What did our Beloved Prophet (pbuh) mean?

[Muslimwoman]

Salaam

17th my interpretation of this hadith is that we are being taught by the Prophet to love and trust him as the bringer of Allah's message but NOT to worship him. Should we follow the Prophet or our brother that drinks and goes to nightclubs? I do not believe the Prophet was telling us to 'love' him as a man more than ourselves but to love our faith more than ourselves and of course he was the one that brought our faith.

In the Middle East you will see shops full of silver keyrings, they are very beautiful and I wanted one with the name Allah on, so I could remember Him every time I went outside my home. The first one my husband brought for me had the name of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) on and I said my husband could keep it, not out of disrespect for the Prophet but because I worship Allah alone. We looked in over 20 shops before we found one that simply said Allah and did not refer to the Prophet. I found that VERY sad and an example of how many Muslims are elevating the status of the Prophet and forgetting Allah. Many are taking the same road that Christians did with jesus (pbuh).

That is why I posted the OP, sort of a rhetorical question.

Salaam

[17th Angel]

as-sallamu aleykum!

In reference to the key ring story, do you not find it funny, that even though many direct glory and attention from Allah to Muhammad(saws) They do NOT heed the words of the prophet anyway... What he taught and spoke of, isn't what many go by anyway....I know the Qur'an is the path to follow, but Muhammad lived by the Qur'an... Making him a perfect Muslim... And indeed, as you say, to try and imitate, but certainly not to worship... Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.......

Sorry I haven't been on much... Busy reading Qur'an and speaking/mingling with Muslims

Bismillah.

[dailogue is the best]

salam dear sister,
it s one of my pleasure to share my simple opinion with you. first, you dont need to feel afraid of asking any question that will remove suspision from your faith. we are all asked to get more knowledgeable of our religion cz Allah loves more His strong believer than the weak one.
concerning your question, i think that our brethren did give satisfactory answers. i too do believe that Prophet,peace be upon him, asked Omar to love him more than himself because our beloved Prophet is an embodiment of Allah s way & it s for sure that Prophet wasnt an arrogant for he mainly lived for others than himself.
we ask the Almighty to help us to be a good follower of our prophet who turned Allah s teaching from words into actions, and spread mercy and love throughout the world
salam Alllahi alykom wa barakatoh

[Muslimwoman]

Originally Posted by 17th Angel

as-sallamu aleykum!

In reference to the key ring story, do you not find it funny, that even though many direct glory and attention from Allah to Muhammad(saws) They do NOT heed the words of the prophet anyway... What he taught and spoke of, isn't what many go by anyway....I know the Qur'an is the path to follow, but Muhammad lived by the Qur'an... Making him a perfect Muslim... And indeed, as you say, to try and imitate, but certainly not to worship... Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.......

Sorry I haven't been on much... Busy reading Qur'an and speaking/mingling with Muslims

Bismillah.

wa aleykum salam

Indeed the Prophet was a perfect Muslim but it is how we choose to interpret his life and the written 'stories' of his life. He would never live by anything but the Quran and yes we should follow his example.

I too am sorry, I have been busy with the launch of my new business this week. Hope I can catch you later next week, after I get home at last.

Salaam