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اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب صفات المنافقين وأحكامهمBook of Characteristics and Rulings of the Hypocrites
باب سؤال اليهود النبيّ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم عن الروح وقوله تعالى يسئلونك عن الروح الآيةJews Asking the Prophet About the Soul and the Verse: They Ask You About the Soul
Hadith 1780
اُردوEn
1780 صحيح حديث عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: بَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فِي خَرِبِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَهُوَ يَتَوكَّأُ عَلَى عَسِيبٍ مَعَهُ فَمَرَّ بِنَفَرٍ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: سَلُوهُ عَنِ الرُّوحِ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: لاَ تَسْأَلُوهُ، لاَ يَجِيءُ فِيهِ بِشَيْءٍ تَكْرَهُونَهُ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ: لَنَسْأَلَنَّهُ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ مَا الرُّوحُ فَسكَتَ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّهُ يُوحى إِلَيْهِ، فَقُمْتُ فَلَمَّا انْجَلَى عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ: وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً
Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says that (once) I was walking with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the ruins of Madinah, and he was walking with the support of a date-palm stick. Some Jews happened to pass by (from there). One of them said to another, "Ask him about the soul." One of them said, "Do not ask, lest he says something that you dislike." (But) some of them insisted, "We will certainly ask." Then one person stood up and said, "O Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him)! What is the soul?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. I thought to myself that revelation was coming to him, so I stood up. When that state (of revelation) was lifted from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he recited (the verse of the Qur'an that had been revealed at that time): "(O Prophet!) They ask you concerning the soul. Say: The soul is by the command of my Lord, and you have been given only a little knowledge." (Therefore, you cannot understand the reality of the soul.)
Brief Explanation
According to the Ahl al-Sunnah, the soul (ruh) is a subtle body that permeates the physical body in the same way that the fragrance of a rose permeates its flower. In our present life, which is full of density, we cannot in any way comprehend the true reality of the soul. For further details regarding the soul, refer to Imam Ibn Qayyim’s “Kitab al-Ruh.” (Raaz)
