Aslam

Praise be to Allah.The Messenger of Allaah

(peace and blessings of Allaah

be upon him) has been described as being light from the light of Allaah. If what is meant

by this is that he himself is from the light of Allaah, then this goes against the

Qur’aan, which refers to his being human. If what is meant is that he is light in the

sense that he brought the Revelation by which whoever Allah wills of His creation is

guided, then this is correct. The committee has issued a fatwa concerning this matter, as

follows:

“The Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has

light which is the light of the message and guidance from Allaah, through which Allaah

guides whomsoever He will of His slaves. No doubt the light of the message and of guidance

comes from Allaah. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

‘It is not given to any human being that Allaah should speak to

him unless (it be)by inspiration, or from behind a veil, or (that) He sends a Messenger to

reveal what He wills by His Leave. Verily, He is Most High, Most Wise.

And thus We have sent to you (O Muhammad) Roohan (an Inspiration, and a

Mercy) of Our Command. You knew not what is the Book, nor what is Faith? But We have made

it (this Qur’aan) a light wherewith We guide whosoever of Our slaves We will. And

verily, you (O Muhammad) are indeed guiding (mankind) to the Straight Path (i.e.,

Allaah’s religion of Islamic monotheism), --

The path of Allaah, to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all

that is in the earth. Verily, all the matters at the end go to Allaah (for

decision).”[al-Shura 42:51-53]

This light is not derived from the Seal of the Awliya’ as some

heretics claim. The body of the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was

blood and flesh and bone, and so on. He was created from a father and a mother, and had no

existence before he was born. The reports which say that the first thing created by Allaah

was the light of the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), or that Allaah

grasped a handful of the light from His Face and that this handful was Muhammad

(peace

and blessings of Allaah be upon him), then He looked at it and it formed drops, and from

each of these drops He created a Prophet, or He created all of creation from the light of

the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) – all of these reports and

the like are not saheeh (authentic), and nothing like this has been narrated from the Prophet

(peace

and blessings of Allaah be upon him).”

From the fatwa quoted above, it is clear that this is a false belief.

As for the report which says “I am ‘Arab without (the

letter) ‘ayn, i.e., Rabb, and I am Ahmad without (the letter) meem,

i.e., Ahad” – the attributes of Lordship (ruboobiyah, from Rabb

meaning Lord) and Absolute Unity (Ahad meaning One) are attributes that belong

uniquely to Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted. It is not permissible for any one of

His creation to be described as “the Lord (Rabb)” or as being One (Ahad)

in absolute terms. These are attributes that belong exclusively to Allaah, and are not

used to describe the Messengers or any other human beings. May Allaah bless our Prophet

Muhammad and his family and companions.

Al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah li’l-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah

wa’l-Ifta’ (Standing Committee for Academic Research and the Issuing of Fatwas).

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 1/310.

Question:

Is it said that Allaah created the heavens and earth for the purpose of

creating the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? What is the meaning of

the words, “Were it not for you, the universe [lit. heavenly bodies] would not have

been created”? Is there any basis for this hadeeth (prophetic narration)? Is it saheeh (authentic) or not? Please give

us the facts.

Answer:

The heavens and earth were not created for the sake of the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). They were created for the reason mentioned by

Allaah in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

“It is Allaah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth

the like thereof (i.e., seven). His Command descends between them (heavens and earth),

that you may know that Allaah has power over all things, and that Allaah surrounds

(comprehends) all things in (His) Knowledge.” [al-Talaaq 65:12]

As for the hadeeth mentioned, it is falsely attributed to the

Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and has no grounds for authenticity.

May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions.