What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Then He drew near and hung low)? And what is your statement regarding the hadith: (So the Mighty One, Blessed and Exalted is He, drew near)?
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The questioner : The questioner says regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: [An-Najm 53:8-9] What do you say about the hadith that states: which is attributed to al-Bukhari, as in the tafsir of Ibn Kathir?
The Shaykh : I say what the scholars of hadith have said about it. This narration is an anomalous report (shadhdh) from one of al-Bukhari’s narrators, who is Sharik ibn Abdullah, and he is not the well-known judge. So, he introduced this addition in the story of the Night Journey and the Ascension. The scholars of hadith mentioned that it is anomalous, meaning... it was Jibril (peace be upon him) who drew near, not the Lord of the worlds, Blessed and Exalted is He. So, this is an anomalous narration, despite its presence in Sahih al-Bukhari.
(8) Then he approached and descended (9) And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
ثم دنى فتدلى فكان قاب قوسين أو أدنىSo the Mighty One, Blessed and Exalted is He, drew near.
فدنى الجبار تبارك وتعالىThe Shaykh : I say what the scholars of hadith have said about it. This narration is an anomalous report (shadhdh) from one of al-Bukhari’s narrators, who is Sharik ibn Abdullah, and he is not the well-known judge. So, he introduced this addition in the story of the Night Journey and the Ascension. The scholars of hadith mentioned that it is anomalous, meaning... it was Jibril (peace be upon him) who drew near, not the Lord of the worlds, Blessed and Exalted is He. So, this is an anomalous narration, despite its presence in Sahih al-Bukhari.
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