WHAT THE PROPHET FORETOLD FROM THE FUTURE EVENTS IN HIS LIFETIME AND AFTER IT AND THEN OCCURRED JUST AS HE MENTIONED EXACTLY
This is a great chapter. It isn’t possible to gather everything which is in it due to its vastness. However, we shall mention a portion of that and with Allah is assistance. And that which follows is taken from the Qur’an and Ahadith.
As for the Qur’an, Allah (SWT) says in Soorah Al-Muzzammil which is from the first of those which were revealed in Makkah: He knows that there will be some among you sick, others traveling through the land, seeking of Allah’s bounty; yet others fighting in Allah’s Cause. (Soorah Al-Muzzammil: 20) It is known that Al-Jihad wasn’t revealed except in Madinah after the migration.
Allah (SWT) says in Soorah Iqtarabat which is Makkan: Or do they say: “We are a great multitude, and we shall be victorious?” Their multitude will be put to flight, and they will show their backs. (Soorah Al-Qamar: 44-45) This occurred in the Battle of Badr and the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) recited it when he was leaving the shade and threw a handful of soil at the enemy and then there was victory and triumph and this was a confirmation of that, i.e., the prophecy.
Allah says: Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab (an uncle of the Prophet), and perish he! His wealth and his children (etc.) will not benefit him! He will be burned in a Fire of blazing flames! His wife too, who carries wood (thorns of Sa‘dan which she used to put on the way of the Prophet, or use to slander him). In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad (palm fiber) (Soorah Al-Masad: 1-5) So he informed that his uncle Abdul-Uzza Ibn Abdul-Muttalib nicknamed Abu Lahab shall enter the fire, he and his wife. So Allah decreed that they would die upon their polytheism, they didn’t embrace Islam not even apparently and this is from the clear proofs of Prophethood.
Allah (SWT) says: Say: “If the mankind and the Jinns were together to produce the like of this Qur’an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they helped one another.” (Soorah Al-Isra’: 88) Allah says in Soorah Al-Baqarah: And if you (Arab pagans, Jews, and Christians) are in doubt concerning that which We have sent down (i.e. the Qur’an) to Our slave (Muhammad), then produce a Soorah (chapter) of the like thereof and call your witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides Allah, if you are truthful. But if you do it not, and you can never do it. (Soorah Al-Baqarah: 23-24) So He mentioned that if all the creation were to gather, combine, help and assist one another to produce something similar to the Qur’an in its eloquence, sweetness, perfection of regulations, and a clarification to the permissible and impermissible (matters) and other than that from types of its miracles, then they couldn’t. And they wouldn’t be able to, not even 10 Soorahs from it and not even a single Soorah. He mentioned that they shall never ever be able to. And (the particle in Arabic language used in the Verse) Lan is to negate for eternity in the future. This type of challenge, this certainty and firm mentioning only comes from someone who has belief in what he says, knowing what he says and is certain that nobody can oppose him and bring something similar to what he has brought from his Lord, the Greatest, the Almighty.
Allah (SWT) says: Allah has promised those among you who believe, and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them succession to (the present rulers) on the Earth, as He granted it to those before them, and that He will grant them the authority to practice their religion, that which He has chosen for them (i.e. Islam). He will surely give them in exchange a safe security after their fear. (Soorah AnNoor: 55) This is exactly what occurred. Allah established this religion and made it triumphant, and he raised it and spread it in all the countries and he fulfilled it and made it continue. Many from the Salaf interpreted this Verse as the Caliphate of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq and there is no doubt in its inclusion (in the Verse). However, it isn’t specific to it. Rather it encompasses it as it encompasses other than it as has been affirmed in the Saheeh, “When Qaisar (Caesar) perishes then there shall be no Qaisar after him, and when Kisra (king of Persia) perishes then there shall be no Kisra after him. By the One in Whose Hands is my soul, you shall spend their treasures in the path of Allah (Jihad).” This occurred in the era of the three Caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman. Allah says: It is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), to make it superior over all religions even though the Mushrikoon (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) hate (it). (Soorah AtTawbah: 33) This is what occurred; this religion became triumphant, it overcome and was superior over all religions in the East and the West of the world. His Word was exalted in the era of the Companions and those who came after them and all the countries submitted to them and all their inhabitants were humiliated before them with their different backgrounds. The people either became believers in him from the religion or either in a truce offering obedience and wealth or either waging war scared, distressed from the power of Islam and its followers. It has been affirmed in the Hadith: “Allah has showed me the East and West of the Earth, and the kingdom of my Ummah shall reach that which was shown to me from it.”
Allah (SWT) says: Say (O Muhammad) to the Bedouins who lagged behind: “You shall be called to fight against a people given to great warfare, then you shall fight them, or they shall surrender.” (Soorah AlFath: 16) And it is all the same whether those were the Hawazin or the followers of Musailimah (false prophet) or the Romans because that (event described in the Verse) happened.
Allah says: Allah has promised you abundant spoils that you will capture, and He has hastened for you this, and He has restrained the hands of men from you, that it may be a sign for the Believers, and that He may guide you to a Straight Path. And other (victories and much booty there are, He promises you) which are not yet within your power, indeed Allah compasses them, And Allah is Ever Able to do all things. (Soorah Al-Fath: 20-21) And whether this other (Verse was concerning) Khaiabr or Makkah then they were conquered and taken (all the same) exactly as was mentioned in the promise (prophecy).
Allah (SWT) says: Indeed Allah shall fulfill the true vision which He showed to His Messenger, i.e., the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) saw a dream that he has entered Makkah along with his Companions, having their heads shaved or cut short in very truth. Certainly, you shall enter Al-Masjid Al-Haram; if Allah wills, secure, (some) having your heads shaved, and (some) having your head hair cut short, having no fear. He knew what you knew not, and He granted besides that a near victory. (Soorah Al-Fath: 27) This promise was in the year of Al-Hudaibiyah Year 6 (Hijrah) and its fulfillment occurred in the Year 7 (Hijrah), the year of Umratul-Qada as mentioned earlier. We have mentioned there the Hadith in full and therein Ibn Umar said: “O Messenger of Allah, didn’t you tell us that we were going to come to the Ka‘bah and make Tawaf of it?” He said, “Indeed, did I tell you that you were going to come to it in this year?” He said, “No.” The Prophet said, “Indeed you shall go to it and make Tawaf of it.”
Allah (SWT) says: And (remember) when Allah promised you (Muslims) one of the two parties (of the enemy, i.e., either the army or the caravan) that it should be yours, you wished that the one not armed (the caravan) should be yours. (Soorah Al-Anfal: 7) And this promise was in the Battle of Badr, when the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) left Madinah to take the caravan complete with goods from the Quraish, and news reached the Quraish about his expedition to their caravan. So they grouped and set off with approximately 1,000 fighters. When the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and his Companions were certain of the arrival of Quraishi army, Allah promised him one of the two parties that he will be victorious over; either the caravan or either the enemy. Many of the Companions who were with him wanted the promise to be the caravan because of the wealth there in and few guards, and they didn’t want to meet the enemy because of their number and preparation. Then Allah made them calm and executed His promise to meet the enemy, so he unleashed upon them his wrath which can’t be repelled. As many as 70 of their chiefs were killed and 70 were captured and a big amount of their wealth was seized. And he combined for them the good of this world and the Hereafter and for this reason Allah said: But Allah willed to justify the truth by His Words and to cut off the roots of the disbelievers (i.e. in the Battle of Badr). (Soorah Al- Anfal: 7) And this has been mentioned earlier in the “Battle of Badr” chapter.
Allah (SWT) says: O Prophet! Say to the captives that are in your hands: “If Allah knows any good in your hearts, He will give you something better than what has been taken from you, and He will forgive you, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (Soorah Al-Anfal:70) And this is what happened, Allah recompensated those who embraced Islam from them with the goodness in this world and the Hereafter. And also that which Al-Bukhari narrated: Al-Abbas came to the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, “O Messenger of Allah give me wealth because I sacrificed myself and Aqeel.” He said to him, “Take.” So he took in a cloth an amount which he couldn’t carry, and he removed some amount from it time after sometime until he could carry it on his shoulder. And he left with it, as we mentioned before in detail, and this is a confirmation of this noble Verse.
Allah (SWT) says: And if you fear poverty, Allah will enrich you if He will, out of His Bounty. (Soorah At-Tawbah: 28) And this is what occurred, Allah replaced them from what came to them with the polytheistic pilgrims, with what he legislated for them by fighting the People of the Book. And he levied the tax (Jizyah) upon them and he took the wealth of whoever was killed from them upon disbelief, just as it happened to the disbelievers of Sham and the Romans and the Magians of the Persia in Iraq and other than it from the countries which Islam spread on its corners and ruled its cities and wilderness. Allah says: It is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), to make it superior over all religions even though the Mushrikoon hate (it). (Soorah At-Tawbah: 33)
Allah (SWT) says: They will swear by Allah to you (Muslims) when you return to them, that you may turn away from them. So turn away from them. Surely, they are Rijsun (i.e. Najasun or impure because of their evil deeds) (Soorah At-Tawbah: 95) This is what occurred when they consulted another about him; to help him, or kill him or banish him from them. Then the decision was made to kill him. At that point Allah commanded his Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) to leave them. So he left along with his ally Abu Bakr. Then they hid in the cave of Thawr (mountain in Makkah) for three nights. Later, they left as we mentioned earlier. And this is the meaning of his statement: If you help him (Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him)) not (it does not matter), for Allah did indeed help him when the disbelievers drove him out, the second of two, when they (Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and Abu Bakr) were in the cave, and he said to his Companion (Abu Bakr): “Be not sad (or afraid), surely Allah is with us.” Then Allah sent down His Sakeenah (calmness, tranquillity, peace, etc.) upon him, and strengthened him with forces (angels) which you saw not, and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowermost, while it was the Word of Allah that became the uppermost, and Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise. (Soorah At-Tawbah: 40) Also, this is the meaning of His statement: And (remember) when the disbelievers plotted against you (O Muhammad) to imprison you, or to kill you, or to get you out (from your home, i.e. Makkah); they were plotting and Allah too was planning, and Allah is the Best of the planners. (Soorah Al-Anfal: 30) And for this reason He said: And Verily, they were about to frighten you so much as to drive you out from the land. But in that case they would not have stayed (therein) after you, except for a little while. (Soorah Al-Isra’: 76) And it took place just as He had mentioned because the chiefs who consulted one another upon that, didn’t wait long in Makkah after his migration until he settled in Madinah and the Muhajiroon and Ansar followed him. Thereafter, the Battle of Badr took place and those were killed (the chiefs who planned to kill him) and those heads were cut and he knew that before it occurred from Allah’s informing of him about that. And for this reason Sa‘d Ibn Mu‘adh said to Umayyah Ibn Khalaf, “Indeed I have heard that Muhammad said that he is going to kill you.” He said, “Did you hear him?” He said, “Yes.” He replied, “For, by Allah, he doesn’t lie.” And the Hadith shall be mentioned in its appropriate place. We have mentioned that the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) began to point to his Companions to the places of their deaths (of the chiefs) and none of them strayed away from the places he pointed to.
Allah (SWT) says: Alif Laam Meem. (These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’an, and none but Allah, Alone, knows their meanings). The Romans have been defeated. In the nearer land (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Palestine), and they, after their defeat, will be victorious. Within three to nine years. The decision of the matter, before and after (these events) is only with Allah, (before the defeat of Romans by the Persians, and after, i.e. the defeat of the Persians by the Romans). And on that Day, the Believers (i.e. Muslims) will rejoice (at the victory given by Allah to the Romans against the Persians). With the help of Allah, He helps whom He wills, and He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful. (It is) a Promise of Allah (i.e. Allah will give victory to the Romans against the Persians), and Allah fails not in His Promise, but most of men know not. (Soorah Ar-Room: 1-6) This prophecy took place as he mentioned. And that is because when the Persians beat the Romans the polytheists became happy and the Believers were saddened with that result, as the Christians were closer to Islam than the Magians. So Allah told his Messenger (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) that the Romans shall defeat the Persians after that event by 3-9 years and Abu Bakr betted with the polytheists that it will occur (defeat of the Persians by the Romans) in this period (3-9 years) which is well-known as we established in our book, Tafseer. And it occurred just as the Qur’an informed, the Romans defeated the Persians after their victory with a bigger victory, and their story about that is too lengthy to be mentioned. And we have explained it in the Tafseer which is sufficient as an explanation of the story.
Allah (SWT) says: We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that this (the Qur’an) is the truth. Is it not sufficient in regard to your Lord that He is a Witness over all things? (Soorah Fussilat: 53) It occurred likewise; Allah showed from His Signs and miracles in the souls of mankind, in the horizons that which he caused from the people to the enemies of Prophethood and the opponents of the Shari‘ah from those who denied him from the People of the two Books (Jews and Christians) and the Magians and the polytheists which proved to the people with insight and intellect that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) in truth. And that he brought the revelation from Allah was the truth. He put fear, respect for him and dread in the chests and hearts of his enemies as has been affirmed from him in the Saheehain, that he said, “I have been assisted with fear the journey of a month (his enemies would fear him that greatly).” This is from aid and assistance which Allah gave to him. His fear would fear him despite their being between him and them the journey of a month. It has been mentioned: When he decided to fight a people, they would fear him before he would reach them and arrive by one month.
As for the Ahadith that prove that which prophesized events which later occurred in their accordance then from that is what we mentioned earlier in the story of the document that the chiefs of Quraish agreed upon. They agreed that they wouldn’t shelter Hashim and Al-Muttalib tribesmen, and they wouldn’t allow marriages with them, nor would they trade with them until they surrendered the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) to them.
The Quraish hung the document of leadership to the roof of the Ka‘bah. Then Allah sent the earthworms to it and they ate the Names of Allah from it in order for them not to be combined with the injustice and sin on the sheet of paper. It has been said that they ate everything except for the Names of Allah, the Almighty. Thereafter, the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) informed his uncle Abu Talib about that and Abu Talib went to the Quraish and said: My nephew has told me about your document that Allah sent the earthworms on it and that they ate everything except for the Names of Allah on it – or words similar to that – so bring it. And if it is as he said then I shall not give him up and if not then I shall surrender him to you. So they brought it down and opened it and it was just as the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) mentioned. Then at that moment they broke that ruling and the tribe of Banu Hashim and the tribe of Banu Al-Muttalib entered Makkah and they returned to what they were on before that, as we mentioned earlier.
Also the Hadith of Khabbab Ibn Al-Aratt when he and those similar to him from the weak seeking help from the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and he was laying on his robe in the shade of the Ka‘bah, in order that he would pray for them due to the condition they were in from punishment and humiliation. He sat with a red face and said, “Those that came before you, one of them would be split in two yet that wouldn’t steer him away from his religion. By Allah, Allah shall complete this affair (religion). But you are hasty.”
Narrated by Abu Moosa, I saw him from the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “I saw in my dream that I was migrating from Makkah to a land that has date trees. I guessed that it was Al-Yamamah (in the center of the Arabian Peninsula, Riyadh) and that it was Yathrib (old name for Madinah). I saw in this dream of mine that I jolted a sword and its middle snapped, and that was what befell on the Muslims in the Battle of Uhud. Then I shook it again and it returned to a better state than it ever was, and that was what Allah brought from the Conquest of Makkah and the unification of the Muslims and I saw a cow and goodness (slaughtered as is mentioned in other narrations, interpreted as the death of some Muslims in Uhud) and they were the Believers in Battle of Uhud. The goodness is what Allah brought from goodness and the reward of truthfulness that Allah gave us after the Battle of Badr.” From that is the story of Sa‘d Ibn Mu‘adh with Umayyah Ibn Khalaf when he came to Makkah.
Narrated by Abdullah Ibn Mas‘ood, he said: Sa‘d Ibn Mu‘adh went to perform Umrah and stopped by Umayyah Ibn Khalaf, Abu Safwan. When Umayyah went to Sham and passed through Madinah, he would stay with Sa‘d. Then Umayyah said to Sa‘d, “Wait till the middle of the day and the people are not taking heed and making Tawaf.” So when Sa‘d was making Tawaf, suddenly Abu Jahl appeared and said, “Who is the one making Tawaf of the Ka‘bah?” Sa‘d replied, “I am Sa‘d.” Abu Jahl said, “You perform Tawaf of the Ka‘bah when you have given shelter to Muhammad and his Companions (i.e., in Madinah)?” He said, “Yes.” They began to argue; Umayyah said to Sa‘d, “Don’t raise your voice at AbulHakam (Abu Jahl’s real nickname) because he is the chief of this valley (Makkah).” Sa‘d said, “By Allah, if you prevent me from doing Tawaf of the House then I shall stop your business in Sham.” Umayyah began to tell Sa‘d not to raise his voice and grabbed him. Sa‘d became angry and said, “Leave me alone because I have heard Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) say that he is going to kill you.” He said, “Me?” He said, “Yes.” He said, “By Allah Muhamad doesn’t lie when he speaks.” Then he returned to his wife and said, “Do you not know what my Yathribi brother said?” She replied, “What did he say to you?” He said, “He claims that he heard Muhammad say that he is going to kill me.” She said, “By Allah, Muhammad doesn’t tell a lie.” The narrator said: When they went to Badr and the call to fight was made, his wife said to him, “Do you not remember what your Yathribi brother said to you?” The narrator added: And he didn’t want to exit, then Abu Jahl said to him, “You are from the chiefs of the valley so come along for a day or two.” So he went with them and Allah killed him.
This Hadith was from the Ahadith that only Al-Bukhari narrated and it has been mentioned earlier in more detail than this mention.
Also from this category: The story of Ubayy Ibn Khalaf who was feeding his horse and when he would meet the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) he would say, “I am going to kill you on this.” The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) would reply to him, “Rather, I am going to kill you by the will of Allah.” Then Ubayy Ibn Khalaf was killed in the Battle of Uhud as we have mentioned earlier in detail.
From that is his prophecy of the places where the people will be killed in the Battle of Badr as was mentioned earlier in the Saheeh that he began to point to its place before the battle and say, “This is where so and so shall be killed tomorrow by the will of Allah, and this is where so and so shall be killed.” The narrator said: By the One Who sent him with Truth none of them moved from the place where the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) had pointed.
From this: His statement to that man who didn’t leave anything from the polytheists stray except that he followed it with his sword and chopped it with his sword, and that was in the Battle of Uhud – and it has been said Khaibar and that is correct and it has been said that it was in the Battle of Hunain. Then the people said: No one shall gain more today than so and so – it was said he was called Qizman. So the Prophet said, “He is from the people of the fire.” Then someone said: I shall follow him and he followed him and he was injured (Quzman) and he wanted to hurry death, so he put the point of his sword to his chest then leaned on it till it penetrated him. That man returned and said, “I bear witness that there is no god deserving of worship except Allah and that you are the Messenger of Allah.” So he said, “What is that for?” He said, “The man whom you mentioned earlier, was from his affair.” Then he mentioned the story as mentioned earlier.
From that is his prophecy concerning the conquest of the plains of Kisra (Persian empire) and the castles of Sham and other countries on the day the trench was dug (the Battle of Khandaq), when he hit the rock with his noble hand and it split with his strike and then another and then another as we mentioned earlier.
And from that was his prophecy that the corn was poisoned and it was as he mentioned. The Jews admitted that and the one who ate with him, Bishr Ibn Al-Bara’ Ibn Ma‘roor died.
From that is what Abdur-Razzaq mentioned from Ma‘mar; it had reached him that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said one day, “O Allah, save the people of the boat.” Then he waited and said, “It has continued.” And the complete Hadith is in Dala’il An- Nubuwwah by Al-Baihaqi. That boat was about to sink while in it were the Al-Ash‘ariyyoon who came to him when he was in Khaibar
From that is his briefing about the grave of Abu Rigal when he passed by it while going to Ta’if and that it had a piece of gold. They excavated it and found it just as he mentioned, narrated by Abu Dawood from the Hadith of Abu Ishaq from Isma‘eel Ibn Umayyah, from Bujair Ibn Abu Bujair from Abdullah Ibn Amr.
From that is his statement to the Ansar when he addressed them with that speech comforting them due to what fell into the hearts of some of them when he favored others over them in distributing the war booty, as he sought to gain the hearts of the Arab chiefs and the leaders of the Quraish and others. He said, “Are you not satisfied that the people leave with sheep and camels and you return with the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) to your dwellings?” He said, “You shall experience after me Athara (i.e. inequality), so be patient until you meet me at the Pond (in Paradise).”
He said, “The number of people are increasing and the Ansar are becoming fewer.” He said to them in the sermon before this one on Mount As-Safa, “Indeed life is with your life and death is with your death.” All of this occurred exactly as he mentioned.
Narrated by Abu Hurairah he said, that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “When Kisra perishes then there shall be no Kisra after him and when Qaisar perishes, there shall be no Qaisar after him. By the One in Whose Hands is the soul of Muhammad, you shall indeed spend their treasures in the path of Allah.” Narrated by Muslim.
Narrated by Jabir Ibn Samurah, he said from the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), “When Kisra perishes then there shall be no Kisra after him and when Qaisar perishes, there shall be no Qaisar after him.” He said, “You shall indeed spend their treasures in the path of Allah.” Also Al-Bukhari and Muslim have narrated it from the Hadith of Jareer, and Al-Bukhari and Abu ‘Awanah added from Abdullah Ibn Umair with this Hadith. The actualization of it occurred following it in the era of the three Caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman. These kingdoms fell to the Muslims and the treasures of Qaisar and Kisra were spent in the way of Allah, based upon what we shall mention afterward, insha’Allah.
In this Hadith there is a glad tiding for the Muslims and that is: the kingdom of Persia shall cease to exist and shall not return and the king of the Romans for Sham disappears and shall not rule it after that and for Allah is all praise and grace. And also in the Hadith is the legitimacy of the Caliphates of Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman and a testimony for their justice because the war booty fortunes in their times were spent in the path of Allah in a good manner.
Narrated by Adiyy Ibn Hatim, who said: When I was with the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) on an occasion a man came to him and complained about poverty. Then another came to him and complained about being stranded (with no wealth/wayfarer). He said, “O Adiyy, have you seen AlHeerah?” I said, “I haven’t seen it yet I have been told about it.” The Prophet said, “If you live long, you shall see the woman travel from Al-Heerah and perform Tawaf of the Ka‘bah not fearing anyone except for Allah.” I said to myself: Where are the mischief-makers of Tayy’ tribe who have destroyed the lands? He said, “If you live long, you shall conquer the treasures of Kisra.” I said, “Kisra Ibn Hurmuz?” He said, “Kisra Ibn Hurmuz, and if you live long, you shall see a man who will bring a handful of gold and silver and search for someone to accept it from him, yet he won’t find anyone who will accept it from him as charity. Indeed one of you shall meet Allah on the day he shall meet Him without an interpreter who shall interpret for him (i.e. without an intermediary). He shall indeed say to him, ‘Didn’t I send a Messenger to you and he conveyed to you?’ He will say: ‘Indeed’. Then He shall say, ‘Did I not give you wealth, children and bless you?’ He shall say: Indeed. He shall look to his right and he shall not see anything except the Hell fire, and he shall look to his left and he shall not see anything except the Hellfire.” Adiyy said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “Save yourselves from the fire even if it is with half a date in charity and if you can’t find that then with a good word.” Adiyy said: Then I saw the woman travel from Al-Heerah and perform Tawaf of the Ka‘bah and didn’t fear anyone except Allah. And I was from those who conquered the treasures of Kisra Ibn Hurmuz. And if you have a long life then you shall witness what the Prophet Abul- Qasim said, “He shall bring a handful of…”
Narrated by Khabab, who said: We came to the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) while he was lying on a robe of his in the shade of the Ka‘bah. We said, “O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah for us and ask for his help.” The narrator said: The color of his face became red or changed. He said, “Indeed, from those who came before you a man would be brought and a ditch would be made for him. Then a saw would be brought and placed on his head and it would be cut yet that wouldn’t take him away from his religion. And his flesh would be combed with an iron comb from his bones or his skin would be combed or his flesh before the nerves yet that wouldn’t take him away from his religion. And Allah shall complete this affair to the extent that the rider shall travel from San‘a to Hadramawt and he shall not fear except from the wolves attacking on his sheep, but you are hasty.”
Al-Bukhari narrated in the book, Alamat An- Nubuwwah, from Utbah, from the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) that he exited one day and prayed upon the people (martyrs) of Uhud, then he ascended the pulpit and said, “I am Faratukum, and I am a witness over you and by Allah I can see the Pond (in Paradise whiter than milk and sweeter than honey) now. And I have indeed been given the keys to the treasures of the world and by Allah I don’t fear that you shall commit Shirk (acts of polytheism) after me, but I fear that you will compete with one another in it (treasures of the world).”
In this Hadith are many matters and from them is that he told those present that he was Faratukum, i.e., going to die before them, and this is what happened. This was during the illness of his death. Then he said that he was a witness over them even if his death was to be before theirs. He mentioned that he was given the keys to the treasures of the world, i.e., the countries were conquered as in the Hadith of Abu Hurairah mentioned earlier. Abu Hurairah said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) has gone and you are now conquering them Kafran Kafran, i.e., country after country. He mentioned that his Companions shall not commit Shirk, and this is what happened.
Narrated by Anas: The Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) was missing Thabit Ibn Qais when a man said, “O Messenger of Allah, I shall find out about him for you.” He went to him and found him sitting in his house with his head lowered and said, “What is the matter?” He said: Evil, he used to raise his voice above the voice of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and his actions are wasted and he is from the people of the fire. Then the man came to the Prophet and told him that he had said such-and-such. Moosa (a narrator) said: He returned another time with a great glad tiding. Then the Prophet said: Go to him and tell him: You are not from the people of the fire; rather you are from the people of Paradise. Only Al-Bukhari narrated this. And Thabit Ibn Qais Ibn Shammas was killed as a martyr in the Battle of Yamamah as shall be explained.
Similarly, it has been affirmed in the authentic Hadith glad tidings for Abdullah Ibn Salam that he shall die upon Islam and he shall be from the people of Paradise. And he died in the best of ways and most beautiful and the people would bear witness that he will be granted Paradise during his life because of the briefing of the Truthful (the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him)) about him that he shall die upon Islam and this is what occurred.
It has been affirmed in the Saheeh the news about the 10 Companions that they are from the dwellers of Paradise and also it has been affirmed from him that no one who gave the oath of allegiance under the tree shall enter the fire and they were 1,400 in number and it has been mentioned that there were 1,500. It hasn’t been related from even one of them that he lived other than praiseworthy and he didn’t die except upon goodness, uprightness and success and for Allah is all praise and grace. And this is from the prophecies of Prophethood and signs of the message.
Past hidden and future foreseen matters
Narrated by Jabir Ibn Samurah, he said: A man came and said, “O Messenger of Allah, so-and-so has died.” He said, “He hasn’t died.” Then he returned a second time and said, “Indeed, so-and-so has died.” Then he returned the third time and said, “Indeed so-and-so slashed his own throat with a blade he had with him.” The Prophet didn’t pray upon him (the funeral prayer).
Narrated by Abu Shahm, he said: A girl passed by me in Madinah and I grabbed her from behind. He added: The Messenger of Allah began to take allegiance from the people. He added: I went to him and he didn’t accept my allegiance and said, “Are you the one who grabbed?” He said: I said, “By Allah I shall not return (to that).” He said, “Then give me the pledge of allegiance.”
Narrated by Abdullah Ibn Umar, he said: We used to refrain from speaking and being open to our women in the time of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) from fear that something will be revealed (from the Qur’an) about us. When he died we spoke and were open.
Narrated by a man from the Ansar, he said: We left with the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) in a funeral prayer and I saw the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) advising the grave digger, “Make it wider by his legs. Make it wider by his head.” When he returned the invitation of a woman to eat awaited him. So he went and the food was brought, he put his hand in it and the others put their hands in it and they ate. Our fathers saw the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) chew a morsel of food and said, “I find that the sheep’s meat was taken without the permission of its owner.” The woman said, “O Messenger of Allah, I asked that a sheep was bought for me from Al-Baqee‘ but there wasn’t any, then I requested from a neighbor of mine, who had bought a sheep, to send it to me for its price. But he wasn’t around. Then I asked his wife so she sent it to me.” The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Feed it to the captives.”
By Ibn Katheer
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