Waleed Al-Mineesi
O Muslims! The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam has rights upon his
nation. These rights are a way for us to express our gratitude to him for the
effort he exerted in conveying Allaahs message to us. He was merciful and
compassionate towards the believers, just as Allaah described him to be. Through
him, Allaah unsealed and unlocked people’s hearts and opened the ears which were
hitherto deaf to guidance. Allaah says that which translates as: “Just as [other
bounties] We have sent among you a messenger from yourselves reciting to you Our
verses and purifying you and teaching you the Book and wisdom [i.e., the Sunnah]
and teaching you that which you did not know.” (Al-Baqarah: 151).
Among the rights of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam upon his nation
are that they:
- Believe in, honour and support him.
- Accept what he came with to be true and not to doubt him in any matter
whatsoever. He sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam was the most truthful and
trustworthy person ever, even his enemies, the tribe of Quraysh, attested to
this when one of them said to Heraclius, the Roman Ruler: "We have never
experienced him to lie" to which Heraclius replied: "If he does not lie to
people, then he would never lie about Allaah."
Evidences for the truthfulness of the Messenger of Allaah sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa
sallam are not restricted to the miracles that he came with, for everybody who
claimed prophethood after him has been exposed as an unmistakable liar. "Uthmaan
ibn Affaan, may Allaah be pleased with him, said: "Anybody who conceals evil,
Allaah will expose it on his face, and by slips of his tongue."
