Who was the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?
His life, his character and his message.
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Simple answer
Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah and the last of the prophets. 33:40
Shaykh Ibn Baz explained that Allah sent him as a mercy to the worlds, and that he is Allah's messenger to jinn and mankind, to everyone. Ibn Baz
His message is the one every messenger before him brought: to serve Allah alone. 21:25
The Quran speaks of his strong character, and Anas described him as the finest of people in character. 68:4Bukhari 6203
Quran
Quran 21:25
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدُونِ
We never sent any messenger before you [Muhammad] without revealing to him: ‘There is no god but Me, so serve Me.’Translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
Quran 21:25Quran 33:40
مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَآ أَحَدٍ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن رَّسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًا
Muhammad is not the father of any one of you men; he is God’s Messenger and the seal of the prophets: God knows everything.Translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
Quran 33:40Quran 68:4
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ
truly you have a strong character––Translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
Quran 68:4Hadith
Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim
عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ خُلُقًا.
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was the best of people in terms of morals.Translation: HadeethEnc
Hadith on HadeethEncScholar quotes
Shaykh Abdul-Aziz ibn Baz
تفسير قوله تعالى: {وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ}
الآية على ظاهرها، الله سبحانه أرسل نبيه محمد ﷺ رحمة للعالمين، هو رسول الله إلى الجن والإنس، إلى الجميع، كما قال تعالى: قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا[الأعراف:158]، وقال سبحانه: وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا[سبأ:28]، فهو رسول الله إلى الجميع، وهو رحمة الله إلى العالمين بأسباب رسالته وطاعة أوامره
The scholar's own words in Arabic (short quote)
binbaz.org.sa, fatwa 12434
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