How does the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) receive the greetings of his Ummah while he is in his grave?
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The questioner : How does the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : receive the greetings of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : It is conveyed.
The Shaykh : It is conveyed? And what does "conveyed" mean?
The questioner : It is conveyed
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : the greetings of his Ummah to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : Are you in doubt about this? Am I asking you?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : So, you have no concern regarding the manner of it. Matters of the unseen are never to be asked about in terms of their manner. For this reason, when Malik was asked about the manner of Istiwa' (rising above the Throne), what did he say? He said: "Asking about it is an innovation". So, do not burden yourself by asking about the manner of matters of the unseen. Is it not the case that the Angel of Death takes the soul of every person? And yet, hundreds of people die in various places, and he takes their souls. Do not ask how, even though he is a created being who does not encompass everything. The Creator encompasses everything and hears everything in any place, for He is vast and encompassing of all things (Mighty and Majestic), but this one is a created being.
So, I advise you and others: believe in matters of the unseen and do not ask how. This is beyond the level of our minds. Did you understand?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Listen[Al-Kahf 18:51] This means it is clear. This has many advanced times [Al-Kahf 18:51] Say to yourself: "I did not witness Allah creating you."
The questioner : The hadith says: Is this hadith authentic?
The Shaykh : Correct.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : For example, the Messenger said:Sunan Abi Dawud 2041Hasan (Al-Albani) The greeting is returned to him every moment. We are here praying, and others are in Egypt, and others in Sham, and others in Iraq, and others in the farthest places. All the greetings are returned to him. And yet, we must believe in what the text has brought and not ask about the manner.
Note this down: Matters of the unseen are not to be asked about in terms of their manner. Say, "I believe in Allah, and the matter is beyond my knowledge."
Do you not know that in the creation of man now, the creation of man which is tangible and perceived by the senses, there are things that have baffled doctors and they have been unable to deal with them? Among these is cancer; to this day, they have not reached its causes, nor its cure, and it is a tangible matter that is seen with the body.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : receive the greetings of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : It is conveyed.
The Shaykh : It is conveyed? And what does "conveyed" mean?
The questioner : It is conveyed
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : the greetings of his Ummah to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : Are you in doubt about this? Am I asking you?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : So, you have no concern regarding the manner of it. Matters of the unseen are never to be asked about in terms of their manner. For this reason, when Malik was asked about the manner of Istiwa' (rising above the Throne), what did he say? He said: "Asking about it is an innovation". So, do not burden yourself by asking about the manner of matters of the unseen. Is it not the case that the Angel of Death takes the soul of every person? And yet, hundreds of people die in various places, and he takes their souls. Do not ask how, even though he is a created being who does not encompass everything. The Creator encompasses everything and hears everything in any place, for He is vast and encompassing of all things (Mighty and Majestic), but this one is a created being.
So, I advise you and others: believe in matters of the unseen and do not ask how. This is beyond the level of our minds. Did you understand?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Listen
I did not make them witness to the creation of the heavens and the earth
ما أشهدتهم خلق السموات والأرضor to the creation of themselves
ولا خلق أنفسهمThe questioner : The hadith says:
Indeed, Allah has angels who travel through the earth, conveying the greetings of my Ummah to me
إن لله ملائكة سياحون يسيحون في الأرض يبلغون سلام أمتي عليThe Shaykh : Correct.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : For example, the Messenger said:
If any one of you greets me, Allah returns my soul to me
ما من أحد يسلم علي إلا رد الله علي روحيNote this down: Matters of the unseen are not to be asked about in terms of their manner. Say, "I believe in Allah, and the matter is beyond my knowledge."
Do you not know that in the creation of man now, the creation of man which is tangible and perceived by the senses, there are things that have baffled doctors and they have been unable to deal with them? Among these is cancer; to this day, they have not reached its causes, nor its cure, and it is a tangible matter that is seen with the body.