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Question: He is saying, they they want to venerate the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ; so how is true veneration of the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ to be done?
Response: True veneration of the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ [starts with] complete belief in him, and adhering to his legislation, and ruling in accordance with it.
Allaah (Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala) said:
And the Prophet ﷺ said:
The one who loves him venerates his Sunnah by acting in accordance to it, and giving preference to his speech over and above all of the people – whoever it may be!
[So] whoever holds fast to the Sunnah – acting in accordance to it and steadfast upon it in his prayer, in his zakaah, and his fasting, and his hajj, and his treatment of his parents, relatives, neighbours and brothers and is firm upon the Sunnah, having love for it – having placed Muhammad ﷺ his example [to follow] and his imaam; as Allaah (‘Azza wa Jall) said:
As for those who commit shirk with Allaah, and turn away their worship from Him calling for the alleviation of harm, and the attainment of benefit and the seeking of intercession – then these [people] do not love the Prophet ﷺ; they are instead his enemies because he ﷺ was sent [as a Prophet] to combat shirk, and prohibit it [as Allaah (‘Azza wa Jall) said]:
And the Messenger ﷺ warned us against building masaajid over graves, and towards the end of his life he said:
And the Prophet ﷺ said:
Translation originally published on 14 June, 2021
