صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الجنة وصفة نعيمها وأهلهاThe Book of Paradise, its Description, its Bounties and its Inhabitants
باب عَرْضِ مَقْعَدِ الْمَيِّتِ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ أَوِ النَّارِ عَلَيْهِ وَإِثْبَاتِ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَالتَّعَوُّذِ مِنْهُ:Chapter: The Deceased Is Shown His Place In Paradise Or The Fire; And Confirmation Of The Torment In The Grave - We Seek Refuge With Allah From That
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَلِيطٍ الْهُذَلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ أَنَسٌ : كُنْتُ مَعَ عُمَرَ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : كُنَّا مَعَ عُمَرَ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ ، فَتَرَاءَيْنَا الْهِلَالَ وَكُنْتُ رَجُلًا حَدِيدَ الْبَصَرِ ، فَرَأَيْتُهُ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ رَآهُ غَيْرِي ، قَالَ : فَجَعَلْتُ أَقُولُ لِعُمَرَ أَمَا تَرَاهُ ، فَجَعَلَ لَا يَرَاهُ ، قَالَ : يَقُولُ عُمَرُ : سَأَرَاهُ وَأَنَا مُسْتَلْقٍ عَلَى فِرَاشِي ، ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُرِينَا مَصَارِعَ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ بِالْأَمْسِ ، يَقُولُ : هَذَا مَصْرَعُ فُلَانٍ غَدًا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : فَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَهُ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَخْطَئُوا الْحُدُودَ الَّتِي حَدَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : فَجُعِلُوا فِي بِئْرٍ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ ، فَانْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِمْ ، فَقَالَ : يَا فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ وَيَا فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ ، هَلْ وَجَدْتُمْ مَا وَعَدَكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ حَقًّا ؟ فَإِنِّي قَدْ وَجَدْتُ مَا وَعَدَنِي اللَّهُ حَقًّا ، قَالَ عُمَرُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، كَيْفَ تُكَلِّمُ أَجْسَادًا لَا أَرْوَاحَ فِيهَا ؟ ، قَالَ : مَا أَنْتُمْ بِأَسْمَعَ لِمَا أَقُولُ مِنْهُمْ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ أَنْ يَرُدُّوا عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا " .
Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: We were along with Umar between Makkah and Madinah that we began to look for the new moon. And I was a man with sharp eye- sight, so I could see it, but none except me saw it. I began to say to 'Umar (RA) : Don't you see it? But he would not see it. Thereupon Umar said: I would soon be able to see it (when it will shine more brightly). I lay upon bed. He then made a mention of the people of Badr to us and said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) showed us one day before (the actual battle) the place of death of the people (participating) in (the Battle) of Badr and he was saying: This would be the place of death of so and so tomorrow, if Allah wills. Umar said: By Him Who sent him with truth, they did not miss the places (of their death) which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had pointed for them. Then they were all thrown in a well one after another. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then went to them and said: O, so and so, the son of so and so; O so and so, the son of so and so, have you found correct what Allah and His Messenger had promised you? I have, however, found absolutely true what Allah had promised with me. Umar said: Allah's Messenger, how are you talking with the bodies without soul in them. Thereupon he said: You cannot hear more distinctly than (their hearing) of what I say, but with this exception that they have not power to make any reply.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues:
It is established from this hadith that the slain of Badr heard the words of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam);
they did not have the power to respond.
The actual reality is that the dead do not hear, nor can we make them hear.
However, if Allah, the Almighty, wishes to make them hear something, He is All-Powerful;
He can do whatever He wills.
Therefore, wherever it is established from the texts (authentic ahadith)
that the dead have heard a certain thing,
or hear a certain thing
(such as the sound of footsteps),
then it will be accepted as such.
But to make analogical leaps based on these and claim that the dead hear everything, or to seek help from them, is not correct.
Especially when Allah, the Exalted, has addressed His Messenger and said: وَمَا أَنتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَّن فِي الْقُبُورِ ﴿٢٢﴾ "You cannot make those in the graves hear,"
even you do not have the power to make those in the graves hear, so how can anyone else make them hear?
It is established from this hadith that the slain of Badr heard the words of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam);
they did not have the power to respond.
The actual reality is that the dead do not hear, nor can we make them hear.
However, if Allah, the Almighty, wishes to make them hear something, He is All-Powerful;
He can do whatever He wills.
Therefore, wherever it is established from the texts (authentic ahadith)
that the dead have heard a certain thing,
or hear a certain thing
(such as the sound of footsteps),
then it will be accepted as such.
But to make analogical leaps based on these and claim that the dead hear everything, or to seek help from them, is not correct.
Especially when Allah, the Exalted, has addressed His Messenger and said: وَمَا أَنتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَّن فِي الْقُبُورِ ﴿٢٢﴾ "You cannot make those in the graves hear,"
even you do not have the power to make those in the graves hear, so how can anyone else make them hear?
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7222
