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Q: 173 ? Title: we recently had a discussion at work after jummah with fellow Muslim colleagues, the discussion was centered around 'is rasoolallah PBUH alive?' it started with the salami topic.....

Question

we recently had a discussion at work after jummah with fellow Muslim colleagues, the discussion was centered around 'is rasoolallah PBUH alive?' it started with the salami topic.

i have to be honest, i am a simple Muslim, read my jummah and keep my Roza etc, but don't go too in depth. i go to marlboro masjid as it is centrally situated, but havent seen anyone stand for salami there. anyway here is what happened in brief

One of my fellow colleagues, said that rasoolallah PBUH is alive and that he is given sustenance is his resting place. He stated further that ?he can see his Ummah and knows of their actions and that Allah SWT has given him the knowledge of the unseen. He went on to say that rasoolallah PBUH will intercede for the righteous? people in the ummah and for those that love rasoolallah PBUH. He said further things regarding believing in aeliyah (freinds of allah) ?

on the other hand, another colleague said that rasoolallah PBUH has passed away and no longer lives. he said that the Quran says "every living object has to taste death."

then the previous colleague said that, The emphasis on that verse of the Quran is "taste" not "remain". he then quoted another verse that something to the effect "amongst you lives the messenger", and said that rasoolallah PBUH only tasted death but then was brought back to life.

then the discussion turned to the topic of meraaj ? from what i have read on the net so far, meraaj is the ascension that rasoolallah PBUH went on and reached the point where no creation has ever been before and saw Allah? SWT? is this true ?

This discussion that happened really confused me and i wish to get some sort of clarification. my uncle said i should mail you.

please can you clarify if rasoolallah PBUH is alive, can he really see the ummah and knows the unseen ?

and also if this meraaj incident is true ? if it is true when did it happen how did it happen ? did rasoolallah PBUH really see allah SWT ?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

At the outset, we must caution against delving into the issues of the Shar?'ah, especially matters of 'Aq?dah, without adequate knowledge.? Having said that, the following are the answers to your questions:

1. The Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? is alive in his grave and our deeds are presented to him.

??????? ??? ????? ???? ????? ?????? ??????? ???????? ??? ??????? ???? ???? ?? ????? ????????? ???? ???? ?? ??????? ??? ????? ????? ?????? ?????? ??? ???? ????? (????? ?????? ???????? ??? ????? ???????? ? 310? ??? ??????)

Even though all the deceased are alive in the sense that their souls are attached to their bodies, the martyrs have a more complete life that others, and the Prophets have a more complete life than the martyrs? (H?shiyah al-Im?m al-Baij?r?)

????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ????? ?? ??? ???? ?? ?????? ?? ????? ?? ??? ???? ?? ????? ??? ??? ??? ???? ???? ??? ???? ???? ? ??? : ?? ??? ?????? ?????? ?? ????? ??????? ?? ???? ?????? (??? ??????? 2/409? ????)

The Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? said: "Verily, All?h has angels that travel the Earth and convey my ummah's salutations to me (al-D?ram?)

?? ??? ????? ???? ?? ????? ??? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???: (????? ??? ??? ?????? ????? ??? ?????? ??? ??? ???? ??? ??????? ??? ???? ?? ??? ???? ???? ??? ???? ?? ?? ??????? ???? ???) ???? ?????? ?????? ???? ?????? ??????? ????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ????????? (???????? ????????? ? 91? ????? ?????)

The Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? said: "My life is good for you [since] you commit acts and its verdicts are given to you [through me].? And my death is [also] good for you [since] your deeds are present to me.? I praise All?h for the good I see and I ask Him for your forgiveness for the evil I see" (al-Ah?d?th al-Mutaq?h)

????? ????? ???? ??? ????? ?? ?????? ?????? ??? ?? ???? ??? ???? ?? ???? ?? ???? ??? (????? ???????? ? 127? ??? ??????)

The deeds of the ummah are presented to its Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? in the barzakh (life of the grave).? Therefore, one should feel shy that such actions of his are presented that were prohibited by the Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? (Lat?if al-Ma'?rif)

2. On the Day of Judgement, he will first intercede for all of humanity and then specifically for the ummah.

??? ???? ?????? ????? ??? ?????? ?????: ?????? ???? ??? ???? ???? ???? ????? ??????? ???? ????? ?? ????? ??????? ??????? ???? ????? ??? ???? (????? ?????? ???????? ??? ????? ???????? ? 305)

The author indicates towards three facts: The Prophet's ??? ???? ???? ???? intercession, the acceptance of his intercession, and his being the first to intercede (H?shiyah al-Im?m al-Baij?r?)

(?????? ????? ??? ???? ???? ????) ?? ????? ?? ?????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ??????? (???????? ????????) ?? ?? ??? ??????? ????????? ?????? (????? ??????? ????) ?? ?? ???????? (??? ??? ??? ?????? ??? ????? ??????? ? 94? ?????)

The intercession of our Prophet ??? ???? ???? ?????is proven for the sinful believers? (Sharh Mull? 'Al? al-Q?r?)

(?) ???? (???????) ?????? ????? ???? ??? ???? ???? ???? ??? ??????? ?? ???? ????? ???????? ?? ?????? (??? ??????? ????????? ?83? ??? ??? ??????)

And we say that the Major Intercession is for the Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? on the Day of Judgment for all of creation for the purpose of relieving them from the Mauqif (Sharh al-'Aq?dah al-Tah?wiyyah)

????? ?? ???? ????? ??? ????? ???? ??? ???? ???? ???? ????? ????? ????????? ????? ?????? ???????? ????????? ??? ?????? ???? ??????? (??? ??? ???????? ? 272? ???????)

Know that intercession of the pious refers to [the intercession of] Muhammad ??? ???? ???? ????, all the Messengers and Prophets ????? ??????, the 'ulam?', and the pious people.? They will intercede for the major sinners (Sharh Bad' al-Am?l?)

3. There is a consensus amongst the 'ulam? that the Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? ascended to the heavens during Mi'r?j and reached where no creation had ever reached before.? You can read the details of what occurred on that night in the books of tafs?r under the first ayah of Surah al-Isr?'.

(???? ?????) ?? ???? ??????? ??? ???? ???? ???? ???? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ?? ??? ???? ????? ?? ???????? ????? (??) ?? ????? ???? ???? ?????? (??? ??? ??? ?????? ??? ????? ??????? ? 111)

The narration of Mi'r?j is true.? It was with the body of the Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? in a state of conciousness to the heavens and all the lofty places where All?h wished to take him (Sharh Mull? 'Al? al-Q?r?)

(?) ???? (???????) ????? ???? ??? ???? ???? ???? (??) ?? ??? ?????? ??????? (??? ??????? ????????? ? 78)

And we say that the Mi'r?j of the Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? is true (Sharh al-'Aq?dah al-Tah?wiyyah)

????? ?? ??????? ??...??? ??? ?? ???? ??? ?? ?? ???? ????? ?? ??? ??? ?? ?????? (??? ??? ???????? ? 272)

And know that the Mi'r?j is true.? Whosoever [doubts the incident and] says, "I do not know whether the Mi'r?j took place or not," he has committed kufr.? Similar is the ruling of one who says it was in a state of sleep (Sharh Bad' al-Am?l?)

(???????? ????? ???? ??? ???? ???? ???? ?? ??????...?? ?? ???? ?????? ??????? (???????? ? 292? ???????)

And the Prophet's ??? ???? ???? ???? Mi'r?j in a state of conciousness?is true (al-Nibr?s)

4. There was a difference of opinion amongst the Sah?bah on whether the Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? saw All?h Ta'?l? or not.? Majority of the 'ulam? believe that he did, in fact, see All?h Ta'?l? on the night of Mi'r?j.

????: (???????? ???? ????) ??: ???? ????? ????? ?? ?????? ???? ??????? ??????? ???? ?? ????? ??? ???? ???? ????...??????? ??? ???? ??????? ??? ??? ???? ???? ???? ??? ??? ????? ???? ???? ?? ?????? ????? ??? ??? ???? ?????? ????? ??? ???? ?????? ??? ??? ?????? ????? ?????? ?? ??? ???? ???? ????? ??? ??? ????? ??? ???? ???? ????? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ??? ?????? (????? ?????? ???????? ??? ????? ???????? ? 195-196)

The vision of All?h occurred in the world on the night of Isr?' for the chosen one, our Prophet ??? ???? ???? ????.? The dominant opinion according to the majority of the 'ulam?' is that the Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? saw his Lord? (H?shiyah al-Im?m al-Baij?r?)

??????? ??? ??? ???? ???? ???? ???? ??? ??? ?????? ?? ????? ??? ?? ??? ??????? ????? (??? ??? ??? ?????? ??? ????? ??????? ? 123)

The correct view is that the Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? saw his Lord? (Sharh Mull? 'Al? al-Q?r?)

???? ?? ???? ?? ?? ????? ???? ??? ???? ????? ?? ???? ????? (??? ??? ???????? ? 271)

And [the Mi'r?j] was in a state of consciousness, not in sleep, and he saw his Lord? (Sharh Bad' al-Am?l?)

5. The Prophet ??? ???? ???? ???? has only that knowledge of the unseen that has been granted to him by All?h Ta'?l?.

????? ?????? ??? ???? ?? ???? ????? ?? ???? ?????? ???? ??? ?????? ??? (???????? ? 343)

The knowledge of the unseen is something specific to All?h.? No one can achieve it except if All?h informs him of it (al-Nibr?s)

And Allah knows best

Wassalam u Alaikum