Lecture 2
40﴾عليما ٍ خاَت النَّبِيني ۗ وكا َن اللَّه بِ حكل ش
يء ِ َّ َ ﴿ما كا َن حُم َّم ٌد أَبا أَح ٍد ِمن ِرجالِ حكم وٰل ِكن ر
ً َ َ ح َ َ ّ ََ سول الله َو َ َ َ َ
TRANSLATION
40. Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah,
and the Seal of the prophets. Allah is Knower of all things.
The Messenger is not the Father of any Man
Allah states:
(Muhammad is not the father of any of your men,) After this it was not
permitted to say Zayd bin Muhammad, i.e., he was not his father even though
he had adopted him. No male child of the Prophet lived until puberty.
Khadijah, (may Allah be pleased with her) bore him Al-Qasim, At-Tayyib and
At-Tahir, but they died in childhood. Mariyah Al-Qibtiyyah bore him
Ibrahim, but he also died in infancy. He also had four daughters from
Khadijah: Zaynab, Ruqayyah, Umm Kulthum and Fatimah (may Allah be
pleased with them all). Three of them died during his lifetime, Fatimah lived
long enough to be bereaved of him, then she died six months later.
He is the Last of the Prophets
(But he is the Messenger of Allah and the last of the Prophets. And Allah is
Ever All-Aware of everything.) This is like the Ayah:
(Allah knows best with whom to place His Message) (6:124). This Ayah
clearly states that there will be no Prophet after him. If there will be no
Prophet after him then there will surely be no Messenger after him either,
because the status of a Messenger is higher than that of a Prophet, for every
Messenger is a Prophet but the reverse is not the case.
This was reported in many Mutawatir Hadiths narrated from the
Messenger of Allah via a group of his Companions, (may Allah be pleased with
them).
(Imam Ahmad recorded a narration from Ubayy bin Ka`b, from his father that)
the Prophet said:
My parable among the Prophets is that of a man who built a house and did
a good and complete job, apart from the space of one brick which he did not
put in its place. The people started to walk around the building, admiring it
and saying, "If only that brick were put in its place. '' Among the Prophets, I
am like that brick. I have come and completed that brick.
Another Hadith
Imam Ahmad recorded that Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the
Messenger of Allah said:
Messenger ship and Prophet hood have come to an end, and there will be no
more Messengers or Prophets.) This worried the people, then he said:
But there will be Al-Mubashshirat.
They said, `O Messenger of Allah, what are Al-Mubashshirat' He said,
The dreams of a Muslim man, and they are one of the parts of prophet hood.
Another Hadith
Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the
Messenger of Allah said:
I have been given preference over the other Prophets in six ways: I have been
given the ability to speak concisely; I have been aided by fear (cast into the
hearts of my enemies); the spoils of war have been made permissible for me;
the entire earth has been made a Masjid and a means of purification for me;
I have been sent to all of mankind; and the Prophets end with me.
Another Hadith
Jubayr bin Mut`im, may Allah be pleased with him, said that he heard the
Messenger of Allah say:
I have several names: I am Muhammad, and I am Ahmad; I am Al-Mahi (the
eradicator) through whom Allah will erase disbelief; I am Al-Hashir (the
gatherer) at whose feet mankind will gather; and I am Al-`Aqib (the final
one) after whom there will be no Prophet.
And there are many other Hadiths on this topic.
Allah has told us in His Book, and His Messenger has told us in the ()متواتر
Mutawatir Sunnah, that there will be no Prophet after him, so that it may be
known that everyone who claims this status after him is a liar and fabricator
who is misguided and is misguiding others. Even if he twists meanings,
comes up with false claims and uses tricks and vagaries, all of this is false
and is misguidance as will be clear to those who have understanding.
History:
This is what Allah caused to happen in the case of Al-Aswad Al-`Ansi اسود
عنس ىin the Yemen and Musaylimah مسيلمہthe Liar in Al-Yamamah, whose
false miracles and nonsensical words showed everyone who was possessed
of understanding that they were liars who were leading people astray; may
the curse of Allah be upon them both.
Nowadays qadyani temptation (tribulation) roused.
This is the case with every false prophet until the Day of Resurrection, until
they end with Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal (the Antichrist). Each of these liars is
given by Allah signs which show the people of knowledge and the believers
that his message is false -- which is part of the perfect kindness of Allah
towards His creation. These liars do not enjoin what is good, nor forbid what
is evil, unless they do so by coincidence or because it serves an ulterior
purpose.
They are the utmost in falsehood and immorality, in all that they say and do,
as Allah says:
(Shall I inform you (O people!) upon whom the Shayatin descend They
descend on every lying, sinful person.) (26:221-222)
This is in contrast to the Prophets -- may blessings and peace be upon them
-- for they are the utmost in righteousness, truthfulness, wisdom, uprightness
and justice in all that they say and do, command and forbid. In addition to
this they are supported with miracles and clear and obvious proof. May the
blessings and peace of Allah be upon them always, as long as heaven and
earth remain.
41. O you who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance.) (42.
And glorify His praises morning and Asila.) (43. He it is Who sends Salah
on you, and His angels too, that He may bring you out from darkness into
light. And He is Ever Most Merciful to the believers.) (44. Their greeting on
the Day they shall meet Him will be "Salam (Peace!)'' And He has prepared
for them a generous reward.
