How do we understand the hadith if the statement of the Companions in their slogan, "Wa Muhammadah," is authentic?
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The questioner : I read in the book al-Awasim... that during the War of Apostasy, the slogan of the Muslims in fighting Musaylimah was "Wa Muhammadah". So what is the interpretation of the word "Wa Muhammadah" from the perspective of shirk (associating partners with Allah)? ...
The Shaykh : Here, first of all, I do not know, at least I do not remember, whether this narration is authentic and established from the Companions. And you must know, on this occasion—and then I will give the answer, if Allah wills—that in Islamic history, and in the Prophetic biography, there are many, many things that are not authentic. For example, there is a hadith that a gathering was held in which 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar was present, and one of the men's legs became paralyzed, so Ibn 'Umar said to him: "Say: Muhammad." So he mentioned Muhammad, and the paralysis went away and the man returned to normal. This narration exists in the books of hadith, like many other narrations, but its chain of narration is not correct. Likewise, there is more in history than what is found in hadith, because the scholars of hadith, with their tremendous efforts that have no parallel in the world since Allah created Adam until the Hour comes, in purifying and filtering the Sunnah, have devoted these efforts, whereas the scholars of history have not devoted even a tenth of that in filtering Islamic history from what entered it due to tribalism, partisanship, popularism, Arabism, and the like. Therefore, I cannot, in principle, give you the answer now as to whether this is correct or not until I return to the chain of this narration to see if it is correct or not. Then, if it is correct, it does not mean seeking aid and asking for help from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but rather as a slogan, a slogan that we believed in our Prophet while Musaylimah and his followers disbelieved. This is how it should be interpreted if the narration is authentic, and Allah knows best.
The questioner : ... does it imply istighathah (calling for aid)?
The Shaykh : No, it is not necessarily istighathah (calling for aid). They call it in some linguistic expressions: a lamentation or something similar to this, and I have forgotten now. I mean, this may be istighathah (calling for aid) and it may not be istighathah (calling for aid).
The student: A lamentation, a lamentation, because it is not based on the fact that it is
The Shaykh : istighathah (calling for aid). It is not necessarily so.
The questioner : Today there was a dispute in the mosque. There was a dispute in the mosque today regarding whether there is... a second congregation after the first? I mean, is there a second congregation after the first congregation?
The Shaykh : You are not showing that you intend to revive it tonight!
The questioner : ... after the prayer
The Shaykh : I have no objection. We will pray, and then if you have an activity, look, I am a man accustomed to [praying] until Fajr. Do not cheat me, I mean, ...
The questioner : Shall we call the adhan, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, go ahead and ask permission from the owner of the house.
The Shaykh : Here, first of all, I do not know, at least I do not remember, whether this narration is authentic and established from the Companions. And you must know, on this occasion—and then I will give the answer, if Allah wills—that in Islamic history, and in the Prophetic biography, there are many, many things that are not authentic. For example, there is a hadith that a gathering was held in which 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar was present, and one of the men's legs became paralyzed, so Ibn 'Umar said to him: "Say: Muhammad." So he mentioned Muhammad, and the paralysis went away and the man returned to normal. This narration exists in the books of hadith, like many other narrations, but its chain of narration is not correct. Likewise, there is more in history than what is found in hadith, because the scholars of hadith, with their tremendous efforts that have no parallel in the world since Allah created Adam until the Hour comes, in purifying and filtering the Sunnah, have devoted these efforts, whereas the scholars of history have not devoted even a tenth of that in filtering Islamic history from what entered it due to tribalism, partisanship, popularism, Arabism, and the like. Therefore, I cannot, in principle, give you the answer now as to whether this is correct or not until I return to the chain of this narration to see if it is correct or not. Then, if it is correct, it does not mean seeking aid and asking for help from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but rather as a slogan, a slogan that we believed in our Prophet while Musaylimah and his followers disbelieved. This is how it should be interpreted if the narration is authentic, and Allah knows best.
The questioner : ... does it imply istighathah (calling for aid)?
The Shaykh : No, it is not necessarily istighathah (calling for aid). They call it in some linguistic expressions: a lamentation or something similar to this, and I have forgotten now. I mean, this may be istighathah (calling for aid) and it may not be istighathah (calling for aid).
The student: A lamentation, a lamentation, because it is not based on the fact that it is
The Shaykh : istighathah (calling for aid). It is not necessarily so.
The questioner : Today there was a dispute in the mosque. There was a dispute in the mosque today regarding whether there is... a second congregation after the first? I mean, is there a second congregation after the first congregation?
The Shaykh : You are not showing that you intend to revive it tonight!
The questioner : ... after the prayer
The Shaykh : I have no objection. We will pray, and then if you have an activity, look, I am a man accustomed to [praying] until Fajr. Do not cheat me, I mean, ...
The questioner : Shall we call the adhan, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, go ahead and ask permission from the owner of the house.