Now in the latter part of one of the months from all the months of our entire lives when we boost our heart connection to the greatest gift Allah Ta’ala has bestowed upon mankind. Many have been and are able to attend gatherings where they are able to view Tabarruk, relics belonging to our Beloved Prophet SallAllahu alaihiwasallam.
The Mubarak Hair from Sacred Trusts.
Tabarruk with the Prophet’s hair and nails. There are countless hadiths on this:
Bukhari narrates in his Sahih in the Book of Clothing, under the chapter entitled "What is mentioned about gray hair," that `Usman ibn `Abd Allah ibn Mawhab said: "My family sent me to Umm Salama with a cup of water. Umm Salama brought out a silver bottle which contained one of the hairs of the Prophet, and it used to be that if anyone came under the evil eye or ill health they used to send her a cup of water through which she would pass this hair (for drinking). We used to look into the silver bottle: I saw some reddish hairs."
Anas said: "When the Prophet shaved his head (after pilgrimage), Abu Talha was the first one to take of his hair." Bukhari.
Anas also said: "The Prophet threw stones at al-Jamra, then sacrificed, then told the barber to shave his head right side first, then began to give the hair away to the people." Muslim.
He said: "Talha was the one distributing it." Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud.
He also said: "When the Prophet shaved his head in Mina, he gave me the hair from the right side and he said: Anas! take it to Umm Sulaym [his mother]. When the Companions saw what the Prophet gave us, they began to compete to take the hair from the left side, and everyone was getting a share from that." Ahmad narrated it.
Ibn al-Sakan narrated through Safwan ibn Hubayra from the latter’s father: Thabit al-Bunani said: Anas ibn Malik said to me (on his death-bed): "This is one of the hairs of Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings and peace upon him. I want you to place it under my tongue." Thabit continued: I placed it under his tongue, and he was buried with it under his tongue."
Abu Bakr said: "I saw Khalid [ibn Walid] asking for the Prophet’s forelock and he received it. He used to put it over his eyes and then kiss it." It is known that he then placed it in his qalansuwa (head cover around which the turban is tied) and never faced battle again except he won. al-Waqidi (Maghazi), Ibn Hajar (Isaba). Ibn Abi Zayd al-Qayrawani relates that Imam Malik said: "Khalid ibn al-Walid owned a qalansiyya which contained some of the Prophet’s hair, and that is the one he wore the day of the battle of Yarmuk.
Ibn Sirin (one of the tabi`in) said: "One hair of the Prophet in my possession is more precious to me than silver and gold and everything that is on the earth and everything that is inside it." Bukhari, Bayhaqi (Sunan kubra), and Ahmad.
In Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 7, Book 72, Number 784: `Uthman bin `Abd Allah ibn Mawhab said, "My people sent me with a bowl of water to Umm Salama." Isra’il approximated three fingers indicating the small size of the container in which there was some hair of the Prophet. `Uthman added, "If any person suffered from evil eye or some other disease, he would send a vessel (containing water) to Umm Salama (and she would dip the Prophet’s hair into it and it would be drunk). I looked into the container (that held the hair of the Prophet) and saw a few reddish hairs in it."
Hafiz Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Bari, Volume 10, page 353, said: "They used to call the silver bottle in which the hair of the Prophet was kept jiljalan and that bottle was in the home of Umm Salama." Hafiz al-`Ayni said in `Umdat al-Qari, Volume 18, page 79: "Umm Salama had some of the hairs of the Prophet in a silver bottle. When some people got ill, they would go and obtain blessings from these hairs and they would be healed by means of their blessings. If a person were struck by the evil eye or any sickness, he would send his wife to Umm Salama with a mikhdaba or water-pail, and she would pass the hair through that water and then drink the water and he would be healed, after which they would return the hair to the jiljal."
Imam Ahmad narrates in his Musnad (4:42) from `Abd Allah ibn Zayd ibn `Abd Rabbih with a sound (sahih) chain as stated by Haythami in Majma` al-zawa’id (3:19) that the Prophet clipped his nails and distributed them among the people.
Verily I serve the image of the Sandal of Mustafa.
That I shall live under its shadow in both worlds.
[Sa’d] Ibn Masud was in the service of His Sandal.
And I am fortunate by serving its image.
I dust the Sandal image with the whiteness of my beard.
Since the Prophet SalAllahu Alaihi Wasallam fastened the band that passed between His toes.
It is not for the image that my heart is longing.
Yet it yearns for the one who wore this Sandal.
We are lowered by awe to honour this Sandal.
And whenever we lower before it we are raised.
So place it on the highest shelf!
For indeed in reality it is a crown and only outwardly a Sandal
The final section as the same link above elaborates on the Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam’s Mubarak Sandals, also known as ‘Na’lal-Nabi’ in Arabic, and has a slightly different translation to the Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabhani verse.
And an except from And Muhammad is His Messenger:
(the above Sandal also from this book, from the Dhakhira of the Sharqawa)
The Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam wore a special kind of sandal, the two strings of which were drawn between the blessed toes. These sandals na’l, became likewise an amulet full of baraka, particularly strong against the evil eye. Were they not worthy of all admiration and veneration, for the Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam had touched the Divine Throne with them during his heavenly journey, so that they became "the vertex of the crown of the Throne" (other poetic references in the notes include: ‘Your sandals are the crown of the Throne’s seat’, and ‘The Divine Throne gained honour from kissing his sandals.’ SubhanAllah!)
Our master Hazrat Abdur Rahman Jami for example further writes that all heavenly beings rubbed "forhead of their intention" on RasulAllah’s SallAllahu alaihi wasallam "Throne rubbing Sandals" He also writes that the heavenly tree ‘Tuba’ had rubbed its head at the Prophet’s SallAllahu alaihi wasallam sandal and thus reached highest honour, and he repeatedily expresses the feeling that ‘the thread of the soul is nothing but the string of RasulAllah’s SallAllahu alaihi wasallam sandals and that cheek of the longing lover resembles the fine Ta’ifi leather of which these sandals were made: do the lover’s cheeks not hope to be touched by the Prophet’s holy feet thus to obtain every conceivable bliss.
The poets, many of them from North Africa and Spain, described these blessed sandals or expressed their longing for them. Thus an Andalusian poetess, Sa’duna Umm Sa’d bint Isam al Himyarriya begins one of her poems with the words;
I shall kiss the image if I do not find
A way to kiss the Prophet’s sandal.
Perhaps the good fortune of kissing it
Will be granted to me in Paradise in the most radiant place,
And I rub my heart on it so that perhaps
The burning thirst which rages in it maybe quenched.
The following illustrations are from Imam Ahmad al-Maqarri al-Tilimsani’s book “Fat’h al Muta’al fi madh al Ni’al” deatiling the Radiant Sandal of the Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, briefly referred to here. Insha’Allah I intend to post more from this book in the future, currently awaiting some translations from the Arabic as ths book is rich in prose, poetry and diagrams. I have included these to show how the shape varies and so that you can print these outlines and decorate them. A family beautiful exercise!
Two other links to add to this long post 
1,2. Maybe you can suggest more!
I was sent this as I pressed the publish button for this entry…a totally unrelated connection…and yet totally connected by Allah Ta’ala! SubhanAllah! Audio and another version here
My body is dissolving in your separation
And my soul is breaking into pieces. Ya Rasul Allah
Due to my sins, my heart is weak and becoming enticed. Ya Rasul Allah
When you pass by me
Then even in my immense poverty, ecstatically,
I must sacrifice my soul on your blessed sandal. Ya Rasul Allah
I am drowned in the taste of your love
And the chain of your love binds my heart.
Yet I don’t say that I know this language (of love). Ya Rasul Allah
I am worried due to my misdeeds;
And I feel that my sins have blackened my heart. Ya Rasul Allah
I am in distress! I am in distress! I am in distress! Ya Rasul Allah
Ya Rasul Allah
When you spread your hands to intercede for the sinners,
Then do not deprive Jaami of your exalted intercession.
May Allah Ta’ala enlighten our hearts with all that is a reminder of our Noble Nabi SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, bringing us closer to his Sunnah and thus our Rabb Subhanahu wa Ta’ala, Ameen.
All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.
As salaamualaikum,
Subhanallah….poetry written by true lovers of Allah SWT and Habibullah. Setting out the various hadith is so helpful to us souls who know so little. And its really lovely to see the different shapes, jazakhallah khayr dearest
Comment by Farhanah — March 30, 2008 @ 10:39 pm
Wa ‘alaikumus Salam Ya Ukhti! I too am learning along the way…Insha’Allah you do some colouring in work with all your precious little ones!
Wassalamu alaikum
Comment by almiskeenah — March 30, 2008 @ 10:48 pm
Assalaamu Allaykum
MaashALLAH, SubhanALLAH what a beautiful post
.
A Sandal to whose majestic nobility we submit,
For by Submitting to its majesty do we rise,
Therefore place it in its highest spot for it is
In reality a crown, though its image is sandal.
SubhanALLAH.
Ya Allah bless the Owner of the Sandals,
SalAllahu Alaihi Wasallam, Aameen.
Please conveys our Salaams to the Light of Lights, SalAllahu Alaihi Wasallam.
Salaams and duas.
Anwaar
Comment by Anwaar Hussain — March 30, 2008 @ 11:13 pm
Assalamu’alaikum,
“The Prophet salAllahu alaihi wasallams sandal is an amulet full of bliss, peace and serenity. At time of stress and grief one should place it on their heart and eyes for its luminous effects. It is a cure for the ill, pathway to relief for those in anguish, healing for the pregnant woman at time of birth, strong against the evil eye, and a symbol of security and protection for ships at sea, property from loss, house from burning, caravans from hostile attacks. People would use the Sandal image for the aforementioned reasons and also for a means of achieving immense blessings in the stations of this world and the hereafter.” Taken from here: http://scholarspen.blogspot.com/2005/11/sandal-of-prophet-heavenly-peace-and.html.
Shaykh Muhammad al Ya’qoubi once narrated that as a young child accompanying his father Shaykh Ibrahim al Ya’qoubi rahimullah to duroos, he would kiss the mubarak sandal image that is drawn on the wall in the darwishya masjid in Damascus upon entering and leaving the masjid. He said he is where he is today through the blessing of that action. SubhanAllah! Alhamdulillah that I was able to do the same when I last visited!
Allah enlighten our hearts with the light of the noble image and attach our hearts to rasulallah salallahu alaihi wasallam and his sacred relics. Ameen.
Please remember me in your du’a.
Comment by Umm Fatimah — March 30, 2008 @ 11:44 pm
Here’s Jamis poem and a translation I found online. May Allah give this brother and us all a portion of Jamis love! Ameen.
tanam farsoodeh, jaan para zi hijran ya rasoolallah
dilam pazh murdah, aavaareh, zi isyaan ya rasoolallah
my body is weak, my soul is in pieces due to your separation O Messenger of Allah!
My heart is withered, a vagabond, due to my sins O Messenger of Allah!
zi jaam e hub e tau mastam, ba zanjeer e tau bastam
na migoyam ke man hastam sukhandaan ya rasoolallah
I am drunk with the wine of your love, I am imprisoned by your chains
I do not say that I am a poet O Messenger of Allah!
choo soo ye man guzar aayee man e miskeen e naadaree
fida e naqsh e naalaaynat kunam jaan ya rasoolallah
When you come towards me, (if you) don’t have wretched me
I will sacrifice my soul for the footprints of your shoes O Messenger of Allah!
zi kardeh khaish e khayraanam, syaah shud rooz e isyaanam
pashemaanam pashemaanan pashemaan ya rasoolallah!
I am perplexed about my previous deeds; that I will be blackfaced on Judgement Day
I am distressed! I am distressed! Distressed O Messenger of Allah!
choon baazoo e shafaat ra kushaayee ba gunehgaaraan
makun mehroom jami ra dar aan ya rasool allah
when you spread out your arms of intercession for the sinners
Please do not disappoint Jami at that time O Messenger of Allah!
Comment by Umm Fatimah — March 31, 2008 @ 12:38 am
As-salaamu Alaikum,
Subhan Allah!
“I shall kiss the image if I do not find
A way to kiss the Prophet’s sandal.
Perhaps the good fortune of kissing it
Will be granted to me in Paradise in the most radiant place,
And I rub my heart on it so that perhaps
The burning thirst which rages in it maybe quenched.”
Amin! Amin! Amin!
Comment by Farah — March 31, 2008 @ 12:58 am
dear sister,what the image of the mubarak sandal and jami’s naat did today will never be forgotten,it did cleanse a very dark and blackened heart indeed,jazakiAllah
Comment by saimah — March 31, 2008 @ 2:06 pm
Asalaam Alaikum Dear sister Al miskeenah, another gem from the treasures subhanAllah, I love the poems JazakAllahu khair
please remember me in your humble dua’s and convey our salaam as usual. JazakAllahu khair.
Comment by Umm-e-Shiraaz — March 31, 2008 @ 7:58 pm
Assalamu alaikum,
Did you get Aaminah, Imaan and Taybah to colour in some sandals?
Dear Brother Anwaar, have carried out your request over and over
Dear Umm Fatimah, Ameen thumma Ameen to your deep words, and for sharing such a beautiful account from the lives of the blessed Shaykh Ibrahim and his son, may Allah Ta’ala continue to increase them in all that benefits. Masha’Allah that you too were able to follow their actions! Alhumdulillah. And JazakiLlahu khairan for this translation. There seems to be many renditions of this Naat online once you start looking….and listening. Masha’Allah, may the collective love of the Ummah be ignited with the light of our Noble Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, Ameen.
More Ameen Ameen Ameens Dear Ukht Farah, and Dear Sister Saimah, I too found such a cleansing after posting this, SubhanAllah.
How can I forget any of you Dear Umm-e-Shriaaz! Am so behind with emails, but Alhumdulillah not with Salams for you all!
I was looking for the following for the post, JazakiLlahu khairan to a blessed sister for sharing it.
Excerpt: The Holy Ascension of the Prophet salAllahu alaihi wasallam - 7th Heaven
The Holy Prophet continues his account:
“When I reached the Divine Throne, I wished to remove my sandals, but the Throne spoke to me and said, ‘Oh Beloved of Allah, step upon me with your blessed sandal, so that I might rub the dust from it on my face, and take pride in the fact that the dust from the Beloved of Allah has fallen upon me.’
Again I tried to remove my sandals, but this time a call came to me from the Divine Person, saying, ‘Oh My Beloved, do not remove your sandals so that My Throne might be honoured and blessed with the dust from the soles of your sandals’. I then entreated my Lord, saying, ‘When You called the Prophet Musa to come to the mountain of Tur (Sina’i), You ordered him to remove his sandals.’ Again this word came to me from the Divine Person, saying, ‘In My view, you are more cherished and honoured than he; Musa was My Word (Kalimullah), whereas you are My Beloved (Habibullah). Look ahead and see what you will see!’
I looked and I saw a great sea, so great that there was no end to it, and no shore in sight. On its near side there was a tree, and upon that tree, there was a bird the size of a dove. In its beak this bird bore a piece of clay as big as a lentil. ‘Do you know what this is?’, I was asked. I answered, ‘My Lord knows best’. And He Almighty told me, ‘You are forever entreating me to forgive your nation their sins. This sea is the likeness of the Sea of Mercy. That tree signifies the world, the dove-like bird is the likeness of your nation and that bit of clay is the likeness of their sins. Now you have seen the relation of your nation’s sins to the vastness of My Mercy, so let your heart be at rest.”
Wassalamu alaikum
Comment by almiskeenah — April 1, 2008 @ 4:08 pm
Dear Sister,
I have recently written an article which I want to send to you. It is about the greatness of our Mothers - the beloved wives of the Holy Prophet.
Will you kindly let me know your email address or direct me how to send the article?
One who always admired your effort,
Sayeed
Comment by Sayeed Akhtar — April 17, 2008 @ 8:49 am