Re: Ifs and Buts in Sunnah
What do you think of this statement 'He was the best of the believers, and we all try to achieve his level of piety'?
His level of piety had nothing to do with the way he brushed his teeth, combed his hair, dressed, greeted people, mannerism, etc.
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It's real simple Semi. No one worships a man in Islam. If you choose to see and elevate immense respect that muslims have for the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to worship...then your definition needs revision, not the passion muslims hold for the prophet. But ofcourse you don't want to accept that as such.
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If you believe that "if we place the whole universe on one side and the Prophet (saw) on the other side, Allah (swt) loves the Prophet (saw) more than the rest of the whole humanity" then what do you call it?
No, you don't pray to him. No, you don't believe he is an equal partner to Allah. And no, you don't believe he can forgive your sins. But when you beatify an individual to this level, it goes way beyond respect and passion. It is saying God doesn't love us as much as just one of his 124,000 prophets. Does this mean that he loves this one prophet more than all 123,999 other combined?
I am waiting for someone to redpudiate the ridiculous statement that God would love one man more than everything and everyone else combined. That is what should be challenged in this thread, not my calling it for what it is.