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There are those misinformed
people who believe that the Ahl as-Sunnah Wa’l Jama actually believe
that the Prophet Muhammad (May Allah bless him and grant him peace)
did not die!! What a gross accusation!! The true belief of the
Ahle Sunnah wa’l Jama, is that the Prophet (May Allah bless him and
grant him peace), did die, but he is alive in his grave.
It is in the grave, that the
Prophet Muhammad, (May Allah bless him and grant him peace), is
presented with our deeds, and makes supplication on behalf of the
Ummah. This will be looked into further in another chapter of the
book, Insha Allah. There are also instances, where the Prophet (May
Allah bless him and grant him peace) will appear in our dreams and
comfort us with good news and glad tidings. We also believe, that
to send Salaam [salutations] to our Prophet (May Allah bless him and
grant him peace), will be met with a reply back. There are many
narrations that support this, which will be discussed later on in
this book.
Blasphemic Belief
A great Scholar of the Ahl as-Sunnah
wa’l Jama, Sayyid Ahmad Sa’eed Shah Kaazmi, writes:
'The one who states that the
Soul of the Prophet, (May Allah bless him and grant him peace), was
not taken and he never died, is a Kafir and is out of the circle of
Islam.
[Hayaat-un-Nabi, p8 by Sayyid
Ahmad Sa’eed Shah Kaazmi]
This is the belief of the Ahle
Sunnah wal Jammat but the people who say the Ahle Sunnah believe,
that Prophet Muhammad, (May Allah bless him and grant him peace).
has not passed away is a false accusation on us.
Shaykh ul Makkah, Shaykh Alawi
says that the meaning of the Anbiya (Prophets) passing away, means
that they have been taken away from us and we cannot see them just
like the Angels are.
(Mafaheem page 165 by Shaykh
Alawi Malki).
Proof that Prophets are alive.
Allah most High says in the Qur’aam,
“…those who have been slain in the way of
Allah never think of them as dead; but they are alive with their
Lord, get their subsistence” [Surah Al-Imran verse 169]
Of course, it goes without
saying that the position of the Prophets, (May Allah bless them and
grant them peace) is above and beyond the status of those who are
martyred in Allah’s way. This however implicates, that
nevertheless, he (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) is alive
too.
Qadi Shawkawni writes:
In the Qur’an it is mentioned
that martyrs are alive and food is provided for them; The Prophets
and Righteous people are a lot higher in status than them so what
will be their place? It has been proven through Ahadeeth that
Prophets are alive in their graves. Both Imam Tirmizi and Imam
Bayhaqi have said that this is an authentic Ahadith.
[Nayl al-Awtar vol 3 page 82 by
Qadi Shawkani]
Proof
from the Hadith that Prophets are alive in their graves
Our Prophet (May Allah bless him
and grant him peace), said: On the night of Mi'raj when I passed
Prophet Musa’s (Alay hissalaam) grave. He was standing in his grave
and offering Salaah.
[Muslim chapter Fadhail Musa]
Qadi Shawkawni writes:
Scholars agree that our Prophet,
(May Allah bless him and grant him peace), is alive in his grave and
the earth does not eat the bodies of the Prophets.
[Nayl al-Awtar chapter Hajj by
Qadi Shawkani]
Hafidhh Ibn Qayyim writes:
Our Prophet, (May Allah bless
him and grant him peace), has said that on Fridays send as much
Blessings as you can on me. If when-one sends Blessings to me,
where-ever he may be his voice will reach me. The Companions said
even after your death, our ‘Prophet, (May Allah bless him and grant
him peace), replied affirmative. This is because Allah most High,
has made the bodies of the Prophets haram (forbidden) for the earth
to eat.
[Jala ul Afham page 63 by
Hafidhh Ibn Qayyim]
Imam Darimi writes
'Sa’eed Ibn Al-Musayyib says,
“In the days of Harrah (When Yazeed attacked Madina.) For three
days in Masjid-e-Nabavi there was no Adhan, or Iqamah, I was in the
Mosque alone. I heard from the grave our Prophet (May Allah bless
him and grant him peace), grave the Adhan, and that's how I knew the
time of Salaah”
[Darimi Chapter Fadhail
Sayedul-Mursalin by Imam Darimi]
Hafidhh Ibn Taymiyyah says:
A group of people heard the
answer of their Salaam. And Sa’eed Ibn Al- Musayyib in the days of
Harrah heard the voice of our Prophet (May Allah bless him and grant
him peace), saying the Adhan, from the grave. And there are more
events like these and they are all true.
[Iqtidah Siratul-Mustakeem page
373 by Hafidhh Ibn Taymiyyah]
Hafidhh Ibn Kathir writes:
Abdullah Ibn Abbas, may Allah be
pleased with Him, said that in his dream he saw the Prophet (May
Allah bless him and grant him peace), and upon him there was dust
from travelling. In his hand’ was a bottle in which there was blood,
I asked him: “what is this?” He replied, “My grandson Hussain and
his companions have been martyred, and I have collected the blood
spilt by them and I shall present this blood to Allah Ta'ala.” This
is an authentic narration.
Ummul Mu’ mineen Salma states: I
saw the Messenger of Allah, (May Allah bless him and grant him
peace), in my dream, there was dust upon his hair and beard, I asked
him: “O Messenger of Allah why is there dust on you?” He replied:
'I am returning from Kerbala.
[Tarikh Ibn-e-Kathir, chapter
Karbala]
The pious can talk after passing away.
Hafidhh Ibn Kathir writes:
Zaid bin Kharjah was one of the
pious that talked after his death. When he died and was placed in
his coffin, he started to talk, and he said I bear witness that
Muhammad is Prophet of Allah and his name Ahmad was mentioned in the
previous scriptures. (Old Testament and New Testament) and Abu Bakr
and Umar were two Caliphs and now it is Usman’s government. Four
years have passed and there are two years to go and conflicts will
come and Muslims will become weak. A lot of scholars verify this
narration including Imam Bukhari and Imam Bayhaqi. There was another
pious person who talked after his death. Abdullah Ansari reports
that in the time of Ali’s caliphate I was walking among the martyred
and a person spoke: That Muhammad (May Allah bless him and grant him
peace), and
Abu-Bakar and Usman are all
true. A group of Scholars says that talking after passing away is
true and these are authentic narrations.
[Tareek Ibn Kathir and Sirat un-Nabi,
chapter Al-Mujazaat by Hafidhh Ibn Kathir. Also Tareekh ul Kabeer,
Tareekh Bagdad, Al-Jahrhu-Tadeel, Tahdeed al Tahdeeb, Usdul Gaba, Al
Asabah biography of Zaid bin Kharjah by Imam Bukhari, Khateeb Ibn
abi Hatam, Hafidhh Ibn Hajr Asqalani, Imam Ibn Atheer].
Hafidhh Ibn Kathir writes:
That there was a Tabi’ee called
Ribee bin Harraash, and he said I will not laugh until I know
whether I am going to go to Heaven or Hell. When he died, and was
bathed and placed in the coffin, he started to smile and started to
talk. He said, “I met Allah and He was pleased with me and I asked
him to give me permission to go back to the people and tell them
that Allah is pleased with me, and He gave me permission. I am going
back. “This is in accordance with saying of the, Prophet (May Allah
bless him and grant him peace), he said that, there will be a
follower and after his death he will speak and he will be the best
among the tabi’een.
[Tareekh Ibn Kathir, Sirat un
Nabi chap on Miracles, Tareekh e Bagdad, Tahdeeb at Tahdeeb, Al Jahr
hu wa Ta’deel by Hafidhh Ibn Kathir, Khateeb Baghdadi, Hafidhh
Asqalani, Imam Ibn abi Khatam, biography of Ribee bin Harraash].
Hafidhh Ibn Kathir writes: that;
Ata Bin Khalid stated: My Aunt
went to the grave of Hamza (May Allah be well pleased with him) and
said, “Asslam u alaikum!” She heard the answer of the Sallam and
the voice was coming from under the earth. She said, “I recognised
the answer of my Salaam, as I recognise that Allah most High has
created me. As I recognise the differences between day and night,
that is how clear it was. Besides my slave and I there was no other
person, which is why I was frightened.”
[Sirat un-Nabi chapter War Uhad
by Hafidhh Ibn Kathir]
Hafidhh Ibn Kathir writes:
A young person used to come to
the Mosque for his prayers. One day a woman with bad intentions
invited him to her house, when he was in her house he recited a
verse from the Holy Qur’an loudly and collapsed and died from the
fear of Allah. The people prayed the funeral prayer and buried
him. Umar may Allah be well pleased with him, asked: ‘Where is
that young individual who used to come to the Mosque for his
prayers?' They replied: 'He passed away and we have buried him'.
Umar May Allah be well pleased with him, went to his grave and
called out to him and recited a verse from the Holy Qur’an: ‘But
for him who fears to stand before his Lord there are two Paradises'
(Surah Al-Rahman, verse 46) The young man replied from his grave
‘Indeed Allah has given me two Paradises’. [Tafsir Ibn Kathir under
Surah Al-’Araf, verse 202]
It is proven that our Prophet,
(May Allah bless him and grant him peace), is alive in his
grave.Sheikh ul Makkah, Shiekh Alawi says that the passing away of
the Prophets only means that they have been taken away from us and
we cannot see them, just as we cant see the angels. (Mafahim page
165 Sheikh Alawi Malki)
From the above we can conclude
that the Prophets and the Righteous people are alive and can talk
after they have passed away, and they can answer our Salaams after
passing away. They are fully aware of the worldly matters, through
the power that Allah most High, has granted them. Their life is much
better than ours.
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