The document outlines the rights of Prophet Muhammad (saw) upon Muslims, emphasizing the obligations of belief, obedience, emulation, love, and respect for him as the final prophet. It discusses ten specific rights including the necessity to uphold his teachings, defend his honor, and promote his message through da'wah. The text highlights the importance of sending blessings upon him and recognizes his family and companions as integral to the faith of Islam.

1. RIGHTS OF PROPHET
MOHAMMAD
UPON MUSLIMS

2. Allah (SWT) favored us to send
Prophet Mohammad (SAW)
 “Certainly did Allah confer [great] favor upon the believers when He
sent among them a Messenger from themselves, reciting to them
His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and
wisdom, although they had been before in manifest error.” [Al
Qur’an 3:164]

3.  “Indeed, We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of
good tidings and a warner That you [people] may believe in
Allah and His Messenger and honor him and respect the
Prophet and exalt Allah morning and afternoon.” [Al Qur’an
48:8-9]

4. 10 RIGHTS OF PROPHET(SAW) UPON
MUSLIMS
 Our faith upon Muhammad (SAW) as the
Messenger of Allah obligates us to fulfill certain
rights or huquq, all of which have been mentioned
in the Qur’an.
 Scholars of the past and present explained these
rights to us.
 It is incumbent upon Muslims to fulfill these rights to
the best of their ability.

5. 10 Rights of the Prophet (SAW) upon
Muslims
1-
Believe
2-
Obedience
3-
Emulate
4-
Love
5-
Honor
6-
Finality of
Prophet
7-
Support &
defend
8-
Da’wah
9-
Alliance
10-
Salat &
Salam

6. 1. To Believe in Him
 This does not mean to merely believe that he was a true, historical
figure of seventh century Arabia, but to believe in his prophet- hood
(nubuwwah) and in Allah’s message (risalah) to him too.
 The Qur’an says: Believe, therefore, in Allah and His Messenger, and
the light which We have sent down. [64:8]
 One hadith says: ‘I have been ordered to fight mankind till they
testify that there is no god but Allah and until they believe in me
and what I was sent with.’ [Muslim, no.34]

7. 2. To Obey Him:
 It is not enough to believe in him, peace be upon him. Instead, true
faith necessitates that we be guided by his message and obey its
demands:
 O you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not turn
away from him when you hear him speak. [8:20]
 He who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah. [4:80]

8. Hadith
One hadith declares: ‘All my nation will enter
Paradise save those who refuse.’ They asked:
O Messenger of Allah, who would refuse? He
replied: ‘Whoever obeys me will enter
Paradise, whoever disobeys me has in fact
refused.’ [Al-Bukhari, no.7280]

9. 3. Ittiba or To Emulate His Example
 Allah says about His beloved Prophet, peace be upon him:
 Yours is indeed a tremendous character, [68:4]
 It is obvious to enlightened minds that imitation and emulation of
the Prophet, peace be upon him, is also a right we owe him.

10. Ittiba or emulation of the Prophet
(SAW) further emphasized
 The Qur’an states: Say: “If you love Allah, then follow me.” [3:31]
 You have in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful example. [33:21]

11. “Whoever turns away from Sunnah
is not of me”
 ‘Whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not of me.’
[Al-Bukhari, no.5063; Muslim, no.1401]

12. 3 Levels of Ittiba
Ittiba
Mandatory
Encouraged
Descriptive

13. 3 LEVELS OF ITTIBA OR EMULATION
1-There are certain matters where emulation is
mandatory
2- Other places where it is highly encouraged and
urged, but not obligated
3- There are even some matters recorded about his
life that are just descriptive, not prescriptive.
A sound knowledge of fiqh should help distinguish
between these levels of imitation and emulation.

14. 4. To Love Him:
 “If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your tribe, the
wealth you have gained, the trade you fear my slacken, and the
home you delight in are more loved by you than Allah and His
Messenger and striving in His cause, then wait till Allah brings about
His command. Allah guides not the corrupt. [9:24]

15. Love of the Prophet (SAW) is a
condition of Iman
 ‘None of you believes until he loves me more than his father,
his children and the whole of mankind.’ [Al-Bukhari, no.15;
Muslim, no.44]

16. Umar Ibn Khattab’s love for the Prophet SAW
 `Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) once
said to him, “O Messenger of Allah! You are more beloved
to me than everything except myself.” The Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, “No, by the
One in whose hand is my soul – not until I am more beloved
to you than yourself.” Then `Umar said, “Now, by Allah, you
are more beloved to me than myself.” So the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Now [you
have believed], `Umar.” [Narrated by al-Bukhari]

19. Love of Prophet’s(SAW) family
Prophet (SAW) said,” People! I am a human being. My God’s angel will soon
come to take my souland I will accept him. I will leave two valuable things
amongst you: the Book of Allah in which there Is light and Guidance, so hold
fast to it, and follow it. The second is my family (Ahl al-Bayt). I remind
You of Allah about my family (repeating three times).
(MUSLIM Vol 7, Kitab Fazail Al-Sahabah Hadith # 2408)

20. Prophet (SAW) left two important things
(Ahmad,Vol 2, #3720)

21. Love of the Prophet includes loving his entire
family
 An essential part of loving the Prophet, peace be upon him,
is to love his entire Family.
 His Ahl-al-Bayt include his wives and daughters,
including Fatimah; his cousin and son-in-law Ali; and their
two sons, Hasan and Hussain.
 In the interpretation of certain traditions the term may also
be extended to include the descendants of Muhammad’s
(SAW) paternal uncles, Abu Talib and al-'Abbas, or
according to Malik ibn Anas and Abu Hanifa, all of the Banu
Hashim

22. Zayd bin Thabit’s respect for Prophet’s
family
 Once, Zayd b. Thabit was once praying the funeral prayer for
his mother, after which he brought his mule near in order to
mount it, upon which Ibn ‘Abbas came and took hold of the
stirrup.
 Zayd said: ‘Let it be, O nephew of Allah’s Messenger.’
 Ibn ‘Abbas said: ‘This is how we were taught to treat the
scholars.’
 So Zayd took hold of Ibn ‘Abbas’ hand and, upon kissing it,
said: ‘This is how we were taught to treat the family of our
Prophet.’ [Al-Tabarani, Mu‘jam al-Kabir, no.4746]

23. 5. To Honor and Revere Him:
 True faith (iman) not only demands that he be loved, but that
he be honored and revered too.
 Those who believe in him, honor him, support him, and
follow the light that was sent down with him: those are the
successful. [7:157]
 That you may honor him and revere him. [48:9]

24. Scholars on Reverence of the Prophet
(SAW)
Al-Qazwini contrasts honor, reverence and veneration
(described by terms such as tabjil, tawqir and ta‘zim) with
that of love.
Imam al-Bayhaqi says: ‘Reverence is a higher degree than
that of love; for not all who love revere. A father loves his
child, or a master his slave, but does not revere him.
Whereas all who revere also love.

25. Reverence of the Prophet (SAW)
commanded in Quran
“O you who have believed, do not raise your voices
above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in
speech like the loudness of some of you to others,
lest your deeds become worthless while you
perceive not.” [Al Qur’an 49:2]

26. 6. To Believe that Prophet-hood
Ended With Him
 Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is the
Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets; and Allah has
knowledge of all things. [33:40]

27. Seal of the Prophets means eternal
completion
Needless to say, when a thing is “sealed”, it is complete
and so there can be no further addition to it.
In a like manner, the Prophet Muhammad sealed the cycle
of prophet-hood and brought it to a close: he is the last
Prophet, after whom there will be no prophet.
Henceforth, revealed truths shall be revived and
reanimated by scholars and reformers; but never again by
prophets.

28. Hadith on Prophet being last of the
Prophets.
That our Prophet, upon whom be peace, is khatim al-
nabiyyin – “the Seal of the Prophets” – is also
confirmed in many hadiths;
Prophet (SAW) said: ‘There will arise among my
nation thirty liars, all of them claiming to be a
prophet. But I am the final Prophet; there will be no
prophet after me.’ [Muslim, no.2889; Abu Dawud,
no.4252]

29. 7-Supporting him and defending him
This is his right both in life and after death.
During his lifetime his Companions fulfilled this duty
in the best way.
After his death supporting him entails defense of
his Sunnah whenever it is exposed to attack by
enemies, distortion by the ignorant or criticism by
those who seek to annul it.


30. Defending the Prophet (SAW) and his
message in face of mockery
 We must defend his noble person whenever he might be
abused, ridiculed or described in an unsuitable manner.
 In recent times, there has been an increase in campaigns to
dishonor and discredit the Prophet of Islam (SAW)
 The entire Ummah(i.e. community of believers) must arise
to defend its Prophet (SAW) against the lies, insults and
slander.

31. 8-Dawah or Conveying his message:

32. Dawah is more important than any
precious possessions
 “That Allah should guide through you a single man is better
for you than possessing red camels (i.e. precious possessions
of this world).” [ al-Bukhari and Muslim]
 “Through you [Muslims] I will have more numerous followers
than [other] nations on the Day of Resurrection.” [Narrated
by Ahmad]

33. Quran on obligation of Dawah
 “Say, ‘This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those
who follow me. And exalted is Allah; and I am not of those who
associate others with Him.’” [Al Qur’an 12:108]
 “You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind.
You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in
Allah.” [Al Qur’an 3:110]

34. 9-Alliance with his allies and
disassociation with his enemies:

35. Alliance
 You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last
Day having affection for those who oppose Allah and His
Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or
their brothers or their kindred. Those – He has decreed
within their hearts faith and supported them with spirit from
Him. And We will admit them to gardens beneath which
rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. Allah is pleased
with them, and they are pleased with Him – those are the
party of Allah. Unquestionably, the party of Allah – they are
the successful.” [Al Qur’an 58:22]

36. Respect and love of the Prophet’s
companions

37. Respect of the companions
 Alliance to him (SAW) also means alliance to his Companions (may
Allah be pleased with them)
 This means we should have love for them, devotion to them,
acknowledgement of their rights, praising them, following their
example, asking forgiveness for them, refraining from discussion of
their disagreements and animosity toward their enemies and those
who insult or defame them.
 And it means alliance to the members of his household, support and
defense of them, but at the same time, avoiding excessive praise and
exaggeration of their attributes.

38. Respect of scholars

39. Respect for the scholars of Islam
And alliance to him (SAW) includes love for the
scholars of Islam.
We must support them in righteousness and
avoid disdaining or dishonoring them.
It includes disassociation from their enemies
among the disbelievers, the hypocrites and
those who advocate innovation [in religion] and
error.

40. 10. To Send Blessings (Salat) and
Salutations of Peace (Salam) Upon Him
Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet.
O you who believe! Send blessings upon him and
salute him with a worthy salutation. [33:56]

41. Ahadith about sending salaam upon
the Prophet (SAW)
 ‘Whosoever invokes one blessing upon me, Allah will send ten
blessings on him.’ [Muslim, no.384]
 ‘Those closest to me on the Day of Resurrection are those who
invoke most blessings upon me.’ [Al-Tirmidhi, no.484]
 ‘The miser is he who, whenever I am mentioned in his presence,
does not invoke blessings upon me.’ [Al-Tirmidhi, no.3546

42. Meaning of Allah sending ”salat” upon
the Prophet (SAW)
 Abu’l-‘Aliyah, a famous tabi‘i, explained: ‘Allah’s salat is His
extolling him to the angels; the angels’ salat is their
supplication [for him].
 The majority view of scholars seems to be the one al-
Tirmidhi records: ‘It is related from Sufyan al-Thawri and
others from the people of knowledge that salåt of the Lord is
His mercy, and salat of the angels is their seeking
forgiveness for him.

43. Further explanation
 Allah blesses the Prophet by the constant effusion of mercy
descending upon him. Such divine mercy referring to:
light,knowledge,revelation,support, protection, swift
response to prayers, exalting in rank and nearness to Him,
honorable mention of him, as well as other things that only
Allah and His Beloved know.
 The angels bless the Prophet by praying for him and
supporting him. The believers, by invoking Allah’s blessings
upon him. As for salutations (salaam), it is praying for
protection, safety and peace upon him.

44. Imam Shafi
 Imam al-Shafi‘i has written, ‘no blessing of Allah, be it seen or
unseen, has ever descended on us by which we gained spiritual or
temporal gain, or by which spiritual or temporal harm was repelled,
except that Muhammad, upon whom be peace, was the reason for
it;
 He is the leader to goodness; director to guidance; warner of the
path of destruction and evil that oppose righteousness; warner
against what brings ruin; ever ready with sincere advice for guidance
and warning.
 So may Allah’s blessings be upon him and his family, as His blessings
are upon Abraham and his family. Indeed You [Allah] are
Praiseworthy, Majestic.

45. Conclusion
May Allah help and guide all Muslims to
recognize the rights of our beloved Prophet
Mohammad (SAW) upon us and help us fulfil
the same in the best possible manner.
May Allah(SWT) send blessings upon our
beloved Prophet Mohammad (SAW) the
most favorable, most abundant and purest
blessings that He has bestowed upon any of His
creation. Ameen

46. References
1. Mukhtasar Shu‘ab al-Iman (Cairo: Maktabah al-
Turath al-Islami, n.d.), 29.
2. Related by al-Bukhari as a Chapter Heading (bab)
to hadith no.4797.
3. Al-Tirmidhi, as a gloss to hadith no.485.
4. Al-Risalah (Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah, n.d.),
16-17.