Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-3 | Issue-10 | 1169-1175
Review Article
An Exposition of the Companions of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and Their Yearnings for his Barakah
Usman Jimoh Muhammad
Published : Oct. 30, 2018
Abstract
The paper dwells on the concept of Barakah (blessing) reiterating its origin
and the position of the Prophet as the most blessed of all the creations. The concept of
Barakah as explored in the paper belongs to Allah who allots it to His creatures
according to His will and mercy. The paper focuses mainly on how the companions of
the Prophet acquired the Barakah of the Prophet. Reference is made to authentic
Prophetic traditions on how the companions of the Prophet yearned for the blessing in
his hair and in the fragrance of his sweat. The companions had also contested for leftover water of his ablution in order to gain Barakah. It is in the light of this that that the
paper discusses the emphasis of the Glorious Qur’an and the Sunnah on the relevance
of the barakah of the Prophet in averting the wrath of Allah as well as the effect of the
blessings of the Prophet on food and water. As states in the paper, strict compliance
with the teachings of the Prophet accorded the companions of the Prophet his blessings.
The paper recommends to the Muslims the need to believe that the Prophet is a mercy
to mankind and his blessing could be acquired through invocation of blessing on him
and compliance with his teachings.