Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

Sa`id bin Jubair reported from Ibn `Abbas (regarding the explanation of the Verse: ‘Do not move your
tongue concerning (the Qur’an) to make haste therewith) . He said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to undergo great
difficulty in receiving the Divine Inspiration and used to move his lips.’ Ibn `Abbas said (to Sa`id), “I
move them (my lips) as Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to move his lips.” And Sa`id said (to me), “I move my
lips as I saw Ibn `Abbas moving his lips,” and then he moved his lips. So Allah revealed:–
‘(O Muhammad!) Do not move your tongue concerning (the Qur’an) to make haste therewith. It is for
Us to collect it and give you (O Muhammad) the ability to recite it. (i.e., to collect it in your chest and
then you recite it).’ (75.16-17) But when We have recited it, to you (O Muhammad through Gabriel)
then follow you its recital.’ (75.18) This means, “You should listen to it and keep quiet and then it is
upon Us to make you recite it.”
The narrator added, “So Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to listen whenever Gabriel came to him, and when
Gabriel left, the Prophet (ﷺ) would recite the Qur’an as Gabriel had recited it to him.”

Two person of Bani Thaqif and one from Quarish (or two persons from Quraish and one from Bani
Thaqif) who had fat bellies but little wisdom, met near the Ka`ba. One of them said, “Did you see that
Allah hears what we say? ” The other said, “He hears us if we speak aloud, but He does not hear if we
speak in stealthy quietness (softly).” The third fellow said, “If He hears when we speak aloud, then He
surely hears us if we speak in stealthy quietness (softly).” So Allah revealed the Verse:–
‘And you have not been screening against yourselves, lest your ears, and your eyes and your skins
should testify against you…” (41.22)

Ibn `Abbas said, “How can you ask the people of the Scriptures about their Books while you have
Allah’s Book (the Qur’an) which is the most recent of the Books revealed by Allah, and you read it in
its pure undistorted form?”

Once the Prophet (ﷺ) was preaching while a bedouin was sitting there. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “A man from
among the people of Paradise will request Allah to allow him to cultivate the land Allah will say to
him, ‘Haven’t you got whatever you desire?’ He will reply, ‘yes, but I like to cultivate the land (Allah
will permit him and) he will sow the seeds, and within seconds the plants will grow and ripen and (the
yield) will be harvested and piled in heaps like mountains. On that Allah will say (to him), “Take, here
you are, O son of Adam, for nothing satisfies you.’ “On that the bedouin said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!
Such man must be either from Quraish or from Ansar, for they are farmers while we are not.” On that
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) smiled .

I asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) “What is the biggest sin in the sight of Allah?” He said, “To set up rivals unto
Allah though He alone created you.” I said, “In fact, that is a tremendous sin,” and added, “What
next?” He said, “To kill your son being afraid that he may share your food with you.” I further asked,
“What next?” He said, “To commit illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor.”

The night Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was taken for a journey from the sacred mosque (of Mecca) Al-Ka`ba:
Three persons came to him (in a dreamy while he was sleeping in the Sacred Mosque before the
Divine Inspiration was revealed to Him. One of them said, “Which of them is he?” The middle
(second) angel said, “He is the best of them.” The last (third) angle said, “Take the best of them.” Only
that much happened on that night and he did not see them till they came on another night, i.e. after
The Divine Inspiration was revealed to him. (Fath-ul-Bari Page 258, Vol. 17) and he saw them, his
eyes were asleep but his heart was not—-and so is the case with the prophets: their eyes sleep while
their hearts do not sleep. So those angels did not talk to him till they carried him and placed him
beside the well of Zamzam. From among them Gabriel took charge of him. Gabriel cut open (the part
of his body) between his throat and the middle of his chest (heart) and took all the material out of his
chest and `Abdomen and then washed it with Zamzam water with his own hands till he cleansed the
inside of his body, and then a gold tray containing a gold bowl full of belief and wisdom was brought
and then Gabriel stuffed his chest and throat blood vessels with it and then closed it (the chest). He
then ascended with him to the heaven of the world and knocked on one of its doors.
The dwellers of the Heaven asked, ‘Who is it?’ He said, “Gabriel.” They said, “Who is accompanying
you?” He said, “Muhammad.” They said, “Has he been called?” He said, “Yes” They said, “He is
welcomed.” So the dwellers of the Heaven became pleased with his arrival, and they did not know
what Allah would do to the Prophet (ﷺ) on earth unless Allah informed them. The Prophet (ﷺ) met Adam over
the nearest Heaven. Gabriel said to the Prophet, “He is your father; greet him.” The Prophet (ﷺ) greeted
him and Adam returned his greeting and said, “Welcome, O my Son! O what a good son you are!”
Behold, he saw two flowing rivers, while he was in the nearest sky. He asked, “What are these two
rivers, O Gabriel?” Gabriel said, “These are the sources of the Nile and the Euphrates.”
Then Gabriel took him around that Heaven and behold, he saw another river at the bank of which
there was a palace built of pearls and emerald. He put his hand into the river and found its mud like
musk Adhfar. He asked, “What is this, O Gabriel?” Gabriel said, “This is the Kauthar which your Lord
has kept for you.” Then Gabriel ascended (with him) to the second Heaven and the angels asked the
same questions as those on the first Heaven, i.e., “Who is it?” Gabriel replied, “Gabriel”. They asked,
“Who is accompanying you?” He said, “Muhammad.” They asked, “Has he been sent for?” He said,
“Yes.” Then they said, “He is welcomed.” Then he (Gabriel) ascended with the Prophet (ﷺ) to the third
Heaven, and the angels said the same as the angels of the first and the second Heavens had said.
Then he ascended with him to the fourth Heaven and they said the same; and then he ascended with
him to the fifth Heaven and they said the same; and then he ascended with him to the sixth Heaven
and they said the same; then he ascended with him to the seventh Heaven and they said the same. On
each Heaven there were prophets whose names he had mentioned and of whom I remember Idris on
the second Heaven, Aaron on the fourth Heavens another prophet whose name I don’t remember, on
the fifth Heaven, Abraham on the sixth Heaven, and Moses on the seventh Heaven because of his
privilege of talking to Allah directly. Moses said (to Allah), “O Lord! I thought that none would be
raised up above me.”
But Gabriel ascended with him (the Prophet) for a distance above that, the distance of which only
Allah knows, till he reached the Lote Tree (beyond which none may pass) and then the Irresistible, the
Lord of Honor and Majesty approached and came closer till he (Gabriel) was about two bow lengths
or (even) nearer. (It is said that it was Gabriel who approached and came closer to the Prophet. (Fate
Al-Bari Page 263, 264, Vol. 17). Among the things which Allah revealed to him then, was: “Fifty
prayers were enjoined on his followers in a day and a night.”
Then the Prophet (ﷺ) descended till he met Moses, and then Moses stopped him and asked, “O
Muhammad ! What did your Lord en join upon you?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied,” He enjoined upon me to
perform fifty prayers in a day and a night.” Moses said, “Your followers cannot do that; Go back so
that your Lord may reduce it for you and for them.” So the Prophet (ﷺ) turned to Gabriel as if he wanted
to consult him about that issue. Gabriel told him of his opinion, saying, “Yes, if you wish.” So Gabriel
ascended with him to the Irresistible and said while he was in his place, “O Lord, please lighten our
burden as my followers cannot do that.” So Allah deducted for him ten prayers where upon he
returned to Moses who stopped him again and kept on sending him back to his Lord till the enjoined
prayers were reduced to only five prayers.
Then Moses stopped him when the prayers had been reduced to five and said, “O Muhammad! By
Allah, I tried to persuade my nation, Bani Israel to do less than this, but they could not do it and gave
it up. However, your followers are weaker in body, heart, sight and hearing, so return to your Lord so
that He may lighten your burden.”
The Prophet (ﷺ) turned towards Gabriel for advice and Gabriel did not disapprove of that. So he ascended
with him for the fifth time. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O Lord, my followers are weak in their bodies, hearts,
hearing and constitution, so lighten our burden.” On that the Irresistible said, “O Muhammad!” the
Prophet replied, “Labbaik and Sa`daik.” Allah said, “The Word that comes from Me does not change,
so it will be as I enjoined on you in the Mother of the Book.” Allah added, “Every good deed will be
rewarded as ten times so it is fifty (prayers) in the Mother of the Book (in reward) but you are to
perform only five (in practice).”
The Prophet (ﷺ) returned to Moses who asked, “What have you done?” He said, “He has lightened our
burden: He has given us for every good deed a tenfold reward.” Moses said, “By Allah! I tried to
make Bani Israel observe less than that, but they gave it up. So go back to your Lord that He may
lighten your burden further.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “O Moses! By Allah, I feel shy of returning too
many times to my Lord.” On that Gabriel said, “Descend in Allah’s Name.” The Prophet (ﷺ) then woke
while he was in the Sacred Mosque (at Mecca).

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Allah will say to the people of Paradise, “O the people of Paradise!” They will say,
‘Labbaik, O our Lord, and Sa`daik, and all the good is in Your Hands!’ Allah will say, “Are you
satisfied?’ They will say, ‘Why shouldn’t we be satisfied, O our Lord as You have given us what You
have not given to any of Your created beings?’ He will say, ‘Shall I not give you something better than
that?’ They will say, ‘O our Lord! What else could be better than that?’ He will say, ‘I bestow My
Pleasure on you and will never be angry with you after that.’ ”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Adam and Moses debated with each other and Moses said, ‘You are Adam who
turned out your offspring from Paradise.’ Adam said, “You are Moses whom Allah chose for His
Message and for His direct talk, yet you blame me for a matter which had been ordained for me even
before my creation?’ Thus Adam overcame Moses.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The believers will be assembled on the Day of Resurrection and they will say,
‘Let us look for someone to intercede for us with our Lord so that He may relieve us from this place of
ours.’ So they will go to Adam and say, ‘You are Adam, the father of mankind, and Allah created you
with His Own Hands and ordered the Angels to prostrate before you, and He taught you the names of
all things; so please intercede for us with our Lord so that He may relieve us.’ Adam will say, to them,
‘I am not fit for that,’ and then he will mention to them his mistake which he has committed.’ ”

A priest from the Jews came (to the Prophet) and said, “On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will place
all the heavens on one finger, and the Earth on one finger, and the waters and the land on one finger,
and all the creation on one finger, and then He will shake them and say. ‘I am the King! I am the
King!’” I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) smiling till his premolar teeth became visible expressing his amazement and
his belief in what he had said. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) recited: ‘No just estimate have they made of Allah
such as due to Him (up to)…; High is He above the partners they attribute to Him.’ (39.67)