The Meaning of the Hadith: "The One to Whom You Call When Distress Strikes You..."
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Question:
His saying:Sunan Abi Dawud 4084Sahih (Al-Albani)?
Answer:
It is entirely authentic. [Surat al-Naml: 62], [Surat al-Baqarah: 186]. This is a description of Him (Glorified and Exalted is He). He may delay the response for a profound wisdom.
Q: Does the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mean himself?
The Shaykh: No, no.
Q: Does he mean Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
The Shaykh: I am the Messenger of whom? The Messenger of Allah, meaning the Messenger of the Lord .
His saying:
I am the Messenger of Allah Whom you call when a calamity befalls you and He removes it
أنا رسول الله الذي إذا أصابك ضر فدعوته كشف الله ضركAnswer:
It is entirely authentic.
Is He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him
أَمَّنْ يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُAnd when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِQ: Does the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) mean himself?
The Shaykh: No, no.
Q: Does he mean Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
The Shaykh: I am the Messenger of whom? The Messenger of Allah, meaning the Messenger of the Lord .
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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