Once again, the Muslim world is reeling from the grief and anger of attacks on the beloved of Allahﷻ and of the Muslims, wherever they may be, Muhammadﷺ the Last and Final Messengerﷺ of Allahﷻ, after whom there is none other. This is not the first time it happened, and I can probably safely say that it will not be the last. Why is he being attacked? Did he harm those who are attacking him? Did he transgress their rights? Did he insult or attack them first? What did he do? His ‘crime’ is that he invited all mankind to success in this world and the next. He introduced Allahﷻ our Creator, Sustainer, Protector, to whom is our return on the Day of Judgment and invited all mankind to worship none other than Him, because only Allahﷻ is worthy of worship. He invited all mankind to Jannatul Firdous, to live there in eternal bliss and happiness. Is that a crime? Is it a crime to want the best for people?

Which brings us to the first and most important matter concerning all attacks on Rasoolullahﷺ, i.e., to understand that they are all political, with only one objective, which is to provoke Muslims to behave in violent ways and use that to malign Islam and Muslims. May Allahﷻ have mercy on us, we never fail to disappoint. It is like fishing. The fisherman baits his hook, to feed himself, not to feed the fish. He is not doing it as kindness for hungry miskeen fish. He is doing it because he is hungry and hopes that a fish will rise to his bait and swallow the hook, so that he can kill it and have a nice trout dinner. I can’t say this about every fish, but I can say it about us Muslims, that we never disappoint our fishermen. We rise to the bait and swallow it hook, line, and sinker. This stupidity must stop.

I thought therefore to speak to you today about this very painful but important matter, as a follow-up on my last Khutba about the right of Rasoolullahﷺ that he should be helped in his mission.

So, how must we respond to someone attempting to defame Rasoolullahﷺ? Please note the words that I am using. I am not saying, ‘defaming Rasoolullahﷺ’. I am saying, ‘Attempting to defame.’ The reason I am saying this is to remind you and myself, to reflect on how anyone can defame the one about whom Allahﷻ, Al Malik-ul-Quddus, Al-Ahadus Samadulladhi lam yalid wa lam yulad wa lam yakullahu kufwan Ahad. Al-Malikul Haq, Rabbul Arshil Kareem, La ilaha illah hu, Al-Khaliqu wal-Maliku, wal-Hakimu, war-Raziqu, Al-Maliki Yawmiddeen, Al-Hayyul Qayyum, Wahuwa ala kulli shayyin qadeer said:

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

Ahzab 33: 56       Allah sends His Salat (Blessings, Mercy, etc.) on the Prophet (Muhammad) and also His angels (ask Allah to bless and forgive him). O you who believe! Send your Salat on (ask Allah to bless) him (Muhammad), and (you should) greet (salute) him with the greeting (AsSalamu 'Alaikum).

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ❁ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ ❁ إنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ ❁ اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ❁ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ ❁ إنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَجِيْدٌ

When Allahﷻ, the Creator, Sustainer, Protector, of all that exists, to whom is our return on the Day of Judgment, said this about Rasoolullahﷺ and ordered all the Believers, to send Salat and Salaam on him, then what does it matter what anyone else says or doesn’t say? The reality of the matter is that every Muslim with even an iota of Imaan sends Salaam on Rasoolullahﷺ and says, SalAllahu alaihi wa sallam, when they hear or say his name. This is ingrained in us. That is why we have the Farsi proverb: Ba Khuda diwana bashad, Ba Muhammadﷺ Hoshyar.

We are those who believed in Rasoolullahﷺ, know his speech to be completely truthful, know that he received the Revelation from Allahﷻ and recited it to us,