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names as He said:
إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا (٣)﴾ (الإسراء: ٣)
"Verily! He (Noah) was a grateful
slave. " (17:3),
Allâh, the Almighty called Muhammad by two
of His names, as He said:
..... بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ (١٢٨)) (التوبة: ١٢٨)
" ... for the believers (he # ) is full of
pity, kind and merciful. " (9:128).
Abû Nu'aim also added that Allâh the Almighty
called all His Prophets by their names and said: "O
Noah!, O Ibrahim!, O Mûsâ!,
But when He
called Muhammad # He said: "O Messenger
(Muhammad %), O Prophet! O you wrapped in
garments! O You enveloped (in garments)!" which
clearly portrays his honor # .
Also, when the unbelievers claimed that their
Prophets were insane and foolish, each of Allah's
Prophets answered for himself. Noah said:
﴿قَالَ يَا قَوْمٍ لَيْسَ بِي ضَلَلَةٌ وَلَكِنِّي رَسُولٌ مِنْ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ﴾
(الأعراف: ٦١)
"O my people ! There is no error in me,
but I am a Messenger from the Lord of
the 'Alamîn. " (7:61).
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Hûd also said:
﴿ قَالَ يَا قَوْمٍ لَيْسَ بِي سَفَاهَةٌ وَلَكِنِّي رَسُولٌ مِنْ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ﴾
(الأعراف: ٦٧)
"O my people! There is no foolishness
in me, but (I am) a Messenger from the
Lord of the 'Alamîn. " (7:67).
When the Pharaoh said to Mûsâ :
﴿إِنِّي لأَظُنُّكَ يَا مُوسَى مَسْحُورًا﴾ (الإسراء: ١٠١)
"O Mûsâ (Moses)! I think you are indeed
bewitched." (17:101),
Mûsâ then said to him:
﴿قَالَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا أَنْزَلَ هَؤُلاءِ إِلَّ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ بَصَائِرَ
وَإِنِّي لأَظُنُّكَ يَا فِرْعَوْنُ مَثُورًا﴾ (الإسراء: ١٠٢)
"Verily, you know that these signs have
been sent down by none but the Lord of
the heavens and the earth as clear
evidences. And I think you are indeed, O
Pharaoh doomed to destruction (away
from all good) !. " (17:102).
As for Muhammad #, it is Allâh the Almighty
who answers those who insult His Prophet, like
when they said:
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﴿وَقَالُوا يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِي نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ (٦) لَوْ مَا
تَأْتِينَا بِالْمَلاَئِكَةِ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِين (٧)﴾ (الحجر: ٦-٧)
"And they say: "O you (Muhammad %)
to whom the Qur'an has been sent down!
Verily, you are a madman. Why do you
not bring angels to us if you are of the
truthful?" (15:6-7),
Allâh the Almighty said:
﴿مَا تُنَزِّلُ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوا إِذَا مُنْظَرِينَ﴾ (الحجر: ٨)
"We send not the angels down except
with the truth (i.e. for torment, etc.),
and in that case, they (the unbelievers)
would have no respite!" (15:8).
Allâh the Almighty also said:
﴿وَقَالُوا أَسَاطِيرُ الأَوَّلِينَ اكْتَتَبَهَا فَهِيَ كُمْلَى عَلَيْهِ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلاً (٥)
قُلْ أَنْزَلَهُ الَّذِي يَعْلَمُ السَِّّ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفُورًا
رَحِيمًا﴾ (الفرقان: ٥ - ٦)
"And they say: "Tales of the ancients,
which he has written down, and they are
dictated to him morning and afternoon.
Say: "It (this Qur'an) has been sent
down by Him (Allâh) (the Real Lord of
the heavens and earth) Who knows the
secret of the heavens and the earth.
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Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful." (25:5-6),
﴿أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَتَرَّصُ بِهِ رَيْبَ الْمَنُونِ (٣٠) قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا فَإِنِّي
مَعَكُمْ مِنَ الْمُتَرَّبِّصِينَ" (٣١)﴾ (الطور: ٣٠-٣١)
"Or do they say: "(Muhammad # ) is a
poet! We await for him some calamity by
time!" Say
(O Muhammad
to them:
"Wait ! I am with you, among the
waiters!" (52:30-31).
Allâh the Almighty also said about His Messenger
﴿وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ قَلِيلًا مَا تُؤْمِنُونَ (٤١) وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنِ
قَلِيلًا مَا تَذَكَّرُونَ (٤٢) تَتِيِلٌ مِنْ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (٤٣)
(الحاقة: ٤١ - ٤٣)
"It is not the word of a poet, little is that
you believe! Nor is it the word of a
soothsayer, little is that you remember!
This is the Revelation sent down from the
Lord of the 'Alamîn. " (69:41-43),
﴿وَإِنْ يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّ سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ
وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ (٥١) وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّ ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ (٥٢)﴾
(القلم: ٥١ - ٥٢)
"And verily, those who disbelieve would
almost make you slip with their eyes
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through hatred when they hear the
Reminder (the Qur'an), and they say:
"Verily, he (Muhammad
is a
madman! But it is nothing else than a
Reminder to all the 'Alamîn. " (68: 51-
52).
Allâh Glorified be He also said:
﴿ن وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ (١) مَا أَنْتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْتُونٍ(٢)
وَإِنْ لَكَ لأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ (٣) وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلى خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ (٤)﴾
(القلم: ١ -٤)
"Nûn! By the pen and what the (angels)
write. You (O Muhammad #) are not,
by the Grace of your Lord, a madman.
And verily, for you (O Muhammad
will be an endless reward. And verily,
you (O Muhammad #) are on an
exalted standard of character. " (68:1-4),
﴿وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّمَا يُعَلِّمُهُ بَشَرٌ لِسَانُ الَّذِي يُلْحِدُونَ
إِلَيْهِ أَعْجَمِيٌّ وَهَذَا لِسَانٌ عَرَبِيٌّ مُبِينٌ﴾ (النحل: ١٠٣)
"And indeed We know that they say: "It
is only a human being who teaches him
(Muhammad #)" The tongue of the
man they refer to is foreign, while this
(the Qur'ân) is a clear Arabic tongue."
(16:103).
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Comparing his miracles
# to those of Prophet
Hud :
Abû Nu'aim said that Allâh the Almighty,
destroyed the people of Hud with the barren wind,
sent as a punishment because of their disbelief. On
the other hand, the Messenger of Allâh was given
victory by means of the wind at the battle of the
Confederates (al-Ahzâb), as Allâh said:
﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمِنُوا اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَاءَتْكُمْ جُنُودٌ
فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا وَجُنُودًا لَمْ تَرَوْهَا وَكَانَ اللّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ
بَصِيرًا﴾ (الأحزاب: ٩)
"O you who believe! Remember Allâh's
Favor to you, when there came against
you hosts, and We sent against them a
wind and forces that you saw not. An
Allâh is Ever All-Seer of what you do."
(33:9).
The Messenger ofAllâh # also said, assuring
this fact: "I was granted victory with as-Sabâ
(Easterly wind -which frightened the enemy) and
the nation of 'Ad was destroyed by ad-Dabur
(Westerly wind). "119
Comparing his miracles
# to those of Prophet
119 Narrated by al-Bukhârî in the Book of : "al-Istisqâ' (invoking
Allâh for rain). "
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Salih &#:
Abû Nu'aim said that if someone says that Allâh
gave Prophet Sâlih a she-camel, which came out of a
rock, as a miracle, and gave it a right to drink
(water) on a certain day, and his people a right to
drink (water) on a certain day, we could say that
Allâh also gave Muhammad # something similar, or
even more. The she-camel of the Prophet Salih
neither spoke to him nor testified that he was a
Messenger of Allah, while on the other hand the
camel testified that Muhammad is the Messenger of
Allâh and complained to him about his owners who
did not feed him properly and who wanted to
slaughter him. It was also narrated that before the
advent of his Message, the stones used to salute him,
as did the trees.
Comparing his miracles
# to those of Prophet
Ibrahim :
Imâm az-Zamalkânî (may Allâh bestow His
mercy upon him) said: "As for the fire which
subsided when Ibrâhîm &#, was thrown into it - and
did not burn him- it was also reported that the fire of
Persia subsided when the Prophet # was born, i.e.
forty years before His Message. The fire of Ibrâhîm,
subsided when he came in direct contact with the
fire, while the fire of Persia, subsided even though it
was far away from him in space and time.
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Abû Nut'aim said: "But if someone says: Ibrâhîm
vas exclusively given the status of Khillâh ( intimate
friendship or love) besides being given the status of
Prophethood, we answer him by saying that Allâh
hus taken Muhammad as a Khalil (the one whose
love is the strongest and most intimate of all people,
and is superior than a friend or a beloved one) and
was also loved in a superior way by Allâh. Imâm
Muslim narrated on the authority of Ibn Mas 'ûd who
said: "The Messenger of Allâh said: "If I were to
take a Khalîl, other than my Lord, I would have
definitely chosen Abu Bakr as such, but he is my
brother and my companion and Allâh, Exalted and
Glorious, has taken your brother and companion
(meaning the Prophet himself) as a Khalîl. "120
Imâm Muslim narrated on the authority of Ubayy
Ibn Ka'b that the Messenger of Allâh # said, in a
long Hadîth: “ ..
it was again conveyed to me for
the third time to recite in seven dialects And (I was
further told) : "You have sought for every reply
that I sent you, which you should seek from Me. I
said: "O Allâh! Forgive my people, forgive my
people and I have deferred the third one for the day
on which the entire creation will turn to me,
120
Narrated by Muslim in the Book of : "The merits of the
Companions. "
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including even Ibrâhîm (for intercession)"121. This
Hadîth assures us that the Messenger of Allâh # has
a higher status, as everybody will turn to him on that
Day (of Judgment). It also indicates that Prophet
Ibrâhîm is the best after the Messenger of Allah ,
as he mentioned no one else in the Hadîth.
The visions of Ibrahim and those of the Prophet
The verses of the Qur'an which say:
﴿وَكَذَلِكَ نُرِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَلَكُوتَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلِيَكُونَ مِنَ
الْمُوقِنِينَ﴾ ( الأنعام: ٧٥)
"Thus did we show Ibrahim the kingdom
of the heavens and the earth that he be
one of those who have Faith with
certainty " (6:75),
and the following verses);
Allâh the Almighty also said about Muhammad #:
﴿سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلاً مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى
الْمَسْجِدِ الأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ ءَايَاتِنَا إِنَّه هُوَ
السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ﴾ (الإسراء: ١)
"Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allâh)
Who took His slave (Muhammad $) for a
121
Narrated by Imam Muslim in the Book of : "The prayer of
travellers."
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journey by night from the Holy mosque
(at Makkah) to Al-Aqsâ mosque (in
Jerusalem), the neighborhood whereeof,
We have blessed, in order that We might
show him (Muhammad
of Our
(evidences). Verily, He is the All-Hearer,
the All-Seer" (17:1).
Many Ahadîth (traditions) actually provide us
with details of all the visions, which the Prophet
saw on the night journey (al-Isra' and the Mi'râj),
that will be mentioned later on.
Comparing the patience of the Prophet
# to the
patience of Ya'qub (Jacob):
Imâm Ibn Hâmid, made a comparison between
the trial which Ya'qub faced when he lost his son
Yûsûf &# , his patience and his seeking help from
Allâh (though his continuous Du'â'), and the trial
which the Prophet # faced when he lost his son
Ibrâhîm and his patience and contentment with
Allâh's Divine decree when he said: "The eyes are
shedding tears and the heart is grieved, and we will
not say except what pleases our Lord, O Ibrâhîm!
Indeed we are grieved by your separation. "122
Imâm Ibn Kathîr then added: "And I say, more
than that , the three daughters of the Prophet
122
Narrated by al-Bukharî in the Book of : "The Funerals).
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Rugayyah, Umm Kulthum and Zainab, died during
his lifetime as did his uncle Hamzah (The lion of
Allâh) who was killed and mutilated (after his death)
on the Day of Uhud, but he also met all these
calamities with patience and contentment."
The signs which were given to Mûsâ (Moses) :
The greatest signs which were given to Mûsâ,
were the nine signs which were mentioned in Sûrah
al-Isrâ': "And indeed We gave to Mûsâ nine clear
signs ... " (17:101). As mentioned earlier, those signs
are : the stick which turned into a snake, his hand
which when inserted into his pocket and taken out,
shines like a moon, his Du'â' on his people which
was answered when Allâh the Almighty punished
them with: the flood, locusts, lice, frogs, blood,
drought, and the shortage of fruit (and crops .. ),
(most of them are mentioned in Surat al-A'raf
"7:130-133". Of the signs which Mûsâ was given
also includes, splitting of the sea into two parts to
save Banî Isrâ'îl, sending down to them "Al-Manna"
(a kind of sweet gum) and "As-Salwâ" (a kind of
bird). Also, when Mûsâ asked for water for his
people, he was asked to strike the stone with his
stick and thereupon, water gushed from twelve
springs, and more signs such as the story of the cow,
which was mentioned in Sûrah "al-Bagarah (the
cow). "
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A comparison between the stick of Mûsâ and the
Tasbîh (glorifying Allâh) of the stones in the hand
of the Prophet # and the blessed people of his
nation:
Concerning the stick of Mûsâ, Imam Ibn az-
Zamalkânî said: "As for the stick of Mûsâ which
turned into a live reptile (the snake), the stones
(which are solid matter) glorified Allâh (said Tasbîh)
in the hands of the Prophet ." We mentioned
earlier the Hadîth which was narrated by Imam al-
Baihagî on the authority Abu Dharr who reported
that the stones glorified Allâh in the hands of the
Prophet #, and said: " ... He took them (the stones) in
his palm, and they started to glorify (say Tasbîh)
Allâh, until we heard them moaning (like the trunk of
the date-palm). When the Messenger of Allâh # put
them down, they became silent. The Prophet # then
took them and put them in the palm of Abu Bakr, and
they started glorifying Allâh (saying Tasbîh) until we
heard them moaning (like the trunk of the date-
palm), and when he put them down they became
silent. The Messenger of Allâh took them again and
put them in the hand of 'Umar, and they started to
glorify Allâh, until we heard them crying like the
trunk of the date-palm, and when he put them down
they became silent. The Prophet # then put them in
the had of 'Uthmân, and they started to glorify Allâh
until we heard them moaning like the trunk of the
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date-palm, and then he put them down, so they
became silent. The Prophet then said: "This is
the Khilafah (succession) of Prophethood"
l'hings made of solid matter speak to him # :
We mentioned earlier under the heading
"Miracles related to the earth" many traditions
which provided details about this incident such as the
Hadîth narrated by al-Bukhârî on the authority of Ibn
Mas'ûd that they heard the food glorify Allâh (say
Tasbih) while being eaten by the Prophet # . Also
the stones saluted him, as was reported by Imâm
Muslim on the authority of Jabr who said that the
Prophet # said: "I recognize a stone in Makkah
which used to salute me before my advent as a
Prophet and I recognize that stone even now". We
also mentioned the Hadîth of the tree which came
along when the Prophet called it, and the two trees
which joined when ordered by the Prophet # as in
the Hadîth reported by Imam Muslim on the
authority of Jâbir who said in a long Hadîth:
«
.Allâh's Messenger # went to one of them and
took hold of one of its twigs and said: "Follow me
(i.e. be under my control) by the permission of
Allâh", and so it followed him like a camel who has
its nose string in the hand of its rider. And then he
came to the second tree and took hold of one of its
twigs and said: "Follow me by the permission of
Allâh", and so it followed him, just as the first one
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had done. When he came in the middle of the two
trees he joined together the two twigs and said:
"Join with the permission of Allâh", and so they
joined together .. " (mentioned under the heading:
"The food multiplies in amount in his hand ".
The Messenger of Allâh & also called upon a
bunch of dates (on a palm tree), which came jumping
between his hands as in the narration reported by
Imam al-Baihagî on the authority of Ibn 'Abbâs who
said: " .... The bunch of dates came down the palm
tree until it fell onto the ground, and kept on jumping
until it came between the hands of the Prophet .
When the Messenger of Allâh # ordered it to go
back, it then went back to its place on the palm tree.
The man (from Banî 'Amir) then said: "I testify that
you are the Messenger of Allâh", and he embraced
Islâm".
We have also mentioned the Hadîth narrated by
Imam al-Bukhârî on the authority of Jâbir about the
weeping of the pulpit on missing the Prophet #.
Drawing a comparison between Mûsâ * talking to
Allâh and the night journey of the Prophet # and
seeing His Lord:
Imam Muslin narrated on the authority of Abû
Dharr, who said: "I asked the Messenger of Allâh #:
"Did you see your Lord? (meaning on the night
journey) He said : "He is a Light; how could I
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see him? "123
Also when Mûsâ talked to His Lord at
Sinai, he asked to see His Lord, but he was not
granted what he had asked for.124 The Messenger of
Allâh # also talked to Allâh on the night journey of
the Isra', and saw a light as mentioned in the Hadîth
narrated by Muslim.
Imâm Ibn Hâmid also mentioned those events in
his book and added: "And if Allâh Almighty said to
Mûsâ:
﴿وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةٌ مِنِّي وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَى عَيْنِي﴾ (طه: ٣٩)
"And I endued you with love from Me, in
order that you may be brought up under
My Eye." (20:39),
He said to His Messenger
﴿قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاقَبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ
ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ﴾ ( آل عمران: ٣١)
"Say (O Muhammad % to mankind): "If
123
Narrated by Imam Muslim in the Book of: "Faith".
124
This event was mentioned in the Qur'an as Allah Almighty says:
"And when Mûsâ came at the time and place appointed by Us, and
his Lord spoke to him, he said: "O my Lord! Show me (Yourself)
,that I may look upon You. " Allâh said: "You cannot see Me, but
look upon the mountain. If it stands still in its place then you shall
see Me." So, when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He made it
collapse to dust, and Mûsâ fell down unconscious. Then when he
recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to You, I turn to you in
repentance and I am the first of the believers." (7:143) (translator).
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you love Allâh then follow me , Allâh
will love you and forgive you of your
sins. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful." (3:31)."
Allah told us about the white, shining hand of
Musa, as one of the signs which supported him in his
struggle with the Pharoah:
﴿اسْلُكْ يَدَكَ فِي حَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوءٍ وَاضْمُمْ
إِلَيْكَ جَنَاحَكَ مِنَ الرَّهْبِ فَذَانِكَ بُرْهَانَانِ مِنْ رَبِّكَ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ
وَمَلَئِهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ﴾ (القصص: ٣٢)
"Put your hand in your bosom it will
come forth white without a disease, and
draw your hand close to your side to be
free from fear. These are two signs from
your Lord to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and his
chiefs. .... " (28:32),
Allâh the Almighty
gave His Messenger a
more glorious sign, which is the splitting of the
moon, which was reported in the Qur'an and the
Sunnah. Imâm Ibn Hâmid says, commenting on the
story of the shining hand of Prophet Mûsâ, that the
face of the Prophet , as the companions described
him, when he felt pleased with something, his face
shone like a full moon. Imâm al-Bukhârî narrated
on the authority of Ka'b Ibn Mâlik who said in a
long Hadîth: " .... . for whenever Allâh's Messenger
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was happy, his face used to glitter, as if it was a
piece of the moon ..
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We also mentioned under the merits of the
companions, the story of the two companions "Usaid
bin Hudair and Abbâd bin Bishr, " who went out of
the house of the Prophet # on a very dark night, and
each of them had a stick in his hand. The stick of
one of them lit the way for them and when they
parted, the other stick started also to light the way
for the other one (narrated by Imâm 'Abdur-Razzaq).
We also mentioned (under the same heading) the
story of the companion whose fingers lit the way for
him (as narrated by Imâm al-Bukhârî in his book
"at-Târîkh (the History").
Comparing his miracles # to those of the Prophet
Idris El:
iman. Abû Nu'aim, as many of the 1 afsîr
(Qur'ân Exegesis) scholars consider that Idrîs is one
of the Prophets who were sent to Banî Isra'îl, while
the genealogists consider that he comes before Noah
in his lineage which is traced to Adam , and they
believe that this is what is meant in the verse:
﴿وَرَفَعْنَاهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيا﴾ (مريم: ٥٧)
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Narrated by Imam al-Bukhari in the Book of : "The merits of the
Prophet
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"And We raised him to a high status"
(19:57).
Nevertheless, our Messenger # was given a
status which is mush higher than that, as he is
mentioned highly, both in this and life and in the
Hereafter, as Allâh Almighty said: "And raised high
your fame?" (94:4). It is well known that his name
is mentioned at each call for the prayer, five times
each day, in the East and West parts of the earth,
when the caller says: "I testify that there is no God
but Allâh and that Muhammad is His Messenger."
So, his name is forever mentioned together with the
name of Allâh at each call for the prayer (Adhân).
The status of the Prophet over the other
Messengers of Allâh will be made manifest on the
Day of Judgment, as he was promised the Station of
Praise and Glory (al-Maqâm al-Mahmud), which
Allâh promised him. Imâm al-Bukhârî narrated on
the authority of Anas 4% who said: "The Messenger
of Allâh # said: "The believers will be kept
(waiting) on the Day of Resurrection so long that
they will become worried and say, "Let us ask
somebody to intercede for us with our Lord so that
He may relieve us from our place. " Then they will
go to Adam and say: "You are Adam, the father of
the people. Allah created you with His own Hand
and made you reside in His Paradise and ordered
His angels to prostrate before you, and taught you
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the names of all things. Will you intercede for us
with your Lord so that He may relieve us from this
place of ours? Adam will say: "I am not fit for this
undertaking". He will mention the mistake he had
committed, i.e. his eating of the tree though he had
been forbidden to do so. He will add: "Go to
Noah, the first prophet sent by Allâh to the people
of the Earth." The people will go to Noah who will
say: "I am not fit for this undertaking. He will
mention the mistake which he had made, i.e. his
asking his Lord without knowledge." He will say (to
them): "Go to Ibrahim Khalil ar-Rahman." They
will go to Ibrâhîm who will say: "I am not fit for
this undertaking. " He will mention three words by
which he told a lie, and say (to them): "Go to
Moses a slave whom Allâh gave the Torah and to
whom he spoke directly and brought near Him for
conversation: "They will go to Moses who will say:
"I am not fit for this undertaking He will mention
the mistake he made, i.e. killing a person, and will
say (to them): "Go to Jesus, Allâh's slave and His
Apostle, and a soul created by Him and His word."
They will go to Jesus who will say: "I am not fir for
this undertaking but you'd better go to Muhammad
the slave whose past and future sins have been
forgiven by Allâh. " So, they will come to me, and I
will ask my Lord's permission to enter His House
and then I will be permitted. When I see Him I
will fall down in prostration before Him, and He
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will leave me (in prostration) as long as He will ,
and then He will say: "O Muhammad! Lift up your
head and speak for you will be listened to, and
intercede for your intercession will be accepted, and
ask (for anything) for it will be granted." Then I
will raise my head and glorify my Lord with certain
words of praise, which He has taught me. Allâh
will put a limit for me (to intercede for a certain
type of people). I will take them out and make them
enter Paradise." Qatâdah said: I heard Anas saying
that the Prophet said: "I will go out and take them
out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, and
then I will return and ask my Lord for permission
to enter His House and I will be permitted. When I
will see Him, I will fall down in prostration before
Him, and He will leave me (in prostration) as long
as He will let me (in that state), and then He will
say: "O Muhammad! Lift up your head and speak
for you will be listened to, and intercede for your
intercession will be accepted, and ask (for anything)
for it will be granted." The Prophet # added: "So,
I will raise my head and glorify my Lord with
certain words of praise, which He has taught me.
Then I will intercede and He will put a limit for me
(to intercede for a certain type of people). I will
take them out and make them enter Paradise."
Qatâdah added: I heard Anas saying that the
Prophet said: "I will go out and take them out of
Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, and I will
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