Muhamdur-rasoolullaah; pillars and conditions
Posted by islamicbasics on August 29, 2007
PILLARS
1. To believe in His Message
2. To believe that he salallaahu ‘alayhi wasalam is a slave worshipper of
Allaah.
Muslims do not raise the prophet salallaahu ‘alayhi wasalam above his truthful rank by being excessive regarding him and giving him divine attributes. Those who ascribe divinity to the Messenger of Allaah fall into the same category as those who ascribe divinity to others besides Allaah. Muslims believe that the Prophet cannot cause any harm or benefit in calling upon him for help. Muslims also believe that the prophet does not have knowledge of the unseen and only knows those things that Allaah informed him about. This is a great honour and respect for the Messenger of Allaah, and he salallaahu ‘alayhi wasalam said “verily I am a slave so say ‘messenger of Allaah and His slave’”
And Allaah the Most High said in this respect:
قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَى إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاء رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا
“Say (O Muhammad): “I am only a man like you. It has been inspired to me that your Ilâh (God) is One Ilâh (God i.e. Allâh). 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)
CONDITIONS
1. Attesting to his message and believing in it in the heart
2. Uttering it and attesting to it by the tongue
3. Following the messenger by abiding by what he brought from truth and avoiding
what he forbade from falsehood
4. Believing what he informed us about regarding events that took place in the past
and what would take place in the future (these events are informed to him by
Allaah).
5. Loving the messenger more than oneself, wealth, children, and all of mankind
6. Giving his statements precedence over anyone else’s statement
