"Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" controversy

[BigAk]

13:32 Mocked were (many) apostles before thee: but I granted respite to the unbelievers, and finally I punished them: Then how (terrible) was my requital!

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[Ashima33]

Just throwing a thought out there.... not saying this is what I truly think... but it has crossed my mind. Does anyone ever wonder if making a huge stink about this stuff makes people want to draw him even more?

 

[kayleigh]

Just throwing a thought out there.... not saying this is what I truly think... but it has crossed my mind. Does anyone ever wonder if making a huge stink about this stuff makes people want to draw him even more?

It does.

I do not understand the mentality behind getting upset about it, or offended. I don't agree with it but I can honestly say I don't particularly care if people draw him. People have been drawing their ideas of Moses, Jesus, and God for centuries, but Muslims have never gone nuts over it like they are now.

I just don't get it. I asked one Muslim and he told me he wasn't mad about the drawing, he was mad about the reason why they drew it. So people aren't mad about the thing they're supposed to be mad about - they're mad about the reason why someone drew something to make them mad? Makes my head spin.

I saw one cartoon about this. It had a stick figure drawing of Muhammad (pbuh) so I won't post it here, but in the cartoon a Muslim asks Muhammad what he thinks of all this. The drawing of him says, "People should not deify me by drawing me. When you get fanatical about it, then YOU'RE deifying me. Worship God, not his messenger." It is SO TRUE.

 

[Ashima33]

It does.

I saw one cartoon about this. It had a stick figure drawing of Muhammad (pbuh) so I won't post it here, but in the cartoon a Muslim asks Muhammad what he thinks of all this. The drawing of him says, "People should not deify me by drawing me. When you get fanatical about it, then YOU'RE deifying me. Worship God, not his messenger." It is SO TRUE.

I was reading this article about whether it is forbidden or not to draw the prophet Muhammed (pbuh) or not, and it was discussed how nothing is mentioned in the Qur'an about it and in the hadiths the prophet Muhammed (pbuh) is never mentioned specifically. It is just documented about image making in general. So, I guess if people are going to be upset about drawing our final messenger, they should be equally upset about all images in general.

In my Qur'an study we talked about how many Muslims, like you stated, don't say anything about the drawing of the other prophets... but when it comes to Muhammad (pbuh) all hell breaks loose. I know we're definitely not supposed to create an image of God. I 100% get that. And I'm not saying we SHOULD go around drawing Muhammad (pbuh), but what I'm trying to say is.... is how we're acting putting the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on a similar level to God?

Please listen, this is just an observation and something for us to think about. I have seen several things for me to make me ponder this... One side of my Qur'an has 99 names of Allah... and the other side has 99 names of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), which the names are very similar. And in Mosques, one side of the room will have Allah's name in beautiful arabic, and the other side will have the prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) name. If we aren't putting the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on a similar level to Allah... why are we recognizing him more than the other prophets? Is this what we're supposed to do?

 

[kayleigh]

I was reading this article about whether it is forbidden or not to draw the prophet Muhammed (pbuh) or not, and it was discussed how nothing is mentioned in the Qur'an about it and in the hadiths the prophet Muhammed (pbuh) is never mentioned specifically. It is just documented about image making in general. So, I guess if people are going to be upset about drawing our final messenger, they should be equally upset about all images in general.

In my Qur'an study we talked about how many Muslims, like you stated, don't say anything about the drawing of the other prophets... but when it comes to Muhammad (pbuh) all hell breaks loose. I know we're definitely not supposed to create an image of God. I 100% get that. And I'm not saying we SHOULD go around drawing Muhammad (pbuh), but what I'm trying to say is.... is how we're acting putting the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on a similar level to God?

Please listen, this is just an observation and something for us to think about. I have seen several things for me to make me ponder this... One side of my Qur'an has 99 names of Allah... and the other side has 99 names of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), which the names are very similar. And in Mosques, one side of the room will have Allah's name in beautiful arabic, and the other side will have the prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) name. If we aren't putting the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on a similar level to Allah... why are we recognizing him more than the other prophets? Is this what we're supposed to do?

It's clear "favoritism" (it seems silly to use that term when talking about this, but its true.) I see Muslims giving dawah who insist that Muhammad (pbuh) is just as important as all the other prophets or that we don't worship Muhammad. When Muslims act like this it makes it look like none of that is true. No wonder people think we worship him, or are surprised we believe in other prophets - just look at how some Muslims act!

 

[revert2007]

I was reading this article about whether it is forbidden or not to draw the prophet Muhammed (pbuh) or not, and it was discussed how nothing is mentioned in the Qur'an about it and in the hadiths the prophet Muhammed (pbuh) is never mentioned specifically. It is just documented about image making in general. So, I guess if people are going to be upset about drawing our final messenger, they should be equally upset about all images in general.

In my Qur'an study we talked about how many Muslims, like you stated, don't say anything about the drawing of the other prophets... but when it comes to Muhammad (pbuh) all hell breaks loose. I know we're definitely not supposed to create an image of God. I 100% get that. And I'm not saying we SHOULD go around drawing Muhammad (pbuh), but what I'm trying to say is.... is how we're acting putting the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on a similar level to God?

Please listen, this is just an observation and something for us to think about. I have seen several things for me to make me ponder this... One side of my Qur'an has 99 names of Allah... and the other side has 99 names of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), which the names are very similar. And in Mosques, one side of the room will have Allah's name in beautiful arabic, and the other side will have the prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) name. If we aren't putting the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) on a similar level to Allah... why are we recognizing him more than the other prophets? Is this what we're supposed to do?

Assalamualikum.Well it is not about the image making as the rules is not applied on non Muslims.It is about their very immature and uncivilised INTENTION which is to insult our beloved prophet Muhammad pbuh.I did check out some of the pics and it is extremely heart breaking.

Who knows Muhammad pbuh better?we Muslims know him yet we can never draw his pic becuase it is frobidden and we can never imagine what he pbuh looks like.So now who are these non Muslims to draw his pictures?

To someone else who posted about getting angry and so on...well it is absolutely fine to get angry,If you are not angry about this whole thing,then there is a serious issue.Get angry as that is our right but DO NOT REACT WITH ANGER.

Well back to your question about comparing Muhammad pbuh with other prophets.Well as Muslims we do accept all the prophets and we respect them but in Quran Allah asked us to follow Muhammad pbuh.The most beautiful iman is the iman of Muhammad pbuh and we can never compare our beloved prophet pbuh with anyone.And the person who will give "recomendation" on the day of judgement is Muhammad pbuh and not the other prophets.When we go to other prophets to ask for help they will say this "NAFSI !!NAFSI!!NAFSI!!"

Muhammad pbuh is so dear to us because he is so dear to Allah The Exalted.He pbuh is our teacher and we must follow our teacher.

and to correct something here,we are not putting Muhammad pbuh as the same level of Allah astafirullah.That is shirk.We have both Allah's name and Muhammad's name side by side because this is what Islam is.If we neglect either one..then no one can call himself a Muslim.

Even the shahadah testify Allah as the only deity and MUhamamd pbuh as the final messenger and slave of Allah.

Defending Muhammad pbuh is not proving that we are putting him to the similar level of Allah.If we do not defend him,ALlah will question us.There are time we are allowed to be angry and this are the times.

p.s: As a revert of 3 years,this is what I have learned and understand about Islam.If I have said something wrong or against Islam,please correct me and forgive me..

Allah knows the best

Assalamualikum.

 

[revert2007]

It's clear "favoritism" (it seems silly to use that term when talking about this, but its true.) I see Muslims giving dawah who insist that Muhammad (pbuh) is just as important as all the other prophets or that we don't worship Muhammad. When Muslims act like this it makes it look like none of that is true. No wonder people think we worship him, or are surprised we believe in other prophets - just look at how some Muslims act!

Astafirullah al athim...on the day of Judgment some people will know the truth and will know why Muhammad pbuh is more favoured than other prophets.I did not cry for what the non Muslims did but I do now for what Muslims think and say.It takes time to love someone and understand the deeper meaning of that love.

I can give you one example.We need both mother and father so that we can come to this earth.Without either one,there is no child(except if That is ALlah's will not to have both)

But in Islam..it favours MOTHER than father..It says..MOTHER!!!MOTHER!!!MOTHER!!! FATHER.

Now are we worshiping our mother or will we be accused of favouring her?
No one can say anything as that is Allah's rule and no one can change that.

Worship and Love are two different things and we should know how to differentiate them.

LOve someone and everything for the sake of Allah .

and we are suppose to love Muhammad pbuh for the sake of Allah The Exalted as well.

I suggest people to read his pbuh story and get to know who this honorable man is.

Assalamualikum

 

[arzafar]

Images making of animate objects is haram. Depiction of Jesus or Moses is also a blasphemy. Movies like passion of the christ and 10 commandments were banned in muslim countries. However, then came along muslims who began making silly arguments in favor of watching those movies and now these kind of movies a available. i think they are still banned in saudia.

secondly, romans revere the depiction of Jesus and Mary which is upsetting to muslims. However, raiding churches and destroying those images will upset the romans a lot, so muslims dont do it. However, that doesnt mean that drawing Jesus becomes acceptable to muslims. Those living in the west have become immune to such things i.e. they cant even 'imagine' that it's wrong. They have lost the islamic sense of right and wrong.

third, Muhammad (saw) is the best of all prophets and human beings. If you dont believe that and hence follow him (his sunnah) then i really dont know how you can be a muslim. We know Islam through Muhammad; Islam = following Muhammad

Does anyone ever wonder if making a huge stink about this stuff makes people want to draw him even more?

Or perhaps it's due to the hypocrisy/lack of faith amongst the muslims that they have neglected jihad, lived, worked, mixed, copied and looked up to the kaafirs for so long that the kaafirs now have the audacity to mock Muhammad (saw) without fearing the consequences. I suppose there is nothing to fear after all when many muslims have learned (or the kaafirs have taught us) to ignore such things.

 

[Ashima33]

Salaam, Thanks for your response I appreciate hearing your opinions on this. But there are still some things that aren't quite clear to me... or i just flat out disagree with.

Well back to your question about comparing Muhammad pbuh with other prophets.Well as Muslims we do accept all the prophets and we respect them but in Quran Allah asked us to follow Muhammad pbuh.The most beautiful iman is the iman of Muhammad pbuh and we can never compare our beloved prophet pbuh with anyone.And the person who will give "recomendation" on the day of judgement is Muhammad pbuh and not the other prophets.When we go to other prophets to ask for help they will say this "NAFSI !!NAFSI!!NAFSI!!"

Please correct me if I am wrong, but this sounds like what I have heard called "Shafaa" Where the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) will speak for us muslims on the Day of Judgement. I have heard muslims speak of this, but don't believe it with the knowledge I have been given. If you can provide evidence that would be awesome. Otherwise, to me it sounds very similar to the Christian concept of being "saved."

and to correct something here,we are not putting Muhammad pbuh as the same level of Allah astafirullah.That is shirk.We have both Allah's name and Muhammad's name side by side because this is what Islam is.If we neglect either one..then no one can call himself a Muslim.

Even the shahadah testify Allah as the only deity and MUhamamd pbuh as the final messenger and slave of Allah.

I agree, sister, Astafirullah. But with the way a lot of muslims act about the prophet Muhammad... for me... it's alittle too close to Allah for my comfort. And I'm not saying all muslims are like this. But if you ask some how much they know about the other prophets, it's slim to none, but they have this deep love and knowledge for the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Which WE SHOULD, but once again... I can't help but feel this way with how everything is single in on him (pbuh), and Allah. I like your analogy of Mother and Father, but once again... I just don't think that's how people act sometimes.

third, Muhammad (saw) is the best of all prophets and human beings. If you dont believe that and hence follow him (his sunnah) then i really dont know how you can be a muslim. We know Islam through Muhammad; Islam = following Muhammad

Where does it say he is the best of all prophets? I agree he has recited the Qur'an from the very beginning for us. This is a remarkable miracle. Gosh. I don't mean to sound like the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) doesn't mean anything. I hope that's not what you think I am saying, but I am saying I don't agree with treating him like he is above the other prophets. I haven't been provided this evidence. The Qur'an talks about other prophets and I believe we can attain goodness from all of them and their stories.

 

[kayleigh]

Astafirullah al athim...on the day of Judgment some people will know the truth and will know why Muhammad pbuh is more favoured than other prophets.I did not cry for what the non Muslims did but I do now for what Muslims think and say.It takes time to love someone and understand the deeper meaning of that love.

I can give you one example.We need both mother and father so that we can come to this earth.Without either one,there is no child(except if That is ALlah's will not to have both)

But in Islam..it favours MOTHER than father..It says..MOTHER!!!MOTHER!!!MOTHER!!! FATHER.

Now are we worshiping our mother or will we be accused of favouring her?
No one can say anything as that is Allah's rule and no one can change that.

Worship and Love are two different things and we should know how to differentiate them.

LOve someone and everything for the sake of Allah .

and we are suppose to love Muhammad pbuh for the sake of Allah The Exalted as well.

I suggest people to read his pbuh story and get to know who this honorable man is.

Assalamualikum

Excuse you, but clearly I never said Muhammad (pbuh) should not be respected and loved. I do know his story, thank you.

However, if you mean to say he is more important or better than the prophets that came before him, I don't buy that. Everything I've ever learned about Islam says the opposite, and countless answers I've gotten on this very forum from users about this topic say the same thing.

 

[revert2007]

Salaam, Thanks for your response I appreciate hearing your opinions on this. But there are still some things that aren't quite clear to me... or i just flat out disagree with.



Please correct me if I am wrong, but this sounds like what I have heard called "Shafaa" Where the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) will speak for us muslims on the Day of Judgement. I have heard muslims speak of this, but don't believe it with the knowledge I have been given. If you can provide evidence that would be awesome. Otherwise, to me it sounds very similar to the Christian concept of being "saved."

PLease read this fatwa
Christians might say that they will be saved if they call themselves Christians.But Islam says true believers who pray day and night,fast frequesntly,recite the quran and act upon it are the one will get shafa.Just Muslims by name without obeying Allah and without following the sunnah are out of the topic and Allah knows the best.But the most important thing we should know that,All of us in sha Allah will enter paradise because of ALLAH'S MERCY.

I agree, sister, Astafirullah. But with the way a lot of muslims act about the prophet Muhammad... for me... it's alittle too close to Allah for my comfort. And I'm not saying all muslims are like this. But if you ask some how much they know about the other prophets, it's slim to none, but they have this deep love and knowledge for the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Which WE SHOULD, but once again... I can't help but feel this way with how everything is single in on him (pbuh), and Allah. I like your analogy of Mother and Father, but once again... I just don't think that's how people act sometimes.

I do not know how other Muslims are but at this situation we must not say we are favouring Muhammad pbuh.If we do not protect his dignity,who will?He is the most honorable man on earth and even disbelievers chose him to me the best man on history.That disbeliever could easily put any other prophet's name but he didn't do so.He chose Muhammad pbuh-HABIBULLAH(Beloved of Allah).

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Where does it say he is the best of all prophets? I agree he has recited the Qur'an from the very beginning for us. This is a remarkable miracle. Gosh. I don't mean to sound like the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) doesn't mean anything. I hope that's not what you think I am saying, but I am saying I don't agree with treating him like he is above the other prophets. I haven't been provided this evidence. The Qur'an talks about other prophets and I believe we can attain goodness from all of them and their stories

Yes he pbuh is above all prophets and above all humankind. He is HABIBULLAH.Muhammad pbuh is a walking Quran.He is the man without sins and the man who strived hard to convey Allah's message.How honarable he is,is well written in Quran.Allah mentioned in Quran various time to follow the sunnah of the prophet pbuh.Isn't this good enough to tell us that he is the most honorable man?

All knowledgable Muslims know about all the prophets and we gave the same respect as we give to Muhammad pbuh.We are not Christians who mock their own prophet.Muslims adress Jesus with pbuh as well.BUt Christians do not give this basic respect.

My Knowledge is limited and that is the reason I did not quote verse from Quran to back up my points.I hope other members can help me with that.In sha Allah one day I will be able to back up each of my words with Quranic evidence.Ameen.


Feel free to ask more so that you do not missunderstand anything.

Allah knows the best.

Assalamualikum

 

[revert2007]

Excuse you, but clearly I never said Muhammad (pbuh) should not be respected and loved. I do know his story, thank you.

However, if you mean to say he is more important or better than the prophets that came before him, I don't buy that. Everything I've ever learned about Islam says the opposite, and countless answers I've gotten on this very forum from users about this topic say the same thing.

Well the truth is,Muhammad pbuh is the perfect human on Earth and yes he is the best.If you are a revert,have you questioned why the shahadah says accept Muhammad pbuh as the final messenger?Or why the call of the prayer has Muhammad's name as well?or why in the mosque there are his name beside Allah's name? or why we are ordered by Allah to follow his pbuh sunnah?Or why in tashahud we give blessings to Muhammad pbuh as well as to Ibrahim pbuh?

Allah knows the intention of each person and if any of us take this thing lightly and speak about the prophet pbuh with less respect,then we must prepare to be judged on the day of judgement.

I am not "selling" anything here and I am not going to force anyone to "buy" anything.I am doing my duity defending my beloved prophet.

Each prophets have their own special thing such as Allah spoke to Moses and wrote the 10 commandments with His own hand(do not imagine how Allah's hand looks like).

Jesus pbuh was chosen to be the messiah.

and many more but when it comes to Muhammad pbuh,we are ordered to follow him as he pbuh was sent for us and he is the final messenger.

I really do not like the idea of comparing Jesus pbuh with Muhammad pbuh or comparing Moses pbuh with Muhammad pbuh.Do not compare as Muhammad pbuh is not to be compared but to be followed.

Allah knows the best

 

[Asja]

Excuse you, but clearly I never said Muhammad (pbuh) should not be respected and loved. I do know his story, thank you.

However, if you mean to say he is more important or better than the prophets that came before him, I don't buy that. Everything I've ever learned about Islam says the opposite, and countless answers I've gotten on this very forum from users about this topic say the same thing.

Assalamu Allaicum wa raahmatullah wa barakatuhu sister.

It is real sadness to reed replys like this and that Muslims are arguing between themselves about our beloved Prophet Mohammed sallahu aleyhe we salam. I agree with sister "revert2007", because SubhanAllah, he was the best of all mankinds, and including Prophets before him. Allah subhan we teala sais in many places about his noble character, and we have siraah of our Prophet sallau alayhe wa salam where he was described like the best servent of Allah. He was the one who was praying the most to Allah, fasting valontery, he was the most kind towerd his wifes, children, his sahabahs r.a.Our beloved Prophet Mohammed sallahu alayha wa salam had the most beautiful chacter and the most beautiful ahlaq ( behaviour).

He was the only one who prayed for his ummah when he died,and even in the time of his death he thought on us, SubhanAllah. He will be the first who will entar Jaanah, and only to him it was given right of sheefat, intercoding for his Ummah. To him was sent the most difficult wahj, message of Allah, and his message was for all mankinds, while other Prophets were sent only to one people.

Allah subahn we teala sais in Quran " And We have sent you (O Muhammad SAW) not but as a mercy for the 'Alamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists). (107)

Narrated 'Abd Allah bin Hisham: 'We were with the Prophet
(SAAW) and he was holding the hand of 'Umar ibnu Al-Khattab
(RAA). 'Umar said to him, "O Allah's Messenger (SAAW)!
You are dearer to me than everything except my ownself."
Allah's Messenger (SAAW) said: "No, by Him in Whose Hand my
soul is, (you will not have complete Faith) untill I am
dearer to you than your ownself." Then 'Umar (RAA) said:
"However, now, by Allah, you are dearer to me than my
ownself." He (SAAW) then said: "Now, O 'Umar, (now you are
a believer)."

"You have indeed a good example in the Messenger of Allah
(SAAW) for whosoever hopes for Allah and the Last Day, and
remembers Allah much." [Al-Ahzab: 21].

Verily the best speach is of Allah subhan we teala, and the best gudiance is of Allahs last Messanger sallahu alayha wa salam.

Allah is not afraid of truth, and verily Prophet Mohammed s.aw.s. was the best Servent of Allah, and the best of mainkinds.

May Allah guide us all.

 

[Waseem203]

The Noble Qur'an 3:84

Say (O Muhammad Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "We believe in Allâh and in what has been sent down to us, and what was sent down to Ibrâhim (Abraham), Ismâ'il (Ishmael), Ishâque (Isaac), Ya'qûb (Jacob) and Al-Asbât [the twelve sons of Ya'qûb (Jacob)] and what was given to Mûsa (Moses), 'Iesa (Jesus) and the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between one another among them and to Him (Allâh) we have submitted (in Islâm)."

The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) has said: Do not over praise me as the Christians over-praised the son of Mary. I am His slave so say: 'Allah's slave and messenger' [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]

The Noble Qur'an 4:152

And those who believe in Allâh and His Messengers and make no distinction between any of them (Messengers), We shall give them their rewards, and Allâh is Ever Oft*!Forgiving, Most Merciful.

he Noble Qur'an 2:285

The Messenger (Muhammad Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allâh, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. They say, "We make no distinction between one another of His Messengers" - and they say, "We hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your Forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return (of all)."

 

[Kakorot]

Assalaamu'alaykum.

Is the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) the best of creation?
Is there any evidence that our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of creation?.


Praise be to Allaah.

There is a great deal of evidence about the virtues and unique characteristics of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), but as far as we know there is no text that clearly states that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of creation. What has been narrated is that he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of mankind and the leader of the sons of Adam.

Muslim (4223) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I will be the leader of the sons of Adam on the Day of Resurrection, and the first one for whom the grave is opened, and the first one to intercede and the first one whose intercession will be accepted.”

The scholars understood from this text and others which speak of the virtues of our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that he is the best of Allaah’s creation.

Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Sharh Saheeh Muslim:

This hadeeth indicates that he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is superior to all of creation, because the view of Ahl al-Sunnah is that humans are better than the angels, and he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is superior to humans and others. End quote.

The scholars all described the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) as the best of creation, and it will be sufficient to refer to a few of them, so as to avoid making this article too lengthy.

Imam al-Shaafa’i in al-Umm (4/167)

Imam ‘Abd al-Razzaaq al-San’aani in al-Musannaf (2/419)

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (1/313 and 5/127 and 468)

Ibn al-Qayyim in Tahdheeb al-Sunan, hadeeth no. 1787, quoting from ‘Awn al-Ma’bood.

Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Baari, commentary on hadeeth no. 6229

Al-Mardaawi in al-Insaaf (11/422)

Al-Aloosi in Rooh al-Ma’aani (4/284)

Al-Taahir ibn ‘Ashoor in his Tafseer (2/420)

Al-Sa’di in his Tafseer (51, 185, 699)

Muhammad al-Ameen al-Shanqeeti in Adwa’ al-Bayaan (9/215)

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (2/76, 383)

The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas were asked: Should we say that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of mankind or the best of creation? Is there any evidence that he is the best of creation as many people say?

They replied:

Many texts in the Qur’aan and Sunnah speak of the greatness of our Prophet Muhammad and his sublime status before his Lord, may He be exalted, through the noble attributes and unique characteristics that Allaah bestowed only upon him, which indicates that he is the best of creation, the most honoured by Allaah and the greatest in status before Him. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Allaah has sent down to you the book (the Qur’aan), and Al‑Hikmah (Islamic laws, knowledge of legal and illegal things, i.e. the Prophet’s Sunnah — legal ways), and taught you that which you knew not. And Ever Great is the Grace of Allaah unto you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)”

[al-Nisa’ 4:113]

It is difficult to list all the different types of honour that Allaah has bestowed, for example: Allaah took him as a close friend (khaleel); He made him the Seal of His Messengers; He revealed the best of His Books to him, and made his message one that applies to both mankind and the jinn until the Day of Resurrection; He forgave him his past and future sins; He caused miracles to happen at his hand that superseded those of all the Prophets who came before him; he will be the leader of the sons of Adam (on the Day of Resurrection), the first one for whom the grave will be opened, and the first one to intercede and the first one whose intercession will be accepted; in his hand will be a banner of praise on the Day of Resurrection; he will be the first one to cross al-siraat (a bridge across Hell), the first one to knock at the gate of Paradise and the first one to enter it … and many other unique characteristics and miracles that are mentioned in the Qur’aan and Sunnah, which led the scholars to agree unanimously that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the greatest of creation in status before Allaah, may He be exalted. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

The Muslims are unanimously agreed that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the greatest of creation in status before Allaah, and no other created being has any status that is higher than his or any power of intercession that is greater than his.

From what has been mentioned above and elsewhere it is clear that our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of the Prophets and the best of creation, and the greatest of them in status before Allaah, may He be exalted. But in addition to these virtues and unique characteristics, he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is no more than a human being, so it is not permissible to call upon him or seek his help instead of Allaah, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): ‘I am only a man like you. It has been revealed to me that your Ilâh (God) is One Ilaah (God __ i.e. Allaah). So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord’”

[al-Kahf 18:110]

And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. End quote.

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (26/35).

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah Aal al-Shaykh, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) did not confirm that, noting that there is no clear text concerning that, and he said:

The well known view of many scholars is that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of creation.

But in order to be on the safe side we should say: Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the leader of the sons of Adam and the best of mankind and the best of the Prophets, and so on, following what is said in the texts. I do not know of any report which says that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of all creation in all senses. … So it is better in such matters to follow what it says in the texts. For example, if someone asks: Did Allaah favour the sons of Adam in general over all other created beings? We would say: No, because Allaah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And indeed We have honoured the Children of Adam, and We have carried them on land and sea, and have provided them with At‑Tayyibaat (lawful good things), and have preferred them above many of those whom We have created with a marked preferment”

[al-Isra’ 17:70]

He did not say “above all of those whom We have created”. Therefore it is better for a person who adhere to that which is mentioned in the texts and not go beyond that. Praise be to Allaah, we know that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the Seal of the Prophets and the noblest and best of the Messengers, the most honoured of them by Allaah, may He be exalted. The evidence for that in the Qur’aan and Sunnah is well known. As for that for which there is no clear evidence, then in order to be on the safe side we should refrain from that. But it is well known that you will find many scholars saying that Muhammad is the noblest of creation. End quote from Liqaa’aat al-Baab il-Maftoohah (53/11).


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Assalaamu'alaykum.

Is the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) the best of creation?
Is there any evidence that our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of creation?.


Praise be to Allaah.

There is a great deal of evidence about the virtues and unique characteristics of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), but as far as we know there is no text that clearly states that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of creation. What has been narrated is that he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of mankind and the leader of the sons of Adam.

Muslim (4223) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I will be the leader of the sons of Adam on the Day of Resurrection, and the first one for whom the grave is opened, and the first one to intercede and the first one whose intercession will be accepted.”

The scholars understood from this text and others which speak of the virtues of our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that he is the best of Allaah’s creation.

Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Sharh Saheeh Muslim:

This hadeeth indicates that he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is superior to all of creation, because the view of Ahl al-Sunnah is that humans are better than the angels, and he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is superior to humans and others. End quote.

The scholars all described the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) as the best of creation, and it will be sufficient to refer to a few of them, so as to avoid making this article too lengthy.

Imam al-Shaafa’i in al-Umm (4/167)

Imam ‘Abd al-Razzaaq al-San’aani in al-Musannaf (2/419)

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (1/313 and 5/127 and 468)

Ibn al-Qayyim in Tahdheeb al-Sunan, hadeeth no. 1787, quoting from ‘Awn al-Ma’bood.

Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Baari, commentary on hadeeth no. 6229

Al-Mardaawi in al-Insaaf (11/422)

Al-Aloosi in Rooh al-Ma’aani (4/284)

Al-Taahir ibn ‘Ashoor in his Tafseer (2/420)

Al-Sa’di in his Tafseer (51, 185, 699)

Muhammad al-Ameen al-Shanqeeti in Adwa’ al-Bayaan (9/215)

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (2/76, 383)

The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas were asked: Should we say that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of mankind or the best of creation? Is there any evidence that he is the best of creation as many people say?

They replied:

Many texts in the Qur’aan and Sunnah speak of the greatness of our Prophet Muhammad and his sublime status before his Lord, may He be exalted, through the noble attributes and unique characteristics that Allaah bestowed only upon him, which indicates that he is the best of creation, the most honoured by Allaah and the greatest in status before Him. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Allaah has sent down to you the book (the Qur’aan), and Al‑Hikmah (Islamic laws, knowledge of legal and illegal things, i.e. the Prophet’s Sunnah — legal ways), and taught you that which you knew not. And Ever Great is the Grace of Allaah unto you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)”

[al-Nisa’ 4:113]

It is difficult to list all the different types of honour that Allaah has bestowed, for example: Allaah took him as a close friend (khaleel); He made him the Seal of His Messengers; He revealed the best of His Books to him, and made his message one that applies to both mankind and the jinn until the Day of Resurrection; He forgave him his past and future sins; He caused miracles to happen at his hand that superseded those of all the Prophets who came before him; he will be the leader of the sons of Adam (on the Day of Resurrection), the first one for whom the grave will be opened, and the first one to intercede and the first one whose intercession will be accepted; in his hand will be a banner of praise on the Day of Resurrection; he will be the first one to cross al-siraat (a bridge across Hell), the first one to knock at the gate of Paradise and the first one to enter it … and many other unique characteristics and miracles that are mentioned in the Qur’aan and Sunnah, which led the scholars to agree unanimously that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the greatest of creation in status before Allaah, may He be exalted. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

The Muslims are unanimously agreed that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the greatest of creation in status before Allaah, and no other created being has any status that is higher than his or any power of intercession that is greater than his.

From what has been mentioned above and elsewhere it is clear that our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of the Prophets and the best of creation, and the greatest of them in status before Allaah, may He be exalted. But in addition to these virtues and unique characteristics, he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is no more than a human being, so it is not permissible to call upon him or seek his help instead of Allaah, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): ‘I am only a man like you. It has been revealed to me that your Ilâh (God) is One Ilaah (God __ i.e. Allaah). So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord’”

[al-Kahf 18:110]

And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. End quote.

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (26/35).

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah Aal al-Shaykh, Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ghadyaan, Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) did not confirm that, noting that there is no clear text concerning that, and he said:

The well known view of many scholars is that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of creation.

But in order to be on the safe side we should say: Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the leader of the sons of Adam and the best of mankind and the best of the Prophets, and so on, following what is said in the texts. I do not know of any report which says that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best of all creation in all senses. … So it is better in such matters to follow what it says in the texts. For example, if someone asks: Did Allaah favour the sons of Adam in general over all other created beings? We would say: No, because Allaah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And indeed We have honoured the Children of Adam, and We have carried them on land and sea, and have provided them with At‑Tayyibaat (lawful good things), and have preferred them above many of those whom We have created with a marked preferment”

[al-Isra’ 17:70]

He did not say “above all of those whom We have created”. Therefore it is better for a person who adhere to that which is mentioned in the texts and not go beyond that. Praise be to Allaah, we know that Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the Seal of the Prophets and the noblest and best of the Messengers, the most honoured of them by Allaah, may He be exalted. The evidence for that in the Qur’aan and Sunnah is well known. As for that for which there is no clear evidence, then in order to be on the safe side we should refrain from that. But it is well known that you will find many scholars saying that Muhammad is the noblest of creation. End quote from Liqaa’aat al-Baab il-Maftoohah (53/11).


Islam Q&A

Assalamualikum.
jazaka Allah khairan for this wonderful pst and may Allah grant you Firdaus.Ameen.

Now it is very clear and I arrest my case.

Assalamualikum.

 

[Kakorot]

^ wa'alaykum assalaam. wa iyyaki, aameen same for you and more.

 

[Ashima33]

Assalamualikum.
jazaka Allah khairan for this wonderful pst and may Allah grant you Firdaus.Ameen.

Now it is very clear and I arrest my case.

Assalamualikum.

^ wa'alaykum assalaam. wa iyyaki, aameen same for you and more.

Refer to Waseem's post. It's straight from the Qur'an. I read through Channa's post and the problem I have with it is that it is mostly from Scholars and hadiths. I will admit, I don't know much of hadiths yet. I use them for necessary things the Qur'an doesn't go into depth about such as prayer and wudu. I'm currently studying just the Qur'an. Once I feel comfortable moving onto hadiths, then I will. But If there is a topic such as this one, that I feel flat out contradicts what is in the Qur'an... I don't really care how many scholars or hadiths you give me. To me, it clearly states in the Qur'an that none of the prophets are above each other. They are all equally important.

And it was mentioned that Muhammad (pbuh) didn't commit any sins. I believe this, too, but I don't believe he's the only one. What sin did Jesus (pbuh) commit? I don't remember hearing one?

He was the only one who prayed for his ummah when he died,and even in the time of his death he thought on us, SubhanAllah. He will be the first who will entar Jaanah, and only to him it was given right of sheefat, intercoding for his Ummah. To him was sent the most difficult wahj, message of Allah, and his message was for all mankinds, while other Prophets were sent only to one people.

Please know that I mean no disrespect, I love the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)... and it would be SO awesome if he would speak for me on the Day of Judgement. But I strongly disagree with the concept of Shafaa (or Sheefat). To me, like I said... it is the same concept as being "saved" in Christianity. I believe only Allah knows what is in our hearts, he is all knowing... why would Allah need for someone to speak for us?

The Noble Qur'an 3:84

Say (O Muhammad Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "We believe in Allâh and in what has been sent down to us, and what was sent down to Ibrâhim (Abraham), Ismâ'il (Ishmael), Ishâque (Isaac), Ya'qûb (Jacob) and Al-Asbât [the twelve sons of Ya'qûb (Jacob)] and what was given to Mûsa (Moses), 'Iesa (Jesus) and the Prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between one another among them and to Him (Allâh) we have submitted (in Islâm)."

The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) has said: Do not over praise me as the Christians over-praised the son of Mary. I am His slave so say: 'Allah's slave and messenger' [Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]

The Noble Qur'an 4:152

And those who believe in Allâh and His Messengers and make no distinction between any of them (Messengers), We shall give them their rewards, and Allâh is Ever Oft*!Forgiving, Most Merciful.

he Noble Qur'an 2:285

The Messenger (Muhammad Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allâh, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. They say, "We make no distinction between one another of His Messengers" - and they say, "We hear, and we obey. (We seek) Your Forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return (of all)."

Thanks for posting this. I knew I had read this, but had no clue to where it was. Hopefully, one day I will be that quick to cite the Qur'an.

 

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Please ignore this

We should ignore this totally. More we get reactionary, more others will agitate us. No reason to create anger over this. The unbelivers shed prophet's (SWS) blood, this is nothing. This stuff will never hurt the prophet's (SWS) status. Best is to ignore and they will not do this.

 

[BrotherInIslam7]

Refer to Waseem's post. It's straight from the Qur'an. I read through Channa's post and the problem I have with it is that it is mostly from Scholars and hadiths. I will admit, I don't know much of hadiths yet. I use them for necessary things the Qur'an doesn't go into depth about such as prayer and wudu. I'm currently studying just the Qur'an. Once I feel comfortable moving onto hadiths, then I will. But If there is a topic such as this one, that I feel flat out contradicts what is in the Qur'an... I don't really care how many scholars or hadiths you give me. To me, it clearly states in the Qur'an that none of the prophets are above each other. They are all equally important.

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:salam2:

Authentic hadeeth don't contradict Quran and Sunnah. If it is certain that Prophet PBUH made a statement, muslims hold the belief that it doesn't contradict what Allah has revealed in the Quran. The Quran itself repeatedly emphasizes to follow the Prophet's Sunnah and mentions that Prophet doesn't speak of mere desires, but rather it is divine revelation. Therefore, if the Prophet PBUH makes a ruling on a matter, then we have no choice but to follow the ruling.

However, the error is when people try to understand and interpret hadeeth by their own limited understanding. Deriving rulings from Quran and Sunnah is not a simple task as it seems. There is a entire science in the religion dedicated to it. Therefore, one errs if one feels that reading the entire Quran and a few hadeeth make him/her capable of deriving rulings on his/her own.


On the topic of disregarding scholars completely, you are disconnecting yourself from authentic Islamic Knowledge. The system of Islamic Scholarly dates back to the time of the Prophet PBUH. The companions (or Sahabah) taught the next generation muslims and so on, until our time today. The scholars of Ahl Us Sunnah Wal Jamah refer back to the times of the Prophet PBUH and his righteous followers.

It is a clear deviation and error to completely overlook a set system of gaining Islamic Knowledge and trying to understand every text on its own, when most of us don't have even the tiniest of knowledge (understanding Arabic for example, let alone mastering the 11 different levels of grammar).
In every field of science or knowledge, the scholars/scientists are listened to and their work is studied and investigated, so why should we overlook it when it come to understanding our Deen ?

Finally, if you study the history of various deviants, you will find similar patterns of them disconnecting from mainstream thoughts/scholars, then devising new methods & standards of understanding religious texts and deriving rulings. Some even used rational thought and scientific reasoning(which on face value looks a clever idea). However, today the cult/sects that have grown from these ideas, look like a different religion on their own. They made the grave error of overlooking Sunnah of Prophet PBUH and interpreting Quran on their own. Most of them are involved in varying forms of Shirk in modern times.

This should be a good lesson & reminder for all of us. May Allah subhaanaho waa taala bless us with good understanding of our deen and increase us much in knowledge. Ameen

Wasalaamalaykum waa rahmatullahi