Sealing of Prophet Hood is established according to the most authentic sources

 

Allah SWT says in the Holy Quran, " Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is not the father of any man among you, but he is the messenger of Allah and the seal of all Prophets: and Allah is ever Aware of all things." Surah Ahzab Verse no-40

 

This verse of the Quran Al-Kareem establishes explicitly that The Pride of the Creatures, the raison d’être of the universe, Our Master Hadhrat Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is the Last and Final prophet. After Him, no Prophet of any kind will come. The series of Prophethood has been terminated on Him. Arrival of any Prophet after Him is inconceivable and impossible. There is no place left in the Palace of Prophethood that any prophet after Him should fill. Prophethood has been concluded with Him.

 

Proof according to the recurrent (Mutawatir) Hadiths

In the books of the authentic Hadith, in Sunan, in the Collections ( Masaneed), there are many Hadith that occur frequently. Therefore in Bukhari there is a Hadith, " It has been narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be well pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, Verily My example and the example of the Prophets (Peace be upon them all) preceding Me is as if a person constructed a palace very nicely and beautifully, but left the space of one brick in a niche. People crowd round that niche, express their happiness and exclaim why this brick has not been placed. So, I am that brick and I am the Last Prophet." Sahih Bukhari, Chapter of the Seal of all Prophets, pg vo.501

 

The Chain of Prophethood has been terminated. After Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam there cannot be any “Zilli” or “Buroozi” prophet.

The knowledge 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 frequently occurring (Mutawatir) Hadiths (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 in using figurative interpretations (Tawil) is explicit apostasy (Sareeh Kufr). The Lord Almighty has seated the Master of both the worlds Muhammad Mustafa (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) on the glorious seat of the Final Prophet.

 

The collection of Tirmidhi has a Hadith “The Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has said, ’Verily, Prophethood has been terminated. After me there will neither be no nabi nor any 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 such 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 (Kafir). A Hadith is Sunan Ibn e Majah, Chapter of Trials says that “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. Sahih Muslim, Kitabu Ul Masajid wal Mawazi ' pg no.199 has a Hadith, " I have been sent towards the entire creation and Prophethood has been ended with Me." Prophet Muhammad’s (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) Prophethood is for all the creatures and for all mankind till the Day of Judgments. Till the end of this world, Prophet Muhammad’s (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) Divine Code (Shariah) will be practiced. There is no need for any other Prophet or any other Divine Code.

 

The Lord has completed the Shariat e Muhammadi (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam ), "This day, I have perfected your religion for you and completed My favor unto you, and have chosen for you as religion AL-ISLAM." Surah Maidah Verse-03

 

There is no Prophet after Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)

When Prophethood has been concluded after The Seal of the Prophets (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), when His Shariah is for all times, arrival of any prophet is inconceivable and impossible. After the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) Prophethood will not be there but Caliphate will be there as Sahih Bukhari, "The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said, The people of Israil (Bani Israil) were led by their Prophets. Whenever any Prophet passed away into the presence of Allah, another Prophet came as his successor and after Me, there is no Prophet and soon there will be Caliphs and they will be numerous."

 

Also in Kanzul Ammal, Bab Fazaial As Sahabah , “Prophethood is for me and Caliphate is for you.” Again in Kanzul Ammal, “I am the last of all Prophets and My Mosque is the last among the mosques of the Prophets.”