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صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب بدء الخلقThe Book of The Beginning of Creation
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ:Chapter. What has been said regarding the seven earths.
Hadith 3195
اُردوEn
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَوَاتٍ وَمِنَ الأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ الأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِتَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عِلْمًا سورة الطلاق آية 12 وَالسَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوعِ سورة الطور آية 5 السَّمَاءُ ، سَمْكَهَا سورة النازعات آية 28 بِنَاءَهَا ، الْحُبُكِ سورة الذاريات آية 7اسْتِوَاؤُهَا وَحُسْنُهَا ، وَأَذِنَتْ سورة الانشقاق آية 2 سَمِعَتْ وَأَطَاعَتْ ، وَأَلْقَتْ سورة الانشقاق آية 4 أَخْرَجَتْ مَا فِيهَا مِنَ الْمَوْتَى ، وَتَخَلَّتْ سورة الانشقاق آية 4 عَنْهُمْ ، طَحَاهَا سورة الشمس آية 6 دَحَاهَا سورة النازعات آية 30 بِالسَّاهِرَةِ سورة النازعات آية 14 وَجْهُ الْأَرْضِ كَانَ فِيهَا الْحَيَوَانُ نَوْمُهُمْ وَسَهَرُهُمْ .
And Allah the Exalted said (in Surah At-Talaq) «الله الذي خلق سبع سموات ومن الأرض مثلهن يتنزل الأمر بينهن لتعلموا أن الله على كل شىء قدير وأن الله قد أحاط بكل شىء علما»: "Allah is He Who created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof. His command descends among them, so that you may know that Allah is Able to do all things, and that Allah has encompassed all things in knowledge." And in Surah At-Tur, «والسقف المرفوع» refers to the sky, and in Surah An-Nazi'at, the word «رفع سمكها» means «سمك», that is, the meaning is building or structure. And in Surah Adh-Dhariyat, the word «حبك» means being level, that is, smooth and beautiful. In Surah Al-Inshiqaq, the word «أذنت» means it listened and obeyed, and the word «ألقت» means all the dead in it were brought out and it became empty. And in Surah Al-Lail, the word «طحاها» means it was spread out. And in Surah An-Nazi'at, the word «ساهرة» means the surface of the earth, where living beings reside, sleep, and go.
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، كَانَتْ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ أُنَاسٍ خُصُومَةٌ فِي أَرْضٍ ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَذَكَرَ لَهَا ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا أَبَا سَلَمَةَ اجْتَنِبْ الْأَرْضَ فَإِنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " مَنْ ظَلَمَ قِيدَ شِبْرٍ طُوِّقَهُ مِنْ سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ " .
Narrated Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Al-Harith: from Abu Salama bin `Abdur-Rahman who had a dispute with some people on a piece of land, and so he went to `Aisha and told her about it. She said, "O Abu Salama, avoid the land, for Allah's Apostle said, 'Any person who takes even a span of land unjustly, his neck shall be encircled with it down seven earths.' "
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Since there are seven layers of the earth, therefore, land acquired through oppression will be made into a collar and placed around his neck, extending through all seven layers. The seven layers of the earth are established from the Book and the Sunnah. Whoever denies them is a denier of the Qur’an and Hadith. The details of this are known to Allah.
﴿وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ﴾ ( al-Muddathir: 31)
Imam Shawkani rahimahullah states:
“And in it is that the seven earths are layers like the heavens, and this is apparent from His, the Exalted’s, statement: ‘and from the earth the like thereof’ in opposition to those who say that by ‘seven earths’ is meant seven regions.” ( Nayl)
That is, from this it is established that just as there are seven heavens, there are also seven layers of the earth, as mentioned in the Qur’anic verse ‘and from the earth the like thereof’, meaning the earths are also like those heavens. In this is also a refutation of those who interpret the seven earths as seven regions, which is not correct.
Since there are seven layers of the earth, therefore, land acquired through oppression will be made into a collar and placed around his neck, extending through all seven layers. The seven layers of the earth are established from the Book and the Sunnah. Whoever denies them is a denier of the Qur’an and Hadith. The details of this are known to Allah.
﴿وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ﴾ ( al-Muddathir: 31)
Imam Shawkani rahimahullah states:
“And in it is that the seven earths are layers like the heavens, and this is apparent from His, the Exalted’s, statement: ‘and from the earth the like thereof’ in opposition to those who say that by ‘seven earths’ is meant seven regions.” ( Nayl)
That is, from this it is established that just as there are seven heavens, there are also seven layers of the earth, as mentioned in the Qur’anic verse ‘and from the earth the like thereof’, meaning the earths are also like those heavens. In this is also a refutation of those who interpret the seven earths as seven regions, which is not correct.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 2453
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Supererogatory (nafl) prayers can be performed on any type of mount, and there is no difference of opinion among the four Imams regarding this. Evidence for this is also found in the Qur’anic verse. However, at the beginning, if it is possible for the mount to face the qiblah, it is better; afterwards, its direction may be towards any side. And the blessed verse:
﴿فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ﴾
is related to supererogatory prayer during travel, that a person may perform nafl prayer on a mount while traveling. There is no need to dismount from the ride.
﴿فَأَيْنَمَا تُوَلُّوا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ﴾
is related to supererogatory prayer during travel, that a person may perform nafl prayer on a mount while traveling. There is no need to dismount from the ride.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1612
