The Lives of the Prophets, the Vision of Jibril, and the Prayer for the Absent
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The questioner:
So he asked about it, if Allah wills. Or he asked: Do you have your companions with you?
The Shaykh:
Bravo, bravo.
The questioner:
Yes. Proceed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then inform that no one enters except Allah, and that
The Shaykh:
The Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) are alive with a life of sustenance; there is no doubt in this, for Allah has informed that the martyrs are alive, so[Ali 'Imran 3:169] If the martyrs are alive, then the Prophets are even more so, for they are better, better than the martyrs.
But what is this life in the Hereafter? What is the life in this world? A life whose nature no one knows except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The martyrs are alive, but is it like their life in this world? No, it is a life of the realm of[Al-An'am 6:59] Allah. Therefore, He said in the other verse: [Al-Baqarah 2:154]. You do not perceive their life, for it is not a worldly life. Rather, it is a life of the Hereafter. In this world, they are dead. In this world, they are dead. But in the Barzakh, they are alive with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Alive with their Lord. He says: with their Lord.
Another questioner:
That is to say. Our teacher says: We did not exemplify them, so you see that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh:
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Jibril in his true form twice. The first time was in the valley of Makkah, as I mentioned to you, and the second time was on the night of the Mi'raj, when he saw him in the form in which Allah created him. Otherwise, in the remaining circumstances, he would come to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the form of a man, as passed to you in the hadith of 'Umar, who said: A man entered upon us, intensely white in his garments, intensely black in his hair, no trace of travel was seen on him, and none of us knew him. And at the end of the hadith, it is said: This is Jibril who has come to you to teach you your religion. So he would come to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the form of a man, except in two cases: the first case in the valley of Makkah, and the second case on the night of the Mi'raj, when he saw him in the form in which Allah created him. This is the meaning of his saying:[An-Najm 53:13-14] It is valid, but it is prescribed for those who have a status in Islam, such as scholars and leaders.
The mujahideen in the path of Allah who have a status in Islam, either in calling to Allah and teaching knowledge, or in jihad, or the rulers, the rulers of the Muslims who uphold the Shari'ah of Allah and implement it. Those who have a status in Islam are prayed for with the prayer for the absent, meaning that if they are outside the town, they are prayed for with the prayer for the absent. As for the one who is in the town, he is prayed for either over his funeral if possible, or over his grave if he has not been buried. Therefore, some people, some of the youth now, if someone dies in the town and they do not pray over him, they pray for him with the prayer for the absent in the town. This is not permissible; this is not prescribed. Go to his grave. If you are unable to, or if the prayer over his funeral has passed, go to his grave and pray for him.
Another questioner:
And he said salam, so he called for something stored and followed, and prayed for the Prophets, then returned to Hamzah. If he refused, he informed him of Islam twice, and we said for the Prophets twice.
The Shaykh:
Yes, and it is so, and it is so, yes.
So he asked about it, if Allah wills. Or he asked: Do you have your companions with you?
The Shaykh:
Bravo, bravo.
The questioner:
Yes. Proceed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then inform that no one enters except Allah, and that
The Shaykh:
The Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) are alive with a life of sustenance; there is no doubt in this, for Allah has informed that the martyrs are alive, so
And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision,
تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَBut what is this life in the Hereafter? What is the life in this world? A life whose nature no one knows except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The martyrs are alive, but is it like their life in this world? No, it is a life of the realm of
the unseen; none knows them except
الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّاAnd do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allah, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.
وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتٌ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَAnother questioner:
That is to say. Our teacher says: We did not exemplify them, so you see that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh:
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Jibril in his true form twice. The first time was in the valley of Makkah, as I mentioned to you, and the second time was on the night of the Mi'raj, when he saw him in the form in which Allah created him. Otherwise, in the remaining circumstances, he would come to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the form of a man, as passed to you in the hadith of 'Umar, who said: A man entered upon us, intensely white in his garments, intensely black in his hair, no trace of travel was seen on him, and none of us knew him. And at the end of the hadith, it is said: This is Jibril who has come to you to teach you your religion. So he would come to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the form of a man, except in two cases: the first case in the valley of Makkah, and the second case on the night of the Mi'raj, when he saw him in the form in which Allah created him. This is the meaning of his saying:
(13) And he certainly saw him in another descent (14) At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ عِندَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنتَهَىٰThe mujahideen in the path of Allah who have a status in Islam, either in calling to Allah and teaching knowledge, or in jihad, or the rulers, the rulers of the Muslims who uphold the Shari'ah of Allah and implement it. Those who have a status in Islam are prayed for with the prayer for the absent, meaning that if they are outside the town, they are prayed for with the prayer for the absent. As for the one who is in the town, he is prayed for either over his funeral if possible, or over his grave if he has not been buried. Therefore, some people, some of the youth now, if someone dies in the town and they do not pray over him, they pray for him with the prayer for the absent in the town. This is not permissible; this is not prescribed. Go to his grave. If you are unable to, or if the prayer over his funeral has passed, go to his grave and pray for him.
Another questioner:
And he said salam, so he called for something stored and followed, and prayed for the Prophets, then returned to Hamzah. If he refused, he informed him of Islam twice, and we said for the Prophets twice.
The Shaykh:
Yes, and it is so, and it is so, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 10 من 10/شرح الأصول الثلاثة/معرفة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:22)
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