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The Meaning Of The Saying Of Allāh, The Mighty And Sublime: And Indeed He Saw Him At A Second Descent (Another Time)”,[1] And Did The Prophet ﷺ See His Lord On The Night Of The Isrā?

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Darussalam · Volume 1

1. The Book Of Faith

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الحديث: 177 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 159

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[439] 287 - (177) It was narrated that Masrûq said: "I was reclining at 'Aishah's and she said: 'O Abû 'Aishah, there are three things, whoever speaks of one of them has fabricated a great lie against Allâh.' I said: 'What are they?' She said: 'Whoever claims that Muhammad (ﷺ) saw his Lord has fabricated a great lie against Allâh.'" He said: "I was reclining, but I sat up and said: 'O Mother of the Believers, wait for me and do not rush me. Didn't Allâh say: "And indeed he saw him in the clear horizon."[1] and: "And indeed he saw him at a second descent."?[2] She said: 'I was the first one of this Ummah to ask the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ about that, and he said: "That was only Jibrîl - ﷺ - I did not see him in his form which he was created in except on these two occasions. I saw him descending from heaven, the greatness of his form filling the space between heaven and earth.'" She said: 'Have you not heard the saying of Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime: "No vision can grasp Him, but He grasps all vision. He is Al-Latif (the Most [1] At-Takwîr 81:23. [2] An-Najm 53:13. Subtle and Courteous), Well-Acquainted with all things.”[1] And have you not heard Allāh’s saying: “It is not given to any human being that Allāh should speak to him unless (it be) by Revelation, or from behind a veil, or (that) He sends a Messenger to reveal what He wills by His Leave. Verily, He is Most High, Most Wise.”[2] She said: ‘Whoever claims that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ concealed anything of the Book of Allāh has fabricated a great lie against Allāh, for Allāh says: O Messenger! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord. And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message....’[3] And she said: ‘And whoever claims to have been told what will happen tomorrow, he has fabricated a great lie against Allāh, for Allāh says: “Say: None in the heavens and the earth knows the Ghaib (unseen) except Allāh....’[4]

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287 - (177) حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ مُتَّكِئًا عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا أَبَا عَائِشَةَ، ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ تَكَلَّمَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ عَلَى اللهِ الْفِرْيَةَ، قُلْتُ: مَا هُنَّ؟ قَالَتْ: مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى رَبَّهُ فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ عَلَى اللهِ الْفِرْيَةَ، قَالَ: وَكُنْتُ مُتَّكِئًا فَجَلَسْتُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، أَنْظِرِينِي، وَلَا تُعْجِلِينِي، أَلَمْ يَقُلِ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ} [التكوير: 23]، {وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَى} [النجم: 13]؟ فَقَالَتْ: أَنَا أَوَّلُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ سَأَلَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّمَا هُوَ جِبْرِيلُ، لَمْ أَرَهُ عَلَى صُورَتِهِ الَّتِي خُلِقَ عَلَيْهَا غَيْرَ هَاتَيْنِ الْمَرَّتَيْنِ، رَأَيْتُهُ مُنْهَبِطًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ سَادًّا عِظَمُ خَلْقِهِ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ»، فَقَالَتْ: أَوَ لَمْ تَسْمَعْ أَنَّ اللهَ يَقُولُ: {لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَارُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ الْأَبْصَارَ وَهُوَ اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ} [الأنعام: 103]، أَوَ لَمْ تَسْمَعْ أَنَّ اللهَ يَقُولُ: {وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يُكَلِّمَهُ اللهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا أَوْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًا فَيُوحِيَ بِإِذْنِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ إِنَّهُ عَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ} [الشورى: 51]؟، قَالَتْ: وَمَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَتَمَ شَيْئًا مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ، فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ عَلَى اللهِ الْفِرْيَةَ، وَاللهُ يَقُولُ: {يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَإِنْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ} [المائدة: 67]، قَالَتْ: وَمَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ يُخْبِرُ بِمَا يَكُونُ فِي غَدٍ، فَقَدْ أَعْظَمَ عَلَى اللهِ الْفِرْيَةَ، وَاللهُ يَقُولُ: {قُلْ لَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا اللهُ} [النمل: 65]،

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