What is the meaning of the hadith (The keys of the unseen are five)?
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The Shaykh : The original of the authentic hadith is: .
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh :Sunan Ibn Majah 4044Sahih (Darussalam) .
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : The point is that the Messenger was given everything except the five.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, knowledge of everything except the five.
The questioner : Except those that were excluded, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, whereas the authentic narration does not contain "I was given," which implies possibility. This is the reality: the Messenger is informed of some of the unseen matters other than the five.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But the phrase "I was given" in this anomalous wording implies that he knows everything.
The keys of the unseen are five
مفاتيح الغيب خمسٌThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh :
which no one knows except Allah
لا يعلمهنَّ إلا اللهThe questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : The point is that the Messenger was given everything except the five.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, knowledge of everything except the five.
The questioner : Except those that were excluded, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, whereas the authentic narration does not contain "I was given," which implies possibility. This is the reality: the Messenger is informed of some of the unseen matters other than the five.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But the phrase "I was given" in this anomalous wording implies that he knows everything.
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