Janazah of Shaykh Sayyid Muhammad bin Alawi al-Maliki (rahmatullahi'alayh)

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This is a fairly rare video. It is the funeral of the incredibly acclaimed and famous Muhaddith of the Haramain Shareefain (esp.in Makkatul Mukarramah), Sayyidi al-Shaykh al-'Allamah al-Sayyid Dr Muhammad bin 'Alawi al-Maliki al-Makki (rahimahullah), one of the leading Sunni Ulama of this era and the creme de la creme of the Muhaddithin of this age. Throughout generations, the family of this household have held the prestigious posts of Imams and Muhaddiths of the blessed al-Haram al-Sharif. Sayyid Alawi (Rahimahullah)'s honourable father, the gnostic, the great Imam of the Haram, Hadhrat al-Shaykh al-Sayyid al-Alawi bin Abbas al-Maliki al-Makki (Rahimahullah) used to sit opposite the al-Hajar al-Aswad and give his insightful dars of Ahadith, which is where Allamah Mufti Muhammad Mujahid Uddin Chodhury Dubagi saheb, the khalifah of Sahib Qiblah Fultali (Rahimahullah), also received the honour of listening to Ahadith from the Sayyid's blessed lips. Sayyid Muhammad al-'Alawi (Rahimahullah) used to also give Dars al-Hadith at the Haram Sharif at an appointed time every week before the Wahabis forcefully removed him from his post due to his fearless propagation of Sunni beliefs. The noble Shaykh was also exiled from the lands of the Hijaz due to the same reasons and his books were also banned. However, this law could not be upheld by the Wahabi rulers and due to the immense number of supporters of the Sayyid, they were forced into allowing him to re-enter his homeland and continue with his da'wah. This miraculous Janazah is a final announcement made by the Lord of the worlds as to who the noble Shaykh is and what his actual status is, for he is forevermore imprinted in our hearts just as he was in the hearts of the hundreds of thousands who formed an ocean of lovers at his blessed Janazah. He is another proof of the fact that Sunnis are on the right path and that the observation of the Mawlid and other Sunni 'Aqaid are not only carried out in the Indian subcontinent but also in the heart of the capital of Islam by the descendants of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu'alayhiwasallam). May Allah ('Azzawajalla) grant this great Sayyid Jannatul Firdaus as he was undoubtedly a relic of the Ulama of the al-Salaf al-Salih. His brother, Sayyid 'Abbas bin Alawi al-Maliki attended a Mawlid event at the Brick lane mosque recently too. May Allah shower countless blessings on the soul of the noble Shaykh and make our resurrection with him and his noble Grandfather Sallallahu'lyhiwasallam.