 نحن في العالم الذي يتبع على مدينة مدينة فيها كما تقلقنا مع مدينة أولاً أردنا ما أريد أو أولاً مدينة لا تقلقنا أو مدينة نحن نذهب في أصدقاءهم ونحن مدينة ونحن فيها مدينة ونحن فيها نحن في مدينة ربيع الأول ونحن في مدينة ربيع الأول نتذكر أن مدينة لا تقلقنا مدينة لا تقلقنا مدينة لا تقلقنا مدينة لا تقلقنا ونحن في مدينة ربيع الأول نتذكر the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ونحن نتذكره as a historical figure أو as a leader أو as a reformer like we remember historical figures and leaders and reformers we just remember them and say a few nice words about them and then we move on and live in our lives when we remember the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم we remember nubua we remember prophethood we remember isala we remember messengership we remember and celebrate الوحي والإلهي divine revelation we remember and celebrate human perfection in as much as a humanly possible the perfection of a human character as embodied in our Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم we remember his seerah we remember his guidance we remember his character we remember and bring to our mind the feeling of the favor of Allah سبحانه وتعالى on us the bounty of Allah سبحانه وتعالى on us and the nima of Allah سبحانه وتعالى on us he is نعمة من الله بها علينا الله سبحانه وتعالى says in the Quran لقد مننا الله على المؤمنين إذ بعس فيهم رسولا من أنفسهم يطلو عليهم آياته ويزكيهم ويعلمهم الكتاب والحكمة وإن كانوا من قبلوا لفي ضلال مبين الله certainly favored the believers when he sent them a messenger from among themselves he sent them someone who is one of their own who recites his signs unto them and purify them and teaches them the book and wisdom while before time they were indeed astray they were indeed in manifest error in this manner Allah سبحانه وتعالى يتبعون the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم as a minna as a divine favor upon the believers and he said certainly God has favored the believers with this divine favor someone that comes to us and delivers a message يطلو عليهم آياته recite the signs unto them as is no addition no subtraction knowledge is transmitted as is no addition no subtraction and this has permeated Islamic knowledge when we quote people we quote them as is we do not add we do not subtract we do not put words in their mouths نقل المعرفة كما هي we don't twist the words we quote people accurately we transmit knowledge accurately we teach our children accurately we speak with each other in an accurate and precise manner no exaggeration no addition no subtraction وَاَيُو ذَكِّيهِنْ وَاَيُو عَلِّمُهُمْ they go hand in hand we don't wait on someone until someone has a PhD and working on Wall Street and we tell him come let's purify ourselves now it's too late but this divine favor is a special favor because it's a favor that has a before and has an after there's a time before the favor and there's a state and a time after the favor before the favor وَاِنْكَانُوْ مِنْ قَبْلُوْ لَفِيضَ لَالِنْ مُبِينَ prior to the favor they were in manifest error we were all in misguidance and after the favor we became guided it's a divine favor that transforms people from misguidance and to guidance and take them from misguidance and to guidance take them from error and ambiguity and to clarity لقد مننا الله على المؤمنين certainly الله سبحانه وتعالى has favored the believers the prophet is a divine favor that Allah gave to us and he is a favor that transmits the message delivers the message conveys the message as is and recites the scriptures so that we can recite as he recites when we move our tongue and we pronounce آ that's how the prophet moved his mouse when we open our mouse vertically to pronounce آ that's how we opened it we emulate him in his inhaling and exhaling when we say او المؤمن when we say او المؤمن الموستقين that's exactly how he opened his mouse عليه الصلاة والسلام when we say اي that's the exact اي he used to say there are people who are able to see the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and be with him and we are people who are with the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم by following his guidance and by reciting the Quran and the same way he used to recite exactly the same way because unlike other languages our language has been preserved we know for certainty when we recite the Quran in a particular way that's exactly how he recited عليه الصلاة والسلام him along with his companions in the same way and he delivered the scriptures as is and he explains and interprets the scriptures to his community when we say او ويطبق النص he is ينقل النص يتل النص يبلغ النص يفسر النص ويطبق النص and he practices the scriptures as it should be practiced along with his companions along with his community عليه الصلاة والسلام it's like the شريعة of Allah has been embodied in him he is a walking شريعة he is a walking روليشن صلى الله عليه وسلم he is a walking كرآن his character with the Quran كان خلقه الكرآن صلى الله عليه وسلم he is the تطبيق he is the application he is the application إسلام applied is the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم روليشن applied is the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم if you want to embody the names of الله سبحانه وتعالى in us الله is رحمان we want to show mercy الله is كريم we want to show karan الله is just we want to show justice if you want to practice the names of Allah سبحانه وتعالى in our life who do we turn to we turn to the prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم because we see that he practiced the Quran and he practiced the names of الله سبحانه وتعالى in the best manner possible صلى الله عليه وسلم so to the point that he was called الإنسان الكامل the perfect human being human perfection wherever you look at him from any angle you see perfection صلى الله عليه وسلم and he is also a mercy وما أرسلناك إلا رحمة للعالمين and we sent you not save as a mercy unto all people not only unto all people للعالمين unto all worlds صلى الله عليه وسلم he is a mercy the prophet عليه وسلم was never harsh was never in a state of revenge or vengeance whenever he is able he forgives he never hits anyone unless it's in the battlefield when people become Muslims he honors the most honorable people among them and keep them as leaders leading their community but we need to ask a question when is a mercy a mercy what does it mean to be a mercy when do we call a mercy a mercy a mercy is a mercy إذا كانت شافية كافية واتت في الوقت if I'm in need of mercy and the mercy comes a year later it's too late if I'm in need of mercy and the mercy came a year earlier I didn't need it then if I need a thousand dollar and you give me five dollars that's not mercy mercy has to be fulfilling has to fulfill all the needs of those who are seeking the mercy and a mercy is a mercy when it comes at the right time at the right moment in the right place and provides people with things that they're thirsty for they're hungry for it the Prophet ﷺ came at a time when everything was upside down when an earthquake hits it turns things upside down physically when the Prophet ﷺ came there was an earthquake but not a physical earthquake it said an earthquake that turned everything upside down that turned values upside down that turned life upside down that turned honesty and integrity upside down right became wrong and wrong became right an inversion of reality as we start seeing today an inversion of reality around us and everything the trust and integrity was gone character traits were taken to extreme were taken to the extremes either too little or too much there was no balance Allah ﷻ sent him at that time to restore everything into where they should be he is the minna of Allah ﷻ upon us he is the favor and bounty of Allah ﷻ upon us he is a mercy from Allah ﷻ and Allah ﷻ he is a fadal he is a favor and integrity he is a favor and grace from Allah ﷻ and Allah ﷻ commanded us to rejoice in the fadal of Allah and in the rahmah of Allah قل بفضل الله و برحمته فبذالك فل يفرح say in the bounty of Allah and His mercy in that let them rejoice when we remember Him we are rejoicing in all of that it is better than that which they amass it is better than anything we can collect when we rejoice and celebrate the Prophet ﷺ and remember Him we are rejoicing the fadal of Allah we are rejoicing the mercy of Allah we are rejoicing in in in in in in in revelation we are rejoicing in a human perfection after the battle of Hunayn the Ansar came to the Prophet ﷺ and he called for them why? because there was some of the Ansar said they saw and witnessed that the Prophet ﷺ started distributing the spoils of war amongst people people from far away and he was giving them and giving them and giving them and some of the young some of the youth amongst the Ansar said when things are tough we defend and we think when things are easy others are given the Prophet ﷺ called the elders of the Ansar and he asked him what is it what is it that I'm hearing he says they said they said this what you heard o messenger of Allah is something that young people who still have their teeth still to come out have said this as for the elders as for those who have experience in life they have never said this those who have little experience in life they do not appreciate the favor they do not appreciate they may not appreciate and be grateful to the favor that they see and witness every day but the elders of the Ansar they know they know how bitter war is they know how bitter the conflict between the Aus and Khazraj was they lived all that difficult time and then they witnessed that the Prophet ﷺ brought everything together brought all of them together they experienced misguidance and they witnessed guidance but those who have little experience may not see that the Prophet ﷺ told them three things and those three things summarized his mission as well as we read as we heard the ayah summarizing his missions يطلع عليهم آياتي ويزكيهم ويعلمهم to rejoice in the Prophet ﷺ is to rejoice in his person to rejoice in his أخلاق in his character to rejoice in his guidance and to rejoice in his message and mission and he told them يام عشرة الأنصار ألم تكونوا ضلالا فهداكم الله بي weren't you misguided and Allah ﷺ guided you through me as the first thing his message his mission takes people from misguidance and to guidance ألم تكونوا عالة فأغناكم الله بي you were in need and you weren't self-sufficient and Allah ﷺ made you self-sufficient through me that's the second aspect of his mission it empowers people to become self-sufficient and to become not in need of anyone else to depend on themselves and to cultivate everything they need in order to do everything and to take care of their own affairs and then he said ألم تكونوا متفريقين فألّف الله بينا قوليبكم ألم تكونوا متفريقين فألّف الله بين قوليبكم weren't you all in complete disarray disagreeing with each other and then Allah ﷺ brought you together through me تأليف القلوب do you know how hard is it to bring people together do you know how hard is it to make two people agree on something when we see hearts coming together this is only from Allah that's why we say أصول الإجماع is from Allah because as Imam Jouhain he says الإجماع is طرابط القلوب when hearts come together when the mushtaid imams agree on something this is not a human it cannot be human it's not a human factor it's Allah ﷺ guiding them as well assisting them with توفيق the essence of his message is هداية وغينا ووحدة is guidance self sufficiency and coming together many things can be said about the Prophet ﷺ we have a duty toward him a duty to remember him a duty to praise him duty to say صلوات أبطانه صلى الله عليه وسلم we have a duty also to to behave in the way he behaves many people today they read about Islam and they feel comfortable they look at some of our actions and they feel that's not what I read we can be a source of guidance we can be a source of misguidance we can be a source of comforting people and bringing them to Islam or we can be a source of pushing pushing people away from Islam if we believe that the Prophet is a favor the Prophet is a mercy the Prophet's message can do all this we need to share this message with others by behaving in the same way the Prophet ﷺ would have behaved صلى الله عليه وسلم أقول هذا القول وأستغفر الله الحمد لله الحمدا كثيرا كما أمر وأشدوا الله إلا الله وحده ولا شريك له وأشدوا أن سيدنا ونبينا ربيا محمدا عبده ورسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم وعلى آله وصحبه كلما تمتع تعينهم بنظر وعاتعزنهم بخبر عباد الله اتقوا الله فيما أمر وانتهوا عمانها عنه وزجر وأخرج حب الدنيا من قلوبكم فإنه إذا استولى أسر وعلموا أن الله عز وجل أمركم بأمر عميم بدأ فيه بنفسه وسن بملائكة قدسه فقال عز من قائل عليما إن الله وملائكته يصلون على النبي يا أيها الذين آمنوا صلوا عليه وسلموا تسليما اللهم فصلوا وسلم وبارك على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله سيدنا محمد صلاة وسلاما دائما متلازمين إلى يوم الدين ورضي الله عن الخلفاء راشدين أبي بكر وعمر وعوسمان وعلي وعن سائر الصحابة والقرابة والتابعين ومن تبيعهم بإحسان إلى يوم الدين اللهم انصر الإسلام والمسلمين وأعلى يا مولان كلمة الإيمان والحق والدين اللهم من أراد بالإسلام والمسلمين خيرا فوفقوا لكل خير ومن أراد بالإسلام والمسلمين غير ذلك فخزه أخذ عزيزا مقتدر تولى المسلمين في هذه البلدة وسائر بلاد الإسلام بعين عنايتك وبأتمر عايتك وأبدل عسرنا يا مولان يسرى عاجلا غير آجلا يا رب العالمين وفارج الكرب عن المكربين ونفس الهم عن المهمومين وردنا إلى دينك ردا جميلا كريما يا أكرم الأكرمين اغفر للمسلمين والمسلمات والمؤمنين والمؤمنات الأحياء منهم والأموات إنك يا مولان سميع قريب مجير الدعوات عباد الله إن الله يأمر بالعدل والإحسان كريما يريدوا قم لعلكم تذكرون وأقم الصلاة