The ruling on wishing for the presence of the Messenger among us to teach us
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Question:
This questioner says: There are those who say, “We wish that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) were among us so that he could teach us how to live.” Is such a statement a denial of the hadiths?
Answer:
Is this permissible? It is as if the Messenger is among us. Praise be to Allah, the Messenger is as if he is among us now. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3788Sahih (Darussalam) So the Messenger is as if he is among us through the preservation of the Book and the Sunnah. Also, we do not know if we had met the Messenger, would we have followed him?
Would we have been steadfast? We do not praise ourselves. Would we have been patient with him in jihad, just as the Muhajireen and the Ansar were patient? We do not know. So a person is content with the reality and does good deeds. Good exists, praise be to Allah. The Book and the Sunnah, as they were revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), have not been altered.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: There are those who say, “We wish that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) were among us so that he could teach us how to live.” Is such a statement a denial of the hadiths?
Answer:
Is this permissible? It is as if the Messenger is among us. Praise be to Allah, the Messenger is as if he is among us now. He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Indeed, I am leaving among you, that which if you hold fast to them, you shall not be misguided after me
إني تارك فيكم ما إن تمسكتم به لن تضلوا بعديWould we have been steadfast? We do not praise ourselves. Would we have been patient with him in jihad, just as the Muhajireen and the Ansar were patient? We do not know. So a person is content with the reality and does good deeds. Good exists, praise be to Allah. The Book and the Sunnah, as they were revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), have not been altered.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب من أمارات الساعة — youtube.com (42:00)
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