فرحۃ القلوب في علوم المحبوب

فرحۃ القلوب في علوم المحبوب

ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص

طاہر یوسف الحنفيمحمد

Muhammad Taher Youssef al-Hanafi

Knowledge of Prophecy

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بعد از خدا بزرگ تو ہی قصہ مختصر

Dedication

This booklet is dedicated to the

“Teacher of the Universe”


With whose existence and by having the charity

of His knowledge the cosmos got illuminated with

the light of insight and wisdom and the journey

of human enlightment was made possible.

Acknowledgment

All Praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, the [One Who] Sustains the Heavens and Earths, Director of all that is created, who sent the Messengers (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon all of them) to rational beings, to guide them and explain the religious laws to them with clear proofs and undeniable arguments. I praise Him for all of His bounties. I ask Him to increase His Grace and Generosity. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah alone, who has no partner, the One, Who Subdues, the Generous,

the Forgiving. I bear witness that our leader Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) is His

servant and Messenger, His beloved and dear one, the best of all creation. He was honored with the Glorious Qur’an that has been an enduring miracle throughout the years. He was also sent with his guiding Sunnah that shows the way for those who seek guidance. Our

leader Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) has been particularized with the

characteristic of eloquent and pithy speech, and simplicity and ease in the religion. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, the other Prophets and Messengers, all of their families and the rest of the righteous.

All praises for Almighty Allah who gave me strength to compile this booklet on the vast and massive knowledge of His beloved and last

Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص).Great Prophet Muhammad

chooses whom he wishes to move his pen to write about him. I (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

would not have been able to do so without his (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) special attentions

towards me. Unfortunately in our era, within Muslims community some people

remain confused about the personality of Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

and due to their lack of clarity of mind they use to pass silly and meaningless comments. Same thing happen when we talk about the

knowledge of Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص), they tried to prove that

Prophet Muhammad’s (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) knowledge was limited; he even didn’t

know what is behind the wall and so many other things. Thus, this year, 1437 Hijri; on the great and blessed occasion of Mawlid Un-Nabi

I make intention to compile narrations of Prophet Muhammad ,(ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

to let the people know how huge and massive knowledge has (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

been blessed to our beloved Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) by Allah

Almighty. May this little effort of lover be accepted in the court of

beloved (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص). Aamin!

CONTENTS

1.1 INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………………………….. 01

1.2 KNOWLEDGE OF UNSEEN ……………………………………………………………….…. 02 1.3 PROPHETS’ KNOWLEDGE OF UNSEEN FROM HOLY QURAN …………………………06 1.4 PROPHET’S KNOWLEDGE OF UNSEEN FROM PROPHETIC TRADITIONS …………..11

1.4.1 ALMIGHTY ALLAH BESTOWED KNOWLEDGE TO HIS BELOVED (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) ……. 11

1.4.2 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) POSSESSES THE KNOWLEDGE OF EVERYTHING …….… 12

1.4.3 ALLAH HAS CONVERGED EAST AND WEST FOR HIS BELOVED (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) …….13

1.4.4 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) KNOWS THE HEREDITY LINEAGE OF PEOPLE ………..…. 13

1.4.5 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF PARADISE AND HELL

………………………………………………………………………………………..…………… 21

1.4.6 THE TIME OF DEATH WAS KNOWN TO PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) ………………..….. 21

1.4.7 THE BODY OF THE DENIER WAS THROWN OUT BY THE EARTH …………. 22

1.4.8 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT THE DAY OF JUDGMENT WILL NOT BE

ESTABLISHED TILL THERE IS A WAR BETWEEN TWO GROUPS WHOSE CLAIMS

WILL BE THE SAME ……………………………………………………………………………23

1.4.9 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT THERE APPEAR LIARS AFTER HIM WHO

WILL CLAIM MESSENGER-SHIP OF ALLAH ……………………………………..……… 23

1.4.10 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THE COMPANIONS THAT PEOPLE WILL

INCREASE BUT THE ANSAR WILL DECREASE IN NUMBER IN FUTURE ……….…. 24

1.4.11 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE DEATH OF JA’FAR AND ZAYD... 24

1.4.12 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THE PEOPLE OF THE MARTYRDOM OF ZAID,

JA’FAR AND IBN RAWAHA …………………………………………………………………. 25

1.4.13 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT THERE WILL APPEAR PEOPLE WHOSE

FAITH WILL NOT GO BEYOND THEIR THROATS ………………………………………. 25

1.4.14 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THE COMPANIONS THAT YOU WILL SPEND

THE TREASURES OF BOTH KHOSRAU AND CAESAR ………………………..………… 26

1.4.15 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT DESTRUCTION OF MY FOLLOWERS WILL

BE THROUGH THE HANDS OF YOUNG MEN FROM QURAISH ……………………… 27

1.4.16 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT AFTER ME YOU WILL SEE RULERS NOT

GIVING YOU YOUR RIGHT ………………………………………………………..………. 27

1.4.17 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE ARRIVAL OF SON OF MARY ….27

1.4.18 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT SON OF MINE WILL BRING ABOUT

RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS OF MUSLIMS ………………..…… 28

1.4.19 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT A BRANCH FROM QURAISH WILL RUIN

THE PEOPLE ……………………………………………………………………………………. 28

1.4.20 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE MARTYRDOM OF ‘UTHMAN BIN

‘AFFAN …………………………………………………………………………………………… 29

1.4.21PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT ABU BAKR, ‘UMAR AND ‘UTHMAN WILL

BE GRANTED PARADISE ……………………………………………………………………. 29

1.4.22 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE SIGNS OF QAYAMAH ………….. 30

1.4.23 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT YOU WILL KILL THE JEWS …………. 35

1.4.24 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE INCIDENTS OF THE DAY OF

RESECURATION ……………………………………………………………………………….. 36

1.4.25 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE INCIDENT OF INSIDE THE

GRAVE………………………………………………………………………………………….… 36

1.4.26 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE DEATH-PLACE ………………….. 37

1.4.27 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) IS THE KNOWER OF HEARTS ………………………….……..39

1.4.28 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) KNOWS WHAT IS BEHIND HIM (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) ………………….…. 42

1.4.29 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) KNOWS THE INNER FEELINGS OF PEOPLE ….…………… 42

1.4.30 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE EMBRYOLOGICAL FEATURES OF

CREATION ……………………………………………………………………………….……… 45

1.4.31 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT AFFLICTIONS WILL START FROM EAST

………….……………………………………………………………………………………….…. 46

1.4.32 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) EXPLAIN THE PICTURE OF GRAVE ………………………… 47

1.4.33 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) GAVE THE NEWS OF UNSEEN ON MOUNTAIN OF UHUD

………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 53

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1.1 INTRODUCTION The Holy Quran is a treasure house of Knowledge and Wisdom. It contains references or mentions at more than 800 places relating to knowledge and its derivatives, i.e. the innumerable branches of knowledge which continue to grow as the life advances from stage to stage. Similarly, references to "books" and "writing" are at more than 600 places in the Holy Quran. This clearly indicates the divine emphasis on knowledge and its acquisition at all levels of life. The Holy Prophet

also has laid great emphasis as a compulsive obligation of the (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

Ummah to seek more and more knowledge and brought forth the blissful significance of knowledge. Fourth rightly guided Caliph „Ali al-

Murtada ( ) has said: “The real dignity to men is through learning.”

The Holy Quran itself bears testimony to the significance of knowledge when it says: “And their Prophet said to them: „Allah has appointed for you Saul1 as a king.‟ They said: „How can he reign over us, whereas we have greater right than him to rule, and he has also not been granted affluence?‟ (The Prophet) said: „Surely, Allah has chosen him above you, and has given him more affluent knowledge and vigor; and Allah (entrusts) with His kingdom whom He pleases and Allah is Infinite, All-

Knowing.”2 The superiority of Prophet Adam ( ) - the epitomic

symbol of human progeny - over angels (and all the creations) was on account of this knowledge alone as Holy Quran says: “And Allah taught Adam the names of all (things), and then presented them before the angels and said: „Tell Me the names of these things if you are true (in your assumption).”3 After some introductory words regarding importance of knowledge,

some people deny that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) has been

blessed by Allah Almighty with Knowledge of the Unseen. They remain always confused about the belief of knowledge of unseen towards

Messenger of Allah Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) and they are not quite

about the concept of actual belief and due to improper clarity about actual belief they pass some silly comments by saying that it is

polytheism i.e. shirk in having belief that Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

knows knowledge of unseen.This occur due to lack of knowledge and improper clarity of mind. Thus, so first I would like to explain the real

1 Saul stands for Talut. Talut is mentioned in Chapter 2 (The Cow), verses 246-251, as a king appointed by God to rule over the Children of Israel. 2 Holy Quran; Chapter 2, Verse 247 3 Holy Quran; Chapter 2, Verse 31

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concept of belief. Actually belief is that Allah the Almighty is the owner of each and every knowledge, He is possessor of knowledge but if He wants to give it with any of his close people then it‟s all in his authority, He can do whatever He wants. Same principle can be applied regarding

knowledge of Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص). It is our belief that Almighty

Allah has given the knowledge of unseen to His beloved Messenger

Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص). However, it is not possible, nor permissible

to say that the Prophet Muhammad‟s (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)knowledge of unseen is equal

to that of Allah‟s knowledge, since Allah‟s knowledge is His own and the

Prophet Muhammad‟s (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) knowledge has been given to him by

Almighty Allah.

The knowledge of Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) is exceptionally vast

because of his constant contact with his Creator. A prophet is not like ordinary human beings. For us sleep is half death but for Prophet

Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص), it is not. When Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) sleeps he

does not become unconscious. His sleep cuts himself off from mankind and connects him with undivided concentration to his Creator. We also

believes that our Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) after being informed by

Allah Almighty, is aware of everything that happened and will happen and his knowledge is increasing every single moment, whereas Allah's knowledge is from beginning and his own.

1.2 KNOWLEDGE OF UNSEEN The word knowledge stands for ‘ilm which means “to know”. It is originated from ‘lima y’lamu. The word ‘ilm means to know about the reality of something4.The opposite to knowledge is ignorance i.e. Jihala. Knowledge is power - a great power, with tremendous potentialities and unfathomable capabilities. The ever growing expanse of knowledge in the modern age in all direction has amply unfolded and demonstrated the great significance and influence of knowledge over all things existing on the surface of the earth and beyond. Knowledge of unseen i.e. ghayb is that hidden thing which cannot be perceived by human senses nor can be known through human wisdom. Knowledge of unseen stands for the knowledge which is beyond your physical observation. For instance, if someone tells about past or future news that has not happened yet then it will be knowledge of unseen. If

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someone knows about what‟s going on beyond the wall then this will not be knowledge of unseen because now a days due to highly developed scientific technology we can easily observe with our physical eyes what‟s going on beyond the wall by using cameras. This can only be termed as unseen if someone predicts it without any external source say scientific devices. In the same way, these days we can predict someone identity with the help of DNA finger printing technology and with various other technologies. Knowledge of unseen is only which is predicted without

use of any external source as Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) predict about

the incidents that will happen in the eleventh hour and also he predicted about the identity of many persons that from whom they originated. In the same way, He told us about what will happen after life hereafter. Knowledge of unseen can be categorized as personal knowledge of unseen and bestowed knowledge of unseen. Personal knowledge of unseen belongs to Allah Almighty alone, it is He who has the knowledge of unseen by His own and no one has taught Him, revealed to Him, shown Him, nor has He learnt it with passage of time. This is the knowledge of unseen which has been made (specific) with Allah Almighty in the Holy Quran at many places. As Holy Quran states:

وما يشعرون أيان يبعثون لأرض الغيب إلا الل موت وا ۔قل لا يعلم من فى الس

Say: „Those who are in the heavens and the earth do not have the

knowledge of the unseen (by themselves) except Allah (Who is Self-Knowing), nor do they know when they will be raised up (alive again).‟5

Holy Quran also states:

موت حمن على العرش استوى ﴿﴾ له ما فى الس موت العلى ﴿﴾ الر لأرض والس تنزيلا ممن خلق ار وأخفى ﴿﴾ لأرض وما بينهما وما تحت الثرى ﴿﴾ وإن تجهر بالقول فإنه يعلم الس وما فى ا

لا إله إلا لأسماء الحسنى الل ۔هو له ا

(This) has been revealed by (Allah) Who created the earth and the lofty heavens. (He is) Most Kind (Lord) Who established (His sovereignty) on the Throne (of power and supreme authority over all the systems of the universe, befitting His Glory). (So) whatever is in the heavens (i.e., the upper divine and celestial spheres and spatial terrestrial spheres) and

whatever is in the earth and whatever is in between (i.e., the

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atmospheric spheres) and whatever is beneath the soil to its bed, all are (functioning in compliance with) His (command and control system). And (there is no harm) if, in remembrance and Prayer, you raise (your

voice). He knows the secrets (of hearts) and also the most hidden mysteries. (Then how He will not hear the loud supplications!) Allah is

(His Self-Name) besides Whom there is no God (i.e., believe in Him alone and deny all other false gods). There are (also) many other

Beautiful Names for Him (that speak of His most beautiful attributes).6

Holy Quran also says:

ماء ﴿ا لأرض ولا فى الس لا يخفى عليه شيء فى ا لأرحام كيف ٥ن الل ﴾ هو الذى يصوركم فى ا۔يشاء لا إله إلا هو العزيز الحكيم

Surely, nothing is hidden from Allah in the earth or in the heaven. He is

the One Who shapes your forms the way He wills in the wombs (of mothers). None is worthy of worship but He. He is Almighty, All-Wise.7

Holy Quran states:

يعلم ما تسرون وما تعلنون والل

And Allah knows what you hide and what you show.8

Holy Quran says:

۔تكتمون ما ويعلم القول من الجهر يعلم إنه

He surely knows what you utter loudly, and also knows (all) that you keep secret.9

The second category is of bestowed knowledge of unseen which related

to Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص), he was given this knowledge by Allah

Almighty, he himself did not know it, but Allah Almighty bestowed the knowledge of unseen on him, this knowledge of unseen is also mentioned at many places in Qur'an so rejection any of these two or having confusion by mixing these two together is a fallacy.

6 Holy Quran; Chapter 20, Verse 4-8 7 Holy Quran; Chapter 3, Verse 5-6 8 Holy Quran; Chapter 16, Verse 19 9 Holy Quran; Chapter 21, Verse 110


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Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran:

م يب وما كان الل ليذر المؤمنين على ما أنتم عليه حتى يميز الخبيث من الط ا كان الل ورسله وإن تؤمنوا ليطلعكم على الغيب ـامنوا بالل يجتبى من رسله من يشاء ف ولكن الل

۔وتتقوا فلكم أجر عظيم

And Allah will never leave the Muslims in the situation you are in (now) until He distinguishes the impure from the pure. And, (O common

people,) it is not Allah‟s Glory that He reveals to you the unseen. However, Allah chooses from amongst His Messengers whom He wills (for the knowledge of the unseen). Therefore, put faith in Allah and His Messengers. And if you embrace faith and become God-fearing, there is

a tremendous reward for you.10

Then Holy Quran says:

۔علم الغيب فلا يظهر على غيبه أحدا

(He is) the Knower of the unseen. So He does not inform any (common

man) of His unseen11 Holy Quran says:

۔هو على الغيب بضنين وما

And he (the glorious Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]) is not at all miserly in (disclosing) the unseen. (The Lord of the Throne has

not left for him any deficiency.)12

10 Holy Quran; Chapter 3, Verse 179 11 Holy Quran; Chapter 72, Verse 26 12 Holy Quran; Chapter 81, Verse 24


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1.3 PROPHETS’ KNOWLEDGE OF UNSEEN FROM HOLY QURAN

Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran:

م يب وما كان الل ليذر المؤمنين على ما أنتم عليه حتى يميز الخبيث من الط ا كان الل يجتبى من ر ورسله وإن تؤمنوا ليطلعكم على الغيب ولكن الل ـامنوا بالل سله من يشاء ف

۔وتتقوا فلكم أجر عظيم

And Allah will never leave the Muslims in the situation you are in (now) until He distinguishes the impure from the pure. And, (O common

people,) it is not Allah‟s Glory that He reveals to you the unseen. However, Allah chooses from amongst His Messengers whom He wills (for the knowledge of the unseen). Therefore, put faith in Allah and His Messengers. And if you embrace faith and become God-fearing, there is

a tremendous reward for you.13 Allah Almighty does not restrict and retains the knowledge of unseen exclusively to Himself but reveal any part of it to any other person. Allah Almighty has revealed and honoured His apostles as much and as and when He willed, for guidance and enlightenment to cope with the circumstances and situations confronting them, and to fulfill the mission assigned to them. Now from above verse, it can be seen that Allah Almighty chooses his apostles for the unseen. Now we explain it from the Holy Quran that Allah has bestowed knowledge to his apostles.

Holy Quran says regarding Prophet Adam ( ):

ـونى بأسما لأسماء كلها ثم عرضهم على الملئكة فقال أنب ء هؤلاء إن كنتم وعلم ءادم ا۔صدقين

And Allah taught Adam the names of all (things), and then presented them before the angels and said: „Tell Me the names of these things if

you are true (in your assumption).‟14

Then Quran says regarding Prophet David ( ):

وقتل داو الملك والحكمة وعلمه مما يشاء ولولا دفع د ۥفهزموهم بإذن الل تىه الل جالوت وءا ذو فضل على العلمين لأرض ولكن الل الناس بغضهم ببغض لفسدت ا ۔الل

13 Holy Quran; Chapter 3, Verse 971 14

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So they defeated them (the army of Jalut [Goliath]) by Allah‟s

command and Dawud (David) killed Jalut. And Allah granted (Dawud) sovereignty and wisdom, and taught him what He wished. If Allah had

not removed one group (that puts into force tyranny and oppression and breaches peace) by means of another (who fights for the protection of human dignity and peace) earth would have been ruined. But Allah is

Bountiful to all the worlds.15

Then Quran says regarding Prophet Solomon ( ):

ير وأوتينا من كل شيء إن هذا لهو د ۥوورث سليمن داو منا منطق الط وقال يأيها الناس عل۔الفضل المبين

And Sulayman (Solomon) succeeded Dawud (David) and said: „O

people, we have been taught the speech of birds (as well) and we have been granted everything. No doubt, this is the most obvious Grace (of

Allah).‟16

Then Quran says regarding Prophet Lut ( ):

ينه من القرية التى كانت تعمل الخبئث إنهم كانوا قوم سوء تينه حكما وعلما ونج ولوطا ءا۔فسقين

And We (also) bestowed upon Lut (Lot) wisdom and knowledge, and We delivered him from the town whose people practiced filthy deeds. They

were indeed a people with extremely evil (and) immoral character.17

Then Holy Quran says regarding Prophet Jacob ( ):

تينه حكما وعلما وكذلك نجزى المحسنين ه ءا ۔ولما بلغ أشد

And when he reached his full manhood, We endowed him with the judgment (of Prophet hood) and the knowledge (of the interpretation of

dreams). And this is how We bless the pious with reward.18

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Holy Quran; Chapter 2, Verse 251 16

Holy Quran; Chapter 27, Verse 16 17 Holy Quran; Chapter 21, Verse 74


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Then Holy Quran says regarding Prophet Jacob ( ):

ما لا فلما أن جاء البشير ألقىه على وجهه فارتد بصيرا قال ألم أقل لكم إنى أعلم من الل۔تعلمون

But when the bearer of the glad tidings arrived, and he cast that shirt over Ya„qub‟s (Jacob‟s) face, his sight returned at that same moment. Ya„qub (Jacob) said: „Did I not say to you that I know from Allah what

you do not know?‟19

Then Holy Quran says regarding Khidr20 ( ):

تينه رحمة من عندنا وعلمنه من لدنا علما ۔فوجدا عبدا من عبادنا ءا

Then both found (there) one of Our (elite) servants (Khidr) upon whom

We had bestowed from Our Presence (special) mercy and had taught him infused knowledge (i.e., the inspired knowledge of secrets and

gnosis).‟21 From above mentioned verses it has been clear that Allah chooses his apostles and bestows them with knowledge of unseen because Allah‟s knowledge restricted to himself so it was unseen because no one was ware about it before Allah exposes part of his knowledge to his beloveds. Thus, after it is clear that Allah Almighty bestows his all Prophets with

knowledge of unseen then Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) the most beloved

to him, for whom He created the universe, the degree of knowledge bestowed upon him should be highest than any other Prophet.

Allah Almighty says in Holy Quran:

۔وعلمك ما لم تكن تعلم وكان فضل الل عليك عظيما

18 Holy Quran; Chapter 12, Verse 22 19 Holy Quran; Chapter 12, Verse 96 20 Although Khidr ( ) was not prophet but he passed his time in the company

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And Allah has revealed to you the Book and Wisdom and has bestowed upon you all that knowledge which you did not possess22. Mighty indeed

is Allah‟s bounty on you23 ۔

In this verse, Allah says that I give you knowledge which you did not

know. Now if the knowledge that Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) did not

know before Allah bestowed upon it, at that time it was limited to Allah Almighty and everything that knows only Allah is unseen when Allah says that bestowed upon you the things which you did not know, means Allah bestowed upon his beloved the knowledge of unseen which was in the custody of Allah when it was not bestowed to the beloved Prophet

.(ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

Imam Jalal ad-Din Suyuti ( ) writes upon it:

“Taught to you what you did not know” means that Allah Most High

has told the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) of ahkam and unseen.24

Imam Bedawi ( ) says:

This means “Knowledge of unseen or knowledge of religious matters and ahkam”.25

Imam Ismail Haqqi ( ) says:

This means “Allah told you the knowledge of unseen and secrets by revelation about the things you did not know and this having no knowledge was limited up to the time when Allah revealed you.26

Imam Baghawi ( ) says:

This means “it is from ahkam and knowledge of unseen”.27

Moreover, it mean when Allah revealed upon him, all that he (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) did

not know become known to him. Now if someone wants to say that

22 i.e. that you did not know 23 Holy Quran; Chapter 4, Verse 113 24 Tafsir al-Jalalayn 25 Tafsir al-Bedawi 26 Tafsir Ruh al-Bayan 27 Tafsir Ma‟alim al-Tanzil


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Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) did not know about this and this, this would

mean that he want to say that Allah did not taught him about these things. This would be objection on the knowledge of Allah, not on the

knowledge of Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص).

Holy Quran says:

ذا فاصبر إن تلك من أنباء الغيب نوحيها إليك ما كنت تعلمها أنت ولا قومك من قبل ه۔العاقبة للمتقين

This (narration) is of the accounts of the unseen that We reveal to you.

Neither you nor your people knew them before this. So observe patience. Surely, it is the God-fearing with whom it ends well.28

In this verse, Allah says that we reveal upon you the unseen. This verse is absolute evidence for the knowledge of unseen of Prophet

Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص).If someone denies the knowledge of Prophet

Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) then he would be the clear cut denier of the verse of

Holy Quran.

Holy Quran says:

۔بضنين وما هو على الغيب

And he (the glorious Messenger [blessings and peace be upon him]) is not at all miserly in (disclosing) the unseen. (The Lord of the Throne has

not left for him any deficiency.)29

In this verse, Allah says that my Messenger Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) is not at

miserable in disclosing the unseen. Now the question arises that from where he discloses the unseen. If he did not know the unseen, then how it is possible that he disclose secrets and unseen knowledge. For one to disclose unseen it is necessary that he must have full command and surety for the knowledge of unseen. And it is obvious Allah Almighty has granted the knowledge of everything to his beloved that‟s why he has the ability to disclose the unseen upon the people of ignorance.

28 Holy Quran; Chapter 11, Verse 49 29 Holy Quran; Chapter 81, Verse 24


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1.4 PROPHET’S KNOWLEDGE OF UNSEEN FROM PROPHETIC TRADITIONS

1.4.1 ALMIGHTY ALLAH BESTOWED KNOWLEDGE TO HIS BELOVED

(ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

It is narrated by Mu'adh bin Jabal ( ):

نقاؿاحتبسعنارسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمذاتغداةعنصالةالصبححتىكدنانػتػراءىعيامالشمسفخرجسريعافػثػوببالصالةفصلىرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلموتجوزفيصالتوفػل

ناثمقاؿ."علىمصافكمكماأنػتم"سلمدعابصوتوقاؿلنا ثكمما"ثمانػفتلإليػ أماإنيسأحدر إنيقمتمنالليلفػتػوضأتوصليتماقد الغداة ليفػنػعستفيصالتيحتىحبسنيعنكم

.استثػقلتفإذاأنابربيتػبارؾوتػعالىفيأحسنصورةفػقاؿيامحمد قاؿفيم.قػلتلبػيكربحتىوجدتبػردقالهاثالثاقاؿ.يختصمالمألاألعلىقػلتالأدري فػرأيػتووضعكفوبػينكتفى

د محم يا وعرفتفػقاؿ شيء فػتجلىليكل ثديى بػين يختصم.أناملو فيم قاؿ قػلتلبػيكربق الكفارات في قػلت األعلى فيالمأل والجلوس الجماعات إلى األقداـ مشى قػلت ىن ما اؿ

.المساجدبػعدالصلواتوإسباغالوضوءفيالمكروىات ولينالكالـ ـالطعاـ قاؿفيمقػلتإطعاني والناس بالليل والصالة ـ .ا سل المنكرات.قاؿ وتػرؾ رات الخيػ فعل أسألك إني اللهم قػلت

رمفتوفأسأ فػتػوفنيغيػ نةقػوـ المساكينوأفتػغفرليوتػرحمنيوإذاأردتفتػ وحب لكحبكوحبي من حبك إلى يػقرب عمل وحب ."حبك وسلم عليو اهلل صلى اللو رسوؿ حق"قاؿ إنػها

. "فادرسوىاثمتػعلموىا

Translation: “One morning, the Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) was prevented

from coming to us for Salat As-Subh, until we were just about to look for the eye of the sun (meaning sunrise). Then he came out quickly, had the

Salat prepared for. The Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) performed the Salat,

and he performed his Salat in a relatively quick manner. When he said the Salam, he called aloud with his voice saying to us: 'Stay in your rows as you are.' Then he turned coming near to us, then he said: 'I am going to narrate to you what kept me from you this morning: I got up during the night, I performed Wudu and prayed as much as I was able to, and I dozed off during my Salat, and fell deep asleep. Then I saw my Lord, Blessed and Most High, in the best of appearances. He said: 'O Muhammad!' I said: 'My Lord here I am my Lord!' He said: 'What is it that the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: 'I do not


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know Lord.' And He said it three times." He said: “So I saw Him place His Palm between my shoulders, and I sensed the coolness of His Fingertips between my breast. Then everything was disclosed for me, and I became aware. So He said: 'O Muhammad!' I said: 'Here I am my Lord!' He said: 'What is it that the most exalted group busy themselves with?' I said: 'In the acts that atone.' He said: 'And what are they?' I said: 'The footsteps to the congregation, the gatherings in the Masajid after the Salat, Isbagh Al-Wudu during difficulties.' He said: 'then what else?' I said: 'Feeding others, being lenient in speech and Salat during the night while the people are sleeping.' He said: 'Ask.' I said: 'O Allah! I ask of you the doing of the good deeds, avoiding the evil deeds, loving the poor, and that You forgive me, and have mercy upon me. And when You have willed Fitnah in the people, then take me without the Fitnah. And I ask you for Your love, the love of whomever You love, and of the

deeds that bring one nearer to Your love.'” The Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

said: “Indeed it is true, so study it and learn it.” 30

1.4.2 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) POSSESSES THE KNOWLEDGE OF EVERYTHING

It is narrated by Hudhaifa ( ):

الساعةإالذكره،علموقاؿلقدخطبػنا صلىاهللعليووسلمخطبة،ماتػرؾفيهاشيئاإلىقياـ النبيابعنومنعلمو،وجهلومنجهلو،إفكنتألرىالشىءقدنسيت،فأعرؼمايػعرؼالرجلإذاغ

.رآهفػعرفوفػ

Translation: The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) once delivered a speech in front of us

wherein he left nothing but mentioned (about) everything that would happen till the Hour. Some of us stored that our minds and some forgot it. (After that speech) I used to see events taking place (which had been referred to in that speech) but I had forgotten them (before their occurrence). Then I would recognize such events as a man recognizes another man who has been absent and then sees and recognizes him.31

30 Jami Tirmidhi; Book 47, Hadith 3543 31 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 82, Hadith 10


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1.4.3 ALLAH HAS CONVERGED EAST AND WEST FOR HIS BELOVED

(ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

It is reported by Thauban ( ) that Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said:

اللوزوىلي هاوأعطيتإف لغملكهامازويليمنػ أمتيسيبػ األرضفػرأيتمشارقػهاومغاربػهاوإفزيناألحمرواألبػيضوإنيسألتربيألمتيأفاليػهلكهابسنةبعامةوأفال عليهمعدوايسلطالكنػ

دإنيإذاقضيتقضاءفإنو ربيقاؿيامحم وإنيمنسوىأنػفسهمفػيستبيحبػيضتػهموإف اليػردع أسلط ال وأف بعامة بسنة أىلكهم ال أف ألمتك يستبيحأعطيتك سوىأنػفسهم من عدوا ليهم

بأقطارىا من عليهم اجتمع ولو -بػيضتػهم أقطارىا بػين من قاؿ يػهلك-أو بػعضهم حتىيكوف ."بػعضاويسبيبػعضهمبػعضا

Translation: Allah drew the ends of the world near one another for my sake. And I have seen its eastern and western ends. And the dominion of my Ummah would reach those ends which have been drawn near me and I have been granted the red and the white treasure and I begged my Lord for my Ummah that it should not be destroyed because of famine, nor be dominated by an enemy who is not amongst them to take their lives and destroy them root and branch, and my Lord said: Muhammad, whenever I make a decision, there is none to change it. I grant you for your Ummah that it would not be destroyed by famine and it would not be dominated by an enemy who would not be amongst it and would take their lives and destroy them root and branch even if all the people from the different parts of the world join hands together (for this purpose), but it would be from amongst them, viz. your Ummah, that some people would kill the others or imprison the others.32

1.4.4 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) KNOWS THE HEREDITY LINEAGE OF PEOPLE

It is narrated by Abu Musa ( ):

للناسقاؿ قاؿ ثم غضب، عليو أكثر ا فػلم كرىها، أشياء صلىاهللعليووسلمعن النبي "سئلآخرفػقاؿمنأبييارس."أبوؾحذافة"قاؿرجلمنأبيقاؿ."سلونيعماشئتم ـ وؿاللوفػقا

ارأىعمرمافيوجهوقاؿيارسوؿاللو،إنانػتوبإلىاللو."أبوؾسالممولىشيبة"فػقاؿ فػلموجل . عز

32 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 24


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Translation: The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) was asked about things which he did not

like, but when the questioners insisted, the Prophet got angry. He then said to the people, "Ask me anything you like." A man asked, "Who is my

father?" The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) replied, "Your father is Hudhafa." Then

another man got up and said, "Who is my father, O Allah's Messenger

He replied, "Your father is Salim, Maula33 of Shaiba." So when "?(ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

Ùmar saw that (the anger) on the face of the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) he said, "O

Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)! We repent to Allah (Our offending you).34

It is narrated by Ana‟s bin Malik ( ):

أ أبيفػقاؿ من فػقاؿ حذافة بن اللو عبد ـ فػقا خرج، وسلم صلىاهللعليو اللو رسوؿ أبوؾ"ف ."حذافة يػقوؿ أف أكثػر رب."سلوني"ثم باللو رضينا فػقاؿ علىركبتػيو عمر فػبػرؾ وباإلسالـ ا،

.دينا،وبمحمدصلىاهللعليووسلمنبيا،فسكت

Translation: One day Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) came out (before the

people) and Àbdullah bin Hudhafa stood up and asked (him) "Who is

my father?" The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) replied, "Your father is Hudhafa." The

Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) told them repeatedly (in anger) to ask him anything they

liked. Ùmar knelt down before the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) and said thrice, "We

accept Allah as (our) Lord and Islam as (our) religion and Muhammad

as (our) Prophet." After that the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) became silent.35


ـعلىالمنبر،فذك رأفرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمخرجحينزاغتالشمسفصلىالظهر،فػقاأفيسأؿعنشىءفػليسأؿ،فالت"الساعة،فذكرأففيهاأموراعظاماثمقاؿ سألونيعنمنأحب."سلوني"فأكثػرالناسفيالبكاء،وأكثػرأفيػقوؿ."شىءإالأخبػرتكممادمتفيمقاميىذا

فػقاؿمنأبيقاؿ ـعبداللوبنحذافةالسهمي ."سلوني"ثمأكثػرأفيػقوؿ."فةأبوؾحذا"فػقا

33 the freed slave 34 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 3, Hadith 34 35 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 3, Hadith 35


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نبيا وبمحمد دينا، وباإلسالـ ربا، باللو رضينا فػقاؿ ركبتػيو على عمر .فػبػرؾ قاؿ ثم "فسكتالجنةوالنارآنفافيع عرضتعلى ."رضىذاالحائطفػلمأركالخيروالشر

Translation: Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) came out as the sun declined at

midday and offered the Zuhr prayer. He then stood on the pulpit and spoke about the Hour (Day of Judgment) and said that in it there would be tremendous things. He then said, "Whoever likes to ask me about anything he can do so and I shall reply as long as I am at this place of

mine. Most of the people wept and the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said repeatedly,

"Ask me." Àbdullah bin Hudhafa As-Sahmi stood up and said, "Who is

my father?" The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "Your father is Hudhafa." The

Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) repeatedly said, "Ask me." Then Ùmar knelt before him

and said, "We are pleased with Allah as our Lord, Islam as our religion, and Muhammad as our Prophet." The Prophet then became quiet and said, "Paradise and Hell-fire were displayed in front of me on this wall just now and I have never seen a better thing (than the former) and a worse thing (than the latter).36

It is narrated Ana‟s bin Malik ( ):

علىالمنبر ـ قا سلم فػلما زاغتالشمسفصلىالظهر صلىاهللعليووسلمخرجحين النبي أفبػينيديػهاأموراعظاماثمقاؿ أفيسأؿعنشىء"فذكرالساعة،وذكرأف فػليسأؿعنو،منأحب

فيمقاميىذا دمت ما بو، إالأخبػرتكم شىء تسألونيعن ال الناس."فػواللو فأكثػر أنس قاؿـإليورجلفػقاؿفػقا."سلوني"البكاء،وأكثػررسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمأفيػقوؿ ؿأنسفػقا

ـعبداللوبنحذافةفػقاؿمنأبييارسوؿاللوقاؿ."النار"أينمدخلييارسوؿاللوقاؿ "فػقاأكثػرأفيػقوؿ."أبوؾحذافة فػبػرؾعمرعلىركبتػيوفػقاؿرضيناباللو."لونيسلونيس"قاؿثم

دينا،وبمحمدصلىاهللعليووسلمرسوال قاؿفسكترسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليو.ربا،وباإلسالـرس قاؿ ثم ذلك، عمر قاؿ حين وسلم وسلم اهللعليو صلى اللو لقد"وؿ بيده نػفسي والذي

فيالخ الجنةوالنارآنفافيعرضىذاالحائطوأناأصلي،فػلمأركاليػوـ عرضتعلى ."يروالشر

Translation: The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) came out after the sun had declined and

offered the Zuhr prayer (in congregation). After finishing it with Taslim, he stood on the pulpit and mentioned the Hour and mentioned there

36

Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 9, Hadith 17


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would happen great events before it. Then he said, "Whoever wants to ask me any question, may do so, for by Allah, you will not ask me about anything but I will inform you of its answer as long as I am at this place

of mine." On this, the Ansar wept violently, and Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

kept on saying, "Ask Me!” Then a man got up and asked, ''Where will my

entrance be, O Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)?" The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "(You

will go to) the Fire." Then Àbdullah bin Hudhaifa got up and asked,

"Who is my father, O Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)?" The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

replied, "Your father is Hudhaifa." The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) then kept on

saying (angrily), "Ask me! Ask me!" Ùmar then knelt on his knees and said, "We have accepted Allah as our Lord and Islam as our religion and

Muhammad as an Apostle." Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) became quiet when

Ùmar said that. Then Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "By Him in Whose

Hand my life is, Paradise and Hell were displayed before me across this wall while I was praying, and I never saw such good and evil as I have seen today."37 Amir b. Sa‟d reported on the authority of his father that Allah's

Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said:

ـ ـعلىالمسلمينفحر عليهممنإفأعظمالمسلمينفيالمسلمينجرمامنسأؿعنشىءلميحر ۔أجلمسألتو

Translation: The greatest sinner amongst the Muslims is one who asked about a thing (from Allah's Apostle) which had not been forbidden for the Muslims and it was forbidden for them because of his persistently asking about it.38 This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of 'Amir b. Sa'd and

the words are. Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said:

ـعلىالناسمنأجل ـفحر ۔مسألتوأعظمالمسلمينفيالمسلمينجرمامنسأؿعنأمرلميحر

37 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 96, Hadith 25 38 Sahih Muslim, Book 43, Hadith 174


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Translation: The greatest sinner of the Muslims amongst Muslims is one who asked about a certain thing which had not been prohibited and it was prohibited because of his asking about it.39 This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters and with this addition:

۔عنورجلسأؿعنشىءونػقر

Translation: A person asked about a thing from Allah's Apostle (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

and he indulged in hair-splitting.40

Ana‟s b. Malik ( ) reported that something was conveyed to him (the

Holy Prophet ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) about his Companions, so he addressed them and

said:

لضح أعلم ما تػعلموف ولو والشر الخير في كاليػوـ أر فػلم والنار الجنة على قليالعرضت كتم

-قاؿ - منوقاؿفماأتىعلىأصحابرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلميػوـأشد."ولبكيتمكثيراديناوبمحمدنبيا-قاؿ-غطوارءوسهمولهمخنين عمرفػقاؿرضيناباللورباوباإلسالـ ـ -فػقا

ـذاؾالرجلفػقاؿمنأبيقاؿ -قاؿ ياأيػهاالذينآمنواالتسألوا’’تفػنػزل."أبوؾفالف"فػقا ۔‘‘عنأشياءإفتػبدلكمتسؤكم

Translation: Paradise and Hell were presented to me and I have never seen the good and evil as (I did) today. And if you were to know you would have wept more and laughed less. He (the narrator) said: There was nothing more burdensome for the Companions of Allah's

Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) than this. They covered their heads and the sound of

weeping was heard from them. Then there stood up 'Umar and he said: We are well pleased with Allah as our Lord, with Islam as our code of life and with Muhammad as our Apostle, and it was at that time that a person stood up and he said: Who is my father? Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Your father is so and so; and there was revealed the verse: “O you who believe, do not ask about matters which, if they were to be made manifest to you (in terms of law), might cause to you harm”41

39 Sahih Muslim, Book 43, Hadith 175 40 Sahih Muslim, Book 43, Hadith 176 41 Sahih Muslim, Book 43, Hadith 177


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Ana‟s b. Malik ( ) reported that the people asked Allah's Apostle (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

until he was hard pressed. He went out one day and he occupied the pulpit and said:

نتولكم" أرمواورىبوا."سلونيالتسألونيعنشىءإالبػيػ أفيكوفبػينفػلماسمعذلكالقوـرأسوفيثػوبويػبكي.يدىأمرقدحضر قاؿأنسفجعلتألتفتيميناوشماالفإذاكلرجلالؼ

اللومنأبيقاؿفأنشأرجلمنالمسجدكافيالحىفػيدعىلغيرأبيوفػقاؿيانب ."أبوؾحذافة"يديناوبمحمدر عمربنالخطابرضىاهللعنوفػقاؿرضيناباللورباوباإلسالـ أنشأ سوالعائذاثم

إني"وصلىاهللعليووسلمفػقاؿرسوؿالل.باللومنسوءالفتن فيالخيروالشر قط لمأركاليػوـ ."صورتليالجنةوالنارفػرأيػتػهمادوفىذاالحائط

Translation: Ask me and I shall leave no question of yours unanswered for you, and when the people heard about it they were overawed, as if (something tragic) was going to happen. Ana‟s said: I began to look towards the right and the left and (found) that every person was weeping wrapping his head with the cloth. Then a person in the mosque broke the ice and they used to dispute with him by attributing his fatherhood to another man than his own father. He said: Allah's Apostle, who is my father? He said: Your father is Hudhaifa. Then 'Umar b.

Khattab ( ) dared say something and said: We are well pleased with

Allah as our Lord, with Islam as our code of life and with Muhammad as our Messenger, seeking refuge with Allah from the evil of Turmoil.

Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said: Never did I see the good and

evil as today. Paradise and Hell were given a visible shape before me (in this worldly life) and I saw both of them near this well.42

Abu Musa reported that Allah's Apostle (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) was asked such things

which he disapproved and when they persisted on asking him he felt enraged and then said to the people:

شئتم" آخرفػقاؿمنأبييارسوؿ."أبوؾحذافة"فػقاؿرجلمنأبيقاؿ."سلونيعم ـ فػقارسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلممنفػلمارأىعمرمافيوجو."أبوؾسالممولىشيبة"اللوقاؿ

"وفيروايةأبيكريبقاؿمنأبييارسوؿاللوقاؿ.الغضبقاؿيارسوؿاللوإنانػتوبإلىاللو ."أبوؾسالممولىشيبة



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Translation: Ask me what you wish to ask. Thereupon a person said: Who is my father? He said: Your father is Hudhaifa. Then another person stood up and said: Allah's Messenger, who is my father? He said: Your father is Salim, the freed slave of Shaiba. When 'Umar saw the

signs of anger upon the face of Allah's Apostle (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص), he said: Allah's

Messenger, we ask repentance from Allah. And in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Abu Kuraib (the words are):" Allah's Messenger, who is my father? He said: Your father is Salim, the freed slave of Shaiba."43

Ana‟s b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) stood when the sun

had passed the meridian and he led them noon prayer and after observing salutations (completing the prayer) he stood upon the pulpit and talked about the Last Hour and made a mention of the important facts prior to it and then said:

أفيسألنيعنشىءفػليسألنيعنوفػواللوالتسألوننيعنشىءإالأخبػرت" كمبومادمتمنأحبسبنمالكفأكثػرالناسالبكاءحينسمعواذلكمنرسوؿاللوصلىاهللقاؿأن."فيمقاميىذا

عبداللوبنحذافة."سلوني"عليووسلموأكثػررسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمأفيػقوؿ ـ فػقااأكثػررسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلممنأف."أبوؾحذافة"اللوقاؿفػقاؿمنأبييارسوؿ فػلم

ديناوبمحمدرسوال."سلوني"يػقوؿ فسكت-قاؿ -بػرؾعمرفػقاؿرضيناباللورباوباإلسالـأولى"ؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمحينقاؿعمرذلكثمقاؿرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمرسو

الجنةوالنارآنفافيعرضىذاالحائطفػلمأ دبيدهلقدعرضتعلى والذينػفسمحم فيركاليػوـ عبداللوبن."الخيروالشر ـ قاؿابنشهابأخبػرنيعبػيداللوبنعبداللوبنعتبةقاؿقالتأ

منكأأمنتأف أعق تكوفأمكقدقارفتبػعضماحذافةلعبداللوبنحذافةماسمعتبابنقطلوألحقنيبعبدتػقارؼنساءأىلالجاىليةفػتػفضحهاعلىأعينالناسقاؿعبداللوبنحذافةواللو

.أسودللحقتو Translation: He who desires to ask anything from me let him ask me about it. By Allah, I shall not move from this place so long as I do not inform you about that which you ask. Ana‟s b. Malik said: People began to shed tears profusely when they heard this from Allah's Messenger

.said it repeatedly: You ask me (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) and Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

Thereupon 'Abdullah b. Hudhafa stood up and said: Allah's Messenger, who is my father? He said: Your father is Hudhafa, and Allah's



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Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said repeatedly: Ask me, and (it was at this juncture

that 'Umar knelt down and said): We are well pleased with Allah as our Lord, with Islam as our code of life and with Muhammad as the

Messenger (of Allah). Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) kept quiet so long as

'Umar spoke. Then Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said: (The Doom) is near; by

Him, in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, there was presented to me the Paradise and Hell in the nook of this enclosure, and I did not see good and evil like that of the present day. Ibn Shihab reported: Ubaidullah b. 'Abdullah b. 'Utba told me that the mother of 'Abdullah b. Hudhafa told 'Abdullah b. Hudhafa: I have never heard of a son more disobedient than you. Do you feel yourself immune from the fact that your mother committed a sin which the women in the pre-Islamic period committed and then you disgrace her in the eyes of the people? 'Abdullah b. Hudhafa said: If my fatherhood were to be attributed to a black slave I would have connected myself with him.44 , 45

44 Sahih Muslim, Book 43, Hadith 179 45 All these above mentioned narrations are the strong evidences for the vast

and massive knowledge of Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص). In these narrations, the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

was asked about things which he did not like, but when the questioners insisted, the Prophet got angry. He then said whoever likes to ask me about anything he can do so and I shall reply as long as I am at this place of mine. Then a man got

up and asked, ''Where will my entrance be, O Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)?" The

Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "(You will go to) the Fire." Then Àbdullah bin Hudhaifa got

up and asked, "Who is my father, O Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)?" The Prophet

replied, "Your father is Hudhaifa. “Now, someone can think that Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

asked he companions to ask about the knowledge of Shariah. This is (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

wrong and baseless interpretation because the meaning of the Prophet‟s commandment is clear from the questions asked by the people present there. One asked him about the future that what will happen with me in life hereafter,

Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) answered him; he didn‟t say that I don‟t know about that. In the

same way, another person asked him about the news of past i.e. about his

father. The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) answered him with surety. This means Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

even knows the lineage and DNA of the people. From all these narrations it is

obvious without any if and buts that Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) has the knowledge of future

and past too.


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1.4.5 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF PARADISE

AND HELL

It is narrated by „Umar ( ):

الجن أىل دخل حتى الخلق بدء عن فأخبػرنا مقاما، وسلم اهللعليو صلى النبي فينا ـ قا ةيػقوؿ ۔مننسيومنازلهم،وأىلالنارمنازلهم،حفظذلكمنحفظو،ونسيو

Translation: One day the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) stood up amongst us for a long

period and informed us about the beginning of creation (and talked about everything in detail) till he mentioned how the people of Paradise will enter their places and the people of Hell will enter their places. Some remembered what he had said, and some forgot it.46 , 47

1.4.6 THE TIME OF DEATH WAS KNOWN TO PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

It is narrated by „Aisha ( ):

ابػنتوفيشكواه صلىاهللعليووسلمفاطمة الذيقبضفيو،فسارىابشىءفػبكت،ثمدعاالنبيذلك عن فسألتػها قالت فضحكت، فسارىا وسلم.دعاىا، عليو اهلل صلى النبي سارني فػقالتفػبكي الذيتػوفيفيو يػقبضفيوجعو أتػبػعوفأخبػرنيأنو سارنيفأخبػرنيأنيأوؿأىلبػيتو ت،ثم

۔فضحكت

Translation: The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) in his fatal illness called his daughter

Fatima and told her a secret because of which she started weeping. Then he called her and told her another secret, and she started laughing.

When I asked her about that, she replied, The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) told me

that he would die in his fatal illness, and so I wept, but then he secretly

46 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 59, Hadith 3 47 This narration is also unambiguous evidence that Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) has the

knowledge of past as well as future because he informed us about the beginning of creation and he mentioned how the people of Paradise will enter their places and the people of Hell will enter their places.


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told me that from amongst his family, I would be the first to join him, and so I laughed.48 1.4.7 THE BODY OF THE DENIER WAS THROWN OUT BY THE EARTH

It is narrated by Ana‟s ( ):

رجل كاف صلىاهللعليووسلم،قاؿ للنبي يكتب فكاف عمراف، وآؿ البػقرة وقػرأ فأسلم نصرانيافدفػنوه،فأص اللو فأماتو كتبتلو، إالما يدريمحمد ما يػقوؿ فكاف نصرانيا لفظتفػعاد وقد وبح

صاحبنا عن نػبشوا هم منػ ىرب لما وأصحابو، د محم فعل ىذا فػقالوا لو.األرض فحفروا فألقوهدوأصحابونػبشواعنص احبنالماىربفأعمقوا،فأصبحوقدلفظتواألرض،فػقالواىذافعلمحم

هم اأنوفألقوهفحفروالو،وأعمقوالوفياألرضمااستطاعوا،فأصبحقدلفظتواألرض،فػعلمو.منػ ۔ليسمنالناسفألقوه

Translation: There was a Christian who embraced Islam and read Surah-al-Baqara and Al-Ìmran, and he used to write (the revelations)

for the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص). Later on he returned to Christianity again and he

used to say: “Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) knows nothing but what I have written

for him." Then Allah caused him to die, and the people buried him, but in the morning they saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They

said, “This is the act of Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) and his companions. They dug

the grave of our companion and took his body out of it because he had run away from them.” They again dug the grave deeply for him, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out.

They said, "This is an act of Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) and his companions. They

dug the grave of our companion and threw his body outside it, for he had run away from them.” They dug the grave for him as deep as they could, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. So they believed that what had befallen him was not done by human beings and had to leave him thrown (on the ground).49,50

48 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 61, Hadith 130 49 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 61, Hadith 124 50 This narration tells about the punishment of the denier of the knowledge of

prophecy of Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص).


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1.4.8 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT THE DAY OF JUDGMENT WILL

NOT BE ESTABLISHED TILL THERE IS A WAR BETWEEN TWO GROUPS

WHOSE CLAIMS WILL BE THE SAME

It is narrated by Abu Huraira ( ):

۔"التػقوـالساعةحتىيػقتتلفئتافدعواىماواحدة"قاؿرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلم

Translation: Allah‟s Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, “The Day of (Judgment) will

not be established till there is a war between two groups whose claims (or religion) will be the same.”51

1.4.9 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT THERE APPEAR LIARS AFTER

HIM WHO WILL CLAIM MESSENGER-SHIP OF ALLAH


قاؿ وسلم صلىاهللعليو النبي مقتػلة"عن نػهما بػيػ فػيكوف فئتاف، يػقتتل حتى الساعة تػقوـ الابوفقريبام الوفكذ عثدج نثالثين،كلهميػزعمعظيمة،دعواىماواحدة،والتػقوـالساعةحتىيػبػ

۔"أنورسوؿاللوThe Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, “The Hour will not be established till there is a

war between two groups among whom there will be a great number of casualties, though the claims (or religion) of both of them will be one and the same. And the Hour will not be established till there appear about thirty liars, all of whom will be claiming to be the messengers of Allah.”52

51 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 61, Hadith 115 52 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 61, Hadith 116


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1.4.10 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THE COMPANIONS THAT PEOPLE

WILL INCREASE BUT THE ANSAR WILL DECREASE IN NUMBER IN

FUTURE

It is narrated by Ibn „Abbas ( ):

بعصابة عصب قد بملحفة فيو الذيمات فيمرضو وسلم صلىاهللعليو اللو رسوؿ خرج قاؿقاؿدسماء،حتىجلسعلىالمنبرفحمداللو الناسيكثػروفويقل"وأثػنىعليوثم أمابػعدفإف

فيو ،فمنوليمنكمشيئايضر فعاألنصار،حتىيكونوافيالناسبمنزلةالملحفيالطعاـ قػوما،ويػنػصلى."يػقبلمنمحسنهم،ويػتجاوزعنمسيئهمفيوآخرين،فػل فكافآخرمجلسجلسبوالنبي .اهللعليووسلم

Translation: Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) in his fatal illness came out,

wrapped with a sheet, and his head was wrapped with an oiled bandage. He sat on the pulpit, and praising and glorifying Allah, he said, “Now then, people will increase but the Ansar will decrease in number, so much so that they, compared with the people, will be just like the salt in the meals. So, if any of you should take over the authority by which he can either benefit some people or harm some others, he should accept the goodness of their good people (i.e. Ansar) and excuse the faults of

their wrong-doers.” That was the last gathering which the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

attended.53

1.4.11 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE DEATH OF JA’FAR AND

ZAYD


.أفالنبيصلىاهللعليووسلمنػعىجعفراوزيداقػبلأفيجيءخبػرىم،وعيػناهتذرفاف

Translation: The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) had informed us of the death of Ja‟far

and Zayd before the news of their death reached us, and his eyes were shedding tears.54



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1.4.12 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THE PEOPLE OF THE MARTYRDOM

OF ZAID, JA`FAR AND IBN RAWAHA

It is narrated by Ana‟s ( ):

"فػقاؿأفالنبيصلىاهللعليووسلمنػعىزيداوجعفراوابنرواحةللناس،قػبلأفيأتيػهمخبػرىمناهتذرفافػحتىأخذالرايةزيدفأصيب،ثمأخذجعفرفأصيب،ثمأخذابنرواحةفأصيبػ وعيػ

."أخذالرايةسيفمنسيوؼاللوحتىفػتحاللوعليهم

Translation: The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) had informed the people of the

martyrdom of Zaid, Ja`far and Ibn Rawaha before the news of their

death reached. The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "Zaid took the flag (as the

commander of the army) and was martyred, then Ja`far took it and was martyred, and then Ibn Rawaha took it and was martyred." At that time the Prophet's eyes were shedding tears. He added, "Then the flag was taken by a Sword amongst the Swords of Allah (i.e. Khalid) and Allah made them (i.e. the Muslims) victorious."55

1.4.13 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT THERE WILL APPEAR PEOPLE

WHOSE FAITH WILL NOT GO BEYOND THEIR THROATS

It is narrated by „Ali ( ):

إلى منالسماءأحب ثػتكمعنرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمحديثافػواللو،ألفأخر منإذاحدالحربخدعة،وإنيسمعترس ثػتكمفيمابػينيوبػيػنكمفإف وؿاللوصلىأفأكذبعليو،وإذاحد

،يػقولوفمن"اهللعليووسلميػقوؿ اثاألسناف،سفهاءاألحالـ سيخرجقػوـفيآخرالزماف،حدينكمايمرؽ السهممنالرمية،فأيػنماخيرقػوؿالبرية،اليجاوزإيمانػهمحناجرىم،يمرقوفمنالد

."لقيتموىمفاقػتػلوىم،فإففيقػتلهمأجرالمنقػتػلهميػوـالقيامةTranslation: Whenever I tell you a narration from Allah's Messenger

by Allah, I would rather fall down from the sky than ascribe a ,(ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

false statement to him, but if I tell you something between me and you (not a Hadith) then it was indeed a trick (i.e., I may say things just to cheat my enemy). No doubt I heard Allah's Apostle saying, “During the last days there will appear some young foolish people who will say the

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Sahih al-Bukhari; Book 64, Hadith 296


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best words but their faith will not go beyond their throats (i.e. they will have no faith) and will go out from (leave) their religion as an arrow goes out of the game. So, where-ever you find them, kill them, for whom-ever kills them shall have reward on the Day of Resurrection.”56

1.4.14 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THE COMPANIONS THAT YOU WILL

SPEND THE TREASURES OF BOTH KHOSRAU AND CAESAR


إذاىلككسرىفالكسرىبػعده،وإذاىلكقػيصر"رسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمأنوقاؿقاؿ ."فالقػيصربػعده،والذينػفسمحمدبيدهلتػنفقنكنوزىمافيسبيلاللو

Translation: Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, “When Khosrau perishes,

there will be no (more) Khosrau57 after him, and when Caesar58 perishes, there will be no more Caesar after him. By Him in Whose Hands Muhammad's life is, you will spend the treasures of both of them in Allah's Cause.”59

Abu Huraira ( ) reported that Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said:

ف قنقدماتكسرىفالكسرىبػعدهوإذاىلكقػيصرفالقػيصربػعدهوالذينػفسيبيدهلتػنػ.كنوزىمافيسبيلاللو

Translation: Khosrau would die and Caesar would die; there would be no Caesar after him, but, by one in Whose Hand is my life, you would spend their treasures in the cause of Allah. 60

56 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 88, Hadith 12 57 King of Persia 58 King of Rome 59 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 61, Hadith 125 60 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 93


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1.4.15 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT DESTRUCTION OF MY

FOLLOWERS WILL BE THROUGH THE HANDS OF YOUNG MEN FROM

QURAISH


."ىلكةأمتيعلىيدىغلمةمنقػريش"سمعتالصادؽالمصدوؽيػقوؿTranslation: I heard the truthful and trusted by Allah (i.e., the Prophet

saying, “The destruction of my followers will be through the hands (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

of young men from Quraish.”61

1.4.16 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT AFTER ME YOU WILL SEE

RULERS NOT GIVING YOU YOUR RIGHT

It is narrated by Usaid bin Hudair ( ):

"قاؿ.أفرجال،أتىالنبيصلىاهللعليووسلمفػقاؿيارسوؿاللواستػعملتفالناولمتستػعملني ۔ إنكمستػروفبػعديأثػرة،فاصبرواحتىتػلقوني

Translation: A man came to the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) and said, “O Allah's

Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)! You appointed such-and-such person and you did not

appoint me?” The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, “After me you will see rulers not

giving you your right (but you should give them their right) and be patient till you meet me.”62

1.4.17 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE ARRIVAL OF SON OF

MARY


۔كيفأنػتمإذانػزؿابنمريمفيكموإمامكممنكم"قاؿرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلم



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Translation: Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said “How will you be when the

son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you and your imam is among you.”63

1.4.18 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT SON OF MINE WILL BRING

ABOUT RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS OF MUSLIMS

It is narrated by Abu Bakra ( ):

الحسنفصعدبوعلىالمنبر،فػقاؿ صلىاهللعليووسلمذاتيػوـ ابنيىذاسيد،"أخرجالنبي ."ولعلاللوأفيصلحبوبػينفئتػينمنالمسلمين

Translation: Once the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) brought out Al-Hasan and took him

up the pulpit along with him and said, “This son of mine is a Sayyid (i.e. chief) and I hope that Allah will help him bring about reconciliation between two Muslim groups.”64

1.4.19 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT A BRANCH FROM QURAISH

WILL RUIN THE PEOPLE


منقػريش"قاؿرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلم لو"قالوافماتأمرناقاؿ."يػهلكالناسىذاالحىثػناأبوداودأخبػرناشعبةعنأبيالتػياحسمعتأبازرعةقاؿمحمود."أفالناساعتػزلوىم .حد

Translation: Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, “This branch from Quraish

will ruin the people.” The companions of the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) asked,

“What do you order us to do (then)?” He said, “I would suggest that the people keep away from them.'”65

63 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 60, Hadith 119 64 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 61, Hadith 133 65 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 61, Hadith 111


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1.4.20 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE MARTYRDOM OF

‘UTHMAN BIN ‘AFFAN

It is narrated by Ibn 'Umar ( ):

نةفػقاؿ "يػقتلفيهاىذامظلوما"قاؿذكررسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمفتػ

Translation: Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) mentioned the Fitnah and said:

“This one will be wrongfully killed during it, “about 'Uthman bin 'Affan

( ).”66

1.4.21 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT ABU BAKR, ‘UMAR AND

‘UTHMAN WILL BE GRANTED PARADISE

It is narrated by Abu Musa Al-Ash‟ari ( ):

صلىاهللعليووسلمفدخلحائطالألنصارفػقضىحاجتوفػقاؿلي ياأباموسى"انطلقتمعالنبيأح على البابفاليدخلن فجاءرجليضربالبابفػقلتمنىذافػقاؿ."دإالبإذفأملكعلى

بكر .أبو يستأذف بكر أبو ىذا اللو رسوؿ يا .فػقلت "قاؿ بالجنة وبشره لو فدخل."ائذففػقلتيارسوؿاللوىذا.نةوجاءرجلآخرفضربالبابفػقلتمنىذافػقاؿعمروبشرتوبالج

يستأذف .عمر "قاؿ بالجنة وبشره ف."افػتحلو بالجنة وبشرتو رجلفػفتحتالبابودخل جاءىذاعثمافيستأذف.آخرفضربالبابفػقلتمنىذاقاؿعثماف رسوؿاللو "قاؿ.فػقلتيا

.67"افػتحلووبشرهبالجنةعلىبػلوىتصيبوTranslation: I went with the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) and he entered a garden of

the Ansar, and he relieved himself. He said to me: 'O Abu Musa! Watch the gate for me, and do not let anyone enter except with permission.' Then a man came and knocked at the gate, so I said: 'Who is it?' He said:

'Abu Bakr.' So I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)! It is Abu Bakr asking

permission?' He said: 'Give him permission and give him the glad tidings of Paradise.' So he entered, and I gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. Another man came and knocked at the gate. I said: 'Who is it?'

He said: "'Umar.' So I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)! It is 'Umar

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asking permission?' He said: 'Open it for him, and give him the glad tidings of Paradise.' I opened [the gate], he entered, and I gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. Then another man knocked at the gate. I said: 'Who is it?' So he said: ''Uthman.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! It is 'Uthman asking permission.' He said: 'Open it for him, and give him the glad tidings of Paradise due to a calamity that will befall him."68

1.4.22 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE SIGNS OF QAYAMAH69

Hudhaifa b. Usaid al-Ghifari ( ) reported:

ناونحننػتذاكرفػقاؿ صلىاهللعليووسلمعليػ قالوانذكرالساعة."ماتذاكروف"قاؿاطلعالنبي"قاؿ. آيات عشر لها قػبػ تػروف حتى تػقوـ لن وطلوع."إنػها ابة والد والدجاؿ خاف الد فذكر

خسوؼ وثالثة ومأجوج صلىاهللعليووسلمويأجوج مريم عيسىابن ونػزوؿ مغربها الشمسمنتطردخ اليمن من تخرج نار ذلك وآخر العرب بجزيرة وخسف بالمغرب وخسف بالمشرؽ سف

. الناسإلىمحشرىم

Translation: Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) came to us all of a sudden as we

were (busy in a discussion). He said: What do you discuss about? They (the Companions) said. We are discussing about the Last Hour. Thereupon he said: It will not come until you see ten signs before and (in this connection) he made a mention of the smoke, Dajjal, the beast, the rising of the sun from the west, the descent of Jesus son of Mary (Allah be pleased with him), the Gog and Magog, and land-slides in three places, one in the east, one in the west and one in Arabia at the end of which fire would burn forth from the Yemen, and would drive people to the place of their assembly.70

Hudhaifa b. Usaid ( ) reported:

ونحنأسفلمنوفاطلعإليػنافػقاؿ صلىاهللعليووسلمفيغرفة قػلنا."اتذكروفم"كافالنبي .الساعة بالمغرب"قاؿ وخسف بالمشرؽ خسف آيات عشر تكوف حتى تكوف ال الساعة إف

ومأ ويأجوج األرض ودابة والدجاؿ خاف والد العرب جزيرة في منوخسف الشمس وطلوع جوج

68 Jami Tirmidhi, Book 49, Hadith 4075 69

Signs of Qayamah are the news of future. 70 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 51


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عدفتػرحلالناس تخرجمنقػعرة ثنيعبدالعزيزبنرفػيععنأبي."مغربهاونار قاؿشعبةوحدصلى.الطفيلعنأبيسريحة النبي يذكر اهللعليووسلموقاؿأحدىمافيالعاشرةمثلذلكال

.وقاؿاآلخروريحتػلقيالناسفيالبحر.نػزوؿعيسىابنمريمصلىاهللعليووسلم

Translation: Allah's Apostle (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) was in an apartment and we were

beneath that, which he peeped in and said to us: What are you discussing about? We said: (We are discussing about the Last) Hour. Thereupon he said: The Last Hour would not come until the ten signs appear: land-sliding in the east, and land-sliding in the west, and land-sliding in the peninsula of Arabia, the smoke, the Dajjal, the beast of the earth, Gog and Magog, the rising of the sun from the west and the fire which would emit from the lower part of 'Adan. Shu'ba said that 'Abd al-'Aziz b. Rufai' reported on the authority of Abu Tufail who reported on

the authority of Abu Sariha a hadith like this that Allah's Apostle (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

did not make a mention of (the tenth sign) but he said that out of the ten one was the descent of Jesus Christ, son of Mary (peace be upon him), and in another version it is the blowing of the violent gale which would drive the people to the ocean.71

Abu Sariha ( ) reported:

قاؿ.وساؽالحديثبمثلو.كافرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمفيغرفةونحنتحتػهانػتحدث قالوا حيث معهم وتقيل نػزلوا إذا معهم تػنزؿ قاؿ وأحسبو ىذا.شعبة رجل ثني وحد شعبة قاؿ

عيسىابنمريمالحديثعنأبيالطفيلعنأبيسريحةولميػرفػعوقاؿأحدىذينالرجليننػزوؿ .وقاؿاآلخرريحتػلقيهمفيالبحر

Translation: Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) was in an (upper) apartment and

we were standing lower to him and discussing (about the Last Hour). The rest of the hadith is the same, and Shu'ba said: I think he also said these words: The fire would descend along with them where they would land and where they would take rest (during midday (it would also cool down for a while). Shu'ba said: This hadith has been transmitted to me through Abu Tufail and Abu Sariha and none could trace it back directly

to Allah's Apostle (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص). However, there is a mention of the descent of

Jesus Christ son of Mary in one version and in the other there is a



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mention of the blowing of a violent gale which would drive them to the ocean.72 Another chain of transmitters reports the like of the previous two chains.

Abu Sariha ( ) reported:

نارسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلم .بنحوحديثمعاذوابنجعفر.قاؿكنانػتحدثفأشرؼعليػثػناشعبة،عنعبد،العزيزوقا ثػناأبوالنػعمافالحكمبنعبداللو،حد بنرفػيععنؿابنالمثػنىحد

ؿشعبةولميػرفػعوعبدقا.أبيالطفيل،عنأبيسريحة،بنحوهقاؿوالعاشرةنػزوؿعيسىابنمريم .العزيز

Translation: We were discussing (the Last Hour) that Allah's Apostle

looked towards us. The rest of the hadith is the same and the tenth (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

(sign) was the descent of Jesus Christ son of Mary, and Shu'ba said:

'Abd al-'Aziz did not trace it directly to Allah's Apostle (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص).73


يءالتػقوـالساعةحتىتخرجنارمنأرضالحجازتض"أفرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمقاؿ "أعناؽاإلبلببصرى

Translation: The Last Hour would not come until fire emits from the earth of Hejaz which would illuminate the necks of the camels of the Basra.74


لغالمساكنإىابأويػهاب"اللوصلىاهللعليووسلمقاؿرسوؿ رقػلتلسهيل."تػبػ قاؿزىيػ .فكمذلكمنالمدينةقاؿكذاوكذاميال

72 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 53 73 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 54 74 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 55


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Translation: (The Last Hour would not come) until the habitations of Medina would extend to Ihab or Yahab. Zuhair said: I said to Suhail how far these were from Medina. He said: So and so miles.75

Abu Huraira ( ) reported Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) as saying:

قاؿ وسلم صلىاهللعليو اللو رسوؿ تمطروا"أف أف السنة ولكن تمطروا ال بأف السنة ليست . "وتمطرواوالتػنبتاألرضشيئا

Translation: The famine would not break out because of drought, but there would be famine despite heavy rainfall as nothing would grow from the earth.76

Abu Huraira ( ) reported Allah's Apostle (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) saying:

صلىاهللعليووسلمقاؿ النبي هافي"أف وجانبمنػ هافيالبػر ."البحرسمعتمبمدينةجانبمنػ اللو رسوؿ يا نػعم .قالوا فإذا"قاؿ إسحاؽ بني من ألفا عوف سبػ يػغزوىا حتى الساعة تػقوـ ال

إالا إلو ال قالوا بسهم يػرموا ولم بسالح يػقاتلوا فػلم نػزلوا جاءوىا أكبػر واللو أحد.للو فػيسقطها .الذيفيالبحرثميػقولواالثانيةالإلوإالاللوواللوأكبػر"قاؿثػورالأعلموإالقاؿ."جانبػيػ

يػقول ثم فػيسقطجانبػهااآلخر أكبػر واللو إالاللو إلو ال الثالثة فػيػغنموا.وا فػيدخلوىا فػيػفرجلهم خرج قد الدجاؿ إف فػقاؿ الصريخ جاءىم إذ المغانم يػقتسموف ىم نما شىء.فػبػيػ كل ركوف فػيتػ

."رجعوفويػ Translation: You have heard about a city, one side of which is on land and the other is in the sea (Constantinople). They said: Allah's Messenger, yes. Thereupon he said: The Last Hour would not come unless seventy thousand persons from Bani lshaq would attack it. When they would land there, they will neither fight with weapons nor would shower arrows but would only say: "There is no god but Allah and Allah is the Greatest," and one side of it would fall. Thaur (one of the narrators) said: I think that he said: The part by the side of the ocean. Then they would say for the second time: "There is no god but Allah and Allah is the Greatest" and the second side would also fall, and they would say: "There is no god but Allah and Allah is the Greatest," and the gates would be opened for them and they would enter therein and, they

75 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 56 76 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 57


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would be collecting spoils of war and distributing them amongst themselves when a noise would be heard saying: Verily, Dajjal has come. And thus they would leave everything there and go back.77


اليػهودي حتىيختبئ المسلموف فػيػقتػلهم اليػهود المسلموف حتىيػقاتل الساعة تػقوـ وراءال منإال.ؿالحجرأوالشجريامسلمياعبداللوىذايػهوديخلفيفػتػعاؿفاقػتػلوالحجروالشجرفػيػقو

.الغرقدفإنومنشجراليػهود

Translation: The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of the Jews.78

It is narrated by Ana‟s ( ) that Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said:

.إفمنأشراطالساعةأفيػرفعالعلم،ويػثبتالجهل،ويشربالخمر،ويظهرالزنا Translation: From among the portents of the Hour are (the following): Religious knowledge will be taken away (by the death of Religious learned men. (Religious) ignorance will prevail. Drinking of Alcoholic drinks (will be very common). There will be prevalence of open illegal sexual intercourse.79

It is narrated by Ana‟s ( ): I will narrate to you a Hadith and none

other than I will tell you about after it.

ويظهرالجهل،منأشراطالساعةأفيقلالعلم،"سمعترسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلميػقوؿ . ويظهرالزنا،وتكثػرالنساءويقلالرجاؿ،حتىيكوفلخمسينامرأةالقيمالواحد

Translation: I heard Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) saying: From among the

portents of the Hour are (the following): Religious knowledge will decrease (by the death of religious learned men). Religious ignorance will prevail. There will be prevalence of open illegal sexual intercourse.

77 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 99 78 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 105 79 Sahih Bukhari, Book 3, Hadith 22


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Women will increase in number and men will decrease in number so much so that fifty women will be looked after by one man.80

1.4.23 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT YOU WILL KILL THE JEWS

Ibn 'Umar ( ) reported Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) as saying:

۔يػهوديفػتػعاؿفاقػتػلولتػقاتلناليػهودفػلتػقتػلنػهمحتىيػقوؿالحجريامسلمىذا

Translation: You will fight against the Jews and you will kill them until even a stone would say: Come here, Muslim, there is a Jew (hiding himself behind me); kill him.81 Ubaidullah has reported this hadith with this chain of transmitters (and the Words are):

."ىذايػهوديورائي"

Translation: “There is a Jew behind me.”82


اليػهودي حتىيختبئ المسلموف فػيػقتػلهم اليػهود المسلموف حتىيػقاتل الساعة تػقوـ وراءال منإال.فػتػعاؿفاقػتػلوالحجروالشجرفػيػقوؿالحجرأوالشجريامسلمياعبداللوىذايػهوديخلفي

.الغرقدفإنومنشجراليػهود

Translation: The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of the Jews.83

80 Sahih Bukhari, Book 3, Hadith 23 81 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 101 82 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 102 83 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 105


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1.4.24 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE INCIDENTS OF THE DAY

OF RESECURATION

It is narrated by Ibn Àbbas ( ):

نمارجلواقفبعرفةإذوقععنراحلتوفػوقصتوػأوقاؿفأوقصتوػقاؿالنبق صلىاهللعليواؿبػيػ يوسلم " عثيػ يػبػ فإنو رأسو، تخمروا وال تحنطوه وال فيثػوبػين، وسدر،وكفنوه بماء اغسلوه وـيا القيامةملبػ " . Translation: While a man was riding (his Mount) in Àrafat, he fell down from it (his Mount) and broke his neck (and died). The Prophet

said, "Wash him with water and Sidr and shroud him in two pieces (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

of cloth, and neither perfume him, nor cover his head, for he will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection saying, 'Labbaik,' (i.e. like a pilgrim)."84

1.4.25 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE INCIDENT OF INSIDE

THE GRAVE

It is narrated by Ibn Àbbas ( ):

باففػقاؿ رينيػعذ بقبػ صلىاهللعليووسلمأنومر باففي"عنالنبي بافومايػعذ كبيرأماإنػهماليػعذأخذجريدةرطبةفشقها."أحدىمافكافاليستترمنالبػوؿ،وأمااآلخرفكافيمشيبالنميمة ثم

قػبرواحدة غرزفيكل لعلوأفيخفف"صنػعتىذافػقاؿفػقالوايارسوؿاللو،لم.بنصفين،ثمهمامالميػيبسا ."عنػ

Translation: The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) once passed by two graves and those two

persons (in the graves) were being tortured. He said, "They are being tortured not for a great thing (to avoid). One of them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine, while the other was going about with calumnies (to make enmity between friends). He then took a green leaf of a date-palm tree split it into two pieces and fixed one on

each grave. The people said, "O Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)! Why have you

84 Sahih Bukhari, Book 23, Hadith 27


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done so?" He replied, "I hope that their punishment may be lessened till they (the leaf) become dry."85 It is narrated by Abi Ayub:

يػهودتػعذبفي"الشمس،فسمعصوتافػقاؿقاؿخرجالنبيصلىاهللعليووسلموقدوجبت ۔قػبورىا

Translation: Once the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) went out after sunset and heard a

dreadful voice, and said, "The Jews are being punished in their graves.86

1.4.26 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE DEATH-PLACE

It has been narrated on the authority of Ana‟s that when (the news of) the advance of Abu Sufyan (at the head of a force) reached him. The

Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) held consultations with his Companions. The

narrator said:

ـسعدبنعبادةفػقاؿإيفػ اناتريديارسوؿتكلمأبوبكرفأعرضعنوثمتكلمعمرفأعرضعنوفػقاتػناأفنضربأكبادىاإلىبػرؾاللووالذينػفسيبيدهلوأمرتػناأفنخيضهاالبحرألخضناىاولوأمر

لفعلنا -الغماد بدرا-قاؿ نػزلوا حتى فانطلقوا الناس وسلم اهللعليو صلى اللو رسوؿ فػندبـأسودلبنيالحجاج فأخذوهفكافأصحابرسوؿاللوصلىووردتعليهمرواياقػريشوفيهمغال

فػيػقوؿماليعلمبأبيسفيافولكنىذاأبوجهل.اهللعليووسلميسألونوعنأبيسفيافوأصحابوخلف بن وأمية وشيبة ذ.وعتبة قاؿ سفياففإذا أبو ىذا أخبركم أنا نػعم فػقاؿ فإذا.لكضربوه

بنخلف وأمية فػقاؿماليبأبيسفيافعلمولكنىذاأبوجهلوعتبة فسألوه .فيالناستػركوهارأىذلكانصرؼقاؿفإذاقاؿىذاأيضاض ربوهورسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمقائميصليفػلم

إذاكذبكم" ركوه إذاصدقكموتػتػ لتضربوه قاؿفػقاؿرسوؿاللوصلىاهلل."والذينػفسيبيدهقاؿويضعيدهعلىاألرضىاىناوىاىناقاؿفماماطأحدىم."ذامصرعفالفى"عليووسلم

.عنموضعيدرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلم

Translation: Abu Bakr ( ) spoke (expressing his own views), but he

(the Holy Prophet) did not pay heed to him. Then spoke 'Umar ( )

85 Sahih Bukhari, Book 23, Hadith 115 86 Sahih Bukhari, Book 23, Hadith 128


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(expressing his views), but he (the Holy Prophet) did not pay heed to him (too). Then Sa'd b. 'Ubada stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, you want us (to speak). By God in Whose control is my life, if you order us to plunge our horses into the sea, we would do so. If you order us to goad our horses to the most distant place like Bark al-Ghimad, we would

do so. The narrator said: Now the Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) called upon

the people (for the encounter). So they set out and encamped at Badr. (Soon) the water-carriers of the Quraish arrived. Among them was a black slave belonging to Banu al-Hajjaj. The Companions of the

Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) caught him and interrogated him about Abu

Sufyan and his companions. He said: I know nothing about Abu Sufyan, but Abu Jahl, Utba, Shaiba and Umayya b. Khalaf are there. When he said this, they beat him. Then he said: All right, I will tell you about Abu Sufyan. They would stop beating him and then ask him (again) about Abu Sufyan. He would again say', I know nothing about Abu Sufyan, but Abu Jahl. 'Utba, Shaiba and Umayya b. Khalaf are there. When he said

this, they beat him likewise. The Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) was standing

in prayer. When he saw this he finished his prayer and said: By Allah in Whose control is my life, you beat him when he is telling you the truth, and you let him go when he tells you a lie. The narrator said: Then the

Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said: This is the place where so and so would

be killed. He placed his hand on the earth (saying) here and here; (and) none of them fell away from the place which the Messenger of Allah

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1.4.27 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) IS THE KNOWER OF HEARTS


كافيػقوؿآللوالذيالإلوإالىوإفكنتألعتمدبكبديعلىاألرضمنالجوع،وإفك نتألشدول الجوع، علىبطنيمن بكر،الحجر أبو فمر منو، الذييخرجوف علىطريقهم يػوما قػعدت قد

بيع ولميػفعل،ثممر مرفسألتوعنآيةفسألتوعنآيةمنكتاباللو،ماسألتوإالليشبعني،فمرالقاسمصلىاهللعليووسلممنكتاب بيأبو مر يػفعل،ثم فػلم إالليشبعني،فمر سألتو اللو،ما

"فػتبسمحينرآنيوعرؼ،مافينػفسيومافيوجهيثمقاؿ .اللوقػلتلبػيكيارسوؿ."أباىرمنأين"ومضىفػتبعتو،فدخلفاستأذف،فأذفلي،فدخلفػوجدلبػنافيقدحفػقاؿ."الحق"قاؿ

"قاؿ.قالواأىداهلكفالفأوفالنة."ىذااللبن الحق"قاؿ.قػلتلبػيكيارسوؿاللو."أباىرلي فادعهم إلىأىلوالماؿ،وال."إلىأىلالصفة ،اليأووف أضياؼاإلسالـ قاؿوأىلالصفة

إ بها بػعث صدقة أتػتو إذا أحد، إليهم،على أرسل ىدية أتػتو وإذا شيئا، ها منػ يػتػناوؿ ولم ليهم،كنتأحق الصفة اللبنفيأىل ىذا فيها،فساءنيذلكفػقلتوما وأشركهم ها أفوأصابمنػ أنا

لغنيمنأصيبمنىذاالل بنشربةأتػقوىبها،فإذاجاءأمرنيفكنتأناأعطيهم،وماعسىأفيػبػوا،مفأقػبػلىذااللبن،ولميكنمنطاعةاللووطاعةرسولوصلىاهللعليووسلمبد،فأتػيتػهمفدعوتػه

"فاستأذنوافأذفلهم،وأخذوامجالسهممنالبػيتقاؿ قاؿ.قػلتلبػيكيارسوؿاللو."ياأباىر" فأعطهم ح."خذ فػيشرب الرجل أعطيو فجعلت القدح فأخذت قاؿ على يػرد ثم يػروى، تى

ثم فػيشربحتىيػروى، القدح على يػرد ثم فػيشربحتىيػروى، الرجل فأعطيو القدح، على يػردصلىاهللعليووسلموقدروي القوـكلهم،فأخذالقدحفػوضعوعلىالقدح،حتىانػتػهيتإلىالنبي

فػتبسمفػقاؿ فػنظرإلى "يده ىر رسوؿاللو."أبا وأنت"قاؿ.قػلتلبػيكيا قػلت."بقيتأنافشربت،فمازاؿ."اشرب"فػقاؿ.فػقعدتفشربت."قػعدفاشربا"قاؿ.صدقتيارسوؿاللو

مسلكا."اشرب"يػقوؿ أجدلو فأعطيتو."فأرني"قاؿ.حتىقػلتالوالذيبػعثكبالحق،ما .فحمداللووسمى،وشربالفضلةالقدح

Translation: By Allah except Whom none has the right to- be worshipped, (sometimes) I used to lay (sleep) on the ground on my liver (abdomen) because of hunger, and (sometimes) I used to bind a stone over my belly because of hunger. One day I sat by the way from where

they (the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) and his companions) used to come out. When

Abu Bakr passed by, I asked him about a Verse from Allah's Book and I


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asked him only that he might satisfy my hunger, but he passed by and did not do so. Then Ùmar passed by me and I asked him about a Verse from Allah's Book, and I asked him only that he might satisfy my hunger, but he passed by without doing so. Finally Abu-l-Qasim (the

Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)) passed by me and he smiled when he saw me, for he

knew what was in my heart and on my face. He said, "O Aba Hirr (Abu

Huraira)!" I replied, "Labbaik, O Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)!" He said to

me, "Follow me." He left and I followed him. Then he entered the house and I asked permission to enter and was admitted. He found milk in a bowl and said, "From where is this milk?" They said, "It has been presented to you by such-and-such man (or by such and such woman)."

He said, "O Aba Hirr!" I said, "Labbaik, O Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)!" He

said, "Go and call the people of Suffa to me." These people of Suffa were the guests of Islam who had no families, nor money, nor anybody to depend upon, and whenever an object of charity was brought to the

Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص), he would send it to them and would not take anything

from it, and whenever any present was given to him, he used to send some for them and take some of it for himself. The order off the Prophet upset me, and I said to myself, "How will this little milk be enough for the people of As- Suffa?" thought I was more entitled to drink from that

milk in order to strengthen myself, but behold! The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) came

to order me to give that milk to them. I wondered what will remain of that milk for me, but anyway, I could not but obey Allah and His Apostle so I went to the people of As-Suffa and called them, and they came and asked the Prophet's permission to enter. They were admitted and took

their seats in the house. The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "O Aba-Hirr!" I said,

"Labbaik, O Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)!" He said, "Take it and give it to

them." So I took the bowl (of Milk) and started giving it to one man who would drink his fill and return it to me, whereupon I would give it to another man who, in his turn, would drink his fill and return it to me, and I would then offer it to another man who would drink his fill and return it to me. Finally, after the whole group had drunk their fill, I

reached the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) who took the bowl and put it on his hand,

looked at me and smiled and said. "O Aba Hirr!" I replied, "Labbaik, O

Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)!" He said, "There remain you and I." I said,

"You have said the truth, O Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)!" He said, "Sit down

and drink." I sat down and drank. He said, "Drink," and I drank. He kept on telling me repeatedly to drink, till I said, "No. by Allah Who sent you with the Truth, I have no space for it (in my stomach)." He said,


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"Hand it over to me." When I gave him the bowl, he praised Allah and pronounced Allah's Name on it and drank the remaining milk. 88,89

It is reported by Ubayy b. Ka'b ( ):

قراءة قراءةسوىقاؿكنتفيالمسجدفدخلرجليصليفػقرأ فػقرأ دخلآخر ثم أنكرتػهاعليو ناالصالةدخلناجميعاعلىرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمفػقلتإف ىذاقراءةصاحبوفػلماقضيػ

قرأسوىقراءةصاحبوفأمرىمارسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمقػرأقراءةأنكرتػهاعليوودخلآخرفػكنتفي إذ فسقطفينػفسيمنالتكذيبوال صلىاهللعليووسلمشأنػهما النبي فحسن فػقرءا

فػلمارأىرسوؿاللوصلى اهللعليووسلمماقدغشينيضربفيصدريففضتعرقاالجاىليةوجلفػرقافػقاؿلي أفاقػرإالقرآفعلىحرؼفػرددت"وكأنماأنظرإلىاللوعز أرسلإلى ياأبى

.يإليوأفىوفعلىأمت

Translation: I was in the mosque when a man entered and prayed and recited (the Qur‟an) in a style to which I objected. Then another man entered (the mosque) and recited in a style different from that of his companion. When we had finished the prayer, we all went to Allah's

Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) and said to him: This man recited in a style to which I

objected, and the other entered and recited in a style different from that

of his companion. The Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) asked them to recite

and so they recited, and the Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) expressed

approval of their affairs (their modes of recitation). And there occurred in my mind a sort of denial which did not occur even during the Days of

Ignorance. When the Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) saw how I was affected

(by a wrong idea), he struck my chest, whereupon I broke into sweating and felt as though I were looking at Allah with fear. He (the Holy Prophet) said to me: Ubayy. a message was sent to me to recite the Qur'an in one dialect, and I replied: Make (things) easy for my people. It was conveyed to me for the second time that it should be recited in two dialects. I again replied to him: Make affairs easy for my people. It was again conveyed to me for the third time to recite in seven dialects and (I was further told): You have got a seeking for every reply that I sent you, which you should seek from me. I said: O Allah! Forgive my people,

88 Sahih al-Bukhari; Book 81, Hadith 41 89 It was the belief of his companion that he knows the hearts of people that‟s why he said: “he smiled when he saw me, for he knew what was in my heart and on my face”.


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forgive my people, and I have deferred the third one for the day on which the entire creation will turn to me, including even Ibrahim (peace be upon him) (for intercession).90

1.4.28 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) KNOWS WHAT IS BEHIND HIM (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)


خشوعكموالركوعكم،إنيألراكممن لتيىاىنافػواللومايخفىعلى ۔وراءظهريىلتػروفقبػ

Translation: Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "Do you consider or see that

my face is towards the Qibla? By Allah, neither your submissiveness nor your bowing is hidden from me, surely I see you from my back."91

1.4.29 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) KNOWS THE INNER FEELINGS OF PEOPLE

It is narrated by „Umar bin Al-Khattab ( ):

وكاف حمارا، يػلقب وكاف اللو، عبد اسمو كاف وسلم عليو اهلل صلى النبي عهد على رجال، أفصلىاهللعليووسلمقدجلدهفيالشراب،يضحكرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلم، وكافالنبي

العنوماأكثػرمايػؤتىبو اللهم صلى.فأتيبويػومافأمربوفجلد،فػقاؿرجلمنالقوـ فػقاؿالنبياللوورسولوالتػلعنوه"اهللعليووسلم ."،فػواللوماعلمتأنويحب

Translation: During the lifetime of the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) there was a man

called „Abdullah whose nickname was Donkey, and he used to make

Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) laugh. The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) lashed him because of

drinking (alcohol). And one-day he was brought to the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) on

the same charge and was lashed. On that, a man among the people said, "O Allah, curse him! How frequently he has been brought (to the

Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) on such a charge)!" The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "Do not curse

him, for by Allah, I know for he loves Allah and His Apostle."92

90 Sahih Muslim; Book 6, Hadith 332 91 Sahih al-Bukhari; Book 8, Hadith 68 92 Sahih al-Bukhari; Book 86, Hadith 9


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It is narrated by „Abdullah bin „Umar ( ):

ثػوبوخيالءلميػنظراللوإليويػوـ"قاؿرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلم فػقاؿأبو."القيامةمنجرأحدشقىثػوبييستػرخيإالأفأتػعاىدذلكمنو "فػقاؿرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلم.بكرإف

إزارهقاؿلمأسمعوقاؿموسىفػقلتلسالمأذكر"إنكلستتصنعذلكخيالء عبداللومنجر .ذكرإالثػوبو

Translation: The Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "Allah will not look on

the Day of Judgment at him who drags his robe (behind him) out of pride." Abu Bakr said "One side of my robe slacks down unless I get very

cautious about it." Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "But you do not do that

with a pride."93

It is narrated by Hudhaifa ( ):

صلىاهللعليووسلم-تػعني-قاؿسألتنيأميمتىعهدؾ ماليبوعهدمنذكذافػقلت.بالنبيصلىاهللعليووسلمفأصليمعوالمغربوأسألوأف.وكذا فػنالتمنيفػقلتلهادعينيآتيالنبي

صلىاهللعليووسلمفصليتمع.يستػغفرليولك والمغربفصلىحتىصلىالعشاءفأتػيتالنبيانػفتلفػتبعتوفسمعصوتيفػقاؿ ماحاجتكغفراللو"قاؿ.قػلتنػعم."منىذاحذيػفة"ثم

ىذاملكلميػن"قاؿ."لكوألمك إف لةاستأذفربوأفيسلمعلى قػبلىذهالليػ زؿاألرضقطالحسنوالحسينسيداشبابأىل فاطمةسيدةنساءأىلالجنةوأف قاؿ."الجنةويػبشرنيبأف

.نغريبمنىذاالوجوالنػعرفوإالمنحديثإسرائيلىذاحديثحس Translation: "My mother asked me: 'When is your planned time -

meaning with the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)?' So I said: 'I have not had a planned

time to see him since such and such time.' She rebuked me, so I said to

her: 'Let me go to the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) so that I may perform Maghrib

(prayer) with him, and ask him to seek forgiveness for you and I.' So I

came to the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص), and I prayed Maghrib with him, then he

prayed until he prayed Al-'Isha. Then he turned, and I followed him, and he heard my voice, and said: 'Who is this? Hudhaifa?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: "What is your need, may Allah forgive you and your mother?' He

93 Sahih al-Bukhari; Book 62, Hadith 17


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said: 'Indeed, this is an angel that never descended to the earth ever before tonight. He sought permission from his Lord to greet me with peace and to give me the glad tidings that Fatimah is the chief of the women of Paradise, and that Al-Hasan and Al-Husain are the chiefs of the youths of the people of Paradise.'"94 On the authority of Wabisah bin Ma‟bad (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

؟قػلت:نػعم.فقاؿ:استفت البر أتػيترسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمفػقاؿ:"جئتتسأؿعنواطم النػفس، إليو اطمأنت ما البر فيقلبك، وتػردد النػفس في حاؾ ما ثم واإل القلب، إليو أف

. "الصدر،وإفأفػتاؾالناسوأفػتػوؾ

Translation: I came to the Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) and he (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said,

“You have come to ask about righteousness.” I said, “Yes.” He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Consult your heart. Righteousness is that about which the soul feels at ease and the heart feels tranquil. And wrongdoing is that which wavers in the soul and causes uneasiness in the breast, even though people have repeatedly given their legal opinion [in its favor].”95,96

94 Jami Tirmidhi; Book 49, Hadith 4150; this hadith is Hasan. 95 Al-Arba‟oon an-Nawawi; Hadith 27; It is transmitted from the musnads of the two Imams, Ahmed bin Hanbal and Imam Darmi, with a good chain of authorities i.e. isnad of this hadith are Hasan. 96 Feeling is not a physical phenomenon. It is a heartily phenomenon. It is one of the basic senses of human soul. It is a generalized bodily consciousness or sensation, appreciative or responsive awareness or recognition, an emotional state or reaction. For instance, love, hate, kindness, jealousy, pride, anger, bitterness, envy, fear, desire etc. all are felling. Feelings exists in heart and no person can say, what does other person feels about him because it is heartily

phenomenon but our beloved Prophet Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) also knows the

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1.4.30 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED ABOUT THE EMBRYOLOGICAL

FEATURES OF CREATION

It is narrated by Àbdullah ( ) that Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص), the

truthful and truly-inspired, said:

أحدكميجمعفيبطنأموأربعينيػوما،ثمعلقةمثلذلك،ثميكوفمضغةمثل عثإف ذلك،ثميػبػ

أ إف سعيد،فػواللو برزقو،وأجلو،وشقي،أو بأربع فػيػؤمر ملكا بعملاللو يػعمل ػ الرجل أو ػ حدكمفػيػعمل الكتاب، عليو فػيسبق ذراع، أو باع ر غيػ وبػيػنػها نو بػيػ يكوف حتىما النار، أىلأىل بعمل

أ بعمل ليػعمل الرجل وإف فػيدخلها، أوالجنة، ذراع ر غيػ وبػيػنػها نو بػيػ يكوف ما حتى الجنة، ىل ۔ ذراعين،فػيسبقعليوالكتاب،فػيػعملبعملأىلالنار،فػيدخلها

Translation: Each one of you collected in the womb of his mother for forty days, and then turns into a clot for an equal period (of forty days) and turns into a piece of flesh for a similar period (of forty days) and then Allah sends an angel and orders him to write four things, i.e., his provision, his age, and whether he will be of the wretched or the blessed (in the Hereafter). Then the soul is breathed into him. And by Allah, a person among you (or a man) may do deeds of the people of the Fire till there is only a cubit or an arm-breadth distance between him and the Fire, but then that writing (which Allah has ordered the angel to write) precedes, and he does the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters it; and a man may do the deeds of the people of Paradise till there is only a cubit or two between him and Paradise, and then that writing precedes and he does the deeds of the people of the Fire and enters it.97


مضغة علقة،أىرب نطفة،أىرب اللوأفيػقضيفإذاأراد.وكلاللوبالرحمملكافػيػقوؿأىربـسعيدفماالرزؽفمااألجلفػيكتبكذلكفي أنػثىأشقيأ ـ ذكرأ ۔بطنأموخلقهاقاؿأىرب

Translation: The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "Allah puts an angel in charge of

the uterus and the angel says, 'O Lord, (it is) semen! O Lord, (it is now) a clot! O Lord, (it is now) a piece of flesh.' And then, if Allah wishes to complete its creation, the angel asks, 'O Lord, (will it be) a male or a female? A wretched (an evil doer) or a blessed (doer of good)? How

97 Sahih al-Bukhari; Book 82, Hadith 1


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much will his provisions be? What will his age be?' So all that is written while the creature is still in the mother's womb."98

1.4.31 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) INFORMED THAT AFFLICTIONS WILL START

FROM EAST

It is narrated by „Abdullah bin „Umar ( ):

نةىاىناػيشير" قاؿسمعترسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلميػقوؿوىوعلىالمنبر الفتػ أالإف ۔"إلىالمشرؽػمنحيثيطلعقػرفالشيطاف

Translation: I heard Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) on the pulpit saying,

“Verily, afflictions (will start) from here,” pointing towards the east, “whence the side of the head of Satan comes out.”99

Ibn 'Umar reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) as saying (in

a state) that he had turned his face towards the east:

نةىاىنامنحيثيطلعقػرفالشيطاف نةىاىناأالإفالفتػ ۔أالإفالفتػ

Translation: Behold, turmoil would appear from this side, from where the horns of Satan would appear.100

Ibn Ùmar reported that Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) stood by the door (of

the apartment of) Hafsa and, pointing towards the east, he said:

نةىاىنامنحيثيطلعقػرفالشيطاف يداللوبنسعيدفيوقاؿعبػ.قالهامرتػينأوثالثا."الفتػـرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلمعندبابعائشة .روايتوقا

Translation: The turmoil would appear from this side, viz. where the horns of Satan would appear, and he uttered these words twice or thrice and Ùbaidullah b. Saìd in his narration said: The Messenger of Allah

had been standing by the door of À'isha.101 (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

98 Sahih al-Bukhari; Book 82, Hadith 2 99 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 61, Hadith 21 100 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 58 101

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Salim b. Abdullah reported on the authority of his father that Allah's

Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص), while turning his face towards the east, said:

نةىاىنامنحيثيطلعقػرفالشيطافىاإف نةىاىناىاإفالفتػ ۔الفتػنةىاىناىاإفالفتػ Translation: The turmoil would appear from this side; verily, the turmoil would appear from this side; verily, the turmoil would appear from this side - the side where appear the horns of Satan.102

Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) came out from the

house of 'Aisha and said:

۔رأسالكفرمنىاىنامنحيثيطلعقػرفالشيطاف

Translation: It would be from this side that there would appear the height of unbelief, viz. where appear the horns of Satan, i.e. the east. 103

1.4.32 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) EXPLAINED THE PICTURE OF GRAVE


رسوؿ أف ثػهم حد أنو قاؿ وسلم اهللعليو صلى عنو"اللو وتػولى قػبره، في وضع إذا العبد إفكنتتػقوؿفيا ما فػيػقوالف فػيػقعدانو ملكاف قػرعنعالهم،أتاه ليسمع لرجللمحمدأصحابو،وإنو

فػيػقاؿلوانظرإلىمقعدؾمن.فأماالمؤمنفػيػقوؿأشهدأنوعبداللوورسولو.ووسلمصلىاهللعلي.اأنويػفسحفيقػبرهقاؿقػتادةوذكرلن."النار،قدأبدلكاللوبومقعدامنالجنة،فػيػراىماجميعا

وأماالمنافقوالكافرفػيػقاؿلوماكنتتػقوؿفيىذاالرجلفػيػقوؿ"ثمرجعإلىحديثأنسقاؿويضرببمطارؽمنحديدضربة،.التػليتفػيػقاؿالدريتو.الأدري،كنتأقوؿمايػقوؿالناس

رالثػقلين ."فػيصيحصيحةيسمعهامنيليو،غيػ

Translation: Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "When (Allah's) slave is put

in his grave and his companions return and he even hears their footsteps, two angels come to him and make him sit and ask, 'What did you use to say about this man (i.e. Muhammad)?' The faithful Believer will say, 'I testify that he is Allah's slave and His Apostle.' Then they will say to him, 'Look at your place in the Hell Fire; Allah has given you a

102 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 60 103 Sahih Muslim, Book 54, Hadith 61


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place in Paradise instead of it.' So he will see both his places." (Qatada said, "We were informed that his grave would be made spacious." Then Qatada went back to the narration of Ana‟s who said ;) Whereas a hypocrite or a non-believer will be asked, "What did you use to say about this man." He will reply, "I do not know; but I used to say what the people used to say." So they will say to him, "Neither did you know nor did you take the guidance (by reciting the Qur'an)." Then he will be hit with iron hammers once, that he will send such a cry as everything near to him will hear, except Jinns and human beings.104

It is narrated by Asma' bint Abu Bakr ( ):

يصلوف،وإذ ـ صلىاهللعليووسلمحينخسفتالشمس،فإذاالناسقيا زوجالنبي اأتػيتعائشة وقالت السماء نحو بيدىا فأشارت للناس ما فػقلت تصلي قائمة اللوىي آية.سبحاف فػقلت

فػوؽرأسيماء،فػلماانصرؼرسوؿ.فأشارتأىنػعم فػقمتحتىتجالنيالغشى،وجعلتأصبشىءكنتلمأرهإالقدرأيػتوفيمامن"اللوصلىاهللعليووسلمحمداللووأثػنىعليو،ثمقاؿ

أنكمتػفتػنوففيالقبورمثلأوقريب نةالدجاؿػمقاميىذاحتىالجنةوالنار،ولقدأوحيإلى امنفتػذلكقالتأسماءػ يػؤتىأحدكمفػيػقاؿماعلمكبهذاالرجلفأماالمؤمنػأوالموقنالأدريأى

ذلكقالتأسماءػفػيػقوؿىومحمدرسوؿاللو،جاءنابالبػيػناتوالهدى،ف ناوآمناالأدريأى أجبػذلكا،فػيػقاؿنمصالحا،فػقدعلمناإفكنتلمؤمنا،وأماالمنافقػأوالمرتابالأدريأواتػبػعن ى

."قالتأسماءػفػيػقوؿالأدري،سمعتالناسيػقولوفشيئافػقلتو

Translation: I came to Àisha the wife of the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) during the

solar eclipse. The people were standing and offering the prayer and she was also praying. I asked her, "What is wrong with the people?" She beckoned with her hand towards the sky and said, "Subhan Allah." I asked her, "Is there a sign?" She pointed out, "Yes." So I, too, stood for the prayer till I fell unconscious and later on I poured water on my head.

After the prayer, Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) praised and glorified Allah and

said, "Just now I have seen something which I never saw before at this place of mine, including Paradise and Hell. I have been inspired (and have understood) that you will be put to trials in your graves and these trials will be like the trials of Ad-Dajjal, or nearly like it (the sub narrator is not sure of what Asma' said). Angels will come to every one of you and ask, 'What do you know about this man?' A believer will reply, 'He is

104 Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 23, Hadith 127


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Muhammad, Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص), and he came to us with self-

evident truth and guidance. So we accepted his teaching, believed and followed him.' Then the angels will say to him to sleep in peace as they have come to know that he was a believer. On the other hand a hypocrite or a doubtful person will reply, 'I do not know but heard the people saying something and so I said the same.' "105

It is narrated by Abu Huraira ( )

ملكاف-إذاقبرالميت"قاؿقاؿرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلم أسودافأوقاؿأحدكمأتاهالرجلفػيػقو كنتتػقوؿفيىذا ما فػيػقوالف النكير واآلخر يػقاؿألحدىماالمنكر كافأزرقاف ؿما

محمداعبده فػيػقوالفقدكنانػعلم.ورسولويػقوؿىوعبداللوورسولوأشهدأفالإلوإالاللووأف نم.أنكتػقوؿىذا لو يػقاؿ ثم فيو لو يػنػور عوفذراعافيسبعينثم سبػ فيقػبره يػفسحلو .ثم

أىلوإليوفػيػقوؿأرجعإلىأىليفأخبرىمفػيػقوال حتى.فنمكنػومةالعروسالذياليوقظوإالأحبذلك مضجعو من اللو عثو أدري.يػبػ ال مثػلو فػقلت يػقولوف سمعتالناس قاؿ منافقا كاف .وإف

فػتختلففيها.فػتػلتئمعليو.فػيػقاؿلألرضالتئميعليو.نانػعلمأنكتػقوؿذلكفػيػقوالفقدكعثواللومنمضجعوذلك باحتىيػبػ "أضالعوفاليػزاؿفيهامعذ

Translation: The Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said: "When the deceased - or

he said when one of you - is buried, two angels, black and blue (eyed_ come to him. One of them is called Al-Munkar, and the other An-Nakir. They say: 'What did you used to say about this man?' So he says what he was saying (before death) 'He is Allah's slave and His Messenger. I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that

Muhammad (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) is His slave and His Messenger.' So they say: 'We

knew that you would say this.' Then his grave is expanded to seventy by seventy cubits, and then it is illuminated for him. Then it is said to him: 'Sleep.' So he said: 'Can I return to my family to inform them?' They say: 'Sleep as a newlywed, whom none awakens but the dearest of his family.' Until Allah resurrects him from his resting place.” “If he was a hypocrite he would say: 'I heard people saying something, so I said the same; I do not know.' So they said: 'We knew you would say that.' So the earth is told: 'Constrict him.' So it constricts around him, squeezing his ribs together. He continues being punished like that until Allah resurrects him from his resting place."106,107

105 Sahih al-Bukhari; Book 4, Hadith 50 106 Jami‟ Tirmidhi; Book 90, Hadith 107


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It is narrated by Ana‟s b. Malik ( ):

ارفسمعصوتافػفزعفػقاؿ اللوصلىاهللعليووسلمدخلنخاللبنيالنج نبي منأصحاب":إفتػعوذواباللومنعذابالنار":فػقاؿ.يارسوؿاللوناسماتوافيالجاىلية:قالوا."ىذهالقبور

نةالدجاؿ المؤمنإذاوضعفيقػبرهأتاهملك":وممذاؾيارسوؿاللوقاؿ:قالوا."ومنفتػ إفماكنتتػقوؿفيىذا:فػيػقاؿلو.كنتأعبداللو:ىداهقاؿماكنتتػعبدفإفاللو:فػيػقوؿلو

رىافػيػنطلقبوإلىبػيتكافلوفيالنار،:الرجلفػيػقوؿ ىوعبداللوورسولوفمايسأؿعنشىءغيػاللوعصمكورحمكفأبدلكبوبػيتافيالجنةفػيػقو:وفػيػقاؿل ؿىذابػيتككافلكفيالنارولكن

وضعفي.اسكن:فػيػقاؿلو.دعونيحتىأذىبفأبشرأىلي: إذا الكافر ملكوإف أتاه قػبره:فػيػقاؿلو.الدريتوالتػليت:فػيػقاؿلو.الأدري:ماكنتتػعبدفػيػقوؿ:فػيػنتهرهفػيػقوؿلو

فػيضربوبمطراؽمنحديدبػين.وؿالناسكنتأقوؿمايػق:فماكنتتػقوؿفيىذاالرجلفػيػقوؿرالثػقلين ."أذنػيوفػيصيحصيحةيسمعهاالخلقغيػ

Translation: The Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) entered the garden of the

palm trees of Banu al-Najjar. He heard a voice and was terrified. He asked: Who are the people buried in these graves? The people replied:

Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)! These are some people who died in the pre-

Islamic times. He said: Seek refuge in Allah from the punishment of the fire, and the trail of Antichrist. They asked: Why is it that, Messenger of

Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)? He said: When a man is placed in his grave, an angel comes

to him and says to him: Whom did you worship? Allah then guides him and he says: I worshiped Allah. He is then asked: What was your opinion of this man? He replies: He is Allah‟s servant and His Apostle. He will not then be asked about anything else. He will then be taken to his abode in Hell and will be told: This was your abode in Hell, but Allah protected you and had mercy on you substituted for you an abode in Paradise for it. He will say: Leave me so that I may go and give glad tidings to my family. He will be told: Dwell. When an infidel is placed in his grave, an angel comes to him, reprimands him and asks him: Whom did you worship? He replies: I do not know. He will be told: You neither knew nor did you follow (the believers). He is then asked: What was your opinion on this man? He replies: I held the opinion that the other people held. He will then give him a blow between his ears with an iron

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hammer and will utter a shout which will be heard by all the creatures (near him) with the exception of men and jinn.108,109 The tradition mentioned above has also transmitted by „Abd al-Wahhab through a different chain of narrators in a similar manner. This version has:

العبدإذاوضعفيقػبرهوتػولىعنوأصحابوإنوليسمعقػرعنعالهم،فػيأتيوم" "لكاففػيػقوالفلوإف."المنافق":زاد."وأماالكافروالمنافقفػيػقوالفلو":يبامنحديثاألوؿقاؿفيوفذكرقر.

رالثػقلين":وقاؿ ."يسمعهامنيليوغيػ Translation: When a man is placed in his grave and his friends leave him, he hears the beat of their sandals. Then two angles come and speak to him. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition nearly similar to the previous one. It goes: As for the infidel and hypocrite they say to them. This version adds the word “hypocrite”. And he said: those who are near him will hear (his shout) with the exception of men and jinn. 110,111

It is narrated by Al-Bara' ibn Azib ( ):

ولم القبر إلى نا فانػتػهيػ األنصار، من رجل جنازة في وسلم صلىاهللعليو اللو رسوؿ مع اخرجنار،وفييده عوديػلحد،فجلسرسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلموجلسناحولوكأنماعلىرءوسناالطيػ

زاد-مرتػينأوثالثا."استعيذواباللومنعذابالقبر":يػنكتبوفياألرض،فػرفعرأسوفػقاؿياىذا:امدبرينحينيػقاؿلووإنوليسمعخفقنعالهمإذاولو":وقاؿ-فيحديثجريرىاىنا

منربك:ويأتيوملكاففػيجلسانوفػيػقوالفلو":قاؿىنادقاؿ."منربكومادينكومننبيك:فػيػقوؿ .ربياللو لو دينكفػيػقوؿ:فػيػقوالف :ما ـ .دينياإلسال لو الرجل:فػيػقوالف ىذا ما

:ومايدريكفػيػقوؿ:فػيػقوالف.ىورسوؿاللوصلىاهللعليووسلم:الذيبعثفيكمقاؿفػيػقوؿقتقػرأتكتاباللوفآم وجل":زادفيحديثجرير."نتبووصد يػثبت}فذلكقػوؿاللوعز

آمنوا الذين ."{اللو .اآلية قاؿ اتػفقا ":ثم السماء من عب:فػيػناديمناد صدؽ قد ديأففػيأتيومنروحهاوطيبها":قاؿ."فأفرشوهمنالجنة،وافػتحوالوباباإلىالجنةوألبسوهمنالجنة

بصره":قاؿ." وتػعادروحوفي":فذكرموتوقاؿ."الكافروإف":قاؿ."ويػفتحلوفيهامد

108 Sunan Abi Dawood; Book 42, Hadith 156 109 This hadith is graded as Sahih by Shaykh Nasir Ud-Din Albani 110 Sunan Abi Dawood; Book 42, Hadith 157 111 This hadith is graded as Sahih by Shaykh Nasir Ud-Din Albani


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ما:فػيػقوالفلو.ىاهىاهىاهالأدري:منربكفػيػقوؿ:جسدهويأتيوملكاففػيجلسانوفػيػقوالفىاهىاهال:ماىذاالرجلالذيبعثفيكمفػيػقوؿ:فػيػقوالف.هالأدريىاهىا:دينكفػيػقوؿ

ىأفكذبفأفرشوهمنالناروألبسوهمنالنار،وافػتحوالوباباإل:فػيػناديمنادمنالسماء.أدريرهحتىتختلففيوأضالعو":قاؿ."فػيأتيومنحرىاوسمومها":قاؿ."النار ويضيقعليوقػبػ

يػقيضلوأعمىأبكممعوم":زادفيحديثجريرقاؿ." رزبةمنحديد،لوضرببهاجبلثمفػيضربوبهاضربةيسمعهامابػينالمشرؽوالمغربإالالثػقلينفػيصيرتػرابا":قاؿ."لصارتػرابا

."ثمتػعادفيوالروح":قاؿ."

Translation: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

accompanying the bier of a man of the Ansar. When we reached his

grave, it was not yet dug. So the Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) sat down and

we also sat down around him as if birds were over our heads. He had in his hand a stick with which he was scratching the ground. He then raised his head and said: Seek refuge with Allah from the punishment in the grave. He said it twice or thrice. The version of Jabir adds here: He hears the beat of their sandals when they go back, and at that moment he is asked: O so and so! Who is your Lord, what is your religion, and who is your Prophet? Hannad's version says: Two angels will come to him, make him sit up and ask him: Who is your Lord? He will reply: My Lord is Allah. They will ask him: What is your religion? He will reply: My religion is Islam. They will ask him: What is your opinion about the man who was sent on

a mission among you? He will reply: He is the Messenger of Allah (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص).

They will ask: Who made you aware of this? He will reply: I read Allah's Book, believed in it, and considered it true; which is verified by Allah's words: "Allah's Book, believed in it, and considered it true, which is verified by Allah's words: "Allah establishes those who believe with the word that stands firm in this world and the next. “The agreed version reads: Then a crier will call from Heaven: My servant has spoken the truth, so spread a bed for him from Paradise, clothe him from Paradise, and open a door for him into Paradise. So some of its air and perfume will come to him, and a space will be made for him as far as the eye can see. He also mentioned the death of the infidel, saying: His spirit will be restored to his body, two angels will come to him, make him sit up and ask him: Who is your Lord? He will reply: Alas, alas! I do not know. They will ask him: What is your religion? He will reply: Alas, alas! I do not know. They will ask: Who was the man who was sent on a mission among you? He will reply: Alas, alas! I do not know. Then a crier will


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call from Heaven: He has lied, so spread a bed for him from Hell, clothe him from Hell, and open for him a door into Hell. Then some of its heat and pestilential wind will come to him, and his grave will be compressed, so that his ribs will be crushed together. Jabir's version adds: One who is blind and dumb will then be placed in charge of him, having a sledge-hammer such that if a mountain were struck with it, it would become dust. He will give him a blow with it which will be heard by everything between the east and the west except by men and jinn, and he will become dust. Then his spirit will be restored to him. 112,113

1.4.33 PROPHET (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) GAVE THE NEWS OF UNSEEN ON MOUNTAIN OF

UHUD


صلىاهللعليووسلمصعدأحداوأبوبكروعمروعثماففػرجفبهمفػقاؿأف اثػبتأحد"النبييقوشهيداف ."فإنماعليكنبيوصد

Translation: The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) once climbed the mountain of Uhud

with Abu Bakr, Ùmar and Ùthman. The mountain shook with them.

The Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said (to the mountain), "Be firm, O Uhud! For on you

there are no more than a Prophet, a Siddiq and two martyrs.114

112 Sunan Abi Dawood; Book 42, Hadith 158 113 This hadith is graded as Sahih by Shaykh Nasir Ud-Din Albani 114 Sahih al-Bukhari; Book 62, Hadith 25

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