The right of the prophet

[01/12/2023] Lesson 1: The Right of The Prophet ﷺ - By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Weekly lesson at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:
- The reason for choosing this book. 
- A brief biography of the author: his lineage, upbringing and a mention of some of his shuyūkh.
- The importance of a solid home in cultivating and educating our children.
- Reflecting upon the passing away of our scholars and the few that remain.
- Proof from the Qur’ān and Sunnah for the importance of the coming of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- Imām Abū Ja’far b. Jarīr aṭ-Ṭabarī (رحمه الله) on the verse, “O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Now has come to you Our Messenger (Muḥammad ﷺ) explaining to you much of that which you used to hide from the Scripture and passing over (i.e. leaving out without explaining) much. Indeed, there has come to you from Allāh a light (Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ) and a plain Book (this Qur’ān).” [Sūrah al-Mā’idah 5:15]
- The description of the Prophet ﷺ in the Tawrāh.
- Anas (رضى الله عنه) on the effect of the death of the Prophet ﷺ upon his Companions.
- Ḥasan al-Baṣrī (رحمه الله) on yearning to meet the Prophet ﷺ.
- The consequence of not following the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The obligation of having knowledge of the shahādah in order to fulfil what it necessitates. 
- The tremendous gift of being guided to worship Allāh in the same manner as the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions (رضى الله عنهم). 
- A breakdown of the structure of the book.
- The First Right: Belief in the Prophet ﷺ
    - 1. The meaning of having belief in the Prophet ﷺ.
    - 2. The things that nullify belief in the Prophet ﷺ.
    - 3. Proof from the Qur’ān and Sunnah that it is obligatory to believe in the Prophet ﷺ.
    - 4. The sending of the Messenger ﷺ is general, to both mankind and jinn. From that is to believe that the religion is complete, the message the Messenger ﷺ brought is complete and he relayed it correctly, without any flaw. 
- The Second Right: To Be Obedient to Him and Follow His Sunnah ﷺ 
    - 1. Proof of this from the Qur’ān and Sunnah.
    - 2. Statements of the Salaf regarding what nullifies a person following the Sunnah of the Messenger ﷺ.
- The Third Right: To Love the Messenger ﷺ
    - The different categories of people as it relates to loving the Messenger ﷺ,  and some of the signs that indicate you love the Messenger ﷺ.
- The Fourth Right: The Obligation of Honouring Him, Respecting Him and Aiding Him ﷺ 
    - 1. The meaning of Ta’zīr and Tawqīr.
    - 2. Making manifest aiding and having respect for him ﷺ in his life.
    - 3. The ummah’s respect and honour for the Prophet ﷺ after his death.
    - 4. A glimpse at how the Ṣaḥābah, Tābi’īn and righteous imāms were in regards to honouring, respecting and aiding the Messenger ﷺ.

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[06/12/2023] Lesson 2: The Right of The Prophet ﷺ - The First Right: Belief in the Prophet ﷺ-  By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Weekly lesson at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The First Right: Belief in the Prophet ﷺ
- 1. The meaning of having belief in the Prophet ﷺ.
- The two things belief in the Prophet ﷺ necessitates.
- 2. That which nullifies belief in the Prophet ﷺ.
- Explanation of the two categories of things that nullify belief in the Prophet ﷺ. 
- 3. Proof from the Qur’ān and Sunnah that it is obligatory to believe in the Prophet ﷺ.
- Āyāt and aḥādīth that highlight the obligation of believing in the Prophet ﷺ.
- 4. His message ﷺ was to both mankind and jinn.
- Āyāt from the Qur’ān that confirm his message ﷺ was to both mankind and jinn.    
- Ibn Manẓūr (رحمه الله) on the meaning of الناس (an-Nās).
- Ibn ‘Abbās (رضى الله عنه) on the meaning of العالمون (al-‘Ālamūn).
- Proof from the Sunnah that his message ﷺ was to both jinn and mankind. 
- The meaning of الثقلين (ath-Thaqalayn).  
- Six things the Prophet ﷺ was favoured with over the other Prophets.
- Āyāt regarding a group of the jinn listening to the recitation of the Qur’ān.
- The meaning of نفر (nafarun).

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[08/12/2023] Lesson 3: The Right of The Prophet ﷺ - The Second Right: To Obey Him ﷺ and Follow His Sunnah - By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Weekly lesson at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The fifth matter: The obligation to believe the Prophet ﷺ conveyed the message completely.
- A verse from the Qur’ān that affirms what was mentioned in the Tawrāh regarding the completion of the religion of Islām.
- Clear proof from the Sunnah that the message is complete and the Messenger ﷺ conveyed everything and fulfilled the trust.
- ‘Ā’ishah (رضى الله عنها) on the one who says the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ concealed anything from what Allāh revealed to him.
- Some of the rights of the Prophet ﷺ over his nation.
- The Second Right: To Obey Him ﷺ and Follow His Sunnah
- The command to emulate the Prophet ﷺ in his speech, actions and silent approvals.
- Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Kathīr (رحمه الله) on the verse, “Indeed in the Messenger of Allāh (Muḥammad ﷺ) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes in (the Meeting with) Allāh and the Last Day and remembers Allāh much.”  [Sūrah al-Aḥzāb 33:21]
- The necessity of acting upon what has been authentically reported from the Prophet ﷺ. 
- Submitting to the verse, “But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muḥammad ﷺ) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission.” [Sūrah an-Nisā 4:65]
- The complete guidance of the Messenger ﷺ.
- The first matter: Evidences for the obligation of obeying him ﷺ from the Qur’ān.
- A mention of some of the āyāt regarding obedience to the Messenger ﷺ. 
- Wherein lies all good and all evil.
- The second matter: Evidences for the obligation of obeying him ﷺ from the Sunnah.
- Aḥādīth regarding obedience to the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The reason it is obligatory for us to follow his Sunnah ﷺ.
- Some techniques of learning utilised by the Messenger ﷺ. 
- Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar (رحمه الله) on the one who refuses to enter Paradise. 
- Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥibbān al-Bustī (رحمه الله) on the meaning of being obedient to the Messenger ﷺ.

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[08/12/2023] Lesson 4: The Right of The Prophet ﷺ – To Obey Him ﷺ and Follow His Sunnah [cont’d] – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Weekly lesson at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The second matter: Evidences for the obligation of obeying him ﷺ from the Sunnah [cont’d].
- Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥibbān al-Bustī (رحمه الله) on the meaning of being obedient to the Messenger ﷺ.
- Two essential pillars outlined by the Prophet ﷺ in the ḥadīth of ‘Irbāḍ b. Sāriyah (رضى الله عنه).
- The manner in which the Salaf took the divine and prophetic commands.
- The third matter: Quotes of the Imāms of the Salaf combating that which opposes al-Ittiba’ (following the Sunnah of the Messenger ﷺ).
- Statements from ‘Abdullāh b. Mas’ūd, ‘Abdullāh b. ‘Abbās, ‘Abdullāh b. ‘Umar (رضى الله عنهم), Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, Imām Mālik b. Anas and Imām Muḥammad b. Idrīs ash-Shāfi’ī (رحمهم الله) in this regard.
- Shaykh ‘Ubayd (رحمه الله) on how the people are to be measured.
- Ḥamdūn b. Aḥmad al-Qaṣṣār (رحمه الله) on why the speech of the Salaf is more beneficial than our speech.
- Ayyūb as-Sakhtiyānī’s response to Ḥammād b. Zayd (رحمهم الله) when he asked him whether knowledge is more today or in the past.

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[15/12/2023] Lesson 5: The Right of The Prophet ﷺ – Imāms of the Salaf Regarding Al-Ittibā’ – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Weekly lesson at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The third matter: Quotes of the Imāms of the Salaf combating that which opposes al-Ittiba’ [cont’d].
- A warning from Sahl b. ‘Abdillāh at-Tustarī (رحمه الله) regarding a time when the people will flee from the one clinging to the Sunnah; and his speech regarding being questioned on the Day of Judgement for introducing anything into knowledge.
- Imām ‘Uthmān b. Sa’īd ad-Dārimī (رحمه الله) on [true] knowledge, and its condition. 
- A beautiful explanation from Shaykh Rabī (حفظه الله) regarding what constitutes beneficial knowledge.
- Al-Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Qudāmah (رحمه الله) on the obligation of following the straight path the Messenger ﷺ was upon.
- Abūl-‘Āliyah (رحمه الله) on the verse, “Guide us to the straight path.” [Sūrah al-Fātiḥah 1:6]
- Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) on the obligation of having knowledge and awareness of the guidance of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, and our need for that being greater than every other necessity. 
- The three categories of people in this regard.

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[04/01/2024] Lesson 6: The Right of The Prophet ﷺ – Love of the Prophet ﷺ – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Weekly lesson at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The Third Right: Love of the Prophet ﷺ
- Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) on love of the Prophet ﷺ being from the greatest obligations of the dīn.
- The two categories of having love for the Messenger ﷺ.
- The meaning of المقتصدين (al-Muqtaṣidīn) and السابقين (as-Sābiqīn).
- The first category: The love of the Muqtaṣidīn. 
- The obligation of loving the Messenger ﷺ more than ourselves or anyone from mankind, and what that entails.
- Some reasons why we love the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The second category: The love of the Sābiqīn.
- The three categories of people regarding their understanding of loving the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The first category: Those who fall short in establishing the rights of the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The second category: Those who go to extremes and carry out actions that have no evidence. 
- How a person’s love for the Messenger ﷺ is measured. 
- Three reasons people fall into these extremes.
- The third category: Those who take the middle course.
- The path of the middle course.
- Proof that love of the Messenger ﷺ must be above all things.
- Proof for the obligation of placing the Messenger ﷺ in the station Allāh has placed him and not going beyond that.
- Refutation against the Sūfīs who claim the Messenger ﷺ has knowledge of the unseen.
- Proof from the Sunnah that it is not permissible to oppose the Messenger ﷺ and go beyond what he commanded or carried out.

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[06/01/2024] Lesson 7: The Right of The Prophet ﷺ – Love of the Prophet ﷺ – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Weekly lesson at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The second matter: Proof from the Sunnah regarding the obligation of loving the Messenger ﷺ. 
- Three conclusive aḥadīth regarding the obligation of loving the Messenger ﷺ more than ourselves, parents, children and all of mankind. 
- Imām Ibn Rajab (رحمه الله) on completing one’s īmān by putting the love of the Messenger ﷺ before the love of any of the creation.
- Ḥāfiẓ Ibn Ḥajar (رحمه الله) on the benefit that comes about by way of loving the Messenger ﷺ. 
- Signs of loving the Messenger ﷺ:
- 1. Desiring to see him and yearning to meet him ﷺ.
- 2. Following him and traversing upon his Sunnah ﷺ. 
- 3. Loving those whom he ﷺ loved.
- 4. Loving his Companions (رضى الله عنهم). 
- Proof from the Sunnah regarding having love for the Companions.
- The Fourth Right: The Obligation to Aid, Venerate and Revere Him ﷺ
- Allāh’s command to aid and honour the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The first matter: The meaning of at-Ta’zīr. 
- Ibn Taymiyyah’s (رحمه الله) definition of at-Ta’zīr. 
- Ibn Jarīr (رحمه الله) on the meaning of at-Tawqīr.
- A benefit regarding what we should do if we do not understand something when seeking knowledge. 
- The second matter: A mention of some instances of revering and respecting the Prophet ﷺ in his lifetime.
- 1. The impermissibility of speaking before the Messenger ﷺ up until he gives permission, and its evidence from the Qur’ān.  
- 2. The impermissibility of raising one’s voice above the voice of the Messenger ﷺ, and its evidence from the Qur’ān.
- The story of how Thābit b. Qays (رضى الله عنه) was deeply affected by the revelation of this āyah (Sūrah al-Ḥujurāt 49:2).

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All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—and may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels, and grant him peace and security—likewise to his family, Companions, and true followers.

[12/01/2024] Lesson 8: The Right of The Prophet ﷺ – Respecting the Prophet ﷺ During his Lifetime and After his Death – By Abu Idrees Muhammad Khān حفظه الله. Weekly lesson at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

- The second matter: A mention of some instances of revering and respecting the Prophet ﷺ in his lifetime [cont’d].
- ‘Umar’s (رضى الله عنه) rebuke of two individuals who were raising their voices in the masjid of the Prophet ﷺ.
- Allāh’s disparagement of those who called out to the Messenger ﷺ by his name.
- The third matter: Showing respect, honour and reverence to the Prophet ﷺ after his death. 
- The requirement to revere and respect the Messenger ﷺ by way of the heart, statements of the tongue and actions of the limbs, and how this is carried out. 
- Tremendous words from Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) regarding the reason for happiness and bliss in the dunyā and ākhirah, and the reason for all evil in the dunyā and ākhirah. 
- The fortress of obedience to the Messenger ﷺ. 
- The fourth matter: Examples from the Salaf, the Companions, the Tābi’īn and those who followed them.
- 1. How Abū Bakr (رضى الله عنه) dealt with those who refused to give zakāh after the death of the Prophet ﷺ.
- The reason Abū Bakr (رضى الله عنه) staunchly adhered to the Sunnah of the Messenger ﷺ.
- Abū Bakr’s (رضى الله عنه) fear of speaking about the Book of Allāh without knowledge.
- Understanding the heavy responsibility of speaking about Allāh, His religion and His Messenger ﷺ.

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