Is the Messenger, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, present in every place?
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Is the Messenger, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, present in every place, and did he know the unseen?
Answer: It is known from religion by necessity and by the evidence of the Shari'ah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is not present in every place. Rather, his body is only in his grave in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, while his soul is in the highest company in Paradise. This is indicated by what is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said upon his death:Sahih al-Bukhari 4437 three times, and then he passed away.
The scholars of Islam, from the Companions and those after them, have agreed that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was buried in the house of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), which is adjacent to his noble mosque, and his body has remained there until the present day. As for his soul, and the souls of the other prophets and messengers, and the souls of the believers, they are all in Paradise, but they are in different levels of its bliss and degrees according to what Allah has granted them all of knowledge and faith, and patience in bearing hardships in the path of calling to the truth.
As for the unseen, no one knows it except Allah alone. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and others after him know of the unseen only what Allah has revealed to them, as found in the Noble Qur'an and the pure Sunnah, concerning matters of Paradise and Hellfire, the conditions of the Day of Resurrection, and other things indicated by the Noble Qur'an and authentic hadiths, such as the news of the Dajjal, the sun rising from the west, the emergence of the beast, and the descent of the Messiah, 'Isa ibn Maryam, at the end of time, and the like. This is based on the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in Surat al-Naml: [al-Naml:65], and His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): [al-An'am:50], a verse from Surat al-An'am, and His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He) in Surat al-A'raf: [al-A'raf:188]. There are many verses with this meaning.
It is authentic from the Messenger of Allah in hadiths that indicate that he does not know the unseen. Among them is what is established in his answer to Jibril when he asked him about the Hour, where he said:Sunan Ibn Majah 4044Sahih (Darussalam). Then he said regarding five things that no one knows except Allah, and he recited the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic): [Luqman:34], a verse from Surat Luqman. Among them is that when the people of the slander accused 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) of fornication, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not know of her innocence until the revelation came down, as in Surat al-Nur. And among them is that when the necklace of 'A'ishah was lost in one of the expeditions, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not know its location and sent a group to search for it, but they did not find it. When she got up from her camel, they found it underneath it. This is a small part of the many hadiths that come in this meaning.
As for what some of the Sufis believe regarding his knowledge of the unseen and his presence (peace and blessings be upon him) with them during their celebrations of the Mawlid and the like, it is a false thing with no basis. Rather, their ignorance of the Qur'an and the Sunnah and what the righteous Salaf were upon led them to this.
So we ask Allah for us and for all Muslims to be saved from what He has afflicted them with, and we ask Him (Mighty and Majestic) to guide us and them all to His straight path. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive.
Answer: It is known from religion by necessity and by the evidence of the Shari'ah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is not present in every place. Rather, his body is only in his grave in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, while his soul is in the highest company in Paradise. This is indicated by what is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said upon his death:
O Allah! (Please let me be) with the highest companion.
اللهم في الرفيق الأعلىThe scholars of Islam, from the Companions and those after them, have agreed that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was buried in the house of 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), which is adjacent to his noble mosque, and his body has remained there until the present day. As for his soul, and the souls of the other prophets and messengers, and the souls of the believers, they are all in Paradise, but they are in different levels of its bliss and degrees according to what Allah has granted them all of knowledge and faith, and patience in bearing hardships in the path of calling to the truth.
As for the unseen, no one knows it except Allah alone. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and others after him know of the unseen only what Allah has revealed to them, as found in the Noble Qur'an and the pure Sunnah, concerning matters of Paradise and Hellfire, the conditions of the Day of Resurrection, and other things indicated by the Noble Qur'an and authentic hadiths, such as the news of the Dajjal, the sun rising from the west, the emergence of the beast, and the descent of the Messiah, 'Isa ibn Maryam, at the end of time, and the like. This is based on the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in Surat al-Naml:
Say, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected."
قُلْ لَا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَI do not tell you that I have the depositories [containing the provision] of Allah or that I know the unseen
قُلْ لَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْْ عِنْدِي خَزَائِنُ اللَّهِ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَSay, "I hold not for myself [the power of] benefit or harm, except what Allah has willed. And if I knew the unseen, I could have acquired much wealth, and no harm would have touched me. I am not except a warner and a bringer of good tidings to a people who believe."
قُلْ لَا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ لَاسْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَمَا مَسَّنِيَ السُّوءُ إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَIt is authentic from the Messenger of Allah in hadiths that indicate that he does not know the unseen. Among them is what is established in his answer to Jibril when he asked him about the Hour, where he said:
The one who is asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking
ما المسئول عنها بأعلم من السائلIndeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَAs for what some of the Sufis believe regarding his knowledge of the unseen and his presence (peace and blessings be upon him) with them during their celebrations of the Mawlid and the like, it is a false thing with no basis. Rather, their ignorance of the Qur'an and the Sunnah and what the righteous Salaf were upon led them to this.
So we ask Allah for us and for all Muslims to be saved from what He has afflicted them with, and we ask Him (Mighty and Majestic) to guide us and them all to His straight path. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive.
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