The prostration of Mu'adh to the Prophet and the prostration of Yusuf's brothers in the previous legislations
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The questioner:
Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned, in connection with the verse of Allah the Exalted, “And he raised his parents and prostrated to him,” that Mu'adh came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from Sham and prostrated to the Prophet, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade him from doing that.
The Shaykh:
As for this, it is a matter of teaching; he taught him that this is not fitting except for Allah, and Mu'adh thought that this was fitting for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him.
The questioner:
But Al-Hafiz (may Allah have mercy on him) said that this was permissible in his previous law.
The Shaykh:
The Shi'ah of the past.
The questioner:
Yes, ready.
The Shaykh:
The brothers of Yusuf and his father, and the angels prostrated to Adam; this is a matter of greeting and honor, but in the law of Muhammad, that was forbidden. That is, the law of Muhammad is the most complete of the laws; in it, the way to [prostration] for other than Allah was forbidden. It used to be permissible in the past as a matter of greeting, as a matter of honor. Yes.
The questioner:
As for actual prostration.
The Shaykh:
And I know the actual doubt. Yes.
Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned, in connection with the verse of Allah the Exalted, “And he raised his parents and prostrated to him,” that Mu'adh came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from Sham and prostrated to the Prophet, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade him from doing that.
The Shaykh:
As for this, it is a matter of teaching; he taught him that this is not fitting except for Allah, and Mu'adh thought that this was fitting for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him.
The questioner:
But Al-Hafiz (may Allah have mercy on him) said that this was permissible in his previous law.
The Shaykh:
The Shi'ah of the past.
The questioner:
Yes, ready.
The Shaykh:
The brothers of Yusuf and his father, and the angels prostrated to Adam; this is a matter of greeting and honor, but in the law of Muhammad, that was forbidden. That is, the law of Muhammad is the most complete of the laws; in it, the way to [prostration] for other than Allah was forbidden. It used to be permissible in the past as a matter of greeting, as a matter of honor. Yes.
The questioner:
As for actual prostration.
The Shaykh:
And I know the actual doubt. Yes.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (37:18)
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