The meaning of [the confession]: Muhammad-ur-Rasûl-Allah
(The second confession of a Muslim, which means: Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah).

The belief that he is sent from Allah, so that we should believe him in what he has informed, and obey him in what he has ordered, and leave what he has forbade, and worship Allah as he has decreed. Moreover, we should believe that he is the last (end) of the Prophets and that his Message (Islam) is quite general for all mankind and jinn. In fact, the veneration of the Prophet with his orders and prohibition and sticking to his rules are the true expression for the real meaning of this testimony (confession). However, this is a mere submission to the orders of Allah, who sent him to all people as a bearer of glad tidings, and a warner, and as one who invites to Allah (Islamic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone) by His Leave, and as a lamp spreading light (through his instructions from the Qur’an and the Sunnah – the Legal ways of the Prophet)

Our duty towards the Prophet of Allah are:

1) Believing him.

Allah said, "Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire}."

2) Patterning after him.

Allah said, "Say (O Muhammad): "If you do love Allah, then follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins’}", and He also said, " You have indeed in the Messenger of Allah r a beautiful pattern (of conduct)}," and said, "Say (O Muhammad): "O men! I am sent unto you all, as the Messenger of Allah, to Whom the dominion of the heavens and the earth belongs: there is no worthy god to be worshipped but He: it is He Who gives both life and death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, who believed in Allah and His Words: follow him that (so) you may be guided}."

3) Decreeing his love.

Allah said, “Say (O Muhammad): If it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates, or your kindred; the wealth that you have gained; the commerce in which you fear a decline; or the dwellings in which you delight - are dearer to you than Allah, Or His Messenger, or the striving in His cause - then wait until Allah brings about His decision: and Allah guides not the rebellious.”

And the Prophet said, “None amongst you is a truthful believer till he loves me more than he loves his father, his son, and all mankind.”

4) Adoration of Allah the way he decreed.

Allah said, “Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire”, and the Prophet said, “He who innovates things in these affairs of ours, for which there is no valid (reason), his innovations are to be rejected.”

And Allah said also: "He who obeys the Messenger, has in fact obeyed Allah."

5) Avoiding cause harm to him.

Allah said, "Among them are men who molest the Prophet and say, "He is (all) ear." Say (O Muhammad), "He listens to what is best for you: he believes in Allah, has faith in the Believers and is a Mercy to those of you who believe." But those who molest the Prophet will have a grievous punishment." In fact, the phrase ‘molest the Prophet’ here includes: his honorable body, what he has sent by from Allah, his Sunnah, his family, his wives – the mothers of believers – and his honorable companions.

6) Reciting prayer and peace upon him.

Allah said, "Allah and His Angels send blessings on the Prophet: O you that believe! send you blessings on him, and salute him with all respect," and narrated Abu Huraira that the Prophet said, “He who recites prayer and peace upon me once, Allah would bless him ten times.”

Narrated Kaab bin Ujrah, the Prophet said, “Say: ‘O Allah! Send Your Mercy on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, as You sent Your Mercy on Ibrahim (Abraham) and on the family of Ibrahim (Abraham), for You are the Most Praiseworthy, the Most Glorious. O Allah! Send Your Blessings on Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You sent your Blessings on Ibrahim (Abraham) and on the family of Ibrahim (Abraham), for You are the Most Praiseworthy, the Most Glorious’.”