Abu Taymiyyah – Part 7 Do we Really Respect Our Prophet

Whoever is not well mannered

in his relationship with Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala will patch him up.

Will deal with him under the earth.

My brothers and my sisters,

do we really really

respect the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam?

Do we really, really honor him?

And I'm speaking about us Muslims.

I know you don't insult him.

I know you don't speak ill of him.

But my brothers and my sisters,

are we really well mannered towards our Prophet,

our Messenger, Muhammad

What am I referring to?

Our Messenger sallallahu alaihi wasallam,

he told us to do many things.

There would be times where he would put

emphasis on some of the things that Allah

commanded the Muslims.

He would teach us,

he would advise us further.

For example the salah.

Allah told us to establish the prayer.

Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam told us to go

and do it.

But why is it my brothers and my

sisters,

that when

the time comes to fulfill some of these

commandments,

we are busy doing everything else other than

what

the Messenger sallallahu alaihi wa sallam told us.

I can stand here and hold a banner,

all day long claiming that I love that

Messenger sallallahu alaihi wasallam.

But my brothers and my sisters, do I

really love the Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam? What

does it actually entail to love it?

Allah Azawajal,

He tells us in the Quran,

If you really love Allah then follow

me.

Imam Ahmad

called this verse the verse of examination.

Put yourself to the test.

When somebody comes and insults the the messenger

sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, we become upset, right?

Or when somebody now insults Allah subhanahu wa

ta'ala,

tables start being flipped.

There is bloodshed in certain parts of the

world.

Allah and his messenger are very dear to

us.

Let's put ourselves to the test now.

When the goes off,

Something that the messenger strongly

encouraged us to carry out, and that is

the salah the moment we hear the adhan.

The azan is going off.

Ask yourself what does Allahu Akbar mean?

It means Allah is the greatest right?

If somebody said Allah is not the greatest,

what would our reaction be?

We might say it with our tongues but

are we actually saying it

with our limbs?

As they say, right? Actions speak louder than

words.

Remember my brothers and my sisters,

when the commandment of Allah or his messenger

arrives

at its time

for that which we need to carry out

and we don't

we are indirectly saying

that Allah is not the greatest.

When you're watching that football game

of Cristiano Ronaldo

of Lionel Messi whoever it might be

or I'm watching that movie

and the time of the salah comes,

Allah wants you to do it and the

prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam wants you to carry

out.

And you put the salah to the side

and you carry on watching your Netflix movie,

then know

that you have claimed indirectly

that Allah is not the greatest.

And that so and so is the greatest.

To conclude,

Hassan al Basri, the great imam, the tabi'ai,

he commented

on that verse when Allah

commanded his Messenger, say to him,

if you really love Allah,

then follow me. He commented and he said,

Some people claimed

that they love

Allah Azzawajal

and his Messenger,

and he tested them with this verse

to really see

those

who are true lovers of Allah Azza wa

Jal and his Messenger.

Abdullah ibn Umar radiAllahu ta'ala Anhuma,

he one time saw

a man,

Who was carrying his mother

on his shoulders

Doing tawaf, circumbalating the Kaaba

The man came up to Abdul Abner Umar

and he said to him,

Have I fulfilled her rights?