What is your Excellency's opinion regarding these papers that are circulated among Muslims and believed by the people?
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The Shaykh : These are two papers that are widely circulated, and they have counterparts, all of which are lies.
The first says: From Shaykh Ahmad, the bearer of the keys to the sanctuary of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), to the Muslims in the east and west of the earth. The point is this will, which states that he was reciting the Qur'an in the sanctuary of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). At that moment, sleep overtook me, and so on. This will is a lie with no basis, and it is not permissible for anyone to distribute it. Whoever sees it being distributed should advise the distributor to stop distributing it. It is astonishing that Muhammad Rashid Rida (may Allah have mercy on him), the owner of al-Manar, said that it existed in his time during the era of the students. That means it is now more than two hundred years old, and people are circulating it.
The second says: From Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I and Fatimah entered upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and found him weeping intensely. I said: May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah, what made you weep? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Ali! On the night I was taken up—yes—O Ali! On the night I was taken up to the sky, I saw women from my Ummah in severe punishment. I denied their situation because of the severity of their punishment that I saw. This is also a lie and is not authentic. And this one says at the end: Whoever reads this, may Allah reward him with good, should copy it and distribute it to his friends.
I say: Whoever reads this should tear it up and beware of it, because it is a lie. It has many counterparts, and I always speak about them. But I say: Beware of these publications. And if you find a publication, present it to the scholars among you so that they may clarify the truth. And success is from Allah.
The Shaykh : These are two papers that are widely circulated, and they have counterparts, all of which are lies.
The first says: From Shaykh Ahmad, the bearer of the keys to the sanctuary of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), to the Muslims in the east and west of the earth. The point is this will, which states that he was reciting the Qur'an in the sanctuary of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). At that moment, sleep overtook me, and so on. This will is a lie with no basis, and it is not permissible for anyone to distribute it. Whoever sees it being distributed should advise the distributor to stop distributing it. It is astonishing that Muhammad Rashid Rida (may Allah have mercy on him), the owner of al-Manar, said that it existed in his time during the era of the students. That means it is now more than two hundred years old, and people are circulating it.
The second says: From Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I and Fatimah entered upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and found him weeping intensely. I said: May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah, what made you weep? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Ali! On the night I was taken up—yes—O Ali! On the night I was taken up to the sky, I saw women from my Ummah in severe punishment. I denied their situation because of the severity of their punishment that I saw. This is also a lie and is not authentic. And this one says at the end: Whoever reads this, may Allah reward him with good, should copy it and distribute it to his friends.
I say: Whoever reads this should tear it up and beware of it, because it is a lie. It has many counterparts, and I always speak about them. But I say: Beware of these publications. And if you find a publication, present it to the scholars among you so that they may clarify the truth. And success is from Allah.