56. Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe!

Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect. [Al-Ahzab (33:56)]

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Three blessed hairs

Abu Hafs Samarhandi (rahmatullahi alaihe) narrates in his book “Raonakul Majaleje” that there was a wealthy businessman in the town of Balakh.

The businessman passed way leaving behind two sons. The two sons proceeded to divide the inheritance between them. Among the inheritance, there were three blessed hairs belonging to the Beloved Prophet (sallallahu alaihe wa sallam)

After each of the brothers had taken one blessed hair, the older brother proposed to cut the third blessed hair into half. The younger brother objected to this and stated that doing so would be an act of great insolence and disrespect. The older brother then told the younger brother that if he had so much respect for the blessed hairs then he could take all three in exchange of his share of inheritance.

The younger brother readily accepted this arrangement. He donated his portion of inheritance to his brother in exchange of the three blessed hairs.

After some time, the older brother lost all his wealth and turned into a pauper. While in a state of despair, he was blessed with the auspicious vision of the Beloved Prophet (sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) in a dream. In the dream, the older brother narrated his conditions and started to cry. The Beloved Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) stated: “Oh unfortunate! You neglected my hairs to give priority to this world. However, your younger brother accepted them with utmost respect and love. He recites Durood Shareef whenever he sees them. Allah Subhanahu Wa Tala'a has given him success both in this world and in the hereafter.”

Upon awakening, the older brother became one of the attendants of the younger brother.