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46. The Book Of Al-Qadr (The Divine Decree)
Chapter 1. How The Human Being Is Created, In His Mother's Womb, And His Provision, Lifespan And Deeds Are Written Down, And His Misery and Happiness...... 15 Chapter 2. The Debate Between Adam And Müsâ (Peace And Blessings Of Allah Be Upon Them) ...... 25 Chapter 3. Allah Directs Hearts As He Wills ...... 29 Chapter 4. Everything Is Decided And Decreed...... 30 Chapter 5. The Son Of Adam's Share Of Zinâ Etc. Is Decreed For Him...... 31 Chapter 6. The Meaning Of "Every Child Is Born In A State Of Fifrah" And The Ruling On The Dead Children Of The Disbelievers And Of The Muslims...... 32 Chapter 7. Lifespans, Provisions, Etc. Do Not Increase Or Decrease From What Has Already Been Decreed ...... 37 Chapter 8. Belief In The Divine Decree And Submission To It...... 40 47. The Book Of Knowledge Chapter 1. The Prohibition Of, And Warning Against Seeking Out Verses Of The Qur'ân Whose Meanings Are Not Decisive; The Prohibition Of Arguing About The Qur'ân...... 41 Chapter 2. The One Who Is Harsh In Arguing...... 43 Chapter 3. Following The Ways Of The Jews And Christians...... 43 Chapter 4. The Destruction Of Those Who Go To Extremes...... 44 Chapter 5. The Taking Away Of Knowledge And The Spread Of Ignorance At The End Of Time...... 44
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Chapter 6. The One Who Starts Something Good Or Something Bad; The One Who Calls Others To Guidance Or Misguidance ... 51 48. Remembrance, Supplication, Repentance And Praying For Forgiveness Chapter 1. Encouragement To Remember Allah, Exalted is He...... 54 Chapter 2. The Names Of Allah, Exalted is He, And The Virtue Of The One Who Learns Them By Heart...... 55 Chapter 3. Being Firm In Supplication And Not Saying: "If You Will".. 56 Chapter 4. It Is Disliked To Wish For Death Because Of Some Harm That Has Befallen One ...... 57 Chapter 5. Whoever Loves To Meet Allah, Allah Loves To Meet Him, And Whoever Hates To Meet Allah, Allah Hates To Meet Him...... 59 Chapter 6. The Virtue Of Remembrance, Supplication, Drawing Close To Allah And Thinking Positively Of Him ...... 62 Chapter 7. It Is Disliked To Pray For Punishment To Be Brought Forward In This World ...... 64 Chapter 8. The Virtues Of Gathering To Remember Allah (Adh-Dhikr) 66 Chapter 9. The Virtue Of The Supplication: "0 Allah, Give Us Good In This World And Good In The Hereafter, And Save Us From The Torment Of The Fire ...... 67 Chapter 10. The Virtue Of TahlIl (Saying La Ilâha Ill-Allah), TasbIh (Saying Subzân Allah) And (Du 'a) Supplication...... 68 Chapter 11. The Virtue Of Gathering To Read Qur'ân And To Remember Allah ...... 73 Chapter 12. It Is Recommend To Pray For Forgiveness A Great Deal .... 75 Chapter 13. It Is Recommend To Lower One's Voice When Saying Remembrance, Except In The Cases Where It Is Commanded To Raise The Voice Such As The Talbiyah Etc. It Is Recommend To Say A Great Deal, "There Is No Power And No Strength Except With Allah ...... 77 Chapter 14. Supplications And Seeking Refuge With Allah ...... 79
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Chapter 15. Seeking Refuge With Allah From Helplessness, Laziness Etc...... 81 Chapter 16. Seeking Refuge From A Bad End, And Misery Etc ...... 82 Chapter 17. Supplication When Going To Sleep...... 85 Chapter 18. Supplications (Of The Prophet kii)...... 91 Chapter 19. The TasbI'z At The Beginning Of The Day And When GoingTo Sleep ...... 99 Chapter 20. It Is Recommend To Say Supplication When A Rooster Crows...... 103 Chapter 21. Supplication At Times Of Distress ...... 103 Chapter 22. The Virtue Of (Saying): "Glory To Allah And With His Praise...... 104 Chapter 23. The Virtue Of Praying For The Muslims In Their Absence.. 105 Chapter 24. It Is Recommend To Praise Allah After Eating And Drinking...... 107 Chapter 25. It Is Recommend For The One Who Supplicated Not To Be Impatient, And Not To Say: "I Supplicated And Received No Response ...... 107 THe Book Of Ar-Raqâq (The Softening Of Hearts) Chapter 26. "Most Of The People Of Paradise Are Poor, And Most Of The Inhabitants Of The Fire Are Women, And The Fitnah OfWomen" ...... 109 Chapter 27. The Story Of Three Men In The Cave And Their Tawassul (Seeking To Draw Close To Allah) By Means Of Righteous Deeds...... 113 49. The Book Of Repentance Chapter 1. Exhortation To Repent And Rejoicing Therein...... 117 Chapter 2. Sins Are Erased By Praying For Forgiveness And Repenting 122
Chapter 3. The Virtue Of Constant Dhikr, Thinking Of The Hereafter, And Remembering That Allah Is Always Watching; Permissibility Of Stopping That Sometimes, And Attending To Worldly Matters ...... 123
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Chapter 4. The Vastness Of Allah's Mercy, Which Prevails Over His Wrath...... 125 Chapter 5. Acceptance Of Repentance From Sin, Even If The Sin And Repentance Happen Repeatedly...... 132 Chapter 6. The Protective Jealousy (GhIrah) Of Allah The Most High, And The Prohibition Of Immoral Behavior...... 134 Chapter 7. The Words Of Allah The Most High: "Verily, The Good Deeds Remove The Evil Deeds ...... 137 Chapter 8. The Acceptance Of The Repentance Of The One Who Kills, Even If He Has Killed A Great Deal...... 141 Chapter... The Vastness Of Allah's Mercy Towards The Believers, And Every Muslim Will Be Ransomed By A Disbeliever From TheFire ...... 144 Chapter 9. The Repentance Of Ka'b Ibn Mâlik And His Two Companions...... 146 Chapter 10. Al-Jfk (The Slander) And The Acceptance Of The Slanderer's Repentance...... 160 Chapter 11. Exoneration Of The Prophet's Concubine...... 172 50. The Attributes Of The Hypocrites And The Rulings Concerning Them Chapter... The Attributes Of The Hypocrites And The Rulings ConcerningThem...... 173 Chapter... The Description Of The Resurrection, And Paradise And Hell...... 184 Chapter 1. The Beginning Of Creation And The Creation Of Adam, (Peace Be Upon Him) ...... 188 Chapter 2. The Resurrection And Description Of The Earth On The Day Of Resurrection...... 189 Chapter 3. The Welcoming Feast Of The People Of Paradise...... 190 Chapter 4. The Jews' Asking The Prophet About The Soul, And The Words Of Allah: "And They Ask You Concerning The Râ (The Spirit)" ...... 191
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Chapter 5. The Words Of Allah The Most High: "And Allah Would Not Punish Them While You Are Amongst Them ...... 194 Chapter 6. The Words Of Allah: "Verily, Man Does Transgress Because He Considers Himself Self-Sufficient ...... 195 Chapter 7. The Smoke (Ad-Dukhân) ...... 196 Chapter 8. The Splitting Of The Moon...... 201 Chapter 9. The Disbelievers...... 203 Chapter 10. The Disbeliever Seeking Ransom With An Earthful Of Gold...... 204 Chapter 11. The Disbeliever Will Be Driven Upon His Face ...... 206 Chapter 12. The Most Affluent Of People In This World Will Be Dipped In The Fire, And The Most Destitute Will Be Dipped In Paradise...... 206 Chapter 13. The Believer Is Rewarded For His Good Deeds In This World, And In The Hereafter, And The Disbeliever Is Rewarded For His Good Deeds In This World ...... 207 Chapter 14. The Believer Is Like A Plant And The Hypocrite And The Disbeliever Are Like Cedars...... 208 Chapter 15. The Likeness Of The Believer Is That Of A Date Palm ...... 211 Chapter 16. The Mischief Of The Sha4ân And How He Sends His Troops To Tempt People, And With Every Person There Is A QarIn (Companion From Among The Jinn)...... 213 Chapter 17. No One Will Enter Paradise By Virtue Of His Deeds, Rather By The Mercy Of Allah, Exalted Is He...... 216 Chapter 18. Doing A Lot Of Good Deeds And Striving Hard In Worship...... 220 Chapter 19. Moderation In Preaching...... 221 51. The Book Of Paradise And Description Of Its Delights And Its People Chapter... The Description Of Paradise...... 223 Chapter 1. In Paradise There Is A Tree In Whose Shade A Rider Could Travel For One Hundred Years And Still Not Cross It...... 225
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Chapter 2. Bestowal Of Divine Pleasure On The People Of Paradise, And Allah Will Never Be Angry With Them...... 226 Chapter 3. The Inhabitants Of Paradise Will See The People In The Highest Place In Paradise As Planets Are Seen In The Sky...... 227 Chapter 4. One Who Would Love To Have Seen The Prophet Even If That Was At The Expense Of His Family And His Wealth...... 228 Chapter 5. The Market Of Paradise, And What They Will Get There Of Delight And Beauty ...... 229 Chapter 6. The First Group To Enter Paradise Will Look Like The Moon When It Is Full; Their Attributes And Their Spouses...... 230 Chapter 7. The Attributes Of Paradise And Its People, And Their Glorifying Allah Every Morning And Evening...... 232 Chapter 8. The Eternal Delight Of The People Of Paradise, And The Verse In Which Allah Says: "And It Will Be Announced To Them: This Is The Paradise Which You Have Inherited For What You Used To Do" ...... 234 Chapter 9. The Tents Of Paradise, And The Wives That The Believers Will Have In Them...... 235 Chapter 10. Rivers Of Paradise In This World ...... 236 Chapter 11. People Will Enter Paradise Whose Hearts Are Like The Hearts Of Birds...... 236 Chapter 12. About Hell - May Allah Protect Us From It...... 238 Chapter 13. The Arrogant Will Enter The Fire, And The Humble Will Enter Paradise...... 240 Chapter 14. The Passing Away Of This World, And The Gathering On The Day Of Resurrection...... 250 Chapter 15. The Description Of The Day Of Resurrection - May Allah Save Us From Its Terrors...... 254 Chapter 16. Attributes By Which The People Of Paradise And The People Of The Fire May Be Recognized In This World...... 256
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Chapter 17. 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...... 259 Chapter 18. The Surety Of Reckoning...... 267 Chapter 19. The Command To Think Positively Of Allah At The Time OfDeath ...... 268 52. The Book Of Tribulations And The Portents Of The Hour Chapter 1. The Approach Of Tribulations And The Opening Of The Barrier Of Ya'jüj And Majüj ...... 271 Chapter 2. The Earth Swallowing Up The Army That Aims To Attack TheKa'bah ...... 273 Chapter 3. Onset Of Tribulations Like Rainfall ...... 276 Chapter 4. If Two Muslims Confront One Another With Their Swords 279 Chapter 5. (Parts of) This Ummah Will Destroy One Another...... 281 Chapter 6. The Prophet's Foretelling Of What Will Happen Until The HourBegins...... 283 Chapter 7. The Tribulation That Will Come Like Waves Of The Ocean...... 286 Chapter 8. The Hour Will Not Begin Until The Euphrates Uncovers A Mountain Of Gold...... 288 Chapter 9. The Conquest Of Constantinople, The Emergence Of The Dajjâl And The Descent Of 'Elsa bin Mariam ...... 291 Chapter 10. The Hour Will Begin When The Byzantines Are The Most Prevalent Of People...... 292 Chapter 11. Fighting The Byzantines, And A Great Deal Of Killing When Ad-Dajjâl Emerges ...... 293 Chapter 12. Conquests Of The Muslims Before The Appearance Of Ad- Dajjâl...... 296 Chapter 13. The Signs Which Will Appear Before The Hour ...... 297 Chapter 14. The Hour Will Not Begin Until A Fire Emerges From The Land Of The Hijâz ...... 299
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Chapter 15. The Inhabitants Of Al-Madinah And How Far It Will Be Developed Before The Hour ...... 300 Chapter 16. Tribulation From The East, From Where The Horns Of The Shai!ân Appear...... 300 Chapter 17. The Hour Will Not Begin Until Daws Worship Dhul- Khalasah...... 303 Chapter 18. The Hour Will Not Begin Until A Man Passes By Another Man's Grave And Wishes That He Was In The Place Of The Deceased, Because Of Calamity ...... 304 Chapter 19. Ibn Sayyad ...... 318 Chapter 20. Ad-Dajjâl ...... 328 Chapter 21. Description Of Ad-Dajjâl; AI-Madinah Is Forbidden To Him; He Will Kill A Believer And Bring Him Back To Life...... 337 Chapter 22. Ad-Dajjâl Is Very Insignificant Before Allah ...... 340 Chapter 23. The Emergence Of Ad-Dajjâl And His Stay On Earth, And The Descent Of 'Elsa Who Will Kill Him. The Death Of The People Of Goodness And Faith, And The Survival Of The Worst Of People, And Their Idol-Worship. The Trumpet Blast, And The Resurrection Of Those Who Are In Their Graves...... 341 Chapter 24. Al-Jassásah ...... 345 Chapter 25. The Rest Of The AzadIth About Ad-Dajjâl ...... 353 Chapter 26. The Virtue Of Worship At Times Of Turmoil...... 355 Chapter 27. The Approach Of The Hour...... 356 Chapter 28. Between The Blasts (Of The Trumpet)...... 359 53. The Book Of Asceticism (Az-Zuhd) And Heart-Softening Reports Chapter... This World Is A Prison For The Believer And A Paradise For The Disbeliever...... 361 Chapter 1. The Prohibition Of Entering Upon The People Of A1-Hijr (The Rocky Tract) Unless One Enters Weeping...... 381
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Chapter 2. The Virtue Of Treating Widows, The Poor And Orphans Kindly...... 383 Chapter 3. The Virtue Of Building Masâjid ...... 384 Chapter 4. The Virtue Of Spending On The Poor And Wayfarers...... 385 Chapter 5. The Prohibition On Showing Off...... 387 Chapter 6. Guarding The Tongue...... 388 Chapter 7. About The One Who Enjoins Good But Does Not Do It, And Forbids Evil But Does It...... 389 Chapter 8. The Prohibition Against Disclosing One's Own Sins...... 390 Chapter 9. Saying: "May Allah Have Mercy On You" To One Who Sneezes, And Yawning Is Disliked...... 390 Chapter 10. Miscellaneous AhadIth ...... 394 Chapter 11. Mice Are A Transformed Race...... 394 Chapter 12. A Believer Should Not Be Stung Twice From The Same Hole...... 395 Chapter 13. The Believer's Affair Is All Good...... 396 Chapter 14. The Prohibition Of Praising If It Involves Exaggeration And There Is The Fear That It May Be A Source Of Temptation (Fitnah) For The One Who Is Praised ...... 396 Chapter 15. Showing Preference To The One Who Is Older ...... 399 Chapter 16. Verification Of IjadIth And The Ruling On Writing Down Knowledge...... 400 Chapter 17. The Story Of The People Of The Ditch And The Magician, The Monk And The Boy...... 400 Chapter 18. The Lengthy HadIth Of Jâbir And The Story Of Abü Al- Yasar...... 405 Chapter 19. The HadIth Of The Hijrah ...... 414 54. The Book Of TafsIr (Explanation Of Qur'an) Chapter... Interpretation Of Various Verses ...... 418 Chapter 1. Allah's Saying: "Has Not The Time Come For The Hearts Of Those Who Believe To Be Affected By Allah's Reminder " ...... 432
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Chapter 2. Allah's Saying: "0 Children Of Adam! Take Your Adornment While Praying" ...... 432 Chapter 3. Allah's Saying: "And Force Not Your Maids To Prostitution".. 433 Chapter 4. Allah's Saying: "Those Whom They Call Upon Desire Means Of Access To Their Lord (Allah) ...... 434 Chapter 5. SIrat Barâ'ah (At-Tawbah), Al-A nfâl And Al-Hashr ...... 436 Chapter 6. Revelation Of The Prohibition On Khamr ...... 436 Chapter 7. Allah's Saying: "These Two Opponents Dispute With Each Other About Their Lord ...... 438 Glossary of Islamic Terms...... 439
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46. The Book Of Al-Qadr ,)J.fl 6ja - (ti J4JI) - (The Divine Decree) (ro 4Lmm)
Chapter 1. How The Human 4t) - ( Being Is Created, In His Mother's Womb, And His Provision, Lifespan And Deeds Are Written Down, And His (4L 4.Lj Misery and Happiness
[6723] 1 - (2643) It was i t.i. (rt)- [vr] narrated that 'Abdullâh said: "The Messenger of Alãh - :ZL and he is the truthful, the one who is believed - told us: 'The creation of any one of you is put together in his mother's womb for forty days, then, he is during iI :ii cj L J1 L that (period) an 'Alaqah111 for a similar period. Then he becomes a Mu4ghah 21 for a similar L- :J period. Then Allah sends to him - ' an angel who breathes the soul 1 3 LJ into him, and is enjoined to write ft ft _5 5" - down four things: His provision, his lifespan, his deeds and his misery or happiness. By the One besides Whom none has the right to be worshiped! One of you may do the deeds of the people of c: t: Paradise until there is nothing
L'J A piece that hangs, clings or is suspended. [2] Like a chewed lump of flesh.
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[6724] ( ... ) It was narrated from Al-A'mash with this chain of narrators (a HadIth similar to no. 6723). In the HadIth of WakI' it says: "The creation of any one of you is put together in his mother's womb for forty nights." In the HadIth of Mu'âdh from Shu'bah it says: "Forty nights or forty days." In the IjadIth of JarIr and 'Elsa it says: "Forty days."
[6725] 2 - (2644) It was narrated from Hudhaifah bin AsId that the - Prophetsaid: "The angel J'_
http://islamicbookshub.wordpress.com/ The Book Of AI-Qadr 17 enters upon the Nuffah (sperm drop) after it has settled in the womb for forty or forty-five nights, and he says: '0 Lord, miserable or happy?' And they are written down. Then he says: '0 Lord, male or female?' And they are written down. And he writes down his deeds, what he will leave behind, lifespan and provisions, then the scroll is rolled up, and nothing is added or taken away therefrom."
[6726] 3 - (2645) 'Amir bin Wâthilah narrated that he heard 'Abdullâh bin Mas'üd say (explaining the IjadIth no. 6725) "The miserable one is the one who is miserable in his mother's womb, and the happy one is the one who learns lessons from (the end of) others." He ('Amir bin Wâthilah) went to a man among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah who was called Hudhaifah bin AsId Al- GhifârI, and told him what Ibn Mas'üd had said and asked: "How can a man (Hudhaifah) be in a state of misery without having done anything?" The man said to him: "Are you surprised by that? I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'When forty-two nights have passed for the Nuffah (sperm drop), Allah sends an angel to it,
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and he gives it its shape and creates its hearing, sight, skin, flesh and bones. Then he says: '0 Lord, male or female?' Your Lord decrees whatever He wills, and the angel writes it down. Then he says: '0 Lord, his lifespan?' Your Lord says whatever He wills, and the angel writes it down. Then he says: '0 Lord, his provision?' Your Lord decrees whatever He wills, and the angel writes it down. Then the angel departs with the page in his hand, and he does not add or take away anything. therefrom" [67271 ( ... ) Abü At-Tufail narrated that 'Abdullâh bin Mas'üd said..., and he quoted a IjadIth like that of 'Amr bin Al-Hârith (no. 6726).
[6728] 4 - ( ... ) AN At-Tufail said: I entered upon Abü SarIlah Hudhaifah bin AsId Al-GhifârI, and he said: I heard the Messenger of Adlâh with these two ears of mine, saying: "The Nutfah (sperm drop) stays in the womb for forty nights, then the angel comes down to it." - Zuhair (one of the narrators) said: "I think he said: 'The one who shapes it." - "He says: '0 Lord, male or female?' And Allah makes it male or female. Then he says: '0 Lord, physically sound or unsound?'
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And Allah makes him physically sound or unsound. Then he says: '0 Lord, what is his provision?' What is his lifespan? 'Then Allah makes him doomed or blessed."
[6729] ( ... ) It was narrated from Hudhaifah bin Asid Al-GhifârI, the Companion of the Prophet , who attributed the HadIth to the Messenger of Allah : "An angel is appointed over the womb, and when Allah wants to create anything by His leave, after forty-odd nights..." then he mentioned a similar HadIth (as no. 6728).
[6730] 5 - (2646) It was narrated from Anas bin Mâlik that the Prophet said: "Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has appointed an angel over the womb, and he says: '0 Lord, a Nut (sperm drop); 0 Lord, an Alaqah; 0 Lord, a Mudghah.' Then when Allah wants to decree the (final stage of) his creation, the angel says: '0 Lord, male or female? Miserable or happy? What is his provision? What is
http://islamicbookshub.wordpress.com/ The Book Of Al-Qadr 20 his lifespan?' And that is written in the womb of his mother."
[6731] 6 - (2647) It was narrated that 'Ali said: "We were at a funeral in BaqI' A1-Gharqad, and the Messenger of Allah came to us. He sat down and we sat down around him. He had a stick, and he looked down at the ground, and started to scratch the ground with the stick, then he said: 'There is no one among you, no living soul, but Allah has decreed his place in Paradise or the Fire, and it has been decreed whether he is miserable or happy.' A man said: '0 Messenger of Allah, shouldn't we rely on our destiny and stop striving?' He said: 'Whoever is one of the happy, he will find himself doing the deeds of the happy, and whoever is one of the miserable, he will find himself doing the deeds of them miserable.' He said: 'Do good deeds, for everyone is helped (to do their deeds). The happy are helped to do the deeds of the happy, and the miserable are helped to do the deeds of the miserable.' Then he recited: 'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him, and believes in Al Husnâ; We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness). But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self sufficient and
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[6732] ( ... ) A similar report (as HadIth no. 6731) was narrated from Mansür with this chain of narrators.
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[6733] 7 - ( ... ) It was narrated .)-IV iwrri that 'All said: "One day the - Messenger of Allah was sitting with a stick in his hand, with which he was scratching the ground. He raised his head and said: 'There is no soul among you but his place in Paradise or the Fire is known.' They said: '0 Messenger of Allah, (if it is so, then) why should we strive? 3 :JU Should we not rely on that?' He said: 'No, keep striving, for everyone will be helped to do :JUi} that for which he was created.' Then he () recited: As for him J J L :IiU who gives (in charity) and keeps J)) :J his duty to Allah and fears Him, and believes in Al-Husnâ', up to His saying: We will make smooth for him the path for evil.' [2j o [\.—o :u14
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[6734] ( ... ) A similar report (as HadIth no. 6733) was narrated from 'Ali, from the Prophet with this chain of narrators.
[6735] 8 - (2648) It was narrated that Jâbir said: "Surâqah bin Mâlik bin Ju'sham said: '0 Messenger of Allah, explain our religion to us as if we had been created just now. What about the deeds that we do day-to-day? Are they because the pens have dried and they are happening as they have already been decreed, or what we are to do?' He () said: 'No, it is because the pens have dried and they are happening as they have already been decreed.' He said: 'Then why should we strive?" Zuhair (a sub narrator) said: "Then AbU Az-Zubair (a narrator) said something that I did not understand, and I asked: 'What did he say?' He said: 'Strive, for everyone is helped." [6736] ( ... ) A similar report (as HadIth no. 6735) was narrated from Jâbir bin 'Abdullâh from the Prophet and in it he said: "Everyone who strives will be helped to do his deeds (that were decreed for him)."
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[6737] 9 - (2649) It was narrated that 'Imrân bin Husain said: "It was said: '0 Messenger of Allah, is it known who are the people of Paradise and who are the people of the Fire?' He said: 'Yes.' It was said: 'Then why should people strive?' He said: 'Everyone is helped to do that for which he was created."
[6738] ( ... ) A HadIth like that of Hammâd (no. 6737) was narrated from YazId Ar-Rishk with this chain of narrators. In the HadIth of 'Abdul-Wârith it says: "I said: '0 Messenger of Allah."
[6739] 10 - (2650) It was narrated that Abul-Aswad Ad-DailI said: "Imrân bin Al-Husain said to me: 'What do you think about what people are working and striving for today - is it something that has been previously decreed and decided for them, or, is it connected to that which their Prophet brought to them so that proof may be established against them?'
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"I said: 'It is something that has been previously decreed and decided for them.' He said: 'Wouldn't that be an injustice?' I was greatly disturbed by that, and I said: 'Everything is created by Allah and belongs to Him; He is not to be questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.' "He said to me: 'May Allah have mercy on you. I only asked you that in order to test your intelligence. Two men from Muzainah came to the Messenger of Allah and said: "0 Messenger of Allah, what do you think about what people are working and striving for today - is it something that has been previously decreed and decided for them or is it connected to that which their Prophet brought to them so that proof may be established against them?" "He () said: 'No, it is some- thing that has been previously decreed and decided for them, and the confirmation of that is in the Book of Allah (the Mighty and Sublime): "By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion; then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.' ,,[hI
[6740] 11 - (2651) It was [Wt] narrated from Abli Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah j said: "A man may do the deeds of the people of Paradise for a long
[1] Ash-Shams 91:7,8.
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[6741] 12 - (112) It was ('iY')—Y [Will narrated from Sahl bin Sa'd As- Sâ'idI that the Messenger of Allah said: "A man may do the deeds of the people of Paradise, or so it may seem to the people, although he is one of the people of the Fire. And a man may do the deeds of (the people of) the Fire, or so it seems to the people, although he is one of the people of Paradise."
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[6742] 13 - (2652) It was narrated by Tâwüs that he heard Abü Hurairah say: The Messenger of Allah said: "Adam and Müsâ debated. Müsâ said: '0 Adam, you are our father, but you caused our doom and caused us to be expelled from Paradise.' Adam said to him: 'You are Müsâ, Allah chose you to speak to and wrote (the Tawrah) for
http://islamicbookshub.wordpress.com/ The Book Of A1-Qadr 26 jal you with His Own Hand. Are you blaming me for something that Allah decreed for me forty years before He created me?' The Prophet said: 'Adam got the better of Müsâ, Adam got the better of Müsâ."
[6743] 14 - ( ... ) It was narrated from Abfl Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: "Adam and Müsâ debated, and Adam got the better of Müsâ. Müsâ said to him: 'You are Adam who caused the people to be misguided and caused them to be expelled from Paradise?' Adam said: 'You are the one to whom Allah gave knowledge of all things and chose him above all the people to convey His Message.?' He said: 'Yes.' He (i.e., Adam) said: 'Are you blaming me for something that Allah decreed for me before I was created?"
[6744] 15 - ( ... ) Abü Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Adam and Müsâ () debated in the presence of their Lord, and Adam got the better of
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Müsâ. Müsâ said: "You are Adam whom Allah created with His Own : Hand and breathed into you of His spirit, and commanded the angels to prostrate to you, and caused J JU :JU : you to dwell in Paradise. Then because of your lapse you caused the people to be sent down to the j earth." Adam, , said: "You are Müsâ whom Allah chose by means of His Message, and by means of speaking to you, and He gave you the Tablets on which was the is5k.; explanation of all things, and brought you close to speak with il~ çr you. How long before I was created did Allah write the 4 L5 L :J 4 Tawrah?" Müsâ said: "Forty years." Adam said: "And did you find in it (the words): Thus did 4i Adam disobey his Lord, so he went astray.? 11 He said: "Yes." He L said: "Are you blaming me for doing a deed which Allah decreed -s --- _-,-- I would do, forty years before He : J created me?" The Messenger of Allah Q5, said: 'Thus Adam got the :J . :J better of Masi."'
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Adam said to him: 'You are Müsâ, whom Allah chose by means of His Message and by means of speaking to you, but you are blaming me for something that was decreed for me before I was created.' So Adam got the better of Müsâ."
[6746] ( ... ) A similar HadIth (as no. 6745) was narrated from Abü Hurairah, from the Prophet .
[6747] ( ... ) It was narrated from Abü Hurairah from the Messenger of Allah a similar HadIth (as no. 6745).
[6748] 16 - (2653) It was narrated that 'Abdullâh bin 'Amr bin A1-'As said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Allah decided the decrees of creation fifty thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth.' He said: 'And His Throne is above the water."
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[6749] ( ... ) A similar report (as HadIth no. 6748) was narrated from Abü Hâni' with this chain of narrators, except that they did not mention: "And His Throne is above the water."
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[6750] 17 - (2654) 'Abdullâh . (roO-\V [wo] bin 'Amr bin A]-'As said that he heard the Messenger of Allah jkr ; say: "The hearts of the sons of Adam are all between two Fingers of the Most Merciful, like one : 1 :JU - heart, and He directs them as He wills." Then the Messenger of Allah said: "0 Allah, controller of the hearts, direct our hearts to St ;_ - obey You." L) j. L)0 L*J I :J3I
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Chapter 4. Everything Is Decided And Decreed
[6751] 18 - (2655) It was narrated from Tâwiis that he said: "I met one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah who said: 'Everything is decided and decreed." He said: "And I heard 'Abdullâh bin 'Umar say: 'The Messenger of Allah said: Everything is decided and decreed, even incapability and ability, or ability and incapability."
[6752] 19 - (2656) It was narrated that Abü Hurairah said: "The idolaters of the Quraish came to argue with the Messenger of Allah about the Divine Decree, and thus was revealed: 'The Day they will be dragged on their faces into the Fire (it will be said to them): Taste you the touch of Hell!' Verily, We have created all things with Qadar." 11
[1] Al-Qamar 54:48,49.
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Chapter 5. The Son Of Adam's Share Of Zinâ Etc. Is Decreed For Him [6753] 20 - (2657) It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: I have never seen anything more relative to Lamam 11 than what Abü Hurairah said: That the Prophet said: "Allah has decreed for the son of Adam his share of Zinâ, which he will inevitably get. The Zinâ of the eyes is looking, and the Zinâ of the tongue is speaking. The heart wishes and hopes, and the private part confirms that or denies it."
[6754] 21 - ( ... ) It was narrated from Abü Hurairah that the Prophet said: "The son of Adam's share of Zinâ has been decreed for him, which he will inevitably get. The Zinâ of the eyes is looking, the Zinâ of the ears is listening, the Zinâ of the tongue is speaking, the Zinâ of the hands is touching, and the Zinâ of the foot is walking. The heart longs and wishes, and the private part confirms that or denies it."
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Chapter 6. The Meaning Of "Every Child Is Born In A State Of Fitrah" And The Ruling On The Dead Children Of The Disbelievers And Of The Muslims [6755] 22 - (2658) It was ti. (0A)- Y Y [Woo] narrated from Abü Hurairah that he used to say the Messenger of :U ) Allah ç said: "There is no child who is not born in a state of Ftitrah, :& then his parents make him a Jew or a Christian or a Magian, just as - 5 animals bring forth animals with J : J their limbs intact, do you see any )) :4 deformed one among them?" Then AbI Hurairah said: "Recite, ;u if you wish: Allah's Ffrah with which He has created mankind. No change let there be in Khalq- illah."11 - :
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[1] Ar-Ram 30:30
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[6757] ( ... ) Abü Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said: "There is no child who is not born in a state of Fitrah." Then he said: Recite: "Allah's Fitrah with which He has created mankind. No change let there be in Khalq-illâh, that is the straight religion.""
[6758] 23 - ( ... ) It was narrated that Abü Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no child who is not born in a state of F4rah, then his parents make him a Jew or a Christian or a idolater.' A man said: '0 Messenger of Allah, what do you think if he dies before that?' He said: 'Allah knows best what they would have done."
[6759] ( ... ) It was narrated from Al-A'mash with this chain of narrators (a HadIth similar to no. 6758).
Ar-Rim 30:30.
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In the HadIth of Ibn Numair it says: "There is no child who is born but upon this Millah." In the report of Abü Bakr from Abü Mu'âwiyah: "...upon this Millah, until he starts to speak." In the report of Abü Kuraib from Abü Mu'âwiyah: "There is no child who is not born in a state of Fifrah, until he begins to speak."
[6760] 24 - ( ... ) It was narrated that Hammâm bin Munabbih said: "This is what Abü Hurairah narrated to us from the Messenger of Allah ," and he mentioned a number of AhadIth, including the following: "The Messenger of Allah oT, said: 'Everyone who is born, is born in this state of Fitrah, then his parents make him a Jew or a Christian. Just as camels are bred - do you see any deformed one among them? Until you are the one who cuts (their ears, noses, tails etc).' They said: '0 Messenger of Allah, what do you think of one who dies in childhood?' He said: 'Allah knows best what they would have done." [6761] 25 - ( ... ) It was narrated from Abü Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: : "Every person is borne by his mother in a state of Fitrah, after 'r which his parents make him a Jew LJ5:J J or a Christian or a Magian, or if
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[6765] 28 - (2660) It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "The Messenger of Allah was asked about the children of the idolaters. He said: 'Allah knows best what they would have done, as He created them."
[6766] 29 - (2661) It was narrated that Ubayy bin Ka'b said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'The boy who was killed by A]-Khidr was decreed to be a disbeliever; had he lived he would have oppressed his parents by rebellion and disbelief."'[']
[6767130 - (2662) It was narrated that 'Aishah, the Mother of the Believers, said: "A boy died and I said: 'Glad tidings for him, one of the little birds of Paradise.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'Do you not know that Allah created Paradise and the Fire, and He created people for one and people for the other?"
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[6768] 31 - ( ... ) It was narrated [wA] that 'Aishah, the Mother of the Believers, said: "The Messenger :ZYL, of Allah was called to the funeral of an AnsârI boy and I said: '0 Messenger of Allah, glad - -- - tidings for this (boy), one of the little birds of Paradise. He did 5 not do any evil or reach the age LLi ! L of doing evil.' He said: 'It may be otherwise, 0 'Aishah, for Allah created people for Paradise, He created them for it when they LU,)) :JU 5) ijL3I were in their fathers' loins. And He created people for the Fire, He created them for it when they were in their fathers' loins."
[6769] ( ... ) A similar HadIth (as no. 6768) was narrated from Talhah bin Yal)yâ with the chain JI L of WakI'.
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Chapter 7. Lifespans, Provisions, Etc. Do Not Increase Or Decrease From What Has z Already Been Decreed (V i>.:ii)
[6770] 32 - (2663) It was ti. (Vr)—i' {wvJ narrated that 'Abdullâh said: "Umm HabIbah, the wife of the
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Prophet , said: '0 Allah, let me have the joy of the company of my husband the Messenger of Allah , and my father AN Sufyân, and my brother Mu'âwiyah (all my life).' The Prophet said: 'You have asked Allah about lifespans that have already been determined, days that have already been counted and provisions that have already been allotted. Allah will never do anything before its due time or delay it beyond its due time. If you had asked Allah to grant you refuge from punishment in the Fire or punishment in the grave, that would have been better or preferable." Mention of monkeys was made in his presence. Mis'ar said: "I think he also mentioned pigs, which were transformed." He said: "Allah never gives those who have been transformed offspring. Monkeys and pigs existed before that."
[67711 ( ... ) It was narrated from both Ibn Bishr and Waki' (a HadIth similar to no. 6770): "...From punishment in the Fire and from punishment in the grave."
[6772] 33 - ( ... ) It was narrated that 'Abdullâh bin Mas'üd said: "Umm Habibah said: '0 Allah, let
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[6773] ( ... ) Sufyân narrated it with this chain of narrators (a HadIth similar to no. 6272) but he did not said: ... Monkeys and pigs existed before that.
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Chapter 8. Belief In The Divine (A Decree And Submission To It (A .1i) (43 3t.,,
[67741 34 - (2664) It was narrated that Abü Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer, although both are good. Strive to do that which will benefit you and seek the help of Allah, and do not feel helpless. If anything befalls you, do not say: "If only I had done (such and such), then such and such would have happened," rather say: "Allah has decreed and what He wills He does." For; "if only" opens the door to the work of the Shaitân."
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