الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب خلق العالمBook of the Creation of the World
بَابُ أَوَّلِ الْمَخْلُوقَاتِ وَفِيهِ ذِكْرُ الْمَاءِ وَالْعَرْشِ وَاللَّوْحِ وَالْقَلْمِ
Chapter: The first of creation, including mention of water, the Throne, the Tablet, and the Pen
Hadith 10205
عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ((اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى يَا بَنِي تَمِيمٍ)) قَالَ قَالُوا قَدْ بَشَّرْتَنَا فَأَعْطِنَا وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ فَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ((اقْبَلُوا الْبُشْرَى يَا أَهْلَ الْيَمَنِ)) زَادَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ إِذْ لَمْ يَقْبَلْهَا بَنُو تَمِيمٍ قَالَ قُلْنَا قَدْ قَبِلْنَا فَأَخْبِرْنَا عَنْ أَوَّلِ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ كَيْفَ كَانَ قَالَ ((كَانَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ وَكَتَبَ فِي اللَّوْحِ ذِكْرَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ)) قَالَ وَأَتَانِي آتٍ فَقَالَ يَا عِمْرَانُ إِنْحَلَّتْ نَاقَتُكَ مِنْ عِقَالِهَا قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَإِذَا السَّرَابُ يَنْقَطِعُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهَا قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فِي أَثَرِهَا فَلَا أَدْرِي مَا كَانَ بَعْدِي
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Banu Tamim! Accept the glad tidings. They said: You have already given us the glad tidings, now give us (some wealth and goods). Upon hearing this, the color of the face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) changed, and he said: If Banu Tamim do not wish to accept the glad tidings, then O people of Yemen! You accept it. We said: Yes, we have accepted it, so tell us about the beginning of this world. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty was before everything; at that time His Throne was upon water, and He wrote the mention of everything in the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz). Meanwhile, someone came and said: O Imran! Your she-camel has broken loose. So I went out to catch it, (it had gone so far that) there was a mirage between me and it, so I went after it and did not know what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said after me.
Hadith 10206
عَنْ وَكِيعِ بْنِ حُدُسٍ عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَبِي رَزِينٍ الْعُقَيْلِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيْنَ كَانَ رَبُّنَا عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ قَالَ ((كَانَ فِي عَمَاءٍ مَا فَوْقَهُ هَوَاءٌ وَمَا تَحْتَهُ هَوَاءٌ ثُمَّ خَلَقَ عَرْشَهُ عَلَى الْمَاءِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Razin Aqili (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: O Messenger of Allah! Where was our Lord before the creation of the earth and the heavens? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He was in a fine cloud, with air below it and air above it, then He created His Throne upon the water.
Hadith 10207
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي إِذَا رَأَيْتُكَ طَابَتْ نَفْسِي وَقَرَّتْ عَيْنِي فَأَنْبِئْنِي عَنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَقَالَ ((كُلُّ شَيْءٍ خُلِقَ مِنْ مَاءٍ)) قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْبِئْنِي عَنْ أَمْرٍ إِذَا أَخَذْتُ بِهِ دَخَلْتُ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ ((أَفْشِ السَّلَامَ وَأَطْعِمِ الطَّعَامَ وَصِلِ الْأَرْحَامَ وَقُمْ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ ثُمَّ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ بِسَلَامٍ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! When I see you, my soul becomes happy and my eyes are cooled, so tell me about everything." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Everything was created from water." I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Tell me about a command such that if I act upon it, I will enter Paradise." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Spread peace, feed (others), maintain ties of kinship, and stand (in prayer) at night when people are sleeping, and you will enter Paradise in peace."
Hadith 10208
عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ ((أَوَّلُ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى الْقَلَمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ اكْتُبْ فَجَرَى فِي تِلْكَ السَّاعَةِ بِمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty created the Pen first and then said to it: Write. So it began to move at that very moment and wrote down all matters that would occur until the Day of Judgment.
Hadith 10209
عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ فَمَرَّتْ سَحَابَةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ((أَتَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا)) قَالَ قُلْنَا السَّحَابُ قَالَ ((وَالْمُزْنُ)) قُلْنَا وَالْمُزْنُ قَالَ ((وَالْعَنَانُ)) قَالَ فَسَكَتْنَا فَقَالَ ((هَلْ تَدْرُونَ كَمْ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ)) قَالَ قُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ ((بَيْنَهُمَا مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ سَمَاءٍ إِلَى سَمَاءٍ مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَكِثْفُ كُلِّ سَمَاءٍ مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَفَوْقَ السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ بَحْرٌ بَيْنَ أَسْفَلِهِ وَأَعْلَاهُ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَوْعَالٍ بَيْنَ رُكَبِهِنَّ وَأَظْلَافِهِنَّ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ الْعَرْشُ بَيْنَ أَسْفَلِهِ وَأَعْلَاهُ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ لَيْسَ يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَعْمَالِ بَنِي آدَمَ شَيْءٌ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the valley of Batha, when a cloud passed by. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know what this is? We said: This is a cloud. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is it also called "Muzn"? We said: Yes, it is also called "Muzn". The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is it also called "Anan"? We remained silent in response. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know what is the distance between the sky and the earth? We said: Allah and His Messenger know best. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The distance between them is as much as a journey of five hundred years, and between each heaven and the next is a distance of five hundred years, and the thickness of each heaven is also five hundred years, and above the seventh heaven is a sea, its depth is as much as the distance from the earth to the sky. Above it are eight angels in the form of mountain goats, the distance from their hooves to their knees is as much as the distance from the earth to the sky. Then above that is the Throne (Arsh), and between the upper and lower part of the Throne is a distance as much as between the earth and the sky. Above it is Allah, but none of the deeds of the children of Adam are hidden from Him.
Hadith 10210
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ((إِذَا سَأَلْتُمُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَسَلُوهُ الْفِرْدَوْسَ فَإِنَّهُ وَسَطُ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَعْلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَفَوْقَهُ عَرْشُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَمِنْهُ تَتَفَجَّرُ أَنْهَارُ الْجَنَّةِ)) شَكَّ أَبُو عَامِرٍ أَحَدُ الرُّوَاةِ
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you ask Allah Almighty, then ask for Jannat al-Firdaws, for it is the highest and most superior part and place of Paradise. Above it is the Throne of the Most Merciful, and from it the rivers of Paradise spring forth.
Hadith 10211
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرَهُ
. (Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, then narrated a similar hadith.
Hadith 10212
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَدَّقَ أُمَيَّةَ بْنَ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ شِعْرِهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ وَثَوْرٌ تَحْتَ رِجْلِ يَمِينِهِ وَالنَّسْرُ لِلْأُخْرَى وَلَيْثٌ مُرْصَدٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَدَقَ وَقَالَ وَالشَّمْسُ تَطْلُعُ كُلَّ آخِرِ لَيْلَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ يُصْبِحُ لَوْنُهَا يَتَوَرَّدُ تَأْبَى فَمَا تَطْلُعُ لَنَا فِي رِسْلِهَا إِلَّا مُعَذَّبَةً وَإِلَّا تُجْلَدُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَدَقَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) affirmed some of the verses of Umayyah. He had said in one verse: (Among the bearers of the Throne) some are in the form of a man, some in the form of an ox, under the right leg of Allah Almighty, some are in the form of a vulture, and some in the form of a lion lying in ambush. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Umayyah has spoken the truth. Once he said this verse: And at the end of every night the sun rises, at that time it is red and its color appears rosy, it refuses and does not rise gently, otherwise it would be punished and flogged. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He has spoken the truth.
