it is the contention and the belief of the ahle sunnat wal jamaat that the holy prophet(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is : (a). present & seeing at all times , (b). aware and witnessing the creation of allah , (c). able to be present in several places at the same time .
" 'o' nabi (communicator of the unseen) we have sent you as a witness." (s33 v45). 2). "then how shall it be, when we bring up a witness from each nation (of each prophet) and 'o' beloved messenger we will bring you as a witness and guardian against all those." (s4 v41)
observe that the holy prophet(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) is being called a witness to all the nations that allah has put upon this earth. therefore, the holy prophet(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) must have been present before his earthly appearance and is still present after this earthly demise, otherwise he cannot be called upon as a witness in the true sense of the word. there are many other verses of the holy quran that call upon the holy prophet(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) to be a witness. and a witness can only be someone who is haazir & naazir.
a technical point: the following quranic verses are often quoted to show that the holy prophet(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) was not present and seeing before his earthly appearance : "and you('o' prophet) were not with them(present) when they cast their pens(to decide) which of them should be mary's guardian." (s3 v44)
"the prophet was not present when musa was called upon tur" (s28 v46) yes, the holy prophet(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) was not present (physically speaking) at these .
The Messenger (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is the best and most perfect of
creation, and the most beloved to Allaah and the most honoured by Him.
But this does not mean that his human characteristics are to be denied,
or that any of the duties of worship which are due only to Allaah should
be directed to him. The Messenger
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was a human being who suffered
from sickness and real death the same as any other human being. Allaah
said (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, you (O Muhammad) will die,
and verily, they (too) will die” [al-Zumar 39:30]
“And We granted not to any human
being immortality before you (O Muhammad); then if you die, would they
live forever?” [al-Anbiyaa’ 21:34]
The Messenger
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) died and was buried in his
grave, hence al-Siddeeq Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
“Whoever used to worship Muhammad, Muhammad has died, but whoever used
to worship Allaah, Allaah is alive and will never die.”
The fact that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was a witness, a bringer
of glad tidings and a warner, and that he will be a witness on the Day
of Resurrection, does not mean that he is present among all nations,
or that he (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) will remain alive until the Day of Resurrection,
or that he sees and witnesses whilst he is in his grave. Witnessing
does not only mean seeing. Rather he will testify against the nations
by means of what Allaah tells him, for he does not know the unseen.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“… and If I had the knowledge of the Ghaib (Unseen), I should have secured
for myself an abundance of wealth…”[al-A’raaf 7:188]
The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) does not have the ability to be present in numerous places; he is in only one place, which is his grave, and this is according to the consensus of the Muslims.
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