The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is the Final Prophet

The belief that Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is the Last and Final Prophet and after Him no prophet will come is one of the most basic articles of the Islamic Faith.  It has been established both by the verses of the Holy Quran and the popular Hadith and also by the Consensus of the Ummah.  Rejecting it or trying to explain it in some other manner which leads to a different explanation other than the one given by the Elders of the Ummah or trying to bypass it using figurative interpretations (Tawil) is explicit apostasy.  The Lord Almighty has seated the Master of both the worlds, Hadhrat Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) on the magnificent seat of the Seal of all Prophets.

 

There is a Hadith in Jame’ Tirmidhi:

 

Translation: The Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has said: Verily, Prophethood has been terminated.  After me there will neither be Prophet of any kind. (Neither Nabi nor Rasool) Jame' Tirmidhi Vol II Pg no. 3 

 

The negation (La) brought in this Hadith before the word “Nabi” and the word “Rasool” is a total negation.  According to Arabic grammar, when a negation is used before a common noun, it means “wholly” or “entirely” or “of any kind”.  This establishes that after Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) there cannot be any zilli, buroozi or prophet‑in‑part.  

 

Even after this explicit Hadith, if any Muslim believes that after the Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), any kind of “Zilli” or “Buroozi” prophet can come, then that Muslim is out of the fold of Islam and is an apostate.  There is a Hadith is Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter of Trials:

 

Translation: I am the Last Prophet and you are the last Ummah.

 

Prophets were sent to guide and lead mankind.  Whenever any Prophet passed away another was sent, but the Seal of the Prophets, Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was sent to guide and lead the whole of mankind.  There is a Hadith in Sahih Muslim:

 

Translation: I have been sent towards the entire creation and Prophethood has been culminated with me.  Prophet Muhammad’s (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) Prophethood is for all the creation and for all mankind right until the Day of Judgment.  Till the end of this world, the divine code of life (Shariah) that Prophet Muhammad brought will be practiced.   There is no need for any other Prophet or any other divine code.  

 

The Lord has completed the Shariah of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam):

 

Today I have perfected your Din (Religion) for you, and have completed My Blessing upon you, and have chosen for you Islam (as) Din (a complete code of life).  Then if someone gets into a survival situation (and is forced by) ravenous hunger (and intense thirst i.e., driven by dire necessity, provided) he is not prone to sinning (i.e., eats what is forbidden without being willfully inclined to sin), then Allah is indeed Most Forgiving, Ever-Merciful.  Surah Maida (5-3)