Prophet last sermon
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's
Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
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Dear Brother,
I need your help and Dua in something i m working on. I have a
person with whom i have discussions. He is Ahamadi and he is well programmed about
his own education (basically, trained).
i m asking your help because your are sahib-e-elm so that i can
help this needy person who is totaly astray.
Point:
I told him that Rasool Allah SAWs said in his last sermon said
that there will be no prophet after him.
i m also copying the whole last sermon as follows:
Question #1: Ahamadi claims that there is no evidence of this
sermon in any hadis.
Kindly let me know where we can find this sermon, in which
authentic hadis.
Question #2: I read that, When Rasool Allah SAW was very ill in
his last days. he was brought by help of some Sahaba ikram to Member of Masjid
Nabawi, There is gave the last sermon. right ? so, which one is last sermon,
the one on 9th of Dhul Hijaah or before one day of his Visal.
JazakaAllah kula khair
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Answer:
Prophet
last sermon
In the
name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness.
Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray,
none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzaab verse 40: Mohamed
is not the father of any of your men,
but he is the Messenger of Allah,
and the Seal (Last) of the Prophets.
And Allah is the knower of everything.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.735 Narrated
by Abu Huraira
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said, "My similitude in
comparison with the other prophets before me, is that of a man who has built a
house nicely and beautifully, except for
a place of one brick in a corner. The
people go about it and wonder at its beauty, but say: 'Would that this brick be
put in its place!' So I am that brick, and I am the last of the Prophets."
Musnad Abu-Dawud
Reported Jabir bin Abdullah that the Prophet of Allah (saws)
said: “Through me the Prophethood was brought to a close.”
Narrated in Muslim,
Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah.
Reported Ubayy bin Kaab,
Abu Said al Khudri, and Abu
Hurairah, that the Prophet of Allah
(saws) said: “I have been distinguished from the other Prophets in six things:
I have been endowed with eloquent speech,
I have been succoured with awe,
Booty has been made lawful for me,
The earth has been made a mosque for me as well as a means of
obtaining purity,
I have been appointed a Messenger for the entire world,
And, with me, the office of Prophethood has been closed.
Reported by Tirmidhi.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said, “The line of
Prophethood and Messengers has come to an end.
After me, there will neither be a
Prophet or a Messenger.”
Allah
Subhanah in the Holy Quran, and the
Messenger of Allah (saws) in his various narrations have confirmed that Prophet
Mohamed (saws) is indeed the Last of the Prophets, and with him the office of Prophethood was
brought to a close. Any person who
claims or believes that there is a Prophet after Prophet Mohamed (saws) is
guaranteed on the path of misguidance and a confirmed liar.
Q-1:
Ahamadi claims that there is no evidence of this sermon in any hadis. Kindly
let me know where we can find this sermon, in which authentic hadis.
Prophet
Muhammad's Last Sermon
This
Sermon was delivered on the Ninth Day of Dhul Hijjah 10 A.H in the
"O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I don't know
whether, after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen
to what I am saying to you carefully and take these words to those who could
not be present here today.
O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as
Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust.
Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that
no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He
will indeed reckon your deeds. Allah has forbidden you to take usury
(Interest), therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived...
Beware of Satan, for your safety of your religion. He has lost
all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware
of following him in small things.
O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to
your women, but they also have right over you. If they abide by your right then
to them belongs the right to be fed and
clothed in kindness. Do treat your women well and be kind to them for they are
your partners and comitted helpers. And it is your right that they do not make
friends with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to commit
adultery.
O People, listen to me in earnest, whorship Allah, say your five
daily prayers (Salah), fast during the month of Ramadhan, and give your wealth
in Zakat. Perform Hajj if you can afford to. You know that every Muslim is the
brother of another Muslim. You are all equal. Nobody has superiority over other
except by piety and good action.
Remember, one day you will appear before Allah and answer for
your deeds. So beware, do not astray from the path of righteousness after I am
gone.
O People, no Prophet or Messenger will come after me and no new
faith will be born. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand my words
which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the Qur'an and my example,
the Sunnah and if you follow these you will never go astray.
All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and
those to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than
those who listen to me direcly. Be my witness oh Allah that I have conveyed
your message to your people."
The above
sermon of the Last Messenger of Allah, Mohamed ar-Rasool Allah (saws) is
unanimously agreed upon and related by each and every narrator of authentic
hadiths including Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah, Abu Dawood, etc.
Q-2: I
read that, When Rasool Allah SAW was very ill in his last days. he was brought by
help of some Sahaba ikram to Member of Masjid Nabawi, There is gave the last
sermon. right ? so, which one is last sermon, the one on 9th of Dhul Hijaah or
before one day of his Visal.
The ‘last
sermon’ of the Messenger of Allah (saws) is normally related to the one he
(saws) gave on his ‘Hajj atul widaa’ on the 9th of Dhil-Hajjah in
the 10th year after Hijrah in the Uranah Valley of Mount Arafat near
Makkah.
The
incident you are relating to is perhaps the time before the Prophet’s (saws)
death when he was very ill, and he was brought to lead the prayers in his
mosque in
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.681 Narrated
by Aisha
When Allah's Messenger (saws) became seriously ill, Bilal came to
him for the prayer. He (saws) said,
"Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer." I said, "O
Allah's Messenger (saws)! Abu Bakr is a softhearted man and if he stands in
your place, he would not be able to make the people hear him. Will you order
'Umar (to lead the prayer)?" The
Prophet (saws) said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the
prayer." Then I said to Hafsa,
"Tell him, Abu Bakr is a
softhearted man and if he stands in his place, he would not be able to make the
people hear him. Would you order 'Umar to lead the prayer?' " Hafsa did
so. The Prophet (saws) said, "Verily you are (like) the companions of
Joseph! Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer." So Abu- Bakr
stood for the prayer. In the meantime Allah's Messenger (saws) felt better and
came out with the help of two persons and both of his legs were dragging on the
ground till he (saws) entered the mosque. When Abu Bakr heard him coming, he
tried to retreat but Allah's Messenger (saws) beckoned him to carry on. The
Prophet (saws) sat on his left side. Abu Bakr was praying while standing and Allah's
Messenger (saws) was leading the prayer while sitting. Abu Bakr was following
the Prophet (saws), and the people were following Abu Bakr (in the prayer).
Whatever
written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister