Kissing the thumbs and touching the eyes

A brother once told me that he attended a gathering in Leicester. He went with some brothers from 41. The mosque was really big and packed out. During the talk the speaker mentioned the name of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. Upon hearing this the brother raised his thumbs to his lips and gave them a loud kiss and then placed them on his eyes. When he lowered his hands he was amazed to see that the speaker had stopped talking and was looking in his direction with a stern look. This attracted the attention of alot of people in the gathering. The brother states that he felt his face turn red and he looked down. The speaker then started his talk again by saying “don’t worry, keep coming to this gathering and you will lose these stupid habits”

Brothers and Sisters, what is wrong with kissing your thumbs and rubbing them onto your eyes at the mention of the name of the Greatest of Prophets? There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, yet these Deobandis try to make a mockery of innocent Muslims by trying to imply that respecting the Prophet peace be upon him is a stupid habit.

Do not let these misguided people spoil your love and respect for the Prophet peace be upon him. Kissing the thumbs and rubbing them onto your eyes is a great act of worship and should be done with love and respect.

The following has been taken from Ashraf786 forum

“Reasons Why We kiss The Thumbs and Touch Our Eyes.






“QURRAT AYNAYYA BIKA YA RASULL-ALLAH"


O Messenger of Allah, you are the light of my eyes






A Hadith in Dailami narrated by hadrat Abu bakr Siddique (Radi Allahu anhu) states that Our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) said;






" when the Muazzin says;


" Muhammadur Rasulullah," if one kisses his two thumbs and touches his eyes and says,


" Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa Rasuluh, radhi-tu bil-lahi Rabban wa bil-Islami deen-an wa bi Muhammadin sall- Allahu alaihi wa sallama Nabiyyan",


My Intercession becomes Halal for him."






Another hadith Sharif declares:


" I will look for and find and take to Paradise on the Day of Judgement the one who put their thumbs on their eyes upon hearing my name in Azaan."


Hanafi scholar al-Tahtawi, writes on the authority of al-Quhistani in his annotation in Mara al Falah;


" It is mustahab to put the thumbs on one's eyes and say


" Qurrat aynayya bika ya Raui-Allah! Allahumma matti'ni bi-s-sami wa l-basri." when the Muazzin recites Rasul-Allah's (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) name for the seconed time in the Azaan, because Rasulullah (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) wil take the one who does so to Paradise."






Sheikh- Zada who passed away in 1544, in his annotation of tafsir by al-Badawi, narrates from Abu l-Wafa that he saw some fatwas stating that Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique (Radi Allahu anhu) kissed the nails of his two thumbs and then touched his two eyes with them when he heard our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) name in the Azaan, and when Rasulullah (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) asked him why he did so he said;


" To attain blessings through your Blessed name."


Aap (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) then declared,


" You did well. He who does so never suffers from eye disease."


One should say, " Allahummam'mahfuz aynayya w nawwirhuma"


when the nails touch the eye lids.






A very similar incident narrated by Imam Abu Muhammad Bin Ali (Rehmatullahi ’Alaih) in his book Qu-tul-Qulub, that Our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) appeared splendidly in the mosque on the 10th Muharram to offer Friday prayers, when Hadrat Bilal (Radi Allahu anhu) was giving Azaan.. After the azaan Our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) on seeing Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique (Radi Allahu anhu) action of rubbing his thumbs on his eyes stated; " O Abu Bakr ! who so ever shows his love for me like you do, Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) will remit all his sins".






Al- Quhistani, who passed away in Bukhara in 1508, also reports from the book, Kanz al- ibad:


" It is Mustahab to say, " Sall-Allahu wa sallama aynayya bika Ya Rasul-Allah!" when one hears the first 'Muhammad' in the azaan and to say,


" Quraat aynayya bika Ya Rasul_Allah" upon hearing the Blessed name being repeated, and then put the two thumbs on ones eyes and say,


Allahumma Matti'ni bi-s-sami wa l- basri"


before removing one's thumbs:


Our beloved Master Rasulullah (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) will take this person to Paradise.






The Act of kissing the thumbs and touching the eyes reveals respect and reverance for our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam).


Actually this is a bargain of love.


The hearts Blessed with the love of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) will not deny this noble action.


But if some one's heart is bereft of the love of Aap (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam), he is incurable. If he denies this blissful action, which guarantees salvation, it is the echo of his inner self.


May Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) open our hearts to the light and give us the tawfiq of recognising the light and Love of Almighty Allah's Most beloved , Aap (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam)."