Finality of Prophethood & Qadiani Belief – A Hadith-Based Review

While the doctrine of the Finality of Prophethood is established by over 210 authentic hadiths, in this lesson we will present 10 hadiths that clearly prove this belief.

Hadith 1

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ يَعْنُونَ ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ السَّمَّانِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ مِنْ قَبْلِي كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ بَنَى بُنْيَانًا فَأَحْسَنَهُ وَأَجْمَلَهُ، إِلَّا مَوْضِعَ لَبِنَةٍ مِنْ زَاوِيَةٍ مِنْ زَوَايَاهُ، فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَطُوفُونَ بِهِ وَيَعْجَبُونَ لَهُ وَيَقُولُونَ: هَلَّا وُضِعَتْ هَذِهِ اللَّبِنَةُ قَالَ فَأَنَا اللَّبِنَةُ، وَأَنَا خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ
(Sahih Muslim 5961)

Translation:
Abu Huraira (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “My example and the example of the prophets before me is that of a man who built a house, beautified it, but left a space for one brick in a corner. People began to walk around it admiring it, but saying: ‘Why has this brick not been placed?’ I am that brick, and I am the Seal of the Prophets.”

Hadith 2

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: فُضِّلْتُ عَلَى الْأَنْبِيَاءِ بِسِتٍّ: أُعْطِيتُ جَوَامِعَ الْكَلِمِ، وَنُصِرْتُ بِالرُّعْبِ، وَأُحِلَّتْ لِيَ الْغَنَائِمُ، وَجُعِلَتْ لِيَ الْأَرْضُ طَهُورًا وَمَسْجِدًا، وَأُرْسِلْتُ إِلَى الْخَلْقِ كَافَّةً، وَخُتِمَ بِيَ النَّبِيُّونَ
(Sahih Muslim 1167)

Translation:
Abu Huraira (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I have been given superiority over other prophets in six matters: I have been given comprehensive speech; I have been helped with awe; war booty has been made lawful for me; the earth has been made pure and a mosque for me; I have been sent to all creation; and the line of prophets has been closed with me.”

Hadith 3

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ الرَّحَبِيِّ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تَلْحَقَ قَبَائِلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي بِالْمُشْرِكِينَ، وَحَتَّى يَعْبُدُوا الْأَوْثَانَ، وَإِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي ثَلَاثُونَ كَذَّابُونَ كُلُّهُمْ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ، وَأَنَا خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي
(Jami at-Tirmidhi 2219)

Translation:
Thawban (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The Hour will not be established until tribes of my Ummah join the polytheists and worship idols. There will be thirty liars in my Ummah, each claiming to be a prophet, while I am the Seal of the Prophets – there is no prophet after me.”

Hadith 4

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُخْتَارُ بْنُ فُلْفُلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّ الرِّسَالَةَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ قَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ، فَلَا رَسُولَ بَعْدِي وَلَا نَبِيَّ
(Jami at-Tirmidhi 2272)

Translation:
Anas ibn Malik (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Messengership and Prophethood have been terminated. There shall be no messenger nor prophet after me.”

Hadith 5

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ فُرَاتٍ الْقَزَّازِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حَازِمٍ، قَالَ: قَاعَدْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ خَمْسَ سِنِينَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: كَانَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ تَسُوسُهُمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ كُلَّمَا هَلَكَ نَبِيٌّ خَلَفَهُ نَبِيٌّ، وَإِنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي وَسَيَكُونُ خُلَفَاءُ فَيَكْثُرُونَ
(Sahih al-Bukhari 3455)

Translation:
Abu Huraira (RA) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The Children of Israel were governed by prophets; whenever a prophet died, another succeeded him. But there will be no prophet after me; instead, there will be caliphs who will increase in number.”

Hadith 6

حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُقْرِئُ، عَنْ حَيْوَةَ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ، عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ مِشْرَحِ بْنِ هَاعَانَ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَوْ كَانَ بَعْدِي نَبِيٌّ لَكَانَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ
(Jami at-Tirmidhi 3686)

Translation:
Uqbah ibn Amir (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If there were to be a prophet after me, it would have been Umar ibn al-Khattab.”

Hadith 7

عَنْ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ لِي أَسْمَاءً، أَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، وَأَنَا أَحْمَدُ، وَأَنَا الْمَاحِي الَّذِي يَمْحُو اللَّهُ بِيَ الْكُفْرَ، وَأَنَا الْحَاشِرُ الَّذِي يُحْشَرُ النَّاسُ عَلَى قَدَمِي، وَأَنَا الْعَاقِبُ الَّذِي لَيْسَ بَعْدَهُ نَبِيٌّ
(Mishkat al-Masabih 515)

Translation:
Jubayr ibn Mut’im (RA) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “I have several names: I am Muhammad, I am Ahmad, I am al-Mahi (the eraser) through whom Allah erases disbelief, I am al-Hashir (the gatherer) at whose feet people will be gathered, and I am al-Aqib (the last) after whom there is no prophet.”

Hadith 8

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةَ هَكَذَا، وَيُشِيرُ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ فَيَمُدُّ بِهِمَا
(Sahih al-Bukhari 6503)

Translation:
Sahl (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I and the Hour have been sent like these two,” and he held his two fingers close together.

Hadith 9

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: نَحْنُ الْآخِرُونَ السَّابِقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا وَأُوتِينَاهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ
(Sahih al-Bukhari 896)

Translation:
Abu Huraira (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “We are the last (Ummah) but the first on the Day of Resurrection. They received the Book before us, and we received it after them.”

Hadith 10

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: بُعِثْتُ أَنَا وَالسَّاعَةَ هَكَذَا، وَيُشِيرُ بِإِصْبَعَيْهِ فَيَمُدُّ بِهِمَا
(Sahih al-Bukhari 6503)

Translation:
Sahl (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I and the Hour have been sent like these two,” and he held his two fingers close together.

Conclusion from These Hadiths

These ten authentic hadiths make it as clear as daylight that:

1. The number of prophets was completed with the coming of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
2. No addition to the number of prophets is possible after him
3. He is the Seal of Prophets and the final brick in the structure of prophethood
4. Any claim to prophethood after him is false and constitutes disbelief

The Qadiani Deception Regarding Finality of Prophethood

The fundamental difference between Muslims and Qadianis regarding the Finality of Prophethood is:

• Muslims believe the line of prophets was completed with Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
• Qadianis falsely claim it was completed with Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

We believe Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) is the final brick in the structure of prophethood, while Qadianis falsely attribute this position to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

References from Mirza Ghulam Ahmad’s Writings:

“The Promised Messiah has many names, one of which is Khatam al-Khulafa (the last of the caliphs), meaning the one who comes at the very end.”
(Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 23, p. 333)

“Allah intended to fulfill this prophecy and complete the structure with the final brick. So I am that brick.”
(Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 16, p. 178)

“I am the Muhammadan manifestation that was promised since ancient times… This manifestation of prophethood has been given to me… Now there remains no other window to draw water from the spring of prophethood except this one.”
(Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 18, p. 215)

“All the saints, Qutbs and Abdals who came before me in this Ummah were not given this abundant portion of blessings. Therefore, I alone have been found worthy of being called a prophet, while others are not deserving of this name.”
(Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 22, p. 406)

“Woe to those who did not accept an exalted Messenger. Blessed is he who recognized me. I am the last of Allah’s paths, and the last of His lights. Wretched is he who abandons me, for without me there is only darkness.”
(Ruhani Khazain, Vol. 19, p. 61)

These references prove that Qadianis consider Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as the “final brick” in the structure of prophethood, directly contradicting the clear teachings of the Quran and authentic hadiths which establish Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) as the final prophet.