The Prophet’s Descriptive Names: Mujtabā, Rashīd, and Nāṣiḥ ﷺ

The Descriptive Names: Mujtabā, Rashīd, and Nāṣiḥ for the Prophet ﷺ

Author: Ḥāfiẓ Muḥammad Anwar Zāhid ḥafiẓahullāh

❖ Mention in the Elegy of Ṣafiyyah bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib​

In Ṭabaqāt Ibn Saʿd, the noble aunt of the Prophet ﷺ, Ṣafiyyah bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, composed a eulogy (marthiyah) upon his passing in which she referenced three significant descriptive names of the Prophet ﷺ:

① المجتبیٰ (al-Mujtabā) – The Chosen One
② الرشید (al-Rashīd) – The Rightly Guided One
③ الناصح (al-Nāṣiḥ) – The Sincere Advisor

She says:

«على المرتضى للهدي ولتقى وللرشد والنور بعد الظلم»
"Upon the one who was chosen for guidance, piety, uprightness, and as a light after darkness."

«على الطاهر المرسل المجتبيٰ رسول تخيره ذو الكرم»
"Upon the pure, the messenger, the chosen one – a Prophet whom the Generous Lord Himself selected."

These lines highlight the Prophet’s ﷺ purity, divine selection, and his role as a guiding light and sincere advisor.

❖ Ḥadīth Authentication​

Chain of narration: Weak

Source Reference:

• Ṭabaqāt Ibn Saʿd (translated), Vol. 2, p. 371

This narration also includes Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar al-Wāqidī, who has been **labeled a fabricator
The Descriptive Names: Mujtabā, Rashīd, and Nāṣiḥ for the Prophet ﷺ

Author: Ḥāfiẓ Muḥammad Anwar Zāhid ḥafiẓahullāh

❖ Mention in the Elegy of Ṣafiyyah bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib​

In Ṭabaqāt Ibn Saʿd, the noble aunt of the Prophet ﷺ, Ṣafiyyah bint ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, composed an elegy (marthiyah) in which she referred to three notable descriptive names (ṣifātī asmāʾ) of the Prophet ﷺ:

① المجتبىٰ (al-Mujtabā) – The Chosen One
② الرشيد (al-Rashīd) – The Rightly Guided
③ الناصح (al-Nāṣiḥ) – The Sincere Advisor

Her poetry includes the following verses:

«على المرتضى للهدي ولتقى وللرشد والنور بعد الظلم»
"Upon the one who was chosen for guidance, piety, and enlightenment after darkness."

«على الطاهر المرسل المجتبىٰ رسول تخيّره ذو الكرم»
"Upon the pure, the sent one, the chosen one – a Messenger whom the Generous Lord Himself selected."

These verses emphasize the Prophet’s ﷺ nobility, purity, and divine selection, describing him as a source of light, guidance, and sincere counsel.

❖ Ḥadīth Authentication​

Chain of narration: Weak (Ḍaʿīf)

Source Reference:

• Ṭabaqāt Ibn Saʿd (translated), Vol. 2, p. 371

This narration includes Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar al-Wāqidī, who is considered kadhdhāb (a liar) by the scholars of ḥadīth, thus rendering the chain of narration unreliable.