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The Rights of Prophet Muhammad
Over Mankind
The obligation to believe and obey the Prophet and follow the way of te Prophet (Sunnah).
With these established factors it is incumbent to believe in Prophet Muhammad and the authenticity of his message thereby accepting the faith and believing in the Revelation he brought to you.
Allah tells us to, "Believe in Allah, and His Messenger, and in the Light which We have sent down" (64:8). He speaks of the Prophet saying, "We sent you (Prophet Muhammad) as a witness and as a bearer of glad tidings and warning, so that you believe in Allah and His Messenger and that you support him, revere him (Prophet Muhammad), and exalt Him (Allah) at the dawn and in the evening" (48:8-9). He also says, "Believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet" (7:158).
From these verses it is made known to the individual that there is an obligation to believe in Prophet Muhammad . Without it, belief is incomplete because one's belief is only valid with the belief in the Oneness of Allah and the acceptance and belief in Prophet Muhammad . Allah warns, "Whosoever disbelieves in Allah and His Messenger; We have prepared a Blazing Fire for the unbelievers" (48:13).
Abu Hurayrah heard the Messenger of Allah say, ”I have been ordered to fight (the idolatry of) people until they bear witness that there is no god except Allah, and believe in me, and what I have brought. When they do this, their blood and property are protected from me, except when an Islamic right is violated. Their reckoning is with Allah."
The meaning of belief in the Prophet is that one bears witness to his prophethood, the Message Allah entrusted to him, being supportive of all that he brought and said. What is in one's heart is then born witness by the tongue that, he is indeed the Messenger of Allah .
Over Mankind
The obligation to believe and obey the Prophet and follow the way of te Prophet (Sunnah).
With these established factors it is incumbent to believe in Prophet Muhammad and the authenticity of his message thereby accepting the faith and believing in the Revelation he brought to you.
Allah tells us to, "Believe in Allah, and His Messenger, and in the Light which We have sent down" (64:8). He speaks of the Prophet saying, "We sent you (Prophet Muhammad) as a witness and as a bearer of glad tidings and warning, so that you believe in Allah and His Messenger and that you support him, revere him (Prophet Muhammad), and exalt Him (Allah) at the dawn and in the evening" (48:8-9). He also says, "Believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet" (7:158).
From these verses it is made known to the individual that there is an obligation to believe in Prophet Muhammad . Without it, belief is incomplete because one's belief is only valid with the belief in the Oneness of Allah and the acceptance and belief in Prophet Muhammad . Allah warns, "Whosoever disbelieves in Allah and His Messenger; We have prepared a Blazing Fire for the unbelievers" (48:13).
Abu Hurayrah heard the Messenger of Allah say, ”I have been ordered to fight (the idolatry of) people until they bear witness that there is no god except Allah, and believe in me, and what I have brought. When they do this, their blood and property are protected from me, except when an Islamic right is violated. Their reckoning is with Allah."
The meaning of belief in the Prophet is that one bears witness to his prophethood, the Message Allah entrusted to him, being supportive of all that he brought and said. What is in one's heart is then born witness by the tongue that, he is indeed the Messenger of Allah .