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اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب الجنة وصفة نعيمها وأهلهاBook of Paradise, Its Description, and Its People
باب عرض مقعد الميت من الجنة أو النار عليه، وإِثْبات عذاب القبر والتعوّذ منهShowing the Deceased His Place in Paradise or Hell, and Proof of Grave Punishment
Hadith 1826
اُردوEn
1826 صحيح حديث أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَمَرَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ بِأَرْبَعَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ رَجُلاً مِنْ صَنَادِيدِ قُرَيْشٍ، فَقُذِفُوا فِي طَوِيٍّ مِنْ أَطْوَاءِ بَدْرٍ، خَبِيثٍ مُخْبِثٍ وَكَانَ إِذَا ظَهَرَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ أَقَامَ بِالْعَرْصَةِ ثَلاَثَ لَيَالٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ بِبَدْرٍ، الْيَوْمَ الثَّالِثَ، أَمَرَ بَرَاحِلَتِهِ فَشُدَّ عَلَيْهَا رَحْلُهَا ثُمَّ مَشَى وَاتَّبَعَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ وَقَالُوا مَا نُرَى يَنْطَلِقُ إِلاَّ لِبَعْضِ حَاجَتِهِ حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَى شَفَةِ الرَّكِيِّ فَجَعَلَ يُنَادِيهِمْ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِهِمْ: يَا فُلاَنُ بْنَ فُلاَنٍ وَيَا فُلاَنُ بْنَ فُلاَن أَيَسُرُّكُمْ أنَّكُمْ أَطَعْتُمُ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَإِنَّا قَدْ وَجَدْنَا مَا وَعَدَنَا رَبُّنَا حَقًّا، فَهَلْ وَجَدْتُمْ مَا وَعَدَ رَبُّكُمْ حَقًّا قَالَ: فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا تُكَلِّمُ مِنْ أَجْسَادٍ لاَ أَرْوَاحَ لَهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا أَنْتُمْ بِأَسْمَعَ لِمَا أَقُولُ مِنْهُمْ
Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that in the Battle of Badr, by the order of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), twenty-four slain chiefs of the Quraysh were thrown into a very dark and filthy well of Badr. It was the blessed habit of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that when he prevailed over the enemy, he would stay in the battlefield for three days. On the third day after the conclusion of the Battle of Badr, by his order, his mount was saddled and he set out, and his companions were with him. The companions said, "Perhaps you are going for some need." Eventually, he stood at the edge of that well and began to call out to the slain chiefs of the Quraysh, mentioning them by their names and their fathers' names, saying, "O so-and-so son of so-and-so! O so-and-so son of so-and-so! Would it not have been better for you today if you had obeyed Allah and His Messenger in the world? Surely, what our Lord promised us has been fulfilled for us in full. So has the promise (of punishment) that your Lord made to you also been fulfilled for you in full?" Hazrat Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that upon this, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) spoke up, "O Messenger of Allah! Why are you addressing these bodies in which there is no soul?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, you do not hear what I am saying any better than they do."
Brief Explanation
Those who try to establish the doctrine of the dead hearing (sama‘ al-mawta) from this incident are entirely mistaken. This was, in fact, a miracle of the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. It is explicitly stated in the Noble Qur’an: “And you cannot make those in the graves hear.” That is, you are incapable of making the inhabitants of the graves hear. After death, along with the severance of all worldly connections, the requisites of worldly life also come to an end. Hearing is included among these. If the dead were able to hear, then declaring them as dead would itself be incorrect. (Raaz)
