SECTION ABOUT HIS PURE MANNERS
From the miracles that are perceived are: his pure manners – (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) – and his perfect disposition, courage, perseverance, hospitality, abstinence, satisfaction, selflessness, his good companionship, truthfulness, trustworthiness, Taqwa, worship, nobility of his origin, pure birth and upbringing as we mentioned in detail under their respective headings. And how amazing are the words our Shaikh Abu’l-Abbas Ibn Taimiyyah –(May Allah be pleased with him)- mentioned in his book in which he refuted sects of the Christians, Jews and those similar to them from the People of the Book. He mentioned in its conclusion the miracles/signs of Prophethood and followed a sound, time-tested approach with eloquent speech, such that everyone who contemplates upon it understands it and submits to it.
As for the miracles of Prophethood that are sensed – I mean witnessed by the eyes – then they are Heavenly and the earthly
And from the greatest of all of them is the splitting of the shining moon into two parts, Allah the Most High says:
“ The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder (the people of Makkah requested
Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon). And if they see a sign, they turn away, and say: “This is continuous
magic.”They belied (the Verses of Allah, this Qur’an), and followed their own lusts. And every matter will be settled [according to the kind of deeds (for the doer of good deeds, his deeds will take him to Paradise, and similarly evil deeds will take their doers to Hell)]. And indeed there has come to them news (in this Qur’an) wherein there is (enough warning) to check (them from evil), Perfect wisdom (this Qur’an), but (the preaching of) warners benefit them not [Soorah al-Qamar: 1-5].
The scholars agreed with the rest of the Imams that the splitting of the moon was in the era of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and hadeeths have been narrated from many paths that provide certainty to the Ummah.
Narrated by Anas, he said, “The people of Makkah asked the Prophet for a sign, then the moon split twice, then he said, “The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon). And if they see a sign, they turn away, and say: “This is continuous magic.”
Narrated by Abdullah bin Umar bin al-Khattab regarding His statement, “The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder” (the people of Makkah requested Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) to show them a miracle, so he showed them the splitting of the moon). He said, “That was at the time of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), it [the moon] split in two: one part in front of the mountain and the other part behind the mountain, then the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “O Allah, I testify.”
And in Saheeh al-Bukhari from Ibn Mas‘ood, that he said, “Five [signs] have passed, the Romans [defeat], al- Lizam [defeat of the Mushriks in Badr], the Mighty grasp, the Smoke and the moon [its splitting].
Thus, these are paths [of hadeeth] from this group of Companions and this matter is so well-known that it makes it self sufficient from a chain, in addition to its mention in the Great Book [Qur’an]. Some storytellers mentioned that the moon entered the Prophet’s (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) pocket and exited from his sleeve and words similar to that effect which doesn’t have any basis. When the moon split, it didn’t disappear from the sky, rather it split in two and one of the parts travelled behind the mountain Hira’ and the other moved the other way till the mountain was between the two fractions. And both the fractions were in the sky whilst the people of Makkah were looking on, and many of their ignorant ones said that this was a trickery of their eyes. Then they asked the travelers that arrived in Makkah who told them an account similar to what they had witnessed, thereafter they knew the truth of it and had certainty in it.
And if it is said: why was this not known in all the countries of the world? Then the answer to that is: who denies that? However, for a long time the disbelievers rejected the signs of Allah and perhaps when they were told that this was a sign for the Prophet who was sent, [holders of] the corrupt opinions agreed upon hiding it and forgetting about it. More than one traveler mentioned that they witnessed a skeleton in India which had written on it that it had been raised erect on the night the moon had split. Thereafter, because the splitting of the moon was at night it could have been concealed from many of the people due to factors preventing its sighting at that time, such as clouds in those countries that night or due to many of them sleeping. Maybe it was during the night when many of the people sleep and matters other than that [aforementioned], And Allah (SWT) knows best. And we have compiled this in our book Tafseer.
In the Saheeh from the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), “The sun has not been held back from anyone except for Yoosha‘.”
And from that which is related to the heavenly signs in the chapter of Signs of Prophethood, his seeking of rain – (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) from his Lord the Great and the Almighty for his nation when there was a drought, [which] is from the heavenly signs that prove his Prophethood. Allah answered his prayer swiftly to the extent that he hadn’t descended from the pulpit except that the rain was dripping from his (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) beard and similarly his prayer to hold back the rain.
Al-Bukhari narrated from Salim from his father, “I remembered the saying of a poet when I was looking at the face of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) seeking rain and he didn’t descend till the rain water flowed profoundly from every roof gutter [The verses of Abu Talib]:
“And a white [person] [i.e. The Prophet]
Who is requested to pray for rain
And who takes care of the orphans
And is the guardian of widows.”
Narrated by Anas bin Malik, he said, “A man entered the mosque on Jumu‘ah from a door that was facing the pulpit whilst the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was standing giving the Khutbah. Then he stood in front of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger! The livestock are dying and the roads are cut off, so please pray to Allah for rain.”Anas added, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) raised both his hands and said, “O Allah! Bless us with rain! O Allah! Bless us with rain! O Allah! Bless us with rain!”
Anas said, “By Allah, we could not see any trace of clouds in the sky and there was no building or a house between us and [the mountains] of Sala‘.” Anas added, “A heavy cloud like a shield appeared from behind it. When it reached the middle of the sky, it spread then it rained.” Anas added, “By Allah! We could not see the sun for a week. The next Friday a person entered through the same gate when the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was delivering the Khutbah. The man stood in front of him and said, “O Messenger of Allah! The livestock are dying and the roads are cut off, please pray to Allah to withhold the rain.”
Anas added, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) raised both his hands and said, “O Allah! [Send the rain] on the plateaus, on the mountains, on the hills, in the valleys and on the places where the trees grow.”So the rain stopped and we came out walking in the sun.” Shareek asked Anas whether it was the same person who had asked for the rain [the previous Friday]. Anas replied that he did not know.”
Narrated by Abu Wajzah Yazeed bin Ubaid as-Sa‘di, he said, “When the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) returned [victorious] from the Battle of Tabook the delegation of Fazarah tribe came to him. They were an odd number between 13 and 19 men, among them was Kharijah bin Hisn and al-Hurr bin Qais – who was the youngest of them – the son of Uyainah bin Hisn’s brother. They rested at Ramlah bint al-Harith’s house from the Ansar and had arrived on weak skinny camels and they were sleepy. They came to the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) as Mulims, and the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) asked them about their homelands. So they said, “Our lands are dormant, our lives are barren, our families are naked and our cattle have died. So call upon your Lord to send the aid [rain] and intercede to your Lord for us and your Lord intercedes with you.”
At this, the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Glorified be Allah! Woe be onto you! This is me interceding to my Lord, then who is the one whom my Lord intercedes with? There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, His footstool encompasses the Heavens and the Earth and it caves in from His Greatness and Majesty just as a new saddle caves in.”
The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Allah laughs from your despair and hardship and [despite] the nearness of your aid and relief.” So the Bedouin said, “And our Lord laughs O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “Yes.” Then the Bedouin said, “We shall not be stripped O Messenger of Allah from a Lord that laughs of goodness.” So the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) laughed due to his remark, then the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) stood and ascended the pulpit and spoke a few words and raised his hands. And the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) would not raise his hands for Du‘a’ except when seeking rain and he raised his hands till the whiteness of his armpits were visible.
And that which has been preserved from his supplication is,
“O Allah supply Your land and your animals with water, spread Your mercy and give life to Your dead land. O Allah provide us with aid that relieves us, irrigates, fertile, covering, encompassing and sooner
not later; that benefits and does not harm. O Allah [I ask you] rain of mercy and not rain of punishment nor destruction, [that causes] drowning and does not eradicate. O Allah bless us with aid [rain] and help us against our enemies.”
Then Abu Lubabah bin Abdul-Mundhir stood and said, “O Messenger of Allah, the dates are in the Marabid [container in which dates are dried out].” Then the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “O Allah! Bless us with rain.” So Abu Lubabah said, “The dates are in the Marabid holes,” three times. Then the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “O Allah, bless us with rain until Abu Lubabah stands naked and then closes the drainage hole of the Marabid with his lower garment.”
By Allah there wasn’t any trace of clouds in the sky and there wasn’t a building or house between the mosque and Sal‘ [mountain]. Then a cloud like a shield came from behind Sal‘, then when it reached the middle of the sky it spread as they were looking and then rained. By Allah, they didn’t see the sun for six days. Then Abu Lubabah stood naked covering the drainage hole of his Mirbad with his lower garment so that no date would fall from it.
Then a man said, “O Messenger of Allah the wealth has perished and the roads have been cut off.” So the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) ascended the pulpit then made supplication and raised his hands till the whiteness of his armpits was visible then he said, “O Allah around us and not upon us. O Allah upon the plateaus, the hills, the valleys and where the trees grow.” Thereafter the cloud dispersed or split from Madinah like the splitting of a cloth.”
And how many [occurrences] similar to this did he have in more than one authentic hadeeth, and for Allah is all praise. It has preceded when he invoked against the Quraish due to their transgression that Allah plague them with seven years like the seven years of Yoosuf. So they were afflicted by drought that dried everything up till they ate bones, dogs and ‘ilhiz [a type of plant]. Then Abu Sufyan came asking for intercession from him so that he (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) would pray for them. So he (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed for them and that [harm] was removed.
Narrated by Anas bin Malik, “Whenever drought threatened them, Umar bin al-Khattab, used to ask al- Abbas to invoke Allah for rain. He used to say, “O Allah!We used to ask our Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) to invoke you for rain and you would bless us with rain, and now we ask the uncle of our Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) to invoke you for rain, O Allah bless us with rain! ” And so it would rain,” narrated solely by al-Bukhari.
By Ibn Katheer
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