regarding the validity of a story that appears to permit calling for aid from other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
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The questioner : This is the speech.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : It is the book "Al-Awasim min al-Qawasim" ... .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : That in the War of Apostasy, the slogan of the Muslims in fighting Musaylimah was: "Wa-Muhammadah" ... . The word "Wa-Muhammadah" is interpreted from the perspective of shirk (associating partners with Allah) or in Arabic terms ... .
The Shaykh : Here, first of all: I do not know—at least not now, I do not remember—whether this report is authentic or established from the Companions. And you must know, on this occasion, and then I will complete the answer—Allah willing—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 stiff, so Ibn 'Umar said to him: "Say: Muhammad," so he mentioned Muhammad, and the stiffness went away and the man returned to normal. This report exists in the books of hadith, like many other reports, but its chain of narration is not correct. Similarly, there is in the history ... for example, because the hadith ... ... by purifying the Sunnah and filtering it, they devoted these efforts, whereas the scholars of history have not devoted even one-tenth of that effort to purifying Islamic history from what entered it due to tribalism, partisanship, and the conflicts between Arabs and non-Arabs ... 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 report to see if it is correct or not. And even if it is correct, it does not mean seeking help and asking for aid from the Messenger (peace 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 report is correct, and Allah knows best.
The questioner : ... calling for aid, meaning?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, it is not necessarily calling for aid; they call it in some linguistic expressions "..." or something like that, and Allah knows, I am forgetting it now; meaning this may be calling for aid and it may not be calling for aid.
The questioner : Meaning help, help, like that, not on the basis that ... .
The Shaykh : Calling for aid, no ... .
The questioner : ... the people of the grave.
The Shaykh : Yes?
Another questioner : There is a disagreement today regarding whether there is permission for a second congregation after the first? Meaning, is there, is there a second congregation after the first congregation?
The Shaykh : It is clear to you 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, know that I am a man accustomed to [praying] until Fajr; do not deceive me, I mean.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I ask permission from the owner of the house; is the qiblah (direction of prayer) like this, or is there a deviation here?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : It is the book "Al-Awasim min al-Qawasim" ... .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : That in the War of Apostasy, the slogan of the Muslims in fighting Musaylimah was: "Wa-Muhammadah" ... . The word "Wa-Muhammadah" is interpreted from the perspective of shirk (associating partners with Allah) or in Arabic terms ... .
The Shaykh : Here, first of all: I do not know—at least not now, I do not remember—whether this report is authentic or established from the Companions. And you must know, on this occasion, and then I will complete the answer—Allah willing—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 stiff, so Ibn 'Umar said to him: "Say: Muhammad," so he mentioned Muhammad, and the stiffness went away and the man returned to normal. This report exists in the books of hadith, like many other reports, but its chain of narration is not correct. Similarly, there is in the history ... for example, because the hadith ... ... by purifying the Sunnah and filtering it, they devoted these efforts, whereas the scholars of history have not devoted even one-tenth of that effort to purifying Islamic history from what entered it due to tribalism, partisanship, and the conflicts between Arabs and non-Arabs ... 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 report to see if it is correct or not. And even if it is correct, it does not mean seeking help and asking for aid from the Messenger (peace 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 report is correct, and Allah knows best.
The questioner : ... calling for aid, meaning?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, it is not necessarily calling for aid; they call it in some linguistic expressions "..." or something like that, and Allah knows, I am forgetting it now; meaning this may be calling for aid and it may not be calling for aid.
The questioner : Meaning help, help, like that, not on the basis that ... .
The Shaykh : Calling for aid, no ... .
The questioner : ... the people of the grave.
The Shaykh : Yes?
Another questioner : There is a disagreement today regarding whether there is permission for a second congregation after the first? Meaning, is there, is there a second congregation after the first congregation?
The Shaykh : It is clear to you 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, know that I am a man accustomed to [praying] until Fajr; do not deceive me, I mean.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I ask permission from the owner of the house; is the qiblah (direction of prayer) like this, or is there a deviation here?
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