A note from a student regarding the issue of the words engraved on the ring of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
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"The reading from Fath al-Bari by Ibn Hajar"
The reader: "And as for the statement of some of the shaykhs that its writing was from bottom to top".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: "... the Majesty is at the top of the three lines".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: "And Muhammad is at the bottom of them, so I did not see this explicitly stated in any of the hadiths. Rather, the narration of al-Isma'ili contradicts this on its surface, for he said in it: Muhammad is one line, the second line is Messenger, and the third line is Allah".
The Shaykh : It is established with us that Muhammad is the bottom, Messenger is the middle, and Allah is the top. This is what exists now, if the book mentioned by the brother Ahmad is authentic, it is found among people with Muhammad at the bottom.
The questioner : In the narration of al-Isma'ili ... .
The Shaykh : Nothing prevents it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... Nothing prevents it, if this is the first middle and this is the second and this is the third.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : And even if it is known that the first is above and the bottom is below, in the usual order there is no doubt that Muhammad is above, the Messenger is in the middle, and Allah is below, but what is established with us is that Muhammad is the bottom. And on this basis, it should be clarified, this issue should be clarified.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... and we saw it in a museum ... it exists.
The Shaykh : It exists, meaning, refer to al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah regarding this. Refer to al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah and you will see, yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) meaning ... .
The Shaykh : Meaning there is exaltation in it, that the name of Allah is the highest, yes.
The reader: "And as for the statement of some of the shaykhs that its writing was from bottom to top".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: "... the Majesty is at the top of the three lines".
The Shaykh : Yes.
The reader: "And Muhammad is at the bottom of them, so I did not see this explicitly stated in any of the hadiths. Rather, the narration of al-Isma'ili contradicts this on its surface, for he said in it: Muhammad is one line, the second line is Messenger, and the third line is Allah".
The Shaykh : It is established with us that Muhammad is the bottom, Messenger is the middle, and Allah is the top. This is what exists now, if the book mentioned by the brother Ahmad is authentic, it is found among people with Muhammad at the bottom.
The questioner : In the narration of al-Isma'ili ... .
The Shaykh : Nothing prevents it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... Nothing prevents it, if this is the first middle and this is the second and this is the third.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : And even if it is known that the first is above and the bottom is below, in the usual order there is no doubt that Muhammad is above, the Messenger is in the middle, and Allah is below, but what is established with us is that Muhammad is the bottom. And on this basis, it should be clarified, this issue should be clarified.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... and we saw it in a museum ... it exists.
The Shaykh : It exists, meaning, refer to al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah regarding this. Refer to al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah and you will see, yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) meaning ... .
The Shaykh : Meaning there is exaltation in it, that the name of Allah is the highest, yes.