The Manner of Birth of the Prophets

Question

Was the Prophet Muhammad Mustafa ﷺ born from the same place from which all people are born, or from his blessed navel? In our region there is disagreement on this issue: some scholars say that the Prophet Muhammad Mustafa ﷺ was born from the same place from which all human beings are born, while others say it was from his blessed navel.

Answer

From Hammam ibn Yahya, from Ishaq ibn ‘Abdullah: the mother of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: [ar]لَمَّا وَلَدْتُهُ خَرَجَ مِنْ فَرُجِى نُورٌ أَضَاءَ لَهُ قُصُورُ الشَّامِ فَوَلَدْتُهُ نَظِيفًا مَا بِهِ قَذَرٌ[/ar] “When I gave birth to him, a light came out of my womb that illuminated the palaces of Sham, and I gave birth to him clean, with no impurity on him” (narrated by…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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