the prophet muhammad (saas) - Prophet Muhammad (SAW) for All

The Prophet (saas) said that the Qur'an led people to the true path, and advised people to take it as
their guide. Some of the verses on that subject are:
Say: "The Purest Spirit has brought it down from your Lord with truth, to make those who believe
firm, and as guidance and good news for the Muslims." (Surat an-Nahl: 102)
Say: "If I am misguided, it is only to my detriment. But if I am guided, it is by what my Lord reveals
to me. He is All-Hearing, Close-at-hand." (Surah Saba': 50)
This is why the Prophet (saas) placed great importance in teaching the Qur'an:
"Acquire the knowledge and impart it to the people. Learn the Qur'an and teach it to the people;
for I am a person who has to depart this world."42
The Prophet (saas) revealed that on the Day of Reckoning no one would be
burdened with anyone else's sins
One of the errant beliefs prevalent in ignorant societies is that one person's sins can be heaped upon
another. For example, someone may try to prevent his friends from carrying out a religious obligation and
say, "I will accept that sin myself." Of course that person will be committing the sin of preventing the
carrying out of an obligation, but his friend will still be committing the sin of not carrying it out. In other
words, nobody can lift that sin from another's shoulders. On the Day of Reckoning, people will only be held
responsible for their own deeds. Nobody will be asked about the sins of others, and nobody's sins will be
attributed to anyone else. Allah told the Prophet Muhammad (saas) to explain this in these terms:
Say: "Am I to desire other than Allah as Lord when He is the Lord of all things?" What each self
earns is for itself alone. No burden-bearer can bear another's burden. Then you will return to your Lord,
and He will inform you regarding the things about which you differed. (Surat al-An'am: 164)
The Prophet (saas)'s words, "no burdened soul will bear another's burden,"43 explained the truth about
that popular superstition.
The Prophet (saas) advised his people to take a lesson from the demise
of those who had gone before
All through history, societies that have opposed Allah, his messengers and religion, have been
destroyed by great disasters, in such a way as to leave no trace of them. The end of such societies must be a
lesson for all people, to turn to Allah and fear His wrath.
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