Patience At The Time Of Calamity
Darussalam · Volume 5
36. The Chapters On TribulationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4026 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1335
Source no. 4026 · Volume 9 · Page 26
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (١٨٦٧)
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4026. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "We are more likely to express doubt than Ibrāhīm when he said: 'My Lord! Show me how You give life to the dead.' He (Allāh) said: 'Do you not believe?' He (Ibrāhīm) said: 'Yes (I believe), but to be stronger in Faith.'[1] And may Allāh have mercy on Lut. He wished to have a powerful support. And if I were to stay in prison as long as Yusuf stayed, I would have accepted the offer.'" (Sahih)
4026 - حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَيُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِالشَّكِّ مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِذْ قَالَ: رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى، قَالَ: أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِنْ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى، وَلَكِنْ لِيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِي، وَيَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ لُوطًا، لَقَدْ كَانَ يَأْوِي إِلَى رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ، وَلَوْ لَبِثْتُ فِي السِّجْنِ طُولَ مَا لَبِثَ يُوسُفُ لَأَجَبْتُ الدَّاعِيَ "
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The faith of the Prophets is always the most perfect one. Sometimes Allāh facilitates them to see the Unseen. The Prophet Ibrāhīm ﷺ did not wish to see how Allāh gives life to the dead for being doubtful in this matter, rather he wanted to promote himself from the grade of the knowledge of certainty to the grade of the eye of certainty (with actual eyesight). 'We are more likely to express doubt' means that as long as believers do not doubt in this matter then Ibrāhīm ﷺ is more entitled to be free from doubts. It proves the greatness of the Prophet Ibrāhīm ﷺ, since Allāh make him able to observe the procedure of resurrection after death. The rank of the Prophet ﷺ, is higher than all other Prophets, but the bright characteristics of other Prophets are also very commendable so, their greatness and importance should not be neglected.