Commentary on Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim-24b
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The reader: "But it has been narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she uncovered the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to bring down rain, for it is a mercy that descends upon his grave, and she did not ask for rain at his grave, nor did she call for aid there. For this reason, when his chamber was built in the era of the Tabi'un - my father and mother be his sacrifice - (peace and blessings be upon him), they left an opening at the top leading to the sky, which remains to this day, with a cloth placed over it, stones at its edges holding it in place, and the roof was open to the sky".
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest.
The reader: "It was built that way when the mosque and the pulpit burned in the year 658, and a fire appeared in the land of al-Hijaz, which illuminated the necks of camels in Bosra".
The Shaykh : This is one of the signs of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), of which he informed that. Bosra is a town in Sham, and this indicates its greatness and height. For this reason, the people of Madinah made a great commotion and they kept coming to the mosque for three days or more. They were hearing sounds like thunderclaps as the earth split open, and they were filled with great fear, even though the Messenger had informed them of it. But news is not like witnessing it. A person may be informed of something huge and not be affected in that way, but when it happens, it has a great impact. Allah is the Greatest. Yes.
The reader: "And after that, the fitnah of the Turks occurred in Baghdad and elsewhere. Then the mosque and the roof were restored as they were, and a wooden wall was added around the chamber. Then, after many years, the dome was built over the roof, and those who disliked it condemned it. However, we have narrated in the Maghazi of Ibn Ishaq, from the additions of Yunus ibn Bakir, from Abu Khalida Khalid ibn Dinar, who narrated to us from Abu al-Aliyah, who said:.
So in this story: what the Muhajireen and Ansar did by concealing his grave".
The Shaykh : May Allah have mercy on you.
The reader: "by concealing his grave so that people would not be tempted by it, and it was their condemnation of that".
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest.
The reader: "It was built that way when the mosque and the pulpit burned in the year 658, and a fire appeared in the land of al-Hijaz, which illuminated the necks of camels in Bosra".
The Shaykh : This is one of the signs of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), of which he informed that
A fire will emerge in al-Hijaz that will illuminate the necks of camels in Bosra
ستخرج نار في الحجاز تضيء لها أعناق الإبل ببصرىThe reader: "And after that, the fitnah of the Turks occurred in Baghdad and elsewhere. Then the mosque and the roof were restored as they were, and a wooden wall was added around the chamber. Then, after many years, the dome was built over the roof, and those who disliked it condemned it. However, we have narrated in the Maghazi of Ibn Ishaq, from the additions of Yunus ibn Bakir, from Abu Khalida Khalid ibn Dinar, who narrated to us from Abu al-Aliyah, who said:
When we conquered Tustar, we found in the treasury of Hormuzan a bed on which a dead man was lying, with a mushaf beside his head. We took the mushaf and carried it to 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), so he called for Ka'b, who translated it into Arabic. I was the first Arab to read it, reading it just as I recite this Qur'an. I asked Abu al-Aliyah: What was in it? He said: Your history, your affairs, the tones of your speech, and what will happen after. I said: What did you do with the man? He said: We dug thirteen separate graves during the day, and when night came, we buried him and leveled all the graves to hide him from the people so they would not dig him up. I said: What did they hope for from him? He said: When the sky withheld rain from them, they would come out with his bed and it would rain. I said: Who did you think the man was? He said: A man called Daniel. I said: How long had he been dead when you found him? He said: Three hundred years. I said: Had anything changed in him? He said: No, except for some hairs on the back of his head, for the flesh of the prophets is not decayed by the earth, nor eaten by wild beasts
لما فتحنا تستر، وجدنا في بيت مال الهرمزان سريرا عليه رجل ميت، عند رأسه مصحف له، فأخذنا المصحف فحملناه إلى عمر رضي الله عنه، فدعا له كعبا فنسخه بالعربية، فأنا أول رجل من العرب قرأه قراءة مثلما أقرأ القرآن هذا، فقلت لأبي العالية : ما كان فيه ؟ قال : سيرتكم وأموركم ولحون كلامكم، وما هو كائن بعد. قلت : فما صنعتم بالرجل ؟ قال : حفرنا بالنهار ثلاثة عشر قبرا متفرقة، فلما كان بالليل دفناه، وسوينا القبور كلها لنعميه على الناس لا ينبشونه. فقلت : وما يرجون منه ؟ قال : كانت السماء إذا حُبست عنهم برزوا بسريره فيُمطرون. فقلت : من كنتم تظنون الرجل؟ قال : رجل يقال له دانيال. فقلت : منذ كم وجدتموه مات؟ قال : منذ ثلاثمائة سنة. قلت : ما كان تغير منه شيء؟ قال : لا، إلا شعيرات من قفاه، إن لحوم الأنبياء لا تبليها الأرض، ولا تأكلها السباعSo in this story: what the Muhajireen and Ansar did by concealing his grave".
The Shaykh : May Allah have mercy on you.
The reader: "by concealing his grave so that people would not be tempted by it, and it was their condemnation of that".