Hadith 115: When the death of Abu Bakr al Siddiq came, I heard ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib say, “The mutafarrisun (those endowed with recognizing Prophethood) among the people are four: two women and two men. ….
Hadith 114: On the Day of Resurrection when the Sirat (Bridge) is erected on the edge of Jahannam, no one is permitted to cross it (for salvation) except for the person who has the book of the wilayah of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib radiya Llahu ‘anhu.
January 31, 2019Hadith 116: The Siddiqun (especially righteous) are three: Habib al Najjar, the believer from the family of Yasin; about whom Allah says, “He said, ‘O my people, follow the messengers.’”….
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Hadith 115
لما حضرت وفاة أبي بكر الصديق، سمعت علي بن أبي طالب يقول: المتفرسون في الناس أربعة: امرأتان ورجلان: فأما المرأة الأولى فصفرا بنت شعيب، لما تفرست في موسى، قال الله في قصتها:
[قَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا يَا أَبَتِ اسْتَأْجِرْهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرْتَ الْقَوِيُّ الْأَمِيْنُ [القصص: 26
والرجل الأول: الملك العزيز على عهد يوسف، والقوم فيه من الزاهدين، قال الله تعالى:
[و وَقَالَ الَّذِي اشْتَرَاهُ مِن مِّصْرَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ أَكْرِمِيْ مَثْوَاهُ عَسَىٰ أَن يَّنفَعَنَا أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَدًا [يوسف: [21.
وأما المرأة الثانية فخديجة ابنة خويلد، لما تفرست في النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وقالت لعمها: قد تنسمت روحي روح محمد بن عبد الله، إنه نبي لهذه الأمة، فزوجني منه. وأما الرجل الآخر فأبو بكر الصديق لما حضرته الوفاة، قال لي: إني قد تفرست في أن أجعل الأمر من بعدي في عمر بن الخطاب. فقلت له: إن تجعلها في غيره لن نرضى به. فقال سررتني والله لأسرنك في نفسك بما سمعته من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم. فقلت: وما هو؟ قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: إن على الصراط لعقبة لا يجوزها أحد إلا بجواز من علي بن أبي طالب. فقال علي له: أفلا أسرك في نفسك، وفي عمر، بما سمعته من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم؟ فقال: ما هو؟ فقلت: قال لي: يا علي لا تكتب جواز ا لمن سب أبا بكر وعمر، فإنهما سيدا كهول أهل الجنة بعد النبيين. قال أنس: فلما أفضت الخلافة إلى عمر، قال لي علي: يا أنس إني طالعت مجاري القلم من الله تعالى في الكون، فلم يكن لي أن أرضى بغير ما جرى في سابق علم الله وإرادته، خوفا من أن يكون مني اعتراض على الله، وقد سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: أنا خاتم الأنبياء، وأنت يا علي خاتم الأولياء.
When the death of Abu Bakr al Siddiq came, I heard ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib say, “The mutafarrisun (those endowed with recognizing Prophethood) among the people are four: two women and two men. The first woman was Safraʾ bint Shu’ayb. When she recognized the Prophethood of Musa, Allah said regarding her incident, ‘(One of the women said,) O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy.’[1]
The first man was al Malik al ‘Aziz during the time of Yusuf. He recognized Yusuf ‘alayh al Salam while the nation renounced him. Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala says, ‘And the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, ‘Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son.’[2]
The second woman was Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. When she recognized (Prophethood) in the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, she said to her uncle, ‘The soul of mine and the soul of Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah is redolent; verily he is the Prophet of this Ummah. Marry him to me.’
The other man was Abu Bakr al Siddiq. On the verge of him passing away, he said to me, ‘I have come to recognize that I should place ‘Umar ibn al Khattab in charge of this affair (i.e. of khilafah) after me.’ I said to him, ‘We would never be pleased with anyone other than him.’ He said, ‘You have pleased me; by Allah, I will please you by mentioning something about yourself that I heard from the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.’ I said, ‘What is that?’ He said, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam say, ‘There is a pass on the the Sirat (Bridge); no one will go across it except with permission from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib.’ ‘Ali said, ‘Should I not please you by telling you something regarding yourself and ‘Umar that I heard from the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam?’ He said, ‘What is that?’ I said, ‘The Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said to me, ‘O ‘Ali, do not write permission (i.e. to cross the Bridge) for that person who curses Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, for they are the leaders of the elder/mature people of the inhabitants of Jannat after the Prophets.’”
Anas said, “When the Khilafah reached ‘Umar, ‘Ali said to me, ‘O Anas, I looked at the course of the pen from Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala regarding the universe. I am only pleased with what the knowledge of Allah and His iradah (intention) has already decreed; for fear that I may object to something against Allah. I heard the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam say, ‘I am the seal of the Prophets and you, O ‘Ali, are the seal of the awliyaʾ (friends of Allah).’”
Al Khatib narrates this hadith — from ‘Umar ibn Wasil — I heard Sahl ibn ‘Abdullah saying — Muhammad ibn Siwar—my uncle—informed me — Malik ibn Dinar narrated to us — al Hassan ibn Abi al Hassan al Basri informed us — from Anas ibn Malik…[3]
Al Khatib said, “This hadith is mawdu’ (fabricated). It is from the workings of the storytellers. ‘Umar ibn Wasil is responsible for fabricating this hadith or it was fabricated (by someone else) and then placed on his name. And Allah knows best.”
Al Suyuti, Ibn ‘Iraq, and al Albani all followed Ibn al Jawzi in ruling the hadith a fabrication.[4]
[1] Surah al Qasas: 26.
[2] Surah Yusuf: 21.
[3] Al Khatib: Tarikh Baghdad, 10/356-357.
[4] Al Suyuti: al Laʾali al Masnu’ah, 1/346; Ibn ‘Iraq: Tanzih al Shari’ah, 1/366; al Albani: Silsilat al Ahadith al Da’ifah, 2/694.
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Hadith 115
لما حضرت وفاة أبي بكر الصديق، سمعت علي بن أبي طالب يقول: المتفرسون في الناس أربعة: امرأتان ورجلان: فأما المرأة الأولى فصفرا بنت شعيب، لما تفرست في موسى، قال الله في قصتها:
[قَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا يَا أَبَتِ اسْتَأْجِرْهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرْتَ الْقَوِيُّ الْأَمِيْنُ [القصص: 26
والرجل الأول: الملك العزيز على عهد يوسف، والقوم فيه من الزاهدين، قال الله تعالى:
[و وَقَالَ الَّذِي اشْتَرَاهُ مِن مِّصْرَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ أَكْرِمِيْ مَثْوَاهُ عَسَىٰ أَن يَّنفَعَنَا أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَدًا [يوسف: [21.
وأما المرأة الثانية فخديجة ابنة خويلد، لما تفرست في النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وقالت لعمها: قد تنسمت روحي روح محمد بن عبد الله، إنه نبي لهذه الأمة، فزوجني منه. وأما الرجل الآخر فأبو بكر الصديق لما حضرته الوفاة، قال لي: إني قد تفرست في أن أجعل الأمر من بعدي في عمر بن الخطاب. فقلت له: إن تجعلها في غيره لن نرضى به. فقال سررتني والله لأسرنك في نفسك بما سمعته من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم. فقلت: وما هو؟ قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: إن على الصراط لعقبة لا يجوزها أحد إلا بجواز من علي بن أبي طالب. فقال علي له: أفلا أسرك في نفسك، وفي عمر، بما سمعته من رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم؟ فقال: ما هو؟ فقلت: قال لي: يا علي لا تكتب جواز ا لمن سب أبا بكر وعمر، فإنهما سيدا كهول أهل الجنة بعد النبيين. قال أنس: فلما أفضت الخلافة إلى عمر، قال لي علي: يا أنس إني طالعت مجاري القلم من الله تعالى في الكون، فلم يكن لي أن أرضى بغير ما جرى في سابق علم الله وإرادته، خوفا من أن يكون مني اعتراض على الله، وقد سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: أنا خاتم الأنبياء، وأنت يا علي خاتم الأولياء.
When the death of Abu Bakr al Siddiq came, I heard ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib say, “The mutafarrisun (those endowed with recognizing Prophethood) among the people are four: two women and two men. The first woman was Safraʾ bint Shu’ayb. When she recognized the Prophethood of Musa, Allah said regarding her incident, ‘(One of the women said,) O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy.’[1]
The first man was al Malik al ‘Aziz during the time of Yusuf. He recognized Yusuf ‘alayh al Salam while the nation renounced him. Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala says, ‘And the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, ‘Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son.’[2]
The second woman was Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. When she recognized (Prophethood) in the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, she said to her uncle, ‘The soul of mine and the soul of Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah is redolent; verily he is the Prophet of this Ummah. Marry him to me.’
The other man was Abu Bakr al Siddiq. On the verge of him passing away, he said to me, ‘I have come to recognize that I should place ‘Umar ibn al Khattab in charge of this affair (i.e. of khilafah) after me.’ I said to him, ‘We would never be pleased with anyone other than him.’ He said, ‘You have pleased me; by Allah, I will please you by mentioning something about yourself that I heard from the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.’ I said, ‘What is that?’ He said, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam say, ‘There is a pass on the the Sirat (Bridge); no one will go across it except with permission from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib.’ ‘Ali said, ‘Should I not please you by telling you something regarding yourself and ‘Umar that I heard from the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam?’ He said, ‘What is that?’ I said, ‘The Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said to me, ‘O ‘Ali, do not write permission (i.e. to cross the Bridge) for that person who curses Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, for they are the leaders of the elder/mature people of the inhabitants of Jannat after the Prophets.’”
Anas said, “When the Khilafah reached ‘Umar, ‘Ali said to me, ‘O Anas, I looked at the course of the pen from Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala regarding the universe. I am only pleased with what the knowledge of Allah and His iradah (intention) has already decreed; for fear that I may object to something against Allah. I heard the Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam say, ‘I am the seal of the Prophets and you, O ‘Ali, are the seal of the awliyaʾ (friends of Allah).’”
Al Khatib narrates this hadith — from ‘Umar ibn Wasil — I heard Sahl ibn ‘Abdullah saying — Muhammad ibn Siwar—my uncle—informed me — Malik ibn Dinar narrated to us — al Hassan ibn Abi al Hassan al Basri informed us — from Anas ibn Malik…[3]
Al Khatib said, “This hadith is mawdu’ (fabricated). It is from the workings of the storytellers. ‘Umar ibn Wasil is responsible for fabricating this hadith or it was fabricated (by someone else) and then placed on his name. And Allah knows best.”
Al Suyuti, Ibn ‘Iraq, and al Albani all followed Ibn al Jawzi in ruling the hadith a fabrication.[4]
[1] Surah al Qasas: 26.
[2] Surah Yusuf: 21.
[3] Al Khatib: Tarikh Baghdad, 10/356-357.
[4] Al Suyuti: al Laʾali al Masnu’ah, 1/346; Ibn ‘Iraq: Tanzih al Shari’ah, 1/366; al Albani: Silsilat al Ahadith al Da’ifah, 2/694.