The Meaning of "I am the one who goes before you" in the Hadith
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Question:
His saying:?
Answer:
It means: before you, ahead of you, ahead of them in Paradise, and ahead of them at the Pool (peace and blessings be upon him). Al-Fart (the one who goes before) is the one who precedes the people, who goes ahead of them to prepare the lodging, the water, and the like for them. It means: I am before you and I am ahead of you, and they will come to the Pool (peace and blessings be upon him).
Q: Does he precede them by dying?
The Shaykh: No, it means he is ahead of them on the Day of Resurrection and rising.
His saying:
I am the one who goes before you
إنِّي فَرَطٌ لَكُمْAnswer:
It means: before you, ahead of you, ahead of them in Paradise, and ahead of them at the Pool (peace and blessings be upon him). Al-Fart (the one who goes before) is the one who precedes the people, who goes ahead of them to prepare the lodging, the water, and the like for them. It means: I am before you and I am ahead of you, and they will come to the Pool (peace and blessings be upon him).
Q: Does he precede them by dying?
The Shaykh: No, it means he is ahead of them on the Day of Resurrection and rising.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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