they remain deprived and ruin other people’s mindsets as well. May Allah Almighty protect us from such people.

Here is a summary of the words of the reviver of Islam, the Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah, Imam Aḥmad Razā Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه:

It is a reality that seeking blessings from the sacred relics of the beloved Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  has been practised from the Prophetic era until now, and there is scholarly consensus upon it being commendable. In such a matter (i.e. sacred relics), there is absolutely no need for definite proof. Chasing after verification for this and otherwise remaining detached from reverence of these relics is severe deprivation and misfortune. The imams of the religion deemed the widespread ascription of an artefact to the beloved Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  sufficient for its veneration.^[1]

Imam Qāḍī Iyād رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: “Veneration of whatever thing is widely attributed to the beloved Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  falls within the reverence of the beloved Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم .”^[2]

Fascinating discussion relating to the Prophetic hair

Shaykh al-Hadith, ꜤAllāmah ꜤAbd al-Muṣṭafā al-AꜤẓamī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states:

There was a gathering for the viewing of the blessed Prophetic hair in a place, and people were participating in it. Suddenly, a young man became obstinate, saying, “Where is the proof that this is the blessed hair of the beloved Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ?” There was a lot of disputation concerning this, and the people of