The Shaykh's response to those who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is light.
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The Shaykh: Khaybar is behind, and it is actually north of Medina, close to it. Second, what is your question regarding the hadith? The unseen matters in the hadiths are explained by reality. If something from it is difficult for you in terms of some of its wording, you may ask and receive an answer; otherwise, leave it to reality.
The questioner: He does not remember, meaning
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Abu Layla: How is your health, Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Praise be to Allah, I am well... Regarding the statement of those who say that the Messenger (peace be upon him) is light, and we refuted this statement with His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Kahf 18:110] So he (peace be upon him) is exactly like humans, created as humans are created. That is, his mother carried him as all mothers carry for nine months and gave birth to him as every mother gives birth to her child, except that she saw in a dream that light came out of her which illuminated for her Sham or Busra al-Sham. This is correct as a dream, as a sleep vision. So he (peace and blessings be upon him), as you know, used to eat and drink, get sick and get injured, and so on. So he is a human who does not differ from them at all, except in what Allah chose for him of revelation, prophethood, and messengership. That is all. And it seems to me that the man referred to a story related to Aisha, or what?
Another questioner: He has evidence based on the idea that it is the spiritual light.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Another questioner: Based on the appearance of our mistress Aisha while he was praying, and of course, there was light on him, so she came and pushed him, so she pushed air, of course, she could not touch him...
The Shaykh: Tell him it is a myth, O Umm Amr, a myth. And this is a man you must meet, if you can, and understand first of all whether he preserves his religion and his prayer? Because being merely an employee in a bank is the greatest evidence that he is not committed. He does not prohibit or permit. He may be a prayer performer, for there are many employees in banks who pray, either because they are ignorant and do not know the ruling on working in a bank, or they know but they tell you: we need to live. Second, if you contact him, tell him I heard from you such and such, and where did you get this hadith from? The books of hadith contain the authentic, the weak, and the fabricated lies, and so on. So where did you dig up this hadith from? We have been informed that this hadith has no basis, so perhaps you can point us to its source, and you will not point us to anything, because this hadith is merely an imagination of his.
Another questioner: Yes.
The questioner: He does not remember, meaning
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Abu Layla: How is your health, Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Praise be to Allah, I am well... Regarding the statement of those who say that the Messenger (peace be upon him) is light, and we refuted this statement with His saying, the Exalted:
Say, "I am only a man like you, to whom has been revealed that your god is one God
قل إنمّا أنا بشر مثلكم يوحى إليّ ، أنّما إلهاكم إله واحدAnother questioner: He has evidence based on the idea that it is the spiritual light.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Another questioner: Based on the appearance of our mistress Aisha while he was praying, and of course, there was light on him, so she came and pushed him, so she pushed air, of course, she could not touch him...
The Shaykh: Tell him it is a myth, O Umm Amr, a myth. And this is a man you must meet, if you can, and understand first of all whether he preserves his religion and his prayer? Because being merely an employee in a bank is the greatest evidence that he is not committed. He does not prohibit or permit. He may be a prayer performer, for there are many employees in banks who pray, either because they are ignorant and do not know the ruling on working in a bank, or they know but they tell you: we need to live. Second, if you contact him, tell him I heard from you such and such, and where did you get this hadith from? The books of hadith contain the authentic, the weak, and the fabricated lies, and so on. So where did you dig up this hadith from? We have been informed that this hadith has no basis, so perhaps you can point us to its source, and you will not point us to anything, because this hadith is merely an imagination of his.
Another questioner: Yes.
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