22/01/2026
If Rasulullah ﷺ said, “Humiliated and disgraced is the one in whose presence I am mentioned and he does not send blessings upon me,” then what of the heart that hears his name and feels nothing, what of the tongue that speaks about books, journeys, and rituals, yet grows uneasy when the mention turns to visiting the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? We live in a time when people eagerly encourage others to go for Umrah and Hajj, yet in the same breath some tell Muslims not to visit Rasulullah ﷺ, not to stand before him, not to travel with longing for him, as if love must be limited and gratitude must be restrained. How can a heart claim love for Allah while distancing itself from the one Allah chose, raised, and sent as a mercy to the worlds?
What then of the one who tells people who traveled thousands of miles with longing in their hearts not to visit him? What of the one who looks at yearning burning souls that crossed oceans just to say 'al-salatu wa al-salam 'alayka ya rasulallah!' - and tells them there is no need? What of the one who sees eyes shedding tears in Madinah, hearts breaking with love and humility, and tries to dry those tears with arguments and cold words? What of the one who seeks to silence longing and reduce Madinah to a place like any other, forgetting who walked its streets and who rests within its land? What of the one who shows loyalty to his father - but distance and coldness to the one who loves us more than our own parents ﷺ.
Rasulullah ﷺ is the reason the deen reached us. Through him we learned how to worship, through him we learned how to repent, and through him we learned how to hope. He carried revelation while being wounded, he endured hunger so we could live in guidance, and he spent his nights weeping for an Ummah that were not yet born, praying for us before we even existed. To love him is not excess, to yearn for him is not deviation, and to stand in Madinah with tears and trembling is not innovation. It is loyalty, it is gratitude, and it is a heart acknowledging a debt it can never fully repay.
If mentioning his name without salawat brings humiliation, then what of a faith that speaks of everything except him, and what of tongues that warn against loving him too much? O Allah, do not make us among those who hear the name of Your Beloved ﷺ and remain unmoved, do not make us among those who attempt to minimise his rank or harden the hearts of the believers. Place in our hearts a deep awareness of what we owe Rasulullah ﷺ, and grant us tongues that never tire of salawat, hearts that ache for Madinah, and eyes that weep out of longing for Your Beloved ﷺ. Allahumma salli ala Muhammad ﷺ.
