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Relics of Muhammad

April 15, 2023

See also: Sacred Relics (Topkapı Palace)

Traditionally, Islam has had a rich history of the veneration of relics, especially of those attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1] There exists historical evidence that some of the earliest Muslims practiced the veneration of relics, and the practice continued to remain popular in many parts of the Sunni Islamic world until the eighteenth-century, when the reform movements of Salafism and Wahhabism began to staunchly condemn such practices due to their linking it with the sin of shirk (idolatry). As a result of the influence of these perspectives, some contemporary Muslims influenced by these ideologies have rejected the traditional practice of relic-veneration altogether.[1] The most genuine prophetic relics are believed to be those housed in Istanbul's Topkapı Palace,[2][3][4] in a section known as Hirkai Serif Odasi (Chamber of the Holy Mantle). Hazratbal in the Vale of Kashmir is believed to house a hair-relic of the Prophet.

Box with a part of Muhammad's beard.
Maulâna Rumi mausoleum, Konya, Turkey

The traditional Sunni attitude towards relics is concisely summarized in the words of the fourteenth-century hadith master Al-Dhahabi, who passionately sermonized: "Ahmad ibn Hanbal was asked about touching the Prophet's grave and kissing it and he saw nothing wrong with it. His son 'Abd Allāh related this from him. If it is asked: 'Why did the Prophet's Companions not do this?' We reply: 'Because they saw him with their very eyes when he was alive, enjoyed his presence directly, kissed his very hand, nearly fought each other over the remnants of his ablution water, shared his purified hair on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage, and even if he spat it would virtually not fall except into someone's hand so that he could pass it over his face. Since we have not had the tremendous fortune of sharing this, we throw ourselves on his grave as a mark of commitment, reverence, and acceptance, even to kiss it. Do you not see what Thābit al-Bunānī did when he kissed the hand of Anas ibn Malik and placed it on his face saying: 'This is the hand that touched the hand of the Messenger of God?' Muslims are not moved to these matters except by their extreme love for the Prophet, as they are ordered to love God and the Prophet more than their own lives."[5]

The 17th-century French explorer Jean-Baptiste Tavernier wrote about his discussions with two treasurers of Constantinople, who described the standard, mantle and the seal.[6] Two centuries later, Charles White wrote about the mantle, the standard, the beard, tooth, and footprint of Muhammad, the last of which he saw personally.[7]

Standard

The battle standard of Muhammad, known in Turkish as Sancak-ı Şerif ("Holy Standard"), was believed to have served as the curtain over the entrance of his wife Aisha's tent. According to another tradition, the standard had been part of the turban of Buraydah ibn al-Khasib, an enemy who was ordered to attack Muhammad, but instead bowed to him, unwound his turban and affixed it to his spear, dedicating it and himself to Muhammad's service.[8]

Selim I (r. 1512–1520) acquired it after the Ottoman conquest of Egypt, and had it taken to the Grand Mosque of Damascus where it was to be carried during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Realising its political possibilities, Murad III (r. 1574–1595) had it sent to Hungary as an incentive for his army.

In 1595, Mehmed III (r. 1595–1603) had it brought to Topkapı Palace, where it was sewn into another standard, alleged to be Umar's[8] and together they were encased in a rosewood box, inlaid with gems including tortoiseshell and mother of pearl. The keys to the box were traditionally held by the Kizlar Agha.[8]

It became associated with the Ottoman Empire, and was exhibited whenever the Sultan or Grand Vizier appeared before the field army, such as at the 1826 Auspicious Incident and at the outset of Turkey's entrance into World War I.[8]

Tavernier reported that the Lance[clarification needed] was kept outside the Sultan's bedroom in the 17th century,[6] by 1845 White said he saw it resting against a wall near the standard[7] and by 1920 its whereabouts were unknown.[8]

Holy Mantle

 
Inside the Chamber of the Blessed Mantle

The Holy Mantle, Hırka-i Şerif, or Burda is an item of clothing that was given as a gift by Muhammad to Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, whose children sold it to Muawiyah I, the founder of the Umayyad dynasty. After the fall of the Umayyads, the Mantle went to Baghdad under the Abbasids, to Cairo under the Mamluks, and finally moved by Selim I to Topkapi Palace in 1595.[8]

The Poem of the Mantle was composed by Imam al-Busiri in praise of Muhammad and the mantle.

Tavernier described it as a white coat made of goat's hair with large sleeves,[6] or a cream fabric with black wool lines.

The Grand Seignor having taken it out of the Coffer, kisses it with much respect, and puts it into the hands of the Capi-Aga, who is come into the Room by his Order, after they had taken the Impressions of the Seal. The Officer sends to the Overseer of the Treasury, for a large golden Cauldron, which is brought in thither by some of the Senior-Pages. It is so capacious, according to the description which they gave me of it, as to contain the sixth part of a Tun, and the out-side of it is gamish'd, in some places, with Emeralds, and Turquezes. This Vessel is fill'd with water within six fingers breadth of the brink, and the Capi-Aga, having put Mahomet's Garment into it, and left it to soak a little while, takes it out again, and wrings it hard, to get out the water it has imbib'd, which falls into the Cauldron, taking great care that there falls not any of it to the ground. That done, with the said water he fills a great number of Venice-Chrystl Bottles, containing about half a pint, and when he has stopp'd them, he Seals them with the Grand Seignor's Seal. They afterwards set the Garment a drying, till the twentieth day of the Ratnazan, and then his Highness comes to see them put [it] up again in the Coffer.[6]

Sacred Seal

Main article: Seal of Muhammad

The Sacred seal, or Mühr-ü Şerif in Turkish, was reported by Tavernier, who said it was kept in a small ebony box in a niche cut in the wall by the foot of a divan in the relic room at Topkapi.[6]

The seal itself is encased in crystal, approximately 3"x4", with a border of ivory.[6] It has been used as recently as the 17th century to stamp documents.[6]

The seal is a rectangular piece of red agate, about 1 cm in length, inscribed with الله / محمد رسول (i.e., Allah "God" in the first line, and Muḥammad rasūl "Muhammad, messenger" in the second). According to Muslim historiographical tradition, Muhammad's original seal was inherited by Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman, but lost by Uthman in a well in Medina. Uthman is said to have made a replica of the seal, and this seal was supposedly found in the capture of Baghdad (1534) and brought to Istanbul.[9]

Beard of Muhammad

Known in the Ottoman language as the Sakal-ı Şerif, the beard was said to have been removed from Muhammad's face by his favorite barber in the presence of Abu Bakr, Ali and several others. Individual hairs were later taken away, but the beard itself is kept in a glass case.[10]

Tooth of Muhammad

Muhammad lost four teeth at the Battle of Uhud, after being struck with a battle axe. Two of the teeth were supposedly lost, one was preserved at Topkapi, and another was held by Mehmed II.[8]

Blessed Sandals

The Blessed Sandals, Nalain Shareef in Urdu,[11] have traditionally been used to gain the blessings of Muhammad.[12]

Muhammad's Bowl

A 1400-year-old bowl used by Muhammad which after his death was kept by his daughter Fatimah and her husband Ali, the fourth Caliph and Muhammad's cousin. After their death, the bowl was kept by their children Hasan and Hussein. The bowl was passed from generation to generation by descendants of Muhammad until it finally reached Britain. On 21 September 2011 the bowl was delivered to Chechnya and now is kept in "Heart of Chechnya" Mosque named after Ahmad Haji Kadyrov in Grozny.[13]

Regarding the bowl, Ibn Kathir, the Islamic scholar and commentator on the Qur'an, writes in his book Wives of the Prophet Muhammad:[14]

It had been related by Abu Hurairah that on one occasion, when Khadijah was still alive, Jibril came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, Khadijah is just coming with a bowl of soup (or food or drink) for you. When she comes to you, give her greetings of peace from her Lord and from me, and give her the good news of a palace of jewels in the Garden, where there will be neither any noise nor any tiredness."

Hazratbal

The Dargah Sharif of Hazratbal in Srinagar contains strands of what is believed by many Kashmiri Muslims to be the hair of the Prophet. The relic named Moi-e-Muqqadas was first brought to Kashmir by Syed Abdullah Madani, a purported descendant of the Prophet who left Medina (in present-day Saudi Arabia) and settled in the South Indian city of Bijapur in 1635, at a time when the Islamic Mughal Empire was rapidly expanding across India.[15]

Hadithic references to physical blessings from Muhammad

A number of hadith refer to blessings resulting from physical contact with Muhammad's person, or bodily fluids. Generally in Islam, Muhammad is the only person who people can seek blessings from, whether through his body, what touches his body or bodily fluids.[16] And here are some hadiths that mention only some his blessings:

Narrated Usayd ibn Hudayr:

AbdurRahman ibn AbuLayla, quoting Usayd ibn Hudayr, a man of the Ansar, said that while he was given to jesting and was talking to the people and making them laugh, the Prophet poked him under the ribs with a stick. He said: Let me take retaliation. He said: Take retaliation. He said: You are wearing a shirt but I am not. The Prophet then raised his shirt and the man embraced him and began to kiss his side. Then he said: This is what I wanted, Messenger of Allah!

— Sunan Abi Dawud.[17]

Abu Musa said:

The Prophet asked for a tumbler containing water and washed both his hands and face in it and then threw a mouthful of water in the tumbler and said to both of us (Abu Musa and Bilal), "Drink from the tumbler and pour some of its water on your faces and chests."

— Sahih al-Bukhari.[18]

Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama and Marwan (an excerpt from a long hadith):

...'Urwa then started looking at the Companions of the Prophet. By Allah, whenever Allah's Messenger spat, the spittle would fall in the hand of one of them (i.e. the Prophet's companions) who would rub it on his face and skin; if he ordered them they would carry his orders immediately; if he performed ablution, they would struggle to take the remaining water;...

— Sahih al-Bukhari.[19]

Narrated Abu Juhaifa:

Once Allah's Messenger went to Al-Batha' at noon, performed the ablution and offered a two rak'at Zuhr prayer and a two-rak'at 'Asr prayer while a spearheaded stick was planted before him and the passersby were passing in front of it. (After the prayer) the people got up and held the hands of the Prophet and passed them on their faces. I also took his hand and kept it on my face and noticed that it was colder than ice, and its smell was nicer than musk.

— Sahih al-Bukhari.[20]

Anas b. Malik reported:

When Allah's Messenger had thrown pebbles at the Jamra and had sacrificed the animal, he turned (the right side) of his head towards the barber, and i. e shaved it. [sic] He then called Abu Talha al-Ansari and gave it to him. He then turned his left side and asked him (the barber) to shave. And he (the barber) shaved. [sic] and gave it to Abu Talha and told him to distribute it amongst the people.

— Sahih Muslim.[21]

Narrated Asma:

That she conceived `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair. She added, "I migrated to Medina while I was at full term of pregnancy and alighted at Quba where I gave birth to him. Then I brought him to the Prophet and put him in his lap. The Prophet asked for a date, chewed it, then he spat in his mouth. So, the first thing that entered the child's stomach was the saliva of Allah's Messenger. Then the Prophet rubbed the child's palate with a date and invoked for Allah's Blessings on him, and he was the first child born amongst the Emigrants in the Islamic Land (i.e. Medina).

— Sahih al-Bukhari.[22]

Anas b. Malik reported:

That Allah's Apostle came to the house of Umm Sulaim and slept in her bed while she was away from her house. On the other day too he slept in her bed. She came and it was said to her: It is Allah's Apostle who is having siesta in your house, lying in your bed. She came and found him sweating and his sweat falling on the leather cloth spread on her bed. She opened her scent-bag and began to fill the bottles with it. Allah's Apostle was startled and woke up and said: Umm Sulaim, what are you doing? She said: Allah's Messenger, we seek blessings for our children through it. Thereupon he said: You have done something right.

— Sahih Muslim.[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Goldziher, I. and Boer, Tj. de, “At̲h̲ar”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs.
  2. ^ "Topkapi Web Page". www.ee.bilkent.edu.tr.
  3. ^ "The 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Connecting Culture, Creating Trust".
  4. ^ "Islamic Picture Gallery - Home > Islamic Relics".
  5. ^ Gibril F. Haddad, The Four Imams and Their Schools (London: Muslim Academic Trust, 2007), pp. 390-91; cited in Al-Dhahabi, Mu'jam al-Shuyukh, 1:73, 58.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste. "Nouvelle Relation de l'Intérieur du Sérail du Grand Seigneur", 1675
  7. ^ a b White, Charles (1845). Three Years in Constantinople; or, Domestic Manners of the Turks in 1844. Henry Colburn. three years in constantinople.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Penzer, Norman Mosley. "The Harem", Chapter XI
  9. ^ Rachel Milstein, "Futuh-i Haramayn: sixteenth-century illustrations of the Hajj route" in: David J Wasserstein and Ami Ayalon (eds.), Mamluks and Ottomans: Studies in Honour of Michael Winter , Routledge, 2013, p. 191 (on the point of the tradition being controversial referencing 15th-century scholar al-Samhudi). William Muir in The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline and Fall (1892) gives an account of the legend on Uthman's loss of the seal, the fruitless search for it, the calamity of the omen, and Uthman's eventual consent "to supply the lost signet by another of like fashion".
  10. ^ Bozkurt, Nebı (2009). SAKAL-ı ŞERİF - An article published in 36th Volume of Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam (in Turkish). Vol. 36. Istanbul: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  11. ^ "In Arabic, the Holy Prophet's sandal is known as Na'al. The Na'layn are the blessed sandals worn by Blessed Messenger, Muhammad". 2013.
  12. ^ "Nalain shareef". April 21, 2013.
  13. ^ Prophet Muhammad's relics arrived in Chechnya April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Ibn Kathir: Wives of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW)". www.islamawareness.net.
  15. ^ . Department of Tourism Govt of Jammu & Kashmir. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  16. ^ محمد بن صالح العثيمين (2003). مجموع فتاوى ورسائل الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين -ج 17 - الفقه 7 الجنائز. دار الثريا للنشر والتوزيع. pp. 66–67.
  17. ^ Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith #452, Book 43, Chapter 161
  18. ^ Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith #54, Book 4, Chapter 40
  19. ^ Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith #19, Book 54, Chapter 15
  20. ^ Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith #62, Book 61, Chapter 23
  21. ^ Sahih Muslim, Hadith #359, Book 15, Chapter 56
  22. ^ Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith #135, Book 63, Chapter 45
  23. ^ Sahih Muslim, Hadith #6202, Book 44, Chapter 22

Further reading

  • Patrizi, Luca, "Relics of the Prophet", in Muhammad in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God (two vols.), Edited by C. Fitzpatrick and A. Walker, Santa Barbara, ABC-CLIO, 2014. ISBN 1610691776

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See also Sacred Relics Topkapi Palace Traditionally Islam has had a rich history of the veneration of relics especially of those attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad 1 There exists historical evidence that some of the earliest Muslims practiced the veneration of relics and the practice continued to remain popular in many parts of the Sunni Islamic world until the eighteenth century when the reform movements of Salafism and Wahhabism began to staunchly condemn such practices due to their linking it with the sin of shirk idolatry As a result of the influence of these perspectives some contemporary Muslims influenced by these ideologies have rejected the traditional practice of relic veneration altogether 1 The most genuine prophetic relics are believed to be those housed in Istanbul s Topkapi Palace 2 3 4 in a section known as Hirkai Serif Odasi Chamber of the Holy Mantle Hazratbal in the Vale of Kashmir is believed to house a hair relic of the Prophet Box with a part of Muhammad s beard Maulana Rumi mausoleum Konya Turkey The traditional Sunni attitude towards relics is concisely summarized in the words of the fourteenth century hadith master Al Dhahabi who passionately sermonized Ahmad ibn Hanbal was asked about touching the Prophet s grave and kissing it and he saw nothing wrong with it His son Abd Allah related this from him If it is asked Why did the Prophet s Companions not do this We reply Because they saw him with their very eyes when he was alive enjoyed his presence directly kissed his very hand nearly fought each other over the remnants of his ablution water shared his purified hair on the day of the Greater Pilgrimage and even if he spat it would virtually not fall except into someone s hand so that he could pass it over his face Since we have not had the tremendous fortune of sharing this we throw ourselves on his grave as a mark of commitment reverence and acceptance even to kiss it Do you not see what Thabit al Bunani did when he kissed the hand of Anas ibn Malik and placed it on his face saying This is the hand that touched the hand of the Messenger of God Muslims are not moved to these matters except by their extreme love for the Prophet as they are ordered to love God and the Prophet more than their own lives 5 The 17th century French explorer Jean Baptiste Tavernier wrote about his discussions with two treasurers of Constantinople who described the standard mantle and the seal 6 Two centuries later Charles White wrote about the mantle the standard the beard tooth and footprint of Muhammad the last of which he saw personally 7 Contents 1 Standard 2 Holy Mantle 3 Sacred Seal 4 Beard of Muhammad 5 Tooth of Muhammad 6 Blessed Sandals 7 Muhammad s Bowl 8 Hazratbal 9 Hadithic references to physical blessings from Muhammad 10 See also 11 References 12 Further reading 13 External linksStandard EditThe battle standard of Muhammad known in Turkish as Sancak i Serif Holy Standard was believed to have served as the curtain over the entrance of his wife Aisha s tent According to another tradition the standard had been part of the turban of Buraydah ibn al Khasib an enemy who was ordered to attack Muhammad but instead bowed to him unwound his turban and affixed it to his spear dedicating it and himself to Muhammad s service 8 Selim I r 1512 1520 acquired it after the Ottoman conquest of Egypt and had it taken to the Grand Mosque of Damascus where it was to be carried during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca Realising its political possibilities Murad III r 1574 1595 had it sent to Hungary as an incentive for his army In 1595 Mehmed III r 1595 1603 had it brought to Topkapi Palace where it was sewn into another standard alleged to be Umar s 8 and together they were encased in a rosewood box inlaid with gems including tortoiseshell and mother of pearl The keys to the box were traditionally held by the Kizlar Agha 8 It became associated with the Ottoman Empire and was exhibited whenever the Sultan or Grand Vizier appeared before the field army such as at the 1826 Auspicious Incident and at the outset of Turkey s entrance into World War I 8 Tavernier reported that the Lance clarification needed was kept outside the Sultan s bedroom in the 17th century 6 by 1845 White said he saw it resting against a wall near the standard 7 and by 1920 its whereabouts were unknown 8 Holy Mantle Edit Inside the Chamber of the Blessed Mantle The Holy Mantle Hirka i Serif or Burda is an item of clothing that was given as a gift by Muhammad to Ka b ibn Zuhayr whose children sold it to Muawiyah I the founder of the Umayyad dynasty After the fall of the Umayyads the Mantle went to Baghdad under the Abbasids to Cairo under the Mamluks and finally moved by Selim I to Topkapi Palace in 1595 8 The Poem of the Mantle was composed by Imam al Busiri in praise of Muhammad and the mantle Tavernier described it as a white coat made of goat s hair with large sleeves 6 or a cream fabric with black wool lines The Grand Seignor having taken it out of the Coffer kisses it with much respect and puts it into the hands of the Capi Aga who is come into the Room by his Order after they had taken the Impressions of the Seal The Officer sends to the Overseer of the Treasury for a large golden Cauldron which is brought in thither by some of the Senior Pages It is so capacious according to the description which they gave me of it as to contain the sixth part of a Tun and the out side of it is gamish d in some places with Emeralds and Turquezes This Vessel is fill d with water within six fingers breadth of the brink and the Capi Aga having put Mahomet s Garment into it and left it to soak a little while takes it out again and wrings it hard to get out the water it has imbib d which falls into the Cauldron taking great care that there falls not any of it to the ground That done with the said water he fills a great number of Venice Chrystl Bottles containing about half a pint and when he has stopp d them he Seals them with the Grand Seignor s Seal They afterwards set the Garment a drying till the twentieth day of the Ratnazan and then his Highness comes to see them put it up again in the Coffer 6 Sacred Seal EditMain article Seal of Muhammad The Sacred seal or Muhr u Serif in Turkish was reported by Tavernier who said it was kept in a small ebony box in a niche cut in the wall by the foot of a divan in the relic room at Topkapi 6 The seal itself is encased in crystal approximately 3 x4 with a border of ivory 6 It has been used as recently as the 17th century to stamp documents 6 The seal is a rectangular piece of red agate about 1 cm in length inscribed with الله محمد رسول i e Allah God in the first line and Muḥammad rasul Muhammad messenger in the second According to Muslim historiographical tradition Muhammad s original seal was inherited by Abu Bakr Umar and Uthman but lost by Uthman in a well in Medina Uthman is said to have made a replica of the seal and this seal was supposedly found in the capture of Baghdad 1534 and brought to Istanbul 9 Beard of Muhammad EditKnown in the Ottoman language as the Sakal i Serif the beard was said to have been removed from Muhammad s face by his favorite barber in the presence of Abu Bakr Ali and several others Individual hairs were later taken away but the beard itself is kept in a glass case 10 Tooth of Muhammad EditMuhammad lost four teeth at the Battle of Uhud after being struck with a battle axe Two of the teeth were supposedly lost one was preserved at Topkapi and another was held by Mehmed II 8 Blessed Sandals EditThe Blessed Sandals Nalain Shareef in Urdu 11 have traditionally been used to gain the blessings of Muhammad 12 Muhammad s Bowl EditA 1400 year old bowl used by Muhammad which after his death was kept by his daughter Fatimah and her husband Ali the fourth Caliph and Muhammad s cousin After their death the bowl was kept by their children Hasan and Hussein The bowl was passed from generation to generation by descendants of Muhammad until it finally reached Britain On 21 September 2011 the bowl was delivered to Chechnya and now is kept in Heart of Chechnya Mosque named after Ahmad Haji Kadyrov in Grozny 13 Regarding the bowl Ibn Kathir the Islamic scholar and commentator on the Qur an writes in his book Wives of the Prophet Muhammad 14 It had been related by Abu Hurairah that on one occasion when Khadijah was still alive Jibril came to the Prophet peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and said O Messenger of Allah Khadijah is just coming with a bowl of soup or food or drink for you When she comes to you give her greetings of peace from her Lord and from me and give her the good news of a palace of jewels in the Garden where there will be neither any noise nor any tiredness Muhammad s letter to the Muqawqis of Egypt Topkapi Palace Museum Istanbul Muhammad s footprint on exhibit in the tomb at Eyup Sultan Mosque complex Istanbul Hazratbal EditThe Dargah Sharif of Hazratbal in Srinagar contains strands of what is believed by many Kashmiri Muslims to be the hair of the Prophet The relic named Moi e Muqqadas was first brought to Kashmir by Syed Abdullah Madani a purported descendant of the Prophet who left Medina in present day Saudi Arabia and settled in the South Indian city of Bijapur in 1635 at a time when the Islamic Mughal Empire was rapidly expanding across India 15 Hadithic references to physical blessings from Muhammad EditThis section contains too many or overly lengthy quotations for an encyclopedic entry Please help improve the article by presenting facts as a neutrally worded summary with appropriate citations Consider transferring direct quotations to Wikiquote or for entire works to Wikisource August 2020 This section uncritically uses texts from within a religion or faith system without referring to secondary sources that critically analyze them Please help improve this article by adding references to reliable secondary sources with multiple points of view August 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message A number of hadith refer to blessings resulting from physical contact with Muhammad s person or bodily fluids Generally in Islam Muhammad is the only person who people can seek blessings from whether through his body what touches his body or bodily fluids 16 And here are some hadiths that mention only some his blessings Narrated Usayd ibn Hudayr AbdurRahman ibn AbuLayla quoting Usayd ibn Hudayr a man of the Ansar said that while he was given to jesting and was talking to the people and making them laugh the Prophet poked him under the ribs with a stick He said Let me take retaliation He said Take retaliation He said You are wearing a shirt but I am not The Prophet then raised his shirt and the man embraced him and began to kiss his side Then he said This is what I wanted Messenger of Allah Sunan Abi Dawud 17 Abu Musa said The Prophet asked for a tumbler containing water and washed both his hands and face in it and then threw a mouthful of water in the tumbler and said to both of us Abu Musa and Bilal Drink from the tumbler and pour some of its water on your faces and chests Sahih al Bukhari 18 Narrated Al Miswar bin Makhrama and Marwan an excerpt from a long hadith Urwa then started looking at the Companions of the Prophet By Allah whenever Allah s Messenger spat the spittle would fall in the hand of one of them i e the Prophet s companions who would rub it on his face and skin if he ordered them they would carry his orders immediately if he performed ablution they would struggle to take the remaining water Sahih al Bukhari 19 Narrated Abu Juhaifa Once Allah s Messenger went to Al Batha at noon performed the ablution and offered a two rak at Zuhr prayer and a two rak at Asr prayer while a spearheaded stick was planted before him and the passersby were passing in front of it After the prayer the people got up and held the hands of the Prophet and passed them on their faces I also took his hand and kept it on my face and noticed that it was colder than ice and its smell was nicer than musk Sahih al Bukhari 20 Anas b Malik reported When Allah s Messenger had thrown pebbles at the Jamra and had sacrificed the animal he turned the right side of his head towards the barber and i e shaved it sic He then called Abu Talha al Ansari and gave it to him He then turned his left side and asked him the barber to shave And he the barber shaved sic and gave it to Abu Talha and told him to distribute it amongst the people Sahih Muslim 21 Narrated Asma That she conceived Abdullah bin Az Zubair She added I migrated to Medina while I was at full term of pregnancy and alighted at Quba where I gave birth to him Then I brought him to the Prophet and put him in his lap The Prophet asked for a date chewed it then he spat in his mouth So the first thing that entered the child s stomach was the saliva of Allah s Messenger Then the Prophet rubbed the child s palate with a date and invoked for Allah s Blessings on him and he was the first child born amongst the Emigrants in the Islamic Land i e Medina Sahih al Bukhari 22 Anas b Malik reported That Allah s Apostle came to the house of Umm Sulaim and slept in her bed while she was away from her house On the other day too he slept in her bed She came and it was said to her It is Allah s Apostle who is having siesta in your house lying in your bed She came and found him sweating and his sweat falling on the leather cloth spread on her bed She opened her scent bag and began to fill the bottles with it Allah s Apostle was startled and woke up and said Umm Sulaim what are you doing She said Allah s Messenger we seek blessings for our children through it Thereupon he said You have done something right Sahih Muslim 23 See also EditAshtiname of Muhammad Bayt al Mawlid the house where Muhammad is believed to have been born Cloak of Muhammad Possessions of Muhammad Seal of Muhammad Letters of Muhammad Relics associated with Buddha Relics associated with Jesus HazratbalReferences Edit a b Goldziher I and Boer Tj de At h ar in Encyclopaedia of Islam Second Edition Edited by P Bearman Th Bianquis C E Bosworth E van Donzel W P Heinrichs Topkapi Web Page www ee bilkent edu tr The 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Connecting Culture Creating Trust Islamic Picture Gallery Home gt Islamic Relics Gibril F Haddad The Four Imams and Their Schools London Muslim Academic Trust 2007 pp 390 91 cited in Al Dhahabi Mu jam al Shuyukh 1 73 58 a b c d e f g Tavernier Jean Baptiste Nouvelle Relation de l Interieur du Serail du Grand Seigneur 1675 a b White Charles 1845 Three Years in Constantinople or Domestic Manners of the Turks in 1844 Henry Colburn three years in constantinople a b c d e f g Penzer Norman Mosley The Harem Chapter XI Rachel Milstein Futuh i Haramayn sixteenth century illustrations of the Hajj route in David J Wasserstein and Ami Ayalon eds Mamluks and Ottomans Studies in Honour of Michael Winter Routledge 2013 p 191 on the point of the tradition being controversial referencing 15th century scholar al Samhudi William Muir in The Caliphate Its Rise Decline and Fall 1892 gives an account of the legend on Uthman s loss of the seal the fruitless search for it the calamity of the omen and Uthman s eventual consent to supply the lost signet by another of like fashion Bozkurt Nebi 2009 SAKAL i SERIF An article published in 36th Volume of Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam in Turkish Vol 36 Istanbul TDV Islam Ansiklopedisi pp 2 3 Retrieved 4 January 2022 In Arabic the Holy Prophet s sandal is known as Na al The Na layn are the blessed sandals worn by Blessed Messenger Muhammad 2013 Nalain shareef April 21 2013 Prophet Muhammad s relics arrived in Chechnya Archived April 6 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ibn Kathir Wives of the Prophet Muhammad SAW www islamawareness net Hazratbal Department of Tourism Govt of Jammu amp Kashmir Archived from the original on 18 August 2021 Retrieved 10 October 2021 محمد بن صالح العثيمين 2003 مجموع فتاوى ورسائل الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين ج 17 الفقه 7 الجنائز دار الثريا للنشر والتوزيع pp 66 67 Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 452 Book 43 Chapter 161 Sahih al Bukhari Hadith 54 Book 4 Chapter 40 Sahih al Bukhari Hadith 19 Book 54 Chapter 15 Sahih al Bukhari Hadith 62 Book 61 Chapter 23 Sahih Muslim Hadith 359 Book 15 Chapter 56 Sahih al Bukhari Hadith 135 Book 63 Chapter 45 Sahih Muslim Hadith 6202 Book 44 Chapter 22Further reading EditPatrizi Luca Relics of the Prophet in Muhammad in History Thought and Culture An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God two vols Edited by C Fitzpatrick and A Walker Santa Barbara ABC CLIO 2014 ISBN 1610691776External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muhammed Prophet Muhammad s relics arrived in Chechnya Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Relics of Muhammad amp oldid 1147869727, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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