Assalamualaikum
Some people say that Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) is omnipresent (Haazer and Naazer), and they argue that in the Qur’an, Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala says ;
“O Prophet! Truly We have sent thee as a Witness a Bearer of Glad Tidings and a Warner" (Surah 33, Al-ahzab Ayah 45)
"How then if We brought from each people a witness and We brought thee as a witness against these people!." (Surah 4, An-Nisaa Ayah 41)
They say that to be a witness, the Prophet (SallAllahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) has to be present and seeing the event. But in other Ayahs of the Qur’an, Allah Subhanahu wa ta ‘ala says:
"This is of the tidings of things hidden. We reveal it unto thee (Mohammad). Thou wast not present with them when they threw their pens (to know) which of them should be the guardian of Mary, nor wast thou present with them when they quarrelled (thereupon)." (Surah 3, Al-‘Imraan, Ayah 44)
"Thou wast not on the Western Side when We decreed the commission to Moses nor wast thou a witness (of those events). " (Surah 28, Al-Qasas Ayah 46)
We see from these two Ayahs that the Prophet (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) was not present at certain events, and was not present nor was he witnessing these important moments in history.
We have now established that he is not present and seeing everywhere, and for that matter, nor is any other creation of Allah.
We as Muslims, pray Salah, and in that Salah, we say “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammed is the messenger of Allah. Now any person with reasonable intelligence will realize that we bear witness, but do we see Allah Subhanahu wa ta ‘ala and do we see the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) ? Then how can we be witnesses? We are witnesses because The Prophet and Final Messenger (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) has told us the truth…. In the same way, the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) does not need to be present or seeing to be a witness, because he will be a witness to what Allah Subhanahu wa ta ‘ala tells him.
We send Salat -as -Salaam on Muhammed Mustafa (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) many times a day. It is a tremendously virtuous deed, as stated in the Qur’an (33:56) and many hadith. How do we send blessings on him? Well many hadith will point out that the best way, is to recite Durood Ibrahim.
“Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! send ye blessings on him and salute him with all respect. ” Surah 33, Al-Ahzab Ayah 56
The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! How shall we (ask Allah to) send blessings on you?" Allah's Apostle replied, "Say: O Allah! Send Your Mercy on Muhammad and on his wives and on his offspring, as You sent Your Mercy on Abraham's family; and send Your Blessings on Muhammad and on his offspring, as You sent Your Blessings on Abraham's family, for You are the Most Praiseworthy, the Most Glorious." Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.588 Narrated by Abu Humaid As Saidi (R.A.)
Note, the key word being “Send”. We ask Allah to Send His blessings, and they are Conveyed by Angels to him, as the following hadiths prove;
Abu Hurairah (Radiallahu anhu) reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Do not turn my grave into a site of festivities, but send greetings to me for your greetings are raised to me wherever you might be." (Reported by Abu Daw'ud with a sound chain of authorities)
Aus (Radiallahu anhu) reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "The best of your days is Friday, so send more and more greetings to me on it, for your greetings are presented to me." They asked, "How are our greetings presented to you while you are dead and your body is turned into dust?" He replied, "Allah has forbidden the earth to consume the bodies of the prophets." (Abu Daw'ud and Nasa'i)
Abu Hurairah (Radiallahu anhu) reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "When any Muslim sends greetings to me, Allah returns my soul to me so that I may respond to his greetings." (Reported by Abu Daw'ud with a sound chain of authorities)
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: There is a mobile (squads) of Angels on Earth convey to me the blessings invoked upon me by my Ummah. Transmitted by Nasa'i and Darimi. Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 924 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (R.A.)
Now we can see that blessings and greetings are carried/conveyed to him and presented to him, he is not present and seeing, as some people wrongly believe. And, from the penultimate hadith mentioned, it is clear that his soul is returned to his body, so he can return the greetings, but if he was omnipresent, then his soul would not need to return to his body, because it would already be there…. and also everywhere else! And there is not a shred of Qur’anic / hadith evidence that says that the prophet is everywhere and all seeing and all knowing. People are too eager to jump on the bandwagon without finding out for themselves.
If the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was omnipresent, what was the need for him to make a physical night journey to Heaven? And why would he need a creature (Buraq) to carry him to Heaven?
The Prophet (S.A.W) said, "The animal's step (was so wide that it) reached the farthest point within the reach of the animal's sight. I was carried on it, and Jibraeel (Alayhis salaam) set out with me till we reached the nearest heaven. Sahih Al-Bukhari hadith 5.227, Narrated by Abbas bin Malik (R.A.)
The following hadith states that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) will not know what the people innovated after he left. If he was “haazer and naazer” then he should know what the people did after he left…should he not?
The companions of the Prophet (S.A.W.) said, "Some men from my companions will come to my Lake-Fount and they will be driven away from it, and I will say, 'O Lord, my companions!' It will be said, 'You have no knowledge of what they innovated after you left: they turned apostate as renegades (reverted from Islam)." Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.586 Narrated by Ibn Al Musaiyab (R.A.)
The Prophet (S.A.W.) said, "Some of my companions will come to me at my Lake Fount, and after I recognize them, they will then be taken away from me, whereupon I will say, 'My companions!' Then it will be said, 'You do not know what they innovated (new things) in the religion after you.' " Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.584 Narrated by Anas (R.A.)
We all know that Sayyedna Muhammed Mustafa (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is the highest of creation, and is to be treated with the utmost respect, and to invent things about him is against all Islamic teachings. To make claims that he was not human and that he is omnipresent is completely baseless and makes a mockery of Islam. May Allah Subhanahu wa ta ‘ala guide us on the true path, Amin.
