Prophet Muhammadﷺ is the Messenger of Allah; he spent his life in abiding by the orders of The great Lord and preaching them to the mankind. Thus, his life is a beam of light for mankind. Here are some beautiful quotes of Prophet Muhammad SAWW
The Quran asserts:
“Muhammadﷺ is a man who possesses the highest moral excellence, and that God made him a good example of a “goodly model” for Muslims to follow”
_ (Quran 68:4 and 33:21)
Allah Almighty enlightened His heart with the greatest knowledge and bestowed Him with the last Holy book, The Holy Quran. Allah Almighty revealed the verses of the Holy Quran on the heart of Prophet Muhammadﷺ either directly or through Angle Jabrail (A.S).
Prophet Muhammadﷺ shaped his life in the mold of Love of Allah and His commands and guided the whole of mankind by his deeds and actions. Therefore, the practices (Sunnah) and sayings (Ahadees) of Holy Prophetﷺ makes life enlightened with peace, love of the Creator and extricate one, who follows, from such acts and practices that can lead to self-destruction, damage to others, and severe punishments in the hereafter.
We are about to dive into the divine Quotes of Holy Prophetﷺ and endeavor to comprehend the lessons from some of the prominent ones because there are thousands of Quotes, covering almost all the aspects of life and issues related to it.
Quotes of Prophet Muhammadﷺ About Love
When it comes to the love of a mother, The Prophet Muhammadﷺ said,
“Your Heaven lies under the feet of your mother.”
_ (Ahmad, Nasai).
Here the depiction of Jannah under the feet of the mother is to illustrate the dignity of the mother and the obligation of an offspring to love, respect, and serve her in every possible way.
Likewise, love of the father is also promoted by linking it to an extraordinary reward, as Prophet Muhammadﷺ said:
“The pleasure of the Lord is in the pleasure of the father, and the displeasure of Lord is in the displeasure of the father.”
_ (Tirmidhi)
So, if anyone wants the love and seek for the affinity of the Lord, he should do every act and deed that would pleasure his father and make him happy.
Jumping to the love of life companion, there are many instances from the life of Holy Prophetﷺ that guide us about the way of behavior and things to do to promote love between the spouses.
‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
“Have I not heard that you spend all night in prayer and fast every day?”
I said:
“I do that.”
He said:
“But if you do that, your eyes will become weak and you will become tired. But your body has rights over you and your wife has rights over you. So fast and break you’re fast, pray qiyaam and sleep.”
_ Al-Bukhaari (1153)
At another place he said,
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
“Be lenient toward glass vessels (that is, women)!”
In the same manner, our Prophet Muhammadﷺ also guided us to love the children, not only one’s own but also the other children as well and specially to be kind and supportive towards orphans. He has also commanded his followers to respect neighbors and be considerate with friends. Not only humans but also animals and plants are also listed in those things which are to be considered and cared for.
Quotes of Prophet Muhammadﷺ about Death:
Holy Prophet Muhammadﷺ has not only guided us, through Sunnah and Ahadees, about ways of life but has also guided us about death and life hereafter.
Holy Prophetﷺ asserted,
“Those who remember death often and have best prepared for it with good deeds. Those are the wisest.”
_Ibn-e-Majah, 4259
Death is a way to depart from this world, which is a deceiving and elusive place, and meet the divine Creator who loves us, who does not punish us with the worst when we disobey Him, but gives us another chance over and over again until we die.
Holy Prophet Muhammadﷺ said:
“The gift to a believer is death.”
_Al-Tirmidhi, 160
About life after death and wellbeing in that life, Abu Dhar (R.A) narrates, Holy Prophetﷺ said:
“Someone came to me from my Lord and gave me the news (or good tidings) that if any of my followers dies worshipping none (in any way) along with Allah, he will enter Paradise.” I asked, “Even if he committed illegal sexual intercourse (adultery) and theft?” He replied, “Even if he committed illegal sexual intercourse (adultery) and theft.”
Conclusively, the Quotes and Ahadees of the Holy Prophet Muhammadﷺ are the swift way to seek the pleasure of the Lord and to lead a peaceful life in both worlds.