Dars e Ahadith-Respect Address
“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
Kissing the Stone Whom
He Kissed-Narated By ‘Abis bin Rabia
: ‘Umar came near the Black Stone and kissed it and said “No doubt, I know
that you are a stone and can neither benefit anyone nor harm anyone. Had I not
seen Allah’s Apostle kissing you I would not have kissed you.” (Bukhari
Vol. 2, Book 26, No. 667)
Kissing the Hands Who Touched Him-Hazrat Sabit (RA) asked Hazrat Ans
(RA) “Did you ever touch the Prophet ﷺ with you hands?” He replied: “Yes”. On this he kissed his hands.
(Bukhari in Adab-ul-Mufrad)
Tree Loved Him-Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah: The Prophet used to stand
by a stem of a date-palm tree (while delivering a sermon). When the pulpit was
placed for him we heard that stem crying like a pregnant she-camel till the
Prophet got down from the pulpit and placed his hand over it. (Bukhari Vol. 2,
Book 13, No. 41)
Mountain Loved Him-Narrated Anas bin Malik: The mountain of Uhud came in
sight of Allah’s Apostle who then said, “This is a mountain that loves us
and is loved by us.” (Bukhari Vol.9, Book 92, No. 433)
How did Sahaba Speak in
His Presence?When the verse,O ye who
believe! Raise not your voices above the voice of the Prophet, nor speak aloud
to him in talk, as ye may speak aloud to one another, lest your deeds become
vain and ye perceive not. (Al-Hujurat 49:2) revealed, it made the following impact
on Hazrat Umar(RA): “Thence forward when Umar talked to the Prophet, he would
talk like one who whispered a secret and would even fail to make the Prophet
hear him, in which case the Prophet would ask him (to repeat his words).”
(Bukhari Vol. 9, Book 92, No. 405)
No One is Elder than Him-Once Hazrat Usman (RA) asked Hazrat Qubas Bin
Ashim (RA) “Are you elder or the Prophet ﷺ?” His reply was: “The Prophet ﷺ is elder than me and I was just born before Him.”(Tirmizi
/ Hakim / Tabarani / others)
How did Sahaba Address Him?Narated By AbuDharr: The Prophet ﷺ addressed me, saying: O AbuDharr! I replied: At thy service and
at thy pleasure, Apostle of Allah! may I be ransom for thee.(Muslim
Book 36, No. 5207)
Hadith States: Anas narrated that Abu Bakr As-Saddiq “Allah be pleased with them” told him: I saw the feet of the unbelievers over our heads while we were in the cave. I said: “O Allah’s Prophet! If any of them look down, he will see us beneath the feet.” The Prophet “Allah’s blessing and peace be upon him” said: “O Abu Bakr! What do you think of the two persons, of whome Allah is the Third?”Sahih Muslim: Volume 4 Page No. 226 Hadith No 2381/5868 [Dar al-Kutab al Ilmiyyah Translated by Muhammad Mahdi Al Sarif]
Abu Bakr (RA) shall be called in from all gates of Paradise
Narrated Abu Huraira:I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “Anybody who spends a
pair of something in Allah’s Cause will be called from all the gates of
Paradise, “O Allah’s slave! This is good.’ He who is amongst those who
pray will be called from the gate of the prayer (in Paradise) and he who is
from the people of Jihad will be called from the gate of Jihad, and he who is
from those’ who give in charity (i.e. Zakat) will be called from the gate of
charity, and he who is amongst those who observe fast will be called from the
gate of fasting, the gate of Raiyan.” Abu Bakr said, “He who is
called from all those gates will need nothing,” He added, “Will
anyone be called from all those gates, O Allah’s Apostle?” He said,
“Yes, and I hope you will be among those, O Abu Bakr Reference -Volume 5,
Book 57, Number 18:Sahih Bukhari
Merit of Sayyidna Abu Bakr (RA) in words of Hadrat Ali (Karam Allahu Wajahu)
himself -Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiya:I asked my father (‘Ali bin Abi
Talib), “Who are the best people after Allah’s Apostle ?” He said,
“Abu Bakr.” I asked, “Who then?” He said, “Then ‘Umar.
” I was afraid he would say “Uthman, so I said, “Then you? He
said, “I am only an ordinary person.Reference -Volume 5, Book 57, Number
20: (Sahih Bukhari)
The first amongst men to enter paradise-Narrated AbuHurayrah: The
Prophet ﷺ said: Gabriel came and
taking me by the hand showed the gate of Paradise by which my people will
enter. AbuBakr then said: Apostle of Allah! I wish I had been with you so that
I might have looked at it. The Apostle of Allah ﷺ then said:
You, AbuBakr, will be the first of my people to enter
Paradise-Reference -Book 40, Number 4635: (Sunnan Abu Dawud)
Finding Abu Bakr(R.A), when Prophetﷺ is not
present -Narrated Jubair bin Mutim: A woman came to the Prophet who
ordered her to return to him again. She said, “What if I came and did not
find you?” as if she wanted to say, “If I found you dead?” The
Prophet said, “If you should not find me, go to Abu Bakr.”Reference -Volume
5, Book 57, Number 11: (Sahih Bukhari)
Generosity of Sayyidna Abu Bakr (RA)-Abu Sa’id reported that Allah’s
Messenger ﷺ sat on the pulpit and
said: Allah gave a choice to His servant that he may opt the beauties of the
world or that which is with Him and the servant chose that which was with Him.
Thereupon Abu Bakr wept and he wept bitterly and said: Let our fathers and our
mothers be taken as ransom for you. It was Allah’s Messenger ﷺ who had been
given the choice and Abu Bakr knew it better than us, and Allah’s Messenger ﷺ is reported
to have said: Behold, of all people the most generous toward me in regard to
his companionship and his property was Abu Bakr and were I to choose anyone as
my bosom friend, I would have chosen Abu Bakr as my dear friend, but
(for him) I cherish Islamic brotherliness and love. There shall be left open no
window in the mosque except Abu Bakr’s window.Reference-Book 031, Number 5869:
Sahih Muslim
Sayyidna Abu Bakr (RA) as Bosom friend-Abdullah reported Allah’s
Messenger ﷺ as saying: If I were to
choose as my bosom friend I would have chosen the son of Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr)
as my bosom friend.Reference-Book 031, Number 5873: Sahih Muslim
When I want to talk to Allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)
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