kk k TraditionalkScholarship andkModernkMisunderstandings:kUnderstandingkThekAhlkal-Sunna BykAbukAmmar

Contents Ac nowledgements Preface See ingkassistancekfromkotherkthankAllahkTa`ala Thekpermissibilityktoksayk YakMuhammad ThektruekpicturekconcerningkthekdeathkofkourkProphet Waseela Noor-kThekblessedklightkofkourkProphet IlmkulkGhayb-kThekKnowledgekofkthekUnseen HaadhirkNaadhir ThekconceptkofkBidah CelebratingkMilaadkunkNabi Tokma ekthekIntentionktoktravelktokourkProphetkMuhammad skrestingkplace Thekexcellencykofkthek15thknightkofkShabaan EthalkAtkThawaab Tabarru Taweez TheklifekofkKhidar Taqleed CriticismklevelledkagainstkImamkAbukHanifah MuslimkBu harikArekthekonlyksourcekofksunnah!!! RafkulkYad ain RecitationkofkQiraahkbehindkImamk RecitationkofkAmeenkloudlykbehindkImamkofkSalaah Placingkhandskbelowktheknavel Salafi!!! Sources

k Ac nowledgements ALLkPRAISEkandkthan skarekduektokAllah:kforkHekhaskhelpedkmektokcompilekTraditio nalkScholarshipkandkModernkMisunderstandings:kUnderstandingkThekAhlkal-Sunna.kNo thingkiskpossiblekwithoutkHiskhelpkandkIkprayktokHimkthatkHekacceptskmykwor . kkkkkkThisklengthykprojectkwouldkalsoknotkhavekbeenkcompletedkifkitkwereknotkfor kthektimekandkeffortkexertedkbykthosekwhoksok indlykassistedkmekwithkthiskboo .k Itkhaskallkbeenkveryktaxingkandkhaskrequiredksomektoksparekhours,kwee s,kmonthsk andkforksome,kyears.kIkwouldkli ektokthan kallkthekbrotherskandksisterskfromkthe

kdeepestkpartkofkmykheartkforktheirkvaluablektimekthatktheykallkgavektokthiskpro ject.kAmongkthem,kIkwishktokthan :kMuhammadkAmmar,kBilalkAhmad,kBasharatkJanjau, kRizwankJavaid,kIrfankJavaid,kTari kKhan,kDrkKhan,kAltaf,kIsmaeelkFulat,kNaveedk Hashmi,kHajikIdreeskMears,kSisterkSalihakMali ,kSisterkFoziakKausarkandkMemoonah kZainab.kIkwouldkespeciallykli ektokthan kAftabkMali kandkHafizkAsimkforktheirkh ardkwor kandktimekgivenkforkthiskboo . kkkkkkIkwouldkalsokli ektokthan kthosekwhokcontributedkfinanciallyk kandkforkma in gkthekboo kthatkyouknowkhavekinkyourkhandskpossiblektokbekprinted.kMykdeepestkth an skgoktokthemkall.kIkpraykthatkAllahkrewardskthemkwithkthekbestkofkrewards,kfo rkonlykHekiskcapablekofkgivingksuchkgiftsktokHiskbelievers.kInshakAllah,kAllahkw illkrewardkthemkinkthisklifekandkinkthekLifekafterkdeath.kAmin. kkkkkkIkagainkli ektokthan kAllah,kThekSublime,kThekMajestic,kforkinstillingkink mekthekcouragekandkstrengthktokcompilekthiskboo kforkthekbenefitkofkothers.kMayk Allah,kinkHiskinfinitekGracekandkMercy,kacceptkthiskhumblekeffortkAmin. AbukAmmar 14kRajab,k1422 28kOctober,k2001k

Preface INkTHEkNAMEkofkAllah,kThekMostkHigh,kThekMostkGracious,kThekMostkMerciful.kAllkP raisekiskduektokAllahkThekMostkHigh,kThekCreator,kThekProvider.kHekhasknokPartne rs,kandkiskinknokneedkofkany.kHekiskAlone,kHekmadekthekHeavenskandkthekEarth.kHe k nowskwhatkwaskbeforektime,kwhatkiskpresentkandkwhatkiskafter.kHekshowskthekstr aightkpathktokwhosoeverkHekwishes,kandkwhoeverkHekchoosesktokbless.kHekma eskthe mkthekbestkamongkthekbest.kOkAllah,ksendksalutationskonkourkProphetk(MaykAllahkb lesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kwhokisktheklastkandkfinalkMessenger.kAfterkhimkth erekwillkbeknokProphetsktokcomekuntilkthekDaykofkJudgement.kAllahkThekMostkHighk haskgivenkHimkthekhighestkexcellence.kOnkthekDaykofkJudgementkwhenkeverykindividu alkwillkbekpresent,kourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kwillki ntercedekonkthekbehalfkofkthekMuslims.kPeacekandkblessingskbekuponkourkProphetkM uhammadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),khiskfamily,khiskcompanionskwh

okpassedkonkthek nowledgekgainedkdirectlykfromkthekProphetktokthekcomingkgenerat ions.kBlessingskalsokbekuponkthekscholarskofkHadithkwhokspentktheirkliveskinkcom pilingkthekboo skofkhadithkandkthekotherskwhokcontinuektokservekIslamkuntilkthek daykofkJudgement. kkkkkkThekimpetuskbehindkwritingkthiskboo ,kcamekafterkspea ingktoksomekyoungkMu slimskwhokwerekconfusedkandkheldkerroneouskmisconceptionskasktokwhatkitkmeantkto kbekofkthekAhlkal-Sunna.kTherekwerekvariouskissueskinkwhichktheykarguedkmuchkove rk kta ekforkinstance,kcallingk YakRasul-Allah ;ksee ingkassistancekfromkotherkthankAl lahkandkthekissuekofkHadhirkandkNadhir.kkIkalsokfoundkthatksomekpointskofkHanafi kFiqhkwerekbeingkcriticizedkwithoutkjustkcause.kWithkthekhelpkofkAllahkalmightyk inkthiskboo ,kIkhavektriedktokclarifykthosekissues,krefutekthekobjectionskandksu pportkthekpointskwithkevidencekfromkthekHolykQur`ankandkthekhadithkofkthekProphe tk(maykAllahkblesskHimkandkGrantkHimkpeace).k kkkkkkBeforekcommencingkwithkthiskboo ,ktherekarekakfewkissueskthatkneedktokbekm entionedkatkthekverykbeginning.kkFirstly,kitkshouldkbekmentionedkthatkthiskboo k waskfirstktranslatedkfromkArabickintokUrdukandkthenkintokEnglish.kkAsksuch,kther ekwillkbeksomekmeaningskthatkcannotkbekfullykconveyedkintokEnglish:kArabickiskak complexklanguagekthatkhaskrichnesskthatkcannotkalwayskbekhandledkwellkbykthekEng lishklanguage.kkHowever,kthiskdoesknotkmeanktoksaykthatkthekmeaningskarekdistort edktokprovekakpoint,kbutkratherkarektranslatedkaskbestkaskpossiblekusingkthekwor dskthatkwerekbestkfound.kkIkwillkbekpleasedkifkafterkreadingkthiskboo ,kpeoplekw ritekinkandkinformkmekofkanykincorrectktranslationskthatkhavekbeenkmade.kThesekw illkbekrectifiedkasksoonkaskpossible. kkkkkkSecondly,ksomekmaykraisekthekquestionkasktokwhykchapterskratherkthankpagek numberskarekquoted.kkItkiskfromkmykownkpersonalkexperiencekthatkIkwouldkoftenkfi ndkitkdifficultktoktrykandkfindkwhatkitkwaskIkwaskloo ingkforkbykreferringktokpa geknumbers:kthekpageknumberskwouldkalmostkinvariablykdifferkwithkthekplethorakof kdifferentkeditionskandkpublishers.kAskakresult,kIkdecidedktokusekthekChapterkhe ading,ksincekreaderskwouldkbekablektokeasilykloo kthiskupkunderkthekrelevantkcha pters.kkItkiskinterestingktoknotekthatkbac kinkthektimeskofkthekgreatkscholarsko fkIslam,ktheykneverkmentionedktheksourcekofktheirkinformationk ksincekthekreadersk werekverykawarekasktoktheirkstatuskandkscholarlykcapacity.kkHowever,kinkourkday, kreferenceskarekaknecessarykfeature,ksincekitkiskverykeasyktokclaimkonekthingkan dkthenkfabricatekitsksource.kkReferenceskthuskprovidekankeasykandkreadyksourcekf orkthekreaderktokchec kandkexaminekforkhimselfkorkherself. kkkkkkThirdly,kitkiskimportantktokpointkoutkthatkwhenkakhadithkorkotherknarratio nkiskmentioned,kitkmayknotkalwayskbekquotedkinkfull.kkAnkexplanationkiskofkcours ekrequiredkforkthis.kkItkisksimple.kkInkmanykinstances,kinkeitherkakhadithkorkot herknarrations,kaknumberkofkdifferentksubjectskwouldkbekincludedkwhichkareknotkr equiredkforkthekparticularkpointkthatkIkwishktokconvey.kkAskakresult,kIkhaveklef tkoutkwhatkdoesknotkconcernkthekpointkthatkiskbeingkemphasized.kkItkiskverykimpo rtantktoknotekthatkbykdoingkthiskIkhaveknotkleftkoutkanythingkthatkwouldkreportk bac kcontraryktokthekpointkthatkiskbeingkmade.kkTherekisknokfoulkplaykatkwor .k kkkkkkFourthly,kandkverykimportantly,ktherekarekatksomekplaceskinkthiskboo ,kacc usationskthatkwerekwrittenkagainstkvariouskscholars.kkMykpointkherekisknotktokre surfacekthesekgrosskallegations,kbutkratherktokhighlightkthatkallkscholarskwerek andkarekhumanskandkcapablekofkma ingkmista es.kkThekpoint,kmorekpreciselykbeingk madekiskthatktherekwereknokscholarsk kthatkdidknotkreceiveksomeksortkofkcriticismk fromkotherkgreatkscholarskandkmuhadithin.kkItkwouldkbekverykdifficultktokproveko therwise.kkItkiskunfairktokhighlightkthekcriticismkofkakparticularkscholarkandkt henktokpropagatekthisktokthekworldkatklarge.kkItkiskmostkdefinitelykassuredkthat kthekscholarkhighlightingkthesekaccusationskwouldkalsokhavekreceivedkcriticismkf romkhiskpeers.kkItkiskverykunfortunatekthatkinkourktime,ksomekMuslimskhavekta en kitkuponkthemselvesktokgivekcredencektokthesekaccusations.kThekaimkthatkIkhopekI khavekconveyedkinktheseksectionskiskthatkifkMuslimskchoosektokleavekthekrulingsk

akscholarksimplykbecausekhekhaskbeenkcriticized,kthiskwouldkreallykmeankthatkthe kMuslimskwouldkhavektokleavekallkourkscholars,ksincekatkonekpointkinktimekorkano ther,ktheykallkindeedkwerekcriticised.kk kkkkkkFinally,kthekmuhadithin,khavekcompiledkboo skofkhadithkbut,katktheksamekti me,ktheksamekscholarskhavekalsokwrittenkboo skdiscussingkthekauthenticitykofkthe knarratorskofkthekhadithkthatktheykhavekmentionedkinktheirkboo s.kForkinstance,k ImamkBu harikwrotekSahihkBu harikandkhekalsokwrote;kTari hkal-Kabir,kTari hkal-S aghirkandkKitabkal-Du fa.kSimilarly,kImamkMuslimkwrotekSahihkMuslimkandkalsokwrote kaboutkhisknarratorskink Kitabkal-Asma kwal-kKuna.kLi ewise,kImamkal-Tirmidhikwrotek TirmidhikbutkalongkwithkitkhekwrotekKitabkal-I lal.kMoreover,kapartkfromktheseksch olarskofkhadith,kthekteacherskofkthesekscholarskalsokwrotekthekbiographieskofkth eknarrators;kforkexample,kImamkYahyakbinkMu in,kImamkAhmadkbinkHanbal,kImamkAli-Ib nkal-Madinikallkwrotekthekbiographieskofktheknarratorskofkhadith.kSuchkwor kwask continuedkbykthekpredecessorskofkthekmuhaddithin.kForkinstance,kImamkIbnkAbikHat imkal-RazikwrotekAlkJarhukwatkta dil;kImamkIbnkHabbankwrotekThiqat;kKhatibkal-kBag hdadikwrotekTari hkal-BaghdadkkandkIbnkal-kAddikwrotekAl-Kamil.kk kkkkkkThesekwerekverykinformativekandkbeautifullykwrittenkboo skbutktheykwerekve rykdetailedkboo s.kSomekscholars,ktherefore,ksummarizedkthesekboo s.kThekbestksu mmarykofkthesekboo skwaskproducedkbykImamkal-Dhahabi,kwhokwrotekaknumberkofkboo s.kForkinstancekSaiyarkal- Alamkal-Nubala,kTadh aratkall-kHuffadh,kMizaankal-kI tida lketc.kThesekboo skwerekthenksummarisedkfurtherkbykHafizkIbnkHajrkAsqalani,kwhok wrotekTahdhibkal-TahdhibkandkLasankal-Mizan.k kkkkkkInkTraditionalkScholarshipkandkModernkMisunderstandings:kUnderstandingkThe kAhlkal-Sunnah,kwhenkmentioningktheknarrators,ksometimeskIkhavekta enkreferences kdirectlykfromkthekboo skofkthekscholarskfromkthekfirstkgeneration.kHoweverkinkt hekmain,kIkhavekta enkreferenceskfromkImamkal-DhahabikandkHafizkIbnkHajrkal-Asqa lani.kHowever,kwhenkakparticularknarratorkiskbeingkdiscussed,kandkIkhavekusedkth eirkquoteskonkthekmatterk kitkdoesknotkimplykthatkthesekarekthekpersonalkopinionsk ofktheknarrators,krather,ktheykhavekta enkthesekquoteskfromkthekoriginalkboo ska ndkbykusingkthekreferenceskofkImamkal-DhahabikandkHafizkIbnkHajrkal-Asqalani,kth iskdoesknotkmeankthatkthekpersonalkopinionkofkImankal-DhahabikandkHafizkIbnkHajr kal-Asqalanikiskbeingkquoted.kBecausektheykhavekta enkquoteskfromkthekoriginalkb oo skofkscholarskofkhadithkthatkcamekbeforekthem,kandkwerekestablishedkforktheir kscholarlykscrutinykandkcapacity,ksuchkaskthekauthorskofkkTari hkal-kKabirkandkA lkJarhukwatkTa dil.

See ingkAssistancekFromkOtherkThankAllahkTa`ala CertainkMuslimskarguekthatkonekcankonlykas kAllahkdirectlykforkhelp,kandkifkpeop lekwerektokas khelpkfromkotherkthankAllah,kthenkhekorkshekwouldkbekcommittingksh ir .kkThekscholarskofkthekAhlkal-Sunnahkhavekalwayskmaintainedkthatkallkhelpkisk ultimatelyksoughtkfromkAllah.kHowever,kifkankindividualksee skhelpkfromkthekProp hetskorkAllah-consciouskpeoplekwithkthekintentionkthatktheykarekonlykakmeanskofk achievingkhelpkthenkthekpersonkas ingkisknotkcommittingkshir .kTokillustratekthi skpoint,kta ekthekexamplekofkankillkpersonkbeingkcuredkbykmedicine.kMetaphorical ly,kthekpersonkwouldksaykthatkhekwaskcuredkbykthekmedicine,kbutkinkreality,kthek actualkcurekiskfromkAllah. ThekAhlkas-Sunnahkwa l-Jamaakalsoksaykthatkhelpkofferedkbykthekawliyakiskonlykbykt hekwillkofkAllah.kNokonekcankbekofkhelpktokanyonekifkAllahkhasknotkwilledkitkso. kIndeed,kitkiskakgreatkblessingkfromkAllahkthatkHekhaskgivenkthekanbiyakandkawli yakthekabilityktokhelpkthoseksee ingkhelp.kkThekreasonkwhykAllahkhaskgivenkthisk

abilityktokthekpiouskisktokshowktheirkstatuskofkpuritykamongstkthekpeople,kandki tkindicatesktheirkrelationshipkwithktheirkCreator.k Thekargumentkcankbeksummarisedkaskthus: Helpkshouldkonlykbekas edkfromkAllah. Thektypekofkhelpkas edkfromkakpiouskpersonkshouldkbekthekhelpkthatkiskwithinkthe kspherekofkhumankinfluence.k See ingkhelpkfromkakpiouskindividualkwhokiskphysicallyknotkpresentkorkhaskpassed kawaykisk ufr. Wekwillkprove,kinsha Allah,kthatkthekpiouskcankhelpkinkwayskthatkarekbeyondknormal khumankcapabilitykandkthatkevenkifktheykareknotkpresentkandkhavekpassedkaway,khe lpkcankstillkbeksought. BeliefkofkAhlkal-kSunnahkwa'l-kJamaakregardingkSee ingkHelpkthroughkthekAwliya AllamakSa eedikandk Allamak Abdkal-Ha imkSharfkQadrikwrite:k ItkiskbetterkthatkhelpkisksoughtkdirectlykfromkAllah,kmostkHigh,kandkthroughkthek waseelakofkthekanbiyakorkawliya.kkIfkankindividualksee skhelpkfromkthekanbiyakor kawliyakbykmeanskofkachievingkhelpkfromkAllah,kmostkHigh,kthekpersonkisknotkcomm ittingk ufr. kk [SharhkMuslim,k AllamakSa idi,kNidaa-e-YakMuhammad,kpagek30kbyk AllamakSharfkQadri] Shay hkal- Alawikal-Mali i,kthekmuftikofkMa akwrites: Whenkwekas khelpkfromkthekanbiyakandkawliya,kaskakmeans,kitkiskthroughktheirksupp licationk(du a)kthatktheykhelpkus.kTa ekforkexamplekthekDaykofkJudgmentkwhenktheku mmakwillkbenefitkfromkourkProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace).kkT hiskiskcalledkas ingkforkhelpkthroughkthekanbiyakandkawliyakandkli ewisektokas k themktokma ekdu'akforkuskcankbekcalledkhelpkorkistishfahkorktawasul.kk [ZiyaratkofkthekGrave,kpagek213,kbykthekmuftikofkMa a,k AllamakShay hkMuhammadkal - Alawikal-Mali ikal-Ma i]k ThekPermissibilitykofkSee ingkHelpkfromkthekPious HafidhhkibnkTaymiyyakandkQadikShaw anikquotekthekfollowingkhadith:k AbdkAllahkbinkMas ud,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kreportedkthatkourkProphet,k(Ma ykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kstated:k Ifkyoukeverkfindkyourselveskstran dedkalonekinkakdesolatekplacekorkjungle,kthenksay,k OkservantskofkAllah!kHelpkme,k Allahkhavekmercykonkyou. k [Al-Kalimkal-Tayyib,kpagek69,kbykHafidhhkibnkTaymiyya,kandkQadikShaw anikinkTufh atkad-Dha ireen,kpagek130.kIbnkSunni,kImamkBazaar,kHafidhhkalkHasamimkandkImamkN awawikallkquotekthiskhadithkalsokinktheirkvariouskboo s.] Thiskhadith,kdemonstrateskthatkonekcankas khelpkfromkthosekwhokonekcannotksee,kl i ekthekangels,kthekfriendskofkAllah,kthekjinn,kandkthatkitkcannotkbeksaidkthatk itkiskakwrongkact.k Mullahk AlikQarikwriteskthatkourkProphetkMuhammad,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantk himkpeace),ksaidkthat: Ifkyoukarekinkthekjunglekaloneksay,k OkservantskofkAllah!kHelpkme. kThekservantskofk Allahkarekthekangels,kMuslims,kjinn,kork abdal.kThiskhadithkiskusefulkforktravelle rs.

[AlkHirzukal-ThAmin,kpagek378,kbykMullahk AlikQari] ThekAwliya skProvisionkofkHelpkbeyondkHumankCapability ThekProphetkSulaiman,kpeacekbekuponkhim,kas edkhiskcompanionskwhokcouldkbringkth ekthronekofkthekQueenkofkShebaktokhiskcourt.kkAllahksays,kdescribingkthiskinkthe kHolykQur an: kAnkifreetkofkthekjinnksaid, Ikwillkbringkitktokyou kbeforekyoukgetkupkfromkyourkseat. Ikamkstrongkandktrustworthykenoughktokdokit. k Hekwhokhadk nowledgekofkthekBoo ksaid, Ikwillkbringkitktokyou beforekyourkglancekreturnsktokyou. Andkwhenkheksawkitkstandingkfirmlykinkhiskpresence, kheksaid,k ThiskiskpartkofkmykLord skfavourktokmektoktestkme tokseekifkIkwillkgivekthan skorkshowkingratitude . k[SurahkAl-Naml,kversek39-40] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwriteskconcerningkthiskversekthatkthekmankwhokbroughtkthekthr onekwaskcalledkAsifkbinkBar hiyah.k [TafsirkIbnkKathir] TherekwaskakcompanionknamedkSalamahkbinkA wa,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kwho kwaskinjuredksokseverelykonkhiskshinkthatkpeoplekbeganktokfearkthatkhekwouldkdie kakmatyr.kSalamah,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kstates:kk IkwentktokthekMessenge rkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kandktoldkhimkaboutkmykwou nd,kwhereuponkhekproceededktokblowkonkitkthreektimeskandkIkwaskcuredkinstantly. [Mish at,kchapterkonkVirtueskofkSayyidkal-Mursalin] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites:k Duringkthek hilafahkofk Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,ktherekappearedkakfirek inkthekdesert.k Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kas edkTamimkal-Dari,kmaykAlla hkbekpleasedkwithkHim,ktokassistkhim.kTheykapproachedkthekareakofkthekfirekandkT amimkal-Dari,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kbeganktokgatherkthekfirekwithkhiskh andskandkstartedkshovingkthekfirekintokakholekinkthekground.kThiskwaskak aramahk ofkTamimkal-Dari,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim. [Tari hkIbnkKathir,kVol.k6,kchapterkonkMiracles,kandkSiratkun-Nabi,kIbnkKathir,k chapterkonkMu jizat] Elsewhere,kHafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites: Duringkthek hilafahkofk Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kthekgovernorkofkEgypt kwrotektok Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kas ingkforkhelpkaskthekriverkNilek hadkfailedktokflood.k Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kwrotekakletterkinkretur nkandkaddressedkthekriverkitself.kThiskwaskthenkplacedkinkthekNile,kandknoksoone rkaskthiskwaskdone,kthekNile skwaterkbeganktokflood. [Tari hkIbnkKathir,kvolumesk1kandk8,kchapterkonkRiverskandkchapterkonkKhilafahko fk Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim.] Thekaboveknarrationskprovekthatkcertainkcategorieskofkhumans,kevenkthoughktheyka reknotkProphets,karekcapablekofkdoingkactskthatkareknormallykimpossible.kSecondl y,ktheknarrationskprovekthatkonekcankas kforktheseksupernaturalkactskfromkhumans .kIfkthiskwereknotkthekcase,kwhykwouldkthekProphetkSulaiman,kpeacekbekuponkhim,k as kAsifkbinkBar hiyahktokbringkthekthronekofkBilqeesk(QueenkofkSheeba)?kWhykwou

ldk Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kas kTamimkal-Dariktokquenchkthekragingkfi re?kWhykwouldkSalamahkbinkA wa,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kas kthekMessenger kofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),ktokmiraculouslykcurekhiskw ound?kAndkwhykwouldkthekgovernorkofkEgyptkas k Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim ,ktokma ekthekNilekflood?kSo,kinksummary,kitkiskpermissiblektokrequestkakpersonk tokdoksomethingkimpossiblekunderk normal kcircumstances. Muhammadkbink Abdkal-Wahhabkwriteskthatkthekpeoplekwhokclaimkthatkitkiskpermissibl ektoksee khelpkfromkthekpiouskcitekthekfollowingkevidencekinksupportkofktheirkar gument:k WhenkIbrahim,kpeacekbekuponkhim,kwaskthrownkintokthekfire,kJibreelkpeacekbekupon khim,kofferedkhiskhelpktokfreekhim.kIfksee ingkhelpkfromkotherkthankAllahkiskshi r ,kthenkwhykdidkJibrilkofferkhiskassistancektokIbrahim?kThekanswerkiskthatkthek helpkwhichkwaskbeingkoffered,kwaskwithinkhiskcapabilitykgivenkbykAllah,kmostkHig h,kandkthereforeknotkshir .k [KitabkKasfhkalkShubhat,kpagek23] Thekhelpkthatkisksoughtkfromkthekanbiyakorkawliyakiskwithinktheirkcapability.kFo rkexample,kitkiskpermissiblekforkonektokrequestkakdeceasedkpersonktokma ekakdu a,k askitkhaskalreadykbeenkprovedkthatkthekdeceasedkcankma ekdu a.kThiskmeanskthatkas ingkhelpkfromkanotherkwhichkiskoutkofktheirkcapacitykisknotkshir . Hafidhhkibnkal-Qayyimkexplainedkinkhiskboo kKitabkal-Ruh.k ThekPiouskcankHelpkfromkFarkAway Muhammadkbink Abdkal-Wahhabkwrites: Oneknight,kthekProphetkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kwaski nkhiskhousekandkwaskheardktokproclaimkk Ikamkhere! kthreektimeskandk Youkhavekbeenkgra ntedkhelp kalsokthreektimes.kUmmkal-Mu minin,kMaymunah,kmaykAllahkbekwellkpleasedkwi thkher,kas edkthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kwhomkhekha dkbeenktal ingktoksincektherekwasknokonekpresent.kkHe,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandk grantkhimkpeace),kreplied,k Ikwasktal ingktokakpersonkcalledkRajizkfromkthektribek ofkBanikKa ab.kHekas edkforkhelpkfromkmekagainstkthekQuraysh. kkUmmkal-Mu minin,kMaymu nah,kmaykAllahkbekwellkpleasedkwithkher,ksaidkthatkwhenkshekfinishedkreadingkthe kfajrkprayerktheknextkmorning,kshekheardkRajizkcallingkoutkthekfollowingkinkthek streetskofkMadina:k YakRasulkAllah!kHelpkuskandkcallkthekservantskofkAllahktokhelp kus. k k[Mu htasarkSiratkar-kRasul,kchapterkonkthekConquestkofkMa a] ThisknarrationkshowskthatkthekSahabakwouldksee khelpkfromkthekMessengerkofkAllah kfromkafarkandkHe,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kwouldkanswerktheir kcallskforkhelp.kWhenkRajizkas edkthekProphetkthekfollowingkmorningkforkhelp,kth ekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kdidknotkstopkhi mkfromkas ingkforkthiskhelp.kThekMessengerkofkAllahkwaskatksomekdistance,kyetkhe kstillkassisted. HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites:k Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kwhilstkdeliveringkakFridayksermonkinkMadinah kcalledkoutkandksaid,k YakSariah!kThekmountain. kThatkverykmoment,kSariah,kmaykAllah kbekpleasedkwithkHim,kwaskinkakplacekinkPersiakcalledkNahawand,kengagedkinkakbat tlekwithkthekenemy. Whatk Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kmeantkbykhiskcallkwas:kOkSariah!kSee kp

rotectionkbehindkthekmountain.kkSariah,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kheardkthi skandkwasksubsequentlyksaved.kWhenkthekpeoplekheardkthesekwordskduringkthekFrida yktheykwereksurprised.kkAfterkwinningkthekbattle,kSariahkcamektokMadinah.kkHekto ldkaboutkhowktheykhadkbeenkunderkattac kbykthekenemy.kSuddenlyktheykhadkheardkk Um ar skvoicekandkhidkbehindkthekmountainkandkwereksaved. [Tari hkIbnkKathir,kchapterkonkthekKhilafahkofk Umar] k Thisknarrationkdemonstrateskthatkthekpiouskcankhelpkpeoplekwhokareknotkpresentkw ithkthem.kAlso,kthiskiskwhykproclaimingk YakRasulkAllah ,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkg rantkhimkpeace),kisknotkankactkofkshir ,kbecausekhe,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgr antkhimkpeace),kiskawarekofkourkcall.kItkcouldkbekthatktheksalutationskarekconve yedkthroughkthekangelskorkthatkheklistensktokthemkhimself.kAskHafidhhkIbnkal-Qay yimkwrote:k ThekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),khasksaidkthat kwhenkyouksendksalutationsktokhimkfromkwhereverkyoukmightkbe,khekcankhearkyourkv oice.k [JalkulkAfhaam,kpagek100,kbykHafidhhkIbnkal-Qayyim] Anotherkquestionkthatkiskraisedkiskwhy,kifkitkiskpossiblektoksee khelpkandkadvic ekfromkthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kafterkhekhadkpass edkaway,kthekSahabakdidn tkgoktokhiskblessedkgravekandkas kforkhelpkwhenktherekwas kanykdisputekamongstkthemselves? Thiskiskonlykscepticism.kThekrealitykiskthatktherekwasknokneedkforkthekCompanion sktokgokandksee khelpkandkadvicekfromkthekblessedkgravekofkthekProphet,k(MaykAll ahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kaskthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskh imkandkgrantkhimkpeace)khadkalreadykforetoldkthekdisputekofkhiskCompanionskandkw hokwouldkbekrightkorkwrong,kthereforektherekwasknokneedkforkthekSahabaktokas kag ain.k Also,kthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kdidkhel pkthekCompanionskonkvariouskoccasions.kHerekareksomekexampleskfromkTari hkIbnkKa thir: BilalkbinkHarithkas edkthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kf orkhelpkduringkthekfaminekinkMadinakduringkthek hilafahkofk Umar,kmaykAllahkbekple asedkwithkHim.kkkThekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeac e),kgavekwaterktok Uthman,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kfromkakwindowkwhenkhekwa skbeingksurroundedkbykhiskenemieskand,kfurthermore,kevenkcomfortedkhimkbykgiving ktheknewskthatkhekwouldkbekmartyredkandkwouldkbekbrea ingkhiskfastkwithkhimkinkp aradisektheknextkday.kkThekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kg avekadvicektokImamkHussayn,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kregardingkthekbattlek ofkKarbalak-whenkhekwaskdepartingkforkKufakandkthenklater,konktheknightkbeforekh iskdeath.kThekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kgav eknewskthatktheykwouldkmeetktheknextkdaykinkParadise.k [Tari hkIbnkKathir,kchapterkonkKhilafakofk Umar;kchapterkonkDeathkofk Uthman,kandkth ekchapterkonkKarbala] Itkisknotkwajibktoksee khelpkfromkthekpious,kitkiskmerelykpermissible.kHowever,k wekdoknotkencouragekpeoplektokas khelpkfromkthekpiouskandkespeciallykthosekwhoka rekcannotkdifferentiatekbetweenkhelpkandkIstishfah.k Thosekwhokarguekthatkoncekthekpiouskhavekpassedkaway,ktheykarekunablektokhelp,ka lsokincludekthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),ki nkthiskreference.kHowever,kitkiskverykstrangekthatkthiskdoesknotkapplyktokschola rskwhomktheykholdkinkhighkesteem.kAskHafidhhkIbnkalkQayyimkstates:k

ManykpeopleksawkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkafterkhiskdeathkinktheirkdreamskandkas edk himkmanykdifficultkquestionskonkissueskofkFiqhkMasaa ilkandkhekrepliedktokallkthei rkquestions.kOnlykthosekpeoplekcankrejectkthiskwhokarekignorantkofkthekstatuskof kthekspiritsk(Arwah)kkkkk [Kitab-ar-Ruh,kendkofkchapterk3.,kHafidhhkIbnkal-Qayyim] IfkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyakcankanswerkquestionskafterkpassingkaway,kandksolvekcompl exkfiqhkissues,kthenkwhykiskitknotkpossiblekforkourkProphetkMuhammad,k(MaykAllah kblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),ktokassistkhiskUmma? Whateverkwekhavekwrittenkaboveksomekofktheknarrationskinvolvekpeople skdreamsk kandk tokthis,kpeoplekmightkarguekthatkthiskisknotkakcrediblekproofkinkIslam.kkThekans werktokthiskiskthatktheknarration'skwekhavekwrittenkareknotkallkfromkdreams,kand kevenkifktheknarrationkwekusedkarekdreams,kthekProphetkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkbles skhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),khasksaid:kk'AkShaytankcannotkformkmykimage.'kkSokall kthekdreamskarektruekaboutkhim,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace).kAlso, kHafidhhkIbnkalkQayyimkmentionskthat: Whenknumerouskpeoplekhavektheksamektypekofkdreamkandkwhatktheykhavekseenkinkthei rkdreamskactuallykhappensk-ktokcallkthesek indskofkdreamskaskonlykdreams,kthiski sksaidkbykthekpeoplekthatkhaveknoksense [KitabkalkRuh,kChapter,k3.,kHafidhhkIbnkQayyim]k Thekpiouskcankhelp,kevenkafterktheirkdeath WhenkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kwentkonk thekMi raj,kfiftykprayerskakdaykwerekinitiallykordered.kOnkreturnkProphetkMusa,kpe acekbekuponkhim,krequestedkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgran tkhimkpeace),ktokreturnktokAllahkandkas kforkakreductionkinkprayers.kkHekdidksok andkbykdoingkthis,ktheknumberkofktimeskwaskreducedktokfivekprayerskakday.k [MuslimkandkBu harikchapterkMiraj] kProphetkMusa,kpeacekbekuponkhim,khelpedkthekUmmakofkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(Ma ykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kevenkafterkhekhadkpassedkaway.kk Somekfurtherkevidence: HafidhhkIbnkKhathirkwriteskthat: k UthmankGhani,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,ksaidkthatkwhenkthekenemyksurrounded khiskhousekandkstoppedkthekhouseholdkfromkreceivingkwater,ktheykwerekthirstykfor kmanykdays.kk Uthmanksaid:kOnekdaykIksawkthatkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkb lesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kgivekmeksomekwaterkfromkmykwindow.kSomekdaysklate rkmykroofkparted,kandkthekProphetkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkp eace)kaccompaniedkbykAbykBa rkandkUmark(MaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkthem,kenteredk andkgavekmeksomekwaterktokdrin ,kandkenquired:kYoukwillkbrea kyourkfastkwithkusk tomorrow [Tari hkIbnkKathir,kChapterkonkthekdeathkofk Uthman,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim ]

ImamkalkWaqdikwriteskthat:kk AbukUbaidah,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kwaskthekleaderkofkthekarmykofkDamasc uskandkwaskinkJihad.kInkhiskdreamkheksawkthekProphetkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblessk

himkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kinformkhimkthatk kTomorrowkDamascuskwillkbekdefeated, kand kHe,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kdepartedkquic ly .kIkas edkthekPro phetk kWhykarekyoukreturningksokhastily? kHekrepliedk kAbukBa rkhaskdiedkandkIkamkgoin gktokattendkhiskJanaza k(funeral) [Futuhkasksham,kAllamakWaqdi] ImamkalkWaqdikwrites;k InkthekbattlekofkDamascus,kak afirkbecamekakMuslim,kandkbeganktokspea kArabickin kankinstant.kAbukUbaidahkas edkhimk kyoukdoknotk nowkArabic,khowkiskitkthatkyouksp ea ksokfluently?kkHekrepliedkk LastknightkIksawkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllah kblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kinkmykdream.kIkas edkhim,kifkyoukarekthekmessen gerkofkAllah,kthenksupplicatekforkmekthatkIkmaykspea kArabic.kWhenkIkwo ekupkink thekmorningkIkfoundkthatkIkcouldkspea kArabic .k [FutuhkaskSham,kChapterkonkFathkadkDimish ,kAllamakWaqdi] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwriteskthat Inkthek18thkyearkofkthekHijrakduringkthekKhilafakofk Umar,maykAllahkbekpleasedkwit hkHim,ktherekwaskakfamine.k UmarkandkBilal,kMaykAllahkbekwellkpleasedkwithkthem,kw entktokthekblessedkgravekofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace ),kandksaidk YakRasulkAllah!kYourkUmmakiskdyingk(fromkhunger),kpraykforkuskthatkAl lahksendskuskrain .kLater,kBilal,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,khadkakdreamkinkwh ichkthekProphetkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),ktoldkBilalk tokgoktok Umar,kandkconveykhisksalaam,kandktokinformkhimkthatktherekwillkbekrainka ndkthatkhekshouldkperformkSalaahkIstisqa .kThiskiskakverykauthenticknarration.kk [Tari hkIbnkKathir,kchapterkKhilafakofk Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim]

HafidhhkibnkTaymiyyaksayskthat: Inkthektimekofkakdrought,kakpersonkcamektokourkProphet skgravekandkcomplainedkabou tkthekdrought.kHekthenksawkourkProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace ),kwhoksaidkgoktok UmarkandktellkhimktokperformkthekSalaahkofkIstisqah.kkTherekare knumerousktrueknarrationsksimilarktokthis.kk [IqtisakSiratkalkMustaqim,kpagek373,kAlsokImamkBu harikhaskmentionedkaboutkthisk inkhiskboo ,kTari hkalkKabir,kbiographykofkMali kalkdar] HafidhhkIbnkHajarkalkAsqalanikwrites:k Akpersonkcamektokthekgraveksaid:k'YourkUmmakiskdying;ksupplicatektokAllahktoksen dkrain.kkSayfksays:kThekpersonkwhokmadekthisksupplicationktokthekMessengerkofkAl lah,khisknamekwaskBilalkIbnkal-kHarith,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim.kkThisknar rationkiskauthentic.kkk [FathkalkBari,kChapterkonkalkIstisqa,kHafidhhkAsqalani] ThekScholarkofkMasjidkankNabawi,kShay hkAl-Jazarikwrites:k TheknarrationkofkBilalkbinkHarithkconcerningkgoingktokthekgravekandkas ingkourkP rophet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),ktoksupplicatekforkthekrain,ki skalsokrecordedkbykImamkBu harikinkhiskboo kofkTari h.kAlso,kHafidhhkAsqalanikre cordedkthiskinkFathkalkBari;kImamkalkBayhaqikincludedkitkinkhiskDala ilkalk-Nabuwa t,kandkitkalsokappearskinkthekMusnafkofkIbnkAbikShayba,kIbnkAbikKhusayamakandkin kIbnkAbdkalkBarrk-kthisknarrationkhaskreallyksurprisedkme. [Wajaka-Yar udun,kpage32kbykAbukBa rkal-Jazari]

IfkAbukBa rkAl-Jazarik newkthatkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkandkHafidhhkIbnkKathirkwro tekthisknarration,khekwouldknotkhavekbeenksokbewildered. Akclarification AfterkreadingkHafidhhkIbnkKathir s,kHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyya skandkHafidhhkAsqalani skveri fications,ktherekisknokneedktokdiscusskanykfurtherkaboutkthisknarration,kofkkBil al,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim.kHowever,ktherekiskakpossibilitykthatktherekar eksomekMuslimskwhokwouldkthenkquestionktheknarratorkofkthiskhadithk kwhetherkhekwa skconsideredkwea korkauthentic.kLetsknowkloo katktheknarratorskofkthisknarration .k Theknarratorskofkthisknarrationkare:k AbukMu awiya ImamkA mash AbukSalihkAbdkalkRahmankbinkSa eed Mali kbinkAyyadkal-Dar ThekfirstktwoknarratorskarekconsideredkaskgreatknarratorskofkHadithk-kallkthekgr eatkscholarskofkHadithkhavekta enktheirknarrationskincludingkImamkMuslimkandkIma mkBu hari,ksoktherekisknokdoubtkaboutktheirkauthenticity.kkThekthirdkandkfourthk narratorskwillkbekdiscussedknow.kThekthirdknarratorkiskAbdkalkRahmankbinkSa eedkal -Ma hzumi.k HafidhhkIbnkHajarkalkAsqalanikwrites: ImamkBu hariktoo kaknarrationkfromkhimkinkhiskboo kJuzkRaf-al-yadain.kImamkAbukD awudkalsoktoo kaknarrationkfromkhim.kHekwaskakstudentkofk UthmankbinkAffaan,kthekt hirdkCaliphkofkIslamkandkhektoo knarrationskfromkMali kAldar,kandkhekinkturn,kle arnedkthek nowledgekofkHadithkfromkhiskFatherk(i.e.kAyyad).kImamkIbnkAbukSa eedksa idk Hekwaskankauthenticknarrator .kImamkIbnkHibbankalsoklistedkhimkinktheklistkofkau thentickscholarskofkHadith.kImamkIbnkal-Madani,kwhokwaskthekteacherkofkImamkMusl imkandkImamkBu harikalsokmadektheksamekremar skaboutkhim. [Tahzib-ut-Tahzib,kbiographykofkSa eedkbinkAbdkalkRahman,kHafidhhkAsqalani] ThekfourthknarratorkofkthiskHadithkiskMali kbinkAyyazkAldar.k ImamkBu harikwrites: Mali kbinkAyyazkAldarknarratedkthat:kk Umarksaidk OkAllah,kIkamkonlyklac ingkwhenkIk amkpowerless .kAbukSalihkalsoknarratedkthiskfromkMali kAldar.k [Tari hkal-Kabir,kbiographykofkMali kAldarkbykImamkBu hari] ImamkIbnkAbikHatimkwrites: Mali kbinkAyyazkAldarkwaskakslavekofkk Umarkandkhekwaskfreedkbykhim.kkHeknarratedk fromkkAbukBa rkandkk Umar.kHekwaskaktaba eekandkAbukSalihkalsoknarratedkfromkhimk-ka ndkhekwaskfamous .k [Al-jar-hu-wal-ta deel.,kkbiographykofkMali kAldarkbykImamkIbnkAbikHatim] ImamkIbnkAbikSaadkwrites: Mali kAldarkwaskakfreedkslavekofkk Umar,kandkheknarratedkHadithkfromkkAbukBa rkand kk Umark[MaykAllahkbekwellkpleasedkwithkthemkall]kandkhekwaskakfamouskman .

[TabaqatkIbnkSa ad,kbiographykofkMali kAldarkbykImamkIbnkSa ad] AfterkthesekreferenceskitkcankbekseenkthatkthekthirdkandkfourthknarratorskofkHad ithkarekfamous,kauthentickandknotkun nownkandknokonekcankassumektheseknarratorsk arekwea . ImamkalkQurtabikwrites: OnekArabkwentktokthekgravekofkourkProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpe ace),kandkrecitedkthekversekfromkthekHolykQur an:kkk Weksentknotkakmessenger,kbutktokbekobeyedkinkaccordancekwithkthekleavekofkAllah.k Ifktheykhadkonly,kwhenktheykwerekunjustktokthemselveskcomekuntoktheekandkas edkA llah skforgiveness,kandkthekMessengerkhadkas edkforgivenesskforkthemktheykwouldkha vekfoundkAllahkindeedkoft-returning,kmostkmerciful. kk [SurahkAn-Nisa kversek6] k Hekthenkbeganktokcrykandksaykhowksinfulkhekwas,kandkrequestedktokthekProphet,k(M aykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),ktoksupplicatekforkhim.kkAkvoicekthenkca mekfromkourkProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kgrave,ksayingkthat kAllahkhaskforgivenkyourksins.kk [TafsirkalkQurtabi,kunderkAyatk64kSurahkNisa] k HafidhhkIbnkKathirkalsokrecordedkthiskevent,khekwrites; WhenkankArabkcamektokourkProphet skgravekandksaidk Ikrepentkfromkmyksinskthroughkyou kandkas kforkforgiveness,kIkwouldkgivekmyklifekforkyou .kAfterwardskourkProphet,k( MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kappearedkinkthekdreamkofkUtba ,kmaykAlla hkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kandkinformedkhimktokgoktokthekArabkandkconveykthekmessage kthatktherekiskakgoodknewskforkhimkthatkAllahkhadkforgivenkhisksins. [TafsirkIbnkKathir,kunderkversek64kSurahkNisa] HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyakwrites:k AkpersonkcamektokthekblessedkgravekofkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskh imkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kandkrequestedkfoodkfromkthekProphetkandksatkdown.kAfter kakwhilekakHashmik[akmemberkofkthekProphet sk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpe ace]kfamilykcamektokhim.kHekhadkwithkhimkaktraykofkfood,kandksaid,k thiskfoodkhask beenksentkbykthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kandkwithkit khekgavekakmessage:keatkitkandkleavekfromkherekbecausekwhoeverkloveskuskdoesknot kma ekthisk indkofkdesire .kk [IqtidakaskSiratkalkMustaqim,kpagek290kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyya] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkandkHafidhhkIbnkHajarkalkAsqalanikbothkwrite: ImamkBu harikhadklostkhisksightkinkhiskdayskaskakyouth,kandkhiskmotherkusedktokp rayktokAllahkvigorouslykforkthekreturnkofkherkson sksight.kkOneknightkinkherkdream ,ksheksawkthekProphetkIbrahim,kuponkwhomkbekpeace,kwhoktoldkherkthatkAllahkhadka cceptedkherkprayerskbecausekofkherktearskinkthemkinkfrontkofkAllahkandkherkson sks ightkwouldkbekreturn .kWhenkImamkBu harikawo ekinkthekmorning,khiskeyesightkhadkre turned.kk [Tahri hkIbnkKathir,kunderkbiographykofkImamkBu hari,kandkMuqadimahkFathkalkBari ,kbiographykofkImamkBu hari]

ImamkDaarmikwrites: WhenkYazidkbinkMu awiyakattac edkMadinah,ktherekwasknokadhankorkJam'atkinkMasjidka n-Nabawikforkthreekdays.kSa eedkbinkMusayabkstates,k IkstayedkinkMasjidkan-Nabawikfo rkthekthreekdayskandkpretendedktokbekMajnun,k(mad)kandkforkeverykprayer,kIkheard kthekadhankfromkthekblessedkgravekofkthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrant khimkpeace). [Daarmi,kchapterkonkFada ilke-Nabi]kk HafidhhkIbn-e-Taymiyyakwriteskthat: IbnkMusayab sklisteningkofkthekadhankfromkthekProphet skgravekorkthekreturningkofksa laamkfromkthekgraveskofkthekAwliya,kiskhaqqkandkwekbelievekinkit.k [IqtidakaskSiratkal-Mustaqim,kpagek373] k HafidhhkIbnkHajarkal-Asqalanikwrites: Abdkal-WajidksayskthatkIksawkthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpea ce),kinkakdreamkwithkhiskcompanionskwaitingkatkthiskplace,kli ektheykwerekwaitin gkforksomeone.kIksaid,k AskSalaamk'alay um, kafterkthekreplyktoktheksalaamkIkas edk wh atkorkwhokarekyoukwaitingkfor? kThekreplykwaskwekarekwaitingkforkImamkBu hari,kand kthatkwaskthekdaykImamkBu harikpassedkaway.kkk [FathkalkBari,kchapterkonkthekdeathkofkImamkBu hari,kandkTari hkBaghdadkbykHafid hhkAsqalani,kandkKhatibkalkBaghdadi] HafidhhkAsqalanikwrites: HafidhhkMarwaziksayskthatkIkwaskinkthekKa'bakandkIkfellkasleep.kIkthenkhadkakdre amkandkinkthatkdreamkIksawkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgran tkhimkpeace).kkOurkProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),ksaidkthat kyoukhavekreadkImamkShafi skboo kandkwhyknotkmine?kkIkas edkwhichkonekiskyourskand kthekreplykwaskImamkBu hari skboo kiskmykboo .kk [FathkalkBari,kHafidhhkAsqalanikunderkBiographykofkImamkBu hari]kk ImamkDhahabikwriteskthatkthekfamouskTabi i,kSimaqkbinkHarbksaidkthat; MyksightkwaskgonekandkIkwaskcompletelykblind.kIkprayedkaklotkandkoneknightkwhenk Ikwasksleeping,kIksawkinkmykdreamkkIbrahim,kpeacekbekuponkhim.kIksaidktokkIbrahi m,k myksightkiskgonekandkwhatkshouldkIkdo? kkIbrahimksaidk goktokthekriverkForatkandkw ashkyourkfacekinkthekriverkandkyourksightkshouldkreturn .kWhenkIkwashedkmykfacekin kthekriver,kmyksightkreturnedkandkIksawk80kcompanionskofkthekProphet,k(MaykAllah kblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kwithkthatksight.k [MizankalkTa dil,kbiographykofkSimaqkDhahabi]k Fromkallkthekaboveknarrations,kitkshouldkbeksufficientkproofkthatktokdokIstishfa hk(tokma ekakrequest)kfromkthekPiouskiskpermissible.kTheykarekablektokhelpkuskan dktheykarekfullykawarekofkmatterskthatkoccurkonkthekearthlykplain,kandkthiskincl udeskthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace).kFromkthe kabovekexamples,kwekhavekproofkofkthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhi mkpeace) As ingkforkforgivenesskonkthekbehalfkofkothers;kinformingkofkankimpedingkvictory ;kconsolingk Uthman,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,katkthektimekofkgreatksuffering ,kandkmanykothers.

HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyakwrites: SomekpeoplekcamektokthekgravekofkourkProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhim kpeace),kandkrequestedksomething,kandktheirkneedskwerekfulfilled.kInkthekli ekma nner,kthekpiouskpeoplekcankalsokfulfillkthekneedskofkpeoplek-kandkwekdoknotkdeny kthis [IqtidakaskSiratkal-Mustaqim,kk-kpagek373,kHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyya] HafidhhkIbnkalkQayyimkwrites:k Afterkdying,kthekRuhk(Spirit)kcankdokthosekthingskthatkitkcannotkdokwhenkthekper sonkiskalivekinkthekdunya,k(world)kjustkaskonekorktwokRuhskdefeatedkaklargekarmy .kManykcompanionskrelatekthatktheyksawkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblessk himkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kAbukBa rkandk Umar,kMaykAllahkbekwellkpleasedkwithkthem, kinktheirkdreamskatknightkfightingkwithkthemkagainstkthek uffarkandkwinningkthek battle.kThenkitkbecamekakreality:konkthekfollowingkdaykaksmallkarmykofkMuslimskd efeatedkankarmykofkmany,kmanyk afirs. [Kitabkar-Ruh,kchapterk15,kHafidhhkIbnkalkQayyim] Fromkthekabovekstatements,ktheykprovekthatkthekpiouskarekablektokhelpkafterkthei rkdeath.kTheirkspiritualkpowerskincreasekafterktheirkdeath. Q:kWhykdokwekseeksomekpeoplekas ingkthekpiouskforkhelp,kratherkthankas ingkthemk tokma ekduakonktheirkbehalf? k A:kThekmeaningkforkthiskiskthatktheyksaykmetaphoricallyktokthekpiouskbutkreallyk theykarekas ingkthekpiousktokma ekDuakforkthem.kThekcompanionskofkthekProphetk(M aykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kusedktokdokthiskaskwell.kThiskhaskbeenk mentionedkinkHadith. ImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkquotekthekfollowingkhadith: ThekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kwaskonkhiskwa yktokthekbattlekofkKhaybarkwithkhiskcompanionskandkas edk Amir,kmaykAllahkbekpleas edkwithkHim,ktokrecitekakpoem.k Amirkthenkrecitedkthekfollowing: OhkProphetkofkAllah! AllahkiskourkWitness. Withoutkyoukwekwouldknotkhavekhadkguidance. Norkwouldkwekprayknorkgivekza ah. Youkforgivekuskandkweksacrificekourselveskforkyou. Sendkblessingskonkuskandkma ekuskstandkfirmkwhenkfightingkthekenemy [Bu harik&kMuslimkChapter.k-kBattlekofkKhaybar] HafidhhkIbnkHajarkalkAsqalanikandkHafidhhkalkAsqalanikhavekcommentedkuponkthiskH adithkthat Thekpoem skverseskarekaddressedktokthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhim kpeace),kbecausekthekwordk sacrifice kcannotkbekusedktokAllah.kThiskiskbecausekschol arskhaveksaidkthekwordk sacrifice k(fida)kiskusedkinksituationskwhenkonekta eskthekp lacekofkanotherkwhokiskinkdifficulty,ktokremovekthekharmkfromkanotherkandkta eki tkuponkoneself.kThiskofkcoursekcannotkapplyktokAllahk-kmostkHigh.kThekwordk forgiv e kmeanskthatkifkwekhavekgonekastraykobeyingkyou,kthenkbringkuskbac konktokthekstr aightkpath.kThekobjectionktokthiskmaykcomekfromkthekfirstklinekofkthekpoemk-k OhkA

llah! kThekwordk Allahumma kiskusedktokta ekAllah'skoathktokthekfollowingkverseskandkt hekpoetkusedkthekwordk Allahuma kinkthekbeginningkforkbara ak(blessing)kandkhekwants ktokstartkwithkthekwordkofkAllahk-kmostkHigh.kThekobjectionktokthekopinionkthatk thekverseskarekaddressedktokthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace ),kmaykcomekfromkthekphrasesk-k blesskus kandk ma ekuskstandkfirm .kThekanswerktokthiskq uestionklieskinkthekfactkthatkthekProphetkma eskDuaktokAllahkforkblessingsktokbe ksentktokthekpeople [SeekFath-al-Bari/Irshad-as-sari,kChapterkonkKhaybarkbykHafidhhkAsqalanik&kQasta lani] HafidhhkibnkKathirkandkIbnkAthirkhaveksaidkthatk Amirkhasksaidkthesekverseskinkthe kpraisekofkthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace). [Siratkan-kNabikandkUsdkal-Ghaba,kChapterkonkKhaybarkandkthekBiographykofk Amirkbi nkA wahkbykHafidhhkibnkKathirk&kHafidhhkibnkAthir] Also,kifkthekpoetrykwerekaddressedktokAllah,kitkwouldknotkma eksensekatkall.kThe kreasonkbeingkthatkthekwordskofkthekpoemkstate,k withoutkyoukwekwouldknotkhavekhad kguidance.kNorkwouldkwekprayknorkgivekza ah .kIfkAllahkdidknotkexistk(Whichkiskaks tupidkthingktoksay,kaskwhatkAllahkiskimplieskthatkHekis),knothingkelsekwouldkexi st,knotkonlykguidance,kprayers,kandkza ah,knotkevenk nothingness kwouldkexist,kaskAl lahkhaskcreatedkall.kSokbykassumingkthekpoemkiskaddressedktokAllah,ktheykareknot kthosekwordskwhichkwouldkbekexpectedkofkakMuslim,kletkalonekinkthekpresencekofkt hekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace).kThekabovekprov eskthatkthekonekwhokiskbeingkaddressed,kinkthiskpoemkisknonekotherkthankthekProp hetkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace). Also,kthekpoemkas skforkforgivenesskandkthiskdoesknotkhavektokbekspecificallykdi rectedktokAllah.kIfk AmirkhaskusedkthesekwordskofkpraisekforkthekProphet,k(MaykAll ahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kitkdoesknotkgokagainstkthekspiritkofkIslam.kT okas kthekpiouskforkhelpkdirectlykisknotkshir kask Amirkas edkhelpkfromkthekProphe t,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace).kThekrealkmeaningkofk Amir sksee ingkhe lp,kwasktokas kthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace) ,ktoksupplicatekonkhiskbehalf.kInktheksamekwaykwhenkankordinarykMuslimkas skhelp kfromkthekpious,ktheirkrealkmeaningkiskalsoktheksamekask Amir s.kThekhelpkcomeskthro ughkthekpious sksupplication sksokmetaphoricallykweksayk-kthekpiouskiskhelpingkusk kwh enkinkfact,keverythingkcomeskfromkAllah. Q:kSomekpeoplekarguekthatkoncekthekpiouskhavekdiedk ktheirkabilityktokhelpkanyonek ceases.kSo,kwhykdokpeoplekstillkgoktoktheirkgravesktoksee khelp? A:kWe,kthekAhlkas-Sunnakwa'lkJamaksaykthatkwhenkthekpiouskdie,ktheirkabilityktok helpkotherskdoesknotkdiminishkandkend.kTheykarekalivekinktheirkgraveskandkthekpo werkofktheirksoulskbecomekstrongerkthankwhenktheykwerekalive.kIfkyoukcoverkakliv ingkpersonkwithkakblan et,khekwouldknotkbekablektokrecognisekthosekwhokpasskby,k butkitkhaskbeenkprovedkfromknarrationskthatkthekdeseasedkcankrecognisekandkheark thekfootstepskofkthosekwhokpasskbykthekgrave.kAklivingkpersonkcannotkunderstandk whatkthekbirdskareksaying,kbutkthekdeceasedkcankhearkandkunderstandkexactlykwhat ktheykareksaying.kAlso,kaklivingkpersonkcannotktravelkmillionskofkmileskfasterkt hankthekblin kofkankeye,kbutkthekdeceasedkcanktravelkmanykmillionskofkmileskfast erkthankthekblin kofkthekeye.kAnkexamplekofkthiskiskwhenkoneksleeps,konekcanktra velkmanykmileskandkbrea kthekphysicalklawskofkthiskworld.kInktheksamekwaykthekde ceasedkcankbrea ktheklawskofkthiskworld,kasktheirkspiritualkbodieskarekstronger. HafidhhkIbnkalkQayyimkwriteskthatkthekdeceasedkarekpleasedkwithkthosekpeoplekwho kattendkthekfuneralkork kthosekwhokstandkatkhiskgrave.kWhenkpeoplekpasskthekgravekandkconveyktheirksalaa

ms,khek[thekpersonkinkthekgrave]kreturnsktheksalaamskandkalsokrecogniseskthekper sonkwhokhaskconveyedktheksalaam.kWhenkthekbirdskpraisekAllahk-kmostkHigh,kthekpe rsonkinkthekgravekalsokunderstandskthekbirds kpraisesk(i.e.kwhatkthekbirdskareksay ing). k Thekmartyrs ksoulskarekinkheaven,kandkwhenkpeoplekconveyktheirksalaamktokthemkatkt heirkgraves,ktheykcomekbac ktoktheirkgravekandkreturnktheksalaam.k Thekordinaryksoulskatkthekverykhighestkofktheksevenks ieskarekatkakplacekcalledk Illiyinkandkwhenksomeonekgreetskthemkwithksalaam,ktheykcomekbac ktoktheirkgrave, kanswerktheksalaamkandkalsokrecognisekthekperson.kAskinkthekcasekwithkpeoplekwho karekalivekk ksomekarekstrongkandksomekarekwea .kInktheksamekway,ksomeksoulskareks trongerkthankotherskli ekinkthekcasekofkthekpious.kThekmorekpiouskthekpersonkis, kthekstrongerktheksoul.kTherekcouldkbeksomekpeoplekwhokdoknotkbelievekinkwhatkha skbeenkwritten,kbutkAllahk-kmostkHighkhaskcreatedkthosekpeoplekwhokbelievekthisk andktheirkheartskverifykit.kEverykMuslimkshouldkbelievekthatkthekdeceasedksoulkm eetskotherksouls,kinktheksamekwaykthatktheklivingkpeoplekmeetkeachkotherkandkthi skiskprovedkinkthekQur`an.kAllahk-kmostkHighksayskinkthekQur an,kinkSurahkazkZumrk Versek42: Allahkta eskawayktheksoulskatkthektimekofktheirkdeathkandkofkthosekwhokdon tkdiekd uringktheirksleep.kThenkHekwithkholdskthatkagainstkwhichkHekhaskdecreedkdeathkan dksendskbac kthekotherkuntilkankappointedktime ImamkSudayyksayskthatkAllahkta esksoulskwhenkpeoplekarekasleep,kandkthekdeceased ksoulskandkpeoplekwhokarekalivekcomektogetherkandkdiscusskissueskinktheirkdreams .kThekdeceasedksoulskcankgivektheklivingkinformationkthatkotherkpeoplekdoknotk n ow.kSometimesktheykcankinformkpeoplekwhenkpeoplekarekgoingktokdie.kInkdifferentk matters,ktheykguidekthekliving. TherekwerektwokcompanionskofkthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpea ce),kcalledkSalmankFarsikandkAbdkAllahkbinkSalam,kMaykAllahkbekwellkpleasedkwith kthemkboth.kkTheykbothksaidkthatkwhoeverkdieskfirst,khekwouldkinformkthekotherkw hatkhadkhappenedktokhim.kAbdkAllahkbinkSalamkdiedkfirstkandkappearedkinkSalmankF arsi skdream.kkAbdkAllahkthenkinformedkSalmankFarsikthatkoutkofkallkofkhiskgoodkde eds,kAllahk-kmostkHighkli edkonekparticularkdeedkthekmost,kwhichkwaskperfectkrel iancekofkGod,ksokSalmankcontinuedkhavingkunsha ablektustkinkAllah. IbnkSirin,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kappearedkinkhiskfriendskdreamkandksaid kthatkAllah,kmostkHighkhaskgivenkhimkparadise.kThekdreamerkas edkhimkaboutkHasan kalkBasri.kHeksaidkAllahkhaskgivenkhimkakhigherkstatuskthankhimself.kTherekwaska notherkcompanionkcalledkMas arkandkhekusedktokappearkinkpeoples kdreamskandkinformkt hemktokattendkdhi rkgatheringsksincekAllahkwaskpleasedkwithkthiskact.kSimilarly, kmanykpeoplekhavekseenkHafidhhkibnkTaymiyyakinktheirkdream,kandktheykhavekas edk himkverykcomplexkfiqhkquestions,kandkHafidhhkibnkTaymiyyakhaskansweredkthemkandk satisfiedkthemkall Somekpeoplekmightksaykthatkthesekarekonlykdreamskandkwekdon tk nowkwhetherktheykar ekrightkorkwrongksokhowkcankwektrustkthem?kButktheykshouldk nowkthatkwhenkthekde ceasedkgivesknewskaboutkakpersonkwhokiskgoingktokdiekatkakparticularktime;korksa yskthatkonkakparticularkdaykrainkwillkfall;korktherekwillkbekfamine;korkthekenem ykwillkattac ;korktherekwillkbektrouble;korkifkhekgiveskthatk indkofknewskthatkn obodyk nowskacceptkhim,kthesekwillkbecomekreality.kThesektypeskofkfactskarekonly kignoredkbykakpersonkwhokiskunawarekofkthekpowerkofkthekspirits.kItkiskalsokakfa ctkthatkifkmanykMuslimskseekaksimilarkdream,kthiskbecomeskevidencekli ekProphetk Muhammadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),ksaidktokhiskcompanion:kkallk ofkyourkdreamskshowkthatkthekNightkofkPowerk(LaylatkalkQadr)kwillkbekonktheklast ktenkdayskofkRamadan.kk

WhatkIkhavekwrittenkisknotkallkfromkthekdreams.kThekPowerkofkSouls,kIkhavekprove dkfromkthekQur ankandkSunnakinktheklastkchapter.k [KitabkarkRuh,kaksummarykofkchaptersk1,k2,k3kandk15,kHafidhhkibnkalkQayyim] OnkthiskTopickIkhavekwrittenkeverythingktokthekbestkofkmyk nowledge.kkMaykAllahk ThekMostkHighkandkMerciful,kacceptkthis,kandkifkinkanykwaykIkhavekmadekanykerror s,kMaykAllahkThekMostkGenerous,kThekMostkKindkandkthekMostkMerciful.kForgivekme. k Amin. Thekpermissibilityktoksayk YakMuhammad! k [MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace] TheksensitivekissuekofkwhetherkorknotkMuslimskcanksaykthekwordsk'YakRasoolkAllah 'kork YakMuhammad! k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kneedsktokbekclarified, ksincekthiskissuekdivideskthekMuslimkcommunitykandkcauseskakgreatkdealkofkfricti onkamongkthekMuslimskthroughoutkthekworld.kBasically,ktherekappearsktokbekwhatkw ekcouldklabelkasktwok schoolskofkthought .kOnekinsistskthatksayingkthatkstatingk YakRa sulkAllahkisk'shir 'kandkthatkanykMuslimkproclaimingkitkinkfactkgoeskoutsidekthe kpalekofkIslam.kNowkthekotherkSchoolkbelieveskthatkitkiskindeedkpermissiblektoks ayksok kbasedkonkevidenceskfromkthekSalaf,kandkthektafsirskofklaterkdaykscholars.k However,ktheykdoknotkinsistkthatkonekmustkproclaimkthisk korkthatkitkiskevenkakfar dktokdokso,krather,kitkiskpermissiblektokdokso.kThiskis,kandkalwayskhaskbeen,kth ekstancekofkthekAhlkal-Sunna.k ThosekwhokbelievekthatkitkiskimpermissiblektoksaykYakMuhammad!k[MaykAllahkblessk himkandkgrantkhimkpeace]knotkonlyksaykthatktherekareknokevidencesktoksupportkthe kpermissibility,kbutkalsokbelievekthatkthekprefixkofkYa,kcankonlykbekusedkwhenkt hatkpersonk[whokiskbeingkcalledkupon]kiskpresent,kaskopposedktokbeingkabsent.kTh ekproclamationkofkYakMuhammad,korkYakRasulkAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantk himkpeace]kisknotkankinnovationk[bid a]kthatkcreptkinkafterkthekfirstkthreekgenera tions,kbutkcontraryktokmodernkmisconceptions,kwaskinitiatedkandkpracticedkwithin kthesekgenerations,kaskwekshallksee,kAllahkwilling.kAlso,kthekfactkthatktheklate rkgenerationskdidkproclaimkYakMuhammad!k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace ]kthekdeathkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace],kdidknotkpr eventkthemkinkdoingkso,kevenkthoughktherekwerekgreatkdistanceskbetweenkthemkandk Madina. Askwekshallkaimktokdemonstratektokthekreaderskinkthiskchapter,kInsha kAllah,kthatk ifkitkiskwrongktodayk[orkevenkKufrkandkshir kasksomekofkourkbrotherskdeclare],kt okproclaimkYakMuhammad!k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kwhykthen,kdidk thekSahaba,kTab eekinkandktheklaterkgenerationskofkMuslimskdokso?kWouldkthosekbrot herskwhokopposekthekMuslimskofksayingkYakMuhammad!k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgran tkhimkpeace]kapplyktheksamekcriteriaktokthekfirstkgenerationskofkthiskUmmakaskth eykdokforkthekbelieverskofktoday? ThekpermissibilitykofksayingkYa!kForksomeonekwhokisknotkphysicallykpresent. Onekofkthekmainkargumentskusedkagainstkthekbelieverskonkthiskissue,kiskthekoneko fkthekimpermisibilitykofkusingkthekprefixkYak[Oh!]ktoksomeonekwhokisknotkphysica llykpresent. InnovationkinkthekLanguage ThiskunderstandingkofkthekArabicklanguagek[thatkofknotkbeingkablektokusekYa!kFor

kankabsentkperson]kiskankinnovationk[bid a]kinkArabickgrammar.kTokthekminoritykhol dingkthiskview,kitkappearskthatkthiskiskthekonlykwaykofkaccusingkthekmajoritykof kMuslimsktokbekconstantlykcommittingkankimpermissiblekdeed,korkevenkshir kandk u frkaskotherskmaykprofess. Wekfirstkwouldkli ektokinvitekthosekwhokholdkthekabovekview,ktokexaminekonekofkt hekmostkrespectedkclassicalkdictionarieskofkthekArabicklanguage,kthekLasankalkAr abkofkIbnkManzurk(d.k711khijri).kIbnkManzurkstateskthatkYa!kcankbekappliedkforke itherkakpersonkwhokisknear,korkfarkfromkthekcaller. [IbnkManzurkal-Afriqi,kLasankal-Arabkunderkthekwordk Ya ] SincekthosekMuslimskwhokoftenkclaimkthatksayingkYakMuhammad!k[MaykAllahkblesskhi mkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kiskshir ,kIknowkproposektokexaminekthekviewskofkIbnkTaymi yyakonkthiskissue.kWhy?kWell,kitkiskmainlykbecausekthesekverykbrotherskhavekgive nkIbnkTaymiyyaktheknoblektitlekofkShay hkalkIslam,kandksuch,kusekhimkaskankautho rity,kifknot,kthekforemost,kinktheirkattemptsktokpracticekIslamkaskthekSalafk[pi ouskpredecessors]kdid.kIbnkTaymiyyakwrites: Whenksomeonekcallskuponksomeonekelse,ksayingkYa!kitkmaykbekusedkinkonekofktwokwa ysk kphysicallykorkbykthek nowledgekofkthatkperson.kAnkexamplekofkthiskiskwhenkthe kMessengerkofkAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kwarnedkthekpeoplek atkthektimekofkDajjal:k Yaak ibaadillaahikFathbutu k(OhkservantskofkAllah!kKeepkyourkfe etksteadfast )kThekProphet,kAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace,ksaidkthisktokthek peoplekwhokwouldkbekpresentkatkthektimekofkDajjal,kandkwhokwereknotkyetkborn.k Anotherkexample,kiskwhenkSayyidnak Ali,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kwaskwal ing kthroughkthekplainkofkKarbalah,kheksaidk YakAbuk AbdkAllahkHussayn,kFasbir!k[Oh,k(my kson)kAbuk AbdkAllahkHussayn!kBekpatientk(whenkfacingkthekenemykinkthiskplace] kThis kwaskbecausek Ali,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kwaskinformedkbykthekMessengerkof kAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kthatkhiskson,kHussaynk[MaykAl lahkbekpleasedkwithkHim],kwouldkbekmartyredkatkKarbalah.kSayyidnak Ali,kmaykAllahk bekpleasedkwithkHim,kcalledkHussaynkdespitekthekfactkthatkhekwasknotkpresentkwit hkhim,kandkevenkthoughkHussaynkcouldknotkhearkhiskFatherk Ali,kmaykAllahkbekplease dkwithkHim,kbutkremainedkinkhiskthoughts. [IbnkTaymiyya,kMinhaj-as-sunna,kchapterkAswad-al-Qadeem] Thekabovekexamplekdemonstrates,kaskprovidedkbykIbnkTaymiyya,kthatkatkleastkinkon ekway,kYakcankbekusedkinkthekArabicklanguagektokcallksomeonekwhokisknotkphysical lykpresent,kbutkwhokiskpresentkinkthekthoughtskofkthekcaller,kaskwhenkSayyidnak Al i,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,krememberedkhisksonkandkcalledktokhim. EvidencektoksupportkthekpermissibilitykofksayingkYakMuhammad!k[MaykAllahkblesskh imkandkgrantkhimkpeace]k HafidhhkibnkalkQayyimkwriteskthatkthekProphetkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkand kgrantkhimkpeace)ksaid: Sendksalutationskonkme,kbutksendkmoreksalutationskonkFriday.kWhenkyoukrecitekthe ksalutation,kyourkvoicekwillkreachkmekwhereverkyoukare.kSomekcompanionskas ed,k ke venkafterkyourkdeath? kkThekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)krep lied,k Allahkhaskmadekitkunlawfulkforkthekearthktokdecomposekmykbody . [HafidhhkIbn-al-Qayyim,kJala-ul-Afhaankpagek145]k ImamkNasa iknarrateskthatktherekarekspecifickangelskwhokvisitkthekearthkandkwhosek solekdutieskarektokgoktokthekpersonskwhoksendsksalutationskuponkthekProphetkMuha mmad,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kandkthenktokta ekthoseksalutati onsktokthekProphetkMuhammad,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)k [Mish atkchapterkonkSalaahkalkNabi]

ThekabovekmentionedkAhadith,kindicatekthatkifkanyonekwerektoksendksalutationskto kthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),khekhimselfkwouldkeither khearktheksalutations,korkankangelkwillkconveykthemktokhim.kInkbothkcases,ksalut ationskwillkreachkthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace). ThekSalafkusedktoksaykYakMuhammad![MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace] ImamkBu hari,kHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyakandkQadikShaw anikallkposedktheksamekquestion ,kthatkifkakperson skfootkbecomesknumb,kwhatkshouldkhekdo?kTheirkrecommendationskw erektheksame,kandkincludedkwithktheirkanswer,kthekfollowingkhadith: SomektimekafterkRasulkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),khadkpass edkaway,k AbdkAllahkIbnk Umark[MaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim]kwaskinkNajdkwherekonek daykhiskfootkbecameknumb.kAskakremedyktokalleviatekthekpain,kakpersonksaidktokhi m.k Rememberkthekonekwhomkyouklovekthekmost! kUponkhearingkthiskIbnk Umark[MaykAllahkb ekpleasedkwithkHim]ksaidk YakMuhammad!k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace] kan dkhiskfootkmadekankimmediatekrecoverykfromknumbness.k [ImamkBu hari,kAdabkalkMufradkalkKalimkalkTayyab;kHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyakandkQadik Shaw ani,kTuhfahkalkDa ireenkchapterkonkKhadiratkRijluhu,kandkalsokImamkNawawi skK itabkalkAd ar]k HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyakwrites, Inktheksamekwaykask AbdkAllahkibnkUmar skfootkbecameknumbkandkhekrememberedkthekonek hekloveskthekmost,k AbdkAllahkIbnkAbbas skfootkalsokbecameknumb.kSomeonekalsoksaidkt okhimktokrememberkthekonekwhokhekloveskthekmost,kwhereuponk AbdkAllahkIbnkAbbasksa idkYa!kMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kandkhiskfootkimmediate lykrecoveredkfromknumbness.k [HafidhhkibnkTaymiyya,kAlkKalimkalkTayyibkchapterkonkKhadiratkRijluhu] QadikShaw anikwrites: Ifkonekiskinktroublekorkiskinkdistress,khekshouldkperformktwoknawafilkra atskand kthenkma ekaksupplication.kTheykshouldksayk YakMuhammad! k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgra ntkhimkpeace]kandkAllahkmostkHighkwillkgrantkthemkwhatktheykrequestedkandktheirk problemskandktroubleskshouldkbekresolved.kkThekscholarskofkhadithksaykthatkthisk hadithkiskauthentickandkTirmidhi,kHa im,kNasa i,kIbnkMajahkandkat-Tabaranikrecordk it.k [QadikShaw ani,kTofahkalkDha ireenkchapterkonkSalaahkalkHajah]k HafidhhkIbnkKathir,kImamkTabarikandkImamkIbnkAthirkallkwrotek[that]: DuringkthekKhilafakofkAbukBa rkas-kSiddique,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kther ekwaskakbattlekagainstkthekfalsekProphetkMusaylimak[ofkNajd].kWhenkthekbattlekco mmenced,kthekMuslimsklostktheirkfootingkatkwhichkpointkKhalidkbinkWalid,kmaykAll ahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kandkthekrestkofkthekcompanionskcalledkoutk YakMuhammad! k[Ma ykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kandkproceededktokwinkthekbattle.kk [Tari hkatkTabari,kTari hkIbnkKathirkandkTari hkQamilkbykImamkTabari,kHafidhhkIb nkKathirkandkImamkIbnkAthirkandkIbnkJarirkinkChapterkMusaylimakKadhaab]

HafidhhkIbnkKathirkandkImamkTabarikbothkwrite: DuringkthekKhilafahkofk Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,ktherekwaskakfaminekou tsidekthekcitykofkMadinah.kAkcompanionkcalledkBilalkbinkHarithkalkMuzni,kmaykAll ahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,ksaidktokhiskpeoplek Thekfaminekiskveryksevere,k[letkus]ksa crificekakgoat .kApartkfromkakredkboneknothingkcamekfromkthekgoatk[thekgoatkwaskve rykthinkduektokfaminekandkasksuch,ktherekwasknokmeatkonkthekbones].kBilalkbinkHa rith,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kcalledkoutk YakMuhammad! k[MaykAllahkblesskhimk andkgrantkhimkpeace].kkThekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhi mkpeace),kthenkappearedkinkthekdreamkofkBilalkbinkHarithkandkinformedkhimkthatkt herekwillkbekrain.k [Tari hkIbnkKathirkandkIbnkJarirkchapterkofk hilafahkofkk Umark(MaykAllahkbekpleas edkwithkHim] As-SayyidkMawdudikwrites:k WhenkHajajkbinkYusufkhadkplacedktaxkuponksomeknewkMuslims,ktheykleftkBasrakcryin gkwithktheirkfuqahak[scholars]kandktheykwerekallksaying,kYakMuhammad!,kYakMuhamm ad!k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace] [SayyidkMawdudi,kKhilafahkwakMalu iyat,kpagek270kandkTari hkIbnkAthir] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkandkImamkTabarikbothkwritekthat AfterkthekoccasionkofkKarbala,kSayyidakZaynab,kMaykAllahkbekwellkpleasedkwithkhe r,k[theksisterkofkHussayn,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim]kandkherkcompanykwerekt a enkaskprisonersktokSyria.kWhenkshekpassedkthekdeadkbodieskshekproclaimed:k YakMu hammad! k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kYourkHussaynkiskdrenchedkinkblo odkwithoutkakshroudkorkakgrave,kandkYakMuhammad!k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantk himkpeace],kyourkdaughterskarekta enkprisonerskandkyourkchildrenkhavekbeenk ille d [IbnkJarirkandkTari hkIbnkKathirkinkChapterkofkKarbala*] *Forkthosekofkus,kwhokhavekforgotten,kKarbalaktoo kplacekinkIraqkink60AH.kAtktha tktimekZaynabkmaykAllahkbekwellkpleasedkwithkher,ksaidk YakMuhammad!k[MaykAllahkbl esskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace] ImamkWaqdikwrites: Duringkthek hilafahkofkAbukBa rkSiddiqk[maykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim],ktherekwa skakbattlekatkHalb.kKa ab.kAbukBa rk[maykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim]ksaidk YakMuhamma d!kYa!kMuhammad,k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kandkshouted,k OhkCompan ions!kStaykfirmkfooted! kk ['AllamakWaqdi,kFutoohusham,kinkthekchapterkonkthekBattlekofkHalb] ImamkIbnkSa'adkwrites:k AfterkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),khadkpas sedkaway,kArwakbintk AbdkalkMuttalib,kMaykAllahkbekwellkpleasedkwithkher,krecitedk the:k YakRasulkAllah!k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace].kYoukwerekourkplac ekofkhope. k [ImamkIbnkSa'ad,kTabaqatkIbnkSa ad,kchapterkonkthekDeathkofkthekProphet] HafidhhkIbnkalkQayyimkwrites:k

Muhammadkbink Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,krelates:kk Ikwasksittingkinkthekc ompanykofkAbukBa rkbinkMujahidkinkBaghdadkwhenkShay hkShiblikcamekbeforekthem.kW hereuponkAbukBa rkbinkMujahidkstoodkupkandkhuggedkShay hkShibli,k issedkhiskfore headkandksatkhimkbykhiskside. kMuhammadkbink Umark[MaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim]ken quired:k YoukarekthekShay hk[AbukBa rkbinkMujahid]kwhilstkthekwholekofkBaghdadkreg ardskShiblikaskMajnunk[Mad]k-kwhykhavekyouktreatedkhimkwithksokmuchkrespect? kkkTo kthis,kAbukBa rkbinkMujahidkrepliedk Ikhavekdoneknothingkstrange,kIkhavektreatedkh imkexactlykaskIkhavekseenkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrant khimkpeace),ktreatkhim.kInkmykdreamkIksawkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkble sskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),k isskShiblikbetweenkhisktwokeyes.kIkas edkthekProph et,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kk WhykdidkyouktreatkShiblikinkthisk way? ktokwhichkhe,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),krepliedk Iklovekhimkbe causekafterkeverykSalaahkhekrecitesktheklastkversekofkSurahkTaubakafterkwhichkhe kreciteskSallalklakhok alay akYakMuhammad!k[PeacekandkblessingskfromkAllahkbekupon kyoukOhkMuhammad!)kThreektimes.kk k [HafidhhkIbn-al-Qayyim,kJala-al-Afham.,kkpagek80] ThekabovekmentionedkAhadithkclearlykillustratekthatkthekCompanionskandkotherskof kthekSalafkusedktoksaykYakMuhammadkorkYakRasulkAllah!k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkg rantkhimkpeace]kwhenktheykexperiencedkdifficulty,kandkthatkthekProphet,k(MaykAll ahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kdidkhelpkuskeitherkbykma ingksupplicationkfork theirksuccesskorkappearingkinktheirkdreamsktokcomfortkthem.kThosekCompanionskwho kwerekillkandksaidkYakRasulkAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kfoun dkthatktheykwouldkgetkbetter;kandkifktheykwerekinkakbattlekwhichktheykwereklosin gk-ktheykwouldksoonkwin;kandkifktheykwerekfacingkakfaminek-ktheykwouldksoonkhave krain. TheklastkquotationkfromkHafidhhkIbnkal-QayyimkshowskthatkthekMessengerkofkAllah, k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kloveskthekonekwhokpronouncesk YakMuham mad! k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]ktokakconsiderablekhighkdegree.kAll kthesekoccurancesktoo kplacekmanykyearskafterkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllah kblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kpassedkaway.kkSokifkitkwask ufrktoksayk YakMuhamm ad! k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]ktodaykandkafterktheklifetimekofkthe kProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkble sskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kwouldknotkhavekexpressedkanyklovekforkShibli.kAlso, kifkthiskiskankunreliableknarration,kwhykdidkIbnkal-Qayyimkchoosektokquotekit?kW askheksomeonekwhoksupportedkshir kork ufr? Whatkhaskbeenksaidkaboveksupportskthekfactkthatkitkisknotk ufrkorkshir ktokcallk outkYakMuhammad,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace). However,kstillkpeoplekwillkinsist,kdespitekofkallkthekabove,kthatktoksaykYakMuha mmadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kiskshir ,kandkwillkdeducektokthek factkthatkthiskiskakformkofkworshippingksomeonekbesideskAllah.kTheykoftenkputkfo rwardkthekfollowingkayatkofkthekQur an: AndkthekmosqueskarekonlykforkAllah,ksokworshipknonekwithkAllah [SurahkalkJinnkversek18] Thiskiskjustkakdoubtkandkakmisunderstandingkofkthekgrammaticalkusekofkthekwordsk Tad`u/Yad`ukinkthekArabicklanguagek-ksincekTad ukandkYad ukhavekbeenkusedkinktwokdif ferentkcontextskinkthekQur an:kinkthekcontextkofkworshipkandkalsokinkthekcontextko fkcalling.k Inkthekabovekversekitkhaskbeenkusedkinkthekcontextkofkworshipkandkwekagreekthatk anyonekwhokworshipsksomethingkbesideskAllahkiskak afirkandkakmushri .kHowever,kw henkakMuslimksayskYakRasulkAllah!k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kheki

sknotkworshippingkthekMessengerkofkAllah,kbutkmerelykcallingkhim,kaskIbrahim,kpe acekbekuponkhim,kcalledkallkthekpeoplektokHajjkk[TafsirkIbnkKathirkunderkSurahkH ajj]kandkask Umar,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kcalledkSariah.kThisktypekofkcall ingkisknotkworship,kofkwhichkankexamplekiskprovidedkinkthekQur ankwhenkAllahkcomma ndedkIbrahim,kpeacekbekuponkhim,ktokcallkthekdeadkbirdsk[SurahkAl-kBaqara,kverse k260] Thiskshouldkdemonstratekthatkthekwordk call kisknotkalwayskusedkinkthekcontextkofkwo rship.kWhoeverksayskYakMuhammad!k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kcanno tkbekcalledkeitherkak afirkorkmushri kbecausekhekiskcallingkwithktheklovekofkthe kProphetkMuhammad,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kaskwaskthekcasekwh enktheksalafkcalledkuponkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantk himkpeace).kHiskintentionkisknotkthekintentionktokworshipkhim. Thekpiouskcankhearkfromkafar 1) ThekProphetkSulaiman,kpeacekbekuponkhim,kheardkthekconversationkofktheka ntskfromkakdistance. kkkkkk[Al-kQur ankkSurahkalkNamalkversek19] 2) ThekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kheard kthekfootstepskofkBilal,maykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,kinkParadise.kk[Bu harikan dkMuslimkKitab-al-Manaqib.,kMuslim.,kkfazailkBilal] 3) HafidhhkIbnkalkQayyimkwrites:k

ThekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kstated:kk Ikhea rkthekvoicekofkeverykpersonkwhoksendsksalamsk(peacekandkblessings)kuponkme,kwher everkhekmaykbe .kk [HafidhhkIbn-al-QayyimkJala-al-Afhamkpagek145] 4) Whenkwomenkquarrelkwithktheirkhusbandskwhokarekrighteousk(andkwhokgoktok paradise)kthekHoorsk(fairkMaidenskofkParadise)klistenktoktheirkarguingkfromkPara disekwhilstktheykarekstillkonkthekearth.k[Mish at-al-MasabihkinkChapterkofkMu ashi rat-an-Nisa] Tokconcludekthiskchapter,kwekwouldkli ektokstatekthat: Fromkthekabovekstatementskitkiskprovedkthatkthekpiouskcankhearkfromkakfarkdistan ce,kbykthekgracekofkAllahkmostkHigh.k Secondly,kitkisknotkshir ktokcallkthemkusingkthekwordkYa!kWekwouldkli ektokclari fykthatktokcallkuponkthekpiouskusingkYa!kisksimplykpermissible:kbeingkneitherkkf ardh,knorkwajib,knorksunna.k Thirdly,kaskproven,kthekSalafkdidkproclaimkYakMuahammed!k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkan dkgrantkhimkpeace]katktimeskofkdistressk kandkthiskdifficultykwaskalleviated. Thekreasonkforkwritingkthiskarticlekiskonlyktokclarify,ktokthosekpeoplekwhokshou tk afir kandk mushri ,ktokthosekMuslimskwhokcallkusingkthekwordkYa!k-kthatkwekcankusek thekwordkYa!k Wekalsoksaykthatkhelpkshouldkonlykbekas edkfromkAllahkmostkHigh.kWekshouldkonlyk presentkthekWaseelakofkthekpious,kwhenkas ingkfromkAllah.

ThektruekpicturekconcerningkthekdeathkofkourkProphet TherekarekthosekmisinformedkpeoplekwhokbelievekthatkthekAhlkas-SunnahkWa lkJamakac tuallykbelievekthatkthekProphetkMuhammadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeac e)kdidknotkdie!!kkWhatkakgrosskaccusation!!kkThektruekbeliefkofkthekAhlekSunnahk wa lkJama,kiskthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kdidkdie, kbutkhekiskalivekinkhiskgrave.kk Itkiskinkthekgrave,kthatkthekProphetkMuhammad,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhi mkpeace),kiskpresentedkwithkourkdeeds,kandkma esksupplicationkonkbehalfkofkthekU mmah.kThiskwillkbekloo edkintokfurtherkinkanotherkchapterkofkthekboo ,kInshakAll ah.kkTherekarekalsokinstances,kwherekthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantk himkpeace)kwillkappearkinkourkdreamskandkcomfortkuskwithkgoodknewskandkgladktidi ngs.kkWekalsokbelieve,kthatktoksendkSalaamk[salutations]ktokourkProphetk(MaykAll ahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kwillkbekmetkwithkakreplykbac .kTherekarekmany knarrationskthatksupportkthis,kwhichkwillkbekdiscussedklaterkonkinkthiskboo . BlasphemickBelief kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk AkgreatkScholarkofkthekAhlkas-Sunnahkwa lkJama,kSayyidkAhmadkSa eedkShahkKaazmi,kwri tes:k 'ThekonekwhokstateskthatkthekSoulkofkthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrant khimkpeace),kwasknotkta enkandkhekneverkdied,kiskakKafirkandkiskoutkofkthekcircl ekofkIslam.kk [Hayaat-un-Nabi,kp8kbykSayyidkAhmadkSa eedkShahkKaazmi] ThiskiskthekbeliefkofkthekAhlekSunnahkwalkJammatkbutkthekpeoplekwhoksaykthekAhle kSunnahkbelieve,kthatkProphetkMuhammad,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace ).khasknotkpassedkawaykiskakfalsekaccusationkonkus.k Shay hkulkMa ah,kShay hkAlawiksayskthatkthekmeaningkofkthekAnbiyak(Prophets)kpa ssingkaway,kmeanskthatktheykhavekbeenkta enkawaykfromkuskandkwekcannotkseekthemk justkli ekthekAngelskare.kk (Mafaheemkpagek165kbykShay hkAlawikMal i). ProofkthatkProphetskarekalive. AllahkmostkHighksayskinkthekQur aam, k thosekwhokhavekbeenkslainkinkthekwaykofkAllahkneverkthin kofkthemkaskdead;kbutkth eykarekalivekwithktheirkLord,kgetktheirksubsistence k[SurahkAl-Imrankversek169] Ofkcourse,kitkgoeskwithoutksayingkthatkthekpositionkofkthekProphets,k(MaykAllahk blesskthemkandkgrantkthemkpeace)kiskabovekandkbeyondkthekstatuskofkthosekwhokare kmartyredkinkAllah skway.kkThiskhoweverkimplicates,kthatknevertheless,khek(MaykAll ahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kiskalivektoo. QadikShaw awnikwrites:k InkthekQur ankitkiskmentionedkthatkmartyrskarekalivekandkfoodkiskprovidedkforkthem ;kThekProphetskandkRighteouskpeoplekarekaklotkhigherkinkstatuskthankthemksokwhat kwillkbektheirkplace?kItkhaskbeenkprovenkthroughkAhadeethkthatkProphetskarekaliv ekinktheirkgraves.kkBothkImamkTirmizikandkImamkBayhaqikhaveksaidkthatkthiskiskan kauthentickAhadith.k [Naylkal-Awtarkkvolk3kpagek82kbykQadikShaw ani] ProofkfromkthekHadithkthatkProphetskarekalivekinktheirkgraves OurkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),ksaid:kOnktheknightkofkMi'

rajkwhenkIkpassedkProphetkMusa sk(Alaykhissalaam)kgrave.kkHekwaskstandingkinkhiskg ravekandkofferingkSalaah.kk [MuslimkchapterkFadhailkMusa] k QadikShaw awnikwrites:k ScholarskagreekthatkourkProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kiska livekinkhiskgravekandkthekearthkdoesknotkeatkthekbodieskofkthekProphets.kk [Naylkal-AwtarkchapterkHajjkbykQadikShaw ani]k HafidhhkIbnkQayyimkwrites: OurkProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),khasksaidkthatkonkFridays ksendkaskmuchkBlessingskaskyoukcankonkme.kkIfkwhen-oneksendskBlessingsktokme,kwh ere-everkhekmaykbekhiskvoicekwillkreachkme.kkThekCompanionsksaidkevenkafterkyour kdeath,kourk Prophet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),krepliedkaffirmati ve.kkThiskiskbecausekAllahkmostkHigh,khaskmadekthekbodieskofkthekProphetskharamk (forbidden)kforkthekearthktokeat.kk [JalakulkAfhamkpagek63kbykHafidhhkIbnkQayyim] ImamkDarimikwritesk 'Sa eedkIbnkAl-Musayyibksays,k InkthekdayskofkHarrahk(WhenkYazeedkattac edkMadina.)k kForkthreekdayskinkMasjid-e-NabaviktherekwasknokAdhan,korkIqamah,kIkwaskinkthekM osquekalone.kkIkheardkfromkthekgravekourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantk himkpeace),kgravekthekAdhan,kandkthat'skhowkIk newkthektimekofkSalaah k [DarimikChapterkFadhailkSayedul-MursalinkbykImamkDarimi] HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahksays:k AkgroupkofkpeoplekheardkthekanswerkofktheirkSalaam.kkAndkSa eedkIbnkAl-kMusayyibki nkthekdayskofkHarrahkheardkthekvoicekofkourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgra ntkhimkpeace),ksayingkthekAdhan,kfromkthekgrave.kkAndktherekarekmorekeventskli e kthesekandktheykarekallktrue.k [IqtidahkSiratul-Musta eemkpagek373kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites: kAbdullahkIbnkAbbas,kmaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim,ksaidkthatkinkhiskdreamkheksa wkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kandkuponkhimktherekwask dustkfromktravelling.kInkhiskhand kwaskakbottlekinkwhichktherekwaskblood,kIkas edk him:k whatkiskthis? kkHekreplied,k MykgrandsonkHussainkandkhiskcompanionskhavekbeenkma rtyred,kandkIkhavekcollectedkthekbloodkspiltkbykthemkandkIkshallkpresentkthiskbl oodktokAllahkTa'ala. kThiskiskankauthenticknarration.kk UmmulkMu kmineenkSalmakstates:kIksawkthekMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimk andkgrantkhimkpeace),kinkmykdream,ktherekwaskdustkuponkhiskhairkandkbeard,kIkas edkhim:k OkMessengerkofkAllahkwhykisktherekdustkonkyou? kHekreplied:kk'Ikamkreturnin gkfromkKerbala.kk [Tari hkIbn-e-Kathir,kchapterkKarbala] Thekpiouskcanktal kafterkpassingkaway. HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites:k ZaidkbinkKharjahkwaskonekofkthekpiouskthatktal edkafterkhiskdeath.kWhenkhekdiedk andkwaskplacedkinkhiskcoffin,khekstartedktoktal ,kandkheksaidkIkbearkwitnessktha tkMuhammadkiskProphetkofkAllahkandkhisknamekAhmadkwaskmentionedkinkthekpreviousk scriptures.k(OldkTestamentkandkNewkTestament)kandkAbukBa rkandkUmarkwerektwokCal iphskandknowkitkiskUsman skgovernment.kFourkyearskhavekpassedkandktherekarektwokye

arsktokgokandkconflictskwillkcomekandkMuslimskwillkbecomekwea .kAklotkofkscholar skverifykthisknarrationkincludingkImamkBu harikandkImamkBayhaqi.kTherekwaskanoth erkpiouskpersonkwhoktal edkafterkhiskdeath.kAbdullahkAnsarikreportskthatkinkthek timekofkAli skcaliphatekIkwaskwal ingkamongkthekmartyredkandkakpersonkspo e:kThatk Muhammadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kandk kAbu-Ba arkandkUsmankarekallktrue.kAkgroupkofkScholarsksayskthatktal ingkafterkp assingkawaykisktruekandkthesekarekauthenticknarrations.kk [Taree kIbnkKathirkandkSiratkun-Nabi,kchapterkAl-MujazaatkbykHafidhhkIbnkKathir. kAlsokTaree hkulkKabeer,kTaree hkBagdad,kAl-Jahrhu-Tadeel,kTahdeedkalkTahdeeb,kU sdulkGaba,kAlkAsabahkbiographykofkZaidkbinkKharjahkbykImamkBu hari,kKhateebkIbnk abikHatam,kHafidhhkIbnkHajrkAsqalani,kImamkIbnkAtheer]. HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites: ThatktherekwaskakTabi eekcalledkRibeekbinkHarraash,kandkheksaidkIkwillknotklaughku ntilkIk nowkwhetherkIkamkgoingktokgoktokHeavenkorkHell.kWhenkhekdied,kandkwaskba thedkandkplacedkinkthekcoffin,khekstartedktoksmilekandkstartedktoktal .kHeksaid, k IkmetkAllahkandkHekwaskpleasedkwithkmekandkIkas edkhimktokgivekmekpermissionktok gokbac ktokthekpeoplekandktellkthemkthatkAllahkiskpleasedkwithkme,kandkHekgavekm ekpermission.kIkamkgoingkbac .k Thiskiskinkaccordancekwithksayingkofkthe,kProphetk (MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kheksaidkthat,ktherekwillkbekakfollowe rkandkafterkhiskdeathkhekwillkspea kandkhekwillkbekthekbestkamongkthektabi een.k [Taree hkIbnkKathir,kSiratkunkNabikchapkonkMiracles,kTaree hkekBagdad,kTahdeebka tkTahdeeb,kAlkJahrkhukwakTa deelkbykHafidhhkIbnkKathir,kKhateebkBaghdadi,kHafidhhk Asqalani,kImamkIbnkabikKhatam,kbiographykofkRibeekbinkHarraash]. HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites:kthat; kAtakBinkKhalidkstated:kkMykAuntkwentktokthekgravekofkHamzak(MaykAllahkbekwellkp leasedkwithkhim)kandksaid,k Asslamkukalai um! kkShekheardkthekanswerkofkthekSallamka ndkthekvoicekwaskcomingkfromkunderkthekearth.kkSheksaid,k Ikrecognisedkthekanswerk ofkmykSalaam,kaskIkrecognisekthatkAllahkmostkHighkhaskcreatedkme.kkAskIkrecognis ekthekdifferenceskbetweenkdaykandknight,kthatkiskhowkclearkitkwas.kBesideskmyksl avekandkIktherekwasknokotherkperson,kwhichkiskwhykIkwaskfrightened. kk [Siratkun-NabikchapterkWarkUhadkbykHafidhhkIbnkKathir] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites: AkyoungkpersonkusedktokcomektokthekMosquekforkhiskprayers.kOnekdaykakwomankwithk badkintentionskinvitedkhimktokherkhouse,kwhenkhekwaskinkherkhousekhekrecitedkakv ersekfromkthekHolykQur ankloudlykandkcollapsedkandkdiedkfromkthekfearkofkAllah.kTh ekpeoplekprayedkthekfuneralkprayerkandkburiedkhim.kkkUmarkmaykAllahkbekwellkplea sedkwithkhim,kas ed:kk WherekiskthatkyoungkindividualkwhokusedktokcomektokthekMosq uekforkhiskprayers?'kkTheykreplied:kk'Hekpassedkawaykandkwekhavekburiedkhim'.kUm arkMaykAllahkbekwellkpleasedkwithkhim,kwentktokhiskgravekandkcalledkoutktokhimka ndkrecitedkakversekfromkthekHolykQur an:kk Butkforkhimkwhokfearsktokstandkbeforekhis kLordktherekarektwokParadises'kk(SurahkAl-Rahman,kversek46)kkThekyoungkmankrepli edkfromkhiskgravek IndeedkAllahkhaskgivenkmektwokParadises .k[TafsirkIbnkKathirkunde rkSurahkAl- Araf,kversek202] ItkiskprovenkthatkourkProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kiskali vekinkhiskgrave.Shei hkulkMa ah,kShie hkAlawiksayskthatkthekpassingkawaykofkthe kProphetskonlykmeanskthatktheykhavekbeenkta enkawaykfromkuskandkwekcannotkseekth em,kjustkaskwekcantkseekthekangels.k(Mafahimkpagek165kShei hkAlawikMal i) FromkthekabovekwekcankconcludekthatkthekProphetskandkthekRighteouskpeoplekarekal ivekandkcanktal kafterktheykhavekpassedkaway,kandktheykcankanswerkourkSalaamskaf terkpassingkaway.kTheykarekfullykawarekofkthekworldlykmatters,kthroughkthekpower kthatkAllahkmostkHigh,khaskgrantedkthem.kTheirklifekiskmuchkbetterkthankours.

WhateverkIkhaveksaidkmaykAllahkTa'alakacceptkthiskandkifktherekiskanykmista eskm aykHekforgivekme.k(Amin) Waseela ItkiskthekbeliefkofkthekAhl-as-SunnahkthatkitkiskpermissiblektoksupplicatektokAl lahkwithkthekTawasulkofkgoodkdeeds.kItkiskpermittedktoksupplicatekwithkthekTawas ulkofkaklivingkpiouskpersonkandkitkiskalsokpermittedktoksupplicatekwithkthekTawa sulkofkthekdeceasedkpiouskperson.kItkiskthiskbeliefkthatkwekshallkprovekinkthisk chapter.k(Insha allah) Thekfollowingkiskevidencekthatkproveskthatkitkiskpermittedktoksee kthekWaseelako fktheklivingkandkthekdeceased; ProofkfromkthekQur an AllahkmostkHighksayskinkthekHolykQur'an: OkyoukwhokBelieve!kDokyourkdutiesktokAllahkandkfearkHimksee kthekmeanskofkapproa chkuntokhim,kandkstrivek(withkmightkandkmain)kinkHiskcauseksokthatkyoukmaykprosp er.k(SurahkMai dahkversek35,kSurahk5) Inkthiskverse,kAllahkhaskinformedkusktoksee kwayskofkobtainingkWaseela,kakmeansk tokapproachkHim.kOurkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kiskourkW aseelakinkthiskworldkandkhereafter.k AllahkTa alaksayskinkthekHolykQur'an: Beforekthat,ktheykwerekas ingkforkvictorykoverkthekinfidelskbykmeanskofktheksame kProphet.kSurahkBaqarahkversek89 ImamkTabari,kHafidhhkIbnkulkQayyumkalkJawzi,kHafidhhkIbnkKathirkandkQadikShaw an ikwritekthatkbeforekthekbirthkofkthekMessengerkofkAllahk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkand kgrantkhimkpeace),kthekJewskwouldkma ekthekProphet,kAllah'skpeacekandkblessingsk bekuponkhim,kakWaseelakinktheirksupplications,kwhenkas ingkAllahktokdefeatktheir kenemieskinkbattle.kk(TafsirkkkIbnkJareer,kTafsirkIbnkKathirk&kTafsirkFathkulkQa deerkShaw aani.kIbnkQayyum.kUnder,kversekBaqarahk89kandkHadaya-tul-Hayarakpagek9 5kbykHafidhhkIbnkQayyumkalkJawzi.

SomeonekmaykobjectktokthiskbyksayingkthatkthiskwaskankactkofkthekJews,khencekitk cannotkbekusedkaskevidencekforkMuslims.kHowever,kAllahkhaskmentionedkthiskeventk inkthekQur'ankandkdidknotkcondemnkthis,kthereforekthiskdemonstrateskthatkifkitkw erekimpermissablekthekHolykQur'ankwouldknotkhavekmentionedkit,knorkleftkitkunrem anded ProofkfromkHadith HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwrites:kWhenkAdamk(Alaykhissalaam)kmadekakmista e,khekmade kDu'akli ekthis:k'kOkAllahkforgivekmykmista ekwithkthekWaseelakofkMuhammad,k(May kAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace).Allahkas edkthekProphetkAdamkpeacekbekupon khim,k(rhetorically)khowkhek newkaboutkMuhammad,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantk himkpeace) Adam,kpeacekbekuponkhim,kansweredk whenkyoukcreatedkme,kIkliftedkmykheadkandksaw:k (LAkILAkHAkILLALLAHUkMUHAMMDURkRASUkLULLAH)kwrittenkonkthekthrone.kkkThereforekI k newkthatkthiskpersonkmustkbekofkakverykhighkstatus.kOtherkwisekyoukwouldknotkh avekwrittenkhisknamekwithkyours.kAllahkTa'alakthenksaidkIkhavekforgivenkyou.kHek willkbektheklastkMessengerkinkyourkchildrenkandkIkhavekcreatedkyoukbecausekofkhi m.kTheksecondknarrationkiskwhenkAllahkTa'alakcreatedkthekS y,kandkthekEarth.kHek wrotekourkProphetkMuhammad's,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)knamekonk

thekpillarskofkthekthronekandkonkthekdoorskofkparadise,kandkonkthekleafskofkthek treeskinkParadise.kItkwaskwrittenkthatkMuhammadk(MykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhi mkpeace)kwouldkbektheklastkProphet.kInkadditionktokbothkofktheseknarrations,kare kcounterkproofskforkonekanother.kTheykhavekthekstatuskaskauthenticknarrations. ["FatawakIbnkTaymiyyakvol.k2kpagek150"kalsokTaree hkIbnkKathirkinkStorykofkAdam] ApartkfromkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyya,kotherkScholarskhavekalsokwrittenktheseknarratio ns.kLi ekHafidhhkSuyuti,kBayhaqikandkTabrani.k QadikAyadkwrites;kImamkMali kwaskpresentkatkthekblessedkgravekofkthekMessengerko fkAllahk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kwhere-uponkthekCaliphkHaroonka pproachedkandkas edkhimk'WhichkdirectionkshallkIkfacekwhenkIksupplicate?'kImamkM ali krepliedk'WhykturnkyourkfacekawaykfromkRasoolAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandk grantkHimkpeace]kwhenkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]iskak WaseelakforkyoukaskhekwaskforkyourkFatherkAdamk'Alayhissalam.kkTurnkyourkfacekto wardskthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]andkma ekIstishfaak(r equestkforkDu'a).kkk [ KitabkAs-Shifa,kChapterkZiyaratkun-NabikbykQadikIyad kkk] Du'akwaskevenkmadekwithkthekWaseelakofkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgran tkHimkpeace]kwhenkhekwaskakchild.k IbnkMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkNajdikstates,kwhenkourkProphetkMuhammad,k(MaykAllah kblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kwaskakchild,krainkhadknotkfallenkuponkMa ahkfo rkaklongkperiodkofktime.kkHiskUnclekAbukTalib,kprayedkforkrainkthroughkthekWasee lakofkourkProphetk(Sallallahu alihikwaksallam.)kkk Mu htasarkSeeraturkRasul,kBykIbnkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahhabkalkNajdi ImamkBu harikwriteskthatktherekwaskakfaminekduringkthekKhilafahkofkUmar,k(Allahk bekpleasedkwithkhim),kwhoksupplicatedktokAllahkbykpresentingkthekWaseelakofkthek unclekofkthekMessengerkofkAllah,kAbbas,kMaykAllahkbekwellkpleasedkwithkhim.kHekp rayedktokAllahkbyksaying:k'OkAllah,kwekusedktoksupplicatektokyoukwithkthekWaseel akofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kandkyoukwouldkbestowk uskwithkrain.kNowkwekpresentkYoukthekWaseelakofk(AbbaskAllahkbekwellkpleasedkwit hkhim),kthekunclekofkthekProphetkSokpleasekgrantkuskrain.'kk [ Bu harikinkBaab-ul-Istisqaa ] HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkandkImamkIbnkSa adkhavekbothkwrittenkthatkduringkthekKhilafa hkofkAmeerkMu'awiyakRadhiAllahuk'anhuktherekwaskakfamine.kThekpeoplekcamekoutkof ktheirkhouseskandkAmeerkMu'awiyakkas edkthemk"WherekiskYazeedkbinkAswadkkJurshi? ,"kkwherekuponkYazeedkbinkAswadkRadhiAllahuk'anhukcamektokAmeerkMu'awiyakwhokthe nksupplicatedkinkthiskwayk YakAllahkweksupplicatektokyoukwithkthekWaseelakofkoneko fkthekbestkofkthekpeoplekfromkthiskage'.kkThenkhekas edkYazeedkbinkAswadktoksupp licatektokAllah,kforkrain,kandkwhenkheksupplicated,kitkbeganktokrain. [ Tabqa'atkIbnkSa'adkbiographykofkYazeedkbinkAswadkk&kIbnkTayymiahkAl-Tawasul kpagek 276] BothkthekaboveknarrationskprovekthatktoksupplicatekwithkthekWaseelakofkakpiouskp ersonkiskpermittedkandkiskfromkthekIjmakofkthekSahaba. ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]himselfksaidkthatkma ekDu akt hroughkmykWaseela. HafidhhkIbnkTayymiahkwriteskthatkUthmankbinkHaneefkRadhiAllahuk'anhuknarrateskth atkakblindkpersonkcamektokRasoolAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]a ndksaid:k'PrayktokAllahkthatkkHekbestowskmekwithksight'.kRasoolAllahk[MaykAllahk blesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kreplied:k'Performkablution,kprayktwokra 'atkSalaa hkandkthenksupplicatektokAllahkinkthiskway:kk'YakAllah,kIkas kYoukthroughkthekWa

seelakofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace];kAllahkSubhanakwa kta'alakreturnedkhisksight. [ Al-TawasulkbykHafidhhkIbnkTayymiahkpagek80khekobtainedkinformationkfromkthesekbo o skTirmidhi,kIbnkMajah,kHaa im,kImamkBu harikinkTaree h,kMusnadkAhmadkIbnkHanba lkandkTibraani ] ThiskHadithkproveskthatkRasoolAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kga vekthekpermissionktoksupplicatektokAllahkbykpresentingkthekWaseelakofkhiskblesse dkself.k ImamkBu harikwriteskthatkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]said,k H elpkthekpoor,kbecausekthekhelpkandkfoodkthatkAllahkhaskgivenktokyoukiskwithkthei rkwaseela. k [Bu harikchapkonkJihad]k IbnkHajarkAsqalanikwriteskthatkAllahkhelpskthekUmmahkandkprovideskthemkwithkfood kbecausekofktheksincerekdu askofkthekpoorkpeople.k [FathulkBarikchapkonkJihad] ImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkwriteskthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgr antkHimkpeace]ksaid,k Aktimekwillkcomekwhenktheknon-believerskwillkfightkthekMusli ms.kItkwillkbekas ed,kIsktherekanyonekinkthekarmykwhokhaskseenkthekProphet?k Theykwillkreplykyeskandkwillkwinkthekwar.kAnotherktimekwillkcomekwhenktherekwill kbekanotherkwarkwithkthek afirskandkthekMuslimskandkakquestionkwillkbekas ed,kha vekyoukanyonekinkthekarmykwhokhaskseenkthekcompanionskofkthekProphet?kTheykwillk replykyeskandkwillkwinkthekwar.kAnotherktimekwillkcomekandkakquestionkwillkbekas ed,kIsktherekanyonekinkthekarmykwhokhaskseenkthekpersonkwhokhaskseenkthekcompan ions kcompanions?kkkTheykwillkreplykyes,kandkwillkwinkthekwar.k[Bu harikchapterkon kJihadkandkMuslimkchapterkonkFada ilkSahaba] IbnkHajarkAsqalanikwriteskthatkthesekthreekwarskwillkbekwonkbykthekMuslimskwithk thekwaseelakofkthekSahabah,ktabi eekandktabaktabi ee.kThiskhadithkiskalsokverifiedkb ykanotherkhadith,kwherekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaid:k M yktimekiskthekbest,kthenkthekcompanionsktimekiskthekbest,kthenkthekpeoplekwhokha vekseenkthekcompanions kcompanionsktimekiskthekbest. [FathulkBarikchapkonkJihad] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites,kthatkthekProphetksaidkthatksevenkpeoplekwillkalwayskr emainkinkmykUmmah,kandkwithktheirkwaseela,kAllahkwillkprovidekrain,khelp,kandkfo odkforkthekUmmah.kAnotherkhadithkstateskthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkan dkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidkthatkthirtykabdaalk(saints)kwillkalwayskstaykinkmykUmmah ,kandkwithktheirkwaseela,kAllahkAlmightykwillkprovidekrain,khelpkandkfood.kQatta dahksays,kHasankalkBasrikwaskonekofkthem.k (TafsirkibnkKathirkSurahkAl-BaqarahkunderkVersek252). HafidhhkIbnkKathirkandkQadikShaw anikwrite,kUthmankbinkHaneefkreportedkthatkakbl indkpersonkcamektokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kThekbl indkpersonksaid,kdokdu akforkmeksokAllahkAlmightykrestoreskmyksight.kProphetk[Mayk AllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidkifkyoukreallykwantkto,kIkcankdokdu akfor kyoukorkIkcankleavekit.k(Thiskmeanskthatkifkthekblindkmankleaveskhisksightkaskit kis,khekwillkbekrewardedkmorekonkthekDaykofkJudgement).kButkthekblindkmanksaidki nsistedkthatkthekProphetkshouldkdokDu akforkhim.kThekProphetkas edkhimktokperformk ablutionkandkprayktwokra ahknaflkandkma ekfollowingksupplication:k OkAllah!kIkas k YoukwithkthekwaseelakofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kY akMuhammad!kIkamkma ingkdu aktokAllahkAlmightykwithkyourkwaseela,ksokthatkAllahkAl mightykmaykacceptkmykdu a.kOkAllah!kMa ekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHi mkpeace]kaskmykinterceder. k ThiskhadithkiskwrittenkbykibnkMajah,kNasai,kTirmidhi,kAhmad,kHaaqim,kibnkSunni,k

TibranikandkibnkHuzaima.kTibranikandkibnkHuzaimaksaidkthiskhadithkiskauthentic.k Thiskhadithkproveskthatkitkiskpermissiblektokma eksupplicationkwithkthekwaseelak ofkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].k (Taree hkibnkKathirkchapterkonkMowjizaatkandkTuhfahkAlkDha ireenkchapterkSalaahk ulkHaajah).k ImamkBayhaqikhaskalsokwrotekthisknarrationkbutkalsokincludedkankadditionalkeleme ntkofkthekhadithkthatkstateskUthmankbinkHaneefkreportedkthatkthekblindkmankfollo wedkwhatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidkandkwhenkhek returned,khisksightkwaskrestored.k (chapterkonkAl-Mowjizaat).k Itkiskprovedkfromkthekabovekhadithkthatkitkiskpermissiblektoksayk YakMuhammad kandki tkiskalsokpermissiblektokma eksupplicationktokAllahkwithkthekwaseelakofkthekProp het.k ImamkAhmedkibnkHanbalkwriteskthatkSayyidnak Aliknarratedkthat,kthekProphetk[MaykAl lahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaid,k therekwillkremainkFortykAbdaalk(Saints)k inkSyria.kkThroughktheirkWaseela,kAllahkwillkprovidekfood,kshelter,krainkandkvic torykoverkthekKaffirs.kkWheneverkonekdies,khekiskreplacedkbykanother. (MusnadkAhmedkIbnkHanbal,kMusnadkofkHadratk Alik[RadikAllahuk anhu] HafidhhkIbnkKathir,kIbnkabdul-BarrkandkIbnkSa aad,kIbnkAthirkwrites:kk'Wheneverkkt herekwaskakfaminekinkRome,kthenkthekRomanskwouldksupplicatekbykpresentingkthekWa seelakofkAbukAyyubkAnsarikRadhiAllahuk'anhu'.k (Taree hkIbnkKathir).kTaba atkIbnkSa d,kUsdool-Gabah,kkIsteyabkbykIbnkSa d,kIbnkAthe erkand kAbdul-Barr)k HafidhhkIbnkKathirkmadeknokcriticalkcommentskwithkregardsktokthis.kWhenksupplica tionkwaskmadekthroughkAbukAyyubkAnsaarikRadikAllahokma ingkhimkthekwaseela,kitkd idkrain. OurkProphetkiskourkWaseelakevenkafterkhiskDeath. HafidhhkIbnkTaymyyakwrites:kAkpersonkcamektokUthmankGhanikRadhiAllahuk'anhukwith kregardsktoksee ingksomekassistance,kbutkhekwaskunablektokattractkthekattentionk ofkthekKhalifahkonkeverykattempt.kTheksamekpersonkmetkUthmankbinkHaneef,kRadhiAl lahuk'anhu,kandktoldkhimkhiskproblem.kUthmankbinkHaneefkgavekhimksomekadvicekwhi chkwas:k'PerformkWudhu,kprayktwokra 'atkNawaafilkandkthenksupplicatekinkthiskway :k"kYakAllah,kIkas kYoukthroughkthekWaseelakofkYourkMessengerkMuhammadk[MaykAlla hkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ThekpersonkagainkwentktokUthmankbinkAffankRadhiA llahuk'anhukwhokhelpedkhimkwithkhiskwor kandkalsoksaidkk'Ifkyoukeverkneedkmykhel pkinkfuture,kIkwillkhelpkyouk(withkregardsktokwor ).kkk [Qay dakjaleelahkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyahkpagek96kTabraani,kBayhaqi,kHa im] HafidhhkIbnkTaymyyakAfterkwritingkthisknarrationkwriteskthat,kk'Maqdasikstateskt hatkthisknarrationkiskSahihkandkHa imkdeclareskthatkitkfulfilskthekconditionskof kBu hari,kthenkHafidhhkIbnkTayymiahkgoeskonktoksay:k'ThekopinionkofkUthmankbinkH aneefkiskthatkitkiskpermittedktoksupplicatekinkthiskwaykevenkafterkourkProphetk[ MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]passedkaway.kkButksincekthiskisknotkevid entkfromkanykotherkcompanionkitkdoesknotkprovekthatkitkiskWajib. [ Al-waseelakHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyahkpagek98 k] ItkiskthekbeliefkofkthekAhl-al-Sunnahkthatkitkiskpermitted,kandkhaskneverkbeenkc laimedkthatkitkiskWajib.kkIbnkTaymyyahkfurtherkadds:k'Itkiskevidentkfromkakgroup kofkthekSalafkthatktheykheldkthekpracticekofksupplicatingkwithkthekWaseelakofkth ekProphetk(Sallallahu alaihikwaksallam)'kHekthenkincludeskthekfollowingkreport:k'A ccordingktokImamkAhmadkIbnkHanbalkitkiskpermittedktoksupplicatekwithkthekWaseela kofkthekProphetk(Sallallahu kalaihikwaksallam. )kAfterkwritingkallkthiskHafidhhkIbnk

Tayymiahkma eskthekstatement:k'Ifkakpersonkma eskthekobediencekofkthekProphetk[M aykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kthekWaseela,kthenkthiskiskfine.kButkifkh ekma eskthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]khimselfkthekWaseel akthenkthiskisksomethingkwithkwhichkwekdoknotkagreekwith'.kkk [ Al-waseelakHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyahkpagek100 ] EvenkinkHafidhhkIbnkTaimiyyah'skboo s,ktherekarekdozenskofknarrations,kwhichksho wkthatkthekSalafkwouldkpresentkthekWaseelakofkRasoolAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskHimka ndkgrantkHimkpeace]kwhenksupplicatingktokAllah.kSokitkiskakverykstrangekphenomen onktokdenykthekWaseelakofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]k afterkhavingkfullk nowledgekofktheseknarrations,kandkthekpracticekofkthekSalaf.k MuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahaabkAlkNajdikwriteskthatkscholarskhavekdifferentkopinionka boutkma ingksupplicationkdu akwithkthekWaseelakofkthekpiouskpeople.kSomekpermitkit ,kwhilekthekothers,kdoknot.kSokitkisknotkrightktoksayksomekonekiskKafirkwhokgoes ktokthekgravekofkakpiouskpersonkandkma ekWaseela.k (MajmooahkulkMu allifatkAlkQismkulkSalithkpgk68kbykMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahaabkulkNa jdi) QadikShaw anikwriteskthatktoksupplicatekwithkthekwaseelakofkthekProphetkiskpermi ssiblekandkevidencekforkthatkhadithkisknarratedkbykUthmankbinkHanifkthatkstatesk thatkthekProphetkas edkakblindkmanktokpraykwithkhiskWaseela.kTirmizi,kNasai,kIbn kMajah,kIbnkKhuzamahkandkHa imknarratekthiskhadith.kkTokpraykwithkakpiouskperson s kWaseelakiskalsokpermittedkandkImamkBu harikgiveskevidencekofkthatkhadithkaskhek writeskthatkcompanionskofkthekProphetkmadekdu akwithkthekWaseelakofkAbbaskduringkt hektimekofkfaminekinkMadina. (TuhfakulkDa ireenkchapterkAdabkulkDu akbykQadikShaw ani)k Thesekarekallkthekproofs,kthatkdemonstratekthatkitkiskpermittedktoksupplicatekto kAllahkbykpresentingkthekWaseelakofkthekpious,kwhetherktheykarekalivekorkhavekpa ssedkaway.kkAndksuccesskiskfromkAllah.

NOOR: ThekBlessedkLightkofkMuhammadkk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace] We,kthekAhlkAs-SunnahkWa lkJama,kbelievekthatkitkiskindeedkpermissablektokcallkthe kProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]k Noor .kThekQur ankhaskchosenkandka ppliedkthiskwordkitselfktokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace] .kkThekcompanionskwouldkoftenkcallkhimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace] k Noor .kkHowever,kitkiskoftenkatkthiskpoint,kthatkthosekwhokopposekthiskviewkbeliev ekfromksomekerroneouskconvictionkthatktheykhold,kthatkwekclaimkthekProphetk[Mayk Allahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kwasknotkhuman!!kkThiskiskindeedkstrangekand kakgrosskaccusation.kForkthosekwhokclaimkthatkhekwasknotkakhuman,khavekclearlykv enturedkoutkofkthekboundskofkIslam,kandkhavekenteredkintokKuffr.kkThekbeliefkofk AhlkAs-SunnahkWa lkJammakiskthatkthekNoblekProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimka ndkgrantkhimkpeace]kiskNoorkandkhumank-kaskwekshallknowksee ktokdemonstrate. AllahkTa alaksayskinkthekHolykQur an. k Undoubtedly,ktherekhaskcomektokyoukfromkAllahkaklightkandkakBoo ,kluminousk .kk (SurahkAl- Mai dah kVersek15). ImamkTabarikandkQadikShaw anikwritekunderkthiskversekthatkthekmeaningkofkNoorkin kthiskversekiskusedkforkourkProphetkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallamkaskZujaagksaid.kk

[TafsirkTabarikTafsirkFathulkQadeerkBykImamkTabarikandkQadikShaw ani,kunderkabov ekverse]kk FromkthekabovekevidencekwekconcludekthatkitkiskpermissiblektokcallkProphetk[Mayk AllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]k Noor kandkitkisknotkKufrkorkShir kasksomekpeop lekconsiderkirktokbe. ProofkfromkthekHadith ImamkTirmidhikwrotekthatkwhenkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)k smiled,kitkseemedkaskifkNoorkwaskcomingkfromkhiskteeth.k (ChapkonkShamaa ilkTirmidhi) AllamakibnkJawzikwrites: ThatkwhenkAdamk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace)kwaskbeingkcreated,kthek noorkofkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskplacedkinkAdamk[Ma ykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] skforeheadkandkAdamk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkan dkgrantkHimkpeace]ksawkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace],kAdamk[ MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kas edk whokiskhe? kAllahkTa alakrepliedk Hekisk theklastkProphetkandkwillkbekthekchiefkofkyourkchildren. k (AlkWafakchapkonkBirthkofkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kbykI bnkJowzi).k HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites AbukHurairakradhiAllahuk'anhuknarrateskthat:k'OneknightkRasoolAllahkSallallahuk al aihikwaksallamkas edkmektokta ekHassankandkHussainkradhiAllahuk'anhumktoktheirkm other,kwhenkIkdepartedkwithkthemkIkwitnessedkaklightkwhichklitkourkpathkandktrav elledkwithkuskuntilkwekreachedktheirkdoorstep. [Taree hkIbnkKathirkandkSiratkTun-kNabikIbnkKathirkchapterkonkMuj izat] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites: MuhammadkbinkHamzakradhiAllahuk'anhuknarrateskthatkoncekRasoolAllahkSallallahuk al aihikwaksallamkmadekmykfingerskglowkwithklight.kk[SiratkTun-NabikIbnkKathirkchap terkMuj izat] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkstateskthat:k k'WhenkthekProphetkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallamkwaskborn,kthekKingkofkAbysinniakwi tnessedkthekNoorkofkthekMessengerkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallam'.k [Taree hkIbnkKathir,kvol.2,kChapkMilad-un-Nabi] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites:k 'OnekcompanionkradhiAllahuk'anhukreportskthatkuponkthekoccasionkofkHajja-tul-Wid ak[thekProphetsklastkseremonkonkthekdaykofkHajj]kheksawkthatkthekblessedkfacekof kRasoolAllahkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallamkwaskshiningkli ekthekmoon.kkk[Taree hkIb nkKathir,kvol.6kchap,kMoa jeezat]k HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites:kk 'WhilstkAbd-ul-Muttalibkwaskwal ingkwithkhisksonkAbdullah,kakwomanksawkaklightki nkthekforeheadkofkAbdullah,kshekapproachedkthemkandkofferedkonekhundredkcamelsks okthatkAbdullahkmaykmarrykherkbutktheykrefusedkherkoffer.kSomektimekafterkhiskma rriagektokAmina,kAbdullahkagainkconfrontedkthiskwomankbutkthisktimekshekmadeknok offersktokmarrykhimkandksaid:k'ThekNoorkuponkyourkforeheadkisknoklongerkpresent' .k

[Taree hkIbnkKathir,kvol.2kkSiratkToon-NabikIbnkKathir,andkIbnkJareerkkTabareekC hapterkMildunkNabi] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites k'ThekProphetkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallamksaid:kk'IkamkthekprayerkofkIbraheemk'al aihiksalaam,kthekprophecykofkIsak'alaihiksalaam.kWhenkmykmotherkwaskpregnantkshe kwitnessedksokmuchklightkfromkherkbodykthatkshekcouldkseekthekpalaceskofkSyria'. kk[IbnkKathir,kvol.2kSirat-Tun-NabikIbnkKathirkMu tasarkSirat-Al-RasoolkIbnkShay hkNajdee]

Ibn-al-JawziknarrateskthatkthekNoorkofkthekProphetkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallamkwo uldkovercomektheklightkofkbothktheksunkandktheklamp.kkk [Al-wafakkIbnkJawzikChapterkAlkWilaada] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites Ka'abkbinkMali kradhiAllahuk'anhukrecitedkak[na'at]kpoemkinkthekpresencekofkthek ProphetkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallamk[partkofkwhichkwekhavektranslatedkfromkArabic kis]: 'Wekhavekcomektokyoukandkyoukhavektransformedkourkdar nesskintoklightkandkhavekr emovedkthekbarriers'kofkignorance. [Taree ,kandkSirat-Tun-Nabi,kIbnkKathirkChapterkMuj izat] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites:k HassaankBinkThaabitkradhiAllahuk'anhuksaid:k'RasoolAllahkSallallahuk alaihikwaksal lamkiskthatkstarkfromkwhichkevenkthekmoonkofkthekfourteenthknightkobtainskitklig ht'.kkk [Taree hkIbnkKathir,kchapkWilada] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites: FromkIbnkHashaamkwhoknarrateskthatkHassaankBinkThaabitkRadiAllahuk'anhukwhoksaid :kk'kWhenkIkwaskeightkyearskold,kakJewkwaskcallingktokthekpeople,ktheykgatheredk aroundkhimkandkas edkhimkwhatkwaskthekcommotion,khekreplied:kk"ThekstarkofkAhmad khaskrisen,kthatkwhichkiskbornktonight"kkk [Taree hkIbnkKathir,kvol.2kSirat-Toon-NabikIbnkHasshamkchapterkMiladkunkNabi.] AllkthesekreferenceskarekproofkofktheklightkofkRasoolAllahkSallallahuk alaihikwaks allam,kwhichkwaskfeltkbykthekpeoplekandkwitnessedkbykthosekinkhiskpresence. WhatkwaskthekfirstkthingkthatkAllahkcreated? TherekiskakdifferencekofkopinionkamongstkthekScholarskwithkregardsktokwhatkwaskt hekfirstktokbekcreated,kwhetherkitkwaskwater,kArsh,k(Throne)kRoohk(noor)kofkMuha mmadkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallam,kWeksaykthatkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgr antkHimkpeace]kwaskthekfirstkcreationkofkAllahkAlmighty.k AllahkAlmightyksayskinkthekQur an, AndkOkbeloved!kRememberkwhenkWektoo kcovenantkfromkthekProphetskandkfromkyou,kand kfromkNuhkandkIbrahimkandkMusakandkIsaksonkofkMaryamkandkWektoo kfromkthemkakfir mkcovenant. k(Versek7kunderkSurahkAl-Ahzab). FromkthekabovekversekwekarekshownkthatkAllahktoo kthekcovenantkfromkHiskbelovedk HabibkfirstkandkthenkfromkthekotherkAnbiya s,kevenkthoughktheykcamekbefore.kThekan swerktokthiskhaskbeenkwrittenkbykthekfollowingkscholars:k

ImamkTabari,kHafidhhkibnkKathirkandkImamkQurtabikwrite,kQattadahkreportedkthat: ProphetkMuhammadkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallamksaidkthatk Ikwaskcreatedkbeforekeveryk onekandkIkcamekatkthekendkofkallkthekProphets. [TafsirkTabari,kTabareeh,kQurtabeah,kIbnkKathir,kandkunderkthekversekofkSurahkAh zab k(Qur an) AllahkAlmightyksayskinkthekQur an, Whokseeskyoukwhenkyoukstand kandk k yourkmovementskamongkthosekwhokofferkprayers . (Versek219kunderkSurahkAl-Shuara). HafidhhkibnkKathirkandkQadikShaw anikwritekthat: AbdullahkbinkAbbaskreportedkthatkthekverse yourkmovementskamongkthosekwhokofferkprayers ,kmeanskthatktheknoorkmovedkfromkonekPr ophetktoktheknextkandkthiskcarriedkonkuntilkitkreachedkAmina skhousekandkthenkthek Prophetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskborn. HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites ThekProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]ksaidkthatkIkalway skstayedkamongstkthekpurekandkthenkatkthekendkIkappearedkinktokmykMother.kk [Sirat-Un-NabikWiladatun-NabikBykHafidhhkIbnkKathir] WekareknowkpresentingkthekQaseedahkrecitedkbykAbbask[MaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkH im]kwhokwaskthekunclekofkthekProphet.kUnanimouskscholarsksuchkaskIbnkAbdulkBarr, kImamkDhabikandkHafizkAsqalani Andkmanykotherskhavekwrittenkthisksoknokonekcankhavekthekcouragektokdeclinekthis kQaseedah. HafidhkibnkQayyam,kHafidhkibnkKathirkandkibnkMohammadkbinkAbdulkWahhaabkalkNajdi kwrite,k AbbaskradhiAllahuk'anhuknarrateskthatkonkreturningkfromkthekexpeditionkofkTabu , kIksaidktokRasoolAllahkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallam:kk'IkwishktokrecitekQaseedahka boutkyou',kuponkwhichkhekreplied:kk'MaykAllahkblesskyourkmouth!kkIkthenkrecitedk thiskQaseedah:kk(WekHavekTranslatedkpartkofkitkinkEnglishkfromkArabic)k "BeforekyoukcamekintokthekWorld,kyoukwerekunderkthekleafskofkHeavensktrees.kkPro phetkAdamkAlaykhissallamkcoveringkhiskbodykwithkthekleafskofkHeavenlyktrees.k(wh enkhiskHeavenlykclotheskwerekta enkofkhimk) BeforekAdamkcamekintokthekworldk,yourk(Noor)kwasktransferredkuponkhiskforehead.k ThroughkAdamkyoukcamekintokthekworld,kbutkatkthektimekyoukwereknotkhuman,knorkak piecekofkflesh,knotkevenkakdropkofkblood. Butkatkthektimekyoukwerekonlyk(Noor)kinkyourkforekFatherskbac . AndkwhenkotherskwerekdrowningkyourkforeFatherkboardedkNoohk(Alaykhissallams)kboa tkoff, Afterkcomingkoffkthekboatkyourk(Noor)kwasktransferredkfromkonekcleankwomanktokan other. Untilkyoukcamekintokthekbac kofkProphetkIbraheimkAlaykhisslam.kkHowkcankthekfire kburnkhimkwhilekyoukwerekinkhiskbac . ThenkyouktravelledkintokKhindafkwhokwaskalsokakcleankwoman. Thatkiskhowkyouk eptktravellingkforward,kuntilkthektimekofkyourkbirthkcame,kwhen kyoukwerekborn,kthekEarth,kthekedgekofktheks y,kallkshonekasktheykneverkdidkfrom kyourkNoor.kWekarekstillktravellingkunderktheksamekguidancekofkthatkNoorkkkk [NarratedkandkcertifiedkbykAbdulkBarr,QadhikAyyadkinkAlkShifakIbnkAtheer,kTibraa ni,kIbnkQayyimkinkZad-ul-Ma'adkvol.3kpg.10,kIbnkKathirkinkTaree hkinkendkofkchap terkGazwa-e-kTabu kandkIbnkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahhabkalkNajdeekinkMu htasarkSerr

at-ul-Rasool.kSirat-an-NabikIbnkKathir,kUs-dulkGabah,kIbnkAseer,kAlkAsabakbykAs alani,kAl-IsteyabkIbnkAbdulkBarrkbiographykofkkHoorainmkIbnkOas,kTal eeskMustadr a kbykHafidhhkDhabi,kNashrutkTeebkbykMolanakAshrafkAlikThanwi] QadikAyyazInkhiskboo kAs-ShifaknarratedkfromkAbdullahkIbnkAbbaskthatkProphetkMuh ammadkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallamskNoorkwaskcreatedk2000kyearskbeforekthekcreatio nkofkthekworld.kkk [Shifa,kchapterk1kpagek48] IbnkMohammadkbinkAbdulkWahhabkalkNajdikwrites, TherekiskakHadithkinkwhichkRasoolAllahk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kstated:kk'Ik waskakProphetkevenkwhenkAdamk'alaihiksalaamkwaskbetweenkclaykandkwaterkk(i.e.kin kthekprocesskofkbeingkcreated)kkk[ ThiskHadithkisktransmittedkbykTirmidhi,kMu tase rkSirat-al-RasoolkbykIbnkMuhammadkibnkMohammadkbinkAbdulkWahhabkalkNajdi,kBaihaq i,kAhmad,kHa imkandkDhahabikdeclarekitktokbekSahih ] Prophetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kstated:kk'Ikhavekalwayskbeenkamongstkthekgo odk(group),kandkmykNoorkwaskpresentkevenkbeforekAdamk'alaihiksalaam'.kk [ QadhikIyyadkfromkTabarikkAl-shifakChap,kMillad-unkNabi ] ThekCompanionskusedktokcallkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kNo or WhenkRasoolAllahkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallamkhadkpassedkaway,kthekfollowingkNa'at skwerekrecited.kkImamkIbnkSa adkwrites,kHassaankBinkThaabitkRadhiAllahuk'anhukreci ted: kkk WhokcankcomparektokthekonekwhokwaskNoor,kthekonekfromkwhomklightkwaskextracted .kTherekwerekblessingskinkhiskcommandskandkhekwaskourkguidekandkWarner.kHekwasks uchkakNoorkthatkhisklightkshonekuponkthekwholekofkthekcreation.kkThekpersonkwhok haskshownkuskthekpathkofkthiskblessedk(Noor)kattainedkksuccess.kHekwasktheklight ,khekwaskthekNoor.kkItkiskhiskfootstepskthatkwekfollow,kandkafterkAllah,khekwask ourkearskandkeyes.' Ka'abkbinkMali kRadhiAllahuk'anhukstated:kk'HekwaskBasheerunk/Nazeerkandkthekray skofkhiskNoork eptkuskenlightened.kAllahksavedkuskthroughkhiskblessingskofkNoor, kandkthroughkhiskmercykobtainedksalvationkfromkthekfirekofkHell'. ArwakBintkAbdulkMuttalibkradhiAllahuk'anhakstated:kk'IfkIkweep,kthenkitkiskforkh imkwhokwaskthekNoorkforkallktheknations,khekwaskthekMessengerkofkAllahkandkhiskn amekwaskAhmad,kletkmekremainkinkthiskstatekofkmind'. AatiqakBintkAbdulkMuttalibkRadhiAllahuk'anha:kstatedk'Okmykeyes!kWeep!kForktheko nekwhokwaskthekselectedkNoor,kwhokwaskfromkthekchildrenkofkHashim'. SafiyakBintkAbdulkMuttalibkradhiAllahuk'anha:kstatedk'UponkthekonekwithkwhomkAll ahkiskpleased,kthekonekuponkguidancekandkpiety,kthekonekwhokbroughtktheklightkof kguidancekafterkdar ness'. HindkBintkUsaasakBinkAbdulkMuttalibkRadhiAllahuk'anha:kstatedk'Hekwaskthekmoonko fkthekfourteenthknight,ksuchkakNoorkfromkwhichklightkwaskextractedkandkbykthekLo rdkhekwaskbestowedkwithkthekBoo '.kkk[ TabqaatkIbnkSa'adkkchapterkWafat-An-Nabi ] Everythingkcontainedkinkthiskchapterkiskevidencekinksupportkofkthekfactkthatkthe kNoorkofkRasoolAllahk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kwaskpresentklongkbeforekhumank creation.kForkthiskreasonkthekAhl-as-SunnahkbelievekthatkalthoughkRasoolAllahk(S allallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kwaskakhumankbeingk(bashar),kitkiskalsokjustifiedktokc allkhimkNoor.

ThiskwaskthekrealitykofkthekcreedkofkNoor,kwhichkiskthekbeliefkofkthekAhl-as-Sun nahkwak'alkJamaa'ah.kThekfinalkquestionkwekas kifkitkisk ufrktokhaveksuchkbelief ,kcankallkthekScholarskwhoseknameskandkreferenceskgiven,kalsokbekclassifiedkaskK aafirs?k

ThekKnowledgekofkthekUnseenk(Ilm-ul-Ghayb) k We,kThekAhlekAskSunnah,kbelievekthatkAllahkhaskgivenkthek nowledgekofkthekGhaybk (unseen),ktokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace],kandkthatkitk iskalsokpermissablektoksaykthatkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkp eace]k nowskthek nowledgekofkthekGhayb.kkHowever,kitkisknotkpossible,knorkpermis sablektoksaykthatkthekProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]k nowledg ekofkthekGhaybkiskequalktokthatkofkAllahk-korkevenkli ekthek nowledgekofkAllah,k sincekAllah sk nowledgekiskHiskownkandkthekProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantk himkpeace]k nowledgekhaskbeenkgivenktokhimkbykAllah.kk Therekareksomekpeople,kwhoksayktokholdksuchkbeliefskwillkrenderkthatkpersonkakKa firkorkankunbeliever.kkWekwillkprove,kwithkthekhelpkofkAllah,kthatksuchkaknotion kisknotkonekofk ufr. BeliefkofkthekAhlekSunnahkaboutk ilmkofkthekGhayb MuftikAhmadkYarkKhank(Allahkhavekmercykonkhim)kstates:AllahkhaskinformedkHiskProphetskaboutkcertainkthingskfromkthekUnseen.kThek nowled gekofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kiskmorekthankanyonek else s.kNobodykcankbekequalktokthek nowledgekofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimka ndkgrantkhimkpeace)k nowledgekinkthekworld.kThekfivekspecialkthingskofkthekUnsee n,kAllahkhaskinformedksomekofkthesekpartsktokthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkan dkgrantkhimkpeace) .k (Seekboo kJa-alhaq,kchapterkMasa lakkGaibkbykMuftikAhmadkYarkKhan.) ProofkfromkthekQur ankthatkthekProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhim kpeace]khaskbeenkgivenkthek nowledgekofkGhayb AllahksayskinkthekQur an, ThesekarekthektidingskofkUnseenkthatkWekrevealktokyoukinksecret . Surah-Ale-Imran,kversek44. NorkwillkHekdisclosektokyouktheksecretskofkthekUnseen.kButkHekchooseskofkHiskApos tlesk(Forkthekpurpose) Surah-Ale-Imran,kversek179. ThekKnowerkofkUnseenkrevealsknotkHisksecretktokanyone.kExceptktokHiskchosenkMesse ngers . Surah-Al-Jinn,kversek26. AllahkhasksentkdownktokyoukthekBoo kandkWisdomkandkhasktaughtktokyoukkwhatkyoukdid knotk now,kandkgreatkiskthekgracekofkAllahkuponkyou. k SurahkAl-Nisa,kVersek113. ImamkTabarikwriteskunderkthiskverse: AllahkTA ALAkhasktoldkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kyoukm ustkthan kAllahkTA ALAkWhokhaskinformedkyoukofkwhatkhaskalreadykhappenedkandkwhatk willkhappenkinkthekfuturekandkthiskiskakgreatkgracekofkAllahkuponkyou.k (TafsirkTabarikunderkversek113kofkSurahkAl-Nisa).k

ThekabovekQur anickverseskprovekthatkAllahkTA ALAkhaskgivenkMuhammadk(MaykAllahkbles skhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kthek nowledgekofkthekGhayb.

ProofskfromkthekAhadithkthatkProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhim kpeace]khadkthek nowledgekofkthekGhayb WekfindkinkaknarrationkfromkthekcollectionkofkImamkBu harik: ProphetkMuhammadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kstoodkupkinkonekmeeti ngkandkhekstartedktoktellkuskaboutkeventskfromkthekbeginningkofkthiskworldktokth ekendkandkhektoldkuskaboutkheavenkandkhellkandkaboutkthekpeoplekwhokwerekgoingkt okhellkandkwhokwerekgoingktokheavenkandkwhatkwillkbektheirkplaceskinkheavenkandk hell.kOfkcourse,ksomekpeoplekrememberkwhatkhektoldkuskandksomekpeoplekhavekforgo tten.k (Bu hari,kChapterkBada-Ul-Khalq.)k ImamkMuslimkwriteskthat: ThekProphetkMuhammadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kledkthekFajrkpray erkandkthenksatkonkthekpulpit,kandkuntilkZuhrkhektoldkthekpeoplekofkthekthingska boutkthekUnseen.kAfterkZuhr,kheksatkonkthekpulpitkandkcontinuedkuntilkAsar,kthen ksatkonkthekpulpitkandkcontinuedkuntilkMaghribkprayer.kHekevenkinformedkofkthekd wellerskofkParadisekandkHell.k (MuslimkchapterkonkFadial). HafidhhkibnkHajarkAsqalanikinkhiskfamouskcommentaryktokSahihkBu harikwriteskthat : WhatkProphetkMuhammadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ktoldkinkthatkone kmeetingkiskakmiraclekofkthekProphetkandkthiskshouldknotkbekdoubted.k (FathulkBarikchapkonkBada-Ul-Khalq). ImamkBu harikwrites: ThekMunafiqsk(hypocrites-kthosekwhokwerekoutwardlykMuslimskbutkinwardlykunbeliev ers)kmadekankobjectionktokthek nowledgekofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandk grantkhimkpeace).kThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kstoodkon kthekpulpitkandksaid,kk As kmekwhatkyoukwill .Onekpersonkstoodkupkandkas ed,k Whatkwil lkbekmykplacekinkthekHereafter? kThekProphetkreplied,k Hell .kAnotherkpersonkwhoseknam ekwaskAbdullahkbinkHuzaifa,k(peoplekdoubtedkwhetherkhekwaskaklegitimatekchild),k stoodkupkandkas ed,k WhokiskmykFather? kThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkh imkpeace)kreplied,k YourkFatherkiskHuzaifa .k(ThekaccusationkonkAbdullahkbinkHuzaifa kwaskcleared.)kkThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)krepeated,k A s kme,kas kme .kk [Bu harikKitab-ul-I tisaamkMuslimkchapkonkFadial]. ItkiskevidentkfromkthiskHadithkthatkthekonlykpeoplekwhokobjectedktokthek nowledg ek(Ilm-e-ghaib)kofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kwerekth ekMunafiqsk(hypocrites),kandkthekbeliefkthatkAllahkinformedkHiskProphetk(MaykAll ahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kofkmorek nowledgekthankanykonekelsekiskthekbel iefkofkthekblessedkcompanionskofkthekProphet. ImamkAhmadkbinkHanbalkquoteskthekfollowingknarrationkwhichkprovideskmorekevidenc ekonkthekProphetsk nowledgek: kThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kstated,k IkhavekseenkmykLor d,kHekputkHiskhandskuponkmykchest,kafterkwhichkeverythingkappearedkbeforekmekand

kIkrecognizedkeverything.kk [MusnadkAhmadkIbnkHanbal,kvolk5,kpagek243]k HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites:k Akshepherdkwaskwithkhiskgoats.kkUponkwhichkakwolfkcamekandkgrabbedkonekgoatkandk ran.kThekshepherdkthenkchasedkafterkthekwolfktokgetkthekgoatkbac .kThekwolfkthen kspo ektokhimkandksaid,k Whykdokyoukta ekwhatkfoodk(rizq)kwhichkAllahkhaskprovided kforkme? kThekshepherdkwaskastonishedkthatkthekwolfkspo e.kThekwolfkagainksaid,k Ifk youkareksoksurprisedkthatkIkcanktal kthenkgoktokMadina.kYoukwillkfindktheklastko fkthekProphets,kkandkhekcankinformkyoukofkthekPastkandkthekFuture .kThekshepherdkl eftkhiskgoatskandkwentkstraightktokthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhi mkpeace)kandkmentionedkhiskexperience.kThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgran tkhimkpeace)kreplied,k Thekwolfkspo ekthektruth"kkkIsnadk(chainkofknarrators)kfork thiskhadithkisk(Jayid)kAuthentic.k [Taaree h:kChapterkofkMiracleskofkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpea ce]. Wekalsokfindkthekfollowingkclearkcutkhadithkwithoutkanykambigiouskmeaningskfromk SahihkMuslim: ThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kstated,k Allahkputkthekearth kbeforekmekandkIksawkitkfromkthekEastktokthekWest kkk [Muslimk(ChapterkofkExcellencekofkthekProphetkk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhi mkpeace] ThiskHadithkiskakproofkthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace )kwaskbestowedkwithkthek nowledgekofkthekwholekworld. HafidhhkIbnkKathirkandkIbnkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahhabkalkNajdikwrite: kkSuadkbinkQaribkrecitedkakpoemkinkfrontkofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkand kgrantkhimkpeace),k IkbearkkwitnesskthatktherekisknonekworthykofkworshipkexceptkAl lah.kAllahkhaskmadekyoukthektrusteekoverkallkthekghaib.k [Sirat-un-NabikandkMu htasarkSiratkulkRasool,kStoreykonkSwadkbinkQariqkbykHafidh hkibnkKathirkandkIbnkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahhabkalkNajdi] Shay h-ul-Islam,kal-HafidhhkIbnkHajarkAsqalanikwriteskthat: OnekofkthekqualitieskbestowedkuponkakProphetkiskthekqualitykthatkhek nowskwhatkh askalreadykhappenedkinkthekpastkandkwhatkwillkhappenkinkthekfuture.k (FathulkBarikchapkonkAnbiya). FromkallkthekabovekAhadithkitkiskprovenkthatkthekProphetkk(MaykAllahkblesskhimka ndkgrantkhimkpeace)kwaskbestowedkwithkmorek nowledge,kthankanykotherkinkthekcrea tionkbykAllahkAlmighty.kItkiskalsokclearkthatkhe,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrant khimkpeace),khaskbeenkbestowedkwithkthek nowledgekofkthekpastkandkfuturekandkitk iskthereforekpermissiblektoksaykthatkProphetkMuhammadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkg rantkhimkpeace)kiskthektrusteekofkthek nowledgekofkGhayb. ItkiskprovenkfromkthekaboveknarrationskthatkAllahkAlmightykbestowedk(thatkiskgav e)kourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kthek nowledgekofkthekGh ayb,ksokitkiskpermissiblektoksaykthatkhe,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpea ce)k nowskthekGhayb.kHencekifksomeoneksayskthatktheykholdkthekProphetktok nowkth ekGhayb(unseen),khekisknotkcommittingkKufrkorkShir kbykholdingksuchkakbelief. SayyedinakKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kalsok newkthekGhayb? ImamkTabari,kImamkQurtabikandkQadikShaw anikquotekthekfollowingknarration:k kIbnkAbbaskreportedkthatkKhidrkwaskakmankwhokdidkallkhiskwor kwithkthek nowledge kofkthekGhaybkbecausekhek newkthekGhayb.k [TafsirkTabari,kTafsirkQurtabi,kTafsirkFathulkQadir,kbykImamkTabari,kQurtabikand

kQadikShaw ani]. ThekabovekstatementkproveskfromkaknarrationkfromkakSahabi,kwhichkiskacceptedkbyk leadingkandkreputablekclassicalkauthorities,kthatkitkiskpermissiblektoksaykabout kKhidhrkthatkhek newkthekGhayb,ksokhowkcankitkpossiblykbekwrongktoksaykthatkProp hetkMuhammadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kalsok nowskthekGhayb. k HafidhhkibnkKathirkandkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahhabkalkNajdikwrote; kMali kBinkAoufkNazrikhaskwrittenkakPoemkaboutkourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimk andkgrantkhimkpeace)kandkhaskwrittenk Ikhaveknotkseenkanykonekli ekyoukinkthiskworldkthatkIkcankcomparekwith. Whokalwayskfulfillkallkthatkhekpromises.kk Therekisknokonekmorekgenerouskthankhim,k Whenkyoukas khimksomekthingkhekwillkinformkyoukofkwhatkiskgoingktokhappenktomorr ow.kkk [SiratkankNabikIbnkKathirkandkMu tasarkSiratkalkRasoolkchapterkGazwakHawazankbyk HafidhkibnkKathirkandkIbnkShay hkNajdy] WekwillknowkexamineksomekdoubtskthatkarekraisedkbykthekopponentskofkthekabovekQu r anickandkAhadithkbasedkbeliefs,kandkthenkbykthekgracekofkAllah,kwillkanswerkthei rkdoubtsksokthatkthektruthkmaykbecomekclear,kInsha allah. Q)kHowkcankyouksaykthatkMuhammadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)khaskb eenkgivenkthek nowledgekofkthekGhaybkwhenkAllahkAlmightyksayskinkthekQur ankthatkt herekarekfivekthingskofkwhichknokonekhaskanyk nowledgekabout? ThekrelevantkversekofkthekQur ankiskaskfollows:Undoubtedly,kAllahkhaskthek nowledgekofkthekHour,kandkHeksendskrainkandk nowskwha tkiskinkthekwombskofkthekmotherskandknoksoulk nowskinkwhatklandkitkwillkdie.kUnd oubtedly,kAllahkiskthekKnower,kAllkAware .kk(SurahkkLuqmankVersek34) Therekarektwokanswersktokthis: ThekwordkusedkinkthiskversekinkArabickiskAdri,kkwhichkrefersktokthatk nowledgekw hichksomeonekcankattainkbykguessing.kOfkcoursekthek nowledgekofkthekUnseenkofkth ekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kwasknotkbykguessing.kAllahki nformedkthisktokhim.k HafidhhkIbnkKathirk(whokmetkandkbrieflykstudiedkwithkIbnkTaymiyya)khaskwrittenki nkhiskfamouskcommentaryktokthekQur an,k TafsirkIbnkKathir ,kthekmeaningkofkthiskayaat, knamely,kthatkno-onekcankfindkthek nowledgekofkthesekthingskonktherekownkendeavo r.kOnlykAllahkcankgivekthisk nowledge,kforkexamplekAllahkgivesk nowledgektokthek Angelskwhosekdutieskarektokcontrolkrain,kandkthereforekonkthekcommandkofkAllahki tkrains.k AlsokAllahkcommandskankAngelkwhokgoeskintokthekmother skwombkandkhangskakrecordkar oundkthekchild sknec kwhatkhe/shekwillkdokinktheirklifetime.kThisk nowledgekisknot kattainedkbykthekAngelkbutkratherkitkiskgivenkbykAllahkHimself. Ifkthekliteralkandkdirectkmeaningkiskta enkfromkthekabovekquotedkayaat,kthenkitk willkmeankthatkonlykAllahk nowskwhatkiskinkthekmotherskwombkbutktoday,kwekcankdi scoverkquitekeasilykifkthekchildkiskakmalekorkfemalekbykmodernkscanningktechniqu es. kIfkthekAngelskhaveksomek nowledgekonkthekfivekUnseenkthingsk-kgivenktokthemkbyk Allah,kwhykiskitkstrangekifkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace )kalsokhasksomekofkthisk nowledgek-kagainkbestowedkbykAllah. kk DuringkthekbattlekofkBadr,kthekProphetkmentionedktheknameskofkthek afirskthatkwe rektokdiektheknextkandkalsokdescribedkthekmannerkinkwhichkthekcompanionskwouldka chievekmartyrdom.

ThesekarekclearkandkauthentickexampleskofkthekProphet,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandk grantkhimkpeace),kinformingkhiskummahkaboutkfuturekevents,khiddenkfromkallkelsek (iekghayb),k[Ta enkfromkSahihkBu harikchapterkonkthekBattlekofkBadrkandkalsokTaf sirkIbnkKathirkonkSurahkLuqmankAyaatk34.] k (Q)kDidkProphetkMuhammadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)knotkstopkpeop lekfromksayingkthatkhek[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]khadkthek nowled gekofktomorrow?kk OnkonekoccasionkourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kwentktokak wedding.kkThere,kthekgirlskwereksingingkaboutkthekbattlekofkBadr.kWhenktheyksawk thekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kcomingktheykstoppedksingin gkaboutkBattlekofkBadrkandkstartedktoksingkthat:kk"TherekiskakProphetkamongstkus kthatk nowskaboutktomorrow".kThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeac e)ksaidkcarrykonksingingkwhatkyoukwereksingingkbefore.kk[Mis atkchapterkNi ah] Ifkhek[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]k newkaboutktomorrow,kthenkwhykdi dkhekstopkthemkfromksingingkit?kk ThekAnswerktokthiskis:k ThesekpoemskwerekwrittenkbykakCompanionk[Sahabi],kandkhadkitkbeenkincorrect,khek [MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kwouldkhavekinstructedkthemktokstopkimm ediatelykandknotktokrepeat. Thiskmeanskthekpoemkwaskright.kkThekreasonkhektoldkthemktokstopksingingkwaskbeca usekakweddingkcelebrationkwaskta ingkplacekandkhekwantedkthemktoksingkthekpoemkt hatktheykwereksingingkbefore,kandksecondlykhekdidknotkwantkthemktokpraisekhimkin kthekpresencekofkhimself.kkThatkwaskonekofkthekbeautieskofkourkProphetk(MaykAlla hkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kthatkhekdidn tkli ektokbekpraised. Everyonek nowskthatkourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kdidk n owkaboutkthekfuturekeventskupktokthekDaykofkJudgmentkandkevenkafter,khowkelsekco uldkhekhavektoldkuskaboutkthekMahdi,kthekDajjal,ktheksecondkcomingkofkJesus,kthe kquestionsktokbekas edkinkthekgrave,kthekbridgekoverkHellkwhichkeveryonekwillkha vektokcrossktokgetktokHeaven,kthekMeezank(scales)kwherekeveryone skactionskwillkbe kweighedketcketc.k Therekarekcountlesskmorekproofskwhichkshowkwithoutkakshadowkofkakdoubtkthatkthek BelovedkMessengerkofkAllah,k(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),khadkbeenk givenkthek nowledgekofkthekGhaybk(Unseen)kandkALLAHkiskthek nowerkofkallkthings! Haadhirk&kNaadhir We,kthekAhlekSunnahkWalkJammat,kbelievekthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkan dkgrantkhimkpeace]kiskHaadhirkandkNadhir,kwhichksimplykputkmeanskthatkhekviewsko urkactionskandkinkthiskwaykwekarekpresentedktokhim.kkHek[MaykAllahkblesskhimkand kgrantkhimkpeace]kiskNadhir,ksincekhekviewskourkactions,kbothkgoodkandkbad. DefinitionkofkHadhir/Nadhir MuftikAhmadkYaarkKhankandkAllamakGhulamkRasoolkSa eedikwrite:k HaadhirkNadhirkdoesknotkmeankthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhim kpeace]kiskpresent.kRather,kitkmeanskthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkg rantkhimkpeace]kviewskthekactionskofkhiskUmmahkwhilstkhekiskinkhiskgrave.kHekcan kgokfromkhiskgravektokotherkplaceskwherekhekli eskspiritually.kHekprayskforkus.k [Tawzeeh-ul-BayaankSharhkSahihkMuslimkvolk1kChapterkonkMi rajkJakal-Haqqkchapterk AlkHaadir-u-wannadirkbykMuftikAhmadkYaarkKhan]k kProofkofkHadhir/Nadhir AllahkTa alaksayskinkthekQur ank

"OkProphet!k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]knokdoubt,kWekhaveksentkyou kaskakwitness,kbearerkofkgladktidingkandkakWarner" [SurahkAl-Ahzab,kversek45.] ThekQur ankrefersktokRasoolAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kask Shahi d (witness)kandkthekwitnesskisksomeonekwhokseeskwhilstkbeingkpresent.kk[Mufradaat, kImamkRaghib,kunderkthekwordkShahid] AllahksentkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kaskShahid.kkItk iskforkthiskreasonkwekreferktokhimkaskmetaphoricallykbeingkHaadhir/Nadhirkandkth atkhekisknotkHadhir/NadhirkinkthekwaykthatkarekthekAngelskKiraman,kKatibeen.kk(T hekAngelskwhokarekconstantlykpresentkonkthekrightkandkleftkshoulderkofkeverykhum ankbeing.) ProofkofkHaadhirk&kNadhirkfromkHadith HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites: kImamkQurtubikwrites:kThekangelskpresentkthekactionskofkthekUmmahktokthekProphet k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]keveryksinglekday.kThiskisknotkcorrect ,kbutkthektruthkiskthatkthekactionskofkthekUmmahkarekpresentedknotkeverykdaykbut keverykFriday.k[TafsirkIbnkKathirkSurahkAl-Nisa'akunderkversek41] HafidhhkIbnkQayyimkwrites: ItkisktruekthatkourkProphet,k[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kinkhiskgr ave,kiskpresentedkwithkthekactionskofkhiskUmmah.kThiskiskfromkun-authenticatedkA hadeethkandkitkisknotksomethingktokbeksurprisedkby,kbecausekwhenkourkparentskpas skawaykfromkthiskworld,kourkactionskarekpresentedktokthemktokview.kHowever,kwith kourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace],khekiskpresentedkwithkthe kactionskofkthekallkhumanskandkthekJins.k[QaseedahkNouniak13kbykHafidhhkIbnkQayy im] k HafidhhkibnkKathirkwrites:kthat; kWhenkakparentkofkakmuslimkdies,kthenktheirkchildren skactionskarekpresentedktokth em.kIfkthekactionskarekgoodkthenktheykarekhappy,kbutkifktheirkactionskarekbad,kt henktheykprayktokAllahkTA ALAksokthatkHekmaykforgivekthem.k[TafsirkibnkKathirkunde rkversek105kofkSurahkalkTaubahkbykHafidhhkIbnkKathir].k HafidhhkIbnkRajab:kalsoksayskonkthisksubject;k DeedskofkthekhumanskarekpresentedkinkfrontkofkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimka ndkgrantkhimkpeace],kthatkiskwhykakpersonkshouldkbekashamedkofkthemselveskfromkd oingkbadkdeeds.kk[Lataef-ul-MahrifkHafidhhkIbnkRajabkpgk91] SomekpeoplekmaykhavekdifficultykinkcomprehendingkhowkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkbles skhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kcouldkhaveksokmuchkpowerktokthekextentkthatkkhekviews kthekactionskofkhiskUmmahkeverykdaykorkoncekakwee .kFirstlyksuchkakthingkcanknev erkbekdifficultkforkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace],kandks econdlyktherekisknothingktokbeksurprisedkbykwhenkAllahkgrantskhiskspecialkservan tskabilitieskofksuchknature.k HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites:k AnkexamplekofkthiskwouldkbekofkthekAngelkIzra eelkAlaihiksalaam,kwhokatkallktimesk haskthekLawh-e-Mahfoozk(guardedktablet)kinkhisksight,kandkitkiskthroughkthiskhek seeskthekwholekworld.kkHekevenkvisitskeverykhousekonklandkandkunderkwaterkfivekt

imeskakday.kkk[TafsirkIbnkKathir,kSurahkSajdah,kunderkversek11.kAlsokinkTaree kI bnkKathirkvol.1,kChapterkonkLawh-e-Mahfooz] Apartkfromkhiskservants,kAllahkhaskevenkgivenkpowerktokShaytaan,kwhoksitskonkhis kthronekinkthekseakandkseeskyoukwhereverkyoukmaykbe.kkk[SurahkAl- Araaf,kunderkver sek27]k SokifkAllahkcankbestowksuchkpowersktokakKafirkthenkwhykiskitksokdifficultktokbel ievekthatkHekcankbestowksuchkpowersktokthekmostkbelovedkofkhiskcreationk-kOurkPr ophetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]?k Thekevidencekprovidedkabove,kwasktokdemonstratekthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkbles skhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kiskakwitnesskoverkthekwholekofkhiskUmmahk-kandkthiski skwhatkiskmeantkbykHadhir/Nadhir. ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kstated: k"Myklifekiskbetterkforkyou,kyouknarratekAhadithkandkAhadithkareknarratedkforkyo u.kWhenkIkpasskawaykitkwillkcontinuektokbenefitkyoukbecausekyourkactionskwillkbe kpresentedkbeforekme.kkIfkIkseekakgoodkdeedkIkshallkpraisekAllahkSoobhakNahukWat a'ala,kIfkIkseekakbadkdeedkofkyourskIkshallkas kAllahkSoobhakNahukWata'alaktokfo rgivekyou.kkk[Majma-uz-Zwaa id,kvol.9,kpg.24] Allkthiskimplies,kthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kisk Hadhir/Nadhirkoverkourkactions. HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites:kOnkthekDaykofkJudgment,kthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblessk himkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kwillkbekakwitnesskoverkourkactionskandkthekactionskofkt hekpreviouskUmmahs.kkkkEvenkthekUmmahkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgr antkhimkpeace]kwillkbearkwitnessktokthekfactkthatkthekpreviouskProphetskconveyed kthekmessagekofkAllahkSoobhakNahukWata'laktoktheirkrespectivekUmmahs.kkTokthis,k thekpeoplekfromkthekpreviouskUmmahskwillksay:k Howkcanktheyktestifykwhenktheykwere knotkpresentkatkthatktime? kThekUmmahkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgran tkhimkpeace]kkwillkreply:kk WekwerekinformedkbykourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimka ndkgrantkhimkpeace]kthatkthekpreviouskmessengerskhadkallkconveyedkthekmessagekfr omkAllahkSoobhakNahukWata'ala. kThenkRasoolAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhi mkpeace]kwillkhimselfkbearkwitnessktokthekfactkthatkallkthekProphetskbeforekhimk hadkconveyedktheirkmessagekfromkAllahkSoobhakNahukWata'alaktoktheirkrespectivekU mmahs.kk[TafsirkIbnkKathir,kSurahkBaqarah,kunderkversek143] OnkthekDaykofkjudgmentktherekwillkbekankobjectionktokthekcertificationkofkthekUm mahsk,butktherekwillkkbeknokobjectionktokthekword/certificationkofkthekProphetk[ MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace].kkInkfactkitkwillkusedkaskakdecision,ks incekthekcertificationkofkthekUmmahkwouldkbekfromkwhatktheykheardk(fromkQur,anka ndkSunnah)kbutkthekcertificationkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkh imkpeace]kwillkbekfromkwhatkhekhadkwitnessed. ImamkBu harikRahmatullahkstates:k ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]ksawkallkthekpreviouskProph etskandktheirkfollowers.kThiskiskthekdifferencekinkthektestimonykofkthekProphetk [MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kandkthatkofkhiskUmmah.kkk[SahihkalkkBu harikChptrkAl-Manaqib]

Fromkthekabove,kitkcankbekunderstoodkthatkthekwitnesskofkProphetkMuhammadk[MaykA llahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kwillknotkbekchallengablekonkthekDaykofkJudge ment,kbecausekhiskwitnesskwillkbekobservable. ConceptkofkBid`ahkinkIslam Bid'ahkiskakwordkthatkhaskbeenkmisusedksokoftenktoday,kthatkit'skdefinitionkneed

sktokbekexplainedkclearly.k DefinitionkofkBid'ah Bid'ah,kliterallykmeanskinnovation.kInkspecialktermskitkmeanskcarryingkoutkactio nskwhichkdispleasekAllahkta`alakandkhiskmessenger.kk [TirmizikchapterkIl] QadikShaw anikwritesk"InkIslamktherekarektwok indskofkBid'ah:kBid'ahkSay'iahkand kBid'ahkHasana.kkIfkaknewkthingkopposeskthekQur ankandkSunnahkthenkitkiskSay'iah,k butkifkitkisknotkagainstkthekShari'ahkthenkitkiskHasanah. (Nayl-ul-Autaar,kQadikShaw anikchapterkSalaahkAlkTaravee). ImamkNawawikwriteskthatktherekarekcertainktypeskofkBid ah.kTwokofkthemkarekBid ahkSa yyiahkandkBid ahkHasanah.kBid ahksayyiahkiskakBid ahkthatkopposeskthekQur ankandksunnahk andkBidahkHasanahkiskakBid ahkthatkisknotkagainstkthekQur ankorkSunnah.kForkexample: Tokinventkthekusoolk(principle)kofkHadeeth,kusoolkofkFiqh,kusoolkofkTafsirketc. [TahzeebkalkAsmakwalklughaatkwordkBid ahkbykImamkNawawi] HafidhhkibnkRajjabkdefineskbidaktokmeanknewkthingskthatkhaveknokbasiskinkthekQur 'ankorkSunnah.kIfkaknewkpracticekhaskevidencekfromkthekQur'ankorkSunnahkitkwillk notkbekBid'ahkShari'ah,kbutkitkwillkbekBid'ahkLogaviyyak(linguistic).k (Jaami'kAlkUloomkAlkHu amkpagek252kbykHafidhhkibnkRajjab).k HafidhhkAsqalanikwriteskifkaknewkthingkiskagainstkIslam,kitkwillkbekbad.kIfkitki sknotkagainstkIslam,kitkwillkbekhasanahk(Good).k (FathulkBarikchapkonkTaravikbykHafidhhkAsqalani). HafidhhkibnkTaymiyyahkwriteskthatkbid'ahkiskalwayskbad,kbutksomekscholarsksaykth atktherekarektwok indskofkbid'ah,kthatkonekiskgoodkandkonekiskbad.kIfkaknewkthin gkhaskoriginkinkthekQur'ankandkSunnahkkitkwillkbekcalledkBid'ahkLogaviyyak(verba lly)kbutknotkBid'ahkinkShari'ah.kOnlykthekwordkbid'ahkwillkbekusedkonktheknewkth ings.kLi e,kthekQur'ankwaskcollectedkinkonekboo kafterkthekProphetkMuhammadk[May kAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace],kandkthekcongregationalkTaravikprayerkwask startedkinkSayyidnakUmar'sktimekbutkthesektwokthingskhavekankoriginkinkthekSunna h.kTherefore,kitkwillkbekcalledkbid'ahkverbally.k (IqtidahkalkSiratkalkMustaqeemkchapkonkBid'ahkbykHafidhhkibnkTaymiyya).k Fromkthekabove,kthekconclusionkiskthatkifkaknewkthingkhaskbeenkstarted,kandkitkn eitherkgoeskagainstkthekQur ankorkSunnah,kthenkitkcankbekdeclaredkak good kinnovation. kkHowever,kifkaknewkactkiskinitiatedkagainstkthekQur'ankandkSunnah,kthatkwillkbe kcalledkbadkbid'ah,korkakreprehensiblekinnovation. DefinitionkofkBID'AHkSAYYIAH Bid'ahksay'iahkiskaknewkthing,kintroducedktokandkmadekpartkofkthekDeenk(Islam)kt hatkhasknokoriginkwhatksokeverkfromkthekQur'ankorkthekSunnahkofkRasoolallahk[May kAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] ImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkwritekthatktherekwasksomekcompanionsktal ingkandkth ekProphetkwasklistening.kOnekofkthemksaid:kk'Ikwillkma ekprayersk(Salaah)kallkni ghtklong.'kTheksecondksaid:k'Ikwillkfastk(sawm)kallkthektime.'kThekthirdksaid:k' Ikwillkneverkmarry.'kkWhenkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] heardkthemksaykthiskheksaid:kk'IkamkthekmostkGodkconsciouskofkAllahk(Ta`ala)ktha nkanykofkyou.kkIkprayk(Salaah,)kIkfastk(sawm)kaskwell,kandkIkdokmarrykwomanktoo. kkAndkwhoksokturnskhiskfacekfromkmykSunnah,kcannotkbekofkmykUmmah'.kk [Mish atkMuslim,kBu harikchapterkIhtisam] ThekreasonkwhykourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]stoppedkthem kfromkdoingkwhatktheykwantedktokdokwaskbecausekitkwaskagainstkSunnah(hiskway).kW

hatkeverkwekdokwhichkiskagainstkthekwaykofkourkProphetsk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkand kgrantkHimkpeace]kSunnahkiskakBid'ahkSay'iah. RasoolAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kstated:kk"OnkthekDaykofkJu dgement,ksomekpeoplekwillkcomektokmekwhenkIkwillkbekstandingkbykHaudh-e-Kauserk( Well).kkTheykwillkbekgrabbedkandkta enktowardskthekHellfire.kIkshallksay:kk"Thes ekarekmykpeople"kbutkinkreplykIkwillkbektold:kk"Thesekarekthekpeoplekwhokintrodu cedkinnovationskafterkyou,ksoktheykarekunbelievers."kk [Bu harik&kMuslim,kKitaab-ul-Haudh] FromkthekabovekHadithkweklearnkofkthekinnovationskfromkwhichkwekhavekbeenkwarned .kSuchkinnovationskthatkma ekakpersonkMurtadk(aknonkbeliever.)kAkfewkexampleskof kinnovations,kwhichkcausekakpersonktokbecomekMurtad:-kkAkpersonkclaimingktokbeka kProphet,kdenykgivingkZa aat.kkPerformkkHajkatkakplacekotherkthankthekKa'ba,kork tokintroducekanykotherknewkbeliefkwhichkiskinkoppositionktokQur'ankorkAhadith.k AkpersonkonceksentksalaamktokAbdullahkIbnkUmarkradhiAllahukanhukwhokreplied:kIkd oknotkacceptkhisksalaam,kaskthiskpersonkhaskinnovatedkbykbecomingkQadriyyahk(Aks ectkwhichkdoesknotkbelievekinkdestiny)kk[Mista e,kKitaab-ul-Imankwa-al-Qadr,ktra nsmittedkbykAbukDawood,kTirmidhikandkIbnkMajah] ThekaboveknarrationkemphasiseskthekfactkthatkBid'ahkisktokholdksuchkankAqeedahkw hichkiskinkdirectkoppositionktokthekQur'ankandkSunnah,ki.e.ktokbecomekQadriyyah, kJabriyyaketc. RasoolAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kstated:kk"Everykinnovation kleadskastraykandkeverykcreatorkofkthekastraykgoeskinkthekFire."kkk [MuslimkchapterkAl-jumah] AnkexamplekofkthiskBid'ahkiskgivenkbykHafidhhkIbnkAl-Qayyimkwhokwrites:kk'Thekon ekwhokdenieskthekpunishmentkofkthekgravekiskankinnovater'.kkkk [Kitaab-ur-Roohkchap10] PROOFkOFkBID'AHkHASANA AllahkTa'alaksayskinkthekHolykQur'an: "AndkwekordainedkinkthekheartskofkthosekwhokfollowedkhimkCompassionkandkMercy.kB utkthekMonasticismkwhichktheykinnovatedkforkthemselveskwhichkwekdidknotkprescrib ekforkthem" SurahkAlkHadeed,kversek27" ThiskversekpointskoutkthatkwhenksomethingknewkiskinventedktokpleasekAllahkTa'ala kthenkitkiskpermissible,kandkAllahkTa'alakgiveskrewardkforkit.kThosekwhokdoknotk fulfilkthekrequirementskthenkAllahkTa'alakwillknotkrewardkthem. RasoolAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kstated:k"Thekpersonkwhokin troducedkakgoodkthingkinkIslam,kshallkobtainkthekrewardkforkitkandkalsokthekrewa rdkforkthosekwhokadoptkit.kAskforkthekonekwhokintroduceskakbadkthingk(Bid'ahkSay yikah)khekwillkobtainkthekpunishmentkforkintroducingkitkandkalsokforkthosekwhoka doptkit,kwillkalsokbekpunished."kk (SahihkMuslimkinkKitaab-uz-Za aatkkTirmidheekchapterkEleleven). ThiskHadithkgiveskproofkofkthekfactkthatkitkiskpermissiblektokintroducekakgoodka ctkinkIslam,kalsokitkgiveskpermissionktokfollowkthatkdeedkwithkthekintentionkofk reward. EvenkourkProphetsk(Sallallahu'alaihikwaksallams)kcompanionskintoducedknewkthings kinkIslamkthatkthekMessengerkofkAllahkhimselfkhadknotkdone,kandkourkProphetk[May kAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]didknotkstopkthem.kIfkbykdoingksomethingkne wkwithoutkthekpermissionkofkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace

]waskBid'ahkthenkthesekpeoplekwouldknotkhavekdonekso.kYeskitkwaskimportantkforkt hemktokrememberkthat,knotktokstartksomekthingknewkwhichkwouldkbekagainstkourkPro phetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksunnahkinkanykway. Therekarekmanykexamples,kbutkforkthekmomentkwekshallkhighlightktwo: OurkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kas edkkBilalkradiAllahukun hok"Whatkdokyoukpracticekthatkfromkwhichkyoukloo kforwardktokaklotkofkrewardkfro mkAllahkSubhakNahukWata ala.kThekreasonkbeingkIkheardkyourkfootstepskinkParadise.k (junnaah")kkBilalkradiAllahukunhokreplaid:kk"WheneverkIkdokAblutionk(Wudhu,)kaft erkitkIkalwaysksaykakPrayerk(NafilkSalaah")kkk ["Bu hari,kKitabkTahajud"] ThisknewkpracticekthatkBilalkRadiAllahokunhokstartedkbykhimselfkwasksokmuchkacce ptedkbykAllahkTa`alakthatkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]k heardkhiskfootkstepskinkparadise. k IbnkHajrkwriteskinkhiskcommentaryktokworshipkatkaksetktimekiskpermissible.k [FathulkbarikbykHafidhhkAsqalani] 2)kInkakMosquekinkQubakankImamkusedktokleadkcongregationkprayerskinkeverykra atk (cycle)kafterkrecitingkSurahkAlkFatihakandkakversekofkthekQur'ankhekalsokrecited kSurahkAlkI hlaskaskwell.kkWhenkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkp eace]kas edkhim:kk'Whykdokyoukdokthis?kkHekreplied:kk'IklovekreadingkSurahkAlkI hlas'.kkOurkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaid:kk'Thisklovek willkta ekyouktowardskparadise'.kkkk[Bu harikKitabkaskSalaah] k OurkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kdidknotkstopkeitherkofkthe sektwokcompanions,kbutkinsteadkgavekthemkinspirationkofkthekgladktidingsktheykwe rekgoingktokreceive. ImamkBu harikwriteskUmark[MaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim]korderedkthatkcongregati onalkTaravikprayerkshouldkbekofferedktogether.kWhenkthekpeoplekstartedkthiskandk UmarksawkthiskheksaidkThiskiskakgoodkbid'ah.k[Bu harikkKitab-uskTaraweeh] UmarkRadiAllahokunhokorderedkthekpeoplektokofferkcongregationalkprayerskofkTaraw eeh,kandkcalledkthisk Bid'ahkHasana. kkFromkthiskwekcankprovektwokthings. 1)kAfterkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kanyknewkthingktha tkwaskinitiatedkandkwasknotkagainstkhisksunnahkorkthekQur'ankiskcalledkBid'ahkHa sana. 2)kTokstartksomethingknewkinkIslam,kwhichkisknotkalreadyktherekandkdoesknotkaffe ctktheksunnahkthenkthiskwillkbekthekSunnahkofkUmarkradiAllahokunho. ThiskHadithksupportskthekfactkthatkifkaknewkthingkdoesknotkopposekthekQur'ankork AhadithkthenkitkiskakBid'ahkHasana. DuringkthekKhilafakofkAbukBa rkSiddiquekRadhiAllahukanahu,kkUmarkRadhiAllahukanh ukcamektokkAbukBa rkRadiallahokandksaid:kk"InkthekBattlekofkYamamakmanykHufaadko fkQur'ankhavekbeenkMartyred.kIkfearkthatkifkthekHufaadkcontinuektokdiekinksuchkb attleskthekQur'ankcouldkdisappear.kkIkrecommendkthatkyoukcommandkforkthekQur'ank tokbekcollected".kkkAbukBa rkRadhiAllahukanhukreplied:kk"HowkcankIkdokakthing,kw hichkwasknotkakpracticekofk(RasoolallahkSallallahu'kalaihikwaksallam")kkUmarkRad hiAllahukanhukreplied:kk"BykAllahkthiskiskakgoodkthing."kkkUmarkRadhiAllahukanhu kmentionedkthiskmanyktimesktokthekKhalifa.kkLaterkAbukBa rkRadhiAllahukkanhuksai d:kk"Allahkhaskopenedkmykheartktokthekfactkthatkthiskwasknotkankactionkofk(Rasoo lallahkSallallahu'kalaihikwaksallam)kbutkthiskiskakgoodkthing".kkkAbukBa rkRadia llahukunhukthenktoldkZaidkRadhiAllahukanhuktokstartkcollectingkthekQur'ankwhokqu estionedkthekKhalifakbykas ing:kAbukBa rkRadiallahokWhykarekyoukdoingksomethingk whichkwasknotkankactionkofk(RasoolallahkSallallahu'kalaihikwaksallam?")kkkAbukBa rkRadiallahokreplied:kk"BykAllahkthiskiskakverykgoodkthing".kkZaidkRadhiAllahuk anhuklaterksaid:kk"AllahkSubhakNahukWata alakopenedkmykheartktokthekfactkthatkthis kwaskakgoodkthingksokIkstartedkcollectingkthekQur'ankuntilkitkwaskcollected."

(Bu harikinkKitaabkFadhaakil-ul-Qur'an). ThekabovekHadithkgoeskaklongkwaykinkprovingkthatkthekintroductionkofkakgoodkthin gk(whichkwasknotkankactionkofkRasoolallahkSallallahu'kalaihikwaksallam)kiskthekS unnahkofkthekSahabakRadhiAllahukTa'alakkAjma'een. DuringkthektimekofkRasoolAllahkSallallahu'kalaihikwaksallam,ksevenkdifferentktyp eskofkQir'aatk(recitationktechniques)kwerekusedktokrecitekthekQur'an.kkButkUthma nkRadhiAllahukkanhukunitedkthekpeoplektokonektypekofkQirat.kkThiskwaskakthingkno tkdonekbykthekProphetkSallAllahukkalaihikwasallam,kkAbukBa rknorkUmarkRadhiAllah ukanhumkbutkbykUthmankRadhiAllahukkanhu.kkk ['Bu harikinkFadhaakil-ul-Qur'an'] SomekexampleskofkBid'ahkHasana. PunctuationkinkthekQur'an NameskofkSurahskwrittenkinkthekQur'an MihrabskinkthekMosques MinaretskofkMosques TaqleedkofkthekfourkschoolskofkFiqh Fixingkcongregationalkprayerktimeskwithkthekcloc ktimes ThesekarekallkBid'ahkHasanakandkhavekbeenkacceptedkbykthekwholekofkthekUmmah. InkthekHaramiank(Ma ahkandkMadina)ktheykcelebratekonkthek27thkofkRamadank Laiklat ulkqader ,kitkisknotkestablishdkinkHadith.kIsktherekanyksetkdatekforkLaiklatulkQad arkorkevenktokcongregatekforkhourskonkend?kTokgivekthekKa'abakakbathktwicekinkak yearkisknotkmentionedkinkthekQur an. k SokwhykdokallkthesekMuslimskfromkthekwholekworldkjoinkthemkinkprayerkthere.kInkw hatkHadithkdoeskthisksaykthatktokrecitekthekwholekofkthekQur'ankinkSalaahk(Taraw eh)kandkfinishkonkthek27thkofkRamadan?k InkwhichkHadithkdoeskitksaykthatkBu harikisktheknextkboo kafterkthekHolykQur'an, korkdidkanykofkourkProphetsk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kcompanions ksaykthis?k InkSaudikArabiaktheykdokcelebratektheirkNationalkday.kkTheykhangkthekpicturekofk thekKingkeverykwherekevenkonkthekRiyalskwherekdoeskthiskderivekfrom?kkSokthenkit kwouldkbekrightktoksaykthatktokassentkthatkBu harikisktheksecondkHeighestkboo k( itab)kafterkthekQur'ankiskBid'ah?kkkUsool-Tafsir,kUsool-Hadith,kkUsool-Fiqh,kan dkAsmakekRijal,kkwhichkcompanionskofkourkProphetkSalallakhokalhikwasallamkstarte dkthis.kkSokthiskmeanskthatkthiskiskalsokBid'ah?k

OurkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kandkhiskCompanionskusedkto kcallkSaudikArabiakk JaziratulkArab kbutkthekpresentkGovernmentkhaskta enkthatknamek outkandkchangedkitktokSaudikArabia.k ThesekareksomeknewkactionskdonekbykthekSihabakandkthekpiouskwhichkwereknotkcount edkaskBidah HafidhhkIbnkTaimiyyahkwrites:kk"ImamkAhmadkIbnkHanbalkwouldkplacekhiskhandkonkth ekgravekofkakpersonkwhokhadkjustkdiedkandkthenksupplicatektokAllah".kkHekalsoksa ys:kk"TherekwereksomekpeoplekfromkamongstkthekSalafkwhokwouldkneverknarratekakHa dithkofk(RasoolallahkSallallahu'kalaihikwaksallam)kwithoutkperformingkwudhuk(abl ution)".kk [IbnkTaimiyyahkinkAl-Tawasulkpagek90] HafidhhkIbnkTaimiyyahkdidknotkreferktokthekabovekaskinnovationskevenkthoughkboth

kactskareknotkevidentkfromktheklifekofk(RasoolallahkSallallahukalaihikwaksallam, )korkthekrightlykguidedkKhalifaks.kThiskclearlykproveskthatkthekSalafkbelievedkt hatkitkwaskpermittedktokdoksomethingkwhichkdidknotkopposekthekQur'ankandkSunnahk ofkthekMessengerk(Sallallahu'alaihikwaksallam) kItkiskinkthisksamekboo kofkHafidhhkIbnkTaimiyyahkwherekitkmentionskmanykotherkc aseskwherekthekSahabakstartedkthingskthatkwereknotkpresentkduringkthektimekofk(R asoolAllahkSallallahu'kalaihikwaksallam)

Akfewkexampleskofkthesekare:k AbukHurairahkradhiAllahukanhukwouldkdokmasahk(wiping)kofkhisknec kduringkwudhu.k kUmarkradhiAllahukkanhukwouldkputkwaterkinkhiskeyeskandkdokmasahkofkthekears,kkA bdullahkIbnkUmarkradhiAllahukconsideredkitkvirtuousktokwal kalongktheksamekroute skwhichkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kusedkinkhisklifeti mekalsoktokstopkwherekthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kksto pped,kandktokperformkwudhukwherek(RasoolAllahkSallallahu'kalaihikwaksallam)kperf ormedkit.kAbdullahkIbnkUmarkwouldkalsoktouchkwithkhiskhandskthekplaceskwherek(Ra soolallahkSallallahu'alaihikwaksallam)ksatktokobtainkBara ak(blessings).k [QaydahkJaleelahkpagek223kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah] Allkofkthiskiskevidencekinksupportkofkthekfactkitkiskpermittedktokdoksomethingkn otkdonekbykthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksoklongkaskitkd oesknotkopposekthekSunnahkandkiskintendedkforkrewardkalone.kAskthiskwaskthekprac ticekofkthekSahabakradhiAllahukanhum. Thekobjection,kwhichkcouldkarise,kiskthat:k'ThekCompanionskhadkthekauthorityktok startksomethingknewkbutkwekdoknot.'k Firstly:kkNotkallkthekthingskmentionedkearlierkwerekstartedkbykthekCompanions. Secondly,kHafidhhkIbnkTaimiyyahkwrites:kkk"ApartkfromkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkble sskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]knokonekhaskthekrightktokintroducekanythingknewktokth ekDeenk(Religion)kandkthenkcallkitkSunnah,kthekKhulafakRashideenkfollowedkthekSu nnah,kthereforektheirkwaykiskcalledkthekwaykofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimk andkgrantkHimkpeace].kkWajibkiskonlykwhatkAllahkhaskmadekWajibkandkHaraamkiskonl ykthatkwhichkAllahkandkhiskMessengerkhaskforbidden,kthekauthoritykofkclassifying kMustahabk(Desirable),kMubaahk(permissible),kandkMa roohk(Disli ed),kiskwithkthe kProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kalone.kNokotherskhaveksuchkau thority".kHekcontinueskbyksaying,kk"ThekmajoritykofkScholarskdoknotkconsiderkthe k(above)kpracticekofkAbdullahkIbnkUmarktokbekpermitted"k["HafidhhkIbnkTaimiyyah] [QaydahkJaleelahkchapkactionkofkSihabahkbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah] AccordingktokHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahskstatementkwekcankseekthatktheksunnahkcankonl ykbeksomethingkthatkwaskpractisedkbykthekProphetknotkbykanyonekelse.kSomekpeople kconsiderksomethingktokbekBid ah,kwhichkwasknotkpractisedkbykthekProphet,korkHiskC ompanions.kAccordingktokthekabovekstatementktheykcannotksaykthiskaskthekProphetk [MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]konlykhadksuchkAuthorityktokdokso. Inkthekfollowingkpageskwekwillkdiscussksomekofkthekissues,kwhichkarekconsideredk ask Bidah kbyksomekofkthekMuslims. CelebratngkMilaad-un-NabikorkMawlid WhenkwekcelebratekMilad,kwekgather,kinkorderktoksendksalutationsk(Esal-e-Swaab)k tokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace],kgivekcharityktokthekpo ork(SadaqahkKhairat)kandkrememberkwilaadah(Birth)kandkvirtueskofkthekProphetk[Ma

ykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kThekAhlkas-Sunnahkdoesknotksaykthatkonek mustkcelebratek Milad konlykonk12kRabee -ul-Awwal,kinkfactkitkcankbekcelebratedkatkany timekofkthekyear.kGenerallykMilad-un-Nabikiskcelebrated,konkthek12thkofkRabee ul-A wwal,kbykMuslimskallkoverkthekworld.kInkeverykMuslimkcountry,ktherekiskakpublick holidaykfork Milaad-un-Nabee ,kexceptkonekcountry,kbutkevenkinkthatkcountry,kthekpeo plekcelebratek Milaad kindividually.kThekbirthkofkthekAnbiyaa khaskbeenkmentionedkinkt hekQur an.kForkexample,kAdam,kMusaa,kEesaa,kandkYahyaak(MaykAllahkblesskthemkandkg rantkthemkpeace).kIfkitkiskwrongktoktal kaboutkthekbirthkofkthekProphetk(MaykAll ahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kthenkwhykhaskAllahkTA ALAkmentionedkitkinkthekQ ur an? EvidencekofkMilaad-un-NabikfromkthekQur an AllahkTa alaksayskinkthekHolykQur an: Say:k InkthekbountykofkAllah,kandkhiskmercy;-kThereinkletkthemkrejoice. kThatkiskbet terkthenkwhatktheykAmass. k(Yunus,k58) Inkthiskverse,kAllahkAlmightyktellskuskthatkwekshouldkbekhappykwhenkwekreceivekb lessingskandkmercykfromkHim.kWithoutkdoubt,kthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkand kgrantkHimkpeace]kiskthekgreatesetkmercykandkblessingkofkAllahkAlmightyk AllahkAlmightyksayskinkthekQur an: Andkweksentknotktokyoukbutkakmercykforkallkthekworlds kk(Al Anbiyaa ,k107) AllahAlmightyksayskinkthekQur an: OhkProphet!kThekcommunicatorkofkunseenknews.kWekhaveksentkyoukaskakpresentkbehol derkandkbearerkofkgladktidingskandkakwarner. AndkankinviterktowardskAllahkbykHiskcommandkandkakbrighteningksun. AndkgivekgladktidingsktokthekbelieverskthatkforkthemkiskgreatkbountykofkAllah.k k(Al-aHzaab,k44-47) AllahAlmightyksayskinkthekQur an: remindkthemkofkthekdaykofkAllah (Ibraaheem,k5) HafidhhkIbnkKathirkandkQadikShaw anikwritekthat: thekdaykofkAllah krefersktokthekdaykonkwhichkAllahAlmightykhaskdonekakfavourkonkman ind.kForkexample,kthekfreedomkofkBanikIsra ilkfromkthekslaverykofkFir awn. [TafsirkIbnkKathir,kandkFath-ul-qadeer,kbykHafidhhkIbnkKatherkandkQaadeekShaw aa nee]

Allah skgraetestkfavourkonkman indkwaskthekbirthkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskh imkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kThiskmeanskthatkthekMilaadkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkbl esskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kiskak daykofkAllah ,kthereforekwekshouldkrememberkit. HafidhkIbnkRajabkwriteskthat: ItkiskrecommendedktokfastkonkthosekdayskonkwhichkAllahkAlmightykhasksentkblessin gskonkus.kThekgreatestkfavourkwhichkAllahAlmightykhaskbestowedkuskwith,kisktheks endingkdownkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kAllahkAlmi ghtyksayskinkthekQur'an: IkhavekfavouredkamongknationskandksentktokyoukakProphetkfromkamongkyou (ltaa if-ul-ma r if,kpagek111,kbykHafidhkIbnkRajab) SomekotherkevidenceskofkMilaad

OurkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kcelebratedkthekbirthkofkhi sksonkIbraaheemkbykfreeingkakslave.kk(Taree hkIbnkKathir,k BirthkofkIbraaheem ). ImamkMuslimkwriteskthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwa skas edkaboutkthekfastkonkMondays,kwhichkhekusedktok eep,kthekProphetkrepliedk Thi skiskthekdaykofkmykbirth .k (Muslim,k Kitaab-us-Sawm ) ThiskproveskthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]k eptkfast konkMondaysktokshowkgratitudekforkhiskbirth. ImamkBu harikwriteskthat: kwhenkAbukLahabkdied,ksomeonekfromkhiskhouseholdksawkhimkinkakdream,ktheykas edk himkwhatkhappenedkinkthekgravekheksaidk Ikamkbeingkpunishedkseverely,kbutkonkMonda ys,kIkgetkwaterkfromkmykfingerkwithkwhichkIkamkfreedkThuwayba,k (Bu hari,k Kitaab-un-Ni aah ) FridaykiskakspecialkdaykforkMuslimskbecausekthiskiskthekdaykthatkAllahkcreatedkA adam[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace] (ThekMuslimkboo kofkJum ah,kalsokTaree hkIbnkKathir,kvol.1,k StorykofkAadamk(MaykAll ahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]) HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwriteskthatkAbukLahabkfreedkThuwaybakonkthekdaykthatkthekProp hetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskborn. (Sirat-un-Nabee,k BirthkofkProphetkMaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] ,kbykHaf idhkIbnkKathir) Thiskproveskthatkak aafir,kAbukLahab,kwaskhappykonkthekdaykofkthekbirthkofkthekP rophetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kandkwaskrewardedkbykhavingkhisk punishmentkreduced.kIfkthiskisktrue,kthenkindeedkAllahkwillkblesskakMuslimkwhokr ejoiceskthekbirthkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kThis kHadithkhaskbeenkusedkbykmanyk Ulamaa ,ktokjustifykthekcelebrationkofkMilad.k AllamakIbnkHajrkAsqalanikwriteskthatkSohailyksaidkthatkAbbaaskRadi-Allahu-unhu,k whokwaskthekunclekofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace],khadk thekabovekdream.kApartkfromkthis,kotherkMuhadditheenkhavekalsokattributedkthiskd reamktokAbbaaskRadi-Allahu-unhu.k(Fath-ul-baari,k Ni aah ,kbykHafidhkIbnkHajarkAsqal aanee) Akpersonkmaykas ,k WhenkdidkAbbaaskRadi-Allahu-unhukhavekthiskdream?kWaskitkbefore korkafterkhekembracedkIslam? kkThekanswerktokthiskiskthatkhekhadkthiskdreamkafterk comingkintokthekfoldkofkIslamk(Seerah-Ibn-Hashaam)kAbukLahabkdiedkafterkthekbatt lekofkBadrkbeforekwhichkAbbaaskRadi-Allahu-unhukembracedkIslam. FatwakofkScholarskforkMilad HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwrites: k ThosekpeoplekwhokcelebratekMilaadkthroughktheklovekandkrespectkofkthekProphetk[M aykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace],kwillkbekrewardedkbykAllah.kk [Iqtidaa kus-siraat-il-Mustaqeem,kpagek294] Hekalsokwriteskthat: IfksomeonekcelebrateskMilaadkwithktheklovekandkrespectkofkProphetk[MaykAllahkble sskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace],khekwillkhavekak bigkreward .kHeksayskthatkinkMuslimkcom munities,kMilaad-un-Nabikgatheringskarekonlykdonekwithkthekrespectkandklovekofkt hekMuslimskforkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]k

[Iqtidaa kas-siraat-il-Mustaqeem,kpagek297,kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrotekthat: TherekwaskoncekakKing,kAbukSa eedkMali kMuzaffark-kakmankofkgoodkdeeds.kkInkhisk i ngdom,kwhereverkheksawkaklac kofkwater,khekwouldkbuildkakwell.kHekalsokestablish edkmanykIslamickstudykcenters.kEverykyear,khekwouldkspendkhalfkakmillionkdinarsk onkhostingkakgatheringkofkhiskpeoplektokcelebratekthekbirthdaykofkthekProphetk[M aykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] [Taree hkIbnkKathir,kseekstorykofkKingkAbukSa eed,kVolumek13] IbnkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahhabkNajdi,kinkhiskboo ,kwrites:k k Thuwaiba,kwhokwaskthekfreedkslavekofkAbukLahabkfedkRasolallahkSallalalhuk alaihikw aksallamkmil .kAbukLahabkfreedkSuwaibakatkthektimekwhenkshekinformedkhimkthatkak sonkhaskbeenkbornkatkyourkbrother skhouse.kAfterkthekdeathkofkAbukLahabkhekwasksee nkinkakdream,kinkwhichkheksaidk Ikamkinkseverekpunishmentkbutkthiskisklessenedkonk Mondays,khekshowedkhiskforefinger,kandksaidkthatkhekwouldksuc kfromkit.kkThiskis ksokbecausekitkwaskwithkthiskfingerkthatkIkfreedkSuwaibakwhenkshekinformedkofkth ekbirthkofkthekProphet,kandkshekalsokfedkthekProphetkSallalalhuk alaihikwaksallamk mil .kIbnkJawzikstates:kAbukLahabkiskthatk aafirkwhokhaskbeenkspeciallykreferredk to,kinkthekQur an.kIfksuchkakpersonkcankbekrewardedkforkcelebratingkthekMilaadkofk thekProphetkSallalalhuk alaihikwakSallam,kthenkimaginekhowkgreatkthekrewardkwouldk bekforkakMuslimkwhenkhekcelebrateskit.kk [Mu htassarkSirat-ur-rasool,k Milaad-un-nabi ,kbykIbnkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkwahhaabkNaj di]. ThekabovekiskevidencekthatkcelebratingkthekbirthdaykofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkbl esskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kinkthekformkofkakgatheringkiskpermissible.kOtherwis ekHafidhhkIbnkKathirkwouldknotkhavekreferredktokitkaskakgoodkdeedkandkHafidhhkIb nkTaymiyyahkwouldknotkhaveksaidkthatktherekwouldkbekak bigkreward kforkdoingkso. SomekpeoplekhavekthekopinionkthatkKingkAbukSa eedkintroducedkthekcelebratingkofkth iskoccasion.kThiskisknotktruekbecausekHafidhkIbnkKathirkstateskthatkinkthek5thkC enturykhijree,kakKingknamedkMali kShahkcelebratedkitkalsokwithkakgathering [Taree hkIbnkKatheerkbiographykofkMali kShah] SomekpeoplekevenkarguekthatkthekHolykProphetkwasknotkevenkbornkonkthek12thkRabbi kAwwal.kThiskargumentkiskbaseless,kaskHafidhkIbnkKathirkhaskdiscussedkthiskinkSi rat-un-nabi.kHekstateskthatkthekmajoritykofkthekscholarskagreekthatkthekProphetk waskbornkonkthek12thkofkRabee ul-Aawal.kThekevidencekofkthekpeoplekwhokdoknotkacce ptkthiskiskwea . (As-Sirat-un-nabi,kvol.1,k BirthkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHim kpeace] ) MuhammadkIbnkIs-haaqkstateskthatkthekProphetkwaskbornkonkthek12thkofkRabee ul-Awwa l.k (SeerahkIbnkHashaam,k ChapterkBirthkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantk Himkpeace] ) IbnkIs-haaqkwaskakTaabi kandkwaskbornkink75kHijrah.kHiskboo kiskthekoldestkboo kav ailablekofkseerahkinkIslamickhistory.kThekfirstkboo kofkSeerahkwaskwrittenkbykMu sakbinkUqba.kThiskboo kisknoklongerkavaiablekforkreference.kk ThekAhlkas-SunnahkcelebratekthekMilaadkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkg rantkHimkpeace]kwithklovekandkrespect.kIfksomeonekdoesknotkcelebratekit,kwekdokn otkcallkthemkak aafirkbecausekthekmatterkofkMilaadkdoesknotkaffectkthek Aqeedahkof kakperson.kThekcelebratingkofkthiskshouldknotkcausekanykdivisionskamongkMuslims.

HafidhhkSalaahuddeenkYoosufk[AkgreatkfollowerkofkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkandkShai hkNajdee]kwrites:

OnkthekbirthkdatekofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace],ktokg ivekcharityktokthekpoorkorktokbuildkakMasjid.kWekagreekinkthisktypekofkcelebrati onkofkMilaad.k (Milaad-un-nabi,kbykHafidhh.Yoosuf,kpagek92) HafidhkIbnkKathirkwrites:k OnkthekdaykofkthekbirthkofkProphet[MaykAllahkblesskHimk andkgrantkHimkpeace],kShaytaankcriedkaklot. k (Sirat-un-nabi,k BirthkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] ,kby kHafidhkIbnkKathir) FromkIbnkKathirsknarrationkwekcankseekthatktokfeelkunhappykonkthekBirthdaykofkth ekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kiskthekwaykofkshaytaanknotkt hekwaykofkakMuslim! SomekquestionskraisedkconcerningkthekMilaad AlthoughkthekProphetkwaskbornkonkthek12thkofkRabee ul-awwalkhekalsokdiedkonktheksa mekdate.kHowkthenkcankthek12thkofkRabee ul-awwalkbekakhappykday? Mourningkforksomeone skdeathkshouldknotkbekmorekthankthreekdays,kexceptkforkakwoma n,kwhokhasklostkherkhusband.kThekProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeac e]kdeathkwaskoverk1400kyearskago,ksokthekperiodkofkmourningkhaskpassed.kBut,kaft erksomeonekdies,khiskdeathkiskrememberedkbykrecitingkthekQur'an,krememberingkhis kmerits,kgivingkalms,kandkma ingkdu akforkhim.kEvenkifkthekperiodkofkmourningkfork thekProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kdeathkexists,kallkthekacti onskmentionedkabovekarekincludedkwhenkpeoplekgatherkforkMilaad-un-nabee.kForkthi skreason,ktherekisknotkneedktokseparatekthekcelebrationkofkthekProphet sk[MaykAlla hkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kbirth,kandkthekmourningkofkhiskdeath. HowkcanktherekbekankEidkMilaad-un-nabikwhenktherekarekonlyktwokEidsk(Al-Fitrkand kAl-AdhHaa)? AllahkAlmightyksayskinkthekQur an: ProphetkIsak[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kprayedktokAllahkAlmightyk Oh kAllah,kourkLord,ksendkdownktokuskaktraykofkfoodkfromkthekHeavensksokthatkitkmay kbekankoccasionkofkEidkforkuskforkthekfirstkandktheklastkofkus. k(Al-Maa idah,k114) ImamkHa imkwriteskthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksai dk FridaykiskalsokankEidkday .kOnce,kinkthekProphet sktimekEidkcamekonkFridaykandkthek Prophetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidk AllahkhaskgivenkyouktwokEi dsktoday . k(Mustadra ,k Jum ah kbykImamkHaa imkandksummarykbykImamkDhahabi). ImamkTirmidheekwritesk Abdullah-bin-Abbaaskwaskrecitingkversek3kofksurahkkmaa ida,kfromkthekQur an.kAkJew,ks ittingkclose-bykheardkitkandksaidktokAbdullahk Ifkthatkversekwhichkyoukrecited,kwa skrevealedktokus,kwekwouldkma ekthatkdaykankEidkday .kAbdullah-bin-Abbaskrepliedk Wh enkthiskversekwaskrevealed,ktherekwerektwokEidskonkthatkday.kOnekofkthemkwaskthe kHajjkdaykandkthekotherkFriday .k [Tirmidheek,k Tafsir ,kandkalsokTafsirkIbnkKathir,ksurahk5,kversek3] Fromkthekreferenceskabove,kitkiskprovedkthatkthektermk Eidkday kdoesknotkspecificall ykapplyktokthektwokEidkdaysk(Al-fitrkandkal-adhHaa),kbutkinstead,kitkcouldkbekus edkforkanykIslamickholykday.kThiskmeanskthatkwekcankreferktok Milaad-un-Nabi kask EidMilaad-un-nabi

Boo skonkMilaad-un-Nabi ImamkTirmidhi,kinkhiskboo kevenkgiveskthektitlekofkonekofkthiskchapters,ktheknam ek Milaad-un-Nabee .k(Tirmidhi,kshamaa il) ImamkWaaqdik(AksecondkcenturykScholar)kalsokwrotekakboo kentitledk Milaad-un-Nabi .k ThekoriginalkcopykcankbekfoundkinkCairo. AllamakIbnkAl-Jawzi,kwrotekakboo kcalledk Milaad-un-Nabi kinkwhichkhekgiveskverykstr ongkproofskpermittingkthekcelebrationkofkMilaad. Tokma ekthekIntentionktoktravelktokourkProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkand kgrantkhimkpeace]krestingkplace. WhenkeverkMuslimskarekfortunatekenoughktoktravelktokMa ahkandkMadina,ki.e.kfork HajjkorkUmrahkkafterkvisitingkthekKa bah,ktheykwouldkthenkgoktowardskMadinaktokvis itkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kblessedkrestingkplace.k Somekpeoplekarguekthatkwhenktheykdokgo,ktheykshouldknotkintendktokseekourkProphe t sk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kgrave,kbecausekitkisknotkpermissible .kTheykargue,kthatkthekpeoplekshouldkonlykintendkforkSalaahk(Prayer)kinkMasjid-e -Nabawik(GreenkDomekMosque)kandkwhenktheykgetktherektheykcankvisitkourkProphetk[ MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kgravekaskwell. ThekAhl-Sunnahkbelievekthatkitkiskpermissiblektokma ekthekIntentionktoktravelkto kvisitkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kgrave. Wekshall,kwithkthekhelpkofkAllah,kprovidekproofkthatkitkiskPermissiblektoktravel ktokourkProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kgravekwithkIntentionkt okseekhiskgrave.k kk AllahkSubhaknahukwataalaksayskinkthekHolykQur an: Whenktheykwerekunjustktokthemselves,ktheykcomekuntoktheekandkas kAllah skkforgiven ess kandkthekmessengerkas edkforgivingnesskforkthemktheykwouldkhavekfoundkAllahkin deedkOft-returningkmostkmerciful.kk[SurahkAl-Nisakversek64] FromkthiskwekcanksaykthatkitkpermissiblektokvisitkourkProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskH imkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kgrave.kkSomekpeopleksaykthatkthiskAyatkwaskonlykapplicab lekwhenkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskalivekbutknotk now. Thekanswerktokthiskdoubtkiskthatkhek(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kis kstillkalivekinkhiskgrave,ktokgoktokseekhiskgravekisksamekaskgoingktokseekhimkal ive. ProofkfromkHadith k ImamkMuslimkwriteskwhenkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kwentkt okMir aaj,kheksawkProphetkMusak[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskstand ingkinkhiskgravekperformingkSalaah.k (Muslim,kChapterkonkFadilkMousa) kQadikShaw anikwrites:kk SomekofkthekhighestkscholarsksaykthatkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantk Himkpeace]kiskalivekinkhiskgrave kSokthenkitkwouldkma ekitktheksamekasktravellingk tokseekourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwhenkhekwaskalive.

k[Nayl-lul-AvtarkchapkAl-HajjkbykQadikShaw ani]k OurkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] skcompanionskusedktoktravelk tokhiskgrave.k HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwrites: kAbdullahkIbnkUmar,kradiallahukunho,kwhenkhekwouldkreturnkfromktravelling,khekwo uldkvisitkthekgravekofkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].k [HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkinkAl-TuwassulkandkIqtidahkSeratulkMustaqeemkChapterkZira hkQabarkunkNabikMuattakImamkMuhammadkchapterkonkHajj] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites: Ka abk(Ta bee)ksaidktokAyshakradiallahokunhakthatk70,000kangelskvisitkthekgravekofko urkProphetk(Sallallahu kalaihikwaksallam s)kinkthekmorningkandktheksamekinkthekeveni ngkwhokrecitekDuroodk(Blessing)konkourkProphetk(Sallallahu kalaihikwaksallam.) kTafsirkIbnkKathir,kSurahkAl-Ahzabkunderkversek56kkk HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah skstatementkwhichkhekstatedkinkhiskboo kcalledkAr-rad-ul-a h -NaikthatkitkisknotkpermittedktoktravelktokvisitkthekgravekofkourkProphetkSallal klahoalihikwasallamkiskderivedkfromkHadithkaboutktravelling:kYoukcanktravelktokt hekthreekMosques,ki.e.kHaramainkinkMa ah,kMasjidkNabwikinkMadina,kMasjidkAqsaki nkJerusalemk,kthekrealkmeaningkofkthiskhadithkwouldkbekthatknokonekcanksayktokpr aykinkthiskorkthatkMosquekiskmorekrewarded.kkThekunderstandingkofkHafidhhkIbnkTa ymiyahkiskwrongkaboutkvisitingkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpe ace]kgrave. ImamkAbukHanifahhkRahmatulahkwriteskthatkwhenkakpersonkattendskthekgravekofkourk Prophetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kthekpersonkshouldkfacekthekgra vekandkma ekdu a.kkk [Musnad,kImamkAbukHaneefakchapkHajj] QadikShaw anikwriteskthat: AfterkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kpassedkawaykBilalkra dikAllahkhokmovedktokSyriakk(Sham),koneknightkinkhiskdreamkourkProphetkSallalkla hokalhikwasallamksaidkOhkBilalkwhatk indkofkfriendshipkiskthiskthatkyoukdoknotkc omektokseekme.kkWhenkBilalkradikallahokunhokwo ekupkinkthekmorning,khekmadekhisk wayktowardskourkProphetk(Sallallahu kalaihikwaksallam.)kAtkthatktimekhiskintention kwasktokgoktokourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kgrave,kquite kaklotkofkthek(Sahabas)kCompanionkwerekalivekatkthatktimekbutknonekofkthemksaidk thatkthiskiskHaram,kthiskeventkisk(SanadkJayyead)ktrue.kFromkthiskweklearnkthatk tokhavekintentionktokvisitkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] kgravekiskpermissible.kkkk[NailklauktahrikchptrkHajjkBykQadikShow anee.kkHafidhh kIbnkAthirkalsokwriteskthiskeventkaskwell.] AllamahkIbnkJawzikwriteskthat: kOurkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaid:kkTokcomekandkseekme kwhilekIkamkalive,kiskcalledkHijrat,kandkitkisktheksamekasktokcomektokseekmekaft erkIkhavekpassedkaway.kkk[Talbis-Ibliskkpagek200] MuslimskhavekbeenktravellingktokvisitkourkProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrant kHimkpeace]kgravekfromkthekbeginningkandkwillkdoksoktillkthekend.kk

WhenkMuslimskreachkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kgravekt heykreadktheirksallamskandkma ekDu'akthroughk(Waseela)kourkProphetk[MaykAllahkbl esskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]k-kandktheykalsokma ekDu'akthatkhelpkuskonkthekdayko fkJudgement,kandkthiskiskallkpermissible. kkk HafidhhkIbnkQayyimkwrites:k k WheneverkyoukarekpresentkatkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace ]kgrave,kcrykaskmuchkaskyoukcankwhenkyoukarekma ingkyourkDu as.kkBecausekonkthekda ykofkJudgementkyourktearskwillkbekweighedkinkthekscales,ktokvisitkourkProphetk[M aykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kgravekiskthekbestkthingkyoukcankdoktokre ceivekakverykhighkrewardkthankanykother.kkk[Qaseedah-Nu-numiakpagek180kbykHafidh hkIbnkQayyim]kkkk Shay hkAlawikMali ikwrites: kThatksomekpeoplekhavekwronglykinterpretedkwhatkImamkMali kRahamatullahkhaskstat ed:kHeksaidkthat:k Ikdoknotkli ekpeopleksayingkthatkIkhavekvisitedkthekKa ba,korktha tkIkhavekvisitedkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kgrave.kkT hekanswerktokthiskiskthatkImamkMali kRahmatullahkdidknotksay:kdoknotkvisitkourkP rophetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kgrave,khekdidknotkli ekthekword kZiarahkaskIbnkRusankMali ykwrotekonkthiskthatkthekwordkvisitk(Ziyarah)kkiskused kwhenkaddressingkordinarykdeceased,ksokthiskisknotksuitablekforkourkProphetk(Sal lallahu kalaihikwaksallam.)k [Shifa-Al-Favarkpagek130kbykShay hkAlawiykalkMali ikMa i] HafidhhkAsqalaniksayskthat: kThekScholarskhaveksaid,k HowkcankHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahksaykthatkitkiskHaraamktokv isitkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kgrave .kkInkthiskinstan cekthekScholarskhavekreallykrebu edkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah.kAndkonkthisksayingkof kHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkitkcreatedkaklotkofkdisagreementkbetweenkthekUmmah.kkAska llkthekScholarskagreekunanimouslykthatkitkiskpermittedktoktravelktokvisitkourkPr ophetk(Sallallhu kalaihikwaksallams)kgrave.kThekevidencekHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkgav ekwaskofkImamkMali sksayingkthatkhekdidknotkli ekpeopleksayingkthatktheykhavekvi sitedkourkProphetk(Sallallhu kalaihikwaksallams)kgrave.kAskthekMali ikScholarskhav ekclearedkthiskbyksayingkthatkImamkMali kdidknotkli ekthekwordkVisitk(Ziyarah)kb eingkused,khekwasknotkagainstkthekactualkvisitingkofkthekgrave.kImamkMali k newk aboutkvisitingkourkProphetk(Sallallhu alaihikwaksallams)kgravekiskthekbestksortkof kworshipkyoukcankdoktokbecomekcloserktokAllahkTa ala.kkAndkhekalsok newkthatkthekw holekofkthekUmmahkisktogetherkonkthiskissue.kk [FathulkBarikchapterkAl-MasajidkbykHafidhhkAsqalani] QadikShaw aniksays: kThatktherekarekaklotkofkdifferentkFatwa askonkvisitingkourkProphet skgravek(Sallall hu kalaihikwaksallam.)kkItkiskpermittedkbykthekmajoritykofkthem,kInkthekeyeskofkMa li i,kandksomekofkthekotherskitkiskWajibktokvisit,ktokHanafiskitkiskverykclosekt okbeingkWajibktokvisitkourkProphetk(Sallallhu kalaihikwaksallams)kgrave.kAndkHafid hhkIbnkTaymiahksayskitkisknotkpermittedktoktravelktokvisitkthekgravekintentional ly.kkSomekofkthekHambalykScholarskhavekrebu edkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiahkonkthis.k[Nay l-ul-AwtarkchapterkHajjkBykQadikShowqani] Fromkallkthiskwekcanksaykitkiskpermittedktoktravelkwithkthekintentionktokvisitko urkProphetk(Sallallhu kalaihikwaksallams)kgrave.kkOnlykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkandks omekpeoplekarekagainstkit,ksokwekcannotkfollowkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah sksaying,kbut ktokfollowkthekgreatknoblekpeoplekofkthekUmmah.kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Ikma ekDu akthatkmaykAllahkSubhakNahukWata'alakta ekallkthekMuslim sktokMa ahkandkM

adina,kandkonkthekdaykofkJudgementkmayktheykgetkhelpkfromkourkProphetk[MaykAllah kblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]k(TokdoktheirkIntercession)kAmin. ThekExcellencykofkthek15thkNightkofk Shabaan ManykMuslimskinkvariouskcountrieskpraykonkthek15thknightkofkShabaan,kandkas kfor kforgivenesskofktheirksinskandkonkthekfollowingkdaykproceedktokfast.kTokdokthisk iskinknokwaykagainstkthekQur anknorkthekkSunnah.kTherekarekmanyknarrationskthatksu pportkitskvalidity. TherekiskoneknightkinkthekyearkwhenkAllahk(SoobhakNahukWata ala)kgiveskthek nowled gektokthekAngels,kaboutkwhatkiskgoingktokhappenkinkthekfollowingkyear,kforkexamp le,kwhokiskgoingktokdie,kwhokwillkbekborn,kwhokwillkbekillkandkhowkmuchkfoodkpeo plekwillkhavekinkthekyear,ketc. ThekMajoritykofkthekscholarskofkIslamksay: ThatknightkiskLaila-tul-QadarkinkthekmonthkofkRamadankbutkthekotherkscholarskli ekI ramahkwhokiskstudentkofkkAbdullahkbinkAbbask(Radikallahukunho)ksayskthatknig htkisk15thkofkShabaan.kTherekiskakHadithkwhichkImamkTabarik(Radikallahukunho)kwr ites:kProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaid,k FromkShabaanktokSha baanktherekiskakdecisionkmadekofkwhokiskgoingktokdie,kbekmarriedkandksomekpeople kgetkmarriedkbutktheirknameskarekwrittenkinkthekdeathkprogram.kk[TafsirkTabari,k underkSurahkDu han,kversek1kbykImamkTabari] kThisknarrationkiskI rama s,kthekotherkscholar skstatementskarekprovenkthatk15thknig htkofkShabaankiskakholyknightkbutktherekisknokdoubtkthatkAllahk(SoobhakNahukWata a la)kgiveskthekfullk nowledgektokthekAngelskinktheknightkofkLaila-tul-Qadar,kwhic hkiskinkthekmonthkofkRamadan. Ifkwekreadkallktheknarration'skregardingkLaila-tul-Qadarkandkthek15thknightkofkS habaankwekcankreachkthekconclusionkthatkthekyearlykprogramkstartedkonkthek15thkn ightkofkShabaankandkcompletedkonkLaila-tul-Qadar.kTherekmightkbekaksuspicionkask tok whykdoeskakyearkprogramkta eksoklongkfromkShabaanktokRamadan?kkThekanswerkiskA llahk nowskthekbest.kNokonekcankunderstandkforksurekthekphilosophykofkAllah skwor .kHekmadekthekworldskinksixkdays.kWhok nowskwhykHektoo ksixkdaysktokma ekthekwor lds.kTokexaminekallkofkthekabovekstatementskconsultkthesekboo s: k TafsirkTabari,kFathulkQadeerkbykQadikShaw ani,kTafsirkQurtabi,kTafsirkBagawi,kTa fsirkMazhari,kTafsirkMa ahkriyfulkQur an,kTafsirkIbnkKathir,kTafsirkZia-ul-Qur ankunde rkthekversekofkSurahkAl-kDo hankversek1ktok5 k TherekareksomekotherknarrationskthatkinformkuskaboutkthekExcellencykofkthek15thk nightkofkShabaan.k ImamkIbnkMajahkstates:k ItkisknarratedkbykAlik(Radikallahukunho)kthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimka ndkgrantkHimkpeace]kstated;k kwhenkitkiskthek15thknightkofkShabaan,kdokQiyaamkinkt heknight,kandkfastkinkthekmorning,kandkas kforkforgiveness.kkBecausekonkthatknig htkAllahkcalls:kk Isktherekanyonekwhokiskas ingkforkforgivenessksokthatkIkcankforg ivekthem,kwhokiskinkdistresskthatkIkmaykrelievekhiskdistress,kisktherekanyonekwh okneedsk(rizq)kfoodkthatkIkmaykgivekitktokhim. kkAndkthiskcontinuesktillkthekmorni ng. kkk[IbnkMajahkchapterkSalaah]k ImamkTirmidhikwrites:k AishakRadikAllahukunhaksaid:k OnkthisknightkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkg rantkHimkpeace]kwentktokJannat-ul-Baqeektokma ekdu a,kIkfollowedkhim.kThekProphetk

[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidktokme:kAllahkputskHiskattentionkt owardskthekfirstkHeaven,kandkforgivesktheksinskofkthekpeople,kevenkifktheykwerek equivalentktokthekhairskofkthekgoatskofkBunnkQalb.k(Aktribekwhokatkthektimekhadk aklotkofkgoats)kk k[kTirmidhik,kKitab-us-Siyaam] ImamkBu harikhaskobjectedkuponkoneknarratorkbutkthiskiskcompensatedkbykthekfactk thatkIbnkMajakhasknarratedkitkwithkdifferentknarrationsk(chains). AllamakDhahabi,kandkHafidhhkIbnkKathirkquotedkfromkHafidhhkAbukZurahkthatkonlyk3 0kHadithkinkIbnkMajahkarekwea .kk[Tadh aratul-kHufaadhkbykHafidhhkDha'ha'bikkand kTaree kIbnkKathirkbiographykIbnkMajah Somekotherkpeoplekhavekstatedkthatkmorekthank30kHadithkarekda eef,k(wea )kbutkthek narrationskwekhavekareknotkamongstkthosek30,kthatkiskwhykthesekHadithkcankbekuse dktoksupportkthekvaliditykofk15thkShabaanknight. EvenkImamkTirmidhi sknarrationkiskwea kbutkthiskdoesknotkbelittlektheksubject,kwhe nkitkconcernskitskmeritskandkexcellencek-ksincekwea knarrationskarekstillkaccept able.kHowever,kwekwouldkli ektokas kthosekpeoplekwhokareksokagainstkthekMidkShab aan,kwetherktheykhavekevenkakwea khadithktokdisprovekthekprayerskonkthek15thkofk Shabaan?kkInkrealityktheykhaveknoknarrationkagainstkthek15thknightkofkShabaan.kI fktherekarekanyktheykshouldkprovekit.kThosekwhokarekagainstkthek15thknightkofkSh abaankusuallyksayk Whykdokyoukcelebratekthek15thknightkofkShabaan? kThekanswerkiskwh ykdokallkofkthekSaudikArabiankscholarskcelebratekLaila-tul-Qadarkonkthek27thkofk RamadankinkHaramaink(Ma ahkandkMadinah).k DidkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkan dkgrantkHimkpeace]kandkhiskcompanions'kcelebratekthekLaila-tul-Qadarkonkthek27th kofkRamadan? kThekanswerkiskno,ktheykdidknot.kSokifkthiskiskpermittedkthek15thknig htkofkShabaankiskalsokpermittedkaskwell.k ThekAhl-Sunnahksaykthiskiskakpermissiblekact,kbutkitkisknotkakSunnah.kTherekiske noughkproofkthatkifkthekmajoritykofkthekMuslimskconsiderkitktokbekgoodkthenkitki sksufficient.kkAskthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kstated:k ThekthingkthatkgroupkofkakMuslimsksayskiskgood,kitkiskacceptedktokAllah.k [k Mish atkchapterkIhtisaam ] TwokgreatkfollowerskofkIbnkTaymiyahkandkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahhabkAlkNajdi,karek HafidhhkAbdullahkRawparikandkThanaa ullahkAmritsari,kbothkstatekthatktokworshipkon kthek15thknightkofkShabaankisknotkBid ahkandkthekpersonkwhokdoeskIbadak(Worship)ko nkthisknightkwillkobtainkrewardkforkit.kkTheknarrationskconcerningkthisknightkar ekwea kbutkthiskdoesknotkmatterksincekwea kAhadithkarekacceptablekforkvirtuouska ctions. [FatawakAhl-e-HadithkbykHafidhhkRawparikandkFatawakThanaa iyakbykThana ullahkAmritsa ri,kchapterkonkfasting] HafidhhkIbnkTayymiyakwrites: kThekexcellencykregardingkthek15thkofkShabaankiskankareakofkdisputekbetweenkthek Scholars,ksomekofkthemksaykthatktherekisknoksignificancekofkthisknight,kbutkImam kAhmedkrecogniseskthekexcellencykofkthisknight,kourkotherkHanblikScholarskalsoka greekwithkImamkAhmed.kkTherekarekAhadithkonkthisknightkbeingksignificant,ksomeko fkthemkarekfromkSunnank k(Tirmizy,kIbnkMajah)kandkthekotherkAhdeethkboo skaskwellk [IqtidahkSiratulkMustaqeemkpagek203kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyah] ThekpeoplekwhokrejectktheksignificancekofkthisknightkarguekthatkthekholykQur ankwa sknotkrevealedkonkthisknightksokthatkiskwhyktherekisknoksignificancekofkthisknig htkkItkisktruekthatkthekHolykQur ankwaskrevealedkinkRamadan,kbutktheksignificancek iskbecausekthekAhadeethkthatktellskuskboutkthekrewardkonekwillkgetkifkhe/Shekwor shippedkon15thknightkofkShabaan.kWekprayktokAllahkifkeverythingkstatedkiskcorrec

tkecceptkit,kbutkifktherekiskanykmista ekmaykAllahkforgivekus.k(Amin) EthalkAtkThawaab Tokputksimply,kEsalkekSawabkisknothingkotherkthanktokas kAllahkforkthekforgivene sskofkourksins,kandktokraisekthekspiritualkstatuskofkthekdeceased.kkThiskmaykbek achievedkthroughkvariouskpractices,ksuchkaskthekofferingkofkdu ask[supplications], ktokrecitekthekQur an,ktokofferkQurbanik[atkEidkalkAdha],kandkalso,ktokperformkakc ompulsorykHajjk[fard]konkthekbehalfkofkthekdeceased. Askthiskchapterkwillksee ktokdemonstrate,kInshkAllah,kbykusingkthekQur ankandkthek Sunnahkaskevidence,kandkbykexaminingkthekfatwawa skofkthekscholarskofkIslam,kweksh allkindeedkdiscoverkthatkthiskisknotkankinnovativekpracticek[bid a],kbutksomething kthatkhaskbeenkpracticedkbykMuslimskthroughoutkthekcenturies,kandksecondly,kwhic hkiskpermissible. EvidencekfromkthekQur an Allahk(Almighty.)khaskorderedkthekMuslimsk(believers)kthatkyoukpraykforkyourkpar entskaskfollows: O kMykLordk[Allahk(Almighty.],khavekmercykonkmykparentskli ektheykhavekboughtkmeku pkthroughkmykchildhood.k (SurahkIsra,kVersek24) Allahk(Almighty.)khaskpraisedkthosekMuslimskwhokas kforkforgivenesskofkthekdecea sed.kTheykas kforkforgivenesskinkthekfollowingkmanner: O kAllahk(Almighty.)kforgivekuskandkforgivekourkMuslimkbrotherskandksisterskwhokha vekpassedkaway. (SurahkHashir,kVersek10) Thekabovekmentionedkverseskdemonstratekthatkifkanyonekprayskonkbehalfkofkanother kperson,ktheklatterkwillkreceivekthek[spiritual]kbenefitsk-kAllahkWilling.kkThis kalsokdemonstrateskthatkifkitkwaskthekwrongkactionkAllahkwouldknotkhavekorderedk usktokpraykforkotherkpeople,knorkwouldkHekhavekstatedkthatkthosekwhokas kforkfor givenesskforkthekdeceased,kreceivekpraiseskfromkAllah. EvidencekfromkthekSunnah ImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkwritekthat: kAkmankcamektokthekProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kan dksaidk Mykmotherkhasksuddenlykdiedkandkshekdidknotkleavekkanykwill,kbutkIksuspect kthatkifkshekdidkthatkthenkshekwouldkhavektoldkmektokgiveksomethingktokcharity.k NowkifkIkofferksomethingkinkcharitykonkherkbehalf,kwillkshekkgetkthekreward? Proph etkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidk Yes .kkThenkthekmanksaid kthatkIkma ekyou,kthekProphet,kaskmykwitness,kthatkIkofferkmykgardenkfullkofkfru itsktokcharity.k (Bu harikMuslim,kChapterkAl-Wasiha) Thiskhadith,kaskcankbekclearlykread,kproveskthatktokofferkakcharitykonkbehalfkof kthekdeceasedkwillkresultkinkthekdeceasedkobtainigkakbenefit. ImamkBu harikwriteskthat: ProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]khasksaid,kThekstatusk ofkthekdeceasedkiskraised(duringktheirktimekinkthekgrave),kandkthekdeceasedkas k

Allahk(Almighty.)kwhykhaskthiskhappened,kAllahk(Almighty.)kreplieskthatkyourkson khaskprayedkforkyourkforgiveness.kkk(Al-Adab,kAl-MufidkChapterkExcellencykofkthe kParentskbykImamkBu hari) Fromkthiskparticularkhadith,kitkcankbekunderstoodkthatknotkonlykcharity,kbutkthe kofferingkofkprayersk(ma ingkduas)kandkthekgivingkofkalms,kwillkalsokbenefitkthe kdeceased. Afterkprovidingkevidencekfromkthekprimarykandksecondaryksources,kwekshallknowkmo vekontokthekevidenceskprovidedkbyksomekofkthekscholarskonkthisktopic. HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwrites: FromkthekauthentickHadith,ktherekiskevidencekpointingkoutkthatkthekdeceasedkpers onkwillkgainkrewardskfromkallkthekgoodkdeedskcarriedkoutkonkhis/herkbehalfkbykot hers.kkSomekpeoplekraisekthekobjectionkthatkakpersonkcankonlykgainkrewardkfromkt heirkownkactions,kandkreferktokthekQur ank[forkevidence].kThiskisknotkcorrect.kkFi rstly,kbecausekakMuslimkrecieveskthekrewardkofkthosekdeedskthatkhek/shekhaskneve rkdonekthemselvesk[forkexample]:kli ekAllahksayskinkthekQur ankthatkthekAngelskofk thekThronekofkAllah,kglorifykAllahkandkas kforkforgivenesskonkbehalfkofkallkthek Muslims.kkItkiskalsokevidentkfromkthekQur an:k[that]kAllahk(ThekAlmighty)korderedk ProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ktokpraykforkhiskUmmah ,ksincekhiskdu akiskthekpeacekofkmindkforkthekUmmah.kInktheksamekwaykthekd uakiskoff eredkinkthekfuneralkprayer,kalsokwhenkvisitingkthekgravekandkofferingkd uakforkthe kdeceased.k Secondly,kwek nowkthatkAllahk(Almighty.)krewardskuskthroughkthekdeedskofkotherkp eople,kwhichkarekkcarriedkoutkonkourkbehalf.kkkAnkexamplekiskwherekthekProphetkM uhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]ksaidk WheneverkakMuslimkprayskfo rkotherkMuslims,kAllahk(Almighty.)kappointskankAngelktoksaykAmin ,ki.e.,kthekangel kas skAllahk(Almighty.)kforkthekacceptancekofkthekprayer.kSometimeskAllahk(Almig hty.)kblesseskthekparticipantskofkthekfuneralkprayerkinkresponsektokthekprayerkf romkthekdeceasedkandkvicekversa.k (MujmuakAl-Fatawakvol:7,kpagek500k&kvol:24,kpagek367)kPublishedkbykHafidhhkIbn-e -TaymiyyahkinkSaudikArabia HafidhhkIbnkQayyamkwrites:IfkakMuslimkreciteskQur an,kperformskHajj,kofferskdu a,kgiveskinkcharitykonkthekbehal fkofkthekdeceased,kthenkthekdeceasedkgetskthekbenefitskofkit.kSomekinnovatorsksa ykthatkthekdeceasedkdoknotkgetkanyksuchkreward,kwhichkiskwrongkaccordingktokthek authentickHadith.kThekproofkiskinkthekQur ankthatkAllahk(Almighty.)khaskpraisedkth osekwhokas kforkforgivenesskforktheirkMuslimkbrothers.kAuthentickHadithkproveskt hatkProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]krepliedktokakques tionksayingkthatktokofferkalmskonkbehalfkofkakdeceasedkpersonkearnskbenefit.kSom ekindividualsksuspectkthatkthekearlierkMuslimskdidknotkdokEsal-e-Sawab.kThiskisk becausekofktheirkownkignorancekorklac kofk nowledge.kThekearlierkMuslimskdidknot kdokthesektokshowkoff.kThekProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkp eace]khimselfkgavekpermissionktokofferkAlms,ksokitkiskrightktoksaykthatkEsal-e-S awabkiskright.kkkThekayahkinkthekQur ankwhichkstateskthatkonlykthekownkdeedskarekr ewarded,kmeanskthatkhekiskrighteousktokgetkrewarded,kwhichkmeanskthatkhekiskrigh teousktokreceivekreward,kbutkakpresentkfromksomeonekelsekiskalsokrewardedktokthe kdeceasedkbykAllahk(Almighty.). (Kitab-ur-Rooh;kbykHafidhhkIbn-ul-QayyamkChapterk16) QadikShaw anikwrites: AccordingktokthekSunnikfaith,kakdeceasedkreceiveskrewardskfromkotherskpraying,kp

erformingkHajj,kofferingkAlms,kbutkthek Mutazala kkrefusektokacceptkthis.kifkitkiskw rongktokofferkthesektokthekdeceased,kthenkIslamkwouldknotkhavekallowedkusktoksay k Salaam k(peacekbektokyou)ktokthekdeceasedkwhenkvisitingkorkenteringkthekgraveyards .kkk(Nal-Al-Autar,kchapter:kJanaizkbykQadikShaw ani). ThesekabovekreferenceskprovekourkargumentkforkEsal-e-Swabkandkthatktheksuspicion kthatkpeoplekharbourkinkthatkitkhasknokbasiskinkeitherkthekQur ankorkthekSunnah,ki sknotktrue. OriginskandkDevelopment ThekoriginkofkEsal-e-SwabkiskinkthekQur ankbutkitkiskcarriedkoutkinkdifferentkmann erkinkdifferentkcommunities.kForkexample,ktokpreachkIslamktokinvitekothersktokth ekDeenkiskprovenkbutkthekmethodskarekdifferentkforkdifferentksituations.kForkexa mplekIslamickcircleskarekheldkonkSaturday skorkSunday sksomekbutkitkisknotkmentioned kinkthekQur ankorkHadithkthatktheykshouldkbekheldkonkthesekevenings.kInktheksamekw ay,kthekoriginkofkEsal-e-SwabkiskinkthekQur ankandkHadithkandktokcallkitkankinnova tionkisknotkright.kkNowkwekwillkdiscusskakfewkthingskconcerningkwithkEsal-e-Swab ktokwhichkaccordingktoksomekpeoplekare,kinnovations 1) Whenkakpersonkdies,kMuslimskofferkAlms,k Sadaqa ,konkhiskbehalfkandkpraykink congregation.kInkthesekgatheringskIslamickteachingskarekpreached;kThiskserveskas kakwayktokpreachkorkspreadkIslam.Throughkthesekgatherings,kthekdeceasedkreceivek benefitkbecausekMuslimskpraykforkhis/herkfogivenesskandkotherskgetk nowledgekofk Islam.kThekpoorkgetkbenefitkfromkthesekAlmskorkcharity.kAskyoukcankseekifkyouklo o katkitkfromkanykangle,kitkisknotkankinnovation.k 2) Somekpeoplekraisekthekquestionkthatkakdaykshouldknotkbekfixedkforkthis,k inkthatkfixingksuchkakdaykisk Haram kinkIslam.kThekanswerktokthiskquestionkiskthatk fi xingkakday kiskHaram,kEsalkeksawaabkwillkbekharaamkifkitkisksaidkthatkoutsidekofkt hiskdaykitkwillknotkbekEsal-e-Sawab,k(li ekQurbani,kHajjkandkSalaahktimeskarekfi xed),kbutkEsal-e-Sawabkonkakfixedkdaykiskjustkforkconveniencekofkrelativeskandkf riendskfork Du a .kLi ekanykIslamickconference,kthekdatekofkitkiskfixedkinkadvance.kAl ternatively,kli ekSalaahk Jamat ktimekiskunli ekfixed.kNokonekcankbecomekankinnovato rkbecausekofkthis.kinktheksamekway,ktokfixkakdaykfork Du a kforkthekdeceasedkisknotkan kinnovation. InkIslamkiskitkpermissiblekforkakpersonktokfixkaktime,korkdatekforkvoluntaryk(Na fal)kprayer? ImamkBu harikwriteskonekdaykafterkthekFajarkprayer,kthekProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAl lahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kas edkBilalk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhi mkpeace],ktellkmekwhatkgoodkdeedskyoukdokbecausekIkheardkyourkfootkstepskinkJann at.kBilalkrepliedkthekonlykthingkIkdokiskafterkIkma ekWudukIkpraykNafalkhowkmuch kAllahk(Almighty.)kwillskmektokdo.k (Bu hari:kChapterkofkSalaah) HafidhhkAsqalanikwriteskinkhiskcommentarykonkthiskHadith.kWekcankunderstandkfrom kthiskHadithkthatkitkiskpermissiblekforkakpersonktokfixkaktimekforkhis/herkvolun tarykprayer.k (Fath-ul-BarikBoo kofkSalaah) Therekiskakprayerk(Du a)ksaidkforkthekdeceasedkforkthiskwekcankfixkaktimekthatksui tskourkself.kWekcankgivekcharitykforkthem,k eepkfastkforkthemkandkalsokwekcankge tktogetherkandkreadkQur ankforkthem.kForkthekpeoplekwhokgetktogetherkandkreadkQur an ,kwekcouldkbekhospitiblekbykprovidingkforkthemkbykgivingkkfoodkandkdrin .kThiski skallkdonekwithkthekintentionkofkSawabk(blessings).kForkexample,kwhenkIslamickci rcleskarekheld,ktherekarekusuallykrefreshmentskheldkafterkandkthiskiskcarriedkou

tkwithkthekintentionkofkblessings.kThiskiskonekwaykofkdoingkEsal-e-Sawab.kTherek arekmanykotherkwayskofkdoingkEsal-e-Sawab.kOnekofkthemkiskurs. Urs Urs,kiskdonekannuallykforkaksaintkbykhiskdisciplesk(Mureeds).kTheykholdkthiskUrs kinkthekmosqueknearkthekgravekofktheksaint.kTheykrecitekthekQur ankandkvariousksch olarskgiveklectureskonkdifferentktopicskofkIslam.kThekaudiencekarekallowedktokqu estionkthekscholarskonkanythingktheykwish.kAtkthekendkakdu akisksaidkandkthenkhosp italitykiskdonekforkthekpeople.kThekhospitalitykisksolelykdonekforkthekblessings .kkk Somekpeoplekconsiderkthiskankinnovationk(bidah)kandkregardkitktokbekforbiddenk(h aram).kTheykobjectktokthiskandkas kquestionsksuchkask Whykoncekakyear? kThekotherkob jectionktheykhavektowardskthiskiskthatkthekProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhim kandkgrantkhimkpeace]kcurseskthosekwhokbuildkmosqueskonkthekgrave.kTherefore,kth ekobjectionktheykholdkiskthatkifkakmosquekisknotkallowedktokbekbuiltkonkthekgrav es,khowkcankwekholdkakgatheringksuchkaskurskthere.kThekanswerktokthekfirstkquest ionkregardingk Whykoncekakyear? kis: ImamkTabari,kHafidhh-Ibn-KathirkandkQurtabikwrite: kThekProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kusedktokgoktokth ekgraveskofkthekmartyrskofkUhdkoncekakyearkandkalsokrecitekthekversekofkthekHoly kQur ankonkexcellencekofkpatience.kThekProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkg rantkhimkpeace]kusedktokpraykforkthem.kWhenkthekbelovedkProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAl lahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kpassedkawaykhimself,kthekKhalifs,kAbu-Ba rk[M aykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace],kkUmark[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhi mkpeace],kkUsmank[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kandkkAlik[MaykAllahkb lesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kusedktokdoktheksamekthing.k [TafsirkTabari,kTafsirkIbn-KathirkandkTafsirkQurtabikbykImamkTabari,kHafidhhkIbn -Kathir.kImamkQurtabikcommentarykofkSurahkRa dkVersek20.] Fromkallkthiskwekcankconcludekorkunderstandkthatkgoingktokthekgravekofkaksaintko ncekakyearkiskpermissiblekandkisknotkankinnovationk(bidah).kAlsoktoklecturekinka kgatheringkiskjustkanotherkwaykofkdoingkDawahk(wor kpropagatingkIslam).k Askforkthekanswerktoktheksecondkquestion.kTokbuildkakmosquekonkthekgrave.kThekme aningkofkthekHadithkisknotktokprostratektokthekgrave.kTherekiskproofkinkthekQur an kofkbuildingkakmosquekforksaintsknearkthekgrave. AllahksayskinkthekQur ankk Theyksaid,kbuildkoverktheirkcavekanykbuilding.kTheirklordk nowskwellkaboutkthem. kThosekwhokprevailedkinktheirkaffairksaid,kwekswearkthatkwekshallkerectkoverkthe mkakkmosque. kk(SurahkAl-Kahaf-Vk21) k ImamkTabari,kHafidhh-Ibn-KathirkandkImamkQurtabikwrites: kWhenkthekpeoplekofkthekcavekwentkintokthekcave,ksomekpeopleksaid,kwhokwerekclos ektokthekentrancekofkthekcave,kbuildkakmosqueksokwekcankworshipkAllahk(THEkALMIG HTY)kThekpeoplekwhoksaidkthiskwerekMuslims.k [TafsirkTabari,kTafsirkIbn-KathirkSurahkKahfkVersek21]

Therefore,kfromkthiskwekcankprovekthatkbuildingkakmosqueknearkthekgravekofkakpio uskpersonkiskpermissible.k HafidhhkAsqalanikwrites: kIfkakpersonkbuiltkakmosqueknearkthekgraveskofkpiouskpeople,kandkthatkperson skint entionkisksolelykforkthekblessingskofkAllahk(Almighty.),kandkatkthektimekofkpray er,knotktokprostratekorkfacekthekgrave,kitkiskpermissablektokbuildkakmosqueknear kthekgravekofkaksaintkandkisknotkforbidden.k [Fath-ul-Bari,kChapterkofkMasajid] FromkthekabovekwekcankunderstandkthektruekmeaningkofkthekHadithkwhichkpointskout knotktokprostratektokthekgraves.kItkdoesknotkmeanknotktokbuildkakmosqueknearkthe kgraves.kItkbasicallykmeansknotktokfacekthekgraveskwhilstkpraying. ImamkTabarikandkHafidhh-Ibn-Kathirkwrite,kinkthek88thkyearkofkHijra,kthekroomkof kAishak[MaykAllahkblesskHerkandkGrantkHerkpeace]kwherektherekarekgraveskofkthekP rophetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kAbu-Ba rk[MaykAllahkbl esskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kandkkUmark[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace] kwerekjoinedktokthekmosquekofkthekProphetkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgran tkhimkpeace].k(TareehkTabarikandkTareehkHafidhhkIbn-Kathir,kChapterkofkGovernmen tk(Valid-Ibn-Abdul-Mali kbykImamkTabarikandkHafidhhkIbn-Kathir) Atkthektimekofkthis,ksomekcompanionskandkstudentsk(Tabeen)kwerekalivekandksincek then,knokonekhaskobjectedktokthis,kwhichkmeanskitkiskallowedktokhavekakmosquekne arkthekgrave. Somekpeoplekassertkthatkitkisknotkallowedktokvisitkthekgravekwithkthatkthekinten tionkthatksomeonekwantsktokseekthekgrave.kWekahleksunnahksaykthatkitkiskrightkto kgokandkvisitkthekgravekwithkthekintentionkthatkyoukarekgoingktokseekthekgrave.k Thekevidencekiskaskfollows. QadikShaw anikwriteskthat: AfterkthekProphet sk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kdeath,kBilalksettled kinkSyria.kHekhadkakdreamkwherekheksawkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgran tkhimkpeace)kandkthekProphetksaidkwhatk indkofkfriendkarekyoukthatkyoukdoknotkco mekandkvisitkmykgrave?kTheknextkmorning,kBilalkmadekakjourneyktokMadinaktokseekt hekProphet sk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kgrave.kAtkthatktimekthekcom panionskwerekalivekandktheykdidknotkobjectktokthis.kThisknarrationkiskauthentic. k [NalklulkAutarkchapkonkHajjkbykQadikShaw ani].kkk Vows Somekpeoplekma ekfalsekaccusation,kthatkAhl-us-Sunnahkwa lkJamakinkma ingkvowsktok piouskpeoplek(AnbiyaakandkAwliyaa),kbutkthekAhl-us-Sunnahkma ekvowskonlykforkAll ahkandknokonekelse.kVowkiskworship.kWekbelievekthatkifksomeonekworshipsksomethin gkotherkthankAllahkhekiskakMushri ,kandkakKafir,kthatkis,kaknon-believer. k Thenkthekfollowingkquestionkiskraised:kkWhatkiskthekmeaningkwhenkthekAhl-us-Sunn ahkJamaatkgoktokthekkgraveskofkthekpiouskandkma ekVowsktokthem? WhenkthekAhl-Sunnah-wa lkJamakma eskVowskli ekthisktokAllahktheykdokitkinkthekfoll owingkmanner.k OkAllah,kifkYoukma ekourksic kpeoplekbetter,kwekwillkfeedktenkpoork people,kandkthekSawaabk(Deeds)kfromkitkwekwillkgivektoksokandksokpiouskperson .kSo metimeskthekpersonkma eskakVowktokAllahkandkthenkslaughterskaksheepkandkgiveskth ekmeatktokthekpoorkandkthenkma eskDu akthatkthekSawaabkfromkthiskgoesktokpiouskpeo plekwhokhavekpassedkaway.

SomekpeopleksaykthatkthiskiskKufrkandkShir .k MuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahhabkNajdikwrote:k 'VowskiskKufrkforkthekpious'.(Kashf-al-ShubhatkChapterkonkVowskbykShay hkNajdi) kkHekdidknotkdifferentiatekthekVowskofkworshipkandkthekVowskofkgift.kThekVowskof kthekpiouskmeankthekgiftkofkSawaabk(Deeds)knotkVowskofkworshipkthatkcankonlykbek forkAllah. ImamkAhmadkRad akwrites: kWhenkwekslaughterkankanimalkforkAqiqah,kthekslaughteringkofkthekanimalkiskforkA llahkandkthekmeatkiskforkthekpeople.kOrkwhenkwekhavekvisitorskwekslaughterkthekl amb,kcow,kchic en,ketc.kWekdokitknotkforkworshipkbutkforkthekhospitalitykofkthek visitors.kkSokinktheksamekwaykwhenkakpersonkgoesktokthekpiouskgraveskorkslaughte rkankanimal,kthekintentionkiskforkthekmeatktokbekgivenktokthekpoorkandkthekSawaa bktokgoktokthekpiouskgrave.kWekcannotkthin kthatkanykMuslimkcankma ekVowskaskwor shipkforkanykpiouskpersonkorkslaughterkanimalsktokrespectkandkworshipkofkthekpio us.kButkifksomebodykdoeskitkwithkthekintentionkofkworshipktherekisknokdoubtkthat khekiskaknonk-Muslim.kkk [FatawakRadhaviyyaa,kbykMoulanakAhmadkRazakKhankRahmatullah,kFatawakShaami,kFata wakAalamkGhiri,kchapterkofkVows] SomekpeoplekhavekraisedkthekquestionkthatkiskitkBid ahktokreadkthekQur ankandksaykDu a konkfoodkduringkankEsal-e-Sawaabkgathering. Therekarekcertainkaspectsktokthekabovekquestion.kFirstlykwekbelievekthatkthekfoo dkisknotkpartkofkthekEsal-e-Sawaabkgathering.kImamkAhmadkRazakQaadrikwrites: IfksomeonekputskfoodkbeforekankEsal-e-Sawaabkmeetingkandkhekhaskthekintentionkof kreadingkQur ankandkdu akonkit,kthenkthiskiskallowed.kIfksomeonekstateskthatkthekdec easedkcannotkgetksawaabkbecausektherekisknokfoodkinkthekEsal-e-Sawaabkthenktheyk arekwrong.k(FatawakRadawiyahkChapterkonkJanaza) Secondly,kwekcannotksaykthatkhavingkfoodkbeforekthekEsal-e-Sawaabkgatheringkiskb id ah,kaskProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kputkfood,kmil kandkwat erkinkfrontkofkhim,kandkthenkhekdidkdu akandkreadksomethingkonkthekfood.k HafidhhkIbn-Kathirkwritesk: kOnekdaykProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskinvitedktoksomeon e skhouse.kProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kacceptedkthekinvitati onkandkhekboughtkaklotkofkcompanionskwithkhimktokthekhouse.kTherekwaskakveryksho rtkamountkofkfoodkforkthekpeople.kThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHim kpeace]ksaidktokbringkthekfoodkout.kProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkp eace]kreadkwhateverkAllahkwantedkonkthekfoodkandkdu akwaskalsokdonekonkthekfoodkan dkthekfoodkwaskgivenktokthekpeople.kAfterkthekpeoplekhadkeatenkthekfood,ktherekw askstillktheksamekamountkofkfoodkleftkaskitkwaskbeforekthekpeoplekstartedktokeat .k (Taree hkIbnkKathirk&kSiraatkunkNabikChapterkofkMujizat) FromkthisknarrationkitkproveskthatktokdokDu akonkfoodkisknotkankInnovationkbutkitk iskSunnahkandkiskonlykdonekforkthekpurposekofkBara ahk[blessing]kandksokthekfood kdoesknotkbekshort.k ThekmeaningkofkEsal-e-SawaabkgatheringskisktokspreadkIslamkandkteachkIslamkandkt

okofferkfoodktokthekpeoplekwhokjoinkthekgatheringkisknotkbid ah.k (TafsirkIbnkKathir,kSurahkAl-Shuara,kunderkversek214) Hafidhh-Ibn-Kathirkwrites: WhenkAllahkAlmightykrevealedkthiskversekofkthekQur ankwhichkstatesk kOkBeloved,kwarn kyourknearestkKinsmen ,kthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaid ktokAlik OkAli,ksacrificekakgoatkandkcoo kthatkmeatkandkbringkmil kandkfruitkwithk thekcoo edktokmykhousekforkakparty .kkkAtkthekparty,kMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhim kandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidk IkamkakProphetkofkAllah,kIkhavekbeenksentktokguidekyou ktokthekrightkpath,ksokbecomekakMuslim .kWhenkthekfamilykheardkthis,ktheykstartedk toklaughkandktheykleftkthekhouse.kThiskhappenedkforkthreekdayskcontinuously.k [TafsirkIbnkKathir,kSurahkAl-Shuara,kunderkversek214] Fromkthekabovekreferenceskitkiskclearkthat,ktokpreparekfoodkforkblessingskiskall owedkandktokholdkthekgatheringskforkthekspreadkandkteachingkofkIslamkandktokinvi tekpeoplektokeatkthekblessedkfoodkisknotkbid ah. Inkourktimeskespeciallykinkthekwesternkcountries,kMuslimskhavekbecomekveryklazyk andktheykdoknotkattendkthekMosquektokperformkSalaah.kTherefore,kitkiskgoodktokor ganisekakgatheringkandktokpreparekfoodkforkthekgatheringkandktokinvitekMuslimska ndkofferkthemkfoodkandktokteachkaboutkIslamkandktheirkduties.kThekpeoplekwhokcar rykoutkthiskjobkarekthekpraiseablekpeoplekbecausektheykarekspendingktheirkmoneyk andktimekinkAllahkAlmighty skway.kTheirkintentionkisktokpleasekAllahkAlmightykandk itkiskveryksurprisingkthatkpeopleksaykthatkthiskiskbid ahkandkyoukwillkgetkbadkdee dskifkyoukdokthiskandkthiskiskakwastekofkmoney.kWekpraykforkallkthekMuslimskwhok havekpassedkawaykforktheirkforgivenesskandkwekalsokpraykforkthosekpeoplekwhokorg anisekdifferentk indskofkgatheringsktokguidekandkremindkMuslimskforktheirkduties kandkwekalsokprayktokAllahkAlmightykthatkmaykHekacceptkandkrewardkthiskwor .k(Am in)

Tabarru kmeanskblessed.kInkspecialkterms,kitkmeansktokobtainkblessingkfromkthekp ious.kThiskiskpermissible,kbutktherekareksomekpeoplekwhoksay:ktokobtainkblessing kfromkthekpiouskorktheirkpossesingskisknotkpermissiblekandkifkoneksayskitkiskper missible,khekiskleadingkthekpeoplekintokthekwaykofkshir .kWekthekAhlekSunnahksay ,kitkiskprovedkfromkthekSunnahkandkQur ankthatkthiskiskpermissiblekandktokcallkitk KufrkandkShir kisknotkacceptable. ProofkfromkthekQur an AllahkAlmightyksayskinkthekQur an,k AndktheirkProphetksaidktokthem:k theksignkofkhisk ingshipkiskthatktherekwouldkcomek tokyoukankar kinkwhichktherekisktranquilitykofkheartskfromkyourkLord,kandktherek areksomethingkleftkonkthekrelicskofkthekrespectablekMusakandkthekrespectablekHar oon,kthekangelskraisingkitkwouldkbring.kNokdoubt,kinkitktherekiskgreatksignkfork youkifkyoukbelieve .k(SurahkAlkBaqarahkkVersek248).k HafidhhkibnkKathirkandkQadikShaw anikwrite: kInkthekboxktherekwaskMusakandkHaroon skclothes,kMusa akstic ,kandkpieceskofkthekOld kTestamentkandksomekthingskofkthekpreviouskProphets,kwhichkhadktouchedktheirkbod ies.kWhenkBanikIsra ilkwentktokwar,ktheyktoo kthatkboxkwithkthemkandktheykusedktok win.k

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[TafsirkibnkKathirkandkTafsirkFathulkQadirkbykHafidhhkibnkKathirkandkQadikShaw a ni]k Fromkthekabove,kitkhaskbeenkprovedkthatkitkiskpermissiblektok eepkthekpossession skofkthekpiouskforkblessings.k Proofkfromkthekhadith ImamkMuslimkwrites: kThekCompanionskofkthekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kusedktokgetkblessing skfromkhim.kAtkonektimekourkProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kperformedkwuduk withksomekwater.kkWhenkhekleft,kBilalk(RadikAllahokanhu)kcamekandksawkthekleftko verkwaterkhektoo kthekwaterkfromkthekhousekandkbroughtkitkoutside.kThekCompanion sktoo kthekwaterkandkbeganktokwipekitkallkoverktheirkbodies.kThekotherkpeoplekwh okwerekbehindkwereknotkablektokgetkanykwaterkbeganktokwipekthekwaterkfromkthekCo mpanionskhandskandkwipedkitkonkthemselves.kInkthiskwaykeveryonekgotkthekblessing skfromkthekwaterkthatkthekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kdidkwudukwith.kkk [MuslimkShareef,kchapterkofkSalaah]k ImamkMuslimkwrites: kThekpeoplekofkMadinahkusedktokta ektubskofkwaterktokthekProphetk(Sallallahuk alai hikwaksallam.)kThekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kusedktokdipkhiskhandkink thekwaterkandkthekpeoplekusedktokta ekthektubskbac k(tokgetkblessingskfromkthekw ater)kk[MuslimkSahreefkchapkFada il]

HafidhhkibnkKathirkwrites: kOncekakbarberkcutkthekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam s)khair.kThekProphetk(S allallahuk alaihikwaksallams)kCompanionskwerektherekaskwell,kwhenkthekProphetk(Sal lallahuk alaihikwaksallams)khairkusedktokdrop,kthekcompanionskusedktokcatchkthekha irktokpreventkitkfromkdroppingkontokthekground,kwhichktheyk eptkaskTabarru .kkkk [MuslimkShareef,kchapterkofkFada il,kTaree h,kIbn-e-Kathir,kchapter,kHajjkofkProph etk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam]k ImamkMuslimkwrites: kOncekthekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kwentktokUmmaykSalma skhouse.kWhilek inkherkhousekhekwentktoksleep.kWhilekhekwasksleepingkhekbeganktoksweat.kUmmaykSa lmakgotkaksmallkbottlekandkbeganktokcatchkandkcollectktheksweatkofkthekProphetkS allallahuk alaihikwaksallam.kWhenkthekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kawo ekh ekas edkherkwhatkshekwaskdoing.kShekreplied,kIkamkcollectingkyourksweatkandkhope kthatkmykchildrenkwillkgetkblessingskfromkthis,kProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksal lam)ksaid:k whateverkyoukhavekhopedkiskright. kkk [MuslimkShareef,kchapterkFada il] ImamkMuslimkwrites: k kOncekSuhailkRadiAllahokunhokgavekthekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)ksomek waterkinkakgoblet.kThekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kdran ksomekwaterkfro mkthekgoblet.kWhenkthekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)khadkfinishedkdrin in g,kSohailkRadikAllahokunhok eptkthekgobletkaskTabarru .kWhenkthekChaliphkUmmarkb inkAbdulkAzizkas edkhimktokgivekthekgobletktokhim.kSohailkRadikAllahokunhokgavek thekgobletktokUmmarkbinkAbdulkAzizkandkhek eptkit.k(Tabarru )kk[SahihkMuslimkcha pterkKitab-ul-Ashriba]

ImamkMuslimkwrites: kkAsmakRadikAllahokunhakhadkakgownkofkthekProphetkksallAllahuk alaihikwaksallam.kS ic kpeoplekusedktokcomektokkAsmakRadikAllahokunhakandkshekusedktokdippkthekgownk inkthekwater.kShekwouldkthenkta ekthekgownkoutkandkgiveksomekofkthekwaterkforkth eksic ktokdrin kaskTabarru .kk [MuslimkShareef,kKitab-ul-Labaas]k ImamkBu harikwrites: ThekProphetkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallamkhadkaklargekpiecekofkcloth.kAkpersonkcame ktokthekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kandkas ed:kkIfkhekcouldkhavekthekcl othk'ThekProphetkSallallahuk alaihikwaksallamkgavekhimkthekcloth.kPeoplekas edkthe kindividual,k'whykdidkyoukta ekthekcloth,kwhenkthekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwak sallam)kli edkwearingkthis'.kThekindividualkreplied:kthatkhekwasknotkgoingktokwe arkthekcloth.kHeksaidkthat:kk'WhenkIkdiekIkwantktokbekburiedkinkthiskclothkaskit kiskblessed'kWhenkthekpersonkdiedkhekwaskburiedkinkthekcloth.kkk [Bu hari,kKitab-ul-LabaaskandkKitab-ul-Janaais] kImamkBu harikwrites: UmmarkRadi-Allahu-unhukas edkAishakRadikallhokunhakifkhekcouldkbekburiedknextkto kwherekAbukBa rkRadi-Allahu-unhukandkthekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)kwe rekburied.kShekallowedkhimktokbekburiedkthere.kkUmmarkRadikallhuksaid:kk'Thiskis kmorekvaluablektokmekthankanythingkonkearth.'kkk" [Bu hari,kKitab-ul-Janaais] ThisknarrationkproveskthatktokgetkTabarru kfromkthekgravekofkthekProphetk(Sallal lahuk alaihikwaksallam)kiskpermitted.k

HafidhhkibnkKathirkwrites: kKhalidkbinkWaleedkRadi-Allahu-unhukhadkakhat.kInkthekhatkhekputktwokofkthekProp het skSallallahuk alaihikwaksallamskhair.kOncekhekwaskinkthekbattlekofkYarmou .kThek battlekgotkveryktense.kkKhalid skhatkdroppedkontokthekground.kHekgotkoffkhiskhorse kandkpic edkupkthekhat.kAfterkthekwarkakpersonksaidktokKhalidkbinkWaleed:kk'Youk hadkakcheapkhatkandktokpic kitkupkduringkakwarkisknotkakwisekthingktokdo'.kkKhal idkreplied:kk'InkthatkhatkIkhadkthekProphet sk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam)skhair,k thekblessingkfromkthatkhairkgiveskmekkvictorykinkeverykwar.kkk [Taree hkIbn-KathirkChapter,kDeathkofkKhalidkbinkWaleed] HafidhhkibnkKathirkwrites: kMu awiyahkhadkthekProphet skSallallahuk alaihikwaksallam sknailskandkhair.kHeksaid:k'Wh enkIkdie,kcankyoukburyktheknailskandkhairkwithkmekinkmykgrave.'kkkk [Taree hkIbnkKathir,kchapter,kDeathkofkkMu awiyah] kUmmarkBinkAbdulkAzizkhadkthekProphetk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam s)khair.kHeksaid :k'WhenkIkdiekburykmekwithkthekhairkinkmykgrave.'kkk [TabaqatkIbnkSa ad,kChapter,kDeathkofkUmmarkbinkAbdulkAziz] HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkstates: kImamkAhmedkIbnkHanbalkRahmatulahkwaskas edkk IskitkpermittedktokdokMasakofkMimber kofkProphetkk(Sallallahuk alaihikwaksallam),ktoktouchkthekMimberkforkblessing.kHek repliedk Yeskitkiskpermitted .kkAbdullahkIbnkUmmar,kSa eedkIbn-ul-Musayyid,kYahyakbink Sa eed,kandkotherkgreatkScholarskofkMadinahkusedktokdokMasakofkthekMimber.kkk [IqtidatkSirratalkMustaqeemkpagek203]

HafidhhkAsqalaniksays: FromkthekgravekofkImamkBu harikcomeskakbeautifulksmellkofkfragrance,ktherekarekp illarskbuiltkaroundkthekgravekandkwhenkpeoplekgoktherektheykta ekaksmallkamountk ofkclaykfromkit.k(Tabarru )kk [Fat-hul-barikbykHafidhhkAs-qalanikbiographykofkImamkBu hari] HafidhhkIbnkKathirksay s: kWhenkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkpassedkawayksomekpeoplekcamekandkgatheredkaroundkhim kandksatkclosektokhiskbodyktokobtainkblessingkfromkhim.kkAlsokakgroupkofkwomenkc amekandkthekwaterkthatkwaskleftkoverkafterkbathingkhimktheykdran ktokgetkblessin gkfromkitkaskTabarru .kkThekleftkoverkleaveskofkaktreekwhichkwerekalsokusedkinkb athingkhim,kwerekdistributedkamongkthemselveskforkthekpurposekofkTabarru .kkWhat everktouchedkhiskbody,kli ekforkexamplekhand erchief,kscarfkwhichkhekusedkwearkr oundkhisknec ,kwasksoldkforkaklargekamountkofkmoney,ktoksomeonektok eepkaskTabar ru .kkPeoplekusedktokcomekdaykandknightktokhiskgrave,kandksomekpeoplekusektokeve nkspendktheknightkthere'.kkk[Taree kIbnkKathirkchapkdeathkofkIbnkTaymiya] Ifkfromkthekclotheskorkfromkthekwaterkwhichkiskleftkoverkfromktouchingkhiskbodyk orkbyksittingkclosektokHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyakyoukmaykobtainkblessing,kthenkhowkca nkitkbekwrongktokgetkblessingkfromkthekotherkpiouskpeoplekofkAllah.kkOrkhowkcank thatkbekcalledkBid ahkorkgokevenkaskfarkaskcallingksomeonekMushri kforkdoingkthat. k OnekClarification Somekpeoplekassert,kthatktherekisknokbenefitk(blessings)kinkitemskpossessedkbyko urkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),ki.e.kclothes,khair,kandkna ils.kThosekwhokdoubtknarratekAhadithkinkwhichkourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimka ndkgrantkhimkpeace)kgavekakshirtktokAbdulahkBinkUbaykaskTabarur ,kwhichkhadknoke ffectkforkhiskforgiveness. k ThekanswerktokthiskiskthatkankunbelieverkorkakMunafiqk(hypocrite)kwillkgainknokb enefitkfromkourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace) skTabarru .kkAbd ullahkBinkUbaidkwaskthekleaderkofkthekMunafiqeenksokhowkcankhekgainkblessingskfr omkthekshirt.kkYes,kakbeliever,ksuchkaskthekcompanionskdidkbenefit,kaskmentioned kpreviously.kTheyk eptkitemsksuchkas,kshirts,khair,knails,kandkclothes.kSomekeve nkas edktokbekburiedkwithkthesekitems. Theksecondkanswerktokthis,kquestionkaskprovidedkbykHafidhhkIbnkKathir,kis: TherekiskaknarrationkfromkthekSalafkthatkthekshirtkwhichkourkProphe,k(MaykAllahk blesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),kgavekwasknotkforkTabarru .kThiskwaskbecausekthek MunafiqkgavekakshirtktokourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)sku ncle,kAbbask(R.adiallakhukanhu),kinkreturnkourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandk grantkhimkpeace)konlykrepaidkhim.kk k[TafsirkIbnkKathir,kunderkSurahkToba'hkversek82kbykHafidhhkAsqalani]. AkfurtherkdoubtkbykthosekwhokdisbelievekinkTabarru kkiskwithkregardsktokthektree kwherekthekcompanionskpledgedktheirkallegiancek(bay a)ktokourkProphetk(MaykAllahkb lesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace).kkUmark(Radiallkhukanhu)ksawkthatkthekpeoplekwould kgoktokthektreektokgainkTabur .kSokhekhadkthektreekcut,kfromkthisktheykclaimktha tkTabarru kisknotkpermissible. WheneverkwekmentionkourkviewskonkIslamickissuesk(suchkaskthosekdescribedkinkthis kboo )kwekarektheksamekpeoplektokloo kinkeitherkofkthesekboo skandkshowkuskwhere kthekabovekmentionedknarration skarekmentionedkregardingkkkUmark(Radiallkhukanhu)k

orderedkthektreektokbekcutkdown. Considerkthekfollowingk: 1) InkImamkBu hari skversion;kheksayskthatkSa eedkBinkMusayibksaid:kk MykFatherkt oldkmekwhenkhekwentktokloo kforkthektreekofkBay a,kheksaidkhekcouldknotkrecognizek thekplacekwherekitkwaskandkhadkforgottenkthekexactkplacekwherekitkwas. k(Itkhadkdi sappeared.)k [Bu harikchapterkHukdaibiyya] 2)kTariqkBinkAbdullahksays:kk'Iksawkonektribektherekwhokwerekperformingktheirkpr ayers'. 3) InktheklastkmomentskofkJabirkBinkAbdullahkhekhadklostkhisksightkhekusekt oksay:k'IfkIkcouldkseektodaykIkwouldkshowkyoukwherekthektreekwas,kwherekthekProp hetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kreceivedkthekBa yakofkthekcompanions . kkk 4) [Bu harikkchap,Al-Magazi]kk Thekabovekmentionedknarrationkabovekprovekthat:k 1)kThektreekwasknotkcut,kbutkvanished.k 2)kThekcompanionsk newkwherekthektreekwaskli ekJabbirkBinkAbdullah. 3)kTa'beainkwouldkgoktherektokperformkkSalaah. 5) FromktheknarrationkinkBu harikwekcanksayknokonekwaskstoppedktokgokthere. kkHafidhhkIbnkHajarkAsqalaniksayskinkthekcommentry:k Somekpeoplekforgotkwherekthis kplacekwaskli ekSa eedkBinkAl-Musayib skFather,kandksomek newkwherekitkwaskli ekJabi rkBinkAbdullah .kk 6) [Fathulkbari,kchapterkBay'akkRidwan].kkkk SayidkMaududikwriteskthatkImamkTabariksaid:kk DuringkthekperiodkofkUmark(Radiallkhukanhu s)kKhalifet,khekwentkforkpilgrimage,kwh enkhekpassedkHudaiba'khekas ed:kk Wherekiskthektreekunderkwhichkthekbay aktoo kplace ? kAkpersonkreplied:kk'Thiskone .kSomeoneksaid:k'Thiskone .kUmark(Radiallkhukanhu)ksai d:k Forgetkthekinconvenience .kkk [TafsirkTafhemulkQur ankSurahkFata hkunderkversek18kbykSayyidkMaududi].kk ThiskmustkbekthekreasonkwhykHafidhhkIbnkKathirkhasknotkmentionedktheknarrationka boutkthekcuttingkofkthektreekinkTafsir,kTaree h,kandknotkevenkinkSirat-unkNabi. ThekevidencekabovekproveskthatkitkiskpermittedktokgetkTabarru kfromkthekpiouskpe oplekandktheirkthingskinktheirklifekandkafterkdeath.kThekAhl-us-Sunnah skbeliefkis kbasedkuponkthekabovekevidence.kHoweverktherekarekmanykmoreksimilarkeventskprovi ngkthekpermissibilitykofkTabarru .k ThekpeoplekwhoksaykthatkitkiskShir /KufrktokbelievekinkTaburru kshouldkhavekproo fkfromkthekeitherkthekQur ankorkSunnah.kTherekisknokHadithkthatkproveskthatktokget kTabarru kfromkthekpiouskiskforbidden. Ta`weezk(AmuletkorkCharm) ThekdefenitionkofkakTa weezkisksimplyk akwrittenkDu'a, kwhichkiskfromkthekQur ankorkAhad ith,kandkiskforkthekonekwhokcannotkreadkorkhasknotkmemorizedkthatkparticularkDu' a.kItkiskwrittenkonkakpiecekofkpaperkandkiskwornkaroundktheknec .k We,kthekAhlekSunnahkbelieve,ktokwearkakTaweezkaroundktheknec kiskpermissiblekifk

thekdu akcontainedkinkitkiskwrittenkfromkthekQur ankorkAhadith.kProphetkMuhammadk[Ma ykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kusedktokrecitekdu akandkthenkblewkontokthek sic kperson.kThekcompanionskofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpe ace]kalsokdidkthiskandkthekcompanionskwrotekthekdu akonkakpiecekofkpaperkandkplace dkitkaroundktheknec kofkthatkpersonkifktheykcouldknotkreadkit.kOfkcourse,kthekdu a skfromkthekQur ankandkAhadithkhavekthekpowerktokhealktheksic .kSomekpeopleksay,kif kyoukwearkthekTaweezkyoukarekcommitingkshir ,kbutkwekwillkprove,kwithkthekhelpko fkAllahkAlmighty,kthatkitkiskpermissiblektokwearkakTaweez.k ThekQur ankhaskthekpowerkofkhealing AllahkAlmightyksayskinkthekQur an, WeksendkdownkinkQur ankthatkwhichkiskakhealingkandkakmercyktokthekbelievers k (SurahkBanikIsraeelkVersek82).k QadikShaw anikwrites,kifkthekQur an skdu askarekrecitedkandkblownkonktheksic ,ktheykwi llkbekcured.kWhenktheknon-believerskrecitekthekQur an,ktheirkblasphemickdiseasekwi llkbekcured.k(TafsirkFathulkQadirkunderkVersek82kSurahkBanikIsraeel). ProofkofkwearingkthekTaweez HafidhhkibnkKathirkandkQadikShaw anikwrite: kAmrkIbnkShu aibkRadhiAllahuk anhuksays,kthatk RasoolAllahk(Sallallahu kalaihikwaksallam )ktaughtkmykFatherkandkgrandFatherkakDu'akwhichkwekwouldkreadkbeforekgoingktoksl eep,ktokprotectkuskfromkfearkandkanguish.kkWektoldkourkelderkchildrenktokrecitek thiskDu'akbeforekgoingktoksleepkaskwell.kkButkforkthosekchildrenkwhokwereknotkye tkliterate,kwekwouldkwritekitkandkthenkputkitkaroundktheirknec s.kkkk [MusnadkAhmadkIbnkHanbalkvol.2,kAbukDawudkinkChapterkofkMedicine,kTafsirkbykHafi dhhkIbnkKathirkofkversek97kofkSurahkAl-Mu minoonkandkQadikShaw aanikinkFath-ul-Qad eerkunderktheksamekverse]

ImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkwrite: kWhenkakpersonkwhokwasksic korkinksomekdistressktheykwouldkgoktokthekProphetk[Ma ykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwhokwouldkthenkplacekhiskhandkonkthekarea kofkthekpainkandkrecitekakdu akandkthenkblowkontokhim. k(Bu hari,kMuslimkchapkonkTibb).k ImamkMuslimkwrites: WhenkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskillkforktheklastk time,kangelkJibreelk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kcamekandkrecitedkd u akandkblewkonktokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].k(Muslimk chapterkonkTibb)k ImamkMuslimkwrites: kAishak(Radiallkhukanhua)ksaidkwhenkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkH imkpeace]kwaskillktheklastktime,kshekrecitedkSurahkAl-FalaqkandkSurahkAl-Naaskan dkthenkblewkonktokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] skhands.kT hekProphetkthenkblewkthiskontokhiskownkfacekandkbodykbecausekhiskhandskhadkmorek blessingkthenkAisha sk(Radiallkhukanha).k (MuslimkchapkonkTibb) Fromkthekaboveknarrations,kitkproveskthatktokblowkafterkrecitingkdu askontoktheksi

Itkiskpermissiblektokreadkdu akandkblowkuponktheksic

c kiskSunnahkandkthekmorekpiouskthekpersonkis,kthekmorekhealingkpowerkhekhaskbec ausekhekiskblessedkmorekthanktheklesskpious.k HafidhhkibnkTaymiyyahkwrites: kItkiskpermissiblektok[tokrecitekdu as,kandkthen]kblowkuponktheksic kinkIslam,kbut kthekwordskmustkbekfromkthekQur ankorkAhadith.kIfkthekwordskareknotkthenkitkisknot kpermissible.k [Al-TawasulkchapterkonkBlowingkontokthekSic kbykHafidhkibnkTaymiyyah] Q)kSomekpeopleksay,k Howkiskitkallowedktokblowkdua skontoktheksic ,kwhenksomekHadith ksaykthiskiskforbidden? AllamakSa idikhaskwrittenkthekanswerktokthiskquestionkinkgreatkdetailkhe skalsokputk thekopinionkofkallkthekotherkgreatkscholars,kandkwekwillkpresentkthiskhere. kAllamakGulamkRasoolkSa idikwrites: kImamkNawawikRahmatullahkinkSharhkMuslimkstates:k therekarektwoktypeskofkAhadithkc oncerningkblowing.k(RecitingkakDu'akandkthenkblowingkontokakperson.)kOnekofkthek typeskisktransmittedkinkBu hari:k TherekwillkbekpeoplekwhokwillkenterkParadisekwit houtkanykquestioning,kwhokhavekneverkbeenkblownkupon .kImamkMuslimkRahmatullahkhas kalsokwrittenkakhadithkinksupportkofkthosekwhokdoknotkas ktokbekblownkupon.kImam kBu harikRahmatullahkinkthekchapterkonkTibbk(Medicine)khaskwrittenkDu'as,kwhichk ourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]krecitedkwhenkdoingk Damm k(Rec itingkakDu'akandkthenkblowingkontokakperson).kImamkMuslimkRahmatullahkstateskink thekChapterkonkVirtueskofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]k that:kwhenkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskill,kthekAn gelkJibreelkcamektokhimkandkperformedkthekblowing.kThekabovektypeskofkAhadithkap parentlykseemktokcontradictkeachkotherkbutkinkrealityktherekisknokcontradiction. kThekformerktypekofkHadithkrefersktokthekprohobitionkofkhavingkreadksomethingkth atkisknotkfromkthekQur ankandkSunnahk[ie,ksomethingkthatkhaskpictures,kdiagramskan dkwordsknotkfromkthekQur an]kandkthenkblowkuponksomeone.kTheklatterktypeskofkAhadi thkwhichkpermitkDammkreferktokthosekKalimaatk(wordskorkverses)kwhichkhavekbeenkt aughtkbykthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kInktheksamekwayk askabovektherekarektwoktypeskofkAhadithkconcerningkTa weez.kTherekarekmanyknarrati onskthatkforbidkthekusekofkTa weezkandkalsokmanykpermittingktheirkuse.kImamkQurtub ikRahmatullahkwrotekinkdetailkaboutkbothktypeskofkAhadithkconcerningkTa'weez:kk Th ekTa weezkthatkarekforbiddenkarekthosekTa weezkfromkthektimekofkignorance,kthosekwhi chkarekSatanickandkcontainkankelementkofkShir '.k(Mantar,kVoodookandkMagicketc.) kThekTa weez,kwhichkarekpermittedkarekthosekwrittenkwithkDu'as,kwhichkarekevidentk fromkQur ankandkAhadithkonly.kHerekarektheknarrations,kwhichkshowkthatkitkiskpermi ttedkforkakpersonktokputkakTa weezkaroundkhis/herknec . AllamakAlusikHanafikinkhiskTafsirkofkthekQur ankwrites:kAccordingktokImamkMali kRa hmatullahk Itkiskpermittedktokputkaroundktheknec kthekTa weezkwrittenkwithktheknamek ofkAllah?kImamkBaqirkalsokstatedkthatkitkiskpermittedktokputksuchkakTa weezkaround ktheknec kofkakchild.kkkkk[Rooh-ul-Ma ani,kchapterk15"kunderkversek97kofkSurahkMu' minoon]k AllamakShamikHanafikRahmatullahkwrites:k ItkiskpermittedktokwritekakTa weezkandkputkitkaroundktheknec .kHekfurtherkaddsktha tkitkwouldkbekbetterkifkakpersonkreciteskthekDu'asktaughtkbykthekProphetk(Sallal lahu kalaihikwaksallam.)kButkifkakpersonkcannotkreadkorkisktookyoungktokrecitekthe nkitkiskpermittedkforkthatkpersonktokputkitkaroundktheknec k [Rud-ul-Mu htarkchapterkQirat,kSharahkSahihkMuslimkchapterkonkTibkbykAllamakSa idi ].

TokconcludekitkcankbeksaidkthatkthosekverseskthatkopposekthekQur an,kShari ah,korkth ekSunnahkarekforbiddenktokreadkandkalsokforbiddenktokputkaroundktheknec .kkButka skforkthekDu'askandkverseskfromkthekQur ankandkSunnahkitkiskpermittedktokbekwritte nkandkputkaroundktheknec kofkaksmallkchildkorkankilliteratekorkaksic kperson.

TheklifekofkKhidrk(AlayHissalaam) Therekarekdifferencesk(I htilaaf)kamongstkthekscholarskregardingkwhetherkKhidrk( Alaykhissalaam)kiskstillkalive,korkhaskdied.kkTherekalsokexistskI htilaafkregard ingkwhetherkKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kwaskakProphetkorkaksaint.kManykscholarskareko fkthekopinionkthatkhekiskstillkalive,kwhilekothers,ksuchkaskHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyya hkandkhiskfollowerskiskofkthekopinionkthatkhekhaskdied.k EvidenceksuggestingkthatkKhidrk alaihiksalaamkiskalive InkSahihkMuslimkwekfindkthekfollowingknarration: Dajjaalkwillk illkakpersonkoncekandkthenkbringkhimkbac ktoklife,kthenkhekwillkas khim,k DokyoukbelievekthatkIkamkGod? kkThatkpersonkwillkreply,k No!kIkamkconvincedkth atkyoukarekthekDajjaalkofkwhichkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkp eace)kinformedkus .kDajjaalkwillkthrowkhimkinkhiskfire,kwhichkinkrealitykwillkbekP aradise.TheknarratorkofkthiskHadithkiskAbukIs-haaqkwhoksays:kItkiskcommonlyk now nkthatkthiskpersonkwouldkbekKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam).k (SahihkMuslim,kChapterkonkDajjaal)k

AbukIs-haaqkwaskamongstkthekTaba tabi eenkandkitkwaskcommonk nowledgekduringkthatkpe riodkthatkKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kwaskalivekandkhiskdeathkwillkoccurkatkthektimek ofkDajjaal.kk HafidhhkIbnkKathirkstates:k KingkZulqarnainkdiscoveredkaktypekofkwaterkreferredktokaskthek waterkofklife kwhichk whenkdran kwouldkallowkakpersonktokremainkalivekforever.kkHekdepartedkwithkmanyk peopleksearchingkforkit,kandkKhidr,k(Alaykhissalaam)kwaskalsokwithkhim.kAtkonekp lacekKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kdran ksomekwaterkandkthekKingkdidknot. [Taree hkbykIbnkKathir,kvolumek1kchapterkZulqarnain] HafidhhkIbnkHajarkAsqalaniksayskinkhiskA sabahkthatkKhidr sknamekiskinktheklistkofkC ompanionskofkourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace).)kk HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites:k kWhenkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkp eace)kdepartedkfromkthiskworld,kUmarkheardksomeonekcomekintokthekhousekbutksawkn o-one,kwhenkhekas ed,kUmarksaidkitkwaskKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam) .kkThenkakvoicekwask heardkwhichksaid,k OkhouseholdkofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkp eace),kbekpatient .kAliksaidkitkwaskKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam). k ImamkBayhaqiksaid:k Theseknarration skarekwea ,kbutktherekareksokmanyksimilarknarrat ions,kwhichksuggestskthatktheykdokhaveksomekorigin.kThekcomingkofkKhidrkuponkthe kdeathkofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace).k (Sirat-un-NabikandkTaree hkibnkKathirkchapkDemisekofkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhi mkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kbykHafidhhkibnkKathir).k Otherknarrationskofkaksimilarknaturekcankbekfoundkincludingkthekfollowingkmadekb yksomeonekwhokiskverykmuchkrespectedkbykcertainkfactionsk: IbnkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahaabkalkNajdikwrites,k AfterkthekdeathkofkthekProphetk(Ma ykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kakvoicekwaskheard,k OkfamilykofkthekProphet ,kbekpatientkandkpeacekbekuponkyou. k[Mu htaserkSirat-ur-Rasool,kChapterk DeathkofkPr ophet ] Wekcankmentionkherekakverykimportantkscholarlykpointkthatkarekmadekbykcountlessk scholarskincludingkHafidhhkIbnkKathirkwhokwrites,

Ifktherekexistkmanyknarrationskregardingkonekissue,kthenkevenkifktheykarekwea ,kt heykcankbekaccepted. k[TafsirkIbnkKathirk(SurahkAl-An am,kversek123] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkstateskthatkKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kwasktheksonkofkAdamk(Alayk hissalaam),kkwhokprayedktokAllah:k OkAllah,kgivekmyksonkKhidrkaklongklifeksokthatk hekliveskuntilkthekDaykofkJudgement .kAdamk(Alaykhissalaam)kalsoktoldkKhidrk(Alayk hissalaam)k Okmykson,kyoukshallkburykmekafterkmykdeath .kHekalsokgavekhimknewskofkhi sklongklife.kKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kalsoksatkinkthekboatkofkthekProphetkNuhk(Ala ykhissalaam).kk [Taree hkbykIbnkKathir,kVolumekOne,kChapterk MusakandkKhidr ] Therekhavekbeenkmanyknarrationskofkvariousktypesksomekwhichkhavekbeenkrejectedkb ykthekscholarskforkexamplekHafidhhkIbnkKathirkrejectedkthekstatementskwhichkclai medkthatkKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kwasktheksonkofkPharaohkorkthatkhekwaskbornkdurin gkPharaoh sktime.kHekstrictlyksayskhekwaskalivekaklongktimekbeforekMusak(Alaykhiss alaam).k [Taree hkbykIbnkKathir,kVolumekOne,kChapterk MusakandkKhidr ] ImamkDhahabikwrites,kUmarkbinkAbdulkAzizkwasktal ingkwithkakman.kAfterkhekhadkfi nishedktal ingkwithkhim,khekreturnedkandksomeonekas edkhimkwho,khekhadkbeenktal ingkwith.kHekreplied,k HekwaskKhidrkandkhekcamektokgivekmeksomekgoodknews,kthatkIk willkbekthekrulerkofkthekMuslimkworld. k (Tad arahtulkHuffazkbiographykofkUmarkbinkAbdulkAzizkbykImamkDhahabi) ImamkNawawikalsokprovideskmanykreferenceskandkstatementskgivenkbykmanykscholars, kprovingkthatkKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kiskstillkalive.kk(SharhkMuslim,kChapterkonk Dajjaal) Fromkthekaforementionedkevidence,kitkcankbekclearlykseenkthatktheknarrationsksup portkthekopinionkofkthosekUlamakwhoksaykthatkKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kiskstillkali ve.k Somekpeoplekraisekakquestionkbyksaying: k InkBu hariktherekiskakHadithkwherekthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhi mkpeace)kstates,k Ofkallkthekpeoplekwhokarekalivekuponkthekearthkonkthiskday,knone kwillkbeklivingkinkakhundredkyearsktime . Secondlykheksaidkthat:kThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ksup plicatedk(du a)kuponkthekoccasionkofkthekbattlekofkBadr.kk Therekarekthreekhundredka ndkthirteenkpeoplekwithkme.kIfkwekdoknotktriumphkthenknokonekwillkbekleftktokwor shipkyoukOhkAllah. kkFollowingkthiskevidence,kHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkandkhiskfollwe rskconcludekthatkifkKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kwaskalivekthenkhekshouldkhavekjoinedk thekarmykandkmadektheknumberkamountktokthreekhundredkandkfourteen. Answersktokthekobjections (1)kThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kstated:k Ofkthosekalivek onkthekearth,knonekwillkbekalivekinkakhundredkyearsktime .kItkiskpossiblekthatkKhi drk(Alaykhissalaam)katkthatkparticularkmomentkwaskpresentkinkaklocationkotherkth ankthiskworldk(dunya).kJustkaskIsak(Alaykhissalaam)kwaskalsok alive katkthatktime.kI fkIsak(Alaykhissalaam)kneverkcamekdownktokhelpkthekProphetkMuhammadk(MaykAllahkb lesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kinkthekbattlekofkBadrkthenkthiskdidknotkbrea khisk promisekthatkhekmadekwithkAllahkmostkHigh,kinkthekspiritualkworld.kkInktheksamek manner,ktherekisknothingkinappropriatekregardingkthekfactkthatkKhidrk(Alaykhissa laam)kneverkjoinedkthekarmykforkthekbattle.kHavingksaidkthatktherekisknokconfirm ationkthatkhekdidkorkdidknotkjoinkthekMuslimkarmykinkthekBattlekofkBadrksincekhe kiskankunseenkperson.kItkmaykalsokbekpossiblekthatkhekjoined,kbutkourkProphetk(M aykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kneverkmentionedkhisknamekli ekthekthousa ndskofkangelskwhokfoughtkinkthiskgreatkbattlekkbutkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblessk himkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kneverkmentionedkallktheirknames.kSokthiskmeanskthatkHaf

idhhkIbnkTaymiyyah sksuspicionskarekinsufficientktoksupportkthekopinionkthatkKhidr k(Alaykhissalaam)khaskdied.kTherekisknotkevenkaksinglekwea kHadithktoksupportkth iskopinionkletkalonekankauthentickone. kk (2)kAtkthektimekofkthekBattlekofkBadrkthekpopulationkofkthekMuslimkUmmahkwasknot kjustkthreekhundredkandkthirteen,kInkfactktherekwerekMuslimskpresentkinkMadinahk Munawarahkwhokdidknotkfightkinkthekbattle. Thekexplanationkofkthekdu akis.k Therekwillkbeknonektokworshipkyoukwithkvictory. kFork nokdoubtkthekMuslimskinkMadinah,kAbysinniakandkMa ahkwouldkhavekcontinuedktokwo rshipkAllah. Fromkthekaforementioned,kaccordingktokHafidhhkIbnkKathir,kKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam) kwaskalivekfromkthektimekofkAdamk(Alaykhissalaam)kupkuntilkthektimekofkMusak(Ala ykhissalaam).kItkseemskratherkunusualkthatkIbnkKathirkrejectedkthekunderstanding kthatkKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kcouldknotklivekafterkthektimekofkMusak(Alaykhisalaa m) Comments Tokconcludekthiskchapter,kitkiskclearkthatkIbnkTaymiyyahkandkthosekwhokadherekto khiskprincipleskdoknotkbelievekthatkKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kiskalive.k Itkiskverykdisturbingktokseekthatkonkoneksidekmanyknarration skexistkwhichkprovekt hekvaliditykofkKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kbeingk alive kbutkonkthekotherksidektherekarek theksuspicionskofkIbnkTaymiyyahkandkthosekwhokblindlykfollowkhim.kSuchkas,kHafid hhkIbnkKathir,kwhokafterkhavingkwrittenkthekaboveknarrationskwaskconvincedkbykHa fidhhkibnkTaymiyyah skunderstanding,kstillkcontinuektokcreatekdoubtskinkthekmindsk ofkMuslims. ItkmustkbekunderstoodkthatkthekbeliefkthatkKhidrk(Alaykhissalaam)kiskstillkalive kisknotkakmatterkofkaqeedahkandkhasknokrelationktokImaankandk ufr. Wekas kAllahkk OkAllahkwhateverkwekhaveksaid,kifkitkisktruekacceptkitkbutkifkitkis kfalsekwekas kyouktokforgivekus .kAmeen! Taqleed TaqleedkcankbekdefinedkaskthekacceptancekofkakMujtahid s kstatementsk(Fatwa,kwithout k nowingkhiskreferencesk(evidences).k [Tazeeb,kbykImam-NawaikandkIrshaad-ul-FahoolkbykQadhikShaw ani].kkkk TherekiskakconsensuskamongstkthekmajoritykofkMuslimskthatkwekshouldkfollowkthekf ourkmajorkImamskinkmatterskofkShari ah.kSuchkas: Thosekmatterskinkwhichktherekisknokdirect,ksinglekandkclearkmeaningkinksourcesko fkShari ah.k WhenktherekexistskakdifferencekofkopinionkbetweenkthekSahabahkuponkankissue,kthe kImamskhavektriedktokshowktheksimilaritieskinkthem. WekonlykobservekTaqleedkinkmatterskofkfiqh,knotkinkourkAqeedah.kThekunitykofkAll ah,kthekfinalitykofkthekProphetkMuhammadk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeac e)kandkthekDaykofkJudgementketck karekmatterskofkAqeedahksoktheykareknotkconcerned kwithkTaqleed. Someksaykthatkitkiskakformkofkshir k(polytheism)ktokobservekTaqleedkofkanyonekap artkfromkAllah.kInkparticular,ktokfollowkonlykonekImamkiskakbid ah.kTheyksaykthatk thekevidencekfromkallkthekImamskshouldkbekreadkandkweighedkinkorderkthatkonlykth osekverdictskbasedkuponkstrongkevidencekcankbekacceptedkandkwea koneskrejected.

ThekviewkofkthekAhl-us-sunnahkwa lkJamaakiskthatkitkiskimpossiblekforkankordinaryk MuslimktokgokdirectlyktokthekQur ankandkSunnahkandkextractkreligiousklaws.kThiskis kduektokthekfactkthatktheseksourceskofk nowledgekcontainkmanykmatterskwhichkarek uncleark-kthuskrequiringkresearchkintokmanykotherksourceskalongkwithkthekapplica tionkofkruleskwhichkassistkinkunderstandingkthekmatterkunderkstudy.kInkorderktok dokthis,kakpersonkneedsktokpossesskbothkakdeepkandkbroadk nowledgekofkIslam.kWhi chkiskbothkimpracticalkandknotkincumbentkuponkeachkandkeverykMuslim.kAllahkdoesk notkexpectkallkMuslimsktokbecomekscholars,kinstead,kHekorderskthemktokreferktokt hosekwhokhavek nowledge.kConsiderkthekfollowingkverse. Andkas kthosekwhokrecall,kifkyouk nowknot.k(Surahk16:43) andkinkSurahkNisak: Ifktheykhadkreferredkitktokthekmessengerkandktokthosekofkauthoritykamongkthem,kt henkthosekofkthemkwhosektas skitkisktokfindkitkoutkwouldkhavek nownkthekmatter,k (4:83). Forkthosekwhokhavektheknecessarykpre-requisites,ksuchkaskbeingkakmasterkofkUloom -ul-Qur an,kmasterkofkAhadithkandktheirkprinciples,kAqaa id,kfiqhkprinciples,kTafsir kandkitskprinciples,kandkal-jarhukwa kta deelk(theksciencekofkHadithknarrators).kThe ykarekallowedktokta ekah aamkfromkthekShari ah.kSuchkakpersonkcankbekcalledkakMujt ahid.kHowever,kmanykgreatkscholarskwhokwerekqualifiedktokperformkIjtihad,kfollow edkImams.kForkexample,kQadikAbukYusuf,kImamkMuhammadkandkImamkZufarkwerekablekto kperformkIjtihadkbutkfollowedkthekopinionofkAbukHanifah, TherekarekmanykcategorieskofkHadithksuchkaskMutawaatir,kauthentic,knonekauthenti c,kwea kandkthosekwhichkarekfabricated.kkSomekarekMansoo hkwhichkmeanskthatkcert ainkmatterskwerekatkfirstkpermissiblekbutklaterkmadekimpermissible,kforkinstance ktal ingkduringkthekSalaahkduringkthekearlykperiodkofkIslamkwaskpermissiblebutkl aterkonkmadekunlawful.kThiskiskwhykTaqleedkiskaknecessityk kthekscholarskhavekta e nkallkthekabovekintokconsiderationkbeforekissuingktheirkverdict. RejectorskofkTaqleed ThosekwhoktriedktokrejectkTaqleedkli ekHafidhhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwerekunsuccessful. kHekwaskhoweverknotkakMuqallidkli ekthekordinarykpeople.kHowever,khiskwor skofkl iteraturekcontainkinfluenceskfromkthekHambalikschoolkofkthought.kHekalwayskprefe rredkhiskFatwasktokImamkAhmad s.kHiskfollowerskalsokclaimkthatktheykareknotkMuqall idktokanyonekandkTaqleedkiskBid ah.kBut,ktheykalwayskofferkTaqleedkofkHafidhhkIbnk TaymiyyahkandkquotekFatwaskfromkhiskboo s.k Thekfollowingkiskoneksuchkexamplek: Shay hkbinkBaazk(theklatekpopularkgovernmentkscholarkofkSaudikArabia)kwrotekonek FatwakagainstkMilad-un-NabikandkanotherkagainstktravellingktokthekgravekofkthekP rophetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace).kHekwrotekthatkitkiskimpermissi blektokcelebratekthekMilad,kaskHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah skresearchkhadkstatedkthatkth iskwaskBid ah.kkLi ewise,khekstatedkthatktokvisitkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhim kandkgrantkhimkpeace)kgravekimpermissiblekbecausekthiskwaskthekopinionkofkHafidh hkIbnkTaymiyyah.k [MilaadkunkNabikandkZiyaratkRozakShareef,kbykShay hkBinkBaz]. WekcankseekhowkShay hkbinkBaazkiskblindlykdependingkuponkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah skr esearchapkThekShay hkalsok(performs)kTaqleedktokscholarsksuchkas,kHafidhhkIbnkQa yam,kHafidhhkIbnkKathir,kIbn-ul-Hadi,kShaw anikandkAlbaani.k Thiskiskquitekastonishing!kThesekpeoplekfollowktheirkImamskbutkstillkclaimkthatk theykareknotkblindkfollowerskandkcallkthekfollowerskofkthekfourkImams,kblindkfol

lowers!kInkreality,keveryonekdoeskTaqleedkinkonekwaykanother.kSomekfollowkImamkA bukHanifahh,ksomekfollowkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah.kFurthermore,kwhenktheykarektoldk thatkakHadithkiskwea ,kauthentickorkfabricated,ktheykacceptkthis,kwithoutkresear chingkitkthemselves.kCosequently,ktheykblindlykfollowkImamkBu hari,kIbnkAbi-Hati m,kHafidhhkMizayy,kHafidhhkAsqalani,kHafidhhkDhahbi,kandkHafidhhkMaqdasi.kThekfa ctkiskthatkthesekpeoplekdoknotkconductktheirkownkresearch,kbutk blindly kfollowkthek researchkofktheirkScholars. WhenkrejecterskofkTaqleedklabelkakhadithkaskbeingkauthentic,kwea korkfabricated, ktheykactuallykimitatekscholarskofkhadithkwhokhavekpreviouslykcategorisedkAhadit hkintokthekabovekgroups.kAlso,kthektechnicalktermskusedkbykthekclassicalkscholar sktokdescribekthekdifferentkAhadith,ksuchkas,kmursal,kmu dhal,kshad,kmuallal,kazee z,kandkghareeb,kareknotkmentionedkinkthekQur ankorkSunnah.kTokutilisekthesektermsk iskalsokakformkofkTaqleed.kSimmilarly,ktokacceptkprincipleskofkhadithkandkTafsir kandkalsoktokinterpretkthekQur ankandkSunnahkinktheklightkofkthesekprincipleskiskt okfollowkthekimamskwhokhavekdevelopedktheseksciences.kPeoplekwhokdoknotkfollowkI mamskshouldkfindkoutkthekstrengthkofkakhadithkdirectlykwithoutkreferringktokanyk Imam.kTheykshouldkalsokfindknewktermsktokdescribekthekhadith,kli ekmursal,kshaaz ketc.kTheykshouldkinventktheirkownkprincipleskofkHadithkandkTafsirkandkthenkstud ykthekQur ankandksunnahkinktheklightkofktheseknewkprinciples.kOnlykthenkcanktheyks avekthemselveskfromkshir kandkbid ah. DoubtskraisedkbykthekobjectorskofkTaqleed ThosekwhokopposekTaqleedkarguekthatktherekisknokneedktokfollowkonekparticularkIm amkconductktheirkownkpersonalkresearch,kinkthekhopekthatktheykwillkfindkankImamk thatkhaskthekbestkopinion.kkIfktheykthin kthatkakparticularkopinionkiskwrongkthe ykwillktrykandkfindkanotherkuntilksuchkaktimekthatktheykfollowkaspectskfromkallk thekfourkImams.kWeksaykthatkthiskisknotkpossiblekbecausekthekImamskhavekalreadyk performedkthoroughkresearchkintokthekIslamicksourceskandkhavekutilisedktheirkown kprinciplesktokdeterminekthekbestkopinions.kThus,kyoukhavektokfollowkonekImamskp rinciple.kOtherwise,kyoukarekusingkyourkownkprincipleskthatkarekmostkli elyktokb ekthatkofkyourkdesires,ksuchkaskthatkwhichkiskeasyktokperform. Herekareksomekexamples:kImamkShafi eekiskofkthekopinionkthatkifkyouktouchkakwomank yourkwudukbrea s.kWhereas,kImamkAbukHanifahksayskthatkthiskactionkdoesknotkbrea kthekwudu.kkFurthermore,kImamkShafi eekdoesknotkacceptkthekMursalkHadithkunli ekIm amkAbukHanifah.kIfktherekexistsktwokHadith,konekexplainingkthekProphet sk(MaykAlla hkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kwordskandkthekotherkexplainskthekProphet sk(MaykA llahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kpractice,kImamkAbukHanifahkacceptskthekwords ktokhavekmorekauthority.kWhereas,kImamkShafi eeksayskthatkthekpracticeskhavekmorek authority.kkFromkthesekexampleskwek nowkthatkwekcannotkfollowktwokImams.kSo,khow kcankwekfollowkfourkorkmorekImamskatkonektime? HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahksayskthatkwhenkakpersonkbeginsktokfollowkonekparticularkIm amkwithoutkanykvalidkIslamickreasonkhekbeginsktokfollowkanotherkImam,khekiskactu allykfollowingkhiskownkwisheskandknotkthekotherkImamkandkthiskiskHaraam.kThekgre atkscholarskhavekstronglykdiscouragedkforkakpersonktoksometimeskfollowkthekfiqhk ofkShafi eekandkatkatherktimeskthekfiqhkofkAbukHanifah. [FatwakIbnkTaymiyyah,kVolumek20,kChapterkofkTaqleed] FromkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyah kFatwakwekhavekunderstoodkatkonektimekwekshouldkfollowko nekImamkandkTaqleedkiskaknecessity.k SomekObjections WhenkthekfourkImamskhaveknotkas edkudktokfollowkthem,kwhykdokwekfollowkthem? Whenktherekisknokhadithkthatkrecommends,kfollowingkthekfourkImams.kWhykdokwekfol lowkthem?

WekrecitekthekHolykQur ankinkthekmannerkofktheksevenkQurraa .kTheykdidn tksayk followkus ! knorkdidkthekAhdithksaykwekshouldkfollowkthem.kDidkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblessk himkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ksaykonlykfollowkBu harikandkMuslim?kDidkthekblessedkPro phetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ksaykthatkBu harikiskthekmostkauth enticksourcekafterkthekHolykQur an?k WhatkthekfourkImamskmeantkbyksayingkdoknotkfollowkus,kis,k Doknotkfollowkourksayin gs kWekdoknotkfollowktheirksayingskbutkfollowkthekFatwasktheykgavekafterkexertingk greatkeffortkinkresearchkfromkthekQur ankandkSunnah.kByksayingkthisktheykencourage kusktokfollowktheirkdeductions,kwhichkarekguaranteedktokbekfromkthekQur ankandkSun nah.kEvenkImamkMuslimkandkBu harikdidknotkas kusktokfollowkthem.kTheykneverktold kusktokacceptkonlykthekAhadithkwrittenkinktheirkboo s. WerektherekfourkImamskpresentkatkthektimekofktheksahaba? ThekfourkImamskofkAhl-us-Sunnah-wa-kJamm atkwereknotkpresentkatkthektimekofktheksa haba,kthekfirstkgeneration.kJustkaskBu harikandkMuslimkwerekalsoknotkpresent.kHo wever,katkthatkearlykperiodkofkIslam,ktherekwerekthosekwhokpossessedkgreatk nowl edgekofkIslamkandkcouldkthereforekbekreferredktokaskscholarskorkImams.kManykMusl imskwouldkresortktokthemkforkadvicekandkguidancekinkIslamickaspects.kThekforemos tkscholarskatkthatktimekwerekfourkinknumberkaskexplainedkbelow.kTheykarekhowever ,kincludedkinkthekfirstk3kgenerationskandkwerekpeoplekfromkamongkthekbestkgenera tions.kThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ksaid,k Mykgenerationk iskthekbest,kthenktheknext,kthenktheknext . HafidhhkIbnkQayyimkwriteskthatktherekwerekfourkImamskinkthektimekofkthekSahaba,k I nkMa ahktherekwaskAbdullahkIbnkAbbas,kinkMadinaktherekwaskZaidkIbnkThabit,kinkB asraktherekwaskAnaskBinkMali kandkinkKufaktherekwaskAbdullahkBinkMusood.kkAfterk theykPassedkawaykamongstkthekTabe'eenkwerekfourkImams.kkAgainkthesekwerekfamous, kinkMadinaktherekwaskSa eedkBinkMusayb,kinkMa ahktherekwaskAtakBinkRab'a,kinkYame nktherekwaskTa'oos,kandkinkKufahktherekwaskIbrahim.kTherekwerekmanykotherkImamsk butkthesekwerekthekmostkfamouskatkthatktime .kk [Alaam-ul-Muwaqqieen,kpagek10,kbykHafidhhkIbnkQayyim].k ItkiskclearkthatkbeforekthekfourkImamskofkthekAhlkas-Sunnah-wa lkJam a,ktherekalsoke xistedkImamskinkthekdayskofktheksahabah,kwhokwerekalsokaksourcekofkreligiouskadv ice.kThekdetailskofkthosekFatwaskarekwrittenkinkKitabkMusanifkAbdurkRazaqkandkMu ssanifkIbnkAbikShaibah. HafidhhkIbnkQayyimksayskthatktherekwerekmanyksahabakatkthektimekbutkmainlykZaidk BinkThabit,kAnaskBinkMali ,kAbdullahkBinkMusood,kandkAbdullahkBinkAbbaskwerekthe kmostkfamouskandktheykusedktokgivekaklotkofkFatwas.k [Alaam-ul-Mowaqieen,kchapkOnkQay aaskbykHafidhhkIbnkQayyim]. ItkisktheksamekwithkthekfourkImamskofkthekOrthodoxkMadhabs;kImamkAbukHanifah,kIm amkMali ,kImamkShafi i,kandkImamkAhmad.kDuringktheirktimektherekwerekmanykMuhaddit heenkandkScholars,kbutkpeoplekwouldkcomektokthesekfourkImamskasktheykwerekthekmo stkfamouskofktheirktimekduektoktheirkextensivek nowledgekandkreliability. ThekfourkImamskhadkdifferenceskamongstkthemselves,ksokwhykdokwekstillkfollowkthe m? EvenkImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkhadkdifferenceskbetweenkthemselves.kImamkMusli mkinkhiskBoo ;kMuslim,kinkthekfirstkpart,khaskcriticisedkImamkBu hari.kkTherekal sokexistedkmanykdifferenceskamongstktheksahaba.kSokdoeskthiskimplykthatkwekshoul dknotkfollowkanykofktheksahabakorkMuslimkorkBu harikasktheykhadkdifferenceskamon gstkthem? Whykdon tkwekfollowkthekAhadithkinkBu harikandkMuslim,kandkignorekthekImams?

1) IfkwekshouldkignorekthekImamskandkdependkonlykuponkMuslimkandkBu hari,kw hykdidkbothkthesekgreatkImamskfollowkImamkShafe ee? ImamkIbnkAtheerkhaskwrittenkthatkImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkwerekShafe eeskk [Jamee ul-usool,kbiographieskofkImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslim,kbykIbnkAtheer]. TajaddinkaskSub i,khaskmentionedkImamkBu hri sknamekinktheklistkofkScholarskbelong ingktokthekShahf eekSchool.kk [Taba akAl-Sah'feekbykImamkSub ee]. NawaabkSiddeeqkHasankKhankhaskalsokmentionedkImamkBu harikinktheklistkofkShafe eek scholars.kk[Abjad-ul-UloomkBykNawaabkSiddeeqkHasankKhan].k WhenkthekMuslimkandkBu harikwasknotkenoughkforkthemksokhowkcankitkbekenoughkfork ordinarykMuslims! 2) ImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkdidknotkgatherkallkthekauthentickAhadithkin kBu harikandkMuslim.kManykauthentickAhadithkhavekbeenkleftkout. ImamkBu hariksaid:kIkhavekleftkmanykauthentickAhadithkoutkofkBu harikaskthekboo kwouldkhavekbeenktooklarge.k[MuqadamahkFathulkBari,kpagek9kbykHafidhhkAsqalani]. k HafidhhkIbnkKathirksayskthatkneitherkImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkgatheredkallkt hekauthentickAhadith.kSomekofkthekleftkoutknarrationskarekpresentkinkTirmizee,kI bnkMajah,kNasa ikand,kAbu-Dawood.kkFurthermore,kImamkBu harikhimselfksaidkthatkhek newkofkmorekthanktwokhundredkthousandkAhadithkthatkarekMusnad. [Uloom-AhadithkandkTaree hkIbnkKathir,kbiographykofkImamkBu hari]. 3) Bu harikandkMuslimkareknotkeasykboo sktokfollowkaskHafidhhkAsqalanikwrot ek17kvolumeskofkcommentarykonkBu harikandkImamkAy neekwrotek25kvolumeskonkBu hari. kImamkNawawikwrotekakcommentarykonkMuslim.kYetktherekwereksomekhadithkwhichkthes ekgreatkscholarskofkIslamkcouldknotkunderstand.kSokhowkcankwekencouragekordinary kMuslimsktokpic upkMuslimkandkBu harikandkstartkfollowingkthem? 4) WekshouldknotkfollowkonlykBu harikandkMuslimkotherwisekwekwouldkbecomekb lindkfollowerskofkMuslimkandkBu harikandkignorekthekhundredskofkboo skofkhadithk whichkwerekwrittenkbeforekImamkMuslimkandkImamkBu harikwerekevenkborn! 5) IfkitkiskessentialktokfollowkonlykImamkBu harikorkMuslim,kthenkwhykdidkI mamkBu hari,khimselfknotkfollowkhiskownkAhadithknarrations?kkForkexample:k (a)kHafidhhkAsqalanikandkImamkIbnkKathirkwritekthatkImamkBu harikprayedkthat AllahkAlmightykshouldkta ekhisklife,kduringkthekperiodkwhenkhekwaskbeingkpersecu tedkbykpeople.k(TahdeebkAlkTahdeebkandkTaree hkIbnkKhathir,kbykHafidhhkAsqalanik andkHafidhhkIbnkKathir,kBiographykofkImamkBu hari). When,kImamkBu harikalsokstateskakhadithkthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkan dkgrantkHimkpeace)ksaidkthatkakMuslimkshouldkneverkas kAllahktokta ekhisklifek [Bu hari,kAlkMarda]kk (b)kImamkBu harikwask nownktokcompletekthekentirekrecitationkofkthekQur ankinkonek nightkduringkthekmonthkofkRamadhan.kThiskopposeskthekhadithknarration'skwhichkhe kcollectedkhimselfkthatkmentionskthatkthekQur ankshouldkbekcompletedkwithink5ktok7 kdays.k [Bu hari,k Fadaa ilkQur an ].k DidknotkthekfourkImamsksayk Ifkyoukfindkankauthentickhadithkwhichkgoeskagainstkwha tkweksay,kacceptkthekhadithkandkignorekus ?

ItkiskcorrectkthatkifkankImamksaysksomething,kwhichkopposeskankauthentickhadith, kthenkwekshouldkrejectkhisksayingskandkfollowkthekhadith.kButkwhatkexactlykdoesk ank authentickhadith kmean?kIskankauthentickhadithkthatkwhichkiskwrittenkinkBu harik orkMuslim?kOrkiskitkakhadith,kwhichkfulfilskthekcriterionkofkbeingkankauthentick hadith?kOrkiskankauthentickhadithkthatkwhichkhaskbeenkcalledkauthentickbyktheksc holarskofkAhadith? IfkwekbelievekthatkauthentickAhadithkarekthosekonlyktokbekfoundkinkBu harikandkM uslim,kthenkwekwouldkjustkbekblindkfollowerskofkImamskBu harikandkMuslim.kIfkwek saykthatkauthentickhadithkarekthosekwhichkfulfilkthekrequirementsklaidkdownkbykh adithkprinciples,kthenkwekwouldkjustkbekblindlykfollowingkthosekscholarskwhokhav ekwrittenkdownkthesekprinciples?kAlso,kifkweksaykthatkauthentickAhadithkarekthos ekwhichkwerekclaimedktokbekauthentickbykMuhaditheen,kwekwouldksimplykbekfollowin gkthemk blindly. k Itkcankbekconcluded,kthatkifkwektoo kanykofkthekabovekopinionskwekwouldkstillkbe kfollowingksomeone. HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwriteskthatktherekhaskneverkbeenkanyonekfromkamongkthekIma mskwhokhaskdeliberatelykopposedktheksunnah.kWhenkwekfindkakstatementkfromkankIma mkwhichkgoeskagainstktheksunnah,kthekhadithkinkquestionkdoesknotkfulfilkthekrequ irementskofkauthenticationkofkthatkImam.kThiskeachkImamkhasktheirkownksetskofkru leskwhichkdeterminekifkakhadithkiskauthentickorkwea ksokwhatkmaykbekankauthentic khadithktokonekImamkmayknotkbekrecognisedkaskauthentickbykanotherk [Rafu lkmalaam,kpagesk15-16,kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah]. Ankexamplekcankbekgivenkbykloo ingkatkthekAhadith,kwhichkAbukHanifahhkreceivedkf romkhiskteacherskwhokwerektheksahabakofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgra ntkHimkpeace]kandktheirkstudentsk(Tabi een)k(MaykAllahkblesskthemkandkgrantkthemkp eace).kAskthesekAhadithkreachedkAbukHanifahhkthroughkdirectknarrationkfromktheks ahabahkandktheirkstudents,knokquestionkcankbekraisedkasktoktheirkauthenticity.kB utkwhenktheseksamekhadithkreachedkscholarskofklaterkgenerationskthekchainskofkna rratorskcouldkcontainksomekunreliability.kIfksomeonekstudieskakhadithkwhoseknarr atorkiskunreliable,kandkthenksayskthatkakfatwakofkAbukHanifahhskthatkiskbasedkup onkthiskhadith,kiskcontraryktoktheksunnah,kitkwouldkbekunfair. Secondly,kwhateverkthekfourkImamskhaveksaidkwaskfinal.kThroughoutktheirklives,kt hekImamskhavekchangedktheirkopinionskasktheykreceivedkfurtherkinformation.kAlsok afterktheirkdeaths,ktheirkstudentskwouldkchec ktheirkrespectivekImam skwor kandkmo difyktheirkopinionsktokaccommodatektheknewkinformation.kTheirkstudents,kandksoko nkalsokrepeatedkthiskagain.kThiskstructurekisk nownkaskakschoolkofkfiqhk(madhhab ). IfkakfatwakgivenkbykakcertainkschoolkappearsktokcontradictkaknarrationkinkBu har ikorkMuslim,kitkdoesknotkmeankthatkitkiskagainstktheksunnahkasktheykarekfollowin gkotherkauthentickAhadith,kandktherefore,knotkopposingktheksunnah. Twokexampleskofkfollowingkblindly (1)kShay hkAlbanikwriteskthatkthekhadith,kwhichkiskattributedktokourkProphetkand kthatkstateskIsakandkImamkMehdik[MaykAllahkblesskthemkandkgrantkthemkpeace]karek theksamekpersonkiskcompletelykuntrue. AlthoughkImamkIbnkMaajah,kImamkHa im,kImamkAbdulkBurrkandkotherkscholarskofkIsla mkhavekquotedkthekabovekhadithkinktheirkboo s.kThekreasonkthisknarrationkiskfals ekiskbecausekbothkImamkIbnkHajarkandkImamkBhaihaqikwritekthatktheknarratorkiskMu hammadkbinkKhalid,kwhokiskun nown.kFurthermore,kImamkDahabikalsokconsiderskthisk hadithktokbekfalse.kImamkSaganiksaidkthatkthiskhadithkiskfabricated,kImamkSayuti

ksaidkthatkthekpeoplekhavekfabricatedkthiskhadith.kkImamkQurtubikconsiderskthisk hadithktokbekwea .k [SilsalakAhadithkDa eefa,kHadithkno,k77kbykNasirkUddinkAlbani]. ItkcankbekobservedkfromkthekabovekhowkShay hkAlbanikta eskthekopinionskofkankafo rementionedkImamkaskevidence.kkMoreover,kifkImamkDahabiksayskthiskhadithkiskuntr uekthenkAlbaniksayskli ewise.kIfkQadikShaw aniksayskthiskhadithkiskfabricatedkth enkAlbanikalsoksayskitkiskfabricated.kkWhatkonekcanksaykaboutkthiskreserarch,kis kAlbanikfollowingkQur an,kSunnahkorkthekImams? IfkonekreadskShay hkAlbani skboo skitkcankbekobservedkthatkAlbanikiskalwayskfollow ingkImams.kkIfkAlbanikcannotkavoidkTaqleedkthenkaksimplekmuslimkwouldkdefinitely kkneedktokfollowkankImam. WhenkAlbanikfollowskImamsksuchkas,kIbnkTaymiyyah,kIbnkKathir,kShaw ani,kDhahabi, kAsqalani,korkIbnkAbi-hatimkhekiskconsideredkakgreatkscholarkandkak nowledgeable kperson.kkMoreover,kwhenksomeonekelsekfollowskImamkAbukHanifah,korkanykofkthekot herkthreekImamskthenktheykarekconsideredktokbekignorantkinnovators.kkTherefore,k havingkobservedkthekabove,kevidencekonekhasktokdrawkakconclusionkthatkpeoplekhav ekoneksetkofkruleskforkoneksetkofkpeoplekandkanotherksetkofkruleskforkotherkpeop le.kk (2)kShay hkAlbanikwriteskthatkImamkDarmikwrotekthatktherekwaskakgreatkfaminekink Madinah,kthekpeoplekwentktokAishak(Radiallkhukanha)ktoksee kguidance.kkSheksaidk tokthemktokgokandkma ekakventilationk(akhole)kinkthekroofkwherekourkProphetk(May kAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kwaskburied,kwhenktheykhadkdonekthiskitksta rtedktokrain.kkTherekwaskakgoodkharvestkandkkthekcamelskfattened,kpeopleknamedkt hatkyearkaskak fruitfulkyear .kkThisknarrationkiskfalsekbecausekonekofktheknarrators kiskwea ,kwhokiskSa eedkbinkZaaid.kkImamkIbnkHajarksayskthatkthisknarrationkisknot kauthentic.kImamkDahbiksayskSa eed sknarrationkiskwea ,kImamkSaadieksayskthatkSa eedki skunreliable,kImamkNasaiksayskSa eedkiskwea kink nowledge,kbutkImamkAhmedksaysktha tkSa eedkiskacceptablekandkthekotherknarratorkofkthisknarrationkiskMuhammadkBinkFa daal,kwhokisk nownktokbekauthentic.kkHowever,kduringktheklaterkstageskofkhisklif ekheksufferedkmemoryklapse.kkWekdoknotk nowkwhetherkImamkDarmeiktoo kthisknarrat ionkfromkImamkMuhammad,kbeforekorkafterkhekstartedktoksufferkfromkmemoryklapse,k thereforekwekcannotkacceptkthisknarrationkaskevidencekandkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahk haskrefusedktokacceptkthekaboveknarration.kHekwriteskinkhiskboo kAl-radkAl-kBa a riekthatkthekventilationkinkthekroomkofkourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgra ntkhimkpeace)kwasknotkpresentkinktheklifetimekofkAyshak(Radiallkhukanha).kkThekv entilationkcamekintokexistencekduringkthektimekofkKhalifah-WalidkbinkAbdulkMali ,khencekthekaboveknarrationkiskfalse. kAishak(Radiallkhukanhu)ktoldkthekpeoplektokma ekventilation,kwaskherkpersonalko ptionkandkthiskisknotkacceptable.k [atkTawasul,lkpageknok162kbykNasirkaDinkAlbani]. InkthekabovekresearchkitkcankbekseenkhowkAlbanikiskagainkrelyingkuponkImamskandk inkparticularkhowkhekiskblindlykfollowingkHafidhhkibnkTaymiyyah.kNowkwekcankas k thosekpeoplekwhokfalselykaccusekuskofkfollowingkImamkAbukHanifahkandkImamkShafi ee .kkWekas kthemkwhykShay hkAlbanikiskonlykfollowingkImamkDahahbi,kImamkAsqalani,k HafidhhkibnkTayymiahkandkShaw anikthereforekitkcankbeksaidkthatkifkitkiskaccepta blekforkAlbaniktokfollowkImamskthenkwhykiskitkwrongkforkanyonekelsektokfollowkIm ams. LetkuskexaminekAlbani skresearchkregardingkthekabovekfourkpointskrelatingktokthekn arrationkofkImamkDarmi. ThekfirstkresponsektokAlbani skresearchkiskthatkhekhaskonlykquotedkthekopinionkofk thosekscholarskwhokconsideredkSa eedkbinkZahidktokbekunreliable.kThekreasonkhekhas kchosenktokdokthiskiskbecausekifkhekhadkmentionedkthekscholarskwhokhadkpraisedkS a eedkbinkZahid,kthenkhekwouldkhavektokacceptktheirknarrations.kkThiskopposedkhisk

(Albani)kandkhiskImamsk(IbnkTaymiah s)kopinion.kLetkuskconsiderkthekotherkopinions kofkscholarskaboutkSa eedkbinkZahid.kk ImamkBu harikmentionskthatkSa eedkbinkZahidkwasktruthfulkandkaklearnedkmankofkHadi th. [Tari kalkKabeerkbykImamkBu harikk(BiographykofkkSa eedkbinkZahid]. HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyakandkIbnkKathirkbothkagreekthatkImamkBu harikwaskthekonekper sonkinkthekworldkwhok newkhadith,ktextskandknarrationskbetterkthankanyonekelse.k [FathawahkIbnkTaymiyyah,kvol.3,kpagek200,kalsokTaree hkIbnkKathir,kbiographykofk ImamkBu harikbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkandkHafidhhkIbnkKathir]. ImamkIbnkAbekHatamksayskImamkAbu-ZohrahksaidkSa eedkbinkZahidkiskakreliablekperson .k [Jarhookwa ktaadil,kbykIbnkHatam,kbiographykofkSa eedkbinkZahid]. HafidhhkAsqalanikwriteskthatkYahyakbinkMu eenksaidkthatkSa eedkbinkZahidkwaskakrelia blekpeson.kAlso,kImamkAjali,kImamkAbu-Zahrahksaykthatkhekwaskreliable.kImamkNaba ankbinkhilalksayskSa eedkbinkZahidkwaskakmasterkofkhadith.kButkImamkDarkQutnksaysk thatkSa eedkbinkZahidkwaskwea k [TahdeebkalkTahdeeb,kbykHafidhhkIbnkHajarkAsqualani,kbiographykofkSa eedkbinkZahid ]. WekareksurprisedkasktokwhykAlbanikhaskchosenktokdiscardkthekopinionkofkthekfactk thatkthekforementionedkscholarskregardingkthekreliabilitykofkSa eedkbinkZahid.kItk maykhavekbeenkduektokifkAlbanikrecognisedkthekauthenticitykofkSa eedkbinkZahidkbyk ImamkBu harikandkYahyakbinkMu een,khekwouldkhaveknokchoicekbutktokacceptkSa eedkbink Zahidkaskakreliableknarratorkandkhencekthekhadith,krememberingkthatkthektwokImam sk(IbnkTaymiyyahkandkIbnkKathir)khaveksaidkthatkImamkBu harikiskthekmostklearned kpersonkofkhadithkinkthekworld. TheksecondkobjectionkofkAlbanikregardingkthisknarrationkiskthatkMuhammadkbinkFad aal,ktheknarratorkofkthiskhadithksufferedkfromkmemoryklapsekatklaterkstageskofkh isklifek.Wekdoknotk nowkwhetherkImamkdarmiktoo kthisknarrationkfromkMuhammadkbin kFadalkbeforekorkafterkhekstartedktoksufferkfromkmemoryklapse,kthereforekwekdokn otkacceptkthisknarration. ThekanswerktokthekabovekobjectionkiskthatkMuhammadkbinkFadaalkwaskakteacherkofkb othkImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslim.kImamkBu hariktoo knarrationskfromkhim.kWekhave kakreliablekopinionkthatkImamkBu hariktoo ktheknarrationkfromkMuhammadkbinkFadaa lkbeforekhekstartedktoksufferkfromkmemoryklapse.kFurthermore,kImamkDaarmi,kli ek ImamkBu hari,kwaskaklearnedkscholarkofkhadithkandkwaskablektokunderstandkandkjud gekwhenktokacceptkakhadithkfromkaknarrator. Albani skobjectionkcankonlykbekvalidkifkwekcankestablishkthatkImamkDaarmikhadkakha bitkofkta ingkhadithkfromknarratorskthatkwereksufferingkfromkmemorykproblems.kTh erekisknokproofktoksuggestkthis. IfkAlbanikinsistskuponkthekideakthatkImamkDaarmiktoo ktheknarrationkfromkMuhamma dkbinkFadaal,kthatkis,kafterkhekstartedktoksufferkfromkmemoryklapse,kthenksomeon ekelsekmayksaykthatkImamkBu harikalsokacceptedknarrationskfromkMuhammadkbinkFada alkafterkhekstartedktoksufferkfromkmemoryklapsekaskitkcannotkbekestablishedkfrom khistoricalkdatakasktokpreciselykwhenkhekstartedktoksufferkfromkmemoryklapse. HafidhhkAsqalanikhaskwrittenkinkhiskprefacektokFathalkBarikthatkImamkBu hariktoo knarrationskfromkMuhmmadkbinkFadaalkbeforekhekstartedktoksufferkfromkmemoryklap se.kHoweverkHafidhhkIbnkHajaarkdidknotkstatekthekperiodkinkwhichkMuhammadkbinkFa daalkstartedktoksufferkfromkmemoryklapsekorktokthekfactkhowkhek newkthatkImamkBu hariktoo knarrationkfromkMuhammadkbinkFadaalkbeforekhekstartedktoksufferkfromkm emoryklapse.kWekarekthereforekpuzzledkasktokhowkAlbanikhaskestablishedkhisksuspi

cionkonkImamkDaarmikregardingkthisknarration.kLi ewise,kotherskmaykbeksuspicious kaboutkImamkBu hari. (3)kThekthirdkobjectionkofkAlbanikregardingkthisknarrationkiskthatkDuringkthekru lekofkWalidkbinkMali ,kthekroomkofkA ishakwherekourkProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimka ndkgrantkhimkpeace)kiskburiedkwaskrebuilttkwithkakventilatorkinkthekroom.kFromkt hiskitkcankbekseenkthatkthekventilatorkwasknotkmadekbykthekorderkofkA isha,kTheref ore,ktheknarrationkthatkstateskthatkA ishakgavekthekorderkforkventilatorkiskfalse. However,kwhenkWalidkbinkMali krebuiltkA isha skroom,kthekventilatorkwaskmadekagaink. Sokwekcannotkbekcertainkthatkthekventilationkwaskinkexistencekbeforekrebuildingk ofkthekroom. ImamkIbnkJareerkAltabreekandkHafidhhkbinkKathirkwritekinktheirkTaree hkthatkduri ngkWalidkbinkMali s Governmentalkperiod,kthatkthekmosquekofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgra ntkhimkpeace)kwaskenlargedkandkduringkthiskextension,kAisha skroomk(wherekourkProp hetkiskburied)kwaskenclosedkinkthekMosque.kButktheykdoknotkmentionkanythingkabou tkakventilator.kTherefore,khowkcankitkbeksaidkthatknarrationkregardingkakventila torkisknotkauthentic?k Shay hkAlbaniksayskHafidhhkibnkTamiyyahkneverkacceptedkthisknarration.kHowever,k HafidhhkibnkTamiyyahkhaskacceptedkthisknarrationkelsewhere. HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwriteskduringkA isha sktimektherekwaskakfaminekinkMadinakandks hekopenedkthekroofkofkherkroomk(wherekourkProphetkiskburied)kthiskwaskdonekbecau sekrainkiskblessingkofkAllahkandkitkwouldkthereforekfallkuponkourkProphetk(MaykA llahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kgrave.kk(IqtidakAl-SeratkAl-Musta eem,kpagek 338kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah). IfkthisknarrationkwasknotktruekthenkHafidhhkIbnkTahmiahkwouldkhavekrejectedkit.k Butkhekhasknotkrejectedkitkhencekitkiskacceptable. (4)kAlbaniksayskthatkthiskwaskA isha skpersonalkopinion. ThiskcankbekansweredkbykthekfollowingkfactkthatkthekSahabakwerekalivekandktheykd idknotkobjectktokwhatkA ishakdid.kThereforekshekandktheksahabakwerekinkagreement.k kThiskiskevidencekforkthekentirekMuslimkummah.kExceptkAlbani. InkconclusionkwekcanksaykthatkifkAlbanikneedsktokfallowkImamkDahahbi,kImamkAsqal ani,kImamkAbukHatam,kImamkIbnkAdee,kHafidhhkMizeehkIbnkTaymiyyakandkShaw ani.kTh ereforekordinarykMuslimskalsokneedktokfollowkImamski.ekImamkAbukHanifahh,kImamkM ali k,ImamkShafikandkImamkAhmed. SecondlykAlbanikresearchkiskunreliablekbecausekhekhaskchosenktokignorekopinionsk whichkhekdisagreeskwith. AnkinterestingkeventkthatkhelpedkthekAuthor! Oncekakyoungkmankcamektokmekandkas edkmekwhykIkdidknotkfollowkBu harikandkMuslim konly,khekthenktoldkmektokonlykfollowkthem,kratherkthankanykImamkandknotktokbeka nkinnovator. IkansweredkhimkbykshowingkhimktwokAhadith,kandkas edkhimktoktellkmekwhatkhekunde rstoodkbykthem?kkOneknarrationkwaskfromkBu harikandkthekotherkwaskfromkMuslim.kk ThekyoungkmankwaskdeterminedktokprovekthatkhiskinterpretationkwaskbetterkthankIm amkAbu-Hanifah,kandkImamkMali ,kbecausekinktheirktimektherekwasknokcomputerktokc ompilekakdatabasekofkAhadith. ThektwokAhadith skwere:

1)kImamkBu hariksayskthatkAmarkBinkMaymoonksaidkthatkIksawkakmon eykwhokhadkjust kcapulatedkwithkanotherkmon ey,kandkthekotherkmon eyskwerekstoningkthem,ksokIkal sokstartedktokthrowkstoneskatkthem.kkkk[Bu hari,kchapterk Ayyamul-Jaheeliyeh kbykIma mkBu hari]. k 2)k kAnask(Radiallkhukanhu)ksays:kThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrant khimkpeace)ktoldkkAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)ktokgokandkexecutekakMuslimkmankwhokwaska ccusedkbykthekpeoplekofkcommittingkadulterykwithkakslavekgirl.kWhenkAlik(Radiall khukanhu)kfoundkhimkhekwaskbathingkinkakla e.kkHekthenkcalledktokhim,kwhenkhekca mekoutkofkthekla ekhekhadknokclotheskon.kAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)ksawkthatkthiskper sonkcouldknotkcommitkadulterykaskhekwaskankeunuchapkkAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)kthenk letkhimkgo.k(MuslimkShareef,kchapterk Tawbah ). Hiskanswerkwas: ItkiskclearkfromkthisknarrationkofkBu harikthatkanimalskshouldkbekmarriedkaccord ingktokIslam,kandkifktheykcommitkadultery,ktheykshouldkbekpunishedkli ekhumanskt okma ektheirkliveskmorekcivilized.kAlso,kfromktheksecondkhadith,kifksomeonekiska ccusedkofkcommittingkadulterykwithkakwoman,khekshouldkbek illed,kbutkbeforek ill ingkhimkitkshouldkbekchec edkwhetherkhekiskakeunuchkorknot. Thiskiskonekexamplekofkthekijtihaadkmadekbykpeoplekwhokencouragekothersktokpic k upkMuslimkandkBu harikandkignorekthekImams.

Thektruekpicturekconcerningkthekcriticismskleveledkagainst ImamkAbukHanifahhk(RahmatullahkAlayh) ImamkAbukHanifahkwaskverykdiligentkinkthisktopic.kWheneverkhekusektokdokQiyyaskh ekusedktokalwayskdokitkinktheklightkofkQur ankorkSunnah.kkNowkletkuskexaminekwhatk HafidhhkDhahabi,kandkHafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrotekaboutkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullah kalayh.kkTheyksay:k ImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkwaskbornkink80A.H,klivingkinkthektimekwhenkth erekwerekstillksomekSahabakliving.kkHeksawkthekfamouskcompanion,kAnaskBinkMali k Radikallahokunhokandksixkotherkcompanionsktoo.kkHeklearntkAhadithkfromkakgroupko fkTabi een,kandkspentkmuchkofkhisktimekinkworship.k kAbdullahkIbnkMubarra ksaid:kk'HekwaskthekGreatestkofkallkthosekwhokwaskwell-ver sedkinkIslamicklaws'.kkImamkShaf iksaid:kk'AllkthosekwhokstudykFiqh,karekchildrenk ofkImamkAbukHanifah'k(Islamicklaw).kkImamkYahyakBinkMau eenksaid:kk'therekareknoka ccusationskonkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayh,kandkhekiskcleankfromkallklies' .kkWhoeverkwantsktoklearnkFiqh,khekiskdependentkuponkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatulla hkalayh.kkkThekpeoplekshouldkpraykforkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkafterkt heirkprayers.kkHekwaskthekonekofkthekgreatestkscholarskonkthekearth.kkWhenkhekus edktokrecitekthekQur ankatknight,khekusedktokcryksokmuchkthatkhiskneighbourskusedk tokpitykhim.kkThekplacekwerekhekdied,kImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkreadkth ekQur ankseventykthousandktimes.kkHekdiedkonk15kRajab,k150kA.H.kkAtkhiskfuneral,kt herekwereksokmanykpeoplekthatkthekSalaahkofkJanazahkkhadktokbekreadksixktimes.kk MaykAllahkgrantkhimkpeacekandkBlessings. [Taz arrakAlkHufaz,kTari hkIbnkKathir,kBykHafidhhkDhabikandkHafidhhkIbnkKathir,k b iographykofkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayh] HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahksays:k TherekisknokdoubtkregardingkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayh sk nowledge,kpeople klaterkattributedkmanykliesktokImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayh,kwhichkwerekal

lkuntrue.kkThekaimkofksuchkwritingskwasktoktaintkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkal ayh. [MinhaajkAlkSunnahkAlkNabaweea,kVol./1,kpage.k259,kBykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah] HafidhhkIbnkAlkQayyimksays:k ImamkAbukHanifahkwouldknotkdokQiyyas,kevenkifkhekfoundkakwea kAhadith.kkTherekar ektwoktypeskofkQiyyyas: 1)kWhichkiskagainstkthekQur ankandkthekSunnah,kthiskisknotkpermissible: 2)kOnekthatkiskinktheklightkofkQur an/Sunnah,kthiskiskpermissible,kourkProphetk[Ma ykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kalsokgavekpermisiionktokMa'azkBinkJabalkt okdokQiyyas. [AalmulkMuaqqeenkchapkQiyaas] Whykiskitkthenktoday,kafterksuchkgreatkscholarskli ekHafidhhkDhahabikandkHafidhh kIbnkKathirkwhokhavekcorrectedksuchkerroneousklieskagainstkImamkAbukHanifahkRahm atullahkalayh,kthatkpeoplekstillkpropagateksuchkvilekaccusations? AkreviewkofkIslamickhistorykrevealskthatkwhenkAllahkAlmightykbestowskanykextraor dinarykscholarkwithkHiskblessings,kyoukcankbeksurekthatktheykwouldknotkhavekresp itekfromkdistortions,kslanderkandklieskthatkarekleveledkagainstkthem.kImamkAbukH anifahkwaskonekofkthosekgreatkscholarskofkIslamkagainstkwhichksuchkattemptskwere kmade.kkItkiskapparent,kfromkthekhistorykboo skthatkImamkAbukHanifah,k(li ekthek threekOrthodoxkSunnikMujtahidkImams;kImamkMali ,kImamkShafi'ee,kandkImamkAhmed)k hadkmanykenemies. Whykdidktheykhavekenemies,konekmaykas ?kkManykofkthosekwhokarguedkagainstkandkat tac edkthem,kwerekfromkmisledkSects,ksuchkaskthekKhawarij.kkTherekwerekalsokthos ekfromkamongstkthekcourtkofkthekKhalifkwhokforkonekreasonkorkanother,khadkopened ktheirkheartsktokjealousy,kbutkasksuch,khadktheksupportkofkthekcourtkandktheirks tanceskwerekoftenkenoughknotkquestioned Withksuchkferocity,kandkbyktheknumberkofkaccusationskleveledkagainstkImamkAbukHa nifahk(Rahmatullah)kitkiskunfortunatektoksaykthatksomekofkthesekaccusationskdidk havekankeffectkonkakfewksimplekmindedkMuslims.kkItkshouldkbeksaidkthatktheykcann otkbekentirelykatkfault,ksincekevenkwithkthekcasekofkAisahk(Radiallahokanha.)kwe krecallkthatkevenksomekofkthekCompanionskwerekconvincedkofkthesekfalsekaccusatio ns.kkHowever,kthiskincidentkwasknoksmallkmatter.kkItkresultedkinkAllahkTa'alakse ndingkRevelationkaskakwarningktokthosekcompanionskwhokbelievedkthekaccusation.kA llahkTa'alakquestionedkthemkthatkuponkhearingkthekaccusations,kwhykdidktheyknotk rejectksuchkslander? Toksomekextent,kwekcankalsoksaykthatksimilarlyktokthekerroneouskaccusationskthat kwerekleveledkagainstkAishakthatkwerekshownktokbekbaseless.kImamkAbukHanifahk(Ra hmatullah)kalsokfacedksuchkaccusations,kthatkhavekbeenkmentionedkbykvariouskpiou skpeoplekofklaterkgenerationskinktheirkboo s. WekshouldkthusklearnkfromkthekincidentkinvolvingkAishak(MaykAllahkblesskherkandk grantkherkpeace])kthatkwekshouldknotkacceptkaccusationskfromkthekenemieskofkImam kAbukHanifahk(Rahmatullah)ksuchkaskthekKawarijkandkthekMutazilah.kWheneverkpeopl ekutterkwordskofkmalicekandkindulgekthemselveskinkaccusationskagainstkImamkAbukH anifahk(Rahmatullah)ktheykneverkmentionkthatkthekmajoritykofkthemkarekfoundktoks temkfromktwokparticularkmisledkSectsk knamelykthekKhawarijkandkthekMu tazilah.kkRath er,kpeoplekendkupkmentioningktwokparticularkpeople.kTheykarekImamkBu hariandkKha tibkalkBaghdadi.

kImamkAbukHanifahk(Rahmatullahkalayh)kwaskakMurji i.k

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ImamkBu harikhaskstated:

[AlkTaree hkAlkKabirkunderktheklifekhistorykofkNaumankBinkThabit] ImamkBu harikalsokwrites:k ThektimekwhenkSufiankThurikk(greatkscholarkofkIslam)kheardknewskaboutkthekdeathk ofkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkheksaidk PraisekbekktokAllahkthatksuchkakman khadkdiedkkaskhekwaskgraduallykdestroyingkIslam.kkTherekcouldknotkbekakworsekper sonkbornkinkIslam . [Taree kSagheerkbiographykofkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayh] ImamkBu harikalsokwriteskthatk: OnktwokoccasionskImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkwaskorderedktokrepentkfromkm a ingkblasphemouskstatements. [KhitabkAlkDaufakWalmatkRu inkbykImamkBu hari,kAlkIntiqakBykImamkAbdulk'barr] ImamkBu harikinformskuskthatkhekhadkta enkthesekstatementskfromkhisktutorkNa eemkb inkHamad.k[Taree hkAlkSaghirkbykImamkBu hari] ImamkBu harikwasksokimpressedkbykhisktutor,kthatkhekneverkmentionedkorkusedkImam kAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkaskakreferencekforkhiskboo k AskSahihkAlkBu hari kAlt houghkwheneverkhekdidkmentionkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkhekreferredktok himkaskKufik (Nic namedkfromkhiskhomelandk-kKufa). Beforekwekproceedkanykfurther,kitkiskimportantktokreferktokonekparticularkaccusa tionkagainstkImamkAbukHanifahk(Rahmatullah)kwhichkwaskthatkhekbelongedktokakdevi antksectkcalledkthekMurji'i.kkTokanswerkthis,kwekfirstkneedktokseekwhatkcharacte rkImamkAbukHanifahk(Rahmatullah)kpossessed.kImportantly,kwhokgavekImamkBu hariki nformationkregardingkImamkAbukHanifahk(Rahmatullah)kandkInkShakAllah,kwekwillkde monstratekthatkhekwasknotkakMurjiekandkpinpointkfromkwherekthiskfalsekaccusation kcamekfrom. IkhavekmentionedkthatkNaeemkBinkHammadkconveyedkthiskinformationktokImamkBu hari ,kbutkbeforekproceedingkanykfurther,kletkuskta eknotekofkwhatkHafidhhkDhahabi,kH afidhhkAsqalanikandkKateebkalkBaghdadikhavekwrittenkinkconnectionktokNaeemkbinkH ammad. WeklearnkthatkNaeemkBinkHammadkwaskakfamouskScholarkfromkakreionkcalledkMarau.kH ekhadksightkinkonekeyekonly.kDuringktheklaterkpartkofkhisklifekhekwentktokliveki nkEgypt.kkAtkfirst,khekbelongedktokaksectkcalledkJahmiyya,kandkwaskankactivekmem ber.kHekthenklaterkleftkthisksectkandkwrotekakboo ,kwhichkwaskthekfirstkboo ktok usektheksciencekofkMusnad.kkThesekwerekakcompilationkofknarrationskbykthekSahaba ,kwhichkwerekplacedkinkankalphabeticalkorder,kaccordingktokwhomkhekhadknarratedk thekHadith.kkDuringkthiskparticularkperiod,kthekUmmakusedktokquestionkwhetherkth ekHolykQur ankwaskMa hluqk(created).kWhenkthiskquestionkwaskputkforwardktokNaeemkB inkHammadkhekdidknotkgivekankexplanation.kHekwaskthenksentktokprisonkalongksidek YaqubkFaqia.kHekdiedkink228kHijra.kItkwasknotedkthatknokJanzak[funeralkprayer]kw askprayedkoverkhimkandkhekwaskburiedkwithoutkakKaffank[shroud]. [Taz araktulkHufaz,kKhateebkBaghdadikandkTahzeebkalkTahzeeb,kbykHafidhhkDhahabi, kHafidhhkAsqalanikandkKhateebk,kbiographykofkNaeemkBinkHammad] Thiskiskakbriefkoverviewkofkhisklifekandknowkwekshallkexaminekasktokwhatkstatusk hekheldkaskakscholar.kkWekshallkdokthiskbykloo ingkatkwhatkHafidhhkDahabikandkHa fidhhkAsqalanikhavekwritten,ksincektheykcompiledktogetherkallkthekwor skbykprevi ouskscholarskwhokhadkwrittenkconcerningkNaeemkBinkHammad.kWhatkfollows,karekthei rkaccounts:

ImamkAbukDawudksaidkthat: NaeemkBinkHammad,khadkattributedk20kHadithktokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimka ndkgrantkHimkpeace]kwhichkhekinkfactkhadkneverksaid,kthuskbeingkfabricatedksayin gs. Herekarektwokexampleskofksuchkfabrications: 1) AbukHurairakreportedkthat:

kThekProphetkofkIslamk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]khadksaid:kk"Akti mekwouldkcome,kwhenkifkyoukadheredktoktenkpercentkofkAllah'skcommandskyoukwillks ucceed,kandkifkyoukleavekthisktenkpercentkyoukwillkdie.k(spiritually,knotkphysic ally). ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]khadkneverkutteredksuchkwor ds,kthiskiskakMun arknarration. 2) AbukHurairaknarratedkthatk:

ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]khadksaid:kkk"Aktimekwillkc omekwhenkmykUmmahkwillkbeksplitkintokmorekthank70ksects.kkThekworstkwillkbekthos ekwhokindulgekinkQiyyask(analogicalkdeduction)kinkmatterskofkuncertainty. k AbukZur aksaid:k Ikas edkImamkYayhakbinkMu een,kwherekdidkNaeenkbinkHammadkgetkthiskHa dith?kkHekansweredkthatkitkhasknokoriginskandkthatkthiskisknotkakHadithkbutkhask beenkinvented.kkWhateverkNaeemkBinkHammadkhadksaidkaboutkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmat ullahkalayhkwerekallklieskandkhadknoksubstance.kkAbukZur aksaidkthatkwheneverkNaee mkBinkHammadkwouldknarratekakHadithkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgran tkHimkpeace],khekwouldkaddkinkhiskownkwordskinkthekHadith.kkkWheneverkhekwouldkn arratekakfabricatedkHadithkhekwouldkattributekitktokthek greatkImamkofkHadith. k DaarkQutniksaidkthatkwheneverkNaeemkusedktokmentionkakfabricatedkHadith,khekwoul dkdoksoktoksupportkthekSunnah.kkHekhadkaklotkofkMun arknarrations,kwhichkotherkI mamskdidknotkhave. [MizankAlkEtedaal,kandkTahzeebkAlkTahzeeb,kbykHafidhhkDahabikandkHafidhhkAsqalan i,kbiographykofkNaeemkBimkHamaad] ImamkBu hariktoo khisknarrationskfromkNaeemkBinkHammadkforkhiskboo ,kSahihkal-Bu harikandkkTaree h.kkSincekNaeemkBinkHammadkreceivedkcriticismkfromkamongstkthek Muhaditheenkli ewise,kImamkBu harikalsokreceivedkcriticismkforkhiskboo kofkHadit hkfromkthekscholarskofkHadith.k ThiskoverviewkconcerningkthekcharacterkofkNaeemkBinkHammadkwillkallowkusktokunde rstandkthatkhekwasknotkakreliablekHadithkexpertkinkthekeyeskofkthekScholarskofkH adith.kkNowkwekshallkelaboratekuponkthekstatementskmadekbykImamkBu harikaboutkIm amkAbukHanifahk(Rahmatullah)kbyknotingkwhatkthekscholarskofkHadithkhadktoksaykco ncerningkhim. FromkthiskwekcankdemonstratekthatkImamkBu hari skTari hkiskinknokwaykfreekfromkerr or,knorkdidkitkremainkuncriticisedkfromkhadithkscholars.kkAskakresult,kitkwouldk bekunfairktok blindly kacceptkeverythingkthatkhaskbeenkwrittenkinkitkaskthekabsolute kTruth. Byknow,kitkshouldkhavekbeenkmadekobviouskthatkthekpersonkthatkgavekImamkBu harik (iekNaeemkBinkHammad)kinformationkregardingkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkw askunreliable.kkThekMuhaditheenktellkuskthatkhekusedktokma ekupkfabricatedkHadit

hkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace],kandkhekalsokmadekfal sekstorieskaboutkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayh.kAskwekarektoldknotktokbelie vekinkhisknarrations,ksimilarly,kwekshouldknotkacceptkthosekstatementskregarding kImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhksincektheykarekallklies,kaccordingktokHafidh hkDhahabikandkHafidhhkAsqalni. AnyonekwhokhaskreadkthekthekhistorykofkIslamickscholarshipkacceptskandkunderstan dskthatkcriticismskwereknotkonlykmadekagainstkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayh kbutkwerekalsokmadekagainstkmanykofkthekMuhaditheen.kkTheksimplekprincipalkis,kt hatkwhenkaccusationskarekmadekagainstkanykofkthekgreatkscholarskofkIslam,kwhokha vekthekrespectkfromkthekmajoritykofkthekUmmakthosekaccusationskarekrejected.kkWe kshallkprovidekyoukwithksomekexamples: AccusationkmadekagainstkImamkBu hari. HafidhhkIbnkHajarkAsqalanikstated:k ImamkBu harikwaskaccusedkofksayingkthatkthekQur ankwaskMa hluqk(Created)kbutkinkre alitykhekwasksayingkthekwordskthatkwekarekrecitingkarekMa hluqk(Created).kkInkon ekmeetingkakquestionkwaskposedktokImamkBu hari,kasktokwhetherkthekQur ankiskMa hlu qkorknot?kkHekreplied,kthatkwhateverkwekdokiskourkdoing,kandkourkdoingkiskMa hlu q.kkWhenkthekUlemakheardkaboutkthiskeveryonekceasedktokcommunicatektokhim,kexcep tkforkImamkMuslimkandkAhmadkSalma.kkHowever,kImamkMuslimkstoppedkta ingkanyknarr ationskfromkImamkBu hari.kkImamkMuhammadkIbnkYahyak(whokwaskthekteacherkofkbothk ImamkMuslim,kandkImamkBu hari)kwaskalsokagainstkImamkBu harikonkthiskissue.kkHek thenkwrotekmanyklettersktokvariouskscholarskinformingkthemkaboutkImamkBu hri skbel iefkofkthekQur an.kkThekresultkofkthiskwaskthatkwhereverkImamkBu hariktraveledkthe kpeoplekwouldkalwayskharasskhim.kkImamkBu harikprayedktokAllahkthatkHekwouldkta ekhisksoulkintoktheknextklife.kkAskakresultkfromkthekfearkofkthekscholarskImamkB u harikneverkclarifiedkwhetherkthekQur ankwaskMa hluqkorknotktokthekScholarskofkth ekKharasaan.k [TahzeebkAlkTahzeebkbykHafidhhkAsqalani] Fromkthiskincident,kyoukcankseekwhatkImamkBu harikimpliedksomethingkelse,kbutkwh atkpeoplekunderstoodkitktokbekwasksomethingkelse.kItkwentksokfarkthatkImamkBu ha rikmadekDu'akforkhimself,kk"OkAllahkTa ekmekawaykfromkthiskworld kandkAllahkaccept edkhiskDu'akandkhekpassedkaway;kBothkHafidhhkAsqalanikandkHafidhhkIbnkKathirkhav ekmentionedkinktheirkboo s.kTheksamekhappenedktokImamkAbukHanifah:kaskhekusedkto ksaykonekthingkandkthekKhawarijkandkMutazilahkinterpretedkitkaskakcompletelykdif ferentkthing.k Anotherkaccusation: HafidhhkAsqalanikwrites:k ImamkBu harikalsokhadkanotherkteacherkwhoseknamekwaskIbnkalkMadini.kkImamkBu har ikusedktokattendkhiskclasseskk(KitaabkAlkIlaal)kfromkwhichkIbnkAlkMadinikusedkto kteachkfromkakboo .kkThiskboo kwaskverykpreciousktokhimkandkhekwouldknotkallowka nyonektokcomeknearkit.kkOnekday,kIbnkAlkMadinikwentktokvisitksomekofkhiskpropert ykandkImamkBu hariksawkthiskaskankopportunityktokobtainkthekboo .kkHekwentktokIb nkAlkMadini sksonkandkpersuadedkhimkwithksomekmoneyktokpartkwithkthekboo kforkaksh ortkwhile.kkOncekImamkBu harikreceivedkthekboo khektoo kitktokbekcopiedkhastily. kBykthektimekIbnkAlkMadinikhadkreturned,kImamkBu harikhadkreturnedkthekboo .kkWh enkclasseskresumedkandkIbnkAlkMadinikbeganktokreadkfromkthekboo ,khekas edkakque stionktokhiskstudents.kkBeforekhekfinishedkthekquestionkImamkBu harikhadkalready kproducedkthekcorrectkanswerk(whichkwaskfromkhiskboo ).kIbnkAlkMadinikthenkreali zedkthatkImamkBu harikhadkseenkthekcontentskofkhiskboo .kkThekshoc kofkthiskbeha viorkfromkImamkBu hariksentkIbnkAlkMadinikintokakstatekofkillness,kfromkwhichkhe klaterkdied.kk

HafidhhkIbnkAlkAsqalanikafterkwritingkthiskaccountksaidkthatkhekdidknotkbelievek itkandkthenkhekgavekthekreason.kkHeksaidkthatkthiskwaskagainstkthekstatuskofkIma mkBu hari.k [TahzeebkAlkTahzeeb,kunderk LifekHistorykofkImamkBu hari, kbykHafidhhkIbnkAsqalni] ImamkMuslimkwriteskthat: kHadratkAbbaskandkHadratkAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)khadkakdisputekbetweenkeachkother, ksokthaykwentktokthekKhaleefahkofkthektime,ki.e.kHadratkUmark(Radiallkhukanhu)kt oksettlektheirkdispute.kHadratkAbbask(Radiallkhukanhu)ksaid,kconcerningkHadratkA lik(Radiallkhukanhu)k OkAmeer-ul-Mu mineen,kjudgekbetweenkmekandkthiskliar,ksinner,k disloyalkperson,kbetrayer kHadratkUmar(Radiallkhukanhu)kthenkmadekhiskjudgementkin ktheirkaffair. [SahihkMuslimkbaab-ul-fayy] HafidhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwrites: HadratkIbnkMas ud,kandkHadratkUthmaank(Radiallkhukanhu)kusedktokverballykabusekeac hkother.kHadratkAmmarkbinkYaasirksaidktokHadratkUthmaankthatkUthmaan,khadkbecome kak aafir.kHadratkAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)koncekas edkAmmar,k DokyouknotkdenykthekGod kwhokUthmaankworshipped? kOnce,kHusaidkbinkHuzairksaidktokSa dkbinkUbaidah,k Youkhavek becomekakmunaafiqkandkyouksupportkthekmunaafiqeen! kInkthiskwaykotherkSahabakusedk tokdokthisktokeachkotherkbutkwek nowkthatkwhenkonekpiouskpersonkaccuseskanotherk piouskpersonkitkhasknokeffectkonkhiskstatus. [Minhaaj-as-Sunnah,kchapter,ki htilaaf-us-sahaba,kbykHafidhkIbnkTaymiyyah] SayyedkMawdoodikwrites: ThekscholarskofkHadithkcriticizedkeachkotherkthroughoutkhistory,kbutktheykwerekh umankandksokhavekmadekmista es.kThekreasonkforkthiskwaskbecauseksometimeskakscho larkmayknotkli ekanotherkscholarkforkakpersonalkreason.kThiskiskwhykwekseekinkhi storykthatkscholarskhavekcriticizedkeachkotherkinkstrangekways.kAnkexamplekiskof kIbnkAbdulkBarr,kwhokwrotekinkhiskboo kJaami al-bayaan,kImamkHummadkhadkonceksaidk thatkthekscholarskofkHijaazkhaveknok nowledge.kHekalsoksaidkthatkourkchildrenk n owkmorekthankthem.kHekalsoksaidkthatkImamskAtaakibnkRubaah,kTawoos,kandkMujaahid khadknok nowledge.kImamkZuhriksaid,kwhilstkcommentingkonkthekscholarskofkMa ah, khekhadkneverkseenkanyonekbrea kthekwalls(i.ekthekrules)kofkIslamkmorekthankthek scholarskofkMa ah.kEvenkthoughkgreatkSahabakandkTaabe eenkwerekresidentkinkMa ah .k Wek nowkthatkShaabeekandkIbraheemkNa heekwerekgreatkscholarskbutktheykusedktokat tac keachkother.kShaabeeksaidk Loo katkatkIbraheemkNa h kee!kHekas skmekmasaa ilkbykni ghtkandkpreachesktokthekpeoplekinkthekmorningkaskthoughkitkiskhiskownkresearch! kI braheemkNa heeksaid:k Loo katkShaabee!kHekiskakliar,kandknarrateskHadithkfromkMasr oo ,kbutkhekhaskneverkmetkhim! kImamkDahaaqkoncekboastedkthatkhek nowkmorekthankth ekcompanions.kImamkSayyidkbinkJubairkonceksaidkthatkShaabeekwaskakliar.kHekalsok saidkaboutkImamkI ramahkthatkhekiskthekstudentkofkAbdullahkbinkAbbaskandkhekattr ibuteskfalsekAhadithktokibnkAbbaas.k ImamkMali ksaidkaboutkMuhammadkbinkIs-haaqkthatkhekiskwaskonekofkthekdajjaal.kIm amkMali kalsoksaidkaboutkthekscholarskofkIraqkthatktheykhavekbecomekli ekthekpeo plekofkthekboo ,ksokdon tksaykthatktheykarekspea ingkthektruthkorkthatktheykarekly ing.kImamkAbdullahkbinkMubara konceksaid,k Ikdon tkconsiderkImamkMali ktokbekakschol ar kImamkAbukHanefahksaidkaboutkImamk Amashkthatkhekhaskneverk eptkthekfastkofkRamad hanknorkta enkthekbathkofkmajorkimpurity.kImamkYahyakbinkMu eenkhaskcriticisedkthe khigh-ran ingkscholarskofkHadith.kHekhaskevenksaidkthatkImamkShafi kiskwea kinkHad ith.kThiskisktheksituationkofkthekscholarskofkHadithkbutkthekstrangestkthingkisk thatkhumankwea nesseskevenkovercamekthekSahabah.kForkthiskreasonkthekSahabahkuse

dktokcritisizekeachkother.kAnkexamplekiskAbdullahkbinkUmar,kwhokwhenkwasktoldkth atkthekWitrkSalaahkwasknotkcompulsorykbykAbukHurairah,ksaidkthatkAbukHurairahkwa skakliar.k HadratkA ishak(Radiallkhukanha)konceksaidkthekAnaskbinkMali kandkAbukSa eedkKhudreek doknotk nowkanythingk AboutkHadithkasktheykwerekchildrenkatkthektimekofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskh imkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kOncekHasankbinkAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)kinterpretedkakvers ekofkthekQur ankandksomeoneksaidkthatkibnkUmarkandkAbdullahkbinkZubairkhavekgivenk anotherkinterpretation.kHasankthenksaidkthatktheykarekbothkliars.kHadratkAlik(Ra diallkhukanhu)konceksaidkthatkMugheerahkbinkShubahkiskakliar.kUbaidahkbinkThabit ksaidkthatkMas oodkbinkAwskAnsaarikiskakliar,kevenkthoughkhekfoughtkinkthekbattlek ofkBadr.k Ifkonekwantsktokinvestigatekthiskmatterkfurtherkonekcankreadkthekhistorykofkjarh -ut-ta deel.kThesekboo skhavekcritisisedkotherkscholars.kThekreasonkforkthiskiskth atktheykwerekhumankandkhadkhumankwea nesseskandksoksometimesktheykwouldkcallkakw ea kscholarkakgoodkscholar,kandkvicekversa.kItkisknecessaryktokreferktokthesekbo o skcarefullykbeforekma ingkanykpresumptionskaboutkakparticularkscholar. [Tafheemaat,kchapter,kmasla -e-it daal,kbykSayyedkmawdoodi] Itkiskproved,kfromkthekabove,kthatkifkakscholarkclaimsksomethingkaboutkanotherks cholarkthenkwekcannotksaykthatkhiskclaimkiskalwayskcorrect.kThekonlykthingkthatk wekcankconcludekiskthatkthekclaimkiskonlykthekscholar skpersonalkview.kIfkweksaykt hatkthekclaimkiskalwayskcorrectkthenkwekwouldkhavektokacceptkeverykscholar skword, kwhichkiskimpossible.kAnkexamplekiskthatkofkHadratkAbbask(Radiallkhukanhu)kclaim ingkthatkthekAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)kwaskakliar,ksinner,kandkbetrayer.kWekcannotka cceptkthatkHadratkAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)kwaskactuallykthatkwhichkAbbask(Radiallkh ukanhu)ksaid.kThiskiskbecausekwek nowkaboutkthekgreatnesskofkHadratkAlik(Radiall khukanhu)kwhokwaskneitherkakliarknorkbetrayer.kHekwaskonekofkthektenkwhokwaskgiv enkgladktidingskofkJannahk(Paradise)kinktheirklifetimekandkthekfourthkKhaleefahk ofkIslam.kWek nowkalsokthatkImamkMali kwaskakgreatkscholarksokno-onekcankacceptk AbdullahkbinkMubaari skclaimkthatkImamkMaai kwasknotkakscholar.kWekalsokdoknotkac ceptkImamkYahyakbinkMu een skclaimkthatkImamkShaafe eekwaskwea kinkHadith.kInktheksame kway,kno-onekcankacceptkthekclaimskmadekagainstkImamkAbukHanefahkbykfollowingkwh atksomekscholarsksaykaboutkhim.kInkshort,kwekhavektokseekwhatkthekmajoritykofksc holarskhaveksaidkaboutkakparticularkscholarkandkthenkacceptkorkrejectktheirkopin ions. Nowkletkuskloo kintoktheksecondkpersonkwhokiskoftenkusedktokjustifykattac skagai nstkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayh 2) KhatibkalkBaghdadi:

HiskcorrectknamekwaskAbukba rkAhmedkBinkAlikAlkKhatibkAlkBaghdadikandkhekpassedk awayk463kHijra.kkKhatibkBaghdadikwaskakgreatkscholarkofkHadithkwrotekmanykboo sk onkUsul-al-Hadithk(principleskofkHadith)kbutkhiskmostkpopularkboo kiskTaree hkBa ghdad,k(writtenkink14kvolumes).kThekcopykthatkIkamkusingkwaskissuedkinkAlkMa tab akSalfiakAlkMadinakAlkManawara.kIfkwekloo katkvolumek13kunderktheklifekhistoryko fkNaumankBinkSabitk(namekofkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayh)ktherekarektwokch apterskonkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayh. InkthekfirstkchapterkhekwriteskhowkthekotherkscholarskhavekpraisedkImamkAbukHani fahkRahmatullahkalayhkandkinktheksecondkchapterkhektal skaboutkwhatkthekenemiesk ofkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhksaidkaboutkhim.kKhatibkBaghdadiksaidkthatk IkpersonallykrecognizedkthekgreatnesskofkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkandk hisk nowledge.kkItkiskmykrightkthatkwherekIkhavekmentionedkhiskexcellencekIkcank

alsokbringkforwardkthekopinionskofkthekpeoplekwhokwerekagainstkhim.kThekenemiesk ofkImamkAbukHanifahhkdoknotkmentionkthoseknarrations,kwhichkarekinkpraisekofkIma mkAbukHanifahh.kTheykonlykmentionkKhateeb sknarration,kwhichkarekagainstkhim-kandk implykthatkalkKhateebktookwaskagainstkthekImam. Beforekwekgokfurther,katkthiskpointkitkcankbekconcludedkthatkwhateverkhaskbeenks aidkagainstkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkcannotkbekacceptedkaskthektruth: OurkShay hkShahkAbukAlkHassankZaidkFarooqikNaqshkBandiksaid:k Ink1931kIkwaskinkEgy pt.kInkthatkperiodkankarticlekwaskpublishedkinkthekpopularknewspaperkAlkAhraamkt hatkKhateeb skTaree khaskbeenkpublishedkandkwillkbekavailableksoon.kkInkhiskTaree hktherekiskonekchapterkagainstkImamkAbukHanifah.kkkAlkAzharkdecidedkthatkitkwask uponkthemselvesktokrespondktokthiskchapterkwrittenkbykKhatibkBaghdadi.kThiskresp onsekwaskthenkprintedkinkthekfootnotekofkthekboo kTaree hkBaghdad.kkUponkreading kthekabovekboo kandkitskfootnotekitkiskclearlykunderstoodkthatktheksaidkchapterk isktotallykuntrue. FurthermorekitkisknotedkthatkwhosoeverkreportedkKhateeb skaccusationskagainstkImam kAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayy.kWekseekthatkinktheksamekboo khekalsoksayskthatkt heseknarratorskareknotktrustworthy.kMoreoverkMuhadiskAlkAsarkAlamakZahidulkAlkKa usrik(RahmatullahkAlai)kwrotekakboo kcalledkTaneebkAlkKhatibkinkwhichkhekclarifi eskthatktrulykthesekaccusationskarekfalsekandknoteskthatkallkthekevidenceskusedk werekfromktheksamekboo kTaree hkBaghdad. NowkletkuskseekwhatkKhateebksayskaboutkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkinkTar ee hkBaghdadkunderkthekbiographykofkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayh.k(aknumbe rkofkexampleskarekta en) 1. KhateebksayskImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkwaskfromkthekMurj ieek

2. kHeksayskthatkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkconfirmedkthatkRibak(in terest)kiskhalalk(Permissible) 3.kkkInkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkHalqask(meetings)ktherekwasknoksaluta tionkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk (Salaah/blessings)kbestowedkonkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpe ace]. 3. ImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhskandkhiskstudentskwerekli ekChristian s.k(As tagfirullah)k(ChangingkQur ankandkSunnahkli ekthekChristians). 4. ImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhskfollowersksaidkthatkhisk nowledgekwa skgreaterkthankthatkofkthekProphetsk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].k( A stagfirullah ) 5. ImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkusedktoksaykthatkhadkthekProphetkk[Ma ykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kbeenkpresentkatkhisktimekhekwouldkhavekta enkhiskopinionk(thatkiskHekwouldkhaveklearntkmanykthings)kfromkme.k( Astagfirulla h )

6.kWhenkakHadithkwouldkbekpresentedkhekwouldkrejectkandksaykscrapkthiskwithkthek pig sktale. [Taree hkBaghdadkbykKhateebkAl-BaghdadikunderkNu maankBinkThabit] Wekdoknotkneedktokgokanykfurtherkaskyoukwillkhavekalreadykrealisedkthatkthiskisk notkacceptablekbykanykMuslim.kkFromkthekabovekaccusationskletkuskclarifykonekthi ngkthatkthekotherkaccusationskarekveryksimilar. ImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhksaidkthatkifkUsmankBathikAlkBasrikwaskpresent

kinkmyktimekhekwouldkhavekta enkmanykofkmykopinionskbutkthekaboveknarratorkKhate ebkal-baghdadikremovedkUsmansknamekandkreplacedkitkbykthekProphetk[MaykAllahkble sskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]. [Footnote,kTaree hkBaghdadkchapterkAbukHanifahh] Khateebktoo kthiskinformationkfromkYusafkBinkSabat,kAbikNassar,kAzdi,kandkAlkWas skWassy,kInktheksamekboo ,kKhateebkalsokwrotekaboutktheseknarrators,kthat: Onekofkthemkwaskwhokusedktokma ekfabricatedkHadiths.kOnekofkthemkwaskwea kinkthe kHadith,kthekotherkwaskakpersonkwhokdidknotkevenkbelievekinkHadiths.kkOnekofkthe mkwaskQadarik(Sect),konekofkthemkusedktokma ekupkfabricatedkstories.k kTokprovekthatkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkwaskakKaffir.kkFromkthekwritin gskofkKhateeb,kwekarekledktokbelievekthatkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkwas kankatheist,kJew,kinnovator,ketc.,ketc.,kweksee kshelterkinkAllah,kfromkthis!!!k NowkwekshallkreviewkthekaccusationskthatkwerekmadekagainstkImamkAbukHanifahkRahm atullahkalayhkwhoksaidkthatkhekwaskakMurji i.kWhokwerekthekMurji ee?kAndkwhokcalledk ImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkone? AllamakShaharkSattaani,kwrotekinkhiskfamouskboo kAlkMilal,kthat: kInkthekearlykdayskthekShi ahskbeganktokpropogatekstorieskagainstkAbukBa rkandkUma rkRadikAllahokunhooma.kkDuringkakperiodkwherektherekwerekdifferenceskamongstkthe kCompanions,kthekShi ahskalsokmadekstrangekstorieskconcerningktheirkdifferences.kI tkwaskalsokthektimekwhenkthekKhawarijkdeclaredkthekmajoritykofkMuslims,kaskKafir ktheykbelievedkthatkwhoeverkcommittedkakmajorksinkwaskakKafir.kkAtkthisktime,the ksahiahksectkbecamekfamous.kkTheyksaidkthatkdifferenceskthatkthekcompanionskofkt hekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]khadkshouldkgokwithoutkanyth ingksaidkaboutkthem,kwekshouldkremainksilent,kandkthekmatterkwillkbekdealtkwithk AllahkSubkHanakhukWataala.kkTheykalsokbelievedkthatkthosekMuslimskwhokcommitkakg reatksink(Kabiraa)kareknotk afirs.kSomekofkthekMurji ekbelievedkthatkImaank(Faith) kiskembeddedkinkthekheart,ksokthat,kifksomeonekutterskblasphemouskremar s,korkwo rshipskstatues,korkhaskakbeliefkli ekakJewkorkChristian,korkworshipskwhateverkhe kli es,khekstillkiskbelovedktokAllahkandkakperfectkMuslim.kkTheykthuskbelievedkt hatkifkakKafirkwasktokperformkakgoodkactkthenkhe/shekwouldkreceiveknokbenefitkfr omkit,ksimilarly,kifkakMuslimkwasktokindulgekhimselfkinkblasphemouskhe/shekremar s,korkcommitskanykmajorksin,kitkwouldkhaveknokeffectkonkhis/herkImaan.kkInkthis kway,ktheykleftkallkgoodkactionskoutkandktheykopenlykindulgedkthemselveskinkbadk actions.kkk

ImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkalsoksaidkthatkthosekwhokcommitkakmajorksinkw ereknotkKafirs.kThekenemieskofkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkpic edkuponkth iskpointktokarguekthatkhekwaskakMurji e.kImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkopenly kconductedkgoodkactskandkneverksaidknotktokdokgoodkactions.kHekalsokneverkencour agedkpeoplekthatkworshipkwhatkyoukli e.kkThekMutazillahkcalledkeverykonekwhokdid knotkagreekwithkthemkconcerningktheirkbeliefkaskMurji e.kkThekKhawarij,konkthekoth erkhand,karguedkthatkthekonekwhokclaimedkthatktokperformkakmajorksinkisknotktokb ekakKafir.kInkthiskway,kthekKhawarijkandkMutazillahkgavekImamkAbukHanifahkRahmat ullahkalayhkthektitlekofkMurji ee.kkThesektwoksectsknotkonlykcalledkImamkAbukHanif ahkRahmatullahkalayhkakMurji e,kbutkmanykotherkgreatkscholarskofkIslam,ksuchkas:kH assankBinkMuhammad,kSa eedkIbnkJubair,kTalaqkBinkHabib,kUmarkBinkMurar,kMahaaribkB inkWassaar,kMaqaatilkBinkSulimaan,kHamaadkBinkAbikSulaimaan,kcalledkaknumberkofk thekscholarskaskMurji e. [AlkMilal,kBykAllamakShaharkSitaani,kMadhabkAlkIslammiyakandkHiyaatkImamkAbukHan ifahkRahmatullahkalayh,kBykAllamakAbukZuhraarkMisri] IfkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkwaskakMurji ee,kitkwouldkhavekbecomekapparen

tkinkallkthekHanafikboo skthatkitkiskpermissiblektokworshipkthekcross,kidolskork youkcankbekakChristian,kJewketc.kkWhykiskitkthenkthatkinkthekHanafikboo skitkisk clearlykstatedkthatktokworshipkidols,kthekcrossketc.,kiskKufr?k(Seekthekboo skof kHanafikFiqh) Whykiskitkalso,kthatktherekiskakspecialkboo ,kwhichkexplainskwhatkpunishmentskar ekexpectedkforkthosekwhokperformkbadkacts?kkIfkyoukta ekanykboo kconcerningkHana fikFiqh,kyoukwillkseektwokchapterskdedicatedktokexplainingkwhatkthingskcankma ek youkakKafir.kThekotherkchapterskwillkdealkwithkthekpunishments'kthatkthosekpeopl ekwillkreceivekwhokindulgekthemselves.kInkactskofkadultery,kstealingkandkotherke vilkacts.kkThiskiskakclearkproofkthatkthosekwhokclaimkthatkImamkAbukHanifahkRahm atullahkalayhkiskakMurji ee,kiskrepeatingkthosekaccusationskmadekbykthekKhawarijka ndkthekMutazalahkarekwrong. TherekiskanotherkaccusationkmadekbykpeoplekthatkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkala yhk newkonlykseventeenkHadith.kkLet skexaminekwhatklittlektruthkthiskbearskbutkbef orekwekgokfurtherkletskseektheksourceskfromkwhichkImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahka layhkextractedkhiskinformation. HafidhhkIbankAlkQayyimkstates: kAllahkSoobkhakNakhukWat'aalaksentkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHi mkpeace]ktokteachkIslam.kkDuringkthatkearlykperiodkthosekthatklearntkbecamek now nkaskcompanionskwhichkwerekoverkhundredskofkthousands,koutkofkwhichkonekhundredk andkthirtyk(130)kgavekmorekFatwaskthankthekrest.kTherekwereksevenkamongstkthekco mpanionskthatkgavekthekhighestknumberkofkFatwas.kkThoseksevenkwerekUmarkBinkKhat ab,kAlikBinkAbukTalib,kAbdullahkBinkMasaud,kUmulkMomineenkAisha,kZaidkBinkSabet, kAbdullahkBinkAbbass,kAbdullahkBinkUmarkRadikallahounhoom.kkkUmarksentkAbdullahk BinkMasaudktokresidekatkKoofa.kThiskwaskbecausekAbdullahkBinkMasaudkhadkgreatk n owledge.kkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidkinkakstatementk thatkhekwaskgreatkscholar. OncektwokgroupskofkpeoplekcamekfromkSyriakandkKoofaktokvisitkUmar.kkUmarkgavekgi ftsktokbothkgroupskandkthekgroupkfromkKoofakas edkUmark whykiskitkthatkwekhavekrec eivedklesskthankthekSyrians. kkUmarkreplied:k'DidkIknotkgivekyoukAbdullahkBinkMasa udkwhichkiskthekgreatestkofkallkgifts'.kkAbdullahkBinkMasaudkoftenksaidkthatkIk nowkaboutkeverykSurahkinkthe Qur ankandkfurtherkwhokandkwhatkitkwaskrevealedkfor,kifkIk nowkakpersonkthatk nows kmorekthankmekIkmustkgoktokhimkandklearnkfromkhim.kIbnkUmarkusedktoksaykIbnekMas audkiskfilledkwithk nowledge.kkImamkIbnkJareerksayskthatktherekisknokotherkcompa nionkwhosekstudentskwrotekallkhiskFatwaskandkhiskFiqh,kexceptkAbdullahkibnkMasuo od.kkAfterkakshortkwhilekhundredskofkotherkcompanionskalsokwentktokKoofaktokresi dekthere.kLaterkwhenkAlikbecamekKhaleefahkhekalsokmovedktokKoofakthatkiskhowkKoo fakbecamekthekcapitalkofkthekIslamickState.kThiskthenkinfluencedkfurtherkcompani onsktokmovektokKoofa.kkKoofakbecamekonekofkthekcenterkpointskofk nowledgekofkthe kCompaniuns.kkAtkthatktimekthekmostkpopularkschoolkwaskofkAlikandkAbdullahkBinkM asaud. Llaterkonksomekpeoplekstartedktokattributekfabricatedknarrationsklin edktokAli.k WhichkiskwhykthekonlykacceptableknarrationskofkAlikarekthosekwhichkarekthroughkh iskgenerationkandkthroughkstudentskofkAbdullahkBinkMasuad.kkkAlikandkAbdullahkBi nkMasaudkhadkmanykpopularkstudentskli ekUmarkBinkSharjeel,kMasrooq,kAlkQamma,kan dkothers.kAndkthenkAbrahamkandkHammadkBinkSuleimankbecamektheirkstudentskandkIma mkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkalayhkbecamektheirkstudent. [AalamkAlkMuwaqqaiy-eenkChapterkQiyyaskbykHafidhhkIbnkAlkQayyim] ImamkIbnkSa'adksays:kk OneklargekgroupkofkCompanionskstartedktokresidekinkKufa,kTherekwerekmorekthankfi

vekhundredkcompanionskresidingkinkKufa.kkThatkiskwhykUmarkRadikallahokunhoksaidk thatkKufakiskthekcenterkofkthektreasure.k(Faith)kkKufakwaskthekcenterkatkthatkti mekofk nowledge.kkkkk [TabaqatkIbnkSa'adkvolumek6kchapterkKufa] InkthekveryksamekKufakImamkAbukHanifahkRahmatullahkwaskborn.kkInktheksamekplace, khekacquiredkhisk nowledge,kheksawkandklearntkfromkthekCompanionskandklearntkfro mkthekTabe'een.kToklearnkmorek nowledgekhekoftenktravelledktokMa ah,kMadina,kSy ria,kYemenkandkBasra.kkHowkcankitkbeksaidkthatkhekonlyk newkseventeenkAhadith?kk Itkiskli eksayingktokakHafidhhkofkthekQur ankthatkhek nowskSurahkFatihakonly! HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwriteskthat: AmongstkthekScholarsktherekwerekthosekwhokarekScholarskofkAhadith,kandksomekthat kwerekScholarskofkFiqh.kThekScholarskwhokarek nowledgeablekofkbothkAhadith/Fiqhk arekImamkSahfi ,kImamkAhmed,kImamkIshaq,kImamkAbu-Yusuf,kImamkAbukHanifah.Theykals okhadkakverykhighkstatuskwhichkwasksuitiblekforkallkofkthemkRahmatullahekajmaeen .k [KitabkAlkIstegathakpagek13kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyya] WhenkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyakwriteskandkacceptskthatkImamkAbukHanifahkwaskakscholar kinkAhadith,kandkfiqh,kthenkhowkcankhiskfollowerskdiscreditkImamkAbukHanifah,kan dksaykthatkhekonlyk newkseventeenkAhadith?kk IbnkKhaldunkhasktouchedkuponkthekaccusationkthatkImamkAbukHanifahk newkonlykseve nteenkhadith.kHekhaskwrittenkaboutkitkinkhiskboo kAt-Muqadmah.kHekwriteskthatkth iskaccusationkiskcompletelykfalsekas,kImamkAbukHanifah skstudentkImamkAbukYusufkan dkImamkMuhammadknarratedkakgreatknumberkofkHadithkfromkImamkAbukHanifah.kkWhichk theykhavekwrittenkinktheirkboo s,kandktheykhavekwrittenktwokboo skwherektheykhav ekaccumulatedkallkthekAhadithkthatktheyknarratekfromkImamkAbukHanifah;k(thekname kofkthekboo skarekKitabulkAlkAtharkbykImamkAbukYusuf,kandkKitabulkAlkAtharkbykIm amkMuhammad.)kMore-overkallktheknarrationskofkHadithkarekaccumulatedkinkonekboo ,kwhichkiskcalledkJamiekAl-MasaneedkbykImamkAbukHanifahkthekfamouskscholarkofkHa dith/Fiqh.kkImamkAbukHanifahkiskonekofkthekfirstkpeoplekwhokhavekdictatedkboo sk onkHadith/Fiqh.kkThekHadithskwhichkImamkAbukHanifahkhasknarrated,khekheardkthemk directlykfromkthekCompanionskorkthekTabeenk(StudentkofkthekCompanions)kHekwaskth ekfirstkImamkinkHadith/Fiqh,kImamkBu hari,kImamkMuslim,kImamkNasai,kImamkTirmizi ,kIbnkMajah,ketc,ketc,ktheykallkcamekakveryklongktimekafterkhim,kSokthatkiskwhyk hiskstatuskshouldkbekthekhighestkofkallkofkthem.kkFromkthekfamouskscholarskofkHa dith/FiqhkhekiskthekonlykonekwhokiskakTa beek(WhokhavekseenkthekCompanions)kThiskP rivilegekwaskawardedktokImamkAbukHanifahkandknotktokImamkMali kImamkSahfi ,kImamkA hmed,kImamkBu hari,kImamkMuslim,kImamkAbukDawood,kImamkTirmizi,ketc,ketc,kHekwas kuniquekinkthiskprivilege LastlykIkma ekDu'akthatkmaykAllahkSoobhakNahukWata'alakgrantkallkthekscholarskth ekbestkpossiblekplacekinkParadise.kkTheykwor edkhardkforkIslamkandkspentktheirkl iveskgatheringkinformationkandkpassingkitkonktokus,kespeciallykImamkAbukHanifah, kmaykAllahkSoobhakNahukWata'alakfillkhiskgravekwithk(Noor)klight. MaykAllahkSoobhakNahukWata'alakacceptkwhatkIkhavekwrittenkandkifkIkhavekmadekany kmista eskmaykhekforgivekme.kkAmin. Bu harikandkMuslimkthekOnlykSourceskofkSunnah!!! HadithkisktheksecondksourcekofkIslamkafterkthekQur an.kWheneverkakHadithkisktoldkt okakMuslim,khekimmediatelykacceptskit,kbutktherekareksomekpeople,kwhokwhenktheyk arektoldkakHadith,kas kwetherkthatkHadithkiskwrittenkinkBu harikorkMuslim.kTheyk say,kifkitkiskwrittenkinkMuslimkandkBu harikthenkitkshouldkbekaccepted,kbutkifki tkisknot,kthenkakdoubtkremainskasktokwhetherkthekHadithkiskauthentickorknot.

OurkclaimktokthiskiskthatkitkisknotkthekcommandkofkAllahkorkourkProphetk(MaykAll ahkblesskHimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kthatkwekcankonlykbelievekinkthosekAhadithkwhic hkarekwrittenkinkMuslimkorkBu harikandkhavekdoubtskaboutkthekrest.kPeoplekwhokfa llkintokthekcategorykofkpeoplekwhokusekBu harikandkMuslimkasktheirkonlyksourcesk ofkSunnahkclaim: k (A) ManykscholarskofkIslamkhaveksaidkthatkthekAhadithkwrittenkinkMuslimkorkB u harikarekauthentic,kbutkthekAhadithkwhichkareknotkinkMuslimkorkBu harikcankbek wea ,kfabricatedkorkauthentic.k (B) MuslimkandkBu harikdoknotkta eknarrationkfromkakwea knarrator.kkEvenkifk therekwaskakwea knarratorkandkMuslimkandkBu hariktoo knarrationkfromktheknarrato r,kthenktheknarratorkisksaidktokhavek CrossedkthekBridge kk. (C) ThekscholarskofkHadithkhaveknotkobjectedktokanyknarrationkofkMuslimkandk Bu hari. (D) WekdoknotkneedktokseekanykotherkAhadithkboo skbecausekMuslimkandkBu hari khavekgatheredkallkthekauthentickAhadithkinkMuslimkandkBu hari. (E) NokonekhaskeverkcriticisedkImamskMuslimkandkBu harikinkregardsktokanykmi sta ektheykmaykhavekmade. WhateverkhaskbeenkclaimedkabovekisknotkfromkthekQur ankorkSunnah.kWekwillkexplain, kwithkthekhelpkofkAllahkthatkthesekclaimskarekfalse.k WeksaykthatkankauthentickHadithkiskone,kwhichkmeetskthekprincipalskofkauthentica tionkofkAhadith.kItkdoesknotkmatterkwhetherkitkiskwrittenkinkMuslim,kBu hari,kTi rmidhikorkAbukDawud,korkMuwattakofkImamkMali . TheknarrationkofkImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkhaveknotkbeenkcriticisedkbykscholar skofkAhadith BeforekwekwritekaboutkthekactualknarrationkofkImamkMuslimkandkImamkBu harikwekwi llkprovekthatktokcriticisektheknarrationkofkImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkisknotk forbidden. Asqalanikwrites,k whenkyoukcomparektheknarrationkofkImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimky oukwillknoticekthatkImamkMuslim sknarrationkhavekbeenkcriticisedkaklotkmorekbykthe kscholarskofkAhadithkthanktheknarrationkofkImamkBu hari.kWhenkImamkBu hariktoo k narrationkfromkhiskteachers,khekwaskwellkawarekofktheseknarrationskbeforehand,kO nkthekotherkhand,kwhenkImamkMuslimktoo knarrationkfromkhiskteachers,khekhadknokp reviouskinformationkaboutkthem.kThiskiskanotherkreasonkwhykImamkBu harikisksaidk tokbekbetterkthankImamkMuslim.kImamkBu harikcarriesklesskShaadhkandkMuallalk(typ eskofkwea kHadith)kthankImamkMuslimk (An-Nu hbah,kchapterkonkImamskBu harikandkMuslim,kbykHafidhkAsqalani).k ImamkSa haweekwriteskthatkthekstatuskofkImamkBu harikiskhigherkthankImamkMuslim. kThekreasonkhekgiveskthiskiskthatkImamkBu harikhaskta enknarrationkfromk435knarr ators,kamongktheseknarratorsktherekarekonlyk80kwea knarrators.kImamkMuslimkhaskt a enknarrationkfromk620knarrators.kAboutk160knarratorskarek nownktokbekwea kfrom kamongkthesek (Fath-ul-mughees,kchapterkonkImamskBu harikandkMuslim,kbykImamkSa hawee) HafidhhkAsqalanikandkImamkAy neekwritekthatkImamkDaarkQutnikhaskwrittenkakboo kcal ledk Istadri aat kinkwhichkhekhaskobjectedktokmanyknarrationskofkImamkMuslimkandkIma mkBu harik(Muqaddamah,kFath-ul-BaarikbykHafidhkAsqalanikandkUmdat-ul-qaarikbykIm amkAy nee) HafidhkAsqalanikhaskattemptedktokanswerkthekobjectionkraisedkinkthekboo .kInkthe kprefacekofkFath-ul-Baari,kImamkAsqalanikhaskansweredksomekquestionskraisedk

(MuqaddamahkFath-ul-Baari,k CriticismkofkImamkBu harikbykScholarskofkAhadith kbykHaf idhkAsqalani) AlaamakAbukFatahkwriteskthatkHafidhhkIraaqeekhaskwrittenkinkhiskboo ,k Al-Fayaah ,kt hatkhekcriticisedkonlyktwoknarrationskofkImamkMuslimkandkImamkBu hari.kInkmykoth erkboo ,k Sharh-ul-Kabeer ,kIkhavekgatheredkallktheknarrationkofkImamkBu harikandkMu slim,kwhichkthekscholarskofkAhadithkhavekcriticised.kHafidhhkAbukAlikGhassaanikh askalsokcompiledkallktheknarrationkofkImamkMuslimkandkBu hari,kwhichkscholarskof kHadithkhavekcriticised.kAlaamakAbukMasaudkhaskalsokwrittenkaksimilarkboo (Qawa idkUloomkAl-Hadithkpagek40kbykAbukFatahkAlkDamashqi)k ItkiskclearkthatkifkthekcriticismkofkImamkMuslimkandkImamkBu harikwerekforbidden ,kthenkthekscholarskofkAhadithkwouldknotkhavekdaredktokcriticisektheirknarration .kEvenkthosekpeoplekwhokhavekpraisedkImamkBu harikverykhighlykhavekcriticisedkhi m. HafidhhkAsqalanikwrites:k QaadhikAbukBa rkIbnkArabi,kinkhiskcommentarykonkBu hari, kclaimskthatkImamkBu harikhaskwrittenknarrationkinkSahih-ul-Bu harikandkthatkthe ykhavekbeenknarratedkbykatkleastktwokpersonske.g.ktwokcompanionskheardkaknarrati onkfromkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kandkthenktwokofkth ekcompanions kstudentskheardkitkfromkthekcompanionskthemselves,kandksokon.kTheksch olarskofkAhadithkhavekprovedkthiskclaimktokwrong.kThekfirstknarrationkinkSaHiH-u l-Bu harikisknarratedkbykAl-QaamakwhokheardkitkfromkUmark(MaykAllahkblesskHimkan dkgrantkHimkpeace).kThiskproveskthatkQaadhikAbukBaqaaree skclaimkiskwrong. (An-Nu hba,kp14kbykHafidhkAsqalani) SomeknarrationkofkBu harikandkMuslim,kwhichkhavekbeenkcriticisedkbykthekscholars kofkAhadith TherekarekmanyknarrationskofkImamkBu hari,kwhichkhavekbeenkcriticized,kthekdetai lkcankbekfoundkinkFath-ul-BaarikandkUmdat-ul-Qaari,kwhicjkarekwrittenkbykHafidhk Abd-ul-Barr s,kandkIbnkJawzee skboo s.kHerekareksomekexampleskfromkthosekboo s: k (1) ImamskBu harikandkMuslimkwritekthatkwhenkthekleaderkofkthekhypocrites,kA bdullahkbinkUbaydahkdied,khisksonkcamektokseekourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimka ndkgrantkHimkpeace]kandkas edkhimkifkhekwouldkperformkhiskFather skfuneralkprayerk (Janaazah)kAskourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kstoodkupktok readkthekJanaazah,kUmarktuggedkhiskshirtkandkas edkhim:k Arekyoukgoingktokperformk thekJanazah? kkUmarksaidkthatkhekwaskakhypocritekandkthatkAllahAlmightykhaskforbid denkhimktokperformkakhypocrite skJanaza.kOurkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgran tkHimkpeace]kthenksaidktokUmarkthatkAllahkAlmightykhadkgivenkhimkthekchoicekofkw hetherkorknotktokreadkthekJanazahkofkakhypocrite.kAccordingktokthisknarration,kt hekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaid,k AllahkAlmightykhasktol dkmekthatkifkIkas kforktheirkforgivenesskseventyktimes,kHekwillknotkforgivekthem ,kbutkIkwillkas kforktheirkforgivenesskmorekthankseventyktimes.kAfterkthis,kourk Prophetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kperformedkthekJanaazahkprayer. kAfterkthekJanaazah,kAllahkAlmightykrevealedkversek80kofksurat-ut-taubah.kThekre velationkiskaskfollows:k kProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]!kIfkso meonekdieskfromkamongkthemk(non-believerkorkhypocrite)kdoknotksayktheirkJanazako rkdoknotkstandkatktheirkgraves,kbecausektheykhavekblasphemedkwithkAllahkandkHisk Messenger. (Bu harikandkSahihkMuslim,kchapters:k Janaaiz,kTafsirkandkFadaa ilkUmar) HafidhhkAsqalani,kImamkAneekandkotherkscholarskofkHadithkwritekthatkwhet herkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kandkUmarkhadkthiskdisc ussionkiskdoubtful.kQadhikAbukBa rkhasksaidkthatkitkisknotkpermissiblektokaccept kthisknarration,kaskitkisknotktrue.kHafidhhkAsqalanikhasksaidkthiskiskaknarratio nkfromkthose,knarrationskthatkhaveknotkbeenkauthenticated.kImamkAl-Haramainkhask saidkthatkthekscholarskofkAhadithkdoknotkacceptkthisknarration.kImamkGhazalikand kImamkDaudikhaveksaidkthatkitkiskclearkthatkthiskHadithkisknotktrue.

ThekreasonkthatkthekabovekscholarskhaveknotkacceptedkthiskHadithkiskthat kbeforekthiskeventkversek80kofksurat-ut-taubahkwaskalreadykrevealed.kThekmeaning kofkthatkversekiskOkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]!kIfkyoukas kforktheirkforgiveness,korkifkyoukdoknotkas kforktheirkforgiveness,korkifkyouka s kforgivenesskforkthemkseventyktimes,kAllahkAlmightykwillknotkforgivekthemkbeca usektheykdisbelievekinkAllahkAlmightykandkhiskMessengerk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkand kgrantkHimkpeace].kFromkthekmeaningkofkthekabovekverse,kwekcankestablishkthreekf acts.k ThekfirstkfactkiskthatkwhetherkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpe ace]kas skforktheirkforgivenesskorknot,kthekhypocriteskwillknotkbekforgiven.k TheksecondkfactkiskthatkifkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] kas edkforktheirkforgivenesskmorekthankseventyktimes,khiskprayerkwillkstillknotk bekgranted.kThekwordk seventy kmentionedkdoesknotkactuallykmeankseventyktimes;krathe rkitkmeansk nokmatterkhowkmanyktimes .k ThekthirdkfactkiskthatkthekhypocriteskhavekdisbelievedkinkAllahkAlmightykandkHis kMessenger[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksoktheykcannotkbekforgiven.k Withkthekabovekfactskinkmind,khowkcankourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrant kHimkpeace]kbekablektoksaykthatkhekhaskbeenkgivenkakchoicekbykAllahkAlmightykwhe therkorknotktoksayktheirkJanaazah?kSecondly,khowkdidkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkbles skhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kestablishkthatkAllahkAlmightykwillknotkforgivekthemki fkhekas skforkforgivenesskseventyktimes,kbutkwillkforgivekthemkifkthekProphetk[M aykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kas skforktheirkforgivenesskmorekthanksev entyktimes? AllahkAlmightykverifiedkUmar skunderstandingkbykrevealingkversek83kofksura t-ut-taubah.kThekgeneralkmeaningkis:k ifkanyonekdieskfromkamongktheknon-believers, kdoknotkreadktheirkJanaazahkandkdoknotkstandkatktheirkgraves. kFromkreadingkthekab ovekverse,kitkseemskaskthoughkUmarkhadkakbetterkunderstandingkofkversek80kofksur at-ut-taubahkthankourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kThiskis kimpossiblekandkisknotkacceptable.kBeforekthiskevent,kwhenkthekProphetk[MaykAlla hkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwasklivingkinkMa ah,khiskunclekAbukTalib,kdied kandkThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidkthatkhekwouldkma ekdu aakforkhiskunclekuntilkAllahkstopskhim.kVerseskofk113kandk114kofksurat-ut-ta ubahkwerekthenkrevealed.kThesekstatekthatkitkisknotkfittingkforkourkProphetk[May kAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]korkanykotherkMuslimktokas kforkforgiveness kforkaknon-believer.kProphetkIbrahim[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kst oppedkas ingkforkforgivenesskforkhiskUnclekwhenkheklearntkthatkhekwaskaknonkbeli ever (Fath-ul-Baari,kUmdat-ul-Qaari,kTasayyar-ul-Qaari,kShahHkBu harikbykHafi dhkAsqalani,kImamkAneekandkShai hkDhelwi).k (2) ImamkBu harikwriteskthatkAbukHurairahkreportedkthatkthekProphetkSAWksaid ,kthatkonkthekDaykofkJudgementkwhenkAllahkTA ALAkthrowskthekpeoplekintokhellfire,k hellfirekwillksaykgivekmekmore.kThenkAllahkTA ALAkwillkcreatekaknationkandkthenkth rowkthemkintokit.kHellfirekwillkagainksaykIkwantkmore,kandkagainkAllahkTA ALAkwill kcreatekaknationkandkthrowkthemkintokit,khellfirekwillkagainksaykIkwantkmore,kth enkAllahkTA ALAkwillkputkHiskfeetkontokhellfirekthenkitkwillkbekfull.kk (Bu harikKitab-al-TawheedkChapterkTawheed).

HafidhhkAsqalanikwriteskthatkImamkBu harikhaskwrittenkthiskhadithkinkTafsirkofkS urahkQaaf.kInkthisknarrationkwhenkhellfirekas skforkmorekAllahkTA ALAkwillkputkHis kfeetkontokitkandkthenkitkwillkbekfull,kandkAllahkTA ALAkiskneverkcruelkbutkinkAbu kHurairah skaboveknarrationkitksayskthatkAllahkTA ALAkwillkcreatekaknationkandkfillk hellfirekwithkit.kHafidhhkibnkQayyam,kAbukHassankQubsikandkotherkgroupskofkschol arkofkHadithksaykthatktheknarratorkofkthiskHadithkhaskfabricatedkthiskbyksayingk thatkAllahkTA ALAkwillkcreatekaknationktokfillkhellfire.kTheyksaykthatkAllahkTA ALAk createdkhellfirekforkthosekpeoplekwhokfollowksatan,kandkthatktheknewkcreationkwo uldkneverkhaveksinned,ksokhowkcouldkAllahkTA ALAkputkthemkinkhellfire?kAllahkTA ALAk alsoksayskinkthekQur ankthatkHekneverkdoeskinjusticektokanyone.k(Surahkal-QaafkVer sek49). Thekscholarskalsoksaykthatktokfillkhellfire,kAllahkTA ALAkwouldkfillkitkwithkstone

skaskthiskhasknoklife,kbutkhumanskhavekaklife.kOtherkscholarsksaykthatkAllahkTA AL AkiskallkpowerfulkandkcouldkpunishkanyonekwithoutkaksinkaskHekwills,kandkisknotk answerablektokanyone.k (FathulkBarikChapterkonkTawheed). HafidhhkibnkTaymiyyahkwriteskthatkankauthenticknarratorksometimeskma eskmista es ,kbutk nowledgeablekscholarskofkHadithkfindkthesekmista eskstraightkaway,kli ekI mamkBu harikwriteskinkKitab-al-TawheedkthatkAllahkTA ALAkwillkcreatekaknewknationk andkfillkhellfirekwithkit.kAkmasterkofkHadithkwillkkfindkoutkstraightkawaykifkak narratorkhaskmadekakmista e.kThesekmista eskbyknarratorskarekalsokfoundkinkother kHadithkboo s.kImamkMuslimkwriteskthatkwhenkthekProphetkSAWkmarriedkhiskwifekMam unahkafterkhekhadkta enkoffkthekAhramkfromkhimself,kthekProphetkSAWkdidknotkperf ormk2kra atknafalkinsidekthekKaba. Akpersonkwithkdeepk nowledgekofkHadithkwillkstraightkawayk nowktheknarratorkofkt hiskHadithkhaskmadekakmista ekbecausekitkiskprovedkfromkanotherkauthentickHadith : ThatkthekProphetkSAWkneverkperformedkUmrahkinkthekmonthkOfkRajabkwhenkthekProphe tk[MaykAllahkblessHimkandkgrantkHimkPeace]kmarriedkhiskwifekMamunah,khekwaskwear ingkthekahramkandkhekdidkperformk2kra atknafalkinsidekthekKaaba. TherekiskanotherknarrationkofkibnkUmarkthatkthekProphetkSAWkperformedkUmrahkinkt hekmonthkofkRajab.k (UsoolehkTafsirkChapterkIjma-al-MuhaddiseenkbykHafidhhkibnkTaymiyyah). FromkthekabovekstatementkwekcankseekthatkHafidhhkibnkTaymiyyahkhaskcriticizedkIm amkBu harikandkImamkMuslimsknarration's. (3) ImamkBu harikwrites,kafterkthekdeathkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHim kandkgrantkHimkpeace],kumm-ul-mu mineenkSawda,kwaskthekfirstktokdie.k[Bu hari,kcha pterkofkZa aahkbykImamkBu hari] HafidhkIbnkHajrkAsqalanikwriteskthatkthiskiskwrong,kandkthatkumm-ul-mu mineenkZain abkdiedkfirst.kImamkIbnkJawziksayskthisknarrationkisknotkcorrectkandkitkiskveryk strangekthatkImamkBu harikwrotekthis.kImamkNawawikalsoksayskthatkImamkBu harikha skmadekmista es.k (Fath-ul-Baari,kchapterkonkZa aah,kbykHafidhhkAsqalani)kk (4) ImamkBu harikstates,kthatkthekProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHim kpeace]kwife,kUmmaykHabeebakheardkthatkherkFatherkdiedkinkSyria. [Bu harikchapkJanaa iz,] HafidhhkAsqalaniksays,k AllkthekscholarskagreekthatkUmmaykHabeeba skFatherkdiedkinkM adinahkandkthatkthekwordkSyriakwaskincorrectlykusedkinkthisknarration.k(Fath-ulBaari,kchapterkonkJanaa iz) (5) ImamkBu harikstates,kthatkinkthekBattlekofkBadr,kKhabaibkbinkAddik illed kHaris. [Bu harkchapkofkAl-Maghasi,kchapterk38,] HafidhhkAsqalaniksayskthatkthekmajoritykofkscholarsksaykthatkKhabaabkneverkjoine dkinkthekbattlekofkBadr.k(Fath-ul-Baari,kchapterkonkMaghasi,kbykHafidhkAsqalani] (6)kImamkBu harikstateskthatkakmankwaskpunishedkbykUthmank[Radikallakhukanhu]kwh okwaskwhippedkeightyktimes. [Bu hari,kFadaa il-ul-Uthman] HafidhkAsqalaniksayskthiskisknotkrightkaskthekmankwaskwhippedkfortyktimeskaskwri ttenkinkotherknarrations.k (Fath-ul-Baari,kchapterkonkFadaa il-ul-Uthmaan,kbykHafidhkAsqalani)k (7) ImamkBu harikstateskthatkAbukHurairahksaid,k IkwentkwithkthekProphetk[Mayk AllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ktokBanookQainuqah skmar etkandkheksatkinkFati mah skgarden.k

[Bu harikchapkMaazu irahkFilkAswaaq] HafidhhkAsqalanikstateskthatkinkthisknarration,kcertainkwordskarekmissingkbecaus ekFatimah skhousekwasknotkinkBanookQainuqah.kkThekproperknarrationkiskthekonekthat kImamkMuslimkrecords,kwhichkis:k ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwentktokBanookQainuqahkandk thenkhekreturnedkandkwentktokFatimah skhouse. kFaatimah skhousekwaskinkthekmiddlekofkt hekProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwives khouses.k (Fath-ul-Baari,kchapterk Fadaa ilkAswaq kbykHafidhhkAsqalani) (8) ImamkBu harikstateskafterkthekdeathkofkUthmaan,knokonekstayedkalivekfrom kamongkthekcompanionskofkBadr.kWhenkthekwarkofkHarrakhappened,knonekofkthekHudai biyahkcompanionskwerekleftkalive. [Bu harikchapterkMughasi] HafidhhkAsqalaniksayskthatkthiskiskfalsekbecausedkafterkthekdeathkofkUthmank(Rad ikallahkhukanhu),kfromkthekcompanionskofkBadr,kAli,kTalha,kZubair,kSaadk(Radikal lahkhukanhu)kandkotherkcompanionskwerekalivekafterkUthmaankdied.kHafidhkAsqalani khaskalsokprovedkthatktheksecondkpartkofkthisknarrationkiskincorrect.k (Fath-ul-Baari,kchapterkonkFitan,kbykHafidhkAsqalani) (9) ImamkBu harikstates,kthatkwhenkAadamk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimk peace]kwaskcreated,khekwasksixtykfeetkhigh. [Bu harikchapterkAnbiya] HafidhhkAsqalanikstatesk Ifkthiskwaskinkfactktrue,kthekhouseskofkthekpreviousknati onsk(li ek Aadkandkthamood)kshouldkbekhigherkthankourkhouseskbutkthiskisknotkthekc ase.kThiskhaskconfusedkmekuntilknow. k(Fath-ul-Baari,kchapterkonkAnbiyaa ,kbykHafidh hkAsqalani) (10) kImamkBu hariksayskthatkAbu-MusaksaidkthatkwhenkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkb lesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskgoingktowardskKhaybar.kThekpeoplekwhokwerekbeh indkhimkwerekshoutingk Allahkiskgreat kinkloudkvoices.kOurkProphetk[MaykAllahkblessk HimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ktoldkthemknotktokshoutkinkloudkvoiceskbutktokrecitekitk normally. (Bu hari,kChapterkonkKhaibar). HafidhkAsqalanikandkHafidhkIbnkKathirksaykthatkthiskcannotkbekrightkaskAbu-Musak Ash areekcamekfromkHabshaktokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] kafterkKhaybarkwaskwonkalongkwithkthekMuhajirsk(Immigrants).kInkBu hari,kitkalso kprovedkthatkAbu-MusakcamektokProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]k afterkthekwarkofkKhaybarkwaskover.kThiskmeanskthatkitkwouldknotkbekcorrectktoksa ykthatkthiskeventktoo kplacekonkthekway. (Fath-ul-Baari,kchapterkonkKhaybar,kbykHafidhkAsqalanikandkSirat-un-Nabi,kbykHaf idhkibnkKathir) (11) ImamkBu hariksayskthatkUmarkBinkMaymoonksaid:k Iksawkakmon eykwhokhadkjust kcommittedkadulterykwithkanotherkone.kOtherkmon eyskthenkstonedkthemkboth,ksokIk alsokstartedktokthrowkstoneskaskwell. k (Bu hari,k Ayyaam-ul-Jaahiliyyah ) HafidhkAsqlanikwrites:kAlaamakIbnkAbd-ul-Barrksays:k Thisknarrationkiskwrongkbecau se,kenforcingkankIslamicklawkonkakanimalkaboutkregardingkanykmatterkwouldkbekwro ng.kkIfkinkanykwaykyoukwerektoksaykthatkthekwordskofkthisknarrationkwerektruekth enkitkwouldkbekcorrectktoksaykthatkthekmon eykwaskinkfact,kakJinn. kkHumaideeksays kthatkthiskaccountkwasknotkactuallykinkthekoriginalkBu hari,kbutksomeonekhaskadd edkitklater.kNusqikwrotektheksecondkversionkofkBu hari,kandkthisknarrationkwaskn otkwrittenkinkit.kIfkwekwerektoksaykthatkHafidhkHumaydikandkIbnkAbdul-Barrkarekr ight,kthenkwhatkaboutkthekUlamaa k(Scholars)kwhoksaykthatkallkthekAhadithkwrittenk inkBu harikarekcorrect.k

(Fathul-ul-Baari,k Ayyaamul-Jaahiliyyah kbykHafidhkAsqalani) ImamkBadr-ud-deenkAneekhasksaidkitkisknotktruekthatkallkthekHadithkcontainedkink Bu harikarekauthentic.kThekreasonkhekgiveskitkthatkImamkBu harikhaskta enksomekn arrationkfromkthekpeoplekwhokwerekfromkmisledksects. (Umdat-ul-qaari,k Al-Munaqib ) HafidhkAsqalanikhimselfkhaskcriticisedkmanykofkImamkBu hari sknarrations.kThekpref acekofkFath-ul-BaarikcontainskaklistkofkallkthekscholarskwhokhavekcriticisedkBu hari sknarration.kInksomekplaces,khekhasktriedktokanswerksomekofkthekobjectionskra ised.kkSokhowkthenkcankanyonekclaimkthatktherekisknokargumentkconcerningktheknar rationskofkbothkImamkBu harikandkMuslim?kOurkshay hkShahkAbulkHusainkZaidkFarooq eek(maykgodkblesskhim)khasksaidkthatkIbnkMaymoonksawkthekmon eyskbeforekthekIsla mickorderkforkstoningkankadultererkwaskrevealed.kAnd,kevenkthekmon eyskwerekjinn aat,ksokhowkcouldktheykbekpunished? (12) ImamkBu harikwriteskthatkSharee knarratedkfromkAnaskconcerningkthekincid entkwhenkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskta enkonkthek miraaj.kTheknarrationkstateskthatkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHim kpeace]kwaskasleepkinkthek a bahkbeforekthekfirstkrevelationkcame,kandkinkhiskdrea m,kthreekangelskcamektokhimkandktal edkaboutkhiskexcellencykandkwentkaway.kTheks amekthingkhappenedkonktheksecondknight,kbutkonkthekthirdknightkourkProphetk[Mayk AllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskta enkonkthekmiraaj.k(Bu hari,k Siraat-un -nabi kandk Kitaab-ut-tawheed ) HafidhkAsqalanikwriteskthatktheknarration,kwhichkstateskthatkourkProphetk[MaykAl lahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskta enkonkthekmiraajkbeforekthekfirstkreve lationkofkthekQur an,kisknotkacceptable.kThekummahkiskinkagreementkthatkthekmiraaj ktoo kplacekafterkMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kobtainedkPr ophethoodkandkbeforekthekemigrationktokMadeenah.kImamkKhatabee,kIbnkHazm,kQadikI yadkandkImamkNawawikalsokrejectkthekaboveknarration. (Fath-ul-Baari,k At-tawheed kbykHafidhkAsqalani) HafidhkIbnkQuyaamkwriteskthatkthekjourneyktokheavenktoo kplacekonlykonce,kitkwas kafterkthekfirstkrevelation.kMaykAllahAlmightykblesskImamkMuslimkaskhekdidknotkw ritekthisknarration. (Zaad-ul-Maad,k Asrah kbykibnkQayyam) HafidhkIbnkKathirkwriteskthatkthekcontentkofkthekaboveknarrationkhaskbeenkaltere dkfromkthekoriginalkversion.kThiskiskbecausekSharee kwaskunablektokrememberkthek actualkwordskofkthekHadith.k(TafsirkIbnkKathir,ksurahkBaneekIsraa eel,kAayahk1) IbnkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahaabkulkNajdikwriteskthatkthekmiraajkoccurredkonlykonce kandkitkhappenedkbeforekthekhijrahktokMadeenah.kThekscholarskofkAhadithkhavekrej ectedkSharee sknarration.k(Mu htassar-us-Sirat-ur-rasool,kchapterk Asra kbykIbnkMuham madkbinkAbd-ul-Wahaab-un-Najdi) HafidhkAsqalanikwriteskthatkthekaboveknarrationkiskonekofkthoseknarrationkwhichk scholarskofkAhadithkhavekcriticised.kThekscholarskwhokhavekcriticisedkthisknarra tionkhavekdeepk nowledgekofkAhadithkandkhadkstudiedkthemkfromkecvonceivablekpoin t. (MuqaddamahkFath-ul-Baari,kChapterkTa ankDaarkQurtubeek Alal-Bu hari kbykHafidhkAsqala ni) ImamkDhahabikwriteskthatkSharee sknarrationkiskonekofkthoseknarrationkwhichknokon ekhaskverified.k(Mizaan-ul-I tidaal,kbiographykofkSharee ,kbykHafidhkDhahabi) (13) ImamkMuslimkwriteskthatkAbukSa eedknarratedkfromkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkbl esskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kthatkhekorderedkusktoknotkwritekdownkanykofkhiskAha dith,kalsokheknarratedkthatkanykonekwhokhaskwrittenkhiskAhadithkotherkthenkQur ank

shouldkdestroykit.k(Muslim,k Zuhad ) HafidhkAsqalanikwriteskthatkImamkBu harikandkotherkscholarskhaveksaidkthatkthisk narrationkisknotkauthentic.kThiskisknotkourkProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgra ntkHimkpeace]kHadith,kbut,kinkfact,kthesekarekthekwordskofkAbukSa eedkhimself.kItk iskclearkfromkmanykotherkAhadithkthatkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrant kHimkpeace]khaskgivenkuskthekpermissionktokwritekhiskHadith.k(Fath-ul-Baari,k Kita abaat-ul- Ilm kbykHafidhkAsqalani) kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk (14) MuslimkwriteskthatkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] khadkmanykwiveskandkthatkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kg avekequalktimektokeachkwife,kbutktherekwaskonekwifekwhokdidknotkhavekherkfixedkt ime.kHerknamekwaskSafiyyah. (SahihkMuslim,k ChapterkRada ) ImamkNawawikhaskwrittenkthatktheknarratorskofkthiskHadith,kAthakandkIbnkJurayjkh avekmadekakmista ekintheknamekSafiyyah,kwhichkshouldkhavekbeenkSawdah.kImamkMusl imkhaskwrittenkinktheksamekchapterkthatkourkProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgra ntkHimkpeace]kwife,kSawdah,khadkgivenkherkturnktokA isha.k(SharhkSahihkMuslim,k Ar-r adah kbykImamkNawawi) Moreover,kImamkBu hari,kImamkAbukDaud,kImamkIbnkSa ad,kImamkIbnkKathirkandkHafidhk AsqalanikhavekwrittenkthatktheknamekofkthekwifekofkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimk andkgrantkHimkpeace]kwhokgavekupkherkturnkwaskSawdah.k(Bu hari,k Ni aah ,kAbukDaud,k N i aah ,kTaba athkIbnkSa adk Usd-ul-Ghaabah ,kAshaabah,k BiographykofkSawdah ). (15) ImamkBu harikhaskwrittenkthatkAbukHurairahkhasksaidkthatkthekMuslimskwer ekvictoriouskinkthekwarkofkKhahybarkandkduringkthekwarktherekwaskakmankwhokseeme dktokbekfightingkverykbravelykourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpea ce]ksaidkthatkhekwouldkgoktokhell.k(SahihkBu hari,k AlkKhaibar ) HafidhkAsqalanikwriteskthatkitkiskimplied,kfromkthekaboveknarration,kthatkAbukHu rairahkwaskpresentkinkthekwarkofkKhaybar.kIk(Asqalani)kfeelkthatkwhenkwritingkth isknarration,kImamkBu harikdidknotkgivekhiskfullkattention,kbecausekAbukHurairah kcamektokourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ktokbecomekakMusli mkafterkthekwarkofkKhaybar.kImamkBu harikhaskalsokwritten,kinktheksamekchapter,k thatkAbukHurairahkcamektokseekOurkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpea ce]kwhenkhekwaskdividingkthekspoilskofkwarkandkthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkbless khimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kgaveksomektokAbukHurairahkiskwell.k(Fath-ul-Baari,k Khay bar kbykHafidhkAsqalani) HafidhkIbnkKather,kHafidhkIbnkAlquayaam,kImamkIbnkAtheerkandkHafidhkAsqalanikwri tekthatkAbukHurairahkwentktokMadinahktokseekourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkand kgrantkHimkpeace]kInkMadinakhekprayedkSalaah,ksomeonekelsekleadkthekSalaahkpraye r,kafterkthekprayerskAbukHurairahklearntkthatkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimka ndkgrantkHimkpeace]khaskgonektokwarkatkKhaybar.kAbukHurairahkalsoktraveledktokKh aybar,kbutkwhenkhekreachedkKhaybarkthekwarkhaskendedkandkourkProphetk[MaykAllahk blesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskdividingkthekspoilskofkwar. (SiratkunkNabikandkZahdualkMaadkchapkKhaybar,kUsdualkGahbahkandkAlkSabaahkbiogra phykofkAbukHurairahkbykIbnkKathir,kIbnkQuayum,kIbnkAtheerkandkHafidhkAsqalani). (16) ImamkMuslimkwriteskthatkAbukHurairahkreportedkthatkourkProphetk[MaykAlla hkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidkthatkAllahAlmightykcreatedkthekearthkonkSa turday,kthekmountainskonkSunday,kthektreeskonkMonday,kmadkthingskonkTuesday,klig htkonkWednesday,kanimalskonkThursdaykandkonkFriday,kProphetkAadamkwaskcreated.(S aHiHkMuslim,k Alkmunfiqee ) HafidhkIbnkKathirkhasksaidkthatkthiskiskankoddknarration.kImamkBu harikandkImamk IbnekMadanikwereknotksatisfiedkwithkthisknarration.kThekscholarskofkAhadithkhave ksaidkthatktheseskareknotkthekwordskofkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgran

tkHimkpeace],kbutkarekthekwordskofkKaabkwhokwaskakJewkandkwhokembracedkIslam.kTh eknarratorskofkthiskHadithkhavekmista enkthekwordskofkKaabktokbekthekwordskofkou rkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kImamkBayhaqikhaskalsokrejec tedkthiskHadith.kTherekiskmorekconcretekproofkthatkthisknarrationkisknotkauthent ickbecausekAllah,kAlmightykhasksaidkinkthekQur ankthatkthekearthkandktheks ieskwer ekcreatedkinksixkdays.kHowkcankourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpe ace]ksaykanything,kwhichkgoeskagainstkthekQur an?k (TafsirkIbnkKathir,ksurat-ul-Baqarah,kversek29,ksurat-ul-a raaf,kversek54kandkTari hkIbnkKathir,kvolumek1,k WorldkCreation kbykIbnkKathir)

(17) ImamkMuslimkwriteskthatkIbnkAbbaskreportedkthatkwhenkAbukSufiyaankbecame kakMuslim,kheksaidktokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kthat khekhadkakmostkbeautifulkgirlkinkthekwholekofkArabia.kHerknamekiskUmmaykHabeebah .kAbukSufiyaankthenksaidkthatkhekwishedktokherkmarrykwithkthekProphetk[MaykAllah kblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].k(SahihkMuslim,k Fadaa ilkabukSufiyaan ) ImamkNawawikhaskwrittenkthatkthekobjectionktokthisknarrationkiskthatkAbukSufiyaa nkbecamekakMuslimkinkthek8thkyearkofkHijrahkwhichkwaskafterkthekvictoriouskwarko fkMa ah.kAtkthisktimekUmmaykHabeebahkwaskalreadykthekwifekofkourkProphetk[MaykA llahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kHow,ktherefore,kcankAbukSufiyaankas kourkPr ophetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ktokmarrykhiskdaughterkagain?kItk isksaidkthatktheknarratorkofkthiskHadithkiskwea .kIfkAbukSufiyaankdidkwishktokma rrykthiskdaughterktokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kagain ,khekwouldknotkneedktokmentionkthatkshekwaskthekmostkbeautifulkgirlkinkwholekofk Arabia,kandkthatkherknamekwaskUmmaykHabeebah.kIfkhekdidkwishktokmarrykhiskdaught erkagain,kinkAbukSufiyaan skpresence,kallkhekhadktokdokwasktokma ekakrequest.kIkth in kthatkthekfirstkanswerkiskmorekauthentic. (SharhkMuslim,k Fadaa ilkAbukSufiyaan kbykImamkNawawee) HafidhkIbnkKathirkwriteskthatkImamkMuslimkhasksaidkthatkAbukSufiyaankmadekakrequ estktokourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ktokmarrykUmmaykHabe ebahkwhenkAbukSufiyaankbecamekakMuslim.kThiskstatementkisknotktrue.kIbnkHazmkhas ksaidkthatkthiskiskakfabricatedkHadithkandkitkiskmadekupkbykI raamahkbinkAmmaar. kThekotherkscholarskofkAhadithksaykthatkwekshouldknotkcallkthiskakfabricatedkHad ithkbutkwekshouldksaykthatktheknarratorkhaskmadekakmista e. k(Sirat-un-nabikandkTaree hkIbnkKathir,k Ni aahkofkUmmaykHabeebah ,kbykHafidhkIbnkKa thir) HafidhkAsqalani,kHafidhkibnkAtheerkandkHafidhkIbnkAsa irkwritekthatkthekscholars kofkAhadithkhavekobjectedktokthiskHadith,kbecausekitkhaskbeenkprovedkthatkUmmayk Habeebahkhadkalready,kbeenkmarriedktokourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrant kHimkpeace]kwhenkAbukSufyankbecamekakMuslim.kTherekiskakfamousknarrationkthatkth erekwaskankagreementkbetweenkthekMuslimskofkMadeenahkandktheknon-believerskofkMa ah,kbutknon-believerskofkMa ahkdidknotkabidekbykthekagreementkandkthekMuslimk ofkMadeenahkannouncedkthatktheykwouldkcancelkthekagreement.kAbukSufyankwentktokh iskdaughter skhousekinkMadeenah.kAskAbukSufyankwaskjustkaboutktoksitkonkakbedkwhic h,kwaskinkthekroom,kUmmaykHabeebahkas edkherkFatherktokwait.kShekremovedkthekbed spreadkandksaidkthatkitkwaskthekbedspreadkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkan dkgrantkHimkpeace].kAbukSufyankthenksaidktokhiskdaughterkthatkyoukchanged.k (AsahbahkUsd-ul-Ghaabah,kIbnkAsahquir,k BiographykofkUmmaykHabibah kbykHafidhkAsqala ni,kIbnkAtheerkandkIbnkAs hir) HafidhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwriteskthatkImamkMuslimkhaskwrittenkthosektypeskofknarratio nktokwhichkScholarskofkAhadithkhavekobjectedke.g.kAllahAlmightykmadektheks ieska ndkearthkinksevenkdays,kAbukSufiyaankas edkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandk grantkHimkpeace]ktokmarrykhiskdaughterkafterkbecomingkMuslim,kAnotherknarration, kinkthekboo kSalaah,kwherekitkcankbekinterpretedkthatkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkble sskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]khadktwoksonskcalledkIbrahim,k(Whenkwek nowkthatkourk Prophetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]khadkonlykoneksonkcalledkIbrahi m)kAt-Tawasul,kUloomkHadithkandkFatwaakIbnkTaymiyyah,kvol.18,k chapkMaqaamkBu hari

kwakMuslim kbykIbnkTaymiyyah) (18) ImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkhaveksaidkthatkthekwarkofkMustala khappened kink4kHijreekaskMusaakbinkUqbahkhasksaid.kIbnkIs-haaqkhasksaidkthatkitkhappenedk ink6khijri.kMustala kwaskinkthekwarkwhenkAishakwaskfalselykaccusedkofkaksinkshek didknotkcommit.kkAishakhasksaidkthatkwhenkshekwaskfalselykaccused,kthekversekofk veilkwaskrevealed.kOnekdaykourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] kwasktal ingktoksomekpeoplekandkheksaidk Somekpeoplekhavekfalselykaccusedkmykwife, kbutkIkcankonlykseekgoodnesskinkher .kFromkthekevidence,kSaadkbinkMaas,kstoodkupka ndksaidk Ifkthekpersonkwhokhaskfalselykaccusedkyourkwifekiskfromkourktribe,kIkwill k illkhim k (Bu hari,k Magaazee kandkMuslim,k Tawbah ) HafidhkAsqalanikhaskwrittenkthatkImamkBu harikhasksaidkthatkthekwarkofkMustalaqk happenedkink4khijrah.kImamkBu harikhaskmadekakmista e,kbecausekthekwarkofkMustal aqkhappenedkink5khijrah.kkIkfeelkthatkImamkBu harikwantedktokwritekdownk5kbutkhe kwrotekdownk4,kbecausekImamkBu harikalsokwrotekakHadithkink Jihad kwhichkproveskthat kthekwarkofkMustalaqkhappenedkink5khijri.kSecondly,ktheknarrationkwherekSaadkbin kMaaskhasksaidkthatkhekwouldk illkthekslandererkiskalsokwrong.kThiskiskbecausekS aadkbinkMaaskwaskmartyredkinkthekwarkofkKhandaq,k(whichkhappenedkbeforekthekwark ofkMustalaq).kk Aishakhasksaid,k WhenkIkwaskfalselykaccused,kthekversekofkveilkwaskr evealedkandkitkwaskrevealedkafterkthekwarkofkKhanda . ks (Fath-ul-Baari,k k Magaazee kbykHafidhkAsqalani) HafidhkIbnkKathirkwriteskthatkSaadkbinkMaaskwaskmartyredkinkthekwarkofkKhanda ,k afterkwhich,kourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kmarriedkZaina bkandkafterkthatkthekversekofkHijaabkwaskrevealed.kThiskallkhappenedkbeforekthek warkofkMustalaqkandkthekfalsekaccusationkwaskleveledkatkk Ai sha.k(Sirat-un-Nabi,kan dk Taree hkIbnkKathir kbykHafidhkIbnkKathir) ImamkNawawikhasksaidkthatktheknarrationkwherekSaadkbinkMaaskhasksaidkthatkhekwou ldk illkthekslandererkiskhardktokbelieve,kbecausekallkthekIslamickhistorianskare kinkagreementkthatkSaadkbinkMaaskwaskmartyredkbeforekthekwarkofkMustalaq.kQadhik IyadkhasksaidkthatktokincludekSaadkBinkMaaskinkthiskHadithkiskakMista ekofkthekn arrators.kThekmorekli elykpersonktokhaveksaidkthosekwordskcouldkbekSaadkbinkAbad ah.k(SahrhkSahihkMuslim,k Tawbah kbykImamkNawawi) ImamkNawawi,kImamkibnkAtheer,kImamkTabaree,kHafidhkibnkQayyam,kIbnkMuhammadkbink AbdulkWahhaabkan-Najdikhavekwrittenkthatkwhenkthekfalsekaccusationkwaskleveledka tkAisha,kSaadkbinkMaaskwasknotkalive.(Taree hkTabaree,kUsd-ul-Ghaabah,kZaad-ul-M a aad,kMu taasarkSirat-ur-Rasool,k Mustala kandkKhanda kbykImamkTabaree,kImamkibnkAth eer,kHafidhkibnkQayyamkandkibnkShay hkankNajdi) (19) ImamkBu harikwriteskthatkonkthekdaykofkjudgement,kwhenkProphetkIbrahimk[ MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kwillkseekhiskFather,khekwillksayktokAll ah,k Youkmadekakpromisektokme,kthatkyoukwillknotkma ekmeksadkonkthekdaykofkjudgeme nt .kAllahkwillkreplyk Ikhavekmadekitkforbiddenkforktheknon-believersktokenterkJanna h.k (Bu hari,k Tafsir ) HafidhkAsqalanikwriteskthatkIsmaa eeleekhasksaidkthatkthiskHadithkiskwrong,kitkhas knokoriginkandkitkiskdoubtful.kThiskiskbecausekthiskHadithkgoeskagainstkthekQur an .kAllahktallahksayskinkthekQur an whenkProphetkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgran tkHimkpeace]kfoundkoutkthatkhiskFatherkwaskthekenemykofkAllahkTa ala,khekstoppedkp rayingkforkhim k(soorat-ut-tawbah,kversek120)kSecondly,kwhenkAllahkTahlahkma eskak promise,kitkiskalwayskfulfilled.kFromkthisknarrationkitkseemskaskthoughkAllahkta hlahkdoesknotkfulfillkhiskpromises. (Fath-ul-Baari,k Tafsir kbykHafidhkAsqualani)

(20)

kImamkBu harikwriteskthatkProphetkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrant

kHimkpeace]kneverkliedkexceptkonkthreekoccasions.kOnkonekoccasion,kmemberskofkhi sktribekas edkhimktokaccompanykthemktokakfayre,kheksaidktokthemkthatkhekwaskill. kSecondly,kwhenkIbreaheemk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kbro ekthekpa gankidolskandkhekwaskas edkifkhekbro ekthem,kheksaidkthatkbigkidolkhadkdestroyed kthem.kThekthirdk lie kwaskwhenkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kkw asktravellingkwithkhiskwifekandktheykreachedkakplacekwhosek ingkwaskankoppressor .kSomeonekwentktokthekKingkandkinformedkhimkthatkakpersonkhadkarrivedkinkhiskcit ykaccompaniedkbykakverykbeautifulkwomankwhomkthek ingkwouldkli e.kThekKingkthenk as edktokseekIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kandkas edkhimkwho kthekwomankwas.kIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]krepliedk Shekisk myksister. kIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kreturnedkandktoldkhi skwife:k Ikhavektoldkthek ingkthatkyoukarekmyksister.kYoukandkIkarekthekonlyktwokM uslimskinkthekworldkandkwhenkyoukarekas edkaboutkthis,kyoukmustknotkma ekmekoutk askakliar. k (21) (Bu hari,k Fadaa lkIbraaheem) SayyedkMawdoodeekwrites: ThekabovekHadith,kwhichkiskinkBu harikandkMuslim,khaskauthenticknarrators.kButkit kiskverykdifficultkforkmektokbelievekthatkProphetkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskHimka ndkgrantkHimkpeace]kwouldkliekandkalsokourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgran tkHimkpeace]kwouldksaykthatkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kha sklied.kInkthisknarrationktherekmustkbeksomekmisunderstandingkbyktheknarrators.k Thekfirstktwok lies kmentionedkinkthisknarrationskareknotkactuallyklieskandkthekthir dk lie kiskfabricatedkbykthekJews.kThiskhaskbeenkmentionedktwicekinkthekBible.kLetku skexaminektheseklies.kThekfirstk lie ,kthatkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkh imkpeace]ksaidkthatkhekwaskill,kiskwrittenkinkthekQur an.kForkthisktokbekprovedkak liekitkmustkfirstkbekestablishedkthatkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhim kpeace]ksaidkthatkhekwasknotkillkbutkwaskhealthy,kbyksomekevidencekbetterkthenkt hekQur an.kTheksecondklie:kwhenkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]k waskas edkifkhekbro ekthekidolskandkreplied:k As kthesekbro enkidolskwhokhaskbro e nkthemkifktheykcankspea .k kFromkthekabovekstatementkitkcankbekestablishedkthatkitkisknotkaklie,kbutkankatt emptktokdemonstratekthatkthesekidolskwhichkthekpaganskworshippedkaskGods,kwereka ctuallykroc kandknothingkelse.kIfkankordinarykpersonkcannotkcallkthiskakliekthen khowkcankourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksayksokthekthirdk liekiskonekofkthoseklieskwhichkhaskbeenkmadekupkbykthekJewskandkit skthekaimkwaskt okdisgracekIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace].kInkthekBible,kboo kofkGenesiskchaptersk12kandk20,kitkiskmentionedkthatkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhi mkandkgrantkhimkpeace]kwentktokak ingdomkwhosek ingkwaskankoppressor.kItkiskment ionedkinkthiskboo kthatkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace] skwifekw ask60kyearskold,konkonekoccasionkandk90kyearskoldkonkthekother.kTherefore,khowkc ankak ingkcanksummonksomekonektokcomektokhiskpalacekandkquizkhimkaboutkthekwoman khekwaskaccompanying.kItkiskclearlykunderstoodkthatkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhim kandkgrantkhimkpeace]kdidknotkliekandkthatkOurkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandk grantkHimkpeace]kdidknotksaykthatkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpea ce]klied.kSomekpeoplekthin kthatktheknarratorskofkthisknarrationkarekauthenticka ndktokacceptkthisknarrationkforkthiskreasonkwouldknotkbekacceptablekbecausekIkfe elkthatkwekwouldkthenkbekacceptingkthatkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgra ntkHimkpeace]khasklied.kImamkRaazikhasksaidkthatkwhenkaknarrationkiskattributedk tokProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace],kwhichkiskaklie.kItkiskbett erktokattributekthekliektokaknarrator.kButkIkfeelkthatkitkisksufficientktoksaykt hatktheknarratorskhavekmadekakmista ekinkunderstandingktheknarration. (Rasaa il-ul-Masaa il,kchapterk1,k TafsirkTafheemkulkQur an,kSurat-us-Saffaat,kversek23k bykSayyedkMawdoodi) CriticismkofkImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslim ThekclaimkthatkthekscholarskofkHadithkhaveknotkobjectedktokanyknarratorskofkMusl imkandkBu harikiskfalse.kNotkonlykdidkthekscholarskofkHadithkcriticisekImamkBu h ari skandkMuslim sknarrators,ktheykalsokcriticisedkonkBu harikandkMuslimkthemselves.

CriticismkofkImamkBu hari HafidhkIbnkHajarkAsqalanikwriteskthatkHafidhkSaalihksaid:k Onekday,kHafidhkAbukZur a hksaidktokmek IkhavekreadkImamkBu hari skTaree h,kandkinkit,kIkhavekfoundkmanykmista es. kIkinformedkhimk WhenkakpersonkofkBu harak(Bu hari skhomektown)kgoesktokIraqkandk comeskbac kwithknewkinformation,kImamkBu harikalwayskreadskit.kThekwritingkstyle kofkthesekpeoplekwaskquitekunusual.kThiskmeantkthatkImamkBu harikhadkdifficultyk inkreadingktheknarration.kThiskiskwhykImamkBu harikmadekmista es.kOtherwise,khek iskthekbestkfromkamongkallkthekscholarskofkKharasaan (TahdheebkulkTahdheeb,kBykHafidhkAsqalani,kbiographykofkImamkBu hari)k ImamkMuslimkwrites,k Inkourktimeksome,kpeoplekthin kthatktheykarekscholarskofkHadi th.kTheykhavekmadekupkfalsekconditionskinkorderktokacceptkHadith.kOnekofkthemksa ys,k Whenkyoukta ekaknarrationkofkHadithkfromkaknarrator,kyoukmustkma eksurekthatk theknarratorkandkhisknarratorkhavekmet.kItkisknotkenoughkthatktheykwereksimplyka livekatktheksamektime. kThiskiskankinnovationkbecauseknonekofkthekpreviouskgreatks cholarskofkHadithkhavekmentionedkthiskcondition.kThiskconditionkiskverykwrong,ka ndkIkrefutekthiskconditionkinkcasekpeoplekwhokareklessk nowledgeablekmightkaccep tkthis. (SahihkulkMuslim,kChapterkMu an an) ImamkNawawikwriteskthatkthekconditionkwhichkImamkMuslimkhaskdiscussedkabove,khas kbeenkintroducedkbykImamkBu harikandkhiskteacher,kImamkAlikbinkMadeenee.k (SharhkMuslim,kChapterkMu an an) ImamkBu harikwriteskthatkMali kwaskakcompanionkofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskH imkandkgrantkHimkpeace],kandkBohainahkwaskhiskmother. (Bu haari,kChapterkSalaah) k HfidhkIbnkHajarkAsqalanikhasksaidk ImamkBu harikhaskmadektwokmista es.kMali kwaskn otkthekcompanionkofkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kandkthatkB ohainakwasknotkMali skmother. (Fath-ul-Baari,k Kitaab-us-Salaah ,kchapterk38) HafidhkDhahabikandkHafidhkIbnkKathirkwritekthatkwhenkImamkBu hariktoo knarration skfromkthekSyrians,khekmadekmista es.k (Tadh araat-ul-Huffaad,kandkTaaree hkIbnkKathirkBiographykofkImamkMuslim) HafidhkIraqikwrites:k ImamkIbnkAbikHatamk(ThekfamouskScholarkofkAl-JarhukTa deel)kco mpiledkallkofkthekmista eskthatkwerekapparentkinkImamkBu hari sk Taaree h ,kintokonekb oo kentitledk Khata kulkBu hari (Mista eskofkBu hari). (PrefacekofkIbnkAlkSalaah,kbykHafidhkIraqi) ImamkIbnkAbikHatamkwrote:k WhenkImamkAbukHatamkandkImamkAbukZur ahkheardkthatkImamkB u hariksaidkthatkthekQur ankiskcreation,ktheykstoppedkta ingkanyknarrationskofkHad ithkfromkhim. (AlkJarhukTa deel,kbykImamkIbnkHatam,k BiographykofkImamkBu hari ) HafidhkAsqalanikwrites: Ink250kHijri,kBu harikwentktokNashapur.kThekpeoplekofkNashapurkrolledkoutkakredkc arpetkforkhim.kImamkZuhlee,k(whokwaskImamkBu hari skteacher,)kalsokcamektokembrace khim.kPriorktokImamkBu hari skreception,kImamkZuhleekannouncedkthatkImamkBu harikw asktokma ekakspeechkandkthatkno-onekshouldkas khim:k WetherkthekQur ankwaskakcreatio nk.kHekfearedkthatkifkImamkBu hari skanswerkcontradictedkImamkZuhlee skbeliefkthenka kdifficultksituationkcouldkarise,kcouldkexposekbothkscholarsktokwhichkridiculekb ykotherksects.kEverythingkwentkwellkforkthekfirstktwokdayskbutkonkthekthirdkdayk someonekinkthekaudiencekas edkthekquestion,k ArekthekwordskofkQur ankakcreationkofkA llah? kImamkBu harikreplied:k Ourkactionskarekcreationkandkthekwordskwhichkwekrecite karekpartkofkourkactions. kSomekofkthekaudiencekperceivedkthatkImamkBu harikhadkca

lledkthekQur anickwordkakcreation.kThiskmisunderstandingkresultedkinkcommotion,kwh ichkpromptedkthekhouse-ownerktokas keveryonektokleave.kWhenkImamkZuhlee,k(whokwa sknotkpresentkatkthekspeech,)kheardkofkImamkBu hari skpublickstatementkaboutkthekQ ur anickwordskhekannounced:k ThekQur ankisknotkakcreation.kAnykonekclaimingkotherwisek iskankinnovatorkandkeveryonekmustkavoidkhimkatkallktimes. kHekalsokadded,k Anyonekwh okattendskImamkBu hari skmeetings,kwillkbekconsideredkankinnovatorktoo. kWithkthekex ceptionkofkAhmadkBinkSalmahkandkImamkMuslim,kImamkBu harikwaskoutcastkbykeveryon e.kImamkMuslimkplayedkakneutralkpartkinkthiskdebate.kAfterkthiskincident,kImamkM uslimkdidknotkincludekanykHadithknarratedkbykeitherkImamkBu harikorkImamkZuhleek inkSahihkMuslim.kIkthin kthatkImamkMuslimkactedkjustlykinkthiskmatter.kAkfewkday sklater,kImamkZuhleekdeclaredkthatkitkwasknotkpossiblekforkhimktoklivekinktheksa mekcitykaskImamkBu hari.kImamkBu harikthenkleftkNashapurkforkhiskhometownkBu har ah.kAlsokImamkZuhlee,kthroughkhisksupporters,kpublicisedkinkkBu haara,kthatkImam kBu harikheldkcontroversialkbeliefs.kAfterkarrivingkinkBu haarah,kImamkBu harikf acedkmuchkhostility.kHiskadversarieskmadekitkdifficultkforkhimktoklivekinkBu har a.kThiskprovo edkhimktokleavekforkSammarqand.kOnkhiskwaykhekwaskinformedkthatkth ekpeoplekofkSammarqandkwerekalsoksplitkconcerningkhiskviews.kImamkBu harikthenkp rayed,k OhkAllah!kifkyourkvastkearthkiskbeingkreducedkonkme,kIkas ktokbekfreedkfro mkthisklife. kHistorykrecordskthatkImamkBu harikdiedkonkthek1stkofkkShawwaal,k256k Hijrik-konekmonthkafterkhiskprayer. (MuqaddamahkFath-ul-Baari,kk BiographykofkImamkBu hari ) ImamkSubqikwriteskthatkatkthektimekImamkZuhleekheardktheknewskthatkImamkBu harik hadkgivenkankanswerktokakquestionkrelatedktokthekQur an,kwhichkwaskvaguekandkwasko penktokmanykinterpretation,khekreceivedkakletterkfromkscholarskofkHadithkwhokliv edkinkBaghdad.kThekcontentkofkthiskletterkstatedkthatkthekscholarskadvisedkImamk Bu hariknotktokma ekanykstatementskregardingkthekquestionk IskthekQur ankakcreationk orknot? kbutkhekignoredktheirkadvicekandkmadekthekstatementkanyway.kThiskstatement kmadekthekpeoplektokquibblekamongstkthemselves.k(Taba t-ush-kShaafi ah,kbykImamkSu bqui,k BiographykofkImamkBu hari ) HafidhkAsqalanikandkImamkDhahabikwritekthatkevenkafterkthiskdisputekImamkBu hari kincludedk43kAhadithknarratedkbykImamkZuhleekinkhiskboo ,kSahihkulkBu hari.kToka voidkembarrassment,keachkHadithkwaskwrittenknotktheknarratorsknamekdisguised,ke. g.knarratedkbykMohammadkorkibnkAbdullahkorkibnkKhalid,ktokattributekImamkZuhleek tokhiskFather skorkgrandFather sknames.kk (TahadeebkutkTahadeebkandkAlaamkunkNubalaakbykHafidhkAsqalanikandkHafidhkDhahabi ,k BiographykofkImamkZuhlee ) CriticismkofkImamkMuslimk HafidhkAsqalanikwrites: MaykAllahksendkblessingkonkImamkBu hari.kImamkBu harikhaskcollectedkthekprinciple kofkHadithk(Usool)kandktaughtkitktokpeople.kAfterkImamkBu harikanythingkwhichkha skbeenkwritten,kincludeskquoteskfromkhiskboo .kImamkMuslimkhaskwrittenkboo skwho sekcontentkhaskbeenkta enkfromkImamkBu hari skboo s.kImamkMuslimkhaskcopiedkImamkB u hari skboo skandkdidknotkhavekthekcourtesyktokac nowledgekhimkinkthem.kImamkDarr kQutniksaidkthatkifkImamkBu harikdidknotkexistktherekwouldknotkevenkbektheknamek ofkImamkMuslim.kImamkMuslimkhaskdoneknothingkspecial,kwhatkhekhaskdonekthatkhekh askiskta enksomekAhadithkfromkImamkBu hari skboo kandkhaskaddedksomekmorekAhadithk tokcompletekhiskboo ,kSahihkMuslim.k (MuqaddamahkFath-ul-Baari,k BiographykofkImamkBu hari ) IfkthiskaccusationkwaskmadekatkanykotherkscholarkofkAhadith,keverykonekwouldkhav ekcalledkhimkstealerkofkAhadithkandkallkhisknarrationskwouldkhavekbeenkrejected. IfksomeonekwishesktokexplorekthekcriticismkofkImamkMuslimkandkBu hari,ktheykshou ldkstudyk Al-JarH-ut-kwatkTa deel .kThesekboo skhavekbeenkwrittenkbykdifferentkscholar skofkAhadithkandkdescribe,kinkdetail,kthekcharacteristicskofknarrators.k(e.g.kWe therktheykwerekwea ,kauthentic,k nowledgeable,kgoodkorkbadknatured,kandkwhichkse

ctktheykbelongedkto) NarratorskofkBu harikandkMuslimkthatkhavekbeenkcriticisedkbykthekscholarskofkHad ith ManykNarratorskofkImamkMuslimkandkBu harikhavekbeenkcriticisedkoverwhelmingly.kT hekclaimkthatknokonekhaskcriticisedkthemkclearlykillustrateskthekclaimant sklac ko fk nowledgekatktheksubjectkmatter. ThekfollowingkareksomeknarratorskofkMuslimkandkBu harikwhokhavekbeenkcriticisedk bykthekscholarskofkAhadith.kThekinformationkbelowkhaskbeenkobtainedkfromkthekboo skofkHafidhkAsqalanikandkHafidhkDhahabi.

1) UthmaankbinkAbikShaybahk(TeacherkandknarratorkofkImamkBu harikandkMuslim ) ImamkAjaalikhasksaidkthatkhekusedktoktellksuchktypeskofkHadithkthatkwhenkwekhadk heardkthem,kitkwouldkma ekuskprayktokAllahktok eepkourkImaankalivekandkta ekrefu gekinkAllah.kAnkexamplekofkthektypekofknarrationskhekusedktoktellkis:k OurkProphet k[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kkattendedkakfestivalkofknon-believers kandkrespectedktheirkidolskthekwayktheykrespectedkthem.kThiskiskthekreasonkwhykt wokangelskrefusedktokpraykbehindkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimk peace]. kScholarskofkHadithkhaveksaidkthatkthisksituationkwouldkneverkarisekwithko urkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kThiskHadithkiskmostkdefini telykfabricated.kUthmaan,kalsokusedktokinterpretkthekQur ankincorrectlykandkdisres pectedkitkbykchangingkitskwords.k WhenkhekrecitedkthekverseskofkthekQur ankli eksurahkal-hadidkversek13,kAllahksaysk f a-duri-ba-bay-na-hum-bisoorillakhukbaab kmeaningk akwallkwillkbeksetkupkbetweenkthek Muslimskandkthekhypocriteskinkwhichktherekiskakdoor .k Hekusedktokrecitekthekversekli ekthis,k fa-duri-ba-bay-na-hum-bi-sunnuh-rin-la-hunaab kwhichkmeantkthatk therekwillkbekplacedkbetweenkthemkakcatkandkitkwillkhavekakt ail .kAnotherkversekwhichkhekmoc edkwaskSurahkYusufkversek10,k fa-lamma-jah-haza-bija-haz-za-hum-ja-ala-assiqa-yata-fi-rahli-a hi-hi kwhichkmeans,k whenkhekma eskready ktheirkbaggage,khekputkthekdrin ingkcupkinktheksaddlekbagkofkhiskbrother .k IbnkAbikShaybakusedktokrecitekthatkversekinkthekfollowingkway,k fa-lumma-jah-hazahum-bi-ja-haz-zi-him-ja-ala-asifinata-fi-rahli-a hi-hi ,kwhichkmeansk andkwhenkhekma dekreadykthekbaggage,khekputkakshipkinktheksaddlekbagkofkhiskbrother .k InkSurahkal-Shuarakversek130,k fa-izaa-ba-tash-tum-ba-tash-tum-jabbaa-reen kwhichkme ans,k andkwhenkyouklaykyourkhandskonkanyone,kyouklaykhandskinkunjustice .kIbnkAbikSh aybahkusedktokrecitekthekversekli ekthis,k fa-iza-ba-tash-tum-ba-tush-tum- abbah-z een ,kwhichkmeansk andkwhenkyouklaykyourkhandskonkanyone,kyouklaykhandskonknaank(Pit takBread) .kHekalsokrecitedkmanykotherkverseskofkthekQur ankli ekthiskandkthekverses kmentionedkabovekareksomekexampleskofkthis.kHekwaskakverykhumorouskperson.kThatk iskwhykwheneverkhekusedktokrecitekthekQur ankhekreadkitkhumorously,kwhichkwaskwron g.kIkthin kthatkIbnkAbikShaybahkmightkhavekrepentedkthisksinkbeforekhekdied. (MizaankI tidaalkandktadh arat-ul-huffaazkbykHafidhkDhahabi) HafidhkAsqalanikwrites: Despitekthekabove,kImamkBu harikhaskta enk53knarrationskandkImamkMuslimkhaskta e nk135knarrationskfromkhim.kAskusual,ksomekscholarskofkAhadithkpraisedkhim. (Mizaan-ut-ta deebkbykHafidhkDhahabikAndkHafidhkAsqalani,k BiographykofkUthmaankbink AbikShaybah ) ImamkDaarkalkQutinikwrotekakboo kcalledkKitaab-al-Tas-heef.kInkthiskboo ,khekwro tekvariousknameskofkscholarskwhokmadekfunkofkthekQur ankwhenkrecitingkit.kHekwrote kthatkthekscholarkwhokmadekthekmostkfunkofkthekQur ankwaskImamkIbnkAbikShaiba. ItkcouldkbekthatkIbnkAbikShaybahkwaskrecitingkakdifferentkmodekofkrecitiation,ko fkwhichktherekarekseven,kandksokthiskwouldksupportkhiskreadingkofkthekQur an. Ifkwekloo katkthekdifferentkmodeskofkrecitation,kwekfindkthatkthekgeneralkmeanin gkdoesknotkchange,kbutktherekmaykbekslightkvariationskli e,kforkexample,kinkonek modekofkrecitation,kthekthirdkaayahkofksurat-ul-faatiha,kisk maali ikyaumiddeen k-ko

wnerkofkthekdaykofkjudgement.kInkanotherkmodekitkiskpronouncedkask mali ikyaumidde en k k ingkofkthekdaykofkjudgment.kBothkofkthesekwayskhavekbeenkconfirmedkbykProphet kMuhammadk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kandkangelkGibreelk[MaykAllah kblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace].kIfksomeonekwasktokintroducekanotherkmodekofkrec itation,kotherkthankthekoneskwhichkhavekbeenkconfirmed,kitkisktotallykunacceptab le.kWhenkwekloo ktokthekalterationskwhichkIbnkAbeekShaibahkmade,kwekseekthatkbot hkthekmeaningkandkwordingkiskaltered.kThiskmeanskthatkthekwaykthatkhekusedktokre citekthekQur ankwasktotallykcontraryktokthekSharee ah. Also,kImamkDhahabi,ksaidkinkhiskboo ,kmeezaan-ul-I tidaal,kandktadh arat-ul-huffaa z,kthatkmaybe,kIbnkAbikShaybah,krepentedkforkreadingkthekQur ankincorrectly.kFromk this,kitkiskprovedkthatkifkthekwaykthatkIbnkAbikShaybahkrecitedkthekQur ankwaskcor rectktherekwasknokneedkforkhimktokrepentkfromkthekwaykhekusedktokrecitekthekQur an . 2) AbukbinkAbaskbinkSahaalkAnsarikSaad ImamkDahabikhasksaidkthatkSaadkwasknotkstrongkink nowledgekofkAhadith.kYahyaakbi nkMu eenkhasksaidkthatkhekwaskakwea knarrator.kImamkAhmedkhasksaidkthatkhekusedkto ktellkHadithkwhichknokonekhadkanyk nowledgekabout.kNaas eekhasksaidkthatkhekhadkmi nimumk nowledgekofkHadith.kDahabikhasksaidkthatkImamkBu harikhasksaidkthatkhekha dkminimumk nowledgekofkHadith,kbutknevertheless,kImamkBu harikhaskta enkHadithkn arrationkfromkhim.kTheknarration,kwhichkImamkBu hariktoo ,kiskthatkofkthekExcell encykofkIbrahimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]. (Mizaan-ul-ItihdaalkandkTa zeeb-ut-ta zeebkbykHafidhhkDhahabikandkHafidhhkAsqalani)k 3) AhmedkbinkSalaahkAbukJa farkNasaa ee(TeacherkofkImamkBu hari) Nasaa eekhasksaidkthatkhekisknotkauthentickandkhekhasknotkacceptedkhisknarrations. kImamkAhmedkhadkevictedkhimkfromkhiskmeetings.kYahyaakbinkMu eenkhasksaidkthatkhek waskaklairkbutksomekscholarskofkHadithkhadkpraisedkhim.(kMizaan-ul-Itihdaalkandk Ta zeeb-ut-ta zeebkbykHafidhhkDhahabikandkHafidhhkAsqalani,k BiographykofkAhmedkbinkSa laah ) 4) AyyoobkbinkSulaimaan-il-Madineek(TeacherkofkImamkBu hari) Abul-FathkhasksaidkthatkthektypekofkAhadithkhektoldkwereknotktoldkbykanyonekelse .kDaarkQutnikhaskmadeksimilarkremar s.kIbnkAbikBurrkhasksaidkthatkSulaimaankwask wea .kButksomekscholarskofkHadithkhavekpraisedkhim.(kMizaan-ul-ItihdaalkandkTa zee b-ut-ta zeebkbykHafidhhkDhahabikandkHafidhhkAsqalani,k BiographykofkAyyoobkbinkSulai maan) 5) Ja farkbinkSulaimaan-il-Ba see(NarratorkofkImamkMuslim) YahyahkBinkSa eedkhasksaidkthatkhiskHadithkshouldknotkbekwrittenkandkthatkhekwaska kwea knarrator.kIbnkulkMadineekhasksaidkthatkhekusedktoktellktheksortkofknarrati onskthatknokonekelsekwouldkrelate.kIbnkMaadikhasksaidkthatkhisknarrationkhasknok value.kIbnkSa eedkhasksaidkthatkhekwaskauthentickbutkwea .kOnce,kakscholarkofkAhad ithkas edkJa farkifkheksworekatkAbukba rkandkUmar.kJa farkreplied:k Ikdoknotkswearkatk themkbutkIkhatekthem. kAhmedkbinkMadaamkhasksaidkthatkoncekhekattendedkakmeetingko fkYazeedkbinkZoorahkaccompaniedkbykJafaar.kYazeedkbinkZoorahksaidktokthekpeoplek D oknotkletkhimk(Ja far)kcomeknearkmekbecausekheksworekatkAbukBa rkandkUmar. kImamkBu harikhasksaidkthatkhekwaskakwea knarrator.kDowrikhasksaidkthatkwheneverkJa farktal edkaboutkMu awiah,khekusedktokswearkatkhimkandkwheneverkhekusedktoktal kaboutkAli ,khekusedktokcry.k(kMizaan-ul-ItihdaalkandkTa zeeb-ut-ta zeebkbykHafidhhkDhahabikand kHafidhhkAsqalanik BiographykofkJa farkbinkSulaimaan ) 6) HarabkbinkMaymoonkalkbasrik(NarratorkofkImamkMuslim) ImamkBu harikhasksaidkthatkhekusedktokma ekmanykmista eskinkHadithkbutkhekwaskak truthfulkperson.kOnekdaykHarabkbroughtkakboxkandksaidkthatkthekboxkcontainedkpic tureskofkthekfamilykofkQaroon.kHekthenkshowedkthesekpictures.kButkwhatkheksaidkw askakbigklie.kImamkBu harikIbnkAlikandkAbdullahkhaveksaidkthatkhekwaskakwea knar rator.kAsqalanikhasksaidkthatkhekwaskakbigkliarkbutksomekpeoplekhavekstillkprais edkhim.(Mizaan-ut-Ta deeb,kDhahabikandkAsqalani,k BiographykofkHarabkbinkMaymoonkAlk Basri )

7) HusainkBinkIbraahimkAlkquramaanik(NarratorkofkImamkMuslimkandkBu hari) Nasaa eekhasksaidkthatkhekwasknotkankexpertkinkthek nowledgekofkHadith.kIbnkAdeekh asksaidkthatkwheneverkhektoldkHadithkhekmadekmista es.kImamkAhmedkhaskrejectedkh isknarrations.kUqaleekhasksaidkthatkhiskHadithkarekdoubtful.kIbnkMadeeneekhasksa idkhekwaskakQadireek(Onekfromkakdeviantksect)kbutkhekwaskauthentic.kAskalways,ks omekpeoplekhavekstillkpraisedkhim.k(kMizaan-ul-ItihdaalkandkTa zeeb-ut-ta zeebkbykHa fidhhkDhahabikandkHafidhhkAsqalanik BiographykofkHusainkBinkIbrahimkAlkquramaani ) 8) Za ariyyahkbinkYahyaakAth-thaani(TeacherkofkImamkBu hari) DaarkQutnikhasksaidkthatkhekhadknok nowledgekofkHadithkandkhekusedktoktellkthekt ypekofkHadith,kwhichkno-onekwouldktell.kHaa imkhadksaidkthatkhekwaskakwea knarra torkandkusedktokma ekmanykmista eskinknarration.kBu harikhasksaidkthatkthekschol arskofkAhadithkhavekignoredkhimkandkdidknotkta ekanykAhadithkfromkhim.kNonethele ss,kImamkBu harikhaskta enknarrationskfromkhim.k(SahihkAlkBu hari,kMizaan-ul-Iti hdaalkandkTa zeeb-ut-ta zeebkbykHafidhhkDhahabikandkHafidhhkAsqalani,k BiographykofkZa ariyyahkBinkYaHyaakAth-thaani ) 9) AyyoobkbinkSaalihkil-Kufee(NarratorkofkImamkBu hari) AbukZoorahksaidkthatkhekwaskakwea knarrator.kIbnkHibankhasksaidkthatkhekusedktok ma ekmista eskinkAhadith.kImamkBu harikhasksaidkthatkhekwaskMurjee(Fromkakmisled ksect).kImamkBu harikhaskmentionedkhiskfaults,kbutknonetheless,kstillktoo knarra tionskfromkhim.kThiskseemskverykstrange.(kMizaan-ul-ItihdaalkandkTa zeeb-ut-ta zeebk bykHafidhkDhahabikandkHafidhhkAsqalani,k BiographykofkAyyoobkbinkSaaliH ) 10) Sa eedkBinkAbdur-RahmaankAlkMadaank(NarratorkofkImamkMuslim) IbnkAdeekhasksaidkthatkhekusedktokrelatekthektypekofknarrationskthatknokonekelse kwouldkrepeat.kAbukHataamkandkIbnkJawzeekhaveksaidkthatkhisknarrationskcannotkbe kusedkaskevidence.kIbnkHataamkhaskalsoksaidkthatkhekusedktoktellkfabricatedkHadi thkinktheknamekofkpiouskpeople.kSomekscholarskofkAhadithkhavekpraisedkhim.k(kMiz aan-ul-ItihdaalkandkTa zeeb-ut-ta zeebkbykHafidhhkDhahabikandkHafidhhkAsqalani,k Biogr aphykofkSa eedkbinkAbd-ur-RahmaankAlkMadaan) Fromkthekabove,kitkcankbekclearlykseenkthatkthekabovekclaimkiskcompletelykfalse. kThekabovektenknarratorskareknotkthekonlyknarratorskwhichkhavekbeenkcriticised,k butkwekonlykmentionedksomekofktheknarratorskinkonekspecifickdecade.kHafidhkAsqal anikhaskmadekaklist,kinkthekprefacekofkFath-ul-Baari,kofkallkthoseknarrators,kof kImamkBu hari,kwhokhavekbeenkcriticised,kbykthekscholarskofkAhadith. ImamkBu harikandkMuslimkhavekgatheredkallkthekauthentickHadithkinkSahihkBu harika ndkSahihkMuslim!!! ThekscholarskofkAhadithkarekinkagreementkthatktherekarekmanykauthentickAhadithkt hatkhavekbeenkleftkoutkofkSahihkMuslimkandkBu hari.kThesekcankbekfoundkinkotherk Ahadithkboo s,kforkexample,kIbnkHabbaan,kIbnkKhuzaimah,kMusnadkAhmad,kAbukDa ood,k Tirmidhee,kandkNasaa eeketc. HafidhkIbnkKathirkwriteskthatktherekarekmanykauthentickAhadithkthatkwerekleftkou tkofkSahihkMuslimkandkBu harikandkcankbekfoundkinkotherkHadithkboo skli ekTirmid hee,kAbukDa ood,kAn-Nasaa ee. (I htaisar-ul-UloomkulkAhadith,kpagek21,kbykHafidhkIbnkKathir) HafidhkIbnkSalaahkwriteskthatkmanykauthentickAhadithkwerekleftkoutkofkSahihkMusl imkandkBu harikandkthatkImamkHa imkhaskcollectedkallkthekauthentickAhadith,kwhic hkmetkthekHadithkprincipleskofkMuslimkandkBu hari,kandkputkthemkinkakboo kcalled k Mustadra k alas-Saahihain .kItkiskwrittenkinkfourkvolumeskandkcontainskenormouskamou ntskofkauthentickAhadith.kImamkBu hari,khimself,ksaidkthatkhek newk100,000kauthe ntickAhadithkandk200,000kwhichkwereknotkauthentic,kbutkinkthekSahihkBu harikther ekarekonlyk4,000kAhadithkwithoutkrepetition.kk (Uloom-ul-Ahadith,kpagek17,k Bu harikandkMuslim ,kbykHafidhkibnkSalaah)

HafidhkAsqalanikwriteskthatktherekarek9682knarrationskinksahihkBu hari,kbutkeach knarrationkhaskbeenkrepeatedkmanyktimes.kThektotalknumberkofkindividualknarratio nskinkBu harikisk2623. (PrefacekofkFath-ul-baari,kbykHafidhkAsqalani) EvenktheknamekofkSahihkBu harikcanktellkuskthatktherekareklotskofkauthentickAhad ithkwhichkhavekbeenkleftkoutkofkSahihkBu hari.kThekfullknamekofkSahihkBu harikis k AlkJamee kulkMusnad-is-SaaHiH-il-Mu htasarikMinkalkmurreekWakyaamayhee .kThekmeaning kofkthiskisk ThekshortkcollectionkofkthekSunnahkofkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHi mkandkgrantkHimkpeace] . (Tah deeb-ut-ta deebkbykHafidhkAsqalani) ImamkNawaweekandkImamkDhahabikwritekthatkImamkMuslimkcompiledkSahihkMuslimkfromk thek300,000kAhadithkthatkhek new.kThektotalknumberkofkAhadithkinkSahihkMuslimkis k12,000.kIfkrepetitionskcankbekleftkout,kthekactualknumberkwouldkbek4,000. (SharhkSahihkMuslimkbykImamkNawaweekandkTadh arat-ul-HuffadkbykImamkDhahabi) FromkthekreferenceskabovekwekcankunderstandkthatkImamkBu harikandkMuslimk newkak veryklargeknumberskofkAhadithkbykmemorykbutkinkSahihkMuslimkandkBu harikonlykapp roximatelyk10%kofkthesekAhadithkhaskbeenkcompiled.kHence,kitkcankclearlykbekseen kthatktherekareklargeknumberskofkauthentickAhadithkpresent,kwhichkhavekbeenkleft koutkofkSahihkMuslimkandkBu hari.kThesekAhadithkcankbekfoundkinkotherkAhadithkbo o s. HowkdidkBu harikbecomekankentity? HafidhkAsqalanikwrites: ImamkBu hariksaidk OnekdaykwekwerekatkthekmeetingkofkIs-haaqkbinkRahaawiyyahkandks ome-onekfromkamongkourkcompanionsksaidk Wouldn tkitkbekwonderfulkifkonekofkyoukcould kwritekakshortkboo kregardingktheksunnahkofkourkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkand kgrantkHimkpeace]. kThiskwaskdirectedkatkeveryone,kbutksomehowkthiskrequestkbecame kembeddedkinkmykheart.kItkwaskmykgoodkfortunekthatkAllahkwantedkthiskwor ktokbek carriedkoutkbykme.kIkthenkstartedktokcollectkthekmaterialkforkthekboo ,kwhichkwo uldkcontainkonlykSahihkAhadith.kIkhavekleftkoutkmanykauthentickAhadithkbecausekI kthoughtkthatkthekboo kwouldkbecomektooklarge.kThiskboo kiskthekconciseksummaris ationkofkthek600,000kAhadithkwhichkIk new.kThekboo kwaskcompletedkinksixteenkyea rs. (Fath-ul-baari,k BiographykofkImamkBu hari kbykHafidhkAsqalani) ImamkBu harikcompletedkSahihkBu harikinksixteenkyears.kDuringkwhichktime,khekcon tinuouslykeditedkit.kTowardskthekend,kImamkBu harikdidknotkhavekthekopportunityk tokma ekthekfinalkalterationskbecausekhekpassedkaway.kWheneverkwekreadkSahihkBu hari,kweknoticekthatkitklac skfluencykandkitkiskdisjointed.kForkexample,kwekmayk findkakchapterkwithkakheadingkbutknothingkwrittenkinkitkandksometimesktherekmigh tkbekakchapterkwrittenkbutknokheadingkforkit.kThekreasonkforkthiskiskthatkhiskst udents,kfromkthekmaterialskthatkwerekleftkbykImamkBu hari,kfinallykeditedkSahihk Bu hari.kThekstudentskfoundkthatksomekmaterialkwaskwrittenkinkfinalkdraft,ksomek inkroughkdraftkformkandksomekinkbriefkcommentskonktheksideskofkthekpages.kHafidh kAbukIs-haaqkhasksaid,kk IkcopiedkthekoriginalkcopykofkSahihkBu hari,kwhichkwaskin kthekpossessionkofkImamkBu hari skstudent,kFaraabri.kFromkthekmaterialkIkcollected ,kIknoticedkthatksomekthingskwerekincompletekandksomekthingskwerekwithoutkanykhe adingskandkalsoktherekwerekheadingskforkchapterskbutknothingkwrittenkinkthem.kWe khadktokjoinkthekmaterialktogether. ImamkBaajiksaidkthatkfourkpeoplekcopiedkthekoriginalkSahihkBu hari.kThesekpeople kwerekIbrahimkbinkMaq`al,kMuhammadkbinkYousafkFaraabri,kAbukTalhakbinkMuhammadka ndkHammadkbinkSha ir.kTherekarekdifferenceskbetweenkthesekfourkversions,ki.e.kyo ukcankfindkthatkAhadithkarekwrittenkinkonekplace,kinkonekversionkbutktheksamekth ingkcouldkbekwrittenkinkanotherkplace,kinkthekotherkversions.kThekreasonkforkthi

skiskthatkwhenkthesekfourkpeoplekcompiledkSahihkBu harikfromkthekoriginalkmateri alsktheykinterpretedkthekmaterialkaccordingktoktheirkownkunderstanding.k (PrefacekofkFath-ul-Baari,kpagek10,kbykHafidhkAsqalani) HafidhkIbnkKathirkwrites:k ImamkBu hari skstudentkHafidhkFaraabrikpossessedkthekorig inalkcopykofkSahihkBu harikandkatkthekpresentktimekwekhavekthiskversion (Taaree hkIbnkKathir,k BiographykofkImamkFaraabri kbykHafidhkibnkKathir) TherekwerekotherkstudentskwhokheardkandknarratedkSahihkBu harikbutkthosekversion skhaveknotkreachedkus.kSomekscholarskofkAhadithkhavekseenkthosekversionskinkthek oldkIslamickcentreskandkhaveknoticedkthatktherekarekdifferenceskamongkthem. HafidhkSuyyutikwriteskthatkImamkFaraabriknarratedkSahihkBu harikandkthatkinkthis koriginalkcopy,ktherekarek200kmorekAhadithkthankHumaadkbinkSha ir skversionkandk30 0kmorekAhadithkthankIbrahim skversion.kThekreasonkwhykFaraabrikcarrieskmorekAhadit hkiskbecausekhekheardkSahihkBu harikfromkImamkBu hariktwicekandkotherskheardkitk onlykonce. (Tadreeb-ur-Raawee,kbykHafidhkSayuti) OnekExample ImamkBu harikwrites,k MusakbinkIsmailkreportedkthatkAnaskbinkMali ksaidkthatkthekQ ur ankforbadekuskfromkas ingkquestionsktokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgra ntkHimkpeace]ksokwekwantedkaksensiblekpersonktokcomekfromkthekvillagekwhokcouldk as kthingsktokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kandkwekcould khearkthekanswers .k Onekdaykakpersonkcamekfromkthekvillagekandkas edksomekquestionsktokthekProphetk[ MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kThekHadithkcontinueskonktheksubject.k( Bu harikchapterkIllum). HafidhkAsqalanikwrites,k ThiskHadithkwasknarratedkbykImamkBu hari skteacher .k ImamkSunkAnniksaid,k ThiskHadithkisknotkwrittenkinkallkthekoriginalkcopieskofkkBu hari s.kItkiskonlykwrittenkinkthatkcopykwhichkiskwrittenkbykImamkBu hari skstudent,k ImamkFarabri.kButkIksaykthatkallkthekoriginalkcopieskofkthekBu harikthatkIkhavek seen,kIkhaveknotkseenkthiskHadithkmentionedkinkanykofkthem .k(Fathulbari,kchapterk IllumkbykHafidhhkAsqalani). ImamkMuslimkwrites,k ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidkth atkakpersonkwhokcontinuallykspea skthektruth,kAllahkwriteskhisknamekamongstkthek truthful.kAkpersonkwhokcontinuallyktellsklies,kAllahkwriteskhisknamekamongstkthe kliars . k(MuslimkchapterkKitaab-ul-Birr). ImamkNawawikwrites, kAllkthekcopieskofkBu harikandkMuslimkinkourkareakmentionkonly kthis . QaadikAyyadkandkHumaidikalsokwritekonlykthis.kButkAbukMas-oodknarrateskthiskHadi thkwithkthekextrakwords.kThosekwordskare,k Thekworstkpeoplekarekthosekwhoktellklie s.kLieskareknotkpermissiblekunderkseriouskorkhumorouskintentions.kItkisknotkperm issiblekforkakFatherktokma ekfalsekpromiseskwithkhiskson .k (SharhahkSahihkMuslimkchapterkKitab-ul-BirrkbykImamkNavavi).kk Finally,kwekdisagreekwithkthosekpeoplekwhokclaimkthatkImamkBu hari sknarrationskar ekhigherkthankthekHadithkprinciples,kandkdemandkallkreferenceskfromkSahihkAl-Bu harikandkSahihkMuslim.kThiskdemandkiskwrongkbecausekHafidhkAsqalanikhaskwrittenk thatkImamkBu harikhasksaidk Ik nowk100,000kauthenticknarrations,kbutkinkSahihkBu h ariktherekarekonlyk9082 Onkpagek107kitksayskakdifferentkamount (Fath-ul-Baari,kpagek5)k Ofkcourse,kthekotherk90,918kauthenticknarrationskarekrecordedkinkthekotherkboo s kofkthekAhadithkwhichkwerekwrittenkbeforekthem.

ImamkDahabikwritesk kHummaamkIbnkMunabik(died:k101H)khadkakcollectionkofkHadithkwh ichkwereknarratedkbykAbukHuraira. ImamkZuhri,kImamkAbdulkAzizkMadanik(died:k164H),kImamkHadrik(died:k174H),kImamkM ali k(died:k179H)kandkImamkAbukDawudkTayaalsik(died:k203H)kwrotekboo skofkHadith .k HammaadkbinkSalmak(died:k167H)kwrotekakboo kofkHadithkthatkhadkakcollectionkofkt enkthousandkHadith. ImamkYahyakbinkSa eedk(died:k143H)kwrotekboo skofkHadithkthatkwerekreadktokpeoplek bykImamkbinkZaidk(died:k179H). ImamkAbukAwanak(died:k176H)kwrotekakboo kofkHadithkaboutkwhichkImamkAhmadksaidkt hatkhiskboo kiskauthentic. ImamkHasheemk(died:k183H)kwrotekakboo kofkHadithkthatkhaskakcollectionkofktwokth ousandkHadith. k AbdullahkbinkMubara k(died:k181H)kwrotekakboo kofkHadithkwhichkhadkakcollectionk ofktwentykthousandkHadith.k ImamkMouslik(died:k186H)kwrotekboo skonkdifferentktopicskofkIslamkandkonekofkthe kboo skwerekakcollectionkofkHadith.k ImamkAbukHanifahk(died:k150H)kwrotekboo skofkHadithkwhichkwereknarratedkbykhisks tudents,kImamkMuhammadkAshaibaanik(died:k189H)kandkImamkAbukYusufk(died:k182H). (Tad ara-tul-UffaadkbiographykofkthekaboveknameskbykImamkDahabi) HafidhhkSayuttikwritesk k AbukWaleed,kSuffiankThuri,kAbikSalma,kAbikSuffiankandkIbnk Uyainakwrotekboo skofkHadith . (TadreebkAl-RawikbykHafidhhkSayutti) Thekboo skofkHadithkmentionedkabovekarekmorekclosektokthektimekofkthekProphetk[M aykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kandkarekmorekauthentickbecausektheykhave kakshorterkchainkli ekthekHadithknarratedkbykAbukHanifahkwhichkiskmorekauthentic kbecausekheknarratedkthekHadithkfromkthekProphet skcompanionkorkthekcompanion skstud ents. Herekiskonekexamplek kImamkAbukHanifahksays,k IkheardkfromkAtaakbinkRubaahka ndkhekheardkfromkIbnkAbbaskwhokheardkfromkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkg rantkHimkpeace]kwhoksaid,k kWhoeverkreadskthekFajrkandkEshakSalaahkwithkJamaat,kAl lahkpurifieskhiskheartkfromkhypocrisy . k(MusnadkImamkAbukHanifah,kchapterkSalaah) HafidhhkAsqalanikwritesk ImamkYahyakbinkMaueenksaidk AbukHanifahknarratedkHadithkfro mkAi shakbintkAjaradkandksheknarratedkfromkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantk Himkpeace] . (LesaanulMeezankbiographykofkAiyashakbintkAjaradkbykHafidhhkAsqalani) Sokthiskiskthekproofkthatkthekpreviouskboo skofkHadithkcarrykauthentickHadith.kI fkwekfindkakHadithkinkthekabovekboo skandkwekdoknotkfindkthesekinkthekBu harikor kMuslimkHadithkthatkdoesknotkmeankthatkthekHadithkiskwea korkfabricated,kitkmean skthatkthekHadithkneverkreachedkBu harikorkMuslimkbutkthatkHadithkcankstillkbeka uthentickwithkshorterkchainkfromkthekabovekboo s. ThekabovekevidencekhighlightskthekfactkthatkonekcannotkclaimkthatkBu harikandkMu slimkarekthekonlyksourceskofkSunnah. WithkGreatkRegret BykmentioningkthekabovekreferenceskthekwriterskintentionkisknotktokinsultkImamkB

u harikandkImamkMuslim.kWekbelievekthatkImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkwerekgreatk scholarskofkAhadithkandktheirkboo skcontainkmanykmorekauthenticknarrationskthank anykotherkboo ,kWekhavekgreatkrespectkforkthemkboth.kTheykhavekdonekaklotkofkhar dkwor kforktheksciencekofkAhadithkandkhavekdonekakgreatkfavourktokthekwholekofkt hekMuslimkummah.kWekalsokma ekDu aa kforkthem,kMaykAllahkmaykrewardkthemkinkParadise kandkfillktheirkgraveskwithkblessingskandkNoor.kAmin. Raf ul-yadain Raf ul yadain ksimplykmeansktokraisekthekhandskduringkprayer.kWhenkpeoplekbeginktheirkS alaah,ktheykraisektheirkhandsktoksignifykthatktheykhavekleftkallkthingskandksubm ittedkthemselvesktowardskAllahkalone.kThiskalsoksignifieskthekindividuals ktestimo nykofkAllah skUnity.kThekHanafis,k[askmemberskofkthekAhlkaskSunnakwa alkJamma]kbelie vekthatkthiskactk(raisingkhandsktoktheklevelkofkthekears)kshouldkonlykbekunderta enkatkthekstartkofkthekprayerkandknotkduringkit. TherekarekthosekwhokholdkthekopinionkthatkthekRaf ul-yadainkshouldkalsokbekdonekbe forekandkafterkthekru u ,ktheykholdktheirkpositionkbecausekofkthekfollowingkreason s: 1) ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kusedktokdokthis. 2) ThiskwaskthekpracticekofkthekKhulafa:-kRashidunkandkthek Ashar-ul-mubashar ahk[ThektenkcompanionskofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)k whokwerekgivenknewskofkJannahkonkthiskearthkduringktheirklives].kAltogether,kthe rekarekproofskfromktwentykcompanions. 3) Theknarrationskofkraf ul-yadainkarekmutawaatirk[Hadithkwhichkhaskbeenknarr atedkbykmanykauthenticknarratorskduringkthekperiodkofkthekcompanions,k theirkstudents,kandkthekstudentskofkthekTabi een] 4) Raf ul-yadainkiskakpillarkofkSalaahkandkleavingkitkma eskthekSalaahkinvali d. However,kthekpositionkofkthekHanafikmadhabkiskthatktowardskthekendkofkourkbelove dkProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]klifekthekpracticekofkraf kulky adainkhadkbeenkabrogated,kandkthatkthekMessengerkofkAllahk[MaykAllahkblesskHimka ndkgrantkHimkpeace],kduringkhisklastkprayerskonkthiskearthlyklifekonlykperformed kraf kulkyadainkatkthekbeginningkofkhiskSalaah.kkHowever,ktherekwerekstillksomekSa habakwhokun nowinglykcontinuedkthekpracticekofkraf kulkyadain,kwithoutkrealizingkt hatkitkhadkindeedkbeenkabrogatedkandkobsolete.kkItkwaskforkthiskreasonkthatkatkt imes,kthosekwhok newkofkitskabrogation,kbeganktokas ktokthosekwhokcontinuedkitsk practicekforktheirkreasonkforkdoingkso. Regardingkthekclaimkthatktwentykcompanions,kincludingkAshar-ul-mubasharahkandkth ek hulafaa-ur-Rashideenkperformedkraf ul-yadaink-kThiskincidentally,kproveskthatkt hekmajoritykofkthekcompanionskdidn tkpracticekraf ul-yadain.kSecondly,kifkthiskclaim kisktruekthenkwhykisn tkthiskrecordedkinkBu harikandkMuslim,korkinkanykotherkfamou skboo kofksunah?kIfktheksupportkforktwentykcompanionskpracticingkraf ul-yadainkisk notkfoundkinkanykAhadithkbookthen,khowkcankthiskclaimkbektrue? ThekclaimkthatkthekHadithkregardingkraf ul-yadainkiskmutawatirkiskalsoknotktrue.kT hiskiskbecausekImamkMuslimkandkImamkBu harikhavekonlyknarratedkthekactionkofkraf u lkyadainkfromktwokcompanionsk kAbdullahkbinkUmark(Radiallkhukanhu),kandkMali kbink Huwairis.kImamkZuhriknarratedkthekHadithkfromkSaalimkandkSaalimknarratedkfromkAb dullahkbinkUmar.kAbukQalaabahkandkNasrknarratedkfromkMali kbinkHuwairis,kandkfro mkthem,kKhalidkandkQatadahknarrated.k Inkanyonekofkthesekchainsktherekiskonlykoneknarratorkatkaktime,kinkthekotherkthe rekwerektwokatkaktime.kHowkcankthiskbekcalledkmutawatir?kThekaboveknarrators kposi tionkandktheknarrationskwhichkgokagainstkthekaboveknarrationskwillkbekdiscussedk later,kInsha Allah.

Regardingkthekclaimkthatkomittingkraf ul-yadainkinvalidateskSalaah,knobodykfromkam ongkthekcompanionskorkevenkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] khimselfksaidkthatkomittingkraf ul-yadainkinvalidateskSalaah.kThekevidencekforkraf u l-yadainkbeingkakpillarkofkSalaahkisknotkevenkfoundkinkthekboo s,kwhichkcontaink collectionskofkfabricatedkHadith.kItkiskanotherkmatterkifksomeonekdecidesktokint roducekfabricatedkHadith! Analysiskofkthoseknarrationskwhichkprovekraf ul-kyadaink IbnkJurayjknarratedkfromkZuhrikwhoknarratedkfromkSaalimkwhoknarratedkfromkAbdull ahkbinkUmark[Radikallahkhukanhu]kthatkibnkUmark[Radikallahkhukanhu]ksaid: IksawkthatkProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kofferingkSalaah;khe kraisedkhiskhandskupktokhiskshoulders,katkthekbeginningkofkSalaahkandkalsokbefor ekandkafterkthekru u ,kbutknotkbetweenkthektwokprostrations.k [Muslimk&kBu hari,kChapterkRaf ul-yadain] ThosekwhokfollowkthekHanafikmadhabkbelievekthatkthiskHadithkonlykproveskthatkthe kProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kperformedkraf ul-yadainkduringk hisklifetime,kbutkitkdoesknotkprovekthatkhek[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkp eace]kperformedkitkinkhisklastkprayers.kAlsokitkdoesknotkprovekthatkraf ul-yadaink iskankemphasizedkSunna.kOnekexamplekiskgivenkbelow: ImamskBu harik&kMuslimkrecordkthatkwhenkhadratkAa ishak(Radiallkhukanhaa)kwaskinkh erkmenistration,kthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kusedktokp lacekhiskheadkinkherklapkandkrecitekthekQur an. (Muslimk&kBu hari,kbab-ul-Haid)k FromkthiskHadithkwekcannotkconcludekthatkrecitingkthekQur ankinktheklapkofkone skmen struatingkwifekiskankemphasizedksunnah.kInktheksamekway,ktheknarationkfromkibnkU markdoesknotkprovekthatkraf ul-yadainkiskankemphasizedksunnah.kAlsokibnkUmar sknarra tionkseemsktokgokagainstksomekofkhiskotherknarrations. ImamkDhabeekwriteskthatkibnkUmarksaidkthatkheksworekbykAllahkthatkraf ul-yadainkis kbidahkandkthatkhekhadkneverkseenkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhim kpeace)kpracticingkit. (Meezan-ul-I tidaal,kbiographykofkBishrkbinkHarab,kbykImamkdhahabi) IbnkUmarkinkanotherkplaceksaidkthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkh imkpeace)ksaidkraf ul-yadainkiskonlykdonekinksevenkplaces:koncektokstartkSalaahkan dksixktimeskduringkhajj. ( anz-ul-ammaal,kvolumek7,kp35) ThekteacherkofkImamkBu harikandkMuslim,kImamkHumaidi,kwriteskthatkthekProphetk(M aykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kusedktokonlykpracticekraf ul-yadainkatkthe kstartkofkthekprayer. (MusnadkHumaidi,kvolumek1,kp277) FromkthekaboveknarrationskibnkUmar sknarrationkofkraf ul-yadainkgoeskagainstkhiskown knarrationskbasedkonkakdirectkcommandmentkfromkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskHimk andkGrantkHimkpeace)kThiskalsokgoeskagainstkMaali kbinkHuwaris knarration. ImamkNasaa eekwriteskthatkMali kbinkHuwairiskreportedkthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahk blesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kusedktokperformkraf ul-yadainkbeforekandkafterkthek ru u ,kandkalsokbetweenkthektwoksajdahs.k (Nisaa eekBaabkraf ul-yadain) ExaminationkofkAbovekNarrations

(1) ImamkBu hari skaboveknarrationkiskagainstkImamkNasa eesknarration (2) ImamkAbukDawoodksaidkthisknarrationkisknotkMarfuktokthekProphetk[MaykAll ahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace],kbutkiskinkfactkthekactionkofkAbdullahkbinkUma rk[MaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim] [SunankekAbukDawoodkchapterkSalaah] (3) InkIbnkUmar skaboveknarrationskitkproveskthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkbless kHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kdidkRafkulkYadaink9kork10ktimeskinkSalaah. [Bu harikchapterkSalaah] (4) ImamkMali kwriteskaboutkthekaboveknarrationkbykIbnkUmarkthatkthekProphet kusektokdokRaf ulkYadaink5ktimeskinkSalaah.kHekalsoksaidkthatkthiskiskthekactionko fkIbnkUmark[MaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim]knotkthekactionkofkthekProphetk[MaykAl lahkbekpleasedkwithkHim]. [MuattakImamkMali kchapterkSalaah] WekcankseekthatkwhenkthisknarrationkwasknarratedkinkMadinakitkwasknarratedktokbe k5kRafkulkYadiankinkSalaah.kWhenkitkreachedkBu haraakitkchangedkfromk5kRafkulkYa dianktok9kork10kRaf ulkYadainkinkSalaah.k Let skfirstkexaminektheknarratorskofkibnkUmar skHadithk-AbdulkMali kbinkJurayjkandkI mamkZuhri. Abdulkmali kbinkjurayj ImamkDhabikandkImamkAsqalanikwrite: IbnkJurayjkdidknotkta eknarrationskdirectlykfromkpeoplekbutkhekwouldkattributekt heknarrationsktokthemkinksuchkakwaykasktokconvincekpeoplekthatkhekactuallykheard ktheknarrationskfromkthosekpeoplekdirectly.kThekscholarskofkHadithkhavekcalledkt hiskprocessk tadlees .kImamkAhmadksaidkthatkibnkJurayjkhasknarratedksomekAhadith,kwh ichkwerekfabricated.kAlsokibnkJurayjkisksaidktokhavekdonekMut ahk(akmarriagekcontr actkforkaklimitedkperiod)kwithk90kwomenkinkMa ahkmu arramah,k(Thiskwaskafterkit kwaskmadekHaraamkforkMuslims)kKharasaaneeksaidkthatkhisknarrationskwerekwea .kAl sokhekneverkheardkaknarrationkfromkImamkZuhrikbutkonlykas edkhiskpermissionkifkh ekcouldkusekhisknamekinknarrations. (Tahdheeb-ut-tahdheeb,kMeezaan-ul-I tidaal,kTadh arat-ul-Huffaz,kbiographykofkAbdu lkMali kibnkjurayj) ThekmainknarratorkofkthekaboveknarrationkiskImamkZuhri,kalsoktheknarrationkiskal mostkcompletelykbasedkonkhisknarration.kBeforekImamkZuhri,kthekchainkofknarratio nkofkthiskHadithkwaskUmarkbinkabdulkAzeez,kthenksaalim,kthenkImamkZuhri.kAfterkI mamkZuhri,khiskstudentskmadekitkmorekfamous. ImamkZuhri ImamkDhabeekwriteskthatkImamkZuhri skfullknamekwaskMuhammadkbinkMuslimkbinkAbdulla h,kbinkShuhaab,kaz-zuhree.kBut,khekiskfamouskaskibnkShuhaab-uz-zuhree.kHekwaskbo rnkinkthek50thkyearkofkHijrahkinkMadinah.kHeksawkonlykakfewkcompanionskofkthekPr ophetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kHekwasksuchkakgreatkakscholarkt hatkmanykscholarskofkhisktimekusedktokpraisekhim,kevenkAbdullahkbinkUmark(Radial lkhukanhu). (Tadh arat-ul-huffaz,kTahdheeb-ut-tahdheeb,kbiographykofkImamkZuhri) Apology Wekfeelksadktokhighlightkwea nesseskinkImamkZuhrikbutkwekhavekbelow,konlykjustkq uotedkwhatkotherkscholarskofkHadithkhaveksaidkaboutkhim.kWekalsokrespectkImamkZu hrikgreatlykaskakmuhaddith,kbutkhekwaskakmankli ekuskandkhadkwea nesses.k AnotherkfactkiskthatkImamkZuhrikhasknarratedkHadithk(whichkhavekbeenkcollectedkb ykMuslimkandkBu hari)kwhichkshowkthatkthekfamilykofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkbless khimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kandkthekcompanionskdidknotkgetkonkwellkwithkeachkother

k (SahihkMuslimkandkSahihkBu hari,kbab-ul-fayy) ThekfactkiskthatkthekProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kfamilykan dkthekcompanionskdidkgetkonkwellkwithkeachkother. HafidhkAsqalaneekwrote: ItkwaskakhabitkofkImamkZuhriktokperformktadleeskandkattributektheknarrationsktok peoplekli ekAbdur-RahmaankbinkAzhar,kibnkK ab,kAbbaan,kibnkUthmaan,kibnkHa im,kIbn kUs-saalimee,kAbdullahkbinkja far,kUbaadakbinksaamid,kraafi ,kummkabdullah,kabukhura irah,kandkabdullahkbinkUmar.kConcerningkAbdullahkbinkUmar,kthekscholarskofkHadit hkareksplitkasktokwhetherkImamkkZuhrikactuallyksawkhimkorknot.kInktheksamekway,k therekisknokproofkthatkImamkZuhrikdidkta eknarrationskfromk Urwakbinkzubair.kBut,k thekscholarskofkHadithkacceptktheseknarrationskwhichkImamkZuhrikallegedlyktoo kf romkUrwa.kForkus,kthiskiskevidencekandkwekshouldkthereforekbelievekthatkImamkZuh rikheardksomethingkfromkUrwa.kImamkZuhrikwaskfromkakgroupkofkscholarskofkHadithk whokusedktok grab kHadithkwhenktheykheardkthem.k (Tahdheeb-ut-tahdheeb,kbiographykofkImamkZuhri) Tadleesk kWhatkiskit? HafidhkAsqalanikwrites: Thekliteralkmeaningkofkthekarabickwordk,tadlees,kisk hiding .kTechnically,kitkmeansk tokhidekakHadithknarrator.kIfkakmuhaddithkdidktadlees,khekwouldkusekaknarrator skn amekbutkitkwouldkbekaknamekbykwhichkhekwasn tkcommonlyk nown.kThus,kthekidentityko fkthekwea knarratorkwaskhidden.kThekstrongerknarratorskinkthekchainkwouldkbekemp hasizedksokthatkthekattentionkofkthekhearerkofkthekHadithkwouldkbekdiverted. (SharhkAn-nu hbah,kchap.konktadlees,kbykHafidhkAsqalani) ImamkDhahabikandkHafidhkAsqalanikwrite: ImamkZuhriknarratedk2200kHadith,kofkwhichkaboutkakhalfkhavekakchainkleadingktokt hekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace].kHekusedktokperformktadlees kevenkthoughkitkwaskaksmallkamount.kImamkZuhri skmaraseelkAhadithkusedktokbekwea e rkthankotherkpeoplesk(Aktabi ikwouldkclaimkakHadithkdirectlykfromkthekProphetk[May kAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwithoutkmentioningkakcompanion skname)k (Tadh arat-ul-hufaaz,kTahdheeb-ut-tahdheeb,kbiographykofkImamkZuhri). ImamkDhahabikwriteskthatkImamkShubahkwaasteekwites: Ikwouldkratherkfallkfromktheks ieskandkbekbro enktokpieces,kthanktokperformktadle es (Tadh arat-ul-huffaz,kbiographykofkImamkShubahkwaastee) HafidhkAsqalanikwrites: Yazeedkbinkzurayykwaskas ed,k Whatkisktheklegalkrulingkregardingktadleees? kTokthis, khekrepliedk Itkiskankabsoluteklie. (Tahdheeb-ut-tahdheeb,kbiographykofkYazeedkbinkZurayy) ImamkDhahabekwrites: SulaimaankbinkharbksaidkthatkImamkJareerk azdeekwaskas edkaboutktadlees.kThekImamk said,k Ikrejectkit.kAkmudalliskshowskthatkwhichkhekhasknotkheard. (Tadh arat-ul-huff aaz,kbiographykofkImamkJareerkbinkhaazinkazdee) HafidhkibnkKathirkwrites: Imamkshaafi eekrejectskallktheknarrationskofkanykmuhaddithkwhokdidktadlees,kbutkot herkscholarsksaykthatkifkakmudalliskidentifiedkwhokhektoo knarrationskfromkandki fkthatkwaskakreliableksource,kthatkparticularknarrationkwouldkbekaccepted. (I htisaarkuloom-ul-Hadith,kchapkonktadlees,kbykHafidhkibnkKathir) HafidhkAsqalaaneekwrites: Ifkakmudalliskuseskthekwordsk Qaala ,kso-and-soksaid,kork And ,kfromkso-and-so,kkinkaknar

ration,kthekHadithkwillkbekrejected.kBut,kthekmudalliskuseskakwordkimplyingkthat khekdirectlykheardktheknarrationke.g. sami tu k-kIkheard,kthekmudalliskwouldkbeklying. kThekrulekconcerningksuchkpeoplekiskthatkevenkifkthekmudalliskwasktruthful,kthek Hadithkwouldknotkbekaccepted. (Sharhknu hbah,kchap.kHadithkmu dal) IdraajkandkImamkZuhri ImamkZuhrikusedktokdokidraaj,ksokitkwaskdifficultkforkpeoplektokunderstandkhiskn arratedkHadith. HafidhkAsqalaaneekwrites: Idraajkliterallykmeansk Insertingksomething .kItsktechnicalkmeaningkisktokinsertkone s kownkwordskintokthektextkofkaknarration.kSometimeskthektextkcouldkbekaddedkatkth ekstartkor,katkthekend.kTokfindkthekactualkHadithktextkfromkakmudrijkwaskverykdi fficult.kEitherkthekHadithkwaskanalyzedkbeksomeonekwhokhadkverykdeepk nowledge,k orkthekmudrijkshowedkwhichkwordskhekinsertedkintokthekHadithktext.k(Sharhan-nu h bah,kchap.kHadithkmudrij) ImamkBu harikwrites: ItkwaskreportedkbykImamkmali kthatkthekfamouskscholarkofkHadithkRabee akturrayykus edktokadvisekImamkZuhriktokshowkclearlykinkhisknarrations,kwhichkwerekhiskownkwo rdskandkwhichkwerekthosekofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace ]k (Taaree h-ul- abeer,kbiographykofkRabee akTurrayy). MuslimkandkBu harikcontainkAhadithkinkwhichkImamkZuhrikhaskinsertedkhiskownkword s.kScholarskofkHadithkhavekrefutedkthesekwords.kAnkexamplekiskgivenkbelow: ImamkMuslimkandkImamkBu harikwrite: WhenkHadratkabukba rk(Radiallkhukanhu)kbecamekthek haleefah,khadratkAlik(Radiall khukanhu)kdidknotkgivekbayahk(Pledgekofkallegiance)ktokhimknorkdidkthektribekofk banukhashim.kBut,kafterksixkmonthskwhenkhadratkFaatimak(Radiallkhukanhu)kpassedk awayktheykallkgavekbayahktokhim. (Bu hari,kchap.konk haybar.kMuslimkchap.kbab-ul-fayy) HafidhkAsqalaaneekwrites: Imamkibnkhabbaan,kImamkbahiaqqee,kandkotherkscholarskofkHadithksaykthatkthisknar rationkcontainsksomekofkImamkZuhri skownkwords.kSomebodyksaidktokImamkZuhri,kthatk whenkabukba rk(Radiallkhukanhu)kbecamekthek haleefah,khadratkAlik(Radiallkhukanh u)kdidknotkgivekbayahkforksixkmonths.kImamkZuhriksaid,knotkonlykAli,kbutkthekwho lekofkthektribekofkbanukHaashimkdidknotkgivekbayahktokabukba rkuntilkhadratkfaat imahk(Radiallkhukanhu)kpassedkaway.kThekfactkiskthatkImamkZuhri skwordskarekwrong, kandkalsokthatkHadratkAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)kgavekbayahktokHadratkAbukba rkonkthe kfirstkdaykhekwaskappointedk haleefahk (Fath-ul-baari,kendkofkChap.konkKhaybar). HafidhkQastalanikalsokwritesktheksamekaskabove. HafidhkibnkKathirkwriteskthatktheknarrationskwhichksaykthatkAlik(Radiallkhukanhu )kgavekbayahktokAbukba rk(Radiallkhukanhu)konkthekfirstkdaykhekwaskappointedk ha leefahkarekmorekauthentickthankthosekwhichkdoknotksupportkthis.kThekreasonkforkt hiskiskthatkAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)kusedktokpraykbehindkAbukBa rk(Radiallkhukanhu) kandkstayedkwithkhimkallkthektime (Taaree hkibnkKathir,kchap.kyaum-us-saqeefah). ThekreferenceskprovekthatkImamkZuhrikusedktokperformktadleeskandkIdraaj.kTheksch olarskhavekpointedkoutkthatksomekofkhisknarrationskareknotkreliable. IjazahkandkImamkZuhri

Ijazahkliterallykmeansk givingkpermission .kItsktechnicalkmeaningkiskforkakmuhaddith ktokgivekpermissionktokhiskstudentsktoknarratekhiskHadith,korkanykboo kofkHadith kwhichkhekhask nowledgekofk (Sharh-ul-nu hbah,kbykHafidhkAasqalaanee,kchap.kIjazah). ThiskwaskthekcorrectkwayktokgivekIjaazah,kbutkImamkZuhri skwayktokgivekIjaazahkwas kverykstrange. ImamkDhahabikwriteskthatkUbaidullahkreported: IksawkthatkthekstudentskofkImamkZuhrikusedktokbringkboo sktokthekImamkandkas khi mkforkpermissionktoknarratekfromkitkusingkthekImam skname.kThekImamkusedktokallowk themkwithoutk nowingkwhatkwaskinkthosekboo s.kThiskwaskbecausekneitherkthekImamk usedktokreadkthekAhadith,knorkdidkthekstudentskreadkthekHadithktokhimk(Tadh arat -ul-Huffaaz,kbiographykofkImamkZuhri). Shie hkSaalihkSubhikwrites: ImamkibnkHazmksaidkthatkifkakscholarkofkHadithkgiveskpermissionktokhiskstudentsk toknarratekakboo kofkHadithkusingkhiskname,kandkthekScholarkhasknotkreadktheknar rations,knorkhaskanyonekreadkthemktokhimkthen,kthiskiskakbid ahkandknotkpermissibl e.kOtherkscholarskofkHadithkhavekbeenkmorekstrictkinkthiskrespectkandkhaveksaidk thatkthekscholarskofkHadithkwhokusedktokdokthis,kinkeffect,kgavekpermissionktokt heirkstudentsktokattributekliesktokthem. (Uloom-ul-Hadith,kchap.konkIjaazah) Fromkthekabove,kitkiskevidentkthatkthekauthenticitykofkImamkZuhri sknarrationskare kinkquestion.kItkcouldkbekthekcasekthatkonekofkthekstudentskofkthekImamkusedktok narrateknon-authentickHadithkandkusekthekImam skname,kaskhekhadkgivenkhimkpermissi onktokdoksokwithoutkchec ingkthekHadith. OurkShay hkShahkAbul-Hasankzaidkfaarooqeekwrites: Hafidhkibn-ul-qayyimkwriteskinkhiskboo ,kAlaam-ul-muwa i eenkVol.k3kp85,kthatkIma mkMali kwrotekakletterktokhiskcolleaguekImamklaythkbinksa ad,kwhosek nowledgekwask greaterkthankImamkMali s.kWhenkImamklayskrepliedktokthekletter,khekwrotekakfewkth ingskaboutkImamkZuhri.kHekwrote: Therekisknokdoubtkthatkourkteacher,kImamkZuhrikwaskakgreatkscholar,kbutkwekhavek tokacceptkthatksomekofkImamkZuhri skverbalkandkwrittenkstatementskusedktokcontradi ctkanother.kWhenkwekusedktokas khimksomething,ksometimeskthekwrittenkanswerkwoul dkbekdifferentkfromkthekanswerkhekusedktokgivekuskverbally.kEvenksomekofkhiskwri ttenkstatementskusedktokcontradictkonekother.kThekImamkdidknotkrealizekwhatkhekh adksaidkbeforekandkwhatkhekwaskwritingkatkthektime.kThesekarekthekreasons,kwhykI khavekleftkhimk(SawaaneekHayaatkImamkabukHaneefah,kbiographykImamkLays). ThiskstatementkhighlightskthekfactkthatkImamkZuhri sknarrationskareknotknecessaril ykauthentic.kForkthiskreason,kwekcannotkusekaksingleknarrationkfromkImamkZuhrika skbeingkmorekauthentickthankthekpracticekofkthekcompanions,kthekTaabi een,kthekTab a ktaabi eenkandkofkakgreatkgroupkofkscholars.kThekraf ul-yadainknarrationkiskonlykta enkfromkImamkZuhri.kHiskstudentskmadektheknarrationkfamouskafterkthis. HowktheknarrationkbecamekFamous Imamkibnk Abdul-barrkwrites: IbnkUmar sknarrationkbecamekfamouskfromkImamkZuhri skstudents.kElevenkstudentsktoo k thisknarrationkfromkImamkZuhri.kTheykare:kImamkMali ,kaz-Zubaidi,kMa mar,kAuzaa ee,k MuhammadkbinkIshaaq,kSufiyaankbinkHusain,kAqeelkbinkKhaalid,kabukHamzah,kibnkooy ainah,kyoonus,kandkyahya.kTwentyksixkofkImamkMali skstudentsknarratedkthiskHadith kfromkhim.kTheykare:kYahyakbinkYahya,kibnkBu ayr,kabukMas ab,kSa eed,kibnkWahab,kibn -ul-Qaasim,kibnkSa eed,kibnkabikAwais,kAbdurrahman,kJuwairiakbintkAsmaa ,kibrahim,ki bnurkMubaari ,kBishr,kUthmaan,kAbdullah,kKhaalid,kMa eekbinkIbrahim,kibnkHasan,k ibnkmas ab,kabdulkmali ,kibnknaafi ,kabukquraa,kMusaa,kmatraf,kqutaibah,kandkImamkSh

afi ee.kAfterkallkthesekpeopleknarratedkthiskHadithkandktoldktheirkstudentskthiskn arration,ksokitkbecamekverykfamous. (At-tamheed,kchap.konkRaf ul-yadain) Fromkthis,kitkcankbekconcludedkthatkthisknarrationkwasknotkfamouskatkthektimekof kthekSahaabahkandkthektaabi een.kWhenkpeoplektryktokfindkevidencektoksupportkraf ulyadain,ktheyksaykthatktherekarekoverkakhundredkHadithksupportingkit.kInkreality, ktherekiskonlykonekHadithkwhichkhaskbeenktransmittedkbykImamkZuhri,kandkhiskstud entskhavektransmittedkitkfurther.kSokmanykchainskwerekproducedkafterkImamkZuhri. WhenkImamkAuzaaeekdebatedkwithkImamkabukHanifahkconcerningkraf ul-yadain,kthekonly kHadithkAuzaaeekcouldkgivekaskevidencekforkitkwaskthekonekfromkImamkZuhri.kThisk demonstrateskthatkifktherekwerekanykotherkHadithktoksupportkraf ul-yadainkthenkAuz aaeekwouldkhavekusedkonekofkthemkaskevidence.kAlso,kBu harikandkMuslimkonlykwrot ekHadithkwithkchainskleadingktokImamkZuhri.kIfktherekwerekanykotherkHadith,kthen ktheykwouldkhavekincludedkthem. ImamkMali k kNarrationkofkraf ul-yadain ImamkMali khadkthekmostk nowledgekofkImamkZuhri sknarrations.kLetkuskseekwhatkhisk opinionkaboutkthiskwas. ImamkIbnul-Qasim,kwhokwaskImamkMali skstudent,kwriteskthatkImamkMali ksayskthatka partkfromkthekbeginingkofkthekprayer,kIkamkunawarekofkperformingkraf ul-yadainkatk anykotherktime.kIkbelievekthatkthekpracticekofkraf ul-yadainkduringkthekprayerkisk wea (al-maduunah,kBaabkraf ul-yadain). ImamkMali sksayingkthatkhekwaskunawarekofkperformingkraf ul-yadainkdoesknotkmeankth atkhekwaskunawarekofkthekHadith.kThiskwaskbecausekhekhimselfkheardkitkalongkwith ktenkofkhiskcolleagueskandktransmittedkitktoktwenty-sixkofkhiskstudents.kThekrea lkmeaningkofkhisksayingkiskthatkhekwaskunawarekofkthekpracticekofkit.kThiskwaskb ecausekneitherkImamkZuhri,knorkanykofkhiskstudentskdidkraf ul-yadain.kNeitherkdidk peoplekinkMaienahkdokitknorkthekpeoplekcomingkforkHajjkfromkallkoverkthekworldkd okit.kAnotherkpointktokraisekiskthatkImamkMali kwhokiskakmainknarratorkofkthiskH adithkdidknotkpracticekraf ul-yadainkhimself.kThekpracticekofkraf ul-yadainkwaskvery kuncommonkinkImamkMali sktime. Howkcankwekusekthisknarrationkaskevidencekforkraf ul-yadainkwhenkthekscholarskwhok narratedkitkdidknotkactkuponkit,kandkwhenkthektwokmainknarratorskhavekdoubtskink them?k(IbnkJurayjkandkImamkZuhri) ******************************************************************************** ************* Theksecondkevidencekofkpeoplekwhokpeformingkraf-ul-yadainkiskthatkImamkBu harika ndkImamkMuslimkwrite,kAbukQalaabakandkNasr-bin-Asim,ksaykthatktheyksawkMali kbin kHuwairiskperformingkraf-ul-yadainkbeforekru ukandkafterkru ukinkSalaahkandkhekr eportedkthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kusedktokdokth iskaskwell. (Bu arikandkMuslim,kbaabkraf-ul-yadain) Thekpeoplekwhokperformkraf-ulkyadainkgivekthiskasktheirkevidencekandksaykthatkit kiskaksunnah-mua adahkandkthatknonkperformancekofkitkmeanskthatkthekprayerkiskn otkacceptedkproperly. Wekanswerkthiskbyksayingkthatkthisknarrationkcannotkprovekthatkraf-ul-yadainkisk sunnah-mua adahkandkalsokyoukcannotkprovekfromkthisknarrationkthatkthekProphetk [MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kusedktokperformkRaf-ul-yadainkallkthek time.kMali kbinkHuwairis knarrationkgoeskagainstkhiskotherknarration.

ImamkNasaa eekwriteskthatkMali kbinkHuwairiskreportedkthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahk blesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kusedktokperformkRaf-ul-yadainkbeforekandkafterkth ekru ukandkinkthekmiddlekofkthektwoksajdahs. (Nasaa eekbaabkRaf-ul-yadain) FromkMali kbinkHuwairis knarration,ktherekiskalsokproofkofkperformingkraf-ulkyadai nkbetweenksujuud,kbutkthekpeoplekwhokperformkraf-kul-yadainkonlykdokitkbeforekan dkafterkthekru ukandknotkinkthekmiddlekofktheksajdahs.kTheirkargumentkiskthatkth iskactionkhaskbeenkabrogated.kThis,kinspitekofkthekfact,kthatkMali kbinkHuwairis k narrationkdoesknotkconfirmkthis. Secondly,kMali kbinkHuwairiskwaskonlykinkMadinahkforkakfewkwee skandkdidknotksta ykwithkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]katktimes,ksokhekdid knotk nowktheklastkactionskofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpea ce].kThisksuggestskthatkhekdidknotk nowkwhetherkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhim kandkgrantkhimkpeace]kperformedkraf-ul-yadainkorknot.kOnkthekotherkhand,kAbdulla hkbinkMa soodksawkthekProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]klastkactio nskconcerningkraf-ul-yadain.kHeksawkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkH imkpeace]kperformkthekprayerkwithoutkraful-yadain.kAbdullahkbinkMa sood sknarrationk iskmorekreliablekthankMali kbinkHuwairis kaskibnkMa'soodkstayedkwithkthekProphetk[ MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kallkthektime. ProofkthatkMali kbinkHuwairiskstayedkinkMadinahkforkonlykakfewkwee s ImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkwritekthatkMali kbinkHuwairiskcamektokMadinahkwithk somekotherkpeoplekandkstayedkinkMadinahkfork20knightskandkthenktheykreallykwante dktokgokhome.kSo,kwhenkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kfou ndkthiskout,khekgavekthemkpermissionktokleavekforkBasra,kwherekMali kwaskfrom. (Bu harikMuslim,kBaab-ul-adhaan) FromkthisknarrationktherekiskproofkthatkMali kbinkHuwairiskwaskonlykinkmadeenahk forkakshortktimekso,khekcouldknotkhavek nownktheklastkactionskofkthekProphetk[Ma ykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kconcerningkraf-ul-yadain.kMali kbinkHuwai ris knarrationkaboutkraf-ul-yadainkdoesknotkprovekthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkbles skhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kperformedkraf-ul-yadainkallkthektime;kitkonlykprovesk thatkmali kbinkhuwairisksawkhimk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kperfor mkRaf-ul-yadainkinkthatkperiod.kThiskalsokdoesknotkprovekthatkitkiskaksunnahkmua adah.kIfksomeonektriesktokprovekfromkthisknarrationkthatkitkisksunnahkmua ada hktokperformkRaf-ul-yadainkthenkpeoplekcouldkalsoksaykthatkitkisksunnahkmua ada hktokpic kakchildkupkduringkSalaah!

ImamkBu haraikwriteskthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]k whilekprayingkSalaahkpic edkupkhiskgrand-daughterkAmamakandkputkherkdownkwhenkhe kwentktoksujood. (Bu arikbaab-us-Salaah) Nokonekcanksaykfromkthisknarrationkthatkitkiskaksunnaahktokpic kupkakchildkwhile kpraying,ksokhowkcanksomeksaykthatkbecausekMali kbinkhuwairisksawkthekProphetk[M aykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kperfomedkRaf ul-yadainkinkSalaah,kandkitki sksunnahkmua adah. Therekarekfourkmainknarratorskofktheknarrationksupportingkraf ul-yadain.kTheykare, kAbukQalaabah,k haalid-al-hazza,kNasrkbinkAasim,kandkQatadaa.kOfkcourse,kwekbeli evekthatktheykhadkfullk nowledgekofkHadithkbutktheykwerekhumankandkhadksomekwea nesses. ImamkdhahabikandkHafidhkAsqalanikwrite: AbukQalaabah skfullknamekwaskAbdullahkbinkZaid,khekusedktoklivekinkthekcitykofkBas ra.kHekwaskakgreatkandk nowledgeablekman.kHekwaskagainstkAlik(Radiallkhukanhu),k

hekhadknokregardskAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)kandkusedktoknarratekHadithkfromkpeoplekw homkhekhadkneverkmetkbefore.kForkexample:kAbdullahkbinkUmar,kAbdullahkbinkAbbaas ,kAi sha,kandkabukHurairah.kWhenkhekrelatedkAhadith,kitkseemedkaskifkhekhadkheardk thekHadithkdirectlykfromkthekcompanionskofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandk grantkHimkpeace],kbutkinkrealitykheardkthemkfromkotherkpeople. (Meezaan-ul-I tidaal,ktahdheeb-ut-tahdheeb,ktaqreeb,kbiographykofkAbu-Qalaabah) KhalidkbinkHazzah ImamkDhahabikandkHafidhkAsqalanikwrite: Imamkibnksa adk halid,kwasknotkankauthentickImam.kAbuk hatamksaidkthatk halid sknarr atedkHadithkcannotkbekusedkaskevidence.kWhenk halidkcamektokSyria,khektoldkHadit hktokthekpeoplekbutkthekscholarskrejectedkhisknarrations.khekhadkalsoklostkhiskm emory.kButkstill,kIbnkmu eenkandknisaa eekpraisedkhim. (Tahdheeb-ut-tahdheeb,kmeezaan-ul-I tidaal,kMuqaddamahkFath-ul-baari,kbiographykof k halidkbinkHazza). AbukQalabah skotherkstudentkAyyoobkalsoknarratedkthiskHadith,kbutkhekneverkmention skraf-ul-yadain.kThiskHadithkiskalsokfoundkinkSahihkBu hari.kThekscholarskofkHad ithkagreekthatkAyyoobkwaskmorek nowledgeablekthank halid. NasrkbinkAasimk HafidhkAsqalanikwrites: ImamkDa oodksaidkthatkhekwaskfromkamongstkakmisledksect,kbutkothersksaidkthatkhekr epentedkfromkhiskwrongkbeliefs. (Tahdheeb-ut-tahdheeb,kbiographykofkNasrkbinkAasim) Qatadah ImamkDhahabikandkHafidhkAsqalanikwrite: Qatadahkwaskakgreatkscholarkandkakmufassir.kHekwaskverykintelligent,kandkmanyksc holarskpraisedkhim.kHeknarratedkHadithkofksuchkpeoplekwhomkhekhadkneverkheard,km et,knorkseen.kHeksawkonlykonekcompanionkofkthekProphet,kMali kbinkAnas,kbutkheka ttributedknarrationskfromkmanykotherkpeoplekdespitekthis. HekhadkevilkbeliefskaboutkIslam;khekopenlykdeclaredkhisksinfulkbeliefs.kDespitek thekfactkthatkQatadahkheldkwrongkbeliefs,kthekscholarskstillktoo knarrationskofk Hadithkfromkhimk(MaykAllahkforgivekhim) (Meezaan-ul-I tidaal,kTahdheeb-ut-tahdheeb,ktadh arat-ul-huffaadkandkbiographykofk Qatadahkbasri). Fromkallkthekabovekreferences,kitkcannotkbekprovedkthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkb lesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kdidkraf ul-yadainkallkthektime.kAlso,kMali kbinkHuwa iriskdidknotkstaykwithkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kdur ingktheklastkperiodkofkthekProphet sk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]klif e.kThekfourkmainknarratorskofkthiskHadithkhavekbeenkcriticizedkbykthekscholarsko fkAhadith. ThiskHadithkdoesknotkstandkatktheksameklevelkaskAbdullahkbinkMa sood skHadith. Thekthirdkevidencekusedktoksupportkraf ul-yadain QadhikShaw anikwriteskthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] ,kwhenkperformingkhisklastkSalaah,kperformedkraf ul-yadain. (naylkul-awutar,kchapterkOnkraf ul-yadain) Thekpeoplekwhokperformkraf ul-yadainksaykthatkthekaboveknarrationkproveskthatkraf ul -yadainkwasknotkabrogated.kInkresponse,ktokthiskweksaykthatkthiskHadithkisknotka uthentic.kThiskiskthekreasonkwhykitkwasknotkwrittenkinkSahihkBu hari,korkMuslim,

kevenkImamkBayhaqqikdidknotkincludekitkinkhiskboo kofksunan.kAllktheknarratorsko fkthiskHadithkarekwea . ExaminingktheknarratorskofkthekHadith Abdur-RahmankHarwi ImamkDhahabikwriteskthatkHarwikusedktokfabricatekHadithkandktellingkthemktokpeop le. (meezaan-ul-I tidaal,kbiographykofkAbdur-RahmankHarwi) HarwikusedktokfabricatekallkhisknarrationskofkHadith,know,khowkcouldkwekacceptka kHadithkthatkhaskbeenktotallykfabricated? lAnotherknarratorkofkthisknarrationkiskUsama-bin-MuhammadkAnsari,kthekstudentkof kMusaakbinkUqbah. ImamkDhahabikwrites: ImamkAbukKhatimksaidkthatkUsamakwasknotkstrongkinkthek nowledgekofkHadith.kImamk YahyaakbinkMo eenksaidkthatkhekfabricatedkHadithkandkattributedkthemktokthekgreatk scholarskofkHadith.kHekwaskakliar.kImamkDar-qutniksaidkthatkhekwasknotkreliablek andkthatkiskwhykthekscholarskdidknotkta ekanyknarrationskofkHadithkfromkhim.kIma mkIbnkAddiksaidkthatkallkhisknarratedkHadithkareknotksafe.kHeknarrateskonekHadit hkthatksayskthatkyoukshouldkma ekduaktokAllahkAlmightykwhenkyoukseekakbeautifulk face,kandkHekwillkacceptkit. (Meezan-ul-itidaal,kbiographykofkUsama-bin-muhammadkAnsari) QadikShaw anikwriteskthatkUsama-bin-AnsarikwaskakliarkandkhekfabricatedkHadith. (Al-majmoo at-ul-Ahadith,kChapterkonkSadaqagkpg.67kbykQadikShaw ani) Surprise ItkiskstrangekthatkQadikShaw anikwrotekinkhiskboo ,kthatkUsamakbinkMuhammadkwask akliar,kbutkdespitekthisktoo khisknarrationkaskevidencekinkhiskotherkboo . ThekotherksurprisingkthingkiskthatkQadikshaw aanikalwayskdiscussesktheknarrators kofkthekHadith,kbutkwithkthiskHadith,khekdoesknotkmentionkorkdiscusskanythingkab outkthem.kItkseemskaskifkhekisktotallykunawarekofkthem. WekarekalsoksurprisedkconcerningkthosekpeoplekwhokpresentkthiskHadithkaskevidenc ekofktheirkpracticekofkradf -ul-yadain.kTheykarekproudkandksaykthatktheykarekfollo wingktheksunnahkofkrasoolullahk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]. PerformingkSalaahkwithoutkRaf ul-yadaink kProofkfromkHadith ImamkMuslimkwrites:k OncekwekwerekperformingkSalaahkandkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHi mkpeace]kcamektokuskandkas edkus:k Whykarekyoukdoingkraf ul-yadainkaskakstubbornkhor sekwavingkitsktail? kHekalsoktoldkus:k PerformkyourkSalaahkwithkpeace. k (Muslim,kchapterkSu oonkfisSalaah) ThekabovekHadithkproveskthatkonekmustknotkperformkRaf ulkyadainkinkthekmiddlekofko ne sksalaah. ImamkMuslimkwriteskinkanotherknarrationkafterkthekabovekonekthat: JaabirkbinkSamrahkreported: Atkthekendkofktheksalaah,kwekusedktokwavekourkhandskleftkandkrightkwhenksayingkS

alaam,kthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ktoldkusknotktokwave kourkhandskbutkonlyktoksaykthekSalaam. ThekaboveknarrationskprovekthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkp eace]kstoppedkraf ul-yadainkaskwellkaskwavingkthekhandskduringkthekPrayer. ImamkHumaidi,kwhokwaskthekteacherkofkImamkBu harikandkMuslimkwrites: AbdullahkbinkUmarksaid: ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]konlykperformkraf ul-yadainka tkthekbeginningkofkSalaah,knotkbeforekorkafterkdoingkru u . (MusnadkHumaidi,kVolumek2kpg.k277,kPrintedkMa tabahkSalafiyyah,kMadeenat-ul-muna wwarah) ImamkIbnkAbeekShaibahkandkImamkAbdur-Ra aqkwrites: Alik(Radiallkhukanhu)kreported: ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kperformedkraf ul-yadainkatkt hekbeginningkofkSalaah. AbdullahkbinkMas oodkandkBrabinkAzibkreported: WeksawkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]konlykperformingkRaf u lkyadainkatkthekbeginningkofkthekSalaah. Aswad,kImamkShabi,kIbrahimkNa heekandkAlikandkIbnkMas ood skstudentk(Radiallakhukanh u)konlykperformedkraf ul-yadainkatkthekbeginningkofkSalaah. (MusnadkIbnkAbikShaibahkandkMusnadkAbdur-Razaq,kchapterkonkraf ul-yadain)

ImamkIbn-ul-Qasimkwrites: ImamkMali ksaidkthatkImamkZuhriktoldkhimkthatkhekheardkfromkSalim,kwhoksaidkthat khiskFatherk(AbdullahkbinkUmar)kreported,kthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimk andkgrantkHimkpeace]konlykperformedkraf ulkyadainkatkthekbeginningkofkthekSalaahka ndknotkinkanykotherkpartkofkit. ThisknarrationkalsokproveskthatkImamkZuhriknarratedkakhadithkstatingkthatkthekpr acticekofkraf ulkyadainkwaskonlykperformedkatkthekbeginningkofkthekSalaah. ImamkMali kalsoksaidkthatkhekhasknok nowledgekofkdoingkraf ul-yadainkinkanykotherk partkofkthekSalaahkapartkfromkthekbeginning. (Alkmadoonah-chapterkonkraf ul-yadain) ImamkMali kalsoksaid: Tokdokraf ulkyadainkiskwea kexceptkatkthekbeginning. [AlkMadoonakchapkRafkulkyadain] HowkcankImamkMali ksaykthatkhekhadknok nowledgekofksomeonekwhokpracticeskraf ul-ya dain,kevenkwhenkhekhimselfkheardkakHadithksupportingkitkfromkImamkZuhri? Thekanswerktokthiskis,kaskmentionedkearlier,kthatkImamkMali k newkthekHadithkofk raf ul-yadainkbutkhekneverksawkanyonekinkMa ahkorkMadinahkwhokpracticedkit.kThekr easonkforkthiskiskthatkthekpracticekofkraf ul-yadainkwaskabrogated. ImamkTirmidhikwrites: Abdullahkbinkmas oodksaidkthatkhekwouldkperformkthekSalaahkthekwaykthatkthekProphe tk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kdid.kWhenkhekperformedkthekSalaah,kh

ekonlykdidkraf ulkyadainkatkthekbeginningkofkthekSalaah. ManykcompanionskofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace],ktheirk studentsk(Tabe een),kSufyan,kthekScholarskofkKoofahkandkmanykotherkScholarskfollow edkthiskHadith. (Tirmidhi,kbaab-raf ul-yadain) EvenkotherkscholarskwrotekthiskHadithkinktheirkboo skforkexample,kImamkAbookDa ood ,kIbnkAbikshaibah,kImamkAbdur-Razaq,kImamkabukya alakandkmanykothers. ImamkTirmidhikwrotekinkhisknarration: ThekcompanionskofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace],kTabi eenk andkscholarskofkKufakwerekperformingksalaahkwithoutkRaf ulkyadain. WhokwerekthekScholarskofkKufah? ImamkIbnkSa ad,kHafidhkibnkul-Qayyam,kHafidhhkibnkTaymiyyahkwrite: Umark(Radiallkhukanhu)kgavekankorderktokbuildkthekcitykofkKufa,kwhenkthekcitykwa skbuilt,kpeoplekfromkvariouskIslamickareaskcamektoklivekinkthekcity.kManykcompan ionskofkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kmovedktokKufakandk startedktoklivekthere.kUmark(Radiallkhukanhu)ksentkAbdullahkbinkMas oodkandkAmmark binkYasarktokteachkthekpeoplekinkKufa. Afterk16kork17kyears,kwhenkAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)kbecamekthekKhalifah,khektransfe rredkthekcapitalkfromkMadinahktokKufa.kAklargeknumberkofkcompanionskmovedktokKuf a.kTheyktaughtkpeoplekaboutkIslam.kKufakthiskbecamekthekcenterkpointkforkIslamic kScholars. (Tabaqat,kIbnkSa ad,kminhaajussunnahka laamul-mu wa ieen,kchapterkonkKufa) KufakwaskthekcentralkpointkofkIslamickKnowledge,kwhichkiskwhyksokmanykScholarsko fkHadithktravelledktokitkrepeatedlyktokgaink nowledge. HafidhkAsqalanikwrites: ImamkBu hariktravelledktokvariouskcitiesktokgaink nowledgekofkHadith.kHekwentkto kthekcitykofkJazeerahktwice,kBasrahkfourktimes,kandkstayedkinkHijazk(Ma ahkandk Madinah)kforksixkyears.kImamkBu hariksaidkhimselfkthatkhekcouldknotkaccountkfork howkmanyktimeskhekwentktokKufakandkBaghdadktoklearnk nowledgekofkHadith. (MuqaddamahkFathulBaari,kbiographykofkImamkBu hari) ImamkTirmidhi sknarrationskprovekthatknokonekpracticedkraf ulkyadainkinkthekcitykofk KufahkwhichkbecamekthekcenterkpointkofkIslamick nowledgekandkthought.kImamkMali s knarrationkproveskthatknokonekwaskpracticingkraf ul-yadainkinkMa ahkorkMadinah,ka skthiskpracticekhadkbeenkabrogated. ThekdebatekbetweenkImamkAuzaaeekandkImamkAbukHaneefah ThesektwokImamskdebatedkthekmatterkofkraf ul-yadainkoncekandkitkiskdescribedkbykSu fyaankbinkUyayna. OncekImamkAbukHanifahkandkImamkAuzaaeekmetkinkakmar etkinkMa ah. ImamkAuzaaeekas edkImamkAbukHanifahkwhykhekdidknotkpracticekraf ul-yadainkduringkt hekSalaah. AbukHanifahh: TherekisknokauthentickHadithkaboutkpracticingkraf ul-yadain. Auzaaee: Whykisn tktherekankauthentickHadith?kHerekiskone,kImamkZuhriktoldk me,kwhokwasktoldkbykSalim,kwhokwasktoldkbykIbnkUmark(Radiallkhukanhu)kthatkthekP rophetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kpracticedkraf ul-yadainkbeforekan dkafterkthekkru u .

AbukHanifah: Hamadktoldkme,kwhokwasktoldkbykIbrahim,kwhokwasktoldkbykI rama,k whokwasktoldkbykAswadkwhokwasktoldkbykAbdullahkbinMas oodk(Radiallkhukanhu)kthatkt hekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]konlykpracticedkraf ul-yadaink atkthekbeginningkofkperformingkhiskSalaahkandknotkafterwards. Auzaaee: TheknarrationkthatkIkhavekpresentedktokyoukhaskakshorterkchainka ndkyour Hadithkhaskaklongerkchain,kforkthiskreason,kmykHadithkiskmore Reliablekthankyour s. AbukHanifahh: ItkdoesknotkmatterkifkthekchainkofkthekHadithkisklongkorkshort,k the PrioritykofkthekHadithkdependskonktheknarratorskofkthekHadithkand Howkmuchk nowledgekofkHadithktheykhad.kTheknarratorskofkthekHadith,kwhichkIkhave kpresented,kpossesskmorekexpertisekinkthek nowledgekofkHadith.kForkexample,kHama dkiskmorek nowledgeablekthankImamkZuhri.kIbraaheemkiskmorek nowledgeablekthankSa lim.kI ramakiskakgreatkscholarkandkIbnkMas oodkiskunique. ImamkAuzaaeekthenkbecameksilent. (MusnadkImamkAbukHanifah,kChapterkonkRaf ul-yadain) ThiskdebatekshowskthatkImamkAuzaaeekhadknokotherkevidence.kIfkhekhadkthen,khekwo uldkhavekpresentedkitktokdefendkhiskcasekinksupportkofkRaf ul-yadain.kImamkAbukHan eefahkrepliedksokbeautifullykthatkImamkAuzaaeekwaskforcedktokbecomeksilent.k MAS ALAT-UL-QIRAATIkKHALF-AL-IMAM (ReadingkofkAl-FatihakbehindkthekImam) ThosekofkuskwhokadherektokthekmadhabkofkImamkAbukHanifahkbelievekthatkwhenkankin dividualkperformsksalaahkalonekthen,kitkiskwajibktokrecitekal-Fatiha,kbutkwhenko nekiskprayingkbehindkthekImamkthen,kal-Fatihakshouldknotkbekrecited,kwhetherkthe kImamkiskrecitingkloudlykorkquietly.kkThekevidencekavailablekfromkthekQur ankandkS unnahkarekaskfollows: AllahksayskinkthekQur an:k WhenkthekQur ankiskrecited,klistenktokit. [Surat-ul-A raaf:k204] HafidhkIbnkKathirkwritesk[that]: ThekProphetkSAWksaid:kThekImam skrecitationkiskenoughkforkthekfollowers. [TafsirkIbnkKathirkunderkSurahkAlkFatiha] Thekpositionkta enkbykthosekwhokadherektokthiskmadhab,kiskthatkitkiskimpermissab lektokrecitekbehindkthekImamkinkanyksalaah. TherekarekpeoplekwhokbelievekthatkwekshouldkrecitekbehindkthekImamkevenkwhenkthe kImamkreciteskloudlykorkquietly.kTheirkevidencekiskfromkthekHadith,kinkwhichkthe kProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaid: ThekSalaahkofkthekpersonkwhokdoesknotkrecitekAl-Fatiha,kisknotkaccepted [Bu harikMuslimkKitabulkSa lahkChapterkWujub-ul-Qiraat] Ratherkthankrecitingkthiskinkisolation,kwhenkwekreadkotherksourceskofkIslamickLa w,kwekcankestablishkthatkthekmeaningkofkthiskHadithkiskthatkitkiskessentialktokr ecitekAl-FatihakwhenkprayingkSalaahkalone.kSomekpeoplekhavekalsokestablishedkfro mkthekabovekHadithkthatkitkimplieskthatkthekrecitationkofkal-Fatihakinkeverykra aahkiskfardkcompulsary.

ItkiskalsokworthkmentioningkthatkthiskHadithkiskestablishedkfromkaksingleknarrat ion,ksokankactionkcannotkbekprovedktokbekfardkfromksuchktypekofknarration.kThere kiskproofkfromkQur ankandkSunnahkwhichksupportskthekviewkthatkifksomeonekreadskany kpartkofkthekQur ankinkthekSalaah,kthekSalaahkwillkbekaccepted. AllahksayskinkthekQur an: RecitekthekQur ank(inkSalaah)kthatkwhichkiskeasykforkyou [Surat-ul-Muzzammil:k20] Ifksurat-al-Fatihakwaskfardkthen,kthekversekwouldkhavekstatedkthiskexplicitly.kT herekiskalsokanotherkHadithkwhichkstateskthatkthekProphetktaughtkakmankhowktokpe rformksalaah,kyetkhek[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kdidknotkmentionkA l-Fatiha. ImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkwritek[that]: ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwasksittingkinkthekmasjidk andkakmankcamekandkperformedksalaah.kThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantk Himkpeace]korderedkhimktokperformksalaahkagain.kWhenkhekfinished,kthekProphetk[M aykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ktoldkhimkagainktokperformkSalaah.kThekma nksaidk ThiskiskthekbestkwaykthatkIkcankperformksalaah.kTeachkmekakbetterkway. kThek Prophetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidk Whenkyoukstand,ksaykta bir kthenkrecitekfromkthekQur ankwhateverkiskeasykforkyou. k [Bu harik&kMuslim,kbaabukwujoob-il-Qiraah] ImamkDarralkQutinikwritesk[that]: ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidkthatkwhoeverkjoinskth eksalaahkwithkthekImamkinkru uk(beforekthekImamkstandskstraight),kthatkru ukwill knotkhavektokbekrepeated. [DaarkQutinikchapkAdra kImamkQablkalkRa ooh] IfkthekrecitationkofkSuratkalkFatihakwaskfard,kthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimk andkgrantkHimkpeace]kwouldkhavektoldkthekmanktokrecitekal-Fatihakfirstkandkthenk tokrecitekanykotherkpartkofkthekQur ankwhichkwaskeasykforkhim.kAlsokthekProphetk[M aykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwouldknotkhaveksaidkthatkthekru ukofkthe kperson,kwhokjoinskthekImamkwhilekthekImamkiskinkru oo,kdoesknotkhavektokbekrepe ated.kInksuchkakcasekAl-Fatihakiskmissed.kIfkAl-Fatihakwaskfard,kthekpersonkjoin ingkthekSalaahkatkru ookwouldkhavekhadktokrepeatkhiskSalaah ksimplykbecausekakfard kwaskmissing. AlamakSa eedikwrites: ThekmeaningkofkthekabovekdebatedkHadithkisksimilarktokthekfollowingkahadeeth: ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]ksaidkthatk whoeverkliveskclosektokthekmosquekandkdoesknotkpraykinkthekmosquekhisksalaahkiskn otkaccepted. kTherekiskanotherkHadith,kwhichkstateskthatkifkakpersonkma eskwudukandkdoesknotk recitekBismillah,kthekwudukiskinvalid.kTherekiskalsokanotherkHadithkstatingkthat kakpersonkisknotkMuslimkifkhiskneighbourksleepskinkakhungrykstate.kAnotherkHadit hkstateskthatkifkakpersonkdoesknotkfulfilktheirkpromisekthen,khekisknotkakMuslim .kkOfkcourse,kthekpersonkwhokdoesn tkfulfilktheirkpromisekiskstillkakMuslim,kandki nktheksamekway,kifksomeonekdoesn tkrecitekAl-Fatihakinksalaah,khisksalaahkiskstill

kacceptedkbutkwithoutkfullkExcellency.kIfkthiskwasn tkthekcase,kthekProphetkshould khaveksaid:k Theksalaahkofkthekonekwhokdoesknotkrecitekal-Fatihakiskfalse. [SharhkMuslimkBaabkWujoobekQiraat]kBykAllamakSa eedi TherekiskakfurtherkexplanationkofkthiskHadith,kwhichkwekshallktouchkuponklater,k InSha Allah.kWekacceptkthatktherekarekscholarskwhokholdkthekviewkthatkpeoplekshoul dkrecitekal-FatihakbehindkthekImam.kThekscholarskhavekalsokwrittenkboo skonkthis ksubject. HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwrites:k SomekscholarsksaykthatkAl-FatihakshouldkbekrecitedkbehindkthekImam.kThekscholars kofkHadithksaykthiskopinionkiskwea .kQur ankandkauthentickHadithkandkthekopinionko fkthekearlykMuslimsk(salaf)kiskwithkthosekscholarskwhoksaykthatkAl-Fatihakshould knotkbekrecitedkbehindkthekImam. [TanawwkIbaadaat,kPagek76kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwritesk[that]: ImamkAhmadkandkImamkAbukHaniaksayktherekshouldkbeknokrecitationkbehindkthekImamk duringkanykSalaah.kThiskiskmorekaccuratekbecausekImamkShafikhaskonekopinionkwhic hkisksimilarktokthis. [TafsirkIbnkKathirkunderkSurahkArafkversek204] Surley,kafterkreadingksuchkstatementsitkshouldksufficektokunderstandkwhichkposit ionkiskinkaccordancekwithkthekProphetsk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace] kcommandkofk praykaskyoukseekmekpray. kWhoeverkdecidesktokembar konktheirkownkresearchkonkthisksubject,kwillkfindkitkd ifficultknotktokarrivekatktheksamekconclusionkofkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkandkHafid hhkIbnkKathir. Letkusknowkexaminekthekevidencekofkthekpeoplekwhokinsistkthatktheykshouldkrecite kbehindkthekImam.k Essentialiy,ktheykclaimkthatktherekarekthreekAhadithkwhichkstatekthatkthekProphe tksaidkthatkwekshouldkrecitekbehindkthekImam.kInkfact,ktherekisknotkaksinglekHad ithkinkwhichkthekProphetkhaskcommandedkusktokrecitekbehindkthekImam.kAskwekhavek seenkthus-farktherekiskproofkfromkthekQur ankandkSunnahktoksuggestkthatkwekshouldk NOTkrecitekbehindkthekImam.k Letkuskexaminekthekthreeknarrationskwhichkhavekbeenkputkforward. ThekfirstknarrationkiskfromkAlikbinkAbdullahkfromkSufiyankfromkZuhrikfromkMahmoo dkwhokreportedkthat: ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]ksaidkthatktheksalaahkofkwh oeverkdoesknotkrecitekAl-Fatihakisknotkcomplete. [Bu harikMuslimkBaabukWujoob-il-Qiraa h] ThosekwhokrecitekbehindkthekImamkputkforwardkthiskHadithkasktheirkevidencektokre citekSurahkal-FatihakinkeveryksalaahkbehindkthekImam.kTherekisknokwordkinkthiskH adithkthatkproveskthatkAl-FatihakshouldkbekrecitedkbehindkthekImam.kIfkwekta ekt hekliteralkmeaningkofkrecitingkbehindkthekImam,kthenkthisknarrationkwouldkgokaga instkthekQur ankandkauthentickahadith.kThekactualkmeaningkofkthisknarrationkisktha tkwhenkakpersonkiskprayingkalonekandkdoesknotkrecitekal-Fatihakthen,khisksalaahk isknotkcomplete.kThiskiskthekactualkopinionkheldkbyknarratorskofkthisknarration. kThekfollowingkproveskthis. ImamkMuslimkwritesk[that]:

Ma markreportedkfromkZuhrikthatkthekProphetkMuhammadksaidkthatktheksalaahkofkthekp ersonkwhokdoesknotkrecitekSurahkAl-FatihakandkanotherkpartkofkthekQur ankisknotkac cepted.k [Muslim,kBabkalkQira ] ImamkMuslim sknarrationkconfirmskthatkthiskHadithkiskforkthekpersonkwhokiskpraying kalonekbecause,kwhenkakpersonkprayskalonekhekreadskSurahkAl-Fatihakandkanotherkp artkofkthekQur an.kEvenkthekpeoplekwhokrecitekAl-FatihakbehindkthekImamkthey,kdokn otksaykthatktherekshouldkbekanotherkpartkofkthekQur ankrecited.kSokitkiskclearktha tkthiskHadithkiskforkthosekpeoplekwhokarekprayingkalone. Ankobjectionkraised ImamkBu hariknarratedkaknarrationkfromkSufiyankwhichkiskaboutkthekwujubkofkonlyk recitingkAl-FatihakandkImamkMuslimknarrateskfromkMa markakHadithkwhichksayskthatkt hekperson skprayerkisknotkacceptedkifktheykdoknotkrecitekSurahkAl-FatihakANDkanoth erkpartkofkthekQur an.kWekpreferkSufiyan sknarrationkoverkMa mar skbecausekSufiyankiskmo rekreliable. Thiskobjectionkcankbekclearedkeasilykbykloo ingkatkwhatkthekboo skofkal-jarhu-wa t-ta deelksaykaboutkthekqualitykofkHadithknarrators. k ImamkDhahabikandkHafidhhkAsqalanikwritek[that]: ImamkYahyakbinkMo eenkwaskas edkbykhiskstudents,kwhokhadkmemorisedkmorekofkImamkDh ahabi sknarrations,kasktokwhomkhekprefered.kHekreplied:k ImamkMa mar.k ImamkAhmadkbinkHa nbalksaidkthatkSufiyankheardkAhadithkfromkImamkZuhrikatkakyoungkage,ksokthiskisk why,kwhenkhekreportedkAhadithkfromkZuhri,khekmadekmista eskink20kofkthem. [TahzeebkutkTahzeeb,kMeezaankul-k itidaal,kbiographykofkSufiyankandkMa mar] ThiskreferencekproveskthatkMa mar sknarrationkiskmorekauthentickthankSufiyan sknarrati on. HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwritesk[that]: SufiyanksometimeskcommittedkTadleesk[whichkmeanskthatkwhenkheknarratedksomekofkt hekHadith,khekmadekoutkthatkhekheardkitkdirectlykfromkZuhri,kbutkhekhadkactually kheardkitkfromksomeonekelsekwhokinkturnkheardkitkfromkZuhri].kkOnekday,kSufiyank wasksittingkwithkhiskstudentskandkhektoldkthemkakHadith,kwhichkhekwasknarratingk fromkZuhri.kOnekofkthekstudentskquestioned:k DidkyoukhearkthiskdirectlykfromkZuhri ? kSufiyankpausedkandksaid:k No,kIkheardkitkfromkAbdulkRazzaq,kwhokheardkitkfromkMa ma r,kwhokheardkitkdirectlykfromkZuhri. [IftisaarukUloomkilkAhadith,kBaabkutkTadlees,kbykHafidhhkIbnkKathir] Thiskreference,kproveskthatkSufiyankatktimeskcommittedkTadlees,kbutkMa markdidknot .kSomeonekmayksaykthatkSufiyan sknarrationskarekpreferedkoverkMa mar s,kevenkifkMa marki skmorekreliablekconcerningkZuhri sknarrationskthankSufiyan.kThiskclaimkiskdealtkwi thkbelow. Sufiyan sknarrationskprovekthatkwekshouldkreadkAl-Fatihakevenkifkwekarekprayingkbe hindkankImam ThekanswerkiskNo.kLetkuskexaminekwhatkImamkZuhrikandkhiskotherkstudents,kImamkMa li kandkothers,k(includingkSufiyan,)kunderstoodkfromkthisknarration.kThekmainkna rrationkcomeskfromkImamkZuhrikthenkhiskstudents,kImamkMali ,kSufyan,kYunus,kMa mar ,kAuzai eekandkothersknarratekthisknarration.k ImamkAbukDawudkwritesk[that]

SufiyanknarrateskfromkImamkZuhrikthatkthekHadithkthatkakprayerkofkthekpersonkwho kdoesknotkrecitekAl-FatihakandkanotherkpartkofkthekQur ankisknotkacceptedkiskmeant kforkthekpersonkwhokiskprayingkalone.kImamkZuhriksayskthatkwhenkthekProphetkused ktokleadkthekprayerkloudlykthekpeoplekusedktokrecitekbehindkhim.kThisknarrationk iskfromkImamkZuhri,knarratedkbykSufiyan,kMa mar,kAbdullahkbinkMuhammad,kAuzai ee,kAb durkRahmankbinkIs-haaq,kYunus,kUsamakandkImamkMali . [AbukDawud,kBaabkTar kulkQiraa hkKhalfkulkImam] FromkthiskwekcankprovekthatkthekHadithkconcerningknullificationkofkthekprayer,ko fkthekonekwhokdoesknotkrecitekAl-Fatihakinktheirkprayerkiskmeantkforkthatkperson kwhokiskperformingksalaahkalone,kandknotkbehindkthekImam.kThiskiskwhatkImamkSufi yan,khiskteacherkandkcolleagueskunderstoodkbykthisknarration.kThiskHadithkiskfou ndkinktwokversions;kOnekversionkisknarratedkbykSufiyan,kthiskconcerningkjustkrea dingkAl-Fatihak k(thiskiskwithoutkanykclarification.)kThekotherkversionkiskthatkth ekpersonskprayerkisknotkacceptedkwhokdoesknotkrecitekAl-FatihakANDkanotherkpartk ofkthekQur an.kThisknarrationkcomeskfromkSufiyan,kMa markandkothers.kTheksecondknarr ationkiskankexplanationkofkthekfirstkone.kImamkSufiyankhimselfkexplainedkthatkth isknarrationkiskforkthatkpersonkwhokiskperformingksalaahkalone. MorekevidenceksupportingkthekrecitationkbehindkthekImam ImamkMuslimkwritesk[that]: Someonekas edkAbu-Hurairahk WhatkdokwekdokwhenkwekarekbehindkthekImam,kshouldkwekr ecitekAl-Fatihakorknot? kHekansweredk Recitekitkinkyourkheart. [MuslimkBaabkWujubekQiraat] ThekpeoplekwhokrecitekbehindkthekImamkta ekevidencekfromkthisknarrationkbyksayin gkthatkrecitingkAl-FatihakbehindkthekImamkiskfardkaskAbu-Hurairahksaidkthatkitks houldkbekrecitedkinkthekheart.kThesekwordskarekneitherkfromkAllahknorkthekProphe t,kbutkarekthekwordskofkAbu-Hurairahkhimself.kInkBu hari,kMuslim,kandkotherkboo skofkAhadith,ktherekisknoksuchknarration,kwhichksayskthatkwhenkyoukarekbehindkth ekImamkyoukmustkrecitekAl-Fatihakinkyourkheart.kTherekare,khowever,knarrations,k whichksaykthatkwhenkthekImamkiskrecitingkAl-Fatihakonekshouldklistenktokit. ImamkMuslimkwriteskinkSahihkMuslim: AbukHurairahksaidkthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace]ksai dkthatkwhenkthekImamkrecites,klistenkandkstaykquiet. [MuslimkBaabkutkTashahhud] HowkiskitkpossiblekthatkAbu-Hurairahkiskcontradictingkhiskownknarrations?kThekac tualkmeaningkofkAbu-Hurairah skwordskconcerningkrecitingkinkthekheartkisktokcontem platekitskmeanings.kThiskiskthektruekmeaningkwhichkdoesknotkgokagainstkthekQur ank andkthekSunnah. QadhikShaw anikwritesk(ImamkQurtubikhaskalsokwrittenksomethingksimilar): Thekwordk Nafsa a(Yourkself) kmeansktokthin kaboutkthekmeaning. [FathkulkQadeer,kunderkSuratkul-Araf,kAayahk203] ImamkNawawikwritesk[that]: SomekMali ikscholarskhavekexplainedkAbu-Hurairah skwordskaboutk readingkinkthekheart , kasktokthin kaboutkthekwordskofkAl-Fatiha,kbecausekifkyoukreadksomethingkinkthek heartkitkcannotkbekcalledkrecitationkbecausekrecitationkiskactuallykwhenkonekrea dskfromkthektongue.kSokitkiskonlykcalledkrecitationkwhenkthektonguekiskactuallyk moving.kThekproofkofkthiskiskthatkallkthekscholarsksaykwhenkakwomankiskinkankimp

urekstatekshekcannotkrecitekwithkthektongue,kbutkshekcankthin kaboutkthekmeaning kinkherkheart. [SharakMuslimkBaabkWujoobekQiraat] FromkthekabovekwekcankseekthatkAbu-Hurairah skwordskdoknotkmeanktokrecitekbehindkt hekImamkbutkratherktheykmeanktokthin kaboutkthekmeaningkinkthekheart. k Thekstatuskofkthekwordskofkthekcompanions ItkisksaidkthatkthekwordskofkAbu-HurairahkprovekthatkrecitationkbehindkthekImamk iskfard.kThiskobjectionkcankbekeasilykcleared,kaskthekwordskofkthekcompanionskca nnotkproveksomethingktokbekfard,kwajib,khalalkorkharaam.k(ThekQur ankandkAhadithko fkthekProphetkcankonlykprovekthis),kparticularlykwhenkthekwordskofkthekcompanion kcontradictkanykHadithkthat,kthekcompanionkhavekhimselfkorkherselfkreported.kThe kwordskofkthekcompanionskareknormallykproofkofksomethingkwhenktherekisknothingkr elatedktokit,k(fromkthekQur ankandkSunnah). HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwritesk[that]: ThekwordskofkthekSahabakcannotkprovekanythingktokbekfard,kwajib,khalalkorkharaam ,kespeciallykwhenkwordskgokagainstkauthentickHadith.kSokwhenkthekwordskgokagains tkthekHadithkitkisknotknecessarykforkMuslimsktokfollowkit.kTherekiskaknarrationk sayingkthatkAbu-Hurairahkusedktokwipekhisknec kduringkwudu.kWek nowkthatktokperf ormkthiskwipingkiskagainstkSunnah.kThiskiskwhykgroupskofkscholarskcriticisekthos ekpeoplekwhokwipektheknec kduringkwudu. [KitabkulkWasilakBaabkHadithkulkAma] AfterkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah skstatementkonekcannotkprovekthatkrecitingkAl-Fatihakb ehindkthekImamkfromkAbu-Hurairah skwords. MorekevidenceksupportingkrecitationkbehindkthekImam ImamkAbu-Dawudkwritesk[that]: UbadakbinkSamidkreported:kOncekwekprayedkFajrkbehindkthekProphet,kHekexperienced kdifficultykinkhiskrecitation.kWhenkhekfinishedkprayingkhekas edk Maybekonekofkyou kwaskrecitingkbehindkme .kWeksaid,k Yes .kThekProphetksaidk Doknotkrecitekanythingkbehin dkmekexceptkAl-Fatiha .kNarratedkbykMuhammadkbinkIs-haaq,kMuqhool,kandkNaf ekfromkUb ada. [AbukDawudkBaabkulkQiraatkFikSalaah] Fromkthisknarration,konekcannotkprovekthatkthekrecitationkbehindkthekImamkisknec essary.kHerekareksomekreasonskforkthis. 1) ThisknarrationkopposeskthekQur ankandkthekauthentickAhadith,kwhichksayktha tkonekshouldknotkrecitekbehindkthekImamkofk(whichkwekhavekmentionedkbutkakfewkab ove); 2) Thisknarrationkiskverykwea .kThekreasonkforkthiskiskthatktheknarratorsko fkthiskHadithkhavekbeenkcriticisedkbykthekscholarskofkHadith; 3) Abu-Dawud,kwhokcollectedkthiskHadith,kwrotekaksecondkchapterkinkwhichkth erekiskthekfullkexplanationkofkthiskHadith.kWhenkwekreadkthekfullkexplanationkwe kcankseekthatkwekshouldknotkrecitekbehindkthekImam,kand 4) TheknarratorkofkthisknarrationkkhimselfkneverkrecitedkbehindkthekImam.

TheknarratorkofkthiskHadith

Abu-Dawudkwritesk[that]: Muqhoolksometimeskgotkthisknarrationkconfusedkbecauseksometimeskheksaidkhekgotkt heknarrationkfromkUbadakandksometimeskthatkheksaidkhekheardkitkfromkNaf ekandksome timeskheksaidkhekheardkitkfromkMahmood. [AbukDawudkBaabkQiraa ahkKhalfulkImam] ThekotherknarratorkofkthiskHadithkiskNaf ekwhokiskun nown. ImamkDahabikandkHafidhhkAsqalanikwritek[that]: Naf ekonlykeverknarratedkonekHadithk(whichkwaskthekonekabove).kThiskiskthekreasonk whykImamkbinkAbdulkbarrksayskthatkhekiskun nown.kImamkBu harikandkImamkAbukHatim kneverkmentionedkNaf e sknamekinktheirkboo s.kIbnkHabbanksaidkthatkNaf e sknarrationkisk wea ,kbutkhekwasknotkakliar. [MizankulkIttadeelkTahzeebkalkTahzeebkbiographykofkNaf ekbinkMahmood] ThekotherknarratorkofkthisknarrationkiskMuhammadkbinkIs-haaq,kwhokwaskveryk nowl edgeablekinkIslamickhistorykbutkverykwea kinknarrationkofkHadith. ImamkDhahabikandkHafidhhkAsqalanikwritek[that]: ThekscholarskofkHadithkhavekdifferentkopinionskaboutkMuhammadkbinkIs-haaq.kYahya kbinkMo eenksayskthatkhekiskauthentickbutkhisknarrationkofkHadithkisknotkgood.kAli kIbnkMadiniksayskhisktwoknarrationskarekun nown.kNasaiksaidkthatkhekisknotkstron gkinkthek nowledgekofkHadith.kImamkDarkQutniksaidkthatkhiskHadithkcannotkbekused kaskevidence.kImamkAbukBa rksaidkthatkMuhammadkbinkIs-haahkwaskQadri.kImamkHasha amkandkImamkSalaimanksaidkthatkhekwaskakliar.kImamkMali ksaidkthatkhekiskakliark andkiskakDajjal.kAbdullahkbinkMubara ksaid,k IksawkMuhammadkbinkIs-haaqkinkMasjidk ulkHaif,kIkdidknotkgoknearkhimkbecausekpeoplekmightkhaveksaidkthatkIkhavekwrongk beliefskli ekhim. kImamkAhmadksaidk WhenkheknarrateskHadith,kheknarrateskHadithkfrom kthosekpeoplekwhomkhekneverkmet.kImamkYahyakbinkSa eedksaysk IkbearkwitnesskthatkMuh ammadkbinkIs-haaqkiskakliar.kHekhasknarratedkonekthousandkHadith skwhichknokonekel sekhasknarrated. kImamkBu harikneverkwrotekanykHadithkthatkwasknarratedkbykMuhamma dkbinkIs-haaq.kNokonekcankusekhisknarrationkofkHadithkaskevidencekforkhalalkandk haraam.kButktherekarekakfewkpeoplekwhokpraisedkhimkli ekImamkShoba. [MizankulkI tidaal,kTahzeebkutkTahzeeb,kTaz aratkulkHuffaaz,kbiographykofkMuhammad kbinkIs-haaq] WekcankseekthatkthekmajoritykofkscholarskhavekcriticisedkMuhammadkbinkIs-haaqkso khowkcankwekusekhisknarrationkaskevidence? 1) ImamkAbukDawudkwritesk[that]:

OnekdaykthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblsskhimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kwaskleadingkthekpra yer.kAfterkhekhadkfinishedkprayingkheksaidk Perhapsksomekofkyoukwerekrecitingkbehi ndkme? kThekfollowersksaidk Yes .kThekProphetksaidk ThatkwaskwhykIkwaskfacingkdifficulty kinkreciting .kAbukHurairah,kImamkZuhrikandkImamkAuzai eeksaidkthatkafterkthiskadvic ekfromkthekProphetkeveryonekstoppedkrecitingkbehindkthekImam. [AbukDawudkBaabkMankalkQiraat] Fromkthisknarration,kwekcankseekthatkpeoplekusedktokrecitekbehindkthekImamkbutks toppedkitkafterwards. 2) ImamkAbukDawudkwritesk[that]:

Naf ekreported:kOnekday,kUbadakandkI,kperformedksalaahkbehindkAbukNaeem,kUbadakwas

kstandingkbesideskme.kHekrecitedkbehindkthekImam.kWhenktheksalaahkwaskover,kIkas edkhimk Why,kwhenkthekImamkwaskrecitingkloudly,kdidkyoukrecitekbehindkhim? kHektold kmekaboutkthekHadithkthatkhaskbeenkmentionedkabove. [AbukDawudkBaabkQiraatkKhalfulkImam]

HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwritesk[that]: ToklistenktokthekrecitationkofkthekImamkiskmentionedkinkthekQur ankandkthekauthent ickAhadith.kThekwholekUmmahkagreeskonkthis.kAllkthekcompanionsksaykthatkwhenkthe kImamkreciteskAl-FatihakorkanykotherkSurahkitkiskfardktoklistenkandktokstaykquie t.kImamkShah sksayingkiskalsokli ekthis.kThiskiskthekreasonkthatkthek nowledgeable kShafikscholarskli ekImamkQadrikandkImamkAbukMuhammadksaykthatkifkthekImamkiskre citingkloudly,kandksomeonekreciteskbehindkhim,kthatkpersonkwouldkbekdenyingkthek Qur an,kSunnahkandkthekopinionkofkallkthekcompanions. [TanowkalkIbadaatkPagek87kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah] AfterkHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah skstatement,knokonekcanksaykthatkrecitationkbehindkthe kImamkiskfardkandkthatkthekonekwhokreciteskbehindkthekImamkhisksalaahkwillknotkb ekaccepted. EvidencekfromkthekQur ankforknotkrecitingkbehindkthekImam AllahksayskinkthekQur an: WhenkthekQur ankiskbeingkrecited,klistenktokitkandkbeksilent [SurahkArafkversek204] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkexplainskthekmeaningkofkthiskversekaskfollows: YoukshouldkremainkquietkwhenkthekImamkiskrecitingkQur ankloudlykinkthekfardksalaah .kTherekiskakHadithkinkwhichkthekProphetksaid,k WhenkofferingkSalaahkbehindkthekIm amkyoukshouldkrecitekta birkwhenkhekreciteskta bir,kandkwhenkhekreciteskQiraatky oukshouldkremainkquiet . Therekiskalsokanotherknarration: AbdullahkIbnkMasudkheardksomekpeoplekrecitingkQiraatkbehindkthekImamkandksaidkto kthemk"Whatkiskwrongkwithkyou?kWhykarekyouknotkobeyingkthekQur an? ThiskimplieskthatkwhenkthekQur ankiskbeingkrecitedkremainkquite.kImamkZuhrikstates kthatkthiskversekwaskrevealedkbecausekonekmankusedktokrecitekbehindkthekProphetk SAW.kAbukHurairahksaidkthatkbeforekthiskverse,kwaskrevealedkpeoplekwerekinkthekh abitkofkreadingkbehindkthekImamkaloudkinksalaahkFajr,kMaghribkandkIshaksalaahkan dkwhenkthiskversekwaskrevealedktheykstoppedkthiskpractice. ImamkZuhriksayskthatkinktheksalaah,kwherekthekImamkreciteskloudly,kyoukshouldkno

Fromkthis,kwekcankseekthatkNaf ek(whokisktheknarratorkofkthekHadith)kdidknotkrecit ekbehindkthekImam,kandknorkdidkthekotherkpeoplekwhokwerekthere.kSecondly,kitkisk provedkthatkUbadakwaskrecitingkAlkFatihakloudkenoughksokthatktheknextkpersonkcou ldkhearkhim.kSokthekpeoplekwhokusekthiskHadithkaskevidencekshouldkonlykreciteklo udkenoughksokthatktheknextkpersonkcankhearkthem.kIfkeveryonekreciteskloudlykbehi ndkthekImamkitkwouldksoundkli eksimilarktokthek Amin ksaidkinkunison.kSokthesekarekt hekreasonskwhykthisknarrationkcannotkbekusedkaskevidence,kwekalsok nowkthat,kthe rekarekauthentickAhadithkthatksaykwhen,kthekImamkiskreciting,kyoukshouldklistenk tokit.kSokhowkcankwekleavekthekauthentickHadithkandkfollowkthekwea kHadith?

tkrecitekbehindkhimkbecausekthekImam skrecitationkisksufficientkforkyou,kevenkifky oukcannotkhear.kButktherekwereksomekpeoplekwhokthoughtkthatktheykcouldkrecitekbe hindkthekImamkifkhiskvoicekdidknotkreachkthem,kbutkIk(IbnkKathir)ksaykthatkthisk iskwrong,knokonekshouldkrecitekbehindkthekImam,kwhetherkhiskvoicekreacheskthemko rknot.kThiskiskbecausekAllahksayskinkthekQur ank WhenkthekQur ankiskbeingkrecited,klistenktokitkandkremainkquiet . Akgroupkofkscholarsksaykthekfollowing: ImamkAhmadkandkAbukHanifahksaykthatkakpersonkshouldknotkrecitekQiraatkbehindkthe kImamkinkanykSalaah,kbecausekthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeac e]kstatedkthatkthekImam skrecitingkisksufficientkforkthekfollowers. ImamkShafikhasktwokopinionskonkthisksubject: 1) 2) AkpersonkshouldkrecitekQiraatkbehindkthekImam AkpersonkshouldknotkrecitekQiraatkbehindkthekImam.

Ik(IbnkKathir)ksaykthatktheksecondkopinionkiskcorrectkaskitkcorrespondskwithkthe kQur an. ImamkBu harikstateskthatkakpersonkiskentitledktokrecitekQiraatkinkeveryksalaahkb ehindkthekImamkweatherkthekImamkreciteskquietlykorkloudly,kbutkthekSahabakandkTa bi'eenksaykthatkitkiskessentialktoklistenktokthekImamkandkremainkquiet.kThiskisk thekopinionkheldkbykIbnkAbbas,kMujahid,kIbnkJubair,kIbnkMasud,kandkmanykotherkgr eatkSahabakandkTabi'een. [TafsirkIbnkKathirkunderkSurahkArafkversek204kBykHafidhhkIbnkKathir] ImamkTabarikwritesk[that]: Thiskversekwaskrevealedkaboutksalaah,kbutksomekscholarsksaykthatkthekversekiskno tkforksalaahkbutkiskalsokforkthekJummakandkEidkKhutbah.kThekcompanionskagreekwit hkthis.kIbnkMasud,kAbukHanifah,kImamkZuhri,kZaid,kIbnkMusaib,kHasankBasri,kUbaid h,kAta,kDhaha ,kIbrahim,kNa hai,kQatada,kShabik(whokhadkseenk500kofkthekProphets kcompanions),kSadaikallkholdkthiskopinion.k [TafsirkTabari,kSurahkArafkversek204kbykImamkTabari] HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwritesk[that]: ImamkAhmadkIbnkHanbalksayskthatkthekwholekUmmahkhaskagreedkuponkthekfactkthatkth ekversekwhichkstatesk WhenkQur ankiskrecited,klistenkandkremainkquiet ,kwaskrevealedkf orksalaah,kandkallkscholarskagreekthatkitkisknotkessentialkforkthekMuqtadik(foll ower)ktokrecitekbutkhekshouldkstaykquitekandklisten.kThiskopinionkiskauthentickb ecausekitkiskinklinekwithkthekQur an. [FatawahkIbnkTaymiyyahkVolumek2kPagesk143,k168kandk412kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah] k FromkthektafsirskofkHafidhhkIbnkKathirkandkImamkTabarikitkiskclearkthatkthekvers ekfromkSurahkArafkwaskrevealedkforksalaah.kkThekSahabakandkTabi eenkalsokagreedkon kthis.kItkmaykstillkbeksaidkthatkthekSahabakandkTabi'een,kwhoksaykthatkthiskayah kwaskrevealedkforksalaah,kmadekakmista e.kTokremovekthiskdoubt,kHafidhhkIbnkTaym iyyahkandkIbnkKathirkwerekquoted.kThesekarektheknameskofkthekpeoplekwhokalongkwi thkotherkgreatkscholarskhavekpassedkthekdeenkdownktokus.kWhenkthesekpeoplekinter pretkanykversekofkthekQur an,ktheyksaykthatktheirkinterpretationkiskauthentickandk anykotherkopinionkiskuseless.kThiskiskbecausekofktheirk nowledgekinkthekIslamick Sciences. HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwritesk[that]: ThekTabi eenkgainedk nowledgekfromkthekSahabakandksettledkinkdifferentkplaces.kThe

kpeoplekofkMa akhadkthekmostk nowledgekinkQur anickTafsirkbecausekIbnkAbbaskoncek livedkthere,kandkhiskstudentskgainedk nowledgekofkTafsirkfromkhim.kAnkexamplekis kMujahidkwhokwaskthekmostk nowledgeablekinkinterpretingkthekQur an.kImamkShafi,kAh medkandkBu harikusedktokpreferkthekTafsirkofkMujahidkoverkothers.kIndeed,kMujahi dkwaskthek signkofkAllahkonkthiskearth .kStudentskofkAbdullahkIbnkAbbaskwerekAtakIbn kRubah,kI rima,kandkSa eedkbinkJubair. InkKufakAbdullahkIbnkMasudktaughtkthekpeoplekthek nowledgekofkthekQur anickTafsir. kThey,kandktheirkstudents,khadkgreatk nowledgekinkthekfieldkofkTafsir. InkMadina,kZaidkbinkSalaamkhadkthekmostk nowledgekofkthekQur anickTafsir.kThiskisk thekreasonkwhykImamkMali 'skquotationskofkTafsirkarekfromkZaidkbinkAslam.kHasank al-Basri,kMusrooq,kQatadah,kandkAbukAliya,kwhokwerekalsokgreatkscholarskofkTafsi r. [UsoolkutkTafsirkp21,k66kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah] HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwritesk[that]: Mujahid,kI rima,kAta,kHasankBasri,kMusrooq,kSa eedkandkAbukAliyakhadkgreatk nowled gekofkTafsirkbutkMujahidkwaskthek ProofkofkAllahkonkthiskearth .kSufiyankathkThawrik usedktoksaykthatkifkMujahid'skTafsirkhadksaidksuchkandksuchkakthingkthenkfutherk researchkiskuselesskaskhiskTafsirkisksufficient. [MuqadamakTafsirkIbnkTafsirkbykHafidhhkIbnkKathir] Therefore,kifkanyonekshouldkstatekthatkSurahkalkAraf skversekwasknotkrevealedkfork salaah,khiskstatementkcankbekignored.kThiskiskbecausekthiskopinionkwouldkbekagai nstkthekSahabakandkTabi een.kThiskiskprovedkfromkthekabovekstatements. NotkrecitingkQiraatkbehindkthekImam,kevidencekfromkthekHadith ImamkMuslimkwritesk[that]: AbukMusakAsharikreportedkthatkthekProphetkSAWktaughtkuskhowktokperformksalaah,ka ndksaidk Firstkstraightenkthekrows,kthenkonekpersonkshouldkbecomekImam,kthenkfollo wkhim,kwhenkheksayskta birksaykta birkandkwhenkhekrecites,kremainkquiet. [SahihkMuslimkboo kofkSalaahkChapterkTashahud,kAbukDawud,kIbnkMajah,kMusnadkAhma d,kNaylkulkAwtaar,kKitabulkQiraat,kMuhallahkIbnkHazmkChapterkSalaah] ImamkMuslimkwritesk[that]: Mykstudent,kAbukNasr,kas edkmekifkthekHadithknarratedkbykAbukHurairahkinkwhichki tksaysk whenkthekImamkrecites,kstaykquiet kiskauthentic.kIk(ImamkMuslim)ksaidk Yes,kitki skauthentic. [SahihkMuslimkChapterkTashahhud] ImamkMuslimkwritesk[that]: ZaidkbinkThabitkwaskas edkifkakpersonkshouldkrecitekbehindkthekImam,khekinkreply ksaidk BehindkthekImamktherekisknokQiraat k [SahihkMuslimkChapterkSujudkekTilawah] ImamkMali kwritesk[that]: JabirkreportedkthatkifkakpersonkperformskSalaaqhkandkfailsktokreadkSurahkAl-Fati ha,khiskSalaahkisknullified,kbutkifkhekiskbehindkthekImamkthenkhiskSalaahkiskval id. [MuattakImamkMali kChapterkMajatikUmalkQur an]

ImamkMali kfurtherkwritesk[that]: Nafik(whokwaskakfamouskstudentkofkIbnkUmar)kreportedkthatkwhenkanyonekas edkIbnk Umar:kShouldkakpersonkrecitekSurahkAl-FatihakbehindkthekImam,khekusedktokreplykt hatkthekImam skrecitingkofkSurahkAl-Fatihakisksufficientkforkyou.kIbnkUmarkdidknot kreadkSurahkAl-FatihakbehindkthekImam. [MuattakImamkMali kboo kofkSalaahkChapterkQiraatkKhalfulkImam]. ImamkAhmadkwriteskthatkIbnkSee reenkas edkIbnkUmark ShouldkIkrecitekAl-Fatihakbehind kthekImam? kHekrepliedkthatkthekImam skrecitationkisksufficientkforkyou. [MusnadkAhmadknarration skofkIbnkUmar]. ImamkAhmadkwritesk[that]: JabirkbinkAbdullahkreportedkthatkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimk peace]ksaidkthatkthekImam skrecitationkiskthekpersonskrecitationkwhokiskreadingkbe hindkhim.k [MusnadkAhmadknarration skofkJabirkbinkAbdullah].k IbnkMajahkalsokwrotekthiskHadithkinkhiskboo kofksalaah.kInkIbnkMajah sknarrativekc hain,ktherekiskakpersonkcalledkJafarkwhokiskconsideredkwea . ImamkAhmadkwritesk[that]: AbukHurairahknarratedkthatkthekProphetkSAWksaidkthatkthekImamkiskselectedktokbek followedkandkwhenkheksayskta beerkyouksaykta bir,kwhenkhekgoeskintokra ukyoukgok intokra u,kwhenkhekgoeskintoksajdahkyoukgokintoksajdah,kbutkwhenkhekreadskQiraat kyoukremainkquiet.k [MusnadkAhmadknarration skofkAbukHurairahkalsokNasaikNaylkalkAwtaarkMuhallakIbnkHa zmkChapkofkSalaahkKitabulkQiraat,kHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkvolumek2kPagek144]. ImamkAhmadkIbnkHanbalkreportsk[that]: AbukDardakreportedkthatkonekdaykthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkp eace]ktoldkusk(andkIkwaskthekclosestktokthekProphet)kaboutkrecitationkbehindkthe kImam.kHeksaidkthatkthekImam skrecitationkisksufficientkforkthekMuqtadi. [MusnadkAhmadknarration skofkAbukDarda]. ImamkTirmidhikwritesk[that]: ImamkAhmadkbinkHanbalksaidkthatkinstructionkfromkthekHadithkthatkstates,k Salaahkis knotkacceptedkifkSurahkAl-Fatihakisknotkread kiskforkthatkpersonkwhokiskreadingkalo ne.k [TirmidhikChapterkofkQiraatkKhalfulkImam]. ImamkAbdkalkRazzaqk(whokwaskakgreatkteacherkofkImamkBu harikandkMuslim)kwritesk[ that]:k kAliksaidkthatkhekwhokreciteskQiraatkbehindkthekImamkgoeskagainstknature.kOnekpe rsonkas edkIbnkMusoodkwhetherkhekshouldkrecitekbehindkthekImam,kIbnkMusoodkrepli edk No .kZaidkbinkAslamkreportedkthatkthekProphetkhadkprohibitedkakpersonkfromkreadi ngkQiraatkbehindkthekImam. AbukIs-haaqksaidkthatkIbnkMasood skstudentskdidknotkrecitekbehindkthekImam.kAbaidu llahkas edkJabirkbinkAbdullahkwhetherkhekrecitedkbehindkthekImamkatkZuhrkandkAsr

?kHekrepliedk No ?k [MusanafkAbdulkRazzaqkChapterkonkQiraatkKhalfulkImam]. ImamkAbdulkRazzaq,kwhokdiedkink221H,kwaskneitherkakHanafiknorkAbukHanifah skstuden t.kNokonekcanksaykthatkImamkAbdulkRazzaqkmadekupktheknarrationktoksupportkthekHa nifikposition,ksokitkshouldkbekacceptedkthatkthisknarrationkisknotkfabricated. ImamkIbnkAbikShaibakwritesk[that]: ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaidkthatkforkanykperson,k whokreciteskbehindkthekImam,kmykwishkiskthatkfirekshouldkbekplacedkinkhiskmouth. Nafi,kZahidkbinkAslam,kIbnkUmar,kJubairkandkSaidkIbnkJubairksaykthatktherekiskno kQiraatkbehindkthekImamkwhetherkhekreadskaloudkorkreadskquiet. [MusanafkIbnkAbukShaybakChapterkonkQiraatkKhalfulkImam]. ImamkIbnkAbikShayba,kwhokstronglykopposedkAbukHanifah,khadkwrittenkakfullkchapte rkagainstkAbukHanifah.kInktheksamekboo khekwrotekthekaboveknarrationkwithoutkcri ticism.kIfkthisknarrationkhadknotkbeenktruekthen,khekwouldkhavekrejectedkthemkit korkcriticisedkthemkit.kAlso,kbecausekhekhasknotkcriticisedkthiskreports,kitkisk proofkinkitselfkthatktheknarrationkhadkta enkplace.kNokonekcanksaykthatkhekhadkf abricatedktheseknarrationskinkorderktoksupportkAbukHanifah. ImamkDarkQutinikwritesk[that]: ThekProphetksaidkthatktherekisknokrecitationkbehindkthekImam.kkAliksayskthatkakp ersonkwhokreciteskQiraatkbehindkthekImamkhaskgonekagainstkSunnah. [DarkQutnikChapterkonkQiraat] DarkQutnikwaskalsokopposedktokImamkAbukHanifah,kandktriedktoktamperkwithkahadith s,kwhichksupportedkthekHanafikSchool.kHekdidknotkcritisisekthekabove,ktrueknarra tions,kwhichkmeanskthatkthekaboveknarrationskarekauthentic. ImamkDahabikwritesk[that]: OnekmankwaskperformingkSalaahkbehindkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantk Himkpeace]kandkwaskreciting.kThekpersonknextktokhimktriedktokstopkhimkwithkcerta inksignalskorksigns.kWhenkthekprayerkhadkfinished,ktheykwentktokthekProphetk[May kAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kandktoldktheirkcase.kThekProphetkSAWksaidk thekImam skQiraatkisksufficientkforkthekfollowers.k [TalqiskMustadra kChapterkonkSalaahkbykImamkDahahbi]. Thekboo ,kMustadra ,kiskwrittenkbykHa im.kInkthiskboo ktherekarekallksortskofkna rrationskbothkauthentickandkfabricated.kImamkDhahabikhas,kinkhiskboo ,kexaminedk everykHadithktokseekwhetherkitkiskauthentic.kImamkDhahabi skabovekHadithkhaskbeenk recordedkaskauthentic;ktherefore,ktherekcankbeknokdoubtkaboutkthiskHadith. HafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyahkwritesk[that]: WhenkthekImamkreciteskloudlykitkmeanskthatkthekMuqtadikshouldklisten.kThiskiskth ekreasonkthatkthekImamkreciteskloudlyksokthekMuqtadikcanksaykAminkwithkhim.kWhen kthekImamkreciteskquietly,ktheykdoknotksaykAminkwithkhim.kIfkthekImamkshouldkrec iteskandkthekMuqtadi'skalsokrecites,kthiskwillkmeankthatkthekImamkhaskbeenkgiven kthekorderktokrecitektokpeoplekwhokdoknotkwantktoklistenktokthekQiraat.kThiskisk theksamekasksayingktokakpersonktokdokakspeechktokaknationkthatkdoesknotkwantktok listenktokit.kThiskisksuchknonsensekthatkIslamkdoesknotkpermitkit.kTherekiskakHa

dith,kwhichkstateskthatkwhenkakKhutbakiskbeingkreadkandkakpersonkisktal ing,kitkiska skthoughkakpilekofkboo skiskloadedkontokakdon ey.kThiskisksimilarktokakpersonkre citingkQiraatkbehindkthekImamkinkthekaudiblekprayers. [FatawahkIbnkTaymiyyahkVolumek2kPagek147kbykHafidhhkIbnkTaymiyyah]. Soknowkitkshouldkbekclear,kwithoutkanykdoubtkwhatsoever,kwithkallkthatkhaskbeenk mentionedkandkallkthekevidencektoksupportkthekclaimkthatkwhenkthekImamkreciteskq iraatkthekMuqtadikshouldkstaykquietkandklistenk kforkkthekImam'skrecitationkisksuf ficientkforkthekMuqtadi. Thekrecitationkofk Amin kloudlykbehindkthekImamkofkSalaah WhenkwekperformkourkSalaahkbehindkthekImamkandkhekrecites Waladdaalleen kloudlykweks aykAminkquietly.kkThiskiskbecausekAminkiskakduakandkitkshouldkalwayskbekreadkqui etly.kkSomekpeopleksaykthatk whenkperformingkSalaahkbehindkthekImamkyoukshouldksaykAminkloudlykwithkrhythm. WekarguekthatktherekisknoksuchkHadith,kwhichkmentionskthat,kthekProphetk(MaykAll ahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)korderedkthiskactionkandkHek(MaykAllahkblesskhi mkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kneverkencouragedkanyonektokdokthis. ThekpeoplekwhokfollowkthiskactionkputkforwardkonekHadith,kwhichksayskthatkthekPr ophetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ksaidkAminkloudlykinkthekSalaah. WekclaimkthatkitkisktruekbyksayingkthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgra ntkhimkpeace)ksaidkAminkloudlykakfewktimes.kThekProphetkusedktokcarrykoutkaction skonlyktokeducatekpeople,kforkexample,kinkSalaah-ul-ZuhrkpartkofkthekQur ankwaskre citedkloudly. ImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkwrite: WhenkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kwaskperformingkhiskZu hrkandkAsrkprayers,khekrecitedkpartkofkthekQur ankloudly,kwhichkwekcouldkhear. (Bu harikandkMuslim,kchapterkonkQiraat,kZuhrkandkAsr) AfterkreadingkthiskHadithknokonekinkthekwholekUmmahksayskthatkthekImamkshouldkre citekanykpartkofkthekQur ankloudlykinkthekZuhrkandkAsrkSalaah.kThiskiskbecausekeve ryonek nowskthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)konlykdidk thisktokeducatekthekpeople.kInktheksamekway,kthekHadithkthatkmentionskthatkthekP rophetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ksaidkAminkloudlykdoesknotkmeank thatkitkiskSunnahktoksaykAminkloudly.kTherekiskalsokproofkfromkthekQur ankandkSunn ahkthatkAminkshouldkbeksaidkquietlykbehindkthekImam. ProofkfromkthekQur anktoksaykAminkquietlykbehindkthekImam HafidhkIbnkKathirkwrites: Whenksomeonekfinisheskrecitingksurat-ul-Fatiha,kitkiskpreferablektoksaykAmin. Aminkmeansk OhkAllah,kacceptkourkdu a TherekiskproofkfromkthekQur ankthatkAminkiskakdu a.kForkexample,kAllahkTa alaksayskink thekQur ankthatkProphetkMusak(MaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim)kprayedktokAllahkbyksa ying: "OhkAllah,kdestroykthekwealthkofkPharaoh"k

(SurahkYunus:kVersek87) ThekProphetkMusa kbrotherkHaroonk(MaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim)kwaskstandingkbesi dekhimkandksaidkAmin.kkAllahkacceptedktheirkdu akbyksaying: "Ikexceptkbothkofkyourkdu as"k(SurahkYunus:k89) ThekProphetkMusak(MaykAllahkbekpleasedkwithkHim)ksupplicatedktokAllahkwhereaskHa roonkonlyksaidkAmin.kButkAllahkattributedkthekdu aktokbothkofkthem. ThiskproveskthatkAminkiskakdu a. (TafsirkIbnkKathir.kUnderkSurahkFatihah) QadhikShaw anikandkImamkQurtubikalsokwrite,kinkthekinterpretationkofkSurahkFatih ah,kthatkAminkiskakdu a.k (QurtabikandkFathulkQadeerkunderksurahkFatiha) NowkthatkitkhaskbeenkprovedkthatkAminkiskakdua,kwekshouldksupplicatekquietlyktok Allah.kProofkfromkthekQur ankandkSunnahkshowkthatkdu akshouldkbekrecitedkquietly. ProofkfromkthekQur ankandkSunnahkthatkdu akshouldkbekrecitedkquietly AllahkTa alaksayskinkthekQur an: Invo ekyourklordkwithkhumilitykandkinksecret.kHekli esknotkthekaggressors. k(Surahk al-a raf:k55) ItkiskprovedkfromkthekabovekversekthatkallkshouldksupplicatektokAllahkwithkhumil itykandksecrecy. AllahksayskinkthekQur an: Andkrememberingkyourklordkbykyourktonguekandkwithinkyourself,khumblykandkwithkfea rkwithoutkloudnesskinkwords. k(Surahkal-a raf:k205) QadhikShaw aanikwrites: Inkthekabovekversekthekwordk remember kmeanskdu akandkdu akshouldkbeksaidksecretly. (Fathkulkqadeer.kUnderkversek205kSurahkal-a raf) AllahkTa alaksayskinkthekQur an: ThiskiskakmentionkofkmercykofkyourkLordktokhiskslavekZa ariyya.kWhenkhekcalledkou tkhiskLordk(Allah)k kakcallkinksecret. (SurahkMaryam:k2-3) ProofkfromkHadithkforkdoingkdu aksecretly ImamkAhmadkIbnkHanbalkwrites: ThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ksaidkthatkAllahkTa alakiskpl easedkwithkthosekwhokrememberkhimksecretly. (MusnadkAhmad,knarrationkofkSaadkbinkAbikWaqqaas,kvolumek1kp.172) ItkiskprovenkfromkthekQur ankandkSunnahkthatkdu akshouldkbeksupplicatedktokAllahkqui etlykandkaskAminkiskalsokakdu aksokitkshouldkbeksaidkquietlykalso.kThatkiskthekrea sonkwhykallkdu askarekreadksilently.kForkexamplekThanaa,kTa beer,kTa awwudh,kTasbeeh ,kTashahhud,ksalutationkandkthekfinalksitting skdu akarekallkreadksilently,ksokAmink shouldkalsokbekincludedkinkthekabove.kThekreasonkwhykthekImamksayskthekTa beerkl

oudlykiskonlyktokinformkhiskfollowerskthatkhekiskmovingkfromkonekpositionktokano ther. ProofkfromkHadithktoksaykAminkquietly ImamkMuslimkandkImamkBu harikwrite: ThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ksaidkthatkwhenkthekImamksa ysk Waladdaalleen thenkyoukmustksaykAminkbecausekthekAngelskalsoksaykAminkandkwhosoe ver skAminkcoincideskwithkthatkofkankAngel,ktheirkpastksinskwillkbekforgiven. (Bu haikandkMuslimkChapterkonkTa meen) TherekarektwokwayskinkwhichkAminkcankbeksimilarktokthekangels kAmin: 1) ToksaykAminkwithkthekImam 2) ToksaykAminksilentlykbecausekthekangelsksaykAminkwithkthekImamkandkalsok silently. IfksomeonekproclaimskAminkloudlykitkwouldknotkbeksimilarktokthekAngels kasknokonek hearskthekAngels. ImamkMuslimkwrites: AbukHurairahkreportedkthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace) ksaidkthatkwhenkthekImamksaysk Sami allaahuklimankHamidah kyoukshouldksayk Rabbanaakla a lkHamd .kWhoever skTahmeedkbecomesksimilarktokthekAngels ,ktheirkpastksinskwouldkbekfo rgiven. (MuslimkBabkTa meen) ThekHadithkofkAminkandkTahmeedkarekwrittenkunderktheksamekchapter. BothkofkthesekHadithkmentionkthatkwhosoever skAminkorkTahmeedkcoincideskwithkthatk ofkthekAngels ktheirkpastksinskwillkbekforgiven.kItkiskclearknowkthatkAminkshouldk beksaidkask Rabbanaakla alkhamd ki.e.ksilentlykandkindividually,kwithoutkrhythm. ImamkNasaa eekwrites: ThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ksaidkthatkwhenkthekImamksa ysk Waladdaalleen ,kyoukshouldksayk Amin .kkThiskiskbecausekthekangelskandkthekImamkalso ksaykAmin.kWhosoever skAminkcoincideskwithkthekAngels ,khiskpastksinskwouldkbekforgi ven. (Nasaa ee,kIbnkMaajah,kDaarimi,kchapterkTahmeed,kmusnadkAhmadknarrationkofkAbukHur airah) ThiskHadithkproveskthatkAminkshouldkbeksaidkaskthekImamksayskhiskAmin.kNokonekhe arskthekImam skAmin,ksoknokonekshouldkhearkthekfollower skAmin.kkThekProphetk(MaykAl lahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)khaskalsokorderedkusktokfollowkthekImam,ksokwe kshouldksaykAminkquietly.

Onekdoubt SomekpeoplekclaimkthatkthekImamkshouldksaykAminkloudly. ImamkDarkQutnikwrites:

WyleksaidkthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kledkthekSal aahkandkreadkAminkloudly. (TirmidhikandkDarkQutni,kchapterkTa meen) ThiskHadithkprovideskevidencekthatkAminkshouldkbeksaidkloudly.kTherekiskalsokano therkHadithkwhichkImamkkDarkQutnikwrote: ItkiskreportedkbykAbukHurairahkthatkThekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkh imkpeace)kledkthekSalaahkandksaidkAminkloudly. (DarkQutni,kchapterkTa meen) TherekiskalsokakthirdkHadithkwhichkiskreportedkbykUmmkHaseen: SheksaidkthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kreadkthekSal aahkandksaidkAminkloudly. (Zalee,kChapterkonkTa meen) AllkthekaboveknarrationskprovekthatkthekImamkshouldksaykAminkloudlykandkthekfoll owerskshouldkalsoksaykAminkloudly. Wekclearkthiskdoubtkbyksayingk ThatkBu harikorkMuslimkdidknotkwritekthekaboveknarrations.k Secondly,kallktheseknarrationskprovekthatkthekImamksayskAminkloudlyksometimes.k Thirdly,kthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ksaidkAminkloudlyk sometimes.k Fourthly,kthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ksaidkAminkloudly ksokthatkhiskfollowerskwouldk nowkthatkafterk Waladdaalleen ,k Amin kshouldkbeksaid.k Fifthly,ktheseknarrationskcannotkbekusedkaskevidencekbecausektheykareknotkauthen tic. ExaminingkthekNarrators ThekfirstknarratorkwaskcalledkMuhammadkbinkKathir. ImamkDhahabikandkHafidhkAsqalanikwrite: ImamkAhmadksaidkthatkMuhammadkbinkKathirkiskwea .kImamkNasaa eeksaidkthatkhekiskno tkreliablekinktheksciencekofkHadith.kAbdullahkbinkAhmadksaidkthatkheknarrateskfa lseknarrationskofkHadith,kwhichkiskwhykthekscholarskofkHadithkrejectkhisknarrati onskandksaykthatkMuhammadkbinkKathirkiskwea .kImamkBu hari,kImamkAbukDawood,kIma mkSalih,kandkHafidhkJazrahksaykthatkhekmadekmanykmista eskinkhisknarrations,kall khisknarrationskarekwea kandkthatkhisknarrationskarekdifficultktokunderstand.kIm amkIbnkAdhikmentionskhiskun nownknarrationskinkhiskboo kKamil.kImamkIbnkHabbaank saidkMuhammadkbinkKathirkiskauthentickbutkmadekmanykmista es.kImamkLaithkandkIbn kMu eenkpraisedkhim. (MeezankulkI tidaal,kTahdheeeb-ut-tahdheeb,kbiographykofkMuhammadkbinkKathir)

ThekotherknarratorkofktheseknarrationskiskMuhammadkbinkKhalid. ImamkDhahabikandkHafidhkAsqalanikwrite: Muhammadkiskaktruthfulkmankbutkiskun nown.kImamkIbnkAbikKhatimksaidkthatkIkas ed kmykFatherkaboutkMuhammadkbutkhekrepliedkthatkhekwaskunawarekofkhiskexistence. (MeezaankulkI tidaal,kbiographykofkMuhammadkbinkKhalid) AnotherknarratorkofktheseknarrationskiskcalledkAbdulkJabbarkbinkWyle. HafidhkAsqalanikwrites:

ImamkBu hari,kImamkTirmidhikandkImamkibnkHabbaanksaidkthatkbinkWylekhadkneverkhe ardkanykHadithkfromkhiskFather.kThekotherkscholarskofkHadithksaykthatkhekwaskbor nkafterkhiskFather'skdeathkthatkiskwhykit sknotkpossiblekthatkhekwouldkhavekheardk anykHadithkfromkhiskFather.kImamkIbnkSa adksaidkthatkibnkWylekhaskonlyknarratedkak fewkHadith. (Tahdheebkut-tahdheeb,kbiographykofkAbdulkJabbarkbinkWyle) AbdulkJabbaar sknarrationskcannotkbekusedkaskevidencekbecausekheksaidkthatkheknarr atedkdirectlykfromkhiskFatherkwhereaskhiskFatherkhadkdiedkbeforekhiskbirth. Is-haaqkbinkIbrahimkazkZubedikwaskanotherknarratorkofktheseknarrations ImamkDhahabikwrites: ImamkDawoodkandkImamkNasaaeeksaidkthatkhekhadknok nowledgekofkHadithkandkhekwask notkauthentic.kImamkAteeksaidkthatkhekwaskakliar. (MeezaankulkI tidaal,kbiographykofkIs-haaqkbinkIbraaheemkuzkZubaidi) AnotherknarratorkofktheseknarrationskiskcalledkAbdullahkbinkSalim. ImamkDhahabikwrites: HekwaskakNAasbeek(fromkakmisledksect),kAbdullahkbinkSalimkcontemptedkHadratkAlik (Radiallkhukanhu)kandkhekusedktoksaykthatkHadratkAlik(Radiallkhukanhu)khelpedkth osekpeoplekwhok illedkHadratkAbukBa rk(Radiallkhukanhu)kandkHadratkUmark(Radiall khukanhu). k(Meezaankulk itidaal,kbiographykofkAbdullahkbinkSalim) AnotherknarratorkofktheseknarrationskiskIsma ilkbinkMuslimkMa ee. ImamkDhahabikandkHafidhkAsqalanikwrite: ImamkAhmad,kImamkAbukZurah,kImamkNasaaee,kImamkAli,kandkImamkBu hariksaykthatkhe kiskwea kandkthatkheknarrateskun nownkHadith.kThiskiskwhykthekscholarskofkHadith kbeganktokavoidkhisknarrations.kImamkibnkMo eenksaidkthatkhekcombinedkthektextkfro mkonekHadithkintokanother. (MeezaankulkI tidaal,ktahdheebkut-tahdheeb,kbiographykofkIsma ilkbinkMuslimkMa ee) HowkcankthekaboveknarrationskbekusedkaskevidencekwhenktheknarratorskofkthesekAha dithkhavekbeenkhighlykcriticizedkbykthekscholarskofkHadith.kThekAhadithkthatkhav ekbeenknarratedkbyktheseknarratorskcannotkbekauthentic;ktheykcankonlykprovekthat k Amin kisktokbeksaidkloudlykbykthekImam,knotkthatkthekfollowersksaykAminkloudlyktog etherkwithkthekImam.kIfkthiskwaskthekcase,ktheknarratorskofkthesekAhadithkwhokar ekthekcompanionskofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kshould khaveksaidk WhenkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ksaidkAminkl oudly,kwekalsoksaidkAminkloudly.kButktheykonlykreportedkthatkthekProphetksaidkAm inkloudly. ItkiskestablishedkthatkthekImamksayskAminkloudlyksometimes.kThekwaykofkthekcompa nionskwasktokfollowkthiskandktoklistenktokthekAminkquietly,knotktokreadkAminklou dlykthemselves.kSecondly,ktherekarekotherkAhadithkthatkmentionkthatkthekProphetk (MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kusedktoksaykAminksilently. ImamkIbnkAbikShaibahkwrites: WylekreportedkthatkhekperformedkSalaahkbehindkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimka ndkgrantkhimkpeace)kandkheksaidkAminksilently.

(MusannafkibnkAbeekShaiba.kChapterkTa meen) ImamkAhmadkbinkHanbalkwrites: WylekreportedkthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kledkthe kSalaahkandksaidkAminksilently. (MusnadkAhmadkbinkHambal,knarrationskofkWylekbinkHajjar) BothkofkthekaboveknarrationskprovekthatkwhenkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkan dkgrantkhimkpeace)kledkthekSalaah,kheksaidkAminksilently. ImamkAbukDawoodkwrites: WhenkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kledkthekSalaah,kafter ksayingk Waladdaalleen ,khekbecameksilent. (AbukDawood.kChapterkAlkQiraa t) ThekaboveknarrationkproveskthatkwhenkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantk himkpeace)kbecameksilent,kitkwasktoksaykAminksilently.kIfkthekProphetk(MaykAllah kblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kwasktoksaykAminkloudlykthen,ktherekwasknokpointk inkHimkremainingksilentkafterksayingk Waladdaalleen . LetkusknowkexaminekthekevidencekofkthosekpeoplekwhoksaykAminkloudlykbehindkthekI mam. FirstkEvidence ImamkBu harikwrites: AtakbinkRubahksaidkthatk Amin kiskakdu a.kAbdkAllahkandkthekpeoplekwhokwerekbehindkhim ksaidkAminkloudlykandkthisksoundkechoedkthroughoutkthekmasjid. (Bu hari.kChapterkonkta meen) TheykconcludekfromkthiskHadithkthatkAminkshouldkbeksaidkloudlyksokthatktheksound kechoeskthroughoutkthekmasjid.kWekarguekthatkalthoughkthisknarrationkiskwrittenk inkBu hari,kbutkhekdidknotkwritekthekchainkofkthisknarration.kImamkBu harikwaskb ornkatkthekverykendkofkthek2ndkcenturykafterkHijrahkandkAbdullahkbinkZubairkdied kinkthek73rdkyearkofkHijrah.kThiskmeanskthatkImamkBu harikwaskbornk125kyearskaft erkthekdeathkofkAbdullahkbinkZubair.kHowkcouldkBu harik nowkthatkthekmasjidkecho edkwithktheksoundkofkAmin,katkthektimekofkAbdullahkbinkZubair?

Ta leeqk(TokSuspend) WhenkakscholarkofkHadithkwriteskakHadithkwithoutkmentioningkthekchainkbetweenkhi mselfkandkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace),korkhekmentionsk aklittlekpartkofkthekchain,kakHadithksuchkaskthiskiskcalledkHadithkMu allaqk(suspe ndedkHadith).kThiskiskbecausekthisktypekofkHadithkiskchain-less.kThekscholarskof kHadithkcallkitkaksuspendedkHadith. HafidhkAsqalanikwrites: WhenkakscholarkofkHadithkwriteskakchainlesskHadithkdirectlykfromkthekProphetk(Ma ykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)korkfromkakcompanion,korkakstudentkofkakco mpanion,kthisktypekofknarrationkisknotkacceptedkbecausekhekneverkmetkthekcompani onkofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)korkthekcompanion skstu dent.kItkisknotk nownkwhetherktheknarrators,kwhichkhekdoesknotkmention,karekauth

entickorkwea .kThekmajoritykofkscholarskofkHadithkagreekthatkifkakscholar,kwhokw riteskakchainlesskHadith,kclaimskthatktheknarratorskarekauthentic,khiskclaimkwil lknotkbekacceptedkuntilkhekmentionsktheirknames.kBothkMuslimkandkBu harikcontain ksomekchain-lesskHadithkwhichkcannotkbekaccepted. (Sharhkunknu hbahkandkmuqaddamahkFathkulkBaari.kChapterkonkHadithkMu allaqkbykHafi dhkAsqalani) Accordingktokthekmajoritykofkscholarskchainlessknarrationskareknotkacceptable.kI bnkZubair skaboveknarrationkiskakchain-lessknarrationkandksokitkcannotkbekaccepted kaskevidence.kSecondly,kitkisknotkclearkfromkIbnkZubair sknarrationkifkthekfollowe rsksaidk Amin kafterk Waladdaalleen korkduringkthekdu akinkthekFajrkSalaah.kItkiskalsoknot kclearkifkthekfollowerskinkthekSalaahksaidkAminkinkallktheirkSalaahkorkjustkonce .kThirdly,kitkdoesn tksaykthatkthekProphetkorderedktoksaykAmin.kThekabovekmentione dkHadithkcannotkbekusedktokprovekthatkAminkshouldkbeksaidkbehindkthekImam. SecondkEvidence ImamkIbnkMajahkwries: BisharkbinkRafirksaidkthatkAbukHurairah skcousinkAbukAbdullahktoldkmekthatkhekhear dkAbukHurairahksayingkthatkthekpeoplekhavekstoppedksayingkAminkalthoughkthekProp hetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kusedktoksaykAminkafterkWaladdaalle en.kThekpeoplekinkthekfirstkrowkofferingkSalaahkcouldkhearkhim.kTheksoundkechoed kthroughoutkthekmasjid. (IbnkMaajah,kChapterkTa meen) Examinationkofktheknarrators ThekfirstknarratorkofkthisknarrationkiskAbukAbdullah. ImamkDhahabikwrites: HekiskAbukHurairah skcousin,kbutkiskun nown.kImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkdidknotk ta ekthisknarrationkfromkhim.k (MeezaankulkI tidaal,kbiographykofkAbukAbdullah) TheksecondknarratorkiskBisharkbinkRafir. ImamkDhahabikandkHafidhkAsqalanikwrite: ImamkBu hariksaidkthatknokonekcouldkverifykhisknarration.kImamkAhmadksaidkthatkh isknarrationskarekwea kandkhekhasknok nowledgekofkHadith.kImamkYahyakbinkMo eenksa idkthatkhisknarrationskarekun nown.kImamkNisaaeeksaidkthatkhekisknotkstrongkinkt hek nowledgekofkHadith.kImamkIbnkHabbaanksaidkthatkheknarrateskfalsekAhadith.kIm amkAbukKhatimkandkImamkTirmidhiksaykthatkhekiskwea kandkthatkheknarrateskun nown kHadiths.kThiskiskthekreasonkwhykhisknarratedkAhadithskarekwea .kImamkibnkAbdulk BarrksaidkthatkallkthekscholarskofkHadithkagreekthatkallkhisknarrationskshouldkb ekthrownkaway.kThekscholarskofkHadithkdidknotkacceptkhisknarrations.kImamkBu har ikandkMuslimkdidknotkta ekanyknarrationskfromkhim.kTherekwerekthekonlyktwokorkth reekpeoplekwhokpraisedkhim. (MeezaankulkI tidaal,ktahdheebkutktahdheeb,kbiographykofkBisharkbinkRafirkilkHarse e) Thekabovekstatementskshowkthatktheknarratorskofktheseknarrationskhavekbeenkhighl ykcriticizedkbykthekscholarskofkHadith. ThekTextkofkHadith

AbukHurairahksaidkthatkthekpeoplekhadkstoppedksayingkAmin. AbukHurairahkwaskakfamouskcompanionkofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgran tkhimkpeace)kandkhekdiedkink59kAH.kHekcomplainedkthatkthekpeoplekhadkstoppedksay ingkAmin.kInkhisktime,kaklargeknumberkofkthekcompanionskwerekalive,kifkitkwaskak sunnahktoksaykAminkloudlykbehindkthekImam,kthenkthekcompanionskwouldkhavekdoneks okandkAbukHurairahkneedn tkhavekcomplained. AbukHurairahksawkthiskinkthektimekofkthekKulafakbutkdidknotkmentionkthatkthey,ko rktheirkfollowerskusedktoksaykAminkloudly;kitkhaskbeenkprovenkthatkthek hulafaka ndktheirkfollowerskdidknotkpracticekthis. AbukhurairahkcontinuedktoksaykthatkwhenkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgra ntkhimkpeace)kusedktoksaykAmin,kthekpeoplekinkthekfirstkrowkheardkitkandktheksou ndkechoedkthroughoutkthekmasjid. ThiskstatementkproveskthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace) kusedktoksaykAminksometimesktokteachkthekpeople,kbutkthekpeoplekbehindkhimkdidkn otksaykAminkloudlykandkthat Thekfollowingksentencek Theksoundkechoedkthroughoutkthekmasjid krequireskattentionkb ecausektheksoundkcankonlykechokifkthekplacekiskmadekofkcementkandkalsokhaskakdom e.kThekroofkofkthekmasjid,katkthektimekofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkg rantkhimkpeace),kwaskmadekfromkpalm-treekbrancheskandknokcementkwaskused.kThiskm eanskthatkitkisknotkpossiblekforktheksoundktokhavekechoedkthroughoutkthekmasjid. kThekinterestingkthingkiskthatkImamkDawoodkalsokwrotekthisknarrationkinkhiskchap terkonkta meen,kbutkdidknotkmentionkthekabovekwordsk(i.e.k Theksoundkechoedkthrougho utkthekmasjid ). ThekaboveknarrationkisknotkauthentickandkthektextkdoesknotkprovekthatkAminkshoul dkbeksaidkloudlykbehindkthekImam.kThiskiskbecausekinkthekwholeknarrationkthereki sknokproofkthatkthekcompanionskofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhim kpeace)kusedktoksaykAminkloudlykbehindkthekImam. PlacingkthekhandskbeneathktheknavelkwhilstkperformingkSalaah Therekareksomekwhokclaimkthatkplacingkthekhandskbelowktheknavelkwhilstkperformin gkthekprescribedkprayerskiskeitherkofkakwea erkopinionkthankthatkofkplacingkthek handskuponkthekchestkorkhasknokevidence.kThiskchapterkwillkaddresskthiskissuekin ktheklightkofkthekSunnahkandkprovekthatkthiskfalsekclaimkhaskabsolutelyknokfound ation. AccordingktokImamkAbukHanifahk(Allahkbekwellkpleasedkwithkhim),kitkiskpartkofkth ekSunnahkforkakmankperformingkthekritualkprayer,kSalaah,ktokplacekhiskhandskbene athktheknavel.kManykcompanionskofkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhim kpeace),kandktheirkstudentsk(Tabi een)kperformedktheirkSalaahkinkthiskmanner. ImamkTirmidhikwriteskthatkitkiskSunnahktokplacekonekhandkoverkthekotherkbutkther ekarekdifferentkopinionskamongstkthekcompanionskandktheirkstudentskregardingkthe kactualkpositioningkofkthekhands.k (TirmidhikChapterkWatalya meenkalashimal).kk QadhikShaw anikwriteskthatktherekexistedkdifferentkopinionskamongstkthekscholars kregardingkthekpositioningkofkthekhandskduringkSalaah.kThekfollowingkconsiderkit kcorrectktokplacekthekhandskbeneathktheknavel;kImamkAbukHanifah,kSufiyankThawri, kIs-haaq-binkRahwiakandkAbukIs-haaq.k (Nal-ul-Awatar,kChapter:kWazalyAminkalashimal).k ThekaforementionedkscholarskwerekoutstandingkinkthekfieldkofkHadithkscienceskand kclearlyk newkthekdifferenceskbetweenkauthentic,kacceptable,kwea kandkfabricated knarrations.kFurthermore,kifkthekAhadithkstatingkthatkthekhandskshouldkbekplaced kbeneathktheknavelkwerekfabricatedkthenkwhykwouldkImamkAhmed,kYahyakbinkMo een,kth ekteacherkofkbothkImamkBu harikandkImamkMuslimkpracticektheseknarrations?

Evidencekaboutkthekvaliditykofkplacingkthekhandskbelowktheknavelkduringkthekpray erk ImamkAhmedkbinkHanbalkwrites: kAliksaidkthatkitkiskaksunnahktokplacekonekhandkoverkthekotherkandkbeneathkthekn avel. (MusnadkAhmedkbinkHanbalkalsokDarkQutni,kAbukDawud,kChapter:kWatul-YAminkAlashim al). ImamkIbnkAbikShaybakwritesk: AlqamahkreportedkfromkhiskFatherkthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrant khimkpeace),kwouldkplacekhiskrightkhandkoverkhiskleftkandkbeneathktheknavel.kIma mkIbrahimksayskthatkAliksaidkitkiskaksunnahktokplacekyourkhandskbeneathktheknave lkduringkthekSalaah.k (MusannafkIbnkabikShaeba,kchapterk Ashimalkbin-YAmin ). AlamakIbnkHazmkwriteskthatkthekhandskshouldkbekplacedkbeneathktheknavelkandkAnas kkreportedkthatktherekarekthreekthingskwhichkarekSunnahk:k 1.k Notktokdelaykthekopeningkofkthekfastk(duringkRamadhan) 2.k Tokclosekthekfastkatkthekveryklastkminute 3.k Tokplacekthekhandskbeneathktheknavelkduringkthekprayer. (Muhalla,kchapterk Wat-ul-YAmin kIbnkHazm). ThekaforementionedknarrationskprovekthatkitkiskankestablishedkSunnahktokplacekth ekhandskbeneathktheknavel.kThesekAhadithkarekneitherkwea knorkfabricatedkaskIbnk HazmkwouldkhavekdeclaredkthemkaskbeingksuchkbecausekImamkDarkQutnikwaskinkstrong koppositionktokthekHanafikSchoolkofkthought. Evidencekaboutkthekvaliditykofkplacingkthekhandskuponkthekchestkduringkthekpraye rk WyleksayskIksawkthatkthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)kwaskp erformingkhiskprayerskwithkhiskhandskplacedkuponkhiskchest.k (SahihkIbnkKhuzaymah,kchapterkonkSalaah). Wekrespondktokthekaboveknarrationkwithkthekobservationkthatkitkiskneitherkpresen tkinkMuslimknorkBu hari.kItkiskamazingkhowkpeoplekwhokrigorouslykpromotekBu hari kandkMuslim,kaskthekonlykboo ktokfollowkforkSunnahkwillkquic lykusekakHadithktha tkdoesn tkappearkinkeither,kjustkasklongkasktheykfeelkitkwillkwinkthemkankargument !kAkclosekexaminationkofkthekHadithkinkquestionkwillkshowkwhokiskfollowingkakSah ihkHadithkandkwhokiskblindlykfollowingkthekmista eskofktheirkscholarsk-kwhokhave kthekaudacityktokcriticisekscholarskofkthekorthodoxkfourkschoolskofkfiqhkbutkdon t kseektheirkownkglaringkmista es. k Secondly,kthekmainknarratorkofkthiskHadith;kkMuammal-bin-Isma ilkhaskbeenkcriticis edkbykthekscholarskofkHadithk(muhadtheen).k ImamkDhahabikandkIbnkHajarkAsqalanikwritekthatkImamkBu hariksaidkthatkMuammal-bi n-Isma ilkwaskamongstkthekMu irulkHadithk(denierskofkHadith).k ImamkAbukKhatim,kImamkAbukZhara,kImamkSaje,kImamkIbnkSa ad,kHafidhhkMarwazekandkDa rkQutnikallkconsiderkMuammal-bin-Isma ilkaskhavingkakwea kmemory.kWhenkinformingko therskofkHadithkMuhammadkbinkIsma ilkwouldkma ekmanykmista esk.kHekhask nownktokha vekburntkhiskboo skandkhencekmadekerrorskinktransmittingkhiskHadithkfromkmemory. kkHekalsokmadekerroneouskclaimskbykstatingkthatkhekheardkmanykofkhisknarrationsk fromkthekgreatkscholars,kwhereaskhekhadknotkdonekso.kOnlyksomekscholars,ksuchkas kIbnkHabbankandkIbnkKhuzaymakclaimkthatkhekwaskak nowledgeablekscholar.k (Mezan-ul-ItidalkTahzeeb-ul-Tahzeeb,kbiographykofkMuammal-bin-Isma ilkbykImamkDhah

abikandkHafidhhkIbnkHajarkAsqalani). AlamakGhulamkRasoolkSa eedikwriteskthatkImamkBayhaqikwrotekanotherktwokAhadithkink hiskboo ,kSunan,kregardingkthekplacementkofkthekhandskuponkthekchestkduringkthek Salaah.kHowever,kneitherkofkthesekAhadithkarekauthentickasktheirknarratorskhavek beenkcriticisedkbykthekscholarskofkHadith.kWekwillkloo katkeachkonekinkturn. *FirstkHadith: OnekofktheknarratorskofkthekHadithkiskMuhammadkbinkHujjar,kwhomkImamkDhahabikwri teskaskhavingkbeenkcriticised.kNotably,khekdidknotkfitkthekcriterionkthatkImamkB u harikkhaskforkacceptingkHadithkfromksomeone.kImamkBu hariksayskthatkitkiskimpe rmissiblektokacceptkanykHadithknarratedkbykhimkbecausekheknarrateskdoubtfulkAhad ithkfromkhiskuncle.k ThekotherknarratorkofkthatkHadithkiskUmmk-Jabbar,kshekiskun nown.kImamkBayhaqikw rotekhimselfkthatkthiskHadithkiskwea .k *SecondkHadith: Theksecondknarratorkisk nownkaskIbnkAbbaskwhilekthekmainknarratorkiskRuhkbinkMus ayyib.kImamkIbnkAddiksayskthatkRuhkbinkMusayyibkhaskbeenkcriticisedkbykthekschol arskofkHadith.kImamkIbnkHabbaanksayskthatkRuhknarrateskfabricatedkHadithkandkthe reforekitkiskimpermissiblektokacceptkhisknarrations.kAlsokImamkFi rikconsiderskR uhkasktransmittingkun nownkHadithkwhichkshouldknotkbekaccepted.k (Sharh,kSahihkMuslim,kChapterkonkWujubekQira atkbykAlamakSaedi). WekclosekthiskchapterkbykstatingkthatktherekexistsknoksinglekauthentickHadithkpr ovingkthekpermissibilitykofkplacingkthekhandskuponkthekchestkduringkthekSalaah. WAHABIkORkSALAFI? Muhammadkbink AbdalkWahabkandkthek Wahabis. ThekreasonkwhykthiskSectkarekoftenkcalledkWahabiskboilskdownktoktheknamekofkonek ofktheirkmainkleaders;kMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahab.kkItkiskoftenkbelieved,kthatkAbd ulkWahabkstartedkthek crusade kagainstkthekSunnikMuslims,kbutkInkreality,khekdidknot kstartkthis,kitkwaskstartedkinkthektimekofkAlikRadiAllao-unho.kkThroughoutkhisto ryktherekhavekbeenkdifferentknameskforkthiskSect,kbutkinkthekeighthkcentury,kone kofktheirkleaderskusektokcallkhimselfkSalafi.kkEvenktoday,kthiskSectkhaskfourkna meskSALAFI,kWAHABI,kNAJDIkandkAHL-HADITHk-kalthoughktodayktheykpreferktokcallkth emselveskSalafi. ThiskSectkwouldknotkhavekbeenkaskfamouskaskitkiskbutkatkthektimekofkMuhammadkBin kAbdulkWahab.kkEvenktoday,kifkakpersonkorkaknumberkofkpeoplekwerektokpetitionkth ekcountrykofkSaudiakArabia,ktheykwouldkreceivekfundskorkgrantskifktheykpromisekt hatkakMosquekorkMadrassahkwouldkbekbuiltk-ktokteachkthekWahabikcirriculum.kOrkif kakmagazinekwouldkbeginktokcirculatekthen,kitktookwouldkreceivekfundsktokpropoga tekthekWahabikbeleifs.kkItkiskinkthiskway,kandkbykcurrentlykowningklarge,kwellke quiptkpublishingkhouses,kthatkthekWahabiskhavekbeenkablektokmasskdistributekandk masskcirculatekmisinformationkaboutkthekAhlekAskSunnahkWalkJammatkandkpropogatek theirkownkbeliefskpassingkthemkunderkthekguisekofk Salafi kIslam.kkMany,kifknotkall, kofktheirkpublicationskarekbeautifullykdesignedkbut,kthiskcannotkhidekthekfactkt hatktheykarekcontinuallyktryingktokbrea kSunnikMuslimskfromkakscholarshipkthiskh askflourishedkforkoverk1400kyears.kkThekheadkofficekofkthisk organisation kiskinkthe kNajdkregion,kthatkwaskwherekMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahabkwaskborn. k Hekwaskbornkatkthekbeginningkofkthek12thkcenturyk(Hijri)kInkJazeeraktulkArab,kth eknamekgivenkbykthekProphetk(MaykAllahkblesskhimkandkgrantkhimkpeace)ktokwhichkh askbeenkchangedkbykthekSaudikRoyalkfamilyktokthatkofktheirkgrandFathersktokSaudi kArabia.kHekwaskbornkinkNajdksokthatkiskwhykoftenkhekwaskreferredktokaskMuhammad kBinkAbdulkWahabkNajdikinkhisktime. kk ShaytankcamekinkthekformkofkthekNajdikShay h

HafidhhkIbnkKathirkwrites:kwhenkthekKuffarkofkMa ahkhadkakmeetingkconcerningkth ekProphetkSallalklahokalihikwasalam,kankoldkmankcamekclaimingk IkamkakNajdi,kwhatkeverkyoukwantktok now,kIkwillkbekhelpful .kThiskNajdikShay hkthe nkgavekhiskviewkagainstkthekProphetk(Sallallahu kaliahikwaksallam),kthroughkoutkth ekmeeting.kkk [Taree hkIbnkKathir.kVolumek4] ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kstated:kIkfearkfromkthekNa jdi s.kkkk [Bu harikChapterkonkJihad] ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kstated:kThatkthekFitnahkwi llkemergekfromkthekeast.kk[Bu hari,kKitab-ul-Fitnah] AbdullahkIbnkUmarknarrates:k ThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kmadekDu akforkSyriakandkYeme n,ksomekpeoplekas edkhim:k YakRasoolallahk(Sallallahu kaliahikwaksallam)kpraykforkNa jd. kkThekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kagainkrepeatedkDuakfor kSyriakandkYemen.kTheykagainkrequestedkforkNajd.kUponkthekthirdktimekthekProphet k[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]ksaid:k Therekwillkbekearthqua eskthere, ktribulationskwillkemergektherekandkakhornkofkShaytankwillkemergekfromkthere .kkk[ Bu hari,kKitabulkFitan]k ThekbrotherkofkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahabkalkNajdi,kShay hkSulaimankbinkAbdulkWaha b,ksaidkaboutkhiskbrother,k ThekhornkofkShaytankwhichkthekProphetk(Sallallahu kaliah ikwaksallam)kreferredktokiskyou. kk [Sawaa iqulkIlahiya] ThekfalsekProphet,kMusailimakKadhabkwaskalsokbornkinkNajd.kAfterkreadingkthekhis torykofkNajd,kyoukwillkseekthatkthiskiskakplacekofkSh yateen.kSecondlykthekProphet k[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kpredictedkearthqua eskandktribulation skforkthiskplacekindeedktherekoccurredksuchkankearthqua ekthatkwekcankstillkhear kitskbangkoverk2kcenturiesklater.k ManykpeopleksaykthatkNajdkiskhighklandkandkthatkthekDuakwasknotkmadekregardingkt hekhighkland.kHoweverkinkthiskHadithkthekProphetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantk Himkpeace]kmentionedkthekplaceskSyria,kYemenkandknotkthektypekofkland,ktherefore kthekwordkNajdkinkthiskHadithkrefersktokthekplacekNajdkitselfkwhichkiskinkSaudik ArabiaknotkinkIraq. MuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahab skEducation HekwaskeducatedkinkthekNajd,kBasrakandkDamascus,khiskbrotherskandkparentskwereko fkthekAqeedahkofkAhl-e-sunnahkbut,kthroughkreadingkIbnkTaymiyyah skboo s,khekchose ktokdifferkinkbeliefkwithkthekrestkofkhiskfamily,kwhokwereknotkpleasedkwithkhim. kHiskbrotherkMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkSulaimankwrotekakboo kagainstkhimkcalledk Su waa iq-ul-Ilahia ,kinkwhichkhekgiveskthekanswersktokallkMuhammadkIbnkAbdulkWahab skobj ections. Shay hkUthmankBinkBasheerk&kShay hkJuhrikta eskallkthekinformationkwekwillkprovi dekherekfromkTaree h-e-Najd,kinkthekboo kcalledkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahab.kkSomek NajdiksayskthatkMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkSulaiman,kduringkhisklifetime,kconverte dktokWahabism,khoweverktherekisknokevidencektokprovekthis. Shay hkNajdikstartedkakconspiracykagainstkAhl-as-Sunnah.kThiskmovementkiskcalled kAl-Wahhabiyyah.kkk( Shay hkJurikinkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahab.kPagek13 ) TherekarekfourknameskbykwhichkWahabiskarekfamous,kWahabis,kNajdi,kSalafi,k&kAhl-

e-Hadith.kkAh-l-HadithkwaskatkthektimekwhenkthekBritishkwerekrulingkinkIndia,kan dkthekfollowerskofkMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkNajdikwerekcalledkWahabiskbutkMaulan akMuhammadkHussainkBatalvikmadekankapplicationktokthekviceroykofkIndiakthatkthey kbekcalledkAhl-e-HadithkratherkthankWahabi,kthiskapplicationkwaskgranted.kThatki skthekreasonkwhykMaulanakMuhammadkHussainkwrote:kItkiskHaramktokdokJihadk(War)ka gainstkthekBritish.k[ Iqtisaad-fi-Massaiil-Jihad ] MirzakHairatkfromkDelhikinkhiskboo kHayyat-e-TayybiyahkkwriteskthatkkMoulanakkIs mailkfromkDelhikakfounderkofkWahabikinkIndia,ksaidkinkhiskspeechkinkCalcuttak kItk iskHarramktokdokJihadkagainstkthekBritish. kThesekpeoplekareksokloyalktokthekBriti shksokhowkcouldkthekBritishknotkacceptktheirkapplication. MuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkNajdikinfluencedkthekspousekofkthekAmierkofkDur iyaa,kMuh ammadkbinkSa ud,ktokhiskmovementkandklaterkthekAmirkalsokfollowed.kMuhammadkBinkAb dulkWahabkNajdikas edkhimktokaidkhiskmovementkwithkhiskpower.kMuhammadkbinkSa udka ssistedkwithkspreadingktheirkreignkoverkboundarieskbeyondkDuri yaa.kLawrencekofkAr abiakwaskakspykforkthekBritishkinkArabiakandkpretendedktokbekakMuslim.kHekpromot edkArabkNationalismkandkalwaysksaidktokthekpeople,k OkArabs,kIslamkstartedkinkArab ia,ksoktokrulekiskyourkright,kwhykdokyouklivekunderkthekUthmannikKhilaffat?kThis kbrainwashingkwor edkwellkandkhelpedkinkdestroyingkthekUthmaanikKhilaffat.kMuham madkBinkAbdulkWahabkNajdikandkMuhammadkbinkSaoodkwerekattractedktokthisknational istickmovement.kMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkNajdiklabelledkthisktokbekJihadkandksai d:k InkHijaz,kthekpeoplekarekworshippingkotherkthankAllah .kk Taree kNajd-UthmankbinkBashir MuhammadkHasnikwrotekthatkMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkNajdiksaid:k WhenkIkwentktokstu dykinkBasra,kmushri skwouldkas kmekquestionskandkIkwouldkleavekthemkveryksurpris edkwithkmykanswers .kk Taree kAal-e-Saood kShay hkJurikstates:k MuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahabkNajdikcalledkThekAhl-e-sunnahkMusli mskKafirsk&kMushri skapartkfromkhimselfkandkhisk(blind)kfollowers .kThekproofkfork thiskiskthatkMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkhimselfksaidkthatkinkBasra,kMushri skwould kcomekandkas kmekquestions,kthesekpeoplekwerekMuslimskandkthuskMuhammadkBinkAbdu lkWahabkonlykconsiderskhimselfkandkhiskfollowersktokbekMuslims.kkkk [ MuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahab ] kMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkwrote.kkThosekpeoplekwhokas kforkintercessionkfromkPro phetskandkAngelskandkma ekDu akthroughktheirkWaseela,ktokbecomekcloserktokAllah,ka rekcommitingksins.kkDuektokthiskcrimekitkiskpermittedktok illkthemkandktokta ekt heirkpossessions.kkkk [ Kashf-u-Shubhaat ] Shay hkAttarkwrotekthatkShay hkNajdiksaid:k IkdeclarekwarkonkthesekpeoplekaskthekP rophetk[MaykAllahkblesskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace]kdeclaredkwarkonkthekKuffarkofkM a ah,kagainstkthosekpeoplekwithkcorruptkbeliefs .kkCorruptkbeliefskrefersktokthos ekpeoplekwhoksee kintercessionkfromkAnbiyah,kAwliyah,kandktheykma ektheirkDuakth roughkthemk(Waseela)kandkthosekpeoplekwhoktravelledktokthekProphetk[MaykAllahkbl esskHimkandkgrantkHimkpeace] skgravekwithkthekintentionktoksee khelpkotherkthankAl lah s.kk [ MuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahab kpage.55 ] Thekpeoplekwhokleavektheirkcorruptkbeliefskandkjoinkuskthen,ktheirkbloodkwillkbe ksaved,kandkthosekpeoplekwhokdoknotkdok Tasuba k(Repent)korkpaykjiz eiyakgetkreadyktok dokbattle.kThenkMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkAttarksays:k Tokspreadkthekgood,kItkiskin kIslamkasktokdokJihad,kwhokcankrefusekthis. kkk [ Shay hkAhmedkAttar ] Mas oodkAalamkNadwikwrotekthatkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahabkNajdikhaskcalledkonlykthos ekMuslimsk afirkwhokma ekDu akwithkthekWaseelakofkProphetskandkAwliya,kandkhekmade kjihadkagainstkthem.kk[ Mas oodkAalamkNadwi ]

AllkthesekstatementskprovekthatkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahabkNajdi skJihadkwasknotkaga instk afirskbutkagainstkthosekMuslimskwhokheldkthekAq aidkofkAhl-e-Sunnah,kli ekth ekKhawarij,khekconsideredkallkotherkMuslimsktokbek afirs. Khawarji skarekthosekpeoplekwhokconsiderkallkotherkMuslimsktokbeknon-believerskapa rtkfromkthemselves.kkTheykareksupposedktok illkpeoplekwhokhavektrustkinkpiouskpe ople,kasktheykdidkwithkKhababkforksayingkthatkheklovedkkAlikradi-allah-ho-unho.k kAlsoktheykwouldkcallkanykpersonkwhokhaskcommittedkakmajorksinkaknon-believer.kk EvenkforkanythingksmallktheykwouldkcallkthekSahabasknon-believer skasktheykdidkwit hkUthman,kTalha,kandkZubairkRadikallahuktaalakunhukajmaeen. ThekKhawrij skwouldkonlykta ekthekliteralkmeaningkofkthekHolykQur ankandkthatkwouldk bekitktheykwouldkta ekitknokfurther.kTheykwouldkcallkthekSaheek(true)kHadithkfab ricated,ksuchkaskHadith-e-Rajm,k(stoningkthekAdulatorktokdeath),ktheykwouldklabe lktheirkopponentsknon-believerskandkconsiderkitkrightktokta ektheirkbelongingska ndktheirkwiveskaskslavekgirls.kWhenkthekKhawarijkspo ektheykwouldktryktokreferkt okthekQur ankorkthekHadithkaskmuchkaskpossible. ItkhaskbeenksaidkbykAbdullahkbinkUmarkradi-allah-hounhokthatkKhawarij skareksokmis chievouskthatktheykfitkthosekQur anickverseskthatkwerekrevealedkaboutktheknon-beli evers.k Bu harikchap,kAl-murtadeen k Forkfurtherkdetailskpleasekconsultkboo skbykIbnkHazamkSharastani,kAbu-MansoorkMa t irdi,kkAbu-ZahrakMisreikandkMazhabekIslamiyahkkThiskwaskakstrangekthingkaskevenk AbdulkWahab skblindkfollowerskcouldknotkdigestkit.kShay hkJuhrikwrote:k Ikthin kthat kMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkNajdikapartkfromkhimselfkandkhiskfollowerskhasklabelle dkallkotherkMuslimskask afir;kwhileknotkallkMuslimskhavekworshippedkgraveskandke speciallykthekUlama.kAtkthektimeknokMuslim skworshipedkgrave skbutkthatkwaskankexcus ekbykMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkNajdiksokthatkhekcouldk illkthekMuslims.k [ MuhammadkIbnkAbdulkWahabkpagek36 ] Shay hkJuhriksays:k Ikcannotkfindkanykreasonkwhyktheykshouldkallkhavekbeenklabelle dkKafirs .kJuhrikwaskakstrongkfollowerkofkMuhammadkBinkAbdulkWahabkbutkevenkhekwas ksurprisedkatkthiskactionkbyk[MuhammadkBinkAbdalkWahabk]k NowkreturningktokthekmovementkofkMuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahabkNajdi,kwithkthekhelpko fkAmir-e-DuriyakHekdestroyedkthekshrines.k(GraveskofkCompanions)kCompanionskwhok werekinkthekNajd. Hek illedkthosekpeoplekwhokwerekleaderskofkthekAhl-e-Sunnahkandktoo ktheirkprope rtieskandkpossessions.kWithktheksupportkofkthosekArabskthatkwereknationalist.kTh eykcontinuedkincreasingktheirkreign,kcomingkoutkofkNajdkuntilkHijazkwaskta enkby kthemkandktheykmanagedktokwinkcontrolkoverkthekwholekofkJazeerat-ul-Arab. DuringkthisktimekthekOttomankKhilafahkwaskbusykengagedkinkinternationalkbattlesk andkwaskthereforekunablektokrespondkinkakswiftkmanner.kInk22kJunek1792,kMuhammad kbinkAbdulkWahabkNajdikdiedkuponkwhichkQadhikShaw aanikwrotekakpoemkwithkregardk tokthiskincident;koneksentencekwas:kkk MuhammadkbinkAbdulkWahabkwaskthatkson,kwith kwhosekNoorkthekHijazkandkitsksurroundingkplaceskbecamekenlightened .kkSeekhowkthe kpersonkwhoksoughtkhelpkfromkthekKafirskiskbeingkpraised!!! Forksomektimekafter,kthekrulekwaskinkthekhandskofkAhle-Saud.kItkwaskduringkthisk time,kduringkthekreignkofktheksonkofkMuhammadkibnkSaud,kthatkthekOttomansksentkM uhammadkAlikPashakagainstkhim,kwhokdefeatedkhim,kfinishedktheirkinfluencekinkthe kreign.kkAgain kJazeeratulkArabkbecamekpartkofkthekIslamickCaliphate,kthekroyalkfa milykfledktokKuwait.kSomektimeklater,kthekAhl-e-Saoodkmanagedktokre-gainkcontrol koverkJazeeratulkArabkandkchangedkitsknamektokSaudikArabia.kGrantskwerekgivenkfr omkabroadktokspreadkWahabi ism.kInitiallykitkwaskspreadkbykthekswordkbutknowkitkis kthroughkmoney.kkThekSaudiskcamektokEuropekandkspentkthekwealthkfromkthekBait-ul -MaalkaskthoughkitkwerektheirkFather skwealth.kInkfrontkofkthekguiltykSaudikUlamas

kallkthiskHaramkandkBid ahkgoeskonkbutktheyksayknothing,kbutkwillkstillkgivekFatwa s kagainstkMilad-un-Nabi. Ankinterestingkstory:kWhenkShay hkFaisalkwaskdeputykprimekministerkofkSaudikArab ia,khektouredkIndia,kandkputkflowerskuponkMahatmakGhandi skgrave: k[ News,k11thkMayk1955 ] Ink1957kShahkSa udkwentkonkaktourktokAmerica,kwithkhimkwaskthekdefencekministerkFa hadkbinkSa ud,kwhokputkflowerskonkthekgravekofkGeorgekWashington.kk[ Kohstaank2ndkFe bruaryk1957 ] WhenkSaudikShay hskgoktokMuslimkcountriesktheykdoknotkplacekflowerskonkanykofkth ekgraveskofkthekAwliyakbecausekitkmaykdentktheirkAqeedah,kbutkbykplacingkflowers kuponkthekgraveskofkMahatmakGhandik&kGeorgekWashingtonkmaybekthiskstrengthenskth eirkAqeedah. ShahkSa udkwhilstkonktourkinkIndiaksaid,k IkamksatisfiedkwithkIndiankgovernmentkthat ktheykarektreatingkthekMuslimskwithkjustice .kkThiskwaskatkthektimekwhenkMuslimskw erekbeingksacrificedkinkKashmir. ShahkSa oodkinvitedkthekIndiankPrimekMinister,kPandatkJawaharkNehruktoktourkSaudik Arabia,kWhenkhekarrived,ktheknewspaperk Al-BaladkSa oodiakMa ah kreportedkthus: WhenkNehrukarrivedkinkRiyadh,kthekIndianknationalkanthemkwaskplayed,kthekwomenkof kthekroyalkfamilykleftktheirkhomeskinkthekcarsktokwelcomekhim. kkkEverykthingkwekh avekwrittenkaboutkNehrukiskta enkfromkTaree kNajd-wa-HijazkbykAllmakGhulamkRasoo dkSa idikandkSafarkNamakbykMuhammadkAsimkNajdikwhokwaskwithkMaudoodikwhenkhektoure dkink1960. Al-BaladkSa oodiakthenkwrotekankarticle:kWekwelcomekNehrukaskhekiskakpeacefulkandk sensiblekperson,kandkitkiskourkprayerkthatkhekliveskthousandskofkyears.kShahkSa oo dksecretarykcolonelkSadatksaid:k MrkNehruksoftkvoicekhaskmorekeffectkthankthekbang kofkguns kandkcalledkhimkthekangelkofkAsiakandkalsokcalledkhimkakRasool kourkassumpt ionkiskthatkhekdidknotkmeankProphetkbutkmessengerkjustkaskmanykMuslimskusekthekn amekAbdulkMustafa,kmeaningknotkakworshipperkbutkakfollower. WhenktheykreceivedkNehru,ktheykcalledkhimkAman-ur-Rasool.kHektouredkakschoolkwhe rekthekrulerskstudied,kwherekthekGeetakwasksung.kWekhavekakrightktokas :kk whykdok notkthekSaudikUlamaksaykthatkthesekthingskarekHaram,ktoksingkGeeta,kforkMuslimkw omenktokcomekoutkofktheirkhomesktokwelcomekKafirkrulers,ktokputkflowerskonkthekg raveskofk aafirs,ktokcallkthekpersonkwhokslaughteredkuncountablekMuslimskinkIndi akakmessengerkofkpeacek(Amman)?kOhkthosekwhokas kforkauthentickproofkforkMilad-u nkNabi,kbykAllahkshowkuskevenkakda eefkk(wea )khadithktokjustifykthesekactions .k WhenktheykwelcomedkNehrukinksuchkakway,kbac .kInkIndiakandkPa istankmarcheskandk rallieskwerekorganisedkinkprotest.kThekKingkwasksentkaktelegramkink1960kbykSaiye dkMaududi,kwhokcamekfromkHajjktokSaudi,khekwaskinvitedkonkRoyalkorderktokRiyadh. kDeliveringkhiskspeechkheksaid:kk IfkwekwerektokinvitekthekPrimekMinisterkofkIsrae lktokPa istankandkwelcomekhimkli ekyoukwelcomedkNehru,khowkwouldkyoukfeel?kYoukc alledkthekenemykofkMuslimskthekmessengerkofkpeace .kThekwholekworldkcriticisedkthe mkforkthis,kbutknokSaudikUlamakmadekanykobjections. InkthekwestkpeoplekdokDhi rkinkMosques,kandkdokNa atkKhanni,koncekakmonthktheykrea dkthekQur ankkandkconveykthekrewardktokMuslimskwhokhavekpartedkfromkthiskworld,kes peciallykShay hkAbdulkQadirkJilanis.kThekNajdikstudentskwhokcomektokthekwestkWri tekpileskofkboo skagainstkthiskandkas kforkauthentickproofskbutkthekpeoplekandkl eaderskofktheirkownkcountriesktheykwerektokputkflowerskonkthekgraveskofk affirsk theykwouldkquietlykdigestkit.

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