The message of Islam is the message of peace and security...

The message of Islam is the message of peace and security and the life of the holy Prophet*(Peace Be Upon Him and His Household)* is permeated with the perfume of love. Even when he is stoned by the ruffians of Tā’if, only the flowers of prayer blossom on his lips; there is not a squeak of complaint against them. He condones the acts of those who are after his blood because his faith is essentially the interpretation of love.

Who could be a greater means of redemption than the Prophet*(Peace Be Upon Him and His Household)* himself who alleviated the pain of others and helped them — in the fulfilment of their needs!

On the Day of Judgement, when people will face their greatest calamity and become self-obsessive, they will rally round the prophets and saints to beseech their help and intercession, but all will express their inability to help them on that day, and finally they will beseech the holy Prophet*(Peace Be Upon Him and His Household)* for help and rely on his mediation for their salvation, and Allāh will end their torture for the sake of the holy Prophet*(Peace Be Upon Him and His Household)* .

According to the tradition the Prophet*(Peace Be Upon Him and His Household)* said: ‘people will beseech Adam*(Peace Be Upon Him)* for help, then Mūsā*(Peace Be Upon Him)* and finally himself.’ If this is permissible on the Day of Judgement, this should be equally permissible during our stay in this world.

This reflects the kind-heartedness and benevolence of the prophets that the believers can depend on them as a means of approach to the infinite mercy of Allāh, whether we are on the earth or in the Hereafter.

The text of the tradition is as follows: Narrated by ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar that the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him and His Household) said, “A person constantly begs from other people till he on the Day of Judgement has no flesh on his face.” He added, “The sun will come closer to the people on the Day of Judgement. It will be so close that half of one’s ear will be drenched in sweat.

In this condition, people will first seek the mediation of Adam(Peace Be Upon Him), then of Mūsā (Peace Be Upon Him) and finally of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him and His Household).” And ‘Abdullāh - the sub-narrator - added, “Layth narrated to me that Ibn Abū Ja‘far had narrated: He [the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him and His Household)] will intercede with Allāh to judge amongst the people. Then he will leave here until he will hold the arc of the gate of Paradise.