Do some people cite the denial of the Isra by the disbelievers of Quraysh as evidence for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeing his Lord? Is this correct?
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The Shaykh : Good, yes.
The questioner : ... the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ... that ... regarding the denial of the disbelievers of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) seeing ...
The Shaykh : Which disbelievers?
The questioner : The disbelievers of Quraysh.
The Shaykh : What did they deny?
The questioner : They denied the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) seeing.
The Shaykh : In which hadith?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, they denied the Isra, meaning...
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : The Isra.
The questioner : Yes, it is the Isra.
The Shaykh : No, they did not deny that he saw or did not see. They said, "This Muhammad tells us about the Sacred Mosque and adds to that that he ascended to the heavens and returned in one night. This is the greatest proof that he is a liar." They said, "What..." Then they asked the Messenger, saying: "If you are truthful, describe the Sacred Mosque to us" "If you are truthful, describe the Sacred Mosque to us". So the angel showed it to him before him, as if it were between the walls, and he described it to them exactly. Yes. But Allah did not enable them to say, "Describe the sky to us, for example, or something similar," because that is not possible to... You understand. But it is said in history that when they heard the Messenger narrate this matter, they ran to Abu Bakr, because they knew that Abu Bakr was the most intimate with him. They said, "Look at your companion; he tells us that he went to the Sacred Mosque, saw it, and prayed in it. Look at this." They wanted Abu Bakr to say, "Yes."
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, that did not happen; it did not occur. So he said: Look, after verifying, it is possible that they are liars, so he held back the matter and kept it to himself, and he said: From that day, he was named
The student: al-Siddiq.
The Shaykh : Al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him). We are not finished. Let them catch up. If one catches up with one rak'ah of the prayer, he has caught up with the prayer. If he catches up with even a small part of the last one...
The questioner : ... the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ... that ... regarding the denial of the disbelievers of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) seeing ...
The Shaykh : Which disbelievers?
The questioner : The disbelievers of Quraysh.
The Shaykh : What did they deny?
The questioner : They denied the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) seeing.
The Shaykh : In which hadith?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, they denied the Isra, meaning...
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : The Isra.
The questioner : Yes, it is the Isra.
The Shaykh : No, they did not deny that he saw or did not see. They said, "This Muhammad tells us about the Sacred Mosque and adds to that that he ascended to the heavens and returned in one night. This is the greatest proof that he is a liar." They said, "What..." Then they asked the Messenger, saying: "If you are truthful, describe the Sacred Mosque to us" "If you are truthful, describe the Sacred Mosque to us". So the angel showed it to him before him, as if it were between the walls, and he described it to them exactly. Yes. But Allah did not enable them to say, "Describe the sky to us, for example, or something similar," because that is not possible to... You understand. But it is said in history that when they heard the Messenger narrate this matter, they ran to Abu Bakr, because they knew that Abu Bakr was the most intimate with him. They said, "Look at your companion; he tells us that he went to the Sacred Mosque, saw it, and prayed in it. Look at this." They wanted Abu Bakr to say, "Yes."
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, that did not happen; it did not occur. So he said:
If he said it, then he is truthful.
إن كان قاله فقد صدقIf he is truthful, then he is truthful.
إن كان صادقا فقد صدقIf he said that, then he is truthful.
إن كان قال ذلك فقد صدقThe student: al-Siddiq.
The Shaykh : Al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him). We are not finished. Let them catch up. If one catches up with one rak'ah of the prayer, he has caught up with the prayer. If he catches up with even a small part of the last one...