Benefits of the Hadith of the Pond
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The Shaykh : This is also evidence that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit the martyrs of Uhud, and that is indeed the case. This prayer that he prayed for them, the funeral prayer, is not the prayer that is prescribed when a person dies, for the martyrs are not prayed over. However, Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This is a prayer of farewell", a farewell to them. That is, he prayed the funeral prayer for them, as one who bids them farewell, (peace and blessings be upon him). In this is evidence that his Pond exists now, based on his statement: Sahih al-Bukhari 3596, and Allah revealed it to him so that he saw it, (peace and blessings be upon him).
In it is that Allah the Exalted gave him the keys of the earth, or the keys of its treasuries. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not attain much of it, but his successors after him attained it.
In it is also that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fear that his Companions would associate partners with Allah after him, due to the faith that was firmly established in their hearts. The apostates who apostatized after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) do not contradict this, because he was not addressing them at that time. The people of apostasy who apostatized did not have faith firmly established in their hearts, so they apostatized after the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
I am really looking at my sacred Fount now
إني والله لأنظر إلى حوضي الآنIn it is that Allah the Exalted gave him the keys of the earth, or the keys of its treasuries. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not attain much of it, but his successors after him attained it.
In it is also that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fear that his Companions would associate partners with Allah after him, due to the faith that was firmly established in their hearts. The apostates who apostatized after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) do not contradict this, because he was not addressing them at that time. The people of apostasy who apostatized did not have faith firmly established in their hearts, so they apostatized after the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).