Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan al-Nasa’i, Jamiʿ al-Tirmidhi, and Sunan Ibn Majah.

I therefore say: The greatest favor Allah Most High has conferred upon the nation of Muhammad ﷺ is that He sent to them His noble Messenger, Muhammad—may the most exalted prayers and fullest salutations be upon him—to bring them from darkness into light. He discharged this mission in the best possible manner and fulfilled, with complete perfection, everything Allah had entrusted to him. He left no good without directing the ummah to it and encouraging them toward it, and he left no evil without warning them against it and forbidding them from it. May Allah’s prayers, peace, and blessings be upon him.

His esteemed Companions—may Allah be pleased with them and grant them His approval—were likewise granted success. Allah chose them for his companionship, honored their eyes in this worldly life by allowing them to gaze upon his radiant presence, and delighted their ears with the privilege of hearing his noble speech directly from his blessed lips, peace and blessings be upon him. Thus they received from him