WARNING AGAINST SOME WORKS AUTHORED IN THE NAME OF THE MAWLID (for the Misguidance Contained Therein) The honorable merit of the Prophet is well-founded in the Qur’an and the confirmed hadiths. Hence, no fabrications or exaggerated narrations are needed to confirm his sublime status and profound merit. Ahmad (in his Musnad) and Ibn Hibban (in his Sahih) narrated from the…

A GLANCE AT THE PROPHET’S GENUINE ATTRIBUTES, HONORABLE MERITS, AND PURE MANNERS Al-Bukhariyy and Muslim (in their Sahihs) and others narrated from the route of al-Bara’ Ibn ^Azib that he said, “The Messenger of Allah had the most beautiful face and the best manners. He was neither exceedingly tall nor short.” Al-Bayhaqiyy (in Ad-Dala’il), at-Tabaraniyy (in Al-Mu^jam Al-Kabir and Al-Awsat)…

THE STORY OF THE NURSING OF THE PROPHET AND THE SPLITTING OPEN OF HIS CHEST Some reports say the Prophet’s father, ^Abdullah, died when the Prophet was two months old. Some said he died even before the Prophet was born. There are also other reports on the subject. Halimah as-Sa^diyyah was honored to be the wet-nurse of the Prophet and…

THE NAMES AND DISTINGUISHED EPITHETS OF THE PROPHET Allah said in Surah al-Fath, Ayah 29: {مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ} This means [Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah] and in Surah as-Saff, Ayah 6, predicating about Prophet ^Isa: {وَمُبَشِّرًا بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ} This means: [I give the good tidings that a messenger will come after me whose name is…

AMINAH’S PREGNANCY WITH PROPHET MUHAMMAD ^Abdullah, the Prophet’s father, married a woman from the tribe of Bani Zuhrah named Aminah Bint Wahb Ibn ^Abd Manaf Ibn Zuhrah Ibn Kilab. She conceived the Master of all Creations and Nations whom Allah brought into existence as a blessing .Allah willed to bestow the endowment of emerging Prophet Muhammad in this existence as…

THE HONORABLE GENEALOGY OF THE PROPHET The details of the lineage (genealogy) of the Prophet up to ^Adnan are a case of consensus among the Muslims. The Prophet is: Muhammad the son of ^Abdullah the son of ^Abdul-Muttalib the son of Hashim the son of ^Abdu Manaf the son of Qusayy the son of Kilab the son of Murrah the…

CELEBRATING THE HONORABLE MAWLID (THE BIRTH OF THE PROPHET) AND THE PROOFS OF ITS PERMISSIBILITY   Celebrating the birth of the Prophet is a good innovation. This celebration was neither practiced at the time of the Prophet nor for several hundred years thereafter. It was not until the early part of the 7th century AH that this occasion was first…