💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
💌 It is unreasonable to claim that you love a person and expect them to love you back when you purposely do the opposite of what they like or you refuse to take their commands seriously. Placing hashtags with certain catchphrases in social media posts and boycotting products from a particular country where Islamophobic acts are widespread do not suffice as proofs of your love for the noble Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam.
Some testify they love the Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam yet when his blessed name is mentioned they don't bother demonstrating respect by saying "SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam" audibly. Others carry out actions which the Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam warned against or never introduced, such as:
🚫 Celebrating birthdays, announcing "Eid Milad" to make birthday celebrations sound "halal", intentionally delaying the obligatory prayers on a regular basis, decorating one's walls with gigantic portraits of people or owning furnishings with images of living beings, drinking and eating with one's left hand, neglecting the Sunnah etiquettes of entering the Masjid and not praying two Rak'ahs of Tahiyyat Al-Masjid before sitting, conducting extravagant weddings, forcing girls to marry whom they aren't interested in marrying and then preventing them from being wed to the pious Muslim they're in love with because of a "cultural" difference, feeling "shy" to wear Islamic clothes in front of non-Muslim acquaintances, partaking in sinful talks including backbiting, uploading selfies which gradually leads to toxic narcissism, ignoring salaams on purpose, and attending festivities of non-Muslims such as Halloween, V-day, and Xmas.
🌻 To be among those whom Allah the Almighty and His noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi love, try to make effort in copying the way he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam lived his life - grateful to Allah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala so he remembered Allah a lot, patient during difficult moments, contented with a simple lifestyle, modest while generous whenever he could do charity, and treating people with a balanced combination of kindness and justice.
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📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam came to a graveyard and he said, “Peace be upon you, the abode of a people who had faith. We, if Allah wills, will join you. I love to see our brothers.” They said, “Are we not your brothers, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “You are my companions, but our brothers are those who have yet to come (in the future, those who steadfastly support the beloved Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam without seeing him yet).” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, how will you recognize those people from your nation who have not yet been born?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Suppose a man had horses with white blazes on their foreheads and legs, among horses that are all black. Tell me, would he not recognize his own horses?” They said, “Of course.” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “They will come with radiant faces, arms, and legs due to the traces of ablution. I will arrive at the fountain (Al-Kawthar) before them. Some people will be driven away from my fountain, just as a stray camel is driven away. I will call out: 'Come! Come!' But then it will be said to me: 'These people changed themselves (went astray committing acts of bid'ah) after you', and I will say: 'Be off! Be off!'”
Source: Sahih Muslim 249
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
📖 Anas ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “None of you will have faith until I am more beloved to him than his children, his father, and all of the people.”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 15
Sahih Muslim 44
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “I have left you with two matters which will never lead you astray, as long as you hold on to them: The Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet (Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) .”
Source: Al-Muwaṭṭa’ 1661
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Ibn Abdul Barr
📖 ‘Amr Ibn ‘Awf RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Know that whoever revives a tradition from my Sunnah if it has died out after me, he will have a reward like those who act upon it without diminishing any of their rewards. Whoever innovates a misguided heresy (bid'ah) not pleasing to Allah and His Messenger, he will have a sin like those who act upon it without diminishing any of the people’s burdens."
Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2677
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to At-Tirmidhi
📖 Al-‘Irbad ibn Sariyah RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: The Messenger of Allah SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam prayed with us one day. Then, he SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam faced us and delivered an eloquent sermon that brought tears to our eyes and by it shook our hearts. It was said, “O Messenger of Allah, it is as if this is a farewell address. What do you instruct for us?” The Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “I advise you to fear Allah, listen, and obey, even if an Abyssinian slave is put in charge of you. Whoever lives after me will see many conflicts. You must adhere to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the righteous, guided successors. Hold firmly to it as if biting with your molar teeth. Beware of (bid'ah) newly invented matters, for every newly invented matter is an innovation and every innovation is misguidance.”
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4607
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut