Prophet was motivated by mercy even for his
enemies. It was shown by the ease with which he
forgave them all at the time of Makkan conquest.

10. HOW THE PROPHET SUFFERED FOR US
AND THE MANKIND
• When the Holy Prophet started his work almost all the
people of his city opposed him
• They at first subjected him to verbal attacks, jeers and
insults
• Later they started to combine verbal attacks with physical
aggression
• He spent ten days in Al-Tayf preaching to them. But they all
rejected him and pelted him till he bled. He forgave them
and prayed for them.
• He escaped from hostile Makkah to the relatively friendly
Medina but the sufferings of the Prophet continued.
Makkans came after him to fight and he had to defend
himself in battles of Badar, Uhud and Khandaq

11. How to love the Prophet?
• Keeping special connection and bond with the
Messenger of Allah at all times by remembering him.
• We must strive to the best of our ability in following his
Sunnah and guidance. Say to them: If you love God,
follow (and love and honor) me, and God will love you"
Surah Al Imran; ayah 31
• We should learn and study about his sirah and then
endeavor to follow in his footsteps.
• We should send blessings (salat & salam) on him, as
Allah Almighty Himself has ordered us in the Qur’an

12. GLORIFYING AND BLESSING THE
PROPHET
• Undoubtedly, God and His angels love, glorify and bless the
Prophet. O believers! You (too) love, glorify and bless the Prophet
and salute him with all due respect." (33:56)
• It means :
• 1) Turning to him with love and affection
• 2) Glorifying or praising him
• 3) Blessing or favoring him

13. The true signs of the love of the
Prophet
• 1) The first sign is to emulate him, apply his
Sunnah, follow his words and deeds, obey his
commands and avoid his prohibitions and take on
his adab in ease and hardship, joy and despair.
Allah testifies to that,
• “Say: if you love Allah, then follow me and Allah
will love you.”(Al-Quran -3:31)

14. 2-Prefer the law given by the Prophet
over one’s passions and desires
• “Those who were already settled in the
abode, and in belief, before they came, love
those who have emigrated to them and do not
find in their breasts any need for what they
have been given and prefer them to
themselves even if they themselves are in
want.”(Al-Quran -59:9)

15. 3-Be without any grudge in your heart
against anyone
• Anas ibn Malik said, "The Messenger of Allah
said to me, 'My son, if you can be without any
grudge in your heart against anyone in the
morning and evening, be like that.' Then he
added, 'My son, that is part of my Sunnah.
Whoever gives life to my Sunnah has loved me
and whoever loves me will be with me in the
Paradise.'" (at-Tirmidhi)

16. 4-Mention him often and
5- Yearn to meet him
• 4) Another of the signs of love for the Prophet
is to mention him often. Whoever loves
something mentions him a lot.
• 5)Another sign is great yearning to meet him.
Every lover yearns to meet their beloved.

17. 6-Exalt and respect him with humility
• Ishaq at-Tujibi said:
• "Whenever the Companions of the Prophet
heard his name after he died, they were
humble, their skins trembled and they wept. It
was the same with many of the Followers.
Some of them act like that out of love and
yearning for him, others out of respect and
esteem."

18. 7-Love for those who love the Prophet
his family and his Companions
• A person who truly loves the Prophet, will love
and respect his family and all his companions
amongst Muhajiroon and Ansaar.
• He will dislike those who dislike the Prophet,
his family and his companions.
• The Prophet said about al-Hasan and al-
Husain, "O Allah, I love them, so love them.“
• In al-Hasan's report the Prophet said, "O Allah,
I love him, so love the one who loves him."

19. Loving Prophet’s family and his
companions
• Prophet said, "Allah! Allah! My Companions! Do
not make them targets after me! Whoever loves
them loves them by loving me. Whoever hates
them hates them by hating me. Whoever does
something hurtful to them does something
hurtful to me. Whoever does something hurtful
to me does something hurtful to Allah. Whoever
does something hurtful to Allah is about to be
seized." (at-Tirmidhi)
• He said about Fatima, "She is a part of me.
Whoever hates her hates me." (al-Bukhari)

20. Loving what the Prophet loved
• Anas once saw the Prophet reaching for the
pumpkin in the plate. He said, "I have loved
pumpkin from that day."
• Al-Hasan ibn'Ali, 'Abdullah ibn'Abbas and Ibn
Ja'far came to Salma[a servant of the Prophet]
and asked her to prepare some food for them
which the Messenger of Allah liked.
• Ibn Umar began to wear tanned sandals dyed
yellow when he saw the Prophet wearing ones
like that.

21. 8-No love for anyone who opposes
Allah and His Messenger
• “You will not find any people who believe in
Allah and the Last Day who having love for
anyone who opposes Allah and His Messenger
even though they were their fathers or their
sons or their brothers or their kindred.”(Al-
Quran -58:22)

22. 9-Love for the Qur'an
• Qur'an is the scripture which the Prophet
brought.
• He was guided by it and he guided rest of us
through Quran.
• His character and conduct was Quran.
• A'isha said, "His character was the Qur'an.“
• Part of love for the Qur'an is its recitation and
acting by it and understanding it, and loving
his sunnah and keeping within its limits.

23. Love of Quran and Sunnah
• Sahl ibn'Abdullah said, "The sign of the love of
Allah is love of the Qur'an. The sign of love of
the Qur'an is love of the Prophet. The sign of
love of the Prophet is love of the Sunna. The
sign of love of the Sunna is love of the Next
World. The sign of love of the Next World is
hatred for this world. The sign of hatred for
this world is that you do not store up any of it
except for provision and what you need to
arrive safely in the Next World."

24. 10- Compassion and Mercy for the
believers
• One must have compassion for Muslim
community,
• Give them good counsel,
• Strive for their best interests and
• Remove what is harmful from them just as the
Prophet was “compassionate, merciful to the
believers.”(Al-Quran -9:128)

25. 11- Remove love for material wealth
and be happy with basic provisions
• A man said to the Prophet, "O Messenger of
Allah, I love you." He said, “Take care what
you say!”
• He said, "By Allah, I love you" three times. He
said,
• “If you love me, then prepare for poverty
quickly.”
• There is a similar hadith from Abu Sa'id al-
Khudri

26. Rewards for loving the Prophet
1- Taste sweetness of Iman
• Anas reported that the Prophet said,
• “There are three things which cause anyone who takes
refuge in them to experience the sweetness of belief –
1. that Allah and His Messenger are more beloved to
him than anything else;
2. that he loves a man only for Allah;
3. and that he dislikes the thought of reverting to
disbelief as much as he would dislike being cast into
the Fire.”
• (al-Bukhari& Muslim)

27. 2- One who loves the Prophet will be
with him on the Day of Resurrection
• Anas said that a man came to the Prophet and
asked, "When will the Last Hour come,
Messenger of Allah?" , “What have you
prepared for it?” Asked the Prophet. He
replied, "I have not prepared a lot of prayer or
fasting or charity for it, but I love Allah and His
Messenger." The Prophet said, “You will be
with the one you love.”
• (al-Bukhari)

28. A man will be with the one he loves
• Safwan ibn Qudama said, "I emigrated to the
Prophet and went to him and said, 'Messenger of
Allah, give me your hand.' So he gave me his
hand. I said, 'Messenger of Allah, I love you.' He
said, “A man is with the one he loves.'”
(at-Tirmidhi and an-Nasa'i)
• 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari and
Anas related this statement from the Prophet,
and Abu Dharr also has something to the same
effect.

29. • It is related that a man came to the Prophet and said,
"Messenger of Allah, I love you more than my family
and my possessions. I remember you and I cannot wait
until I can come and look at you. I remember that I will
die and you will die and I know that when you enter
the Garden, you will be raised up with the Prophets.
When I enter it, I will not see you." Allah then revealed,
•
• “Whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger, will be with
those whom Allah has blessed: the Prophets, the men
of truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And such
people are the best of company!”(Al-Quran -4:68)
• (at-Tabarani)

30. Love of the companions for the
Prophet
• Abu Hurayra said that the Messenger of Allah
said, “Those in my community with the
strongest love for me are the people who will
come after me. Some of them would give their
family and wealth to have seen me.”
• (Muslim and al-Bukhari)
• There is something similar from Abu Dharr.

31. Abu Bakr
• It is related that Abu Bakr said to the Prophet,
"By the One who sent you with the truth, I
would be happier if Abu Talib [the Prophet's
uncle] were to become Muslim than if Abu
Quhayfa [his own father] were to. That is
because the Islam of Abu Talib would delight
you more.

32. Abu Bakr
• During the migration journey to Madina, they planned
to enter cave of Thaur.
• Abu Bakr entered to explore the cave and be sure that
it was safe, closed all holes with pieces torn off from
his clothes, cleaned it and then asked the Prophet
[pbuh] to step in.
• The Prophet [pbuh] went in and immediately laid his
head in Abu Bakr [ra]’s lap and fell asleep. Suddenly
Abu Bakr [ra]’s foot was stung by a poisonous insect,
but he did not stir or move despite the pain, fearing
Muhammad might wake up. (The Sealed Nectar)

33. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab
• Umar Ibn Khattab told al-'Abbas, "Your
becoming a Muslim is dearer to me than al-
Khattab becoming a Muslim because it is
dearer to the Messenger of Allah."

34. The Human Shield of Sahaba
• When the enemy got the upper hand] on the day
of the Battle of Uhud, the Messenger of Allah was
left with only seven men from the Ansar and two
men from the Quraish
• Whoso turns the enemy away from us will attain
Paradise or will be my Companion in Paradise.
• Seven Ansar were killed protecting him.
• Talha bin Ubaidullah and Sad bin Abi Waqas were
left who bravely fought the enemy and used their
own bodies as shields to protect Allah’s
Messenger (pbuh). Such was their love for him.

35. Muslimah who lost her family in Uhud
• Ibn Ishaq said that the father, brother and
husband of one of the women of the Ansar were
killed in the Battle of Uhud fighting for the
Messenger of Allah. She asked, "What has
happened to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace?" They said, "He is
as well as you would like, praise be to Allah!" She
said, "Show him to me so I can look at him."
When she saw him, she said, "Every affliction is as
nothing now that you are safe."

36. Bilal Ibn Rabah
• When Bilal was near death, his wife called
out, "O sorrow!" Bilal said, "What joy! I will
meet those I love, Muhammad and his party!"

37. Zayd ibn ad-Dathima
• When the Makkans drove him out of the Haram to kill
him, Abu Sufyan ibn Harb said to him, "I ask you by
Allah, Zayd, don't you wish that Muhammad was with
us now to take your place so that we could kill him, and
you were with your family?"
• Zaydsaid, "By Allah, I would not wish Muhammad to be
now in a place where even a thorn could hurt him if
that was the condition for my being with my family!“
• Abu Sufyan remarked, “I have not seen any people who
love anyone the way the Companions of Muhammad
love Muhammad.”

38. We hear and We obey
• Abu Talha and Abu Ayyub and some persons from
amongst the Companions of the Prophet were
drinking in a house (before alcohol was
prohibited.
• A person came and said: “Has the news reached
you?” They said, “No”. He said: “Verily liquor has
been declared forbidden”. Thereupon, Abu Talha
said: “Anas, spill these large pitchers.” The
narrator said: “They then never reverted to it, nor
even asked about this after the announcement of
prohibition.” [Muslim 23:4883]

39. Spending for the sake of love of Allah
and His Prophet
• When Prophet announced the preparation for
the Battle of Tabuk and called for charities and
donations, the Muslims raced to spend for the
sake of Allah
• ‘Uthman gave till his charity reached nine
hundred camels and a hundred horses,
besides the money he paid. [The Sealed
Nectar]

40. Umar ibn al-Khattab’s charity
• Prophet commanded us one day to give sadaqah. At
that time I had some property. I said: Today I shall
surpass Abu Bakr if I surpass him any day. I, therefore,
brought half my property.
• The Prophet asked: What did you leave for your family?
I replied: The same amount.
• Abu Bakr brought all that he had with him. The Prophet
asked him: What did you leave for your family? He
replied: I left Allah and His Prophet for them.
• I said: I shall never compete you in anything. [Abu
Dawud 003:167]

41. Do we love our Prophet?
• Do we hold the Prophet so dear that we can
sacrifice most of our beloved things for him?
• Can we lay our comfort, honor, life and wealth on
the line in order to safeguard his Sunnah?
• When his Sunnah is ridiculed or denied, how
upset do we feel?
• Are we as worried for the cause of Islam as we
are for our children?
• Can we give up our desires in order to obey the
Prophet ?

42. How much do we love our Prophet?
• Do we refrain from doing something because
the Prophet forbade it?
• Do we love him more than our forefathers and
give his Sunnah preference over their customs
and traditions?
• Do we desire the Prophet’s company in
Paradise and what are we doing to attain it?

44. Salutation upon our beloved Prophet
Mohammad