Discussion of the Verse of Smoke, with the Shaykh’s advice to this man to repent to Allah the Exalted.
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The questioner : But this verse, my master, let us conclude our session with an explanation of the Verse of Smoke?
The Shaykh : My brother, the Verse of Smoke occurred in the time of the Messenger (peace be upon him), and the smoke afflicted the polytheists. They feigned faith, then they returned to disbelief and tyranny as they were before. Therefore, the verse is very explicit that it refers to people to whom the Messenger was sent directly, and they disbelieved in him, because in some verses...[Ad-Dukhan 44:12-13] a clear Messenger came to them...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Not as he imagines. A clear Messenger came to them, and he is the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers. So our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) tested the polytheists by sending the smoke to them, and hunger afflicted them, and it was like fog so they could not see in front of them, until they ate the old, discarded leather thrown in the road. This is an allusion to the severity of the trial they suffered, because the leather... he swallowed and chewed it, and so on, until it became like stone. This is the trial by which Allah (Mighty and Majestic) afflicted them, and therefore...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No... do not say no...
The questioner : Do not fabricate against Allah!
The Shaykh : ... with your companion. I am holding myself back and keeping my nerves steady... you fabricate against Allah every hour...
The questioner : Why do you say you... the Verse of Smoke...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... even the smoke...
The Shaykh : I asked you a question an hour ago and you did not answer me! Have you read Sahih al-Bukhari?
The questioner : It is not there... the smoke.
The Shaykh : It is there... is the Book of al-Bukhari missing or is it there?
The questioner : It is there...
The Shaykh : What do you think...
The questioner : ... the smoke... I do not go back to it...
The Shaykh : That is enough... the matter has been revealed...!
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I advise you with a piece of advice... turn back from this claim, it is better for you in this world, let alone the Hereafter... this is a claim that people before you made, and they suffered the consequences of their affair... the Mahdi of Sudan. If you do not know the Mahdi, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad al-Qadiyani, I do not think you do not know the Mahdi of Sudan who claimed Mahdism before you. Therefore, repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and leave these illusions in which you argue with people and waste their time without knowledge. You do not know, perhaps the prayer of the Messenger (peace be upon him). I say, perhaps you do not know it. And if you say you do not know it, we will put you to the test when you are ready! You are the one who says, "I am a follower," it is easy, but the application and practice is the hard part. You say, "I am a follower, I am not an innovator." Come, let us see the prayer of the Messenger that you pray five times a day. Let us see if you are truthful in your claim. If you are truthful, yes... because you are truthful in what is revealed to you, which you claim. But if you are not truthful in the simplest thing, how can you hope that people will believe you in a greater claim? If a person cannot carry this cup, can he carry...
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : He cannot. If you are not a follower in the simplest matters in which many Muslims share knowledge... how can we say that you are a follower in this long and extensive claim? Do you know the prayer of the Messenger (peace be upon him)?
The questioner : May Allah pray upon him...
The Shaykh : I do not think so, and I hope you are wrong, or rather, I hope you are lying. What do you think? Can you stand up and show us how the Messenger used to pray? You are the one who says, "I am a follower, I am not an innovator"! Fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic)...
Another questioner: I ask him a question, O Shaykh...
The questioner : Is he a Messenger...
The Shaykh : ... No, my dear, no, he is not the Messenger of Allah, nor is he a Prophet. Rather, he is one of the greatest scholars of the Muslims, indeed he is the greatest scholar of the Muslims in his time. And this man fears Allah. I advise him, between me and him, that we are responsible before Allah for this session...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You are deluded, so fear Allah in your claim. You are not a scholar. You do not know how to recite the Qur'an that was revealed to you...!
Another questioner: The rules of tajwid...
The Shaykh : ... we tell him that prayer is obligatory, five prayers in every day and night...
The questioner : I tell you, you... a piece of advice...
The Shaykh : But...
Another questioner: This is an illness called schizophrenia. That means sometimes you claim you are a Messenger and a Prophet, and other times you definitely... and your brother testifies for me... because your words... we came, everyone came from the farthest part of the world to hear your words... your words mean... I am a student in the Faculty of Medicine. I entered a hospital for mental illnesses, and there was a man from Germany. I asked him, and he is a patient, my brother, I said, what is wrong with you? He said to me, "I was with Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)!" You do not pray upon him when he is mentioned...
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner: No, we did not hear your words... and his companion, it was me and him. Look at this madman... his companion... and I was with him working, meaning we were working a shift and we were glorifying Allah by the sea...!
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
Another questioner: But I asked what his situation is, and they said he was with one of our group, a Muslim who entered... he said to him, "I am a Muslim and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)," and this became visible...
Another questioner: ... if you please, Doctor...
The Shaykh : My brother, the Verse of Smoke occurred in the time of the Messenger (peace be upon him), and the smoke afflicted the polytheists. They feigned faith, then they returned to disbelief and tyranny as they were before. Therefore, the verse is very explicit that it refers to people to whom the Messenger was sent directly, and they disbelieved in him, because in some verses...
(12) [They will say], "Our Lord, remove from us the torment; indeed, we are believers." (13) How will there be for them a reminder [at that time]? And there had come to them a clear Messenger.
ربنا اكشف عنا العذاب إنا مؤمنون أنى لهم الذكرى و قد جاءهم رسول مبينThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Not as he imagines. A clear Messenger came to them, and he is the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers. So our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) tested the polytheists by sending the smoke to them, and hunger afflicted them, and it was like fog so they could not see in front of them, until they ate the old, discarded leather thrown in the road. This is an allusion to the severity of the trial they suffered, because the leather... he swallowed and chewed it, and so on, until it became like stone. This is the trial by which Allah (Mighty and Majestic) afflicted them, and therefore...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No... do not say no...
The questioner : Do not fabricate against Allah!
The Shaykh : ... with your companion. I am holding myself back and keeping my nerves steady... you fabricate against Allah every hour...
The questioner : Why do you say you... the Verse of Smoke...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... even the smoke...
The Shaykh : I asked you a question an hour ago and you did not answer me! Have you read Sahih al-Bukhari?
The questioner : It is not there... the smoke.
The Shaykh : It is there... is the Book of al-Bukhari missing or is it there?
The questioner : It is there...
The Shaykh : What do you think...
The questioner : ... the smoke... I do not go back to it...
The Shaykh : That is enough... the matter has been revealed...!
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I advise you with a piece of advice... turn back from this claim, it is better for you in this world, let alone the Hereafter... this is a claim that people before you made, and they suffered the consequences of their affair... the Mahdi of Sudan. If you do not know the Mahdi, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad al-Qadiyani, I do not think you do not know the Mahdi of Sudan who claimed Mahdism before you. Therefore, repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and leave these illusions in which you argue with people and waste their time without knowledge. You do not know, perhaps the prayer of the Messenger (peace be upon him). I say, perhaps you do not know it. And if you say you do not know it, we will put you to the test when you are ready! You are the one who says, "I am a follower," it is easy, but the application and practice is the hard part. You say, "I am a follower, I am not an innovator." Come, let us see the prayer of the Messenger that you pray five times a day. Let us see if you are truthful in your claim. If you are truthful, yes... because you are truthful in what is revealed to you, which you claim. But if you are not truthful in the simplest thing, how can you hope that people will believe you in a greater claim? If a person cannot carry this cup, can he carry...
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : He cannot. If you are not a follower in the simplest matters in which many Muslims share knowledge... how can we say that you are a follower in this long and extensive claim? Do you know the prayer of the Messenger (peace be upon him)?
The questioner : May Allah pray upon him...
The Shaykh : I do not think so, and I hope you are wrong, or rather, I hope you are lying. What do you think? Can you stand up and show us how the Messenger used to pray? You are the one who says, "I am a follower, I am not an innovator"! Fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic)...
Another questioner: I ask him a question, O Shaykh...
The questioner : Is he a Messenger...
The Shaykh : ... No, my dear, no, he is not the Messenger of Allah, nor is he a Prophet. Rather, he is one of the greatest scholars of the Muslims, indeed he is the greatest scholar of the Muslims in his time. And this man fears Allah. I advise him, between me and him, that we are responsible before Allah for this session...
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You are deluded, so fear Allah in your claim. You are not a scholar. You do not know how to recite the Qur'an that was revealed to you...!
Another questioner: The rules of tajwid...
The Shaykh : ... we tell him that prayer is obligatory, five prayers in every day and night...
The questioner : I tell you, you... a piece of advice...
The Shaykh : But...
Another questioner: This is an illness called schizophrenia. That means sometimes you claim you are a Messenger and a Prophet, and other times you definitely... and your brother testifies for me... because your words... we came, everyone came from the farthest part of the world to hear your words... your words mean... I am a student in the Faculty of Medicine. I entered a hospital for mental illnesses, and there was a man from Germany. I asked him, and he is a patient, my brother, I said, what is wrong with you? He said to me, "I was with Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)!" You do not pray upon him when he is mentioned...
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner: No, we did not hear your words... and his companion, it was me and him. Look at this madman... his companion... and I was with him working, meaning we were working a shift and we were glorifying Allah by the sea...!
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
Another questioner: But I asked what his situation is, and they said he was with one of our group, a Muslim who entered... he said to him, "I am a Muslim and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)," and this became visible...
Another questioner: ... if you please, Doctor...