ON THE ENMITY OF SATAN

It is the duty of a believer to love the 'ulamâ’ and the righteous, to constantly sit in their company, to ask necessary questions, to take admonition from their words of advice, to abstain from evil deeds, and to consider Satan to be an enemy. Allâh says:

“Satan is certainly an enemy to you. So consider him to be an enemy.” (Sûrah Fâtir, 35: 6)

In other words, consider him to be an enemy by obeying Allâh , do not obey him in matters that entail the disobedience of Allâh , be cautious of him in all your matters, actions and beliefs from the depths of your hearts. When you do an act, be vigilant of him for he would probably incorporate showing off in that act and would beautify evil deeds before you. Seek assistance from your Sustainer against him.

‘Abdullâh ibn Mas‘ûd said: “The Messenger of Allâh drew a line and said: “This is the path of Allâh .” He then drew lines to the right and left of this line and said: “On each of these paths that are running across is a Satan who is inviting towards it.” He then recited this verse: “This is My straight path. Follow it, then, and do not follow other paths which would deviate you from the path of Allâh.”[53] The Messenger of Allâh thus explained to us the numerous paths of Satan.

It is related that the Prophet said: “There was a monk from the Banî Isrâ’îl. Satan went to a young girl, throttled her and put it into the minds of the people that she can only be treated by this monk. They therefore took her to him. He refused to accept her. But they persisted until he accepted. When she was with him for her treatment, Satan beautified for him her closeness [to him]. Satan continued doing so until the monk had intercourse with her and she fell pregnant. Satan then whispered thoughts into his mind and said to him: “Now you are going to be disgraced. Her family people are going to come, you should therefore kill her. If they ask you about her, tell them that she passed away.” So he killed her and buried her. Satan then went to her family and whispered into their hearts saying: “The monk made her pregnant, killed her and then buried her.” Her family members went to the monk and asked him about their daughter. He replied that she passed away. They grabbed him in order to kill him. Satan went to the monk and said to him: “I am the one who throttled her and I am the one who put it into the minds of the people to bring her to you. You should therefore obey me and you will be saved. I am the one who can rescue you from them.” The monk asked: “What must I do?” Satan replied: “Prostrate before me two times.” The monk did this and Satan said: “I distance myself from you.” It is with regard to this that Allâh says: “Similar to the norm of Satan when he says to man: ‘Become an unbeliever.’ Once he becomes an unbeliever, he says: ‘I distance myself from you.’” [54]

It is related that Satan asked Imâm Shâfi‘î rahimahullâh: “What do you have to say about that being who created me as he liked, used me in whatever he liked, and after that, he has the right to admit me into Paradise if he wills or into Hell-fire if he wills? Would you say that he has acted justly or wrongly?” Imâm Shâfi‘î rahimahullâh pondered over this question and said: “If he created you for whatever you wish, then he has wronged you. If he created you for whatever he wishes, then he is not questioned about whatever he does.” On hearing this, he dwindled till he became nothing. He then said: “O Shâfi‘î, I take an oath by Allâh, that through this question of mine I have removed 70 000 ardent worshippers from the register of worship.”

You should know that the heart is like a fort and that Satan is an enemy who wants to get into this fort, take possession of it and control it. In order to safeguard the fort from the enemy, its doors, entrances and gaps will have to be guarded. The person who does not know these doors [and entrances] cannot guard them. So safeguarding the heart from the whisperings of Satan is an incumbent duty on every person. The means to fulfilling an incumbent duty are also incumbent. In order to repulse Satan, a person has to have full knowledge of how he enters the hearts. Having knowledge of these entrances is therefore an incumbent duty. The entrances and doors through which Satan enters are actually attributes of a person. And these are many.

Among them are anger and lust. Anger is the disaster of the intellect. When the intellect becomes weak, the armies of Satan attack. Whenever man becomes angry, Satan plays with him just as a child plays with a ball. It is mentioned that a pious servant of Allâh asked Satan: “Show me how you overpower man.” He replied: “I overpower him at the time of anger and when he follows his lust.”

Among them is the attribute of intense greed. As long as a person is desirous of everything, his greed makes him blind and deaf. It is at this time that Satan finds an opportunity. He beautifies before a greedy person everything that would convey him to his desire, even though it may be an evil and immoral act.

It is related that when Nûh boarded the ship, he carried with him a pair from each species as Allâh had ordered him. He then saw an old man on the ship whom he did not recognize. Nûh said to him: “Why have you come aboard?” He replied: “I have come in order to afflict the hearts of your companions. Their hearts will thus be under my control while their bodies will be under your control.” Nûh said: “Get out from here, O enemy of Allâh! Surely you are the accursed [Satan].” Satan said to him: “There are five things with which I destroy man. I will inform you of three of those things and not inform you of the other two.”Allâh inspired to Nûh saying: “You do not need to know those three things. But tell him to inform you of the other two.” So Nûh said to him: “What are those two things?” Satan replied: “They are two things that cannot be rejected. They are two things that cannot remain behind. They are the things with which I destroy people. The two things are greed and jealousy. It was through jealousy that I was cursed and became accursed. As for greed: the entire Paradise was made lawful to Âdam except for one tree. It was through greed that I was able to delude him.”

Among them is eating a stomach full, even though the food may be lawful and pure. This is because eating a stomach full strengthens the desires and these desires are the weapons of Satan.

It is related that Satan came before Yahyâ . The latter saw that Satan had plucks of everything on his body. He asked him: “O Satan! What are these plucks?” He replied: “These are the desires with which I hunt mankind.” Yahyâ asked: “Do you have any of my plucks there?” He replied: “Perhaps you ate a stomach full which caused you to feel heavy and uncomfortable in offeringsalâh and remembering Allâh .” Yahyâ asked: “Is there anything else?” He replied: “No.” Yahyâ said: “I take an oath that I will never fill my stomach with food.” Satan said to him: “I take an oath that I will never advise a Muslim.”

Among them is the love to have beautiful utensils, clothing and to adorn and decorate the house. When Satan sees that this quality has overpowered the heart of a particular person, he settles down and establishes himself in that person’s heart. He then continually invites him towards building the house, beautifying its roofs and walls, expanding it, etc. He also invites him towards beautifying himself with clothing and animals. He causes the person to undergo losses throughout his life in fulfilling all these demands. Once he gets him involved in all this, he does not have to go that person a second time because these very demands [and desires] lead him to fulfil other demands. This continues till his death. He thus dies in the path of Satan and in following his desires. An evil destiny is thus feared from all this. We seek refuge in Allâh .

Among them is greed with people. Safwân ibn Sulaym narrated that Satan came before ‘Abdullâh ibn Hanzalah and said to him: “O Ibn Hanzalah! Remember this one thing which I will teach you.” He replied: “I have no need for what you have to say.” Satan said: “At least listen [to what I have to say]. If you think it is good, you may accept it. If not, you may reject it. O Ibn Hanzalah! Do not ask anyone apart from Allâh with earnestness. And watch what your condition is when you become angry. Because I take possession of you when you become angry.”

Among them is haste and not remaining steadfast in matters. The Messenger of Allâh said: “Hastiness is from Satan while watchfulness [and prudence] is from Allâh .” It is at the time of haste that Satan spreads his evil on man from avenues he does not even realize.

It is related that when ‘Îsâ ibn Maryam was born, all the smaller devils came to Satan and said to him: “All the idols have bowed their heads.” Satan said: “Some great event has taken place. Wait here [I am coming just now].” He flew from east to west but did not find anything. He then discovered that ‘Îsâ had just been born and that the angels had completely surrounded him. Satan returned to the smaller devils and said: “A Prophet has been born last night. Whenever a woman fell pregnant and gave birth, I was certain to be present there. Except for this particular birth. You should therefore not have much hope of idols being worshipped after today. However, you may approach [and entice] mankind through hastiness and frivolity.”

Among them are dirhams, dînârs and all types of wealth including merchandise, animals and properties. The more a person has over and above his essential amount of food and basic needs, the more Satan finds a place to inhabit [a person’s life]. Thâbit al-Bunânî said: “When the Messenger of Allâh was commissioned as a Prophet, Satan said to his smaller devils: “A certain incident has taken place. Go and see what it is.” They all dispersed and searched until they could discover nothing. They returned to him and said: “We do not know.” Satan said to them: “I will go and bring you some information.” He went and returned, and said to them: “Allâh has commissioned Muhammad .” Satan then began dispatching his smaller devils to the Companions of the Prophet [in order to delude them], but these devils would return losers and say: “We have never met anyone like this before. We delude them and then they stand up for their salâh. This salâh then wipes out whatever we achieved.” Satan said to them: “Be a bit patient with regard to them. Perhaps Allâh will open the world to them [by giving them material wealth], we will then be able to achieve our goals from them.”

Among them are stinginess and fear of poverty. It is these qualities that prevent a person from spending and giving in charity. It is these qualities that urge man towards hoarding, accumulating and a painful punishment. From among the calamities of stinginess is the intense desire to remain in the market places [and businesses] in order to amass wealth. And these market places [and businesses] are the nesting places of Satan and his armies.

Among them is fanaticism in particular ways of thinking and desires, in bearing malice towards adversaries, and looking down at them. These are qualities that destroy both – the worshippers [of Allâh ] and also those who disobey Him. Al-Hasan said: “It has reached us that Satan said: ‘I enticed the followers of Muhammad with sins, but they broke my back with seeking forgiveness [from Allâh ]. I then enticed them with sins for which they do not seek forgiveness from Allâh. These sins are desires.’ The accursed Satan is correct in this regard because they do not know that these are among the means that drags them towards sins. How, then, can they seek forgiveness?!”

Among them is harbouring bad thoughts about Muslims. It is necessary to abstain from this and to abstain from accusing evil people. Whenever you see a person harbouring evil thoughts about people in order to look for their faults, you should know that he is internally depraved. And that this depravity of his is rearing itself from within him. It is therefore the duty of man to sever these avenues from the heart. Engaging in the remembrance of Allâh will help him in this regard.

Ibn Ishâq said: When the unbelievers from the Quraysh saw the Companions y emigrating, and they realized that Muhammad now has Companions from other tribes, they became wary of his emigration, and they knew that he has now decided to go to war against them. The Quraysh therefore gathered in Dâr an-Nadwah which was actually the house of Qusayy ibn Kilâb. It was given this name of Dâr an-Nadwah because members used to gather there and confer with each other. The Quraysh would never decide any matter but in this place. They would not admit a non-Qurayshî if he had not yet reached the age of 40. A Qurayshî younger than that would be admitted. They admitted Abû Jahl and gathered on a Saturday. It is for this reason that Saturday is referred to as a day of plotting and deception. Satan also joined them. He appeared in the form of a Najdî shaykh. He was able to enter by standing at the entrance of the house in the form of a senior shaykh, wearing a four-sided garment of course fabric or one that was made of silk. They asked him: “From where is the shaykh?” Satan replied: “From Najd. I heard the reason for which you have gathered, so I came in order to hear what you have to say. Perhaps my opinion and advice will also be heard.” They said: “You may enter.” He then entered and they began conferring with regard to the Prophet . They were a hundred of them. According to others, they were 15. Abû al-Buhayrî, who was killed as an unbeliever in the battle of Badr said: “Tie him [Muhammad ] in chains and lock the door to the room in which he is. Then wait, just as what had happened to the poets before him.” The Najdî shaykh said: “This is not a good idea. By Allâh, if you tie him in chains and lock him up, his Companions will certainly come to know of this. They will then pounce on you and rescue him from your very hands. A large number will then rally around him and they will overpower you. This is not a good idea. You should rather think of some other way.”

Al-Aswad ibn Rabî‘ah ibn ‘Amr al-‘Âmirî said: “We will take him out of our midst and banish him from our land. We will then not bother about where he goes to.” The Najdî shaykh, may Allâh curse him, said: “By Allâh, this is not a good idea. Don’t you see how well he speaks, what a sweet tongue he has, and how he subdues the hearts of people with what he says? By Allâh, if you do this, I would expect him to go to one of the Arab tribes, he would then subdue them with his talks, they would follow him against you, he would then come with them against you, they would then snatch away your authority from your very hands, and they would do to you whatever he likes. You should rather think of some other idea.”

Abû Jahl said: “By Allâh, I have a very good idea concerning him. I do not think you ever thought about it. I think you should take a young lad who is strong, of high and well-balance lineage from each tribe. Each of these youngsters should then be given an extremely sharp sword. They should then go to him, strike him as a single person and kill him. We would then have dispensed with him. The shedding of his blood would be shared by all the tribes, so the Banû ‘Abd Manâf will not be able to fight against all the tribes, and we will not have to pay the blood money to them.”

The Najdî shaykh, may Allâh curse him, said: “This is the best idea. I cannot think of any other opinion.” So they all agreed to kill the Messenger of Allâh and they dispersed from there. Jibra’îl then went to the Prophet and said to him: “Tonight you should not sleep on the bed which you normally sleep on.” When night came, the unbelievers gathered at his door, waiting for him to fall asleep so that they could pounce on him. The Messenger of Allâh ordered ‘Alî to sleep in his place. He covered himself with a green garment belonging to the Messenger of Allâh . Later on, ‘Alî used to wear this garment for the Friday and ‘Îd prayers. ‘Alî was thus the first person who ransomed himself for the sake of Allâh and thereby protected the Messenger of Allâh . ‘Alî says the following poem in this regard:

“I protected with my self, the best who walked on land, the best who circuited the Ancient House [Ka‘bah] and the [Black] stone. The Messenger of Allâh feared that they were plotting against him. So the almighty Allâh rescued him from the plot. The Messenger of Allâh slept peacefully in the cave – he was fully protected under the protection and cover of Allâh. I spent the night being cautious of them, and they did not expect me [to be there]. I had already accustomed my self to be prepared for death and imprisonment.”

The Messenger of Allâh then came out through the door while Allâh had snatched away their eyesight. Not a single one from among them saw him. He then sprinkled some soil which he had in his hand, onto their heads. At the same time, he was reading these words of Allâh: “Yâ Sîn… Then We covered them from above, so they cannot see anything.” [55]

The Messenger of Allâh then proceeded to wherever he intended to go. In the meantime, a person who was not with this group [that intended to kill Muhammad ] came to them and asked them: “What are you waiting for over here?” They replied: “Muhammad.” He said: “Allâh made you losers. By Allâh, he came out before you and did not leave you without placing some soil on each of your heads. He then proceeded to wherever he intended. Don’t you see what you have?” Each of them began placing his hand on his head and he found soil on it. They then began peeping into the house and they saw ‘Alî on the bed, covered with the garment of the Messenger of Allâh . They said to themselves: “This is certainly Muhammad who is sleeping with his garment on himself.” They continued thinking this to themselves till morning. ‘Alî then got up from the bed. When they saw him, they said: “The person who came and informed us was correct.” It was with regard to this incident that Allâh revealed this verse: “When the unbelievers plotted against you in order to take you captive or kill you or expel you. They plotted and Allâh also plotted. And the strategy of Allâh is the best.” [56]

A poet says:

“Do not be perturbed, for after difficulty there is ease. Everything has an appointed time and a destiny. For whatever that is destined in our lives, there is someone who is supervising it. And Allâh has a plan above our plans.”

Allâh then permitted His Prophet to emigrate. Ibn ‘Abbâs says that it is in this regard that Allâh says: “Say: ‘O my Sustainer! Make me enter in a true manner, make me leave in a true manner, and bestow upon me, from You, a helpful authority.’”[57] Jibra’îl ordered the Messenger of Allâh to ask Abû Bakr to accompany him on this journey.

Al-Hâkim narrates on the authority of ‘Alî that the Prophet said to Jibra’îl: “Who is going to emigrate with me?” He replied: “Abû Bakr as-Siddîq.” The Messenger of Allâh informed ‘Alî of his departure and ordered him to remain behind so that he could return all the goods and valuables that had been entrusted to the Messenger of Allâh by the people.

At-Tabarânî narrates a Hadîth of Asmâ’ radiyallâhu 'anhâ: “The Prophet used to come to us in Makkah twice every day – morning and evening. When it was that day [of emigration] he came to us in the afternoon. So I said: ‘O father! Here is the Messenger of Allâh with his head covered, coming at a time that he never used to come to us.’ Abû Bakr said: ‘May my parents be sacrificed for him. Some important matter has certainly brought him at this hour.’ ‘Â’ishah radiyallâhu 'anhâ says: ‘The Messenger of Allâh came, sought permission to enter, Abû Bakr gave him permission and so he entered. Abû Bakr moved from his bed and the Messenger of Allâh sat on it. He then said to Abû Bakr: ‘Ask those who are here to go out.’ Abû Bakr said: ‘These are your family members, i.e. ‘Â’ishah and Asmâ’.’ In another narration, Abû Bakr said: ‘There is nothing to fear, they are merely my two daughters.’ The Messenger of Allâh said: ‘I have been given permission to depart.’ Abû Bakr asked: ‘May my parents be sacrificed for you, can I accompany you, O Messenger of Allâh?’ He replied: ‘Yes.’ ‘Â’ishah radiyallâhu 'anhâ says: ‘I saw Abû Bakr crying and I never thought anyone could cry out of happiness.’ Abû Bakr said: ‘May my parents be sacrificed for you O Messenger of Allâh, take one of these two riding camels of mine.’ The Messenger of Allâh replied: ‘No. I will pay for it.’ In another narration, he said: ‘I will take it at its price, if you will.’ The Messenger of Allâh paid for it so that his emigration toAllâh may be with his own self and his own wealth, out of his sole desire, and in order to perfect the merit of emigrating toAllâh . ‘Â’ishah radiyallâhu 'anhâ says: ‘We prepared the two camels as quickly as we could. We prepared some food for them and placed it in a bag.’ Al-Wâqidî adds: ‘The bag contained a sheep that was cooked.’ ‘Â’ishah radiyallâhu 'anhâ says: ‘Asmâ’ then cut a portion of her belt and used it to tie the mouth of the bag. It was because of this that she was given the title of Dhât an-Nitâqayn (the woman who has two belts). The Messenger of Allâh and Abû Bakr departed and then concealed themselves in the cave of Thaur for three days. This is the name of a mountain in Makkah. Thaur ibn ‘Abd Manât had settled in this mountain and it was therefore named after him.

It is related that the Messenger of Allâh and Abû Bakr came out at night from a small door at the back of Abû Bakr’s house and then proceeded to the cave. It is related that Abû Jahl met them but Allâh made him blind to them so that they could continue on their journey. Asmâ’ bint Abî Bakr radiyallâhu 'anhâ said: “Abû Bakr left with 5000 dirhams. When the Quraysh found that the Messenger of Allâh was missing, they searched for him high and low in Makkah. They sent trackers in every direction in order to search for his tracks. The tracker who went in the direction of Mt. Thaur found his tracks and he continued following these tracks till the trail stopped. When he reached Mt. Thaur, and his departure weighed heavily on the Quraysh and they became perturbed by it, they offered a ransom of 100 camels for whoever returns him to them.

It is related that when he and Abû Bakr entered the cave, Allâh caused a tree to grow at the entrance of the cave. This tree thereby concealed the cave from the eyes of the unbelievers. Allâh ordered a spider to spin a web at the mouth of the cave. He sent two wild doves who made a nest at the entrance. These are the things which turned the polytheists away from this cave. It is stated that the doves that are found in the Haram (the precinct of the Ka‘bah) are from the progeny of these two doves.

The Quraysh youths from each sub-tribe then went forth with their sticks, canes and swords. One of them reached the cave, looked at it and saw the two wild doves at its entrance. He then returned to his companions and they asked him: “What have you found?” He replied: “I saw two wild doves and I gauged that there is no one inside.” The Messenger of Allâh heard what he said and knew immediately that Allâh protected him from them. Another said: “Go into the cave.” Umayyah ibn Khalaf said: “What is the need for you to go into the cave? It has a spider’s web that is even older than Muhammad []. Had he entered the cave, the eggs would have been broken and the spider’s web would have been disturbed.” All this was even more effective than combating the unbelievers with armies. Ponder over how the tree concealed the hunted and caused the hunter to get lost. Then came the spider which sealed off the entrance by spinning its web so that the tracks became lost to the tracker. This act of the spider earned great honour for it. Ibn an-Naqîb says in a poem:

“When the silkworm spins silk, wearing this silk is beautiful in everything. But the spider is greater than the silkworm because of the web it spun at the head of the Prophet .”

Imâm Bukhârî rahimahullâh and Imâm Muslim rahimahullâh narrate on the authority of Anas who said that Abû Bakr narrated to him: “When we were in the cave, I said to the Prophet : ‘If any of them [unbelievers] looks down at his feet, he will see us.’ So the Messenger of Allâh said: ‘What do you think? With every two people, Allâh is the third.’ One of the biographers relates that when Abû Bakr said this to the Messenger of Allâh , he replied: ‘If they came to us from here, we will escape from here.’ When Abû Bakr looked at the other end of the cave, he saw that it was open, the ocean was right next to it, and a ship was anchored at its shore. Al-Hasan al-Basrî rahmatullâhi 'alayh says that when Abû Bakr and the Messenger of Allâh were walking that night towards the cave, Abû Bakr would walk for some time in front of the Messenger of Allâh . After that, he would walk for some time behind the Messenger of Allâh . So the latter asked him the reason for this. Abû Bakr replied: “When I think of the fact that they are in search of you, I walk behind you [because they will come from the back, and I will be there before they come to you]. When I think of the fact that they are lying in wait for you, I walk in front of you [because they will approach from the front, and I will be there before they come to you].” The Messenger of Allâh replied: “If anything were to happen, I would like you to come to my defence [because I have full trust in you].” Abû Bakr replied: “Indeed, [I will do so]. I take an oath by that Being who sent you with the truth.” When the two reached the cave, he said: “You wait here, O Messenger of Allâh, so that I may clean the cave and make it safe for you.’ Abû Bakr went in and made it safe for the Messenger of Allâh . He began searching for holes in the cave. Each time he discovered a hole, he cut a piece of cloth from his garment and sealed the hole. He continued doing so until he used up his entire garment. One hole was left, so he placed his heel on it so that nothing harmful would come out and harm the Messenger of Allâh .

The Messenger of Allâh then entered, placed his head in the lap of Abû Bakr and fell asleep. Abû Bakr was stung in his foot which had been sealing the hole but he did not move for fear that the Messenger of Allâh might wake up. Tears fell from his face onto the face of the Messenger of Allâh . So he said: “What has happened to you, O Abû Bakr?” He replied: “May my parents be sacrificed for you, I have been stung.” The Messenger of Allâh wiped the spot of that sting with his saliva and Abû Bakr no longer felt any pain. How beautiful the words of Hassân ibn Thâbit are:

“One of the two [Abû Bakr ] was in the high cave, when the enemy walked around it when he climbed the mountain. His love for the Messenger of Allâh was well known among everyone. He never considered anything equal to this love.”

The Messenger of Allâh left Makkah on a Thursday and left the cave on Monday. He remained in the cave for three days. He left on the 1 ^st of Rabî‘ al-Awwal and entered Madinah on Friday, the 12^th of Rabî‘ al-Awwal.

It is related that a very pious man by the name of Zakarîyyâ fell extremely ill and the time of his death drew near. His friend came to him while he was in the throes of death. He made him read the kalimah (the first tenet of Islam) but he turned his face away and did not say anything. The friend did this a second time, but again he turned his face away. The friend did this a third time and the man said: “I am not going to say it.” Consequently, his friend fell unconscious. After some time, the pious man felt a bit of relief, he opened his eyes and asked: “Did you tell me anything?” Those who were present replied: “Yes. We made you read the kalimah three times but you turned away the first two times, and on the last time you said: ‘I am not going to say it.’” The pious man said: “Satan, may Allâh’s curse be on him, came to me with a bowl of water and stood on my right hand side. While he was shaking the bowl, he asked me: ‘Do you need some water?’ I replied: ‘Indeed.’ He said: ‘You must first say that ‘Îsâ is the son of Allâh.’ I therefore turned away from him. He then came to me from the direction of my feet and asked me the same question. Again I turned away from him. The third time he asked me the same thing, so I said: ‘I am not going to say it.’ He therefore threw the bowl to the ground and turned away fleeing from here. I thus refused Satan and not you all. I now bear testimony that there is none worthy of worship but Allâh, and I bear testimony that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.’”

It is related on the authority of ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azîz rahimahullâh that a person asked Allâh to show him the place where Satan is in the heart of man. In his dream, the person saw the body of a man that was like crystal clear glass – his internal organs could be seen from the outside. He saw Satan in the form of a frog sitting on his left shoulder, close to his ear. Satan had a long, thin trunk which he inserted from the man’s left shoulder to his heart, whispering to him. When the person engaged in the remembrance of Allâh, Satan withdrew from there.

O Allâh! Do not empower any rebellious Satan over us, nor any human who is jealous of us. Help us to engage in Your remembrance and in expressing gratitude to You through the honour of the seal of Your Prophets and Messengers, Muhammad.