Is knowing the Hour part of our religion?
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The student: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Jibril when Jibril (peace be upon him) asked him: Does this mean that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) knew that Jibril did not know?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes. How?
The student: Because when Jibril finished asking his questions and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) answered him, he said: Did he know that Jibril knew these things?
The Shaykh : No, no. Our religion does not teach us this. It is part of our religion to say regarding the knowledge of the Hour: "Allah knows best." It is not part of our religion to know when the Hour will occur. If it were part of our religion to know when the Hour will occur, Allah would have taught us.
The student: But the first ones, the first questions?
The Shaykh : We were taught about them, yes.
The student: Did he not know about them?
The Shaykh : No. A scholar knows that Islam is the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and so on. He asked in order to establish the matter.
The student: How do we distinguish between what he knew first and what he did not know later?
The Shaykh : Because he did not know. When he said, "Tell me when the Hour will be," did he say the Hour will be on such-and-such a day, or in such-and-such a year? I mean, he did not say that, because the Messenger does not know, and Jibril also does not know. When he said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 4990Sahih (Darussalam) and so on, and the Messenger knew, he said, "You have spoken the truth." So Jibril knew, and there is no obstacle. Clearly, yes.
The student: Regarding the first one, the first one in terms of location...?
The Shaykh : No, because "first" and "last" refer to time. "Came first" does not mean he ascended to the roof, but the appearance of this place is high, above in location.
The one asked is not more knowledgeable than the one asking
ما المسؤول بأعلم من السائلThe Shaykh : Yes, yes. How?
The student: Because when Jibril finished asking his questions and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) answered him, he said:
Jibril came to you to teach you your religion
جاءكم جبريل يعلمكم دينكمThe Shaykh : No, no. Our religion does not teach us this. It is part of our religion to say regarding the knowledge of the Hour: "Allah knows best." It is not part of our religion to know when the Hour will occur. If it were part of our religion to know when the Hour will occur, Allah would have taught us.
The student: But the first ones, the first questions?
The Shaykh : We were taught about them, yes.
The student: Did he not know about them?
The Shaykh : No. A scholar knows that Islam is the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and so on. He asked in order to establish the matter.
The student: How do we distinguish between what he knew first and what he did not know later?
The Shaykh : Because he did not know. When he said, "Tell me when the Hour will be," did he say the Hour will be on such-and-such a day, or in such-and-such a year? I mean, he did not say that, because the Messenger does not know, and Jibril also does not know. When he said:
tell me about Islam." He said: "It is to bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah [SWT] and that Muhammad [SAW] is the Messenger of Allah
ما الإسلام ؟ قال : أن تشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول اللهThe student: Regarding the first one, the first one in terms of location...?
The Shaykh : No, because "first" and "last" refer to time. "Came first" does not mean he ascended to the roof, but the appearance of this place is high, above in location.