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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب سيرة أول النبيين وخاتم المرسلين نبينا محمد بن عبد الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلمBook of the Biography of the First of the Prophets and the Last of the Messengers, Our Prophet Muhammad ibn Abdullah, Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him and His Family
بَابُ رُؤْيَةِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم جِبْرِيلَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فِي صُورَتِهِ الَّتِي خُلِقَ عَلَيْهَا وَهَلْ رَأَى رَبَّهُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ لَيْلَةَ الْمِعْرَاجِ أَمْ لَا؟Chapter: The Prophet ﷺ's vision of Jibril, peace be upon him, in his original form, and whether he saw his Lord Almighty on the night of Mi'raj or not
Hadith 10592
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى يَعْنِي الْأَشْعَرِيَّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَا يَنَامُ وَلَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَنْ يَنَامَ يَخْفِضُ الْقِسْطَ وَيَرْفَعُهُ حِجَابُهُ النَّارُ لَوْ كَشَفَهَا لَأَحْرَقَتْ سُبُحَاتُ وَجْهِهِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَدْرَكَهُ بَصَرُهُ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ {نُودِيَ أَنْ بُورِكَ مَنْ فِي النَّارِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} [النمل: 8]
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, Allah does not sleep, nor does it befit Him to sleep. He lowers the scale for some and raises it for others. His veil is fire. If He were to remove that veil, the radiance and splendor of His Face would burn everything that His gaze reaches. Then Abu Ubaidah, the narrator, recited this verse: When Musa reached there, he was called: Blessed is whoever is in the fire and whoever is around it, and glorified is Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. (: Surah An-Naml: 8)
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … This hadith indicates the reality that it is not possible for the creation to see Allah Ta’ala in this world. The ahadith of Sayyidah Aisha radi Allahu anha and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr radi Allahu anhu also indicate the impossibility of seeing (Allah).
The verse recited by the narrator Abu Ubaidah, its full context is as follows:
{اِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰی لِاَہْلِہٖٓاِنِّیْٓ اٰنَسْتُ نَارًا سَاٰتِیْکُمْ مِّنْہَا بِخَــبَرٍ اَوْ اٰتِیْکُمْ بِشِہَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّکُمْ تَصْطَلُوْنَ۔ فَلَمَّا جَاء َہَا نُوْدِیَ اَنْ بُوْرِکَ مَنْ فِی النَّارِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَہَا وَسُبْحٰنَ اللّٰہِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ۔ یٰمُوْسٰٓی اِنَّہٓ اَنَا اللّٰہُ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَکِیْمُ۔} … When Musa (alayhis salam) said to his family, “Indeed, I have seen a fire. Soon I will bring you some news from it, or I will bring you a burning ember from it so that you may warm yourselves.” So when he came to it, he was called: “Blessed is whoever is in the fire and whoever is around it, and exalted is Allah, Lord of all the worlds. O Musa! Indeed, it is I—Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.” (Surah an-Naml: 7, 8, 9)
This is the incident when Musa (alayhis salam) was returning from Madyan with his wife. At night, in the darkness, he did not know the way, and there was also a need for fire to protect from the cold. What Musa (alayhis salam) perceived as fire was actually the location of Mount Tur. When he reached there, he saw flames rising from a green tree. In reality, this was not fire; it was the light (nur) of Allah Ta’ala, whose manifestation appeared like fire.
“Blessed is whoever is in the fire”—by this is meant Allah Ta’ala; by “fire” is meant His light (nur); and by “whoever is around it” is meant Musa (alayhis salam) himself and the angels.
The narrator Abu Ubaidah recited this verse to clarify the content of the blessed hadith, because according to the sacred verse as well, there was light (nur) between Allah Ta’ala and Musa (alayhis salam).
The verse recited by the narrator Abu Ubaidah, its full context is as follows:
{اِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰی لِاَہْلِہٖٓاِنِّیْٓ اٰنَسْتُ نَارًا سَاٰتِیْکُمْ مِّنْہَا بِخَــبَرٍ اَوْ اٰتِیْکُمْ بِشِہَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّکُمْ تَصْطَلُوْنَ۔ فَلَمَّا جَاء َہَا نُوْدِیَ اَنْ بُوْرِکَ مَنْ فِی النَّارِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَہَا وَسُبْحٰنَ اللّٰہِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ۔ یٰمُوْسٰٓی اِنَّہٓ اَنَا اللّٰہُ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَکِیْمُ۔} … When Musa (alayhis salam) said to his family, “Indeed, I have seen a fire. Soon I will bring you some news from it, or I will bring you a burning ember from it so that you may warm yourselves.” So when he came to it, he was called: “Blessed is whoever is in the fire and whoever is around it, and exalted is Allah, Lord of all the worlds. O Musa! Indeed, it is I—Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.” (Surah an-Naml: 7, 8, 9)
This is the incident when Musa (alayhis salam) was returning from Madyan with his wife. At night, in the darkness, he did not know the way, and there was also a need for fire to protect from the cold. What Musa (alayhis salam) perceived as fire was actually the location of Mount Tur. When he reached there, he saw flames rising from a green tree. In reality, this was not fire; it was the light (nur) of Allah Ta’ala, whose manifestation appeared like fire.
“Blessed is whoever is in the fire”—by this is meant Allah Ta’ala; by “fire” is meant His light (nur); and by “whoever is around it” is meant Musa (alayhis salam) himself and the angels.
The narrator Abu Ubaidah recited this verse to clarify the content of the blessed hadith, because according to the sacred verse as well, there was light (nur) between Allah Ta’ala and Musa (alayhis salam).
