True Love

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

This month of Rabi' Al-Awwal marked the birth of the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the hijrah of the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, with his most beloved companion, Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, Allah be pleased with him, from Makkah to Madinah. While many people around the Muslim world are talking about it, we have the chance to show our love for the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Our relationship with the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, is that of love. It is a kind of love that combines both admiration of his tremendous character and appreciation for his tireless efforts and sacrifice to deliver the message of Allah.

We say peace and blessings be upon him (sallallahu alayhi wassallam) when we mention his name or hear his name being mentioned. This is a simple expression of deep love and attachment to him.

إِنَّ ٱللَّـهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا ﴿٥٦

Allah and His angels bless the Prophet. O believers, do you also bless him, and pray him peace.

[Qur'an Al-Ahzab 33:56]

We should not let the name of the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, pass by without sending peace and blessings upon him.

We should teach our children to send blessings upon the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, from young, to imbue their love for the beloved Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace.

As followers of the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, we must live and spread his message. The best way to do this is living by his examples.

True love is shown by deeds rather than words. Emulating the beloved Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, is the way to show our love for him. We should feel remorse and embarrassed for failing to emulate his examples in everyday life.

A good way to start emulating the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, is to engage in a good deed everyday, and encouraged our families to engage in good deeds even if it is as small as smiling to another Muslim. Perhaps your smile will lift the pain of that one person. Giving happiness to the heart of someone will give you tremendous joy in the Hereafter.

Have our children think of a good deed everyday that they can do. Perhaps make this as an on-going project for our youth community at the masjid. Be creative and help them follow through. Consciously thinking of a good deed every day raises awareness and love of the Prophet's life.

May Allah increase our love for the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, and resurrect us with him and enter us into the highest Paradise with him. Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam