َ ‫صلَّی ہللاُ تَ َع ٰالی َعلَ ْی ِہ َو ٰالِ ٖہ َو‬

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ٰ
َ ‫صلَّى الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو‬
Beholding the Prophet ‫سلَّم‬ َ
Maulana Adnan Chishti Attari Madani

ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ in a
What can be said about beholding the Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ shows just a
dream. ِ‫ ُسب ْٰحنَ ہللا‬  , at times, the Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

ٰ ‫صلَّى‬
glimpse of his beautiful countenance. In other instances, he ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه‬ َ

‫ َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ brings coolness to the eyes of those longing to see him by

showing himself and honours them with his soothing speech. Here, to

gain blessings, just a few accounts are mentioned regarding those who

saw him, otherwise volumes of works are required to produce detailed

works on this subject.

The blessings of loving the pious

ٰ ُ‫—رحْ مة‬a
Imam Abu Ja’far Muhammad Bin Ahmad al-Saidlani ‫الـلّـ ِه عَـلَيْـه‬ َ َ
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬
leading figure of his time—said: ‘I saw the Messenger of Allah ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه‬ َ

‫ َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ in my dream. He was surrounded by a group of poor people.

Suddenly, two angels descended from the heavens. One of them was

holding a basin, and the other was holding an ewer. The basin was
 ٰ ‫صلَّى‬. He ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْيه و ٰاله‬
placed before the Messenger of Allah ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ ٰ ‫صلَّى‬
َ ِٖ َ ِ َ

‫ َو َسلَّم‬ washed his hands, and the poor people around him also washed

their hands after he instructed them to do so. Then, the basin was

placed before me, and one angel said to the other: “Do not pour water

over his hands. He is not from amongst them.” I said: “O Messenger of

ٰ ‫صلَّى‬, has it not been narrated from you that ‫اَ ْلمرْ ُء مع م ْن‬
Allah ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ َ َ َ َ
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬
َّ‫اَ َحب‬ (A man will be with the one he loves)? [1] The Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه‬ َ

‫ َو َسلَّم‬ replied, “Sure.” I stated: ‫حبُّ ٰهُؤال ِء ْالفُقَراء‬

ِ ُ‫واَنَا اُ ِحبُّك َوا‬ (I love you and these
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ said, “Pour water over his
poor people). The Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

hands too; he is also from them.”[2]

ٰ
َ ‫صلَّى الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو‬ called
The individual who the Prophet  ‫سلَّم‬ َ a
‘Master of Hadith’ (Sheikh al-Hadith)

ٰ ُ‫رحْ مة‬ said: ‘On a Thursday

Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti al-Shaafi’i ‫الـلّـ ِه عَـلَيْـه‬ َ َ

night on 8 Rabi al-Awwal, 904 AH, I saw a dream in which I was present
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬. Whilst referring to a
before the Messenger of Allah ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

compilation of Hadith that I had started to gather ( ‫الج َوا ِمع‬

َ ‫ َج ْم ُع‬  or ُ‫جا ِمع‬
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬, if you allow me
‫)ال َکبِیْر‬, I asked: “O Messenger of Allah ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

ٰ ‫صلَّى‬
to, may I read out something from it?” The Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه‬ َ

َ ‫ت یَا َشیْخَ ْال‬

‫ َو َسلَّم‬ replied, ‫ح ِدیث‬ ِ ‫ہَا‬ “(Read, O Master of Hadith.)”’ Imam al-
ٰ ُ‫رحْ مة‬ states: ‘For me, this was better than the world and all
Suyuti ‫الـلّـ ِه عَـلَيْـه‬ َ َ

that which is in it.’[3]

The command to govern like Abu Bakr and Umar ‫ َع ْن ُه َم‬ ُ‫الـ ٰلّـه‬ ‫ض َی‬
ِ ‫َر‬
‫ا‬

ٰ ُ‫رحْ مة‬ stated: ‘I was honoured

Sayyiduna Umar Bin Abd  al-‘Aziz ‫الـلّـ ِه عَـلَيْـه‬ َ َ
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ in my dream. He ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْيه‬
with beholding the Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ ٰ ‫صلَّى‬
َ ِ َ

‫ َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ said, “O Umar, come near me.” I went so close that I could have

shaken his hand. Then, two middle-aged men came and stood next to
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ said to me: “When the affairs of my
him. The Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

Ummah are entrusted to you, then govern just how these two
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬
governed.” I asked, “Who are these two?” The Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه‬ َ

‫ َو َسلَّم‬ replied, “Abu Bakr and Umar.”[4]

ٰ
َ ‫صلَّى الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو‬
The Prophet ‫سلَّم‬ َ  conveyed salaam to him

ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ came in someone’s dream and asked,

The Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

‘Where do you intend on going?’ The individual replied: ‘I intend on

visiting Muhammad Bin Ismail al-Bukhari [Imam Bukhari].’ The

ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ said, ‘Convey salaam to him on my behalf.’[5]
Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

ٰ
َ ‫صلَّى الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو‬ due
Beholding the Prophet ‫سلَّم‬ َ to a Mawlid
offering

ٰ ُ‫رحْ مة‬ wrote the following about his father

Sheikh Shah Waliyyullah ‫الـلّـ ِه عَـلَيْـه‬ َ َ
ٰ ُ‫رحْ مة‬: ‘My honourable father told
Sheikh Abdul Raheem al-Dihlavi ‫الـلّـ ِه عَـلَيْـه‬ َ َ
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬
me: “I used to distribute food in the name of the Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه‬ َ
‫ َو َسلَّم‬. On one occasion, my financial circumstances did not permit to cook

food [to distribute]. All I had was roasted chickpeas, and so I distributed
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ in my dream; my offering was
them. I saw the Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ was pleased.”[6]
before him, and he ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

ٰ
َ ‫صلَّى الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو‬
The Prophet ‫سلَّم‬ َ  informed him of interceding
for a hundred thousand people

ٰ ُ‫رحْ مة‬ stated: ‘I saw the

Sayyiduna Abu al-Mawahib al-Shaazili ‫الـلّـ ِه عَـلَيْـه‬ َ َ
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ in my dream who said to me: “You
Messenger of Allah ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

will intercede for one hundred thousand people on the Day of

Judgement.” I asked: “How did I become worthy of this?” The

ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ replied: “By sending peace and blessings
Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

(Salat) upon me and conveying its reward to me as a gift.” [7] The method

for this is to intend at the time of sending peace and blessings that you

will convey its reward as a gift. Alternatively, either prior to or after

sending peace and blessings, one may verbally say that he intends on
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ as a gift.
conveying the reward to the Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

ٰ
َ ‫صلَّى الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو‬
The Prophet ‫سلَّم‬ َ  responded to his salaam

ٰ ُ‫—رحْ مة‬a predecessor who met a

Sayyiduna Sulayman Bin Suhaym ‫الـلّـ ِه عَـلَيْـه‬ َ َ

companion (so he was a tābi’) —said: ‘I saw the Messenger of Allah ‫صلَّى‬

َ

ٰ  in my dream and said: “  َ‫ك فَيُسلِّمون‬ ٰ

‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ ُ َ َ َ‫يَا َرسُو َل الـلّـ ِه ٰهُؤاَل ِء الَّ ِذينَ يَاتُون‬
 ٰ ‫صلَّى‬, do you
‫؟‬ ‫ َعلَ ْيكَ اَتَ ْفقَهُ َسال َمهُ ْم‬ ” “O Messenger of Allah ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

acknowledge the Salam of those who visit you and present their
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ replied, “Yes, and I reply to their
salaam?” The Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

salaam.”’[8]

The method to fulfil his needs

ٰ ُ‫رحْ مة‬ said: ‘I saw the

Sayyiduna Abu al-Mawahib al-Shaazili ‫الـلّـ ِه عَـلَيْـه‬ َ َ
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬. He said “ ‫ فَا ْنذرْ لنَف ْيسة‬،‫ واَردْتَ قَضاءهَا‬،ً‫ك حاجة‬
Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ ِ َ ِ ِ ِ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ‫اِ َذا َكانَ ل‬
ً ‫ َولَوْ فَ ْلسا‬،‫“ ”الطَّا ِه َر ِة‬Whenever you have a need which you want fulfilled,

then make a vow by Nafeesah Taahirah, even if it be a copper coin, and

your need will be fulfilled.”[9]

The command to visit a shrine and pray to Allah Almighty

ٰ ُ‫رحْ مة‬ said: ‘‫ْت النَّبي‬ ُ ‫ُك ْن‬

Imam Abu Ali al-Nayshapuri ‫الـلّـ ِه عَـلَيْـه‬ َ َ َّ ِ ُ ‫ت فِ ْی َغ ِّم َش ِد ْي ِد فَ َراَي‬

‫’ص ٰلّى هللاُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو َسلَّ َـم فِ ْی ْال َمن َِام‬

َ ‘Once, I was very upset, and I saw the
ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ in my dream who told me to visit the grave of
Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

Yahya Bin Yahya, repent there and ask [for my needs to be fulfilled], and

they will be. In the morning, I did this, and my need was fulfilled.’[10]

ٰ ُ‫رحْ مة‬ is a narrator mentioned in Sahih al-

Yahya Bin Yahya ‫الـلّـ ِه عَـلَيْـه‬ َ َ
ٰ ُ‫رحْ مة‬.
Bukhari  and Sahih Muslim; he was a student of Imam Malik ‫الـلّـ ِه عَـلَيْـه‬ َ َ

The blessings of reciting Surah Nuh

 ٰ ‫صلَّى‬
A plague had spread in Rome. A pious person saw the Prophet ُ‫الـلّـه‬ َ

‫ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ in his dream. He mentioned to him the difficulty that struck

ٰ ‫صلَّى‬ said to
the people and asked for help. The Prophet ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬ َ

recite Surah Nuh 3,360 times and ask Allah Almighty for refuge from the

plague. Listening to this, the people acted upon what the Prophet ‫صلَّى‬
َ

ٰ  said and supplicated to Allah whilst weeping and seeking

‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه َو َسلَّم‬

forgiveness for their sins. They continued to do so for seven days, and by

the mercy of Allah Almighty, the plague gradually ended.[11]

ٰ ‫صلَّى‬
May Allah Almighty grant every devotee of the Prophet  ‫الـلّـهُ َعلَ ْي ِه َو ٰالِ ٖه‬ َ

‫ َو َسلَّم‬ the honour of beholding him.

ِّ ِ‫ٰا ِمیْن بِ َجا ِہ النَّب‬

َ  ‫ی ااْل َ ِمیْن‬
‫صلَّی ہللا تَ َع ٰالی َعلَ ْی ِہ َو ٰا ٖلہ َو َسلَّم‬

[1]
 Muslim, p. 1088, Hadees. 6718
[2]
 Tahzeeb Al-Asraar Lil-Kharkoshy, p. 551, Risala Qushayriyyah, p. 763
[3]
 Jami’ Al-Hadees, Tarjama  Moojizah  An Hayatul Imam Al Suyuti, Vol. 1, p. 12
[4]
 Hilyat ul Awliya, p. 145, Raqm. 309
[5]
 Seyar A’lam ul-Nubala Vol. 10, p. 305
[6]
 Al-Dur al Sameen fi Mubashiraat al Nabi Al-Ameen, p. 40
[7]
 Al-Tabaqat ul Kubra Lil-Sha’rani, Vol. 2, p. 101
[8]
 Al-shifa, Vol. 2, p. 80
[9]
 Al-Tabaqat ul Kubra Lil-Sha’rani, Vol. 2, p. 102
[10]
 Tahzeeb Al-Tahzeeb, Vol. 9, p. 314, Raqm. 7947
[11]
 Al-Nojoom Al-Zahira fi mulook misr wa Qaahira, vol. 10, p. 161