regarding the authenticity of three hadiths cited by Ibn al-Jawzi in his book al-Wafa: The hadith: (I am, in the sight of Allah, the Seal of the Prophets
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The Shaykh : The questioner is asking about three hadiths here:
The first hadith: It says: Al-Hakim and al-Bayhaqi narrated from al-'Arba' ibn Sari'ah who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 5759, 5760.
The second hadith: And Ahmad, al-Bukhari in his Tarikh, al-Tabarani, al-Hakim, and al-Bayhaqi narrated from Mayasir al-Fajr who said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, when did you become a Prophet? He said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3609Sahih (Darussalam).
Third: It says: And al-Hakim, al-Bayhaqi, and Abu Nu'aym narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that it was said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): When did prophethood become obligatory for you? He said:Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 26:222.
It says: And indeed Ibn al-Jawzi cited these hadiths in his book al-Wafa, Part One, page thirty-three.
The reality is that these three hadiths are authentic, but they do not indicate what many Muslims today, from their ignorant or uninformed scholars, believe. These hadiths do not indicate that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was the first thing Allah created. Rather, the only thing these hadiths indicate is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was written in the sight of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) as a Prophet while Adam was between the spirit and the body. "Written" does not mean that he was created with his body and spirit while Adam was between the spirit and the body. Rather, he was written in the sight of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) as a Prophet while Adam was between the spirit and the body. Some of these hadiths are more explicit in indicating this meaning than others. In the first hadith, it says:Mishkat al-Masabih 5759, 5760,
The hadith following it has the wording: When did you become a Prophet? In another wording, which is more explicit, instead of "you were," it says "you were written": When were you written as a Prophet? He answered:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3609Sahih (Darussalam).
The third hadith here: When did prophethood become obligatory for you? He said:Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 26:222; therefore, it is not correct to use this hadith as evidence for the falsehood that the Messenger (peace be upon him) was the first creature Allah (Mighty and Majestic) created. Rather, this hadith indicates that the writing of the Messenger (peace be upon him) as a Prophet in the sight of Allah was before the creation of Adam, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3609Sahih (Darussalam); therefore, if that is the case, and the hadith has no connection to proving that the Messenger was the first of Allah's creation as they say and claim, then the matter remains as it is agreed upon by all Muslim scholars, from when Allah sent Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) until the Hour stands, that Muhammad is Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib. He is preceded by hundreds of fathers before him, and between him and Adam (peace be upon him); so how can it be said at that time that the Messenger was the first thing created?!
In addition to that, this false belief contradicts an authentic hadith, namely his saying (peace be upon him):. This is an authentic hadith narrated by Abu Dawud in his Sunan, Ahmad in his Musnad, and others. This is an explicit text in determining the first created thing, where he (peace be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3319Sahih (Darussalam), so when He created , this Pen is the one that wrote that the Messenger (peace be upon him) is a Prophet Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3609Sahih (Darussalam); therefore, he (peace be upon him), even in his being written in the sight of Allah as a Prophet, is later than the first created thing, let alone his self (peace be upon him) with his body and spirit. Therefore, it is regrettable that voices are raised on minarets, towers, and pulpits with this false belief, which is that he (peace be upon him) was the first created thing.
This, in reality, indicates to us the distance of Muslims from studying the Sunnah and studying the Prophetic hadith, and from knowing what is authentic from what is not, until they cling to every hadith that reaches their ears, or every hadith they read in a book from the thousands of books printed by printing presses without any scientific supervision whatsoever. They claim that the Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "O Jabir, the first thing Allah created was the light of your Prophet." This has no basis whatsoever in the books of the Sunnah, and it does not exist in any book of hadith, not in the six famous books: al-Bukhari, Muslim, the Sunan of Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah, nor in the other books of hadith. These are the most famous, and they are the six. This hadith has no basis in any of them, nor in the sixty books, nor the six hundred books. All these books did not narrate this hadith, even with a fabricated, false chain. This hadith has no basis. Nevertheless, they relied on it and used it to strike against the authentic hadith:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3319Sahih (Darussalam) as we mentioned. And when one of them feels that the hadith about the creation of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the creation of his light actually has no basis and no existence at all, they resort to these hadiths which we began answering, and which are in reality authentic hadiths, but they do not indicate the meaning they go to and use as evidence for, namely the hadith: "The first thing Allah created was the light of your Prophet." There is no connection or relation between these three hadiths and the hadith of Jabir whatsoever. Rather, in them is that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) wrote in His sight that the Messenger is a Prophet, chosen and selected, and Adam is kneading in his clay.
This is what is available as an answer to these three hadiths...
Yes.
The first hadith: It says: Al-Hakim and al-Bayhaqi narrated from al-'Arba' ibn Sari'ah who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I was inscribed in God's presence as the seal of the prophets when Adam was prone in his basic substance
إني عند الله لَخاتم النَّبيِّين ، وإن آدم لَمنجدلٌ في طينتهThe second hadith: And Ahmad, al-Bukhari in his Tarikh, al-Tabarani, al-Hakim, and al-Bayhaqi narrated from Mayasir al-Fajr who said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, when did you become a Prophet? He said:
While Adam was between (being) soul and body.
وآدم بين الروح والجسدThird: It says: And al-Hakim, al-Bayhaqi, and Abu Nu'aym narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that it was said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): When did prophethood become obligatory for you? He said:
Between the creation of Adam and the blowing of the spirit into him
بين خلق آدم ونفخ الروح فيهIt says: And indeed Ibn al-Jawzi cited these hadiths in his book al-Wafa, Part One, page thirty-three.
The reality is that these three hadiths are authentic, but they do not indicate what many Muslims today, from their ignorant or uninformed scholars, believe. These hadiths do not indicate that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was the first thing Allah created. Rather, the only thing these hadiths indicate is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was written in the sight of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) as a Prophet while Adam was between the spirit and the body. "Written" does not mean that he was created with his body and spirit while Adam was between the spirit and the body. Rather, he was written in the sight of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) as a Prophet while Adam was between the spirit and the body. Some of these hadiths are more explicit in indicating this meaning than others. In the first hadith, it says:
I was inscribed in God's presence as the seal of the prophets when Adam was prone in his basic substance
إني عند الله لَخاتم النَّبيِّين ، وإن آدم لمنجدل في طينتهI am, in the sight of Allah, the Seal of the Prophets
إني عند الله لَخاتم النَّبيِّينThe hadith following it has the wording: When did you become a Prophet? In another wording, which is more explicit, instead of "you were," it says "you were written": When were you written as a Prophet? He answered:
While Adam was between (being) soul and body.
وآدم بين الروح والجسدThe third hadith here: When did prophethood become obligatory for you? He said:
Between the creation of Adam and the blowing of the spirit into him
بين خلق آدم ونفخ الروح فيهWhile Adam was between (being) soul and body.
وآدم بين الروح والجسدIn addition to that, this false belief contradicts an authentic hadith, namely his saying (peace be upon him):
The first thing Allah created was the Pen, and He said to it: Write. It said: What shall I write? He said: Write what is destined to happen until the Day of Resurrection
أول ما خلق الله القلم فقال له : اكتُبْ . قال : ما أكتب ؟ قال : اكتُبْ ما هو كائن إلى يوم القيامةthe first of what Allah created was the Pen
أول ما خلق الله القلمHe said to him: "Write." He said: "What should I write?" He said: "Write what is destined to happen until the Day of Resurrection."
قال له : اكتب . قال : ما أكتب ؟ قال : اكتُبْ ما هو كائن إلى يوم القيامةWhile Adam was between (being) soul and body.
وآدم بين الروح والجسدThis, in reality, indicates to us the distance of Muslims from studying the Sunnah and studying the Prophetic hadith, and from knowing what is authentic from what is not, until they cling to every hadith that reaches their ears, or every hadith they read in a book from the thousands of books printed by printing presses without any scientific supervision whatsoever. They claim that the Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "O Jabir, the first thing Allah created was the light of your Prophet." This has no basis whatsoever in the books of the Sunnah, and it does not exist in any book of hadith, not in the six famous books: al-Bukhari, Muslim, the Sunan of Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah, nor in the other books of hadith. These are the most famous, and they are the six. This hadith has no basis in any of them, nor in the sixty books, nor the six hundred books. All these books did not narrate this hadith, even with a fabricated, false chain. This hadith has no basis. Nevertheless, they relied on it and used it to strike against the authentic hadith:
the first of what Allah created was the Pen
أوَّل ما خلق الله القلمThis is what is available as an answer to these three hadiths...
Yes.
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