What is the ruling on the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (that he said to Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) when the sun set: Do you know where it goes?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness
The questioner : We have a question, Shaykh
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : It was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said to Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) when the sun set: . He said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He said: .
The question, Shaykh: Is this hadith authentic, and if it is authentic, does it indicate that the sun, or that the alternation of night and day, is due to the sun revolving around the earth?
The Shaykh : As for the hadith being authentic, there is no doubt or ambiguity in that
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because it is in Sahih al-Bukhari and others
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : As for whether it indicates the revolution of the sun, the answer is that it does not indicate this, nor its opposite
The questioner : How, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It does not indicate this, nor its opposite
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the hadith was not narrated to discuss an astronomical or geographical issue
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, it spoke about a matter of the unseen that the astronomers, even if they were Muslims, cannot know, let alone the astronomers of the disbelievers
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because it speaks of the sun going at sunset and prostrating beneath the Throne
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is a matter of the unseen that the human intellect cannot discover or know except through the correct path of revelation, and this is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) informing us of this unseen scientific truth, not the geographical astronomical scientific truth. This is my answer to what you asked, but I feel, but I feel that this is not the intention of your question
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I feel that this is not the intention of your question
The questioner : Shaykh, the intention is that I read for some of the scholars that he says that this hadith indicates that the sun revolves around the earth, that the revolution of the sun around the earth is what causes the alternation of night and day
The Shaykh : No, the hadith has no relation to that, I told you this
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The hadith has no relation to this geographical aspect
The questioner : With this intention
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, okay, anything else
The questioner : But this, may Allah reward you
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness
The questioner : We have a question, Shaykh
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : It was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said to Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) when the sun set:
Do you know where it goes?
أتدري أين تذهب ؟It goes and prostrates beneath the Throne and asks permission, so it is given permission, and it asks permission and is not given permission, and it is said: Return from where you came, so it rises from its setting place
فإنها تذهب وتسجد تحت العرش وتستأذن ، فيؤذن لها ، وإنها تستأذن فلا يؤذن لها ، ويقال : ارجعي من حيث جئت ، فتطلع من مغربهاThe question, Shaykh: Is this hadith authentic, and if it is authentic, does it indicate that the sun, or that the alternation of night and day, is due to the sun revolving around the earth?
The Shaykh : As for the hadith being authentic, there is no doubt or ambiguity in that
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because it is in Sahih al-Bukhari and others
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : As for whether it indicates the revolution of the sun, the answer is that it does not indicate this, nor its opposite
The questioner : How, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : It does not indicate this, nor its opposite
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the hadith was not narrated to discuss an astronomical or geographical issue
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, it spoke about a matter of the unseen that the astronomers, even if they were Muslims, cannot know, let alone the astronomers of the disbelievers
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because it speaks of the sun going at sunset and prostrating beneath the Throne
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : This is a matter of the unseen that the human intellect cannot discover or know except through the correct path of revelation, and this is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) informing us of this unseen scientific truth, not the geographical astronomical scientific truth. This is my answer to what you asked, but I feel, but I feel that this is not the intention of your question
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I feel that this is not the intention of your question
The questioner : Shaykh, the intention is that I read for some of the scholars that he says that this hadith indicates that the sun revolves around the earth, that the revolution of the sun around the earth is what causes the alternation of night and day
The Shaykh : No, the hadith has no relation to that, I told you this
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The hadith has no relation to this geographical aspect
The questioner : With this intention
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, okay, anything else
The questioner : But this, may Allah reward you
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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