What is the meaning of the hadith: (I saw the pillar of the book pulled out from under my pillow, so I looked, and behold, it was with a bright light directed toward al-Sham)?

The questioner : The hadith: , what is the summary of the meaning of "the pillar of the book"? And will a time come when the Qur'an is not present in existence?

The Shaykh : The Qur'an will not be present.

The questioner : Present, neither in hearts, nor in written pages, nor on tape.

The Shaykh : Your question now has two parts.

The questioner : Two branches, two branches.

The Shaykh : Two branches.

The questioner : It has two branches.

The Shaykh : Regarding the first question, without a doubt, it is an allusion to the spread of knowledge in the land of al-Sham. This is as mentioned in the hadith of al-Bukhari: or . This hadith, when Imam al-Bukhari narrated it in his "Sahih" in the Book of Knowledge, he narrated it with his authentic chain from Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ... Then, after narrating the hadith in its entirety, he said: "And this is what Mu'adh said: ." Therefore, the hadith of the pillar of the book is an allusion to the spread of knowledge in al-Sham, along with the presence of the victorious group in the land of al-Sham until Allah wills. On this occasion, before I move on to answering the second question, I say, as a note of caution, that what is in the narration: ; is a weak hadith. And without a doubt, Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) is part of al-Sham. But the wording of Mu'adh's hadith, when Mu'awiyah said, "This is what Mu'adh said: ," is more general and comprehensive than . This is an authentic narration, and that is a weak narration.