The Prophet?s face

HIS FACE The radiance of His face was such that His mere presence would light up a place. His radiance would eclipse the light of any lamp, even the sun. It would seem that the sun would draw from the face of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). Hadhrat Aisha (May Allah be well pleased with her) narrates,” The Holy Prophet’s (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) face was the most beautiful among all men and His Complexion was the most luminous.” Hadhrat Abdullah bin Umar (May Allah be well pleased with him) says, “I have never seen anybody stronger and braver; more generous and more benevolent, more pure and more radiant than the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). (Sunan Darmi, Vol 1, Pg No: 30) Hadhrat Abdullah bin Abbas (May Allah be well pleased with them) says, “The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) had no shadow. His radiance would eclipse even the bright sun. In front of a lighted lamp, His radiance would be more powerful.” (Subul ul Huda war rashad, Vol 2, Pg No: 39/40) The luminosity of his face would further increase on occasions of happiness and joy. As Hadhrat Ka’ab bin Malik (May Allah be well pleased with him) says,” Whenever the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was happy, His face would become even more luminous.” ?(Sahih Bukhari, Vol 1, Pg No: 502) THE SUN DRAWS FROM HIS RADIANCE Hadhrat Abu Ubaida bin Muhammad bin ‘Ammar bin Yasir (May Allah be well pleased with him) says that he asked Hadhrat Rabee’a bint Ma’oodhz (May Allah be well pleased with her) “You please describe the person of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) for us. She replied, “If you had seen the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), you would have understood the truth that the sun shines because of the radiance of His face.” (Zujajatul Masabeeh, Vol 5, Pg No: 25) Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be well pleased with him) says,” I have never seen anybody as beautiful as the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). It is as if the sun draws its light from His face and moves.” (Jame’ Tirmidhi Vol 2, Pg No: 202, Zujajatul Masabeeh, Vol 5, Pg No: 25) The radiance of His face would replace darkness with light and brightness as Hadhrat Anas bin Malik (May Allah be well pleased with him) says,” When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) entered Medina, every grain of sand in Medina started shining.” (Jame’ Tirmidhi Vol 2, Pg No: 203) Ummul Momineen Hadhrat Aisha (May Allah be well pleased with her) says, “I was sewing something at night when the needle slipped from my hands. I searched for it but could not find it. Then the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) entered the house. The needle started shining because of the radiance of His face.” The state of the radiance of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) on the eve of His Heavenly Journey i.e. the Me’raj has been described by the Muhaddith of Deccan Hadhrat Abdullah Shah Sahab Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri (May Allah shower His mercy on him): “70000 angels were on His right and 70000 were on His left. Each angel had a torch which was lighted with the radiance of ‘Arsh. In spite of this, the luminosity of the Holy Prophet’s (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) face was a class apart. Allah SWT commanded Jibrail (Peace be upon him) thus: “O Jibrail, My Beloved’s face is covered with thousands of veils. Even then the luminosity is such, O Jibrail. Raise just 1 veil of His face.” Jibrail (Peace be upon him) did so and the hundreds of heavenly torches paled before the luminosity of the Holy Prophet’s (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) face.” Hadhrat Jabir bin Samura (May Allah be well pleased with him) says, “I saw the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) on a moonlit night while He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was wearing a red striped garment. I looked at the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and I looked at the moon. By Allah! In my opinion, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is more beautiful and lovelier than the moon. When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) graced Medina with His presence, Hadhrat Abdullah bin Salam (May Allah be well pleased with him) who was a great scholar of the Jews came along with the people to see Him. He says, “When I saw His face, I concluded that such a face cannot be of a liar.” (Jame’ Tirmidhi, Vol 2, Pg No: 75)

Dr. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri

Shaykh Ul Fiqh, Jamia Nizamia; Founder - Director

Mufti Maulana Syed Zia Uddin Naqshbandi Quadri

Shaik-ul-Fiqh - Jamia Nizamia

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The Prophet?s face