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مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الإيمانThe Book of Faith
(خَلْقُ آدَمَ)(The creation of Adam)
Hadith 101
اُردوEn
وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٌو قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ خَلْقَهُ فِي ظُلْمَةٍ فَأَلْقَى عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ نُورِهِ فَمَنْ أَصَابَهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ النُّورِ اهْتَدَى وَمَنْ أَخْطَأَهُ ضَلَّ فَلذَلِك أَقُول: جف الْقلب على علم الله ". رَوَاهُ أَحْمد وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ
‘Abdallah b. ‘Amr reported that he heard God’s messenger say, “God created His creatures in darkness and cast some of His light upon them. Those on whom some of that light falls will have guidance, but those who are missed by it will go astray. On that account I say that the pen has no more to write about God’s knowledge.” Ahmad and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij:
[سنن ترمذي 2642]
Hadith Authentication:
The chain of narration for this report is hasan (good).
● Isma'il ibn 'Ayyash is a narrator about whom there is a difference of opinion. If he narrates hadith from his trustworthy and reliable Syrian (Shami) teachers, then the narration is hasan li-dhatihi (good in itself), but if he narrates from non-Syrians, such as the Hijazis, then it is weak. See: Tabaqat al-Mudallisin by Hafiz Ibn Hajar [68؍3] and the general books of narrators.
● According to the preferred opinion, Isma'il ibn 'Ayyash was not a mudallis (one who practices tadlis). See: my book al-Fath al-Mubin fi Tahqiq Tabaqat al-Mudallisin [ص49]
● Isma'il ibn 'Ayyash is not alone in narrating this report; rather, Imam al-Awza'i rahimahullah has also followed him up, meaning that al-Awza'i narrated the same report from Yahya ibn Abi 'Amr al-Saybani (al-Himsi al-Shami: trustworthy).
● See: the book al-Siyar by Imam Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Fazari rahimahullah (d. 186 AH) [ح641] and al-Mustadrak by al-Hakim [1؍30 ح83]
A group has narrated it from Yahya ibn Abi 'Amr as well. For example, see: Kitab al-Sunnah by Ibn Abi 'Asim [242] and others.
● Yahya ibn Abi 'Amr is also not alone in narrating this report; rather, Rabi'ah ibn Yazid (al-Dimashqi: trustworthy, devout) narrated it from 'Abdullah ibn (Fayruz) al-Daylami (trustworthy, among the senior Tabi'in). See: Musnad Ahmad [ج2 ص 176 6644 وسندہ صحیح]
↰ With this corroboration, this report is authentic.
Fiqh of the Hadith:
➊ Predestination (qadar) is true.
➋ Here, "creation" refers to humans and jinn, because angels were created from light.
➌ This narration from Sunan al-Tirmidhi was omitted in Hafiz al-Mizzi rahimahullah's book Tuhfat al-Ashraf. Also see: al-Masnad al-Jami' [ج11 ص 17 ح8330]
[سنن ترمذي 2642]
Hadith Authentication:
The chain of narration for this report is hasan (good).
● Isma'il ibn 'Ayyash is a narrator about whom there is a difference of opinion. If he narrates hadith from his trustworthy and reliable Syrian (Shami) teachers, then the narration is hasan li-dhatihi (good in itself), but if he narrates from non-Syrians, such as the Hijazis, then it is weak. See: Tabaqat al-Mudallisin by Hafiz Ibn Hajar [68؍3] and the general books of narrators.
● According to the preferred opinion, Isma'il ibn 'Ayyash was not a mudallis (one who practices tadlis). See: my book al-Fath al-Mubin fi Tahqiq Tabaqat al-Mudallisin [ص49]
● Isma'il ibn 'Ayyash is not alone in narrating this report; rather, Imam al-Awza'i rahimahullah has also followed him up, meaning that al-Awza'i narrated the same report from Yahya ibn Abi 'Amr al-Saybani (al-Himsi al-Shami: trustworthy).
● See: the book al-Siyar by Imam Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Fazari rahimahullah (d. 186 AH) [ح641] and al-Mustadrak by al-Hakim [1؍30 ح83]
A group has narrated it from Yahya ibn Abi 'Amr as well. For example, see: Kitab al-Sunnah by Ibn Abi 'Asim [242] and others.
● Yahya ibn Abi 'Amr is also not alone in narrating this report; rather, Rabi'ah ibn Yazid (al-Dimashqi: trustworthy, devout) narrated it from 'Abdullah ibn (Fayruz) al-Daylami (trustworthy, among the senior Tabi'in). See: Musnad Ahmad [ج2 ص 176 6644 وسندہ صحیح]
↰ With this corroboration, this report is authentic.
Fiqh of the Hadith:
➊ Predestination (qadar) is true.
➋ Here, "creation" refers to humans and jinn, because angels were created from light.
➌ This narration from Sunan al-Tirmidhi was omitted in Hafiz al-Mizzi rahimahullah's book Tuhfat al-Ashraf. Also see: al-Masnad al-Jami' [ج11 ص 17 ح8330]
Source: Adwa al-Masabih fi Tahqiq Mishkat al-Masabih, Page: 101
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, the preordained writing of guidance and misguidance has already been inscribed in eternity (azal) according to Allah’s knowledge;
there can be no alteration whatsoever in it.
1:
That is, the preordained writing of guidance and misguidance has already been inscribed in eternity (azal) according to Allah’s knowledge;
there can be no alteration whatsoever in it.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2642
