The Foremost Sunnah Of The Holy Prophet (Saw)
The second reason why
I have chosen this particular topic for today’s talk is that this gathering
consists of such people who love the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (SAW) and are
eager to put in practice his example of conduct and character. Blessed are you
indeed who really have a strong desire to follow the Prophet’s Sunnah. You try
to learn and remember as many of Prophet’s teachings and practices as possible
and act upon them with great zeal.
Not only this, on the basis of minor differences in details you even quarrel with each other. But what a pity that you have totally renounced and forgotten the greatest Sunnah of the Prophet, an action which he persistently performed from the very first moment of his Divine Call to the last moment of his earthly life, viz, the Sunnah of Islamic Da’wah - calling people to Allah.
Who can deny that preaching and propagating the word of Allah were the most emphasized Sunnah of the Holly Prophet (SAW)? Who can say that the Prophet has been involved all his life more in anything else than spreading and disseminating the message of Allah and turning people toward Almighty Allah? Now if Sunnah is constituted by the behavioural pattern and actions of the Prophet, then for God’s sake, ponder a little over the question: What is his most important Sunnah? Please think over the emphatic injunction of the Prophet:
Not only this, on the basis of minor differences in details you even quarrel with each other. But what a pity that you have totally renounced and forgotten the greatest Sunnah of the Prophet, an action which he persistently performed from the very first moment of his Divine Call to the last moment of his earthly life, viz, the Sunnah of Islamic Da’wah - calling people to Allah.
Who can deny that preaching and propagating the word of Allah were the most emphasized Sunnah of the Holly Prophet (SAW)? Who can say that the Prophet has been involved all his life more in anything else than spreading and disseminating the message of Allah and turning people toward Almighty Allah? Now if Sunnah is constituted by the behavioural pattern and actions of the Prophet, then for God’s sake, ponder a little over the question: What is his most important Sunnah? Please think over the emphatic injunction of the Prophet:
“Convey from me/on my behalf”
and realize how much he has generalized and widened this order by adding:
“even if it is a single verse”.
‘Rafa Yadain’ (raising two hands in prayers) and ‘Ameen-bil-jahar’ (to say Ameen aloud in the prayers) and many other practices of the Prophet (SAW) are often debated violently among the rival sects of Muslims. But surely even those who observe these practices in prayers cannot say that the Holy Prophet (SAW) acted on these throughout his life without break.
On the other hand, however, was the act of preaching and propagating the Islamic faith and its fundamental principles - calling people to Allah, and worship Him alone. This was an act which he performed continuously, persistently and zealously throughout his prophetic mission. For twenty three long years he was ceaselessly engaged with all his mind and soul in this most vitally important activity. It means that the work of Da’wah, on the one hand, according to the Quran is the very objective and aim of the existence of Muslim Ummah. On the other hand, it is the most persistent and emphasized practice of our beloved Prophet (SAW). I shall, therefore, take this opportunity to make a few observations on this theme.
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