Knowledge of Unseen (In the light of Quran and Sunnah) Ahlus-Sunna wal Jamah believe that Allah has given the knowledge of the Ghayb (unseen) to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), and that it is also permissible to say that our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) knows the knowledge of the Ghayb. However, it is not possible nor permissable to say that the Prophets (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) knowledge of the Ghayb is equal to that of Allah - or even like the knowledge of Allah, since Allahs knowledge is His own and the Prophets (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) knowledge has been given/granted to him by Allah. The Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah also believes that the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), after being informed by Allah Taala, is aware of everything that happened and will happen. Categories in knowledge of Unseen A) Dhaati & Ataii [Personal & Bestowed] B) Kulli & Baadh [Total & Partial] 1: Ilm ul Ghayb adh Dhaati - [Personal Knowledge Of Ghayb] i s of ALLAH Taala alone, It is He who has the knowledge of Ghayb by His OWN SELF and no one has taught Him, revealed to Him, shown Him, nor has He learnt it with passage of time rather He has it from Awal to Akhir. This is the knowledge of Unseen which has been made Khaas (specific) with Allah in Quran at many places. 2: Ilm ul Ghayb al Ataii - [Bestowed Knowledge Of Ghayb] is of RasoolAllah ( ﯽﻠﺻ ﮧﻠﻟﺍ ﮫﯿﻠﻋ ﮫﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ), he was given this knowledge by Allah, he himself did not know it, but Allah Taala bestowed the knowledge of Ghayb on him, this knowledge of Unseen is also mentioned at many places in Quran so rejection any of these two or having confusion by mixing these two together is a fallacy. 3: Ilm ul Ghayb al Kulli - [Total Knowledge Of Ghayb] is of Allah Taala alone, it is He who knows everything in his creation and what was before the creation, no creation of Allah knows as much as Allah tallah knows, Allah knows absolutely EVERY GHAYB, nothing what so ever is hidden from Him, however when it is referred to Prophet (Peace be upon him) then it only means in REFERENCE TO MAKHLOOQ NOT KHALIQ 4: Ilm ul Ghayb al Baadh - [Partial Knowledge Of Ghayb] is of RasoolAllah ( ﯽﻠﺻ ﮧﻠﻟﺍ ﮫﯿﻠﻋ ﮫﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ), Allah Taala gave limited, partial, some, knowledge of Ghayb to RasoolAllah ( ﯽﻠﺻ ﮧﻠﻟﺍ ﮫﯿﻠﻋ ﮫﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ). What ever Ghayb RasoolAllah ( ﯽﻠﺻ ﮧﻠﻟﺍ ﮫﯿﻠﻋ ﮫﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ) knows, revealed, prophecised, is in the category of Partial. For no creation of Allah can know as much as Allah, not even RasoolAllah ( ﯽﻠﺻ ﮧﻠﻟﺍ ﮫﯿﻠﻋ ﮫﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ) not even Al Lawh Al Mahfooz Key Points ● Some Verses Of Quran refer To Dhaati [Personel] Knowledge Of Ghayb ● Some Verses of Quran refer To Ataii Knowledge Of Ghayb, ● Some Verses refer To Kulli [Total, Absolute] knowledge of Ghayb, ● Some Verses refer to Baadh [Partial] Knowledge Of Ghayb, ● Verses referring to Allahs Knowledge of Ghayb are Dhaati & Kulli, verses referring to creations knowledge are Ataii & Baadh. ● Prophets( ﯽﻠﺻ ﮧﻠﻟﺍ ﮫﯿﻠﻋ ﮫﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ) Knowledge Was/Is Not Same At All The Times, It Increases/ Increased Gradually ● In some Cases the verses and hadiths of Earler period are abrogated by later period verses and hadiths. ● In some Verses Of The Quran Prophet {Peace be upon him} Is commanded To Be humble ● In other Verses his deep qualities are mentioned strongly. The Prophet ( ﯽﻠﺻ ﮧﻠﻟﺍ ﮫﯿﻠﻋ ﮫﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ )s knowledge of unseen is greater than all creations of Allah, but in no way equal to Allah, however Allah has granted him ( ﯽﻠﺻ ﮧﻠﻟﺍ ﮫﯿﻠﻋ ﮫﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ) knowledge of every thing in the universe. Remember Allah has no limits and he begins where this universe ends so in no way is Prophet ( ﯽﻠﺻ ﮧﻠﻟﺍ ﮫﯿﻠﻋ ﮫﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ) being compared to Allah as some ignorant claim 1. Allah azza Wajjal says in Quran: He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any one acquainted with His Mysteries Except an apostle whom He has chosen: and then He makes a band of watchers march before him and behind him (72:26/27) Shaykh ul Islam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani (rah) quotes al-Qurtubi (rah) saying: The truthful, righteous Muslim (al-muslim al- sadiq al-salih) is he whose state matches that of Prophets and thereby is bestowed (ukrima) some of the same kind of gift they were, and that is to behold the unseen (wa huwa al- ittila` `ala al-ghayb). As for the disbeliever (al- kafir), the corrupt person (al-fasiq), and the contentious one who confuses matters for the listeners (al-mikhlat)-- then no Reference: Al-Qurtubi as quoted by Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Bari (1989 ed.) 12:449. 2. Allah azza Wajjal says in Quran: َﻚَﻤَّﻠَﻋَﻭ ﺎَﻣ ْﻢَﻟ ْﻦُﻜَﺗ ُﻢَﻠْﻌَﺗ َﻥﺎَﻛَﻭ ُﻞْﻀَﻓ ِﻪّﻠﻟﺍ َﻚْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﺎًﻤﻴِﻈَﻋ Allah has sent down to you the Book and Wisdom and has taught to you what you did not know , and great is the grace of Allah upon you [Sura an-Nisa, verse 113] Imam Jalal udin Suyuti Writes: ْﻦِﻣ ﻡﺎَﻜْﺣَﺄْﻟﺍ ﺐْﻴَﻐْﻟﺍَﻭ Translation : (T aught to you what you did not know) means that Allah Most High has told the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) of Ahkam and Unseen. Imam Ibn Jarir at-Tabari writes under this verse: ْﻦِﻣ ﺮَﺒَﺧ َﻦﻴِﻟَّﻭَﺄْﻟﺍ َﻦﻳِﺮِﺧﺂْﻟﺍَﻭ , ﺎَﻣَﻭ َﻥﺎَﻛ , ﺎَﻣَﻭ َﻮُﻫ ﻦِﺋﺎَﻛ ﻞْﺒَﻗ , َﻚِﻟَﺫ ْﻦِﻣ ﻞْﻀَﻓ ﻪَّﻠﻟﺍ ﻚْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﺎَﻳ ﺪَّﻤَﺤُﻣ ْﺬُﻣ ﻚَﻘَﻠَﺧ , ُﻩْﺮُﻜْﺷﺎَﻓ ﻰَﻠَﻋ ﺎَﻣ ﻙﺎَﻟْﻭَﺃ ْﻦِﻣ ﻪﻧﺎَﺴْﺣِﺇ ﻚْﻴَﻟِﺇ ِﻚُّﺴَﻤَّﺘﻟﺎِﺑ ِﻪِﺘَﻋﺎَﻄِﺑ , ﺔَﻋَﺭﺎَﺴُﻤْﻟﺍَﻭ ﻰَﻟِﺇ ُﻩﺎَﺿِﺭ ﻪﺘَّﺒَﺤَﻣَﻭ , ﻡﻭُﺰُﻟَﻭ ﻞَﻤَﻌْﻟﺍ ﺎَﻤِﺑ َﻝَﺰْﻧَﺃ ﻚْﻴَﻟِﺇ ﻲِﻓ ﻪﺑﺎَﺘِﻛ ﻪﺘَﻤْﻜِﺣَﻭ , ﺔَﻔَﻟﺎَﺨُﻣَﻭ ْﻦَﻣ َﻝَﻭﺎَﺣ ﻚﻟﺎَﻠْﺿِﺇ ْﻦَﻋ ﻪﻘﻳِﺮَﻃ ﺝﺎَﻬْﻨِﻣَﻭ ﻪﻨﻳِﺩ , َّﻥِﺈَﻓ ﻪَّﻠﻟﺍ َﻮُﻫ ﻱِﺬَّﻟﺍ ﻙﺎَّﻟَﻮَﺘَﻳ ِﻪِﻠْﻀَﻔِﺑ , ﻚﻴِﻔْﻜَﻳَﻭ ﺔَﻠِﺋﺎَﻏ ْﻦَﻣ ﻙَﺩﺍَﺭَﺃ ٍﺀﻮُﺴِﺑ َﻝَﻭﺎَﺣَﻭ ﻙَّﺪَﺻ ْﻦَﻋ ﻪﻠﻴِﺒَﺳ Translation: Allah Most High has told the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) to thank Him as He has informed the Prophet of what has already happened and what will happen (in future) and this is a bestowal of great grace. Reference: Tafsir at-Tabari, Sura an-Nisa, under verse 113 More Proof from the Quran that the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) has been given the knowledge of al- Ghayb: 3. Allah Subhan Wa Taalah says in the Quran: These are the tidings of the Unseen that We reveal to you in secret [Sura al-Imran, verse 44] Nor will He disclose to you the secrets of the Unseen. But He chooses of His Apostles [for the purpose] [Sura Aali-Imran, verse 179] In the light of Hadith Ash Shareef Hadith No.1 ﻦَﻋ ِﺫﺎَﻌُﻣ ﻦﺑ ٍﻞَﺒَﺟ ، ﻲﺿﺭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻨﻋ َﻝﺎَﻗ » َﺲَﺒَﺘْﺣﺍ ﺎَّﻨَﻋ ُﻝﻮُﺳَﺭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﺕﺍَﺫ ٍﺓﺍَﺪَﻏ ْﻦِﻣ ﺓَﻼَﺻ ﺢْﺒُّﺼﻟﺍ ﻰَّﺘَﺣ ﺎَﻧْﺪِﻛ ﻯَﺀﺍﺮَﺘَﻧ َﻦْﻴَﻋ ِﺲْﻤَّﺸﻟﺍ َﺝَﺮَﺨﻓ ًﺎﻌﻳﺮﺳ َﺏِّﻮُﺜَﻓ ِﺓَﻼَّﺼﻟﺎﺑ ﻰّﻠَﺼَﻓ ُﻝﻮُﺳَﺭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ َﺯَّﻮَﺠَﺗَﻭ ﻲﻓ ،ﻪِﺗَﻼَﺻ ﺎﻤَّﻠَﻓ َﻢَّﻠَﺳ ﺎﻋَﺩ ِﻪِﺗْﻮَﺼِﺑ َﻝﺎَﻘَﻓ :ﺎَﻨَﻟ ﻰَﻠَﻋ ْﻢُﻜِّﻓﺎَﺼَﻣ ﺎَﻤَﻛ ْﻢُﺘْﻧَﺃ َّﻢُﺛ َﻞَﺘَﻔْﻧﺍ ﺎَﻨْﻴَﻟِﺇ ﻢﺛ :َﻝﺎَﻗ ﺎَﻣَﺃ ﻲِّﻧِﺇ ْﻢُﻜُﺛِّﺪَﺣُﺄَﺳ ﺎَﻣ ﻲِﻨَﺴَﺒَﺣ ﻢُﻜْﻨَﻋ َﺓﺍَﺪَﻐﻟﺍ ﻲَّﻧَﺃ ُﺖْﻤُﻗ َﻦِﻣ ِﻞْﻴَّﻠﻟﺍ ُﺕْﺄَّﺿَﻮَﺘَﻓ ُﺖْﻴَّﻠَﺼَﻓ ﺎَﻣ َﺭِّﺪُﻗ ﻲِﻟ ُﺖْﺴَﻌَﻨَﻓ ﻲِﻓ ﻲِﺗَﻼَﺻ ﻰﺘﺣ ُﺖْﻠَﻘْﺜَﺘْﺳﺍ ﺍَﺫِﺈﻓ ﺎَﻧَﺃ ﻲِّﺑَﺮِﺑ َﻙَﺭﺎَﺒَﺗ ﻰﻟﺎَﻌَﺗَﻭ ﻲﻓ ِﻦَﺴْﺣَﺃ ٍﺓَﺭﻮُﺻ َﻝﺎَﻘَﻓ ﺎَﻳ ،ُﺪَّﻤَﺤُﻣ ُﺖْﻠُﻗ َﻚَّﻴَﺒَﻟ ،ِّﺏَﺭ َﻝﺎﻗ َﻢﻴِﻓ ُﻢِﺼَﺘْﺨَﻳ ُﻸَﻤﻟﺍ ؟ﻰَﻠْﻋَﻷﺍ :ُﺖْﻠُﻗ َﻻ ﻱِﺭْﺩَﺃ ِّﺏَﺭ ﺎَﻬَﻟﺎَﻗ ،ًﺎﺛَﻼَﺛ َﻝﺎَﻗ ُﻪُﺘْﻳَﺃَﺮَﻓ َﻊَﺿَﻭ ُﻪَّﻔَﻛ َﻦْﻴَﺑ .َّﻲَﻔِﺘَﻛ ْﺪَﻗ ُﺕْﺪَﺟَﻭ َﺩْﺮَﺑ ِﻪِﻠِﻣﺎَﻧَﺃ َﻦْﻴَﺑ َّﻲَﻳْﺪَﺛ ﻰَّﻠَﺠﺘﻓ ﻲِﻟ ُّﻞُﻛ ٍﺀْﻲَﺷ ُﺖْﻓَﺮَﻋَﻭ َﻝﺎَﻘَﻓ ﺎَﻳ .ُﺪَّﻤَﺤُﻣ ُﺖْﻠُﻗ َﻚْﻴَّﺒَﻟ ،ِّﺏَﺭ َﻝﺎَﻗ َﻢﻴِﻓ ُﻢِﺼَﺘْﺨَﻳ ُﻸَﻤﻟﺍ ؟ﻰَﻠْﻋﻷﺍ ُﺖْﻠُﻗ ﻲﻓ ،ِﺕﺍَﺭﺎّﻔَﻜﻟﺍ َﻝﺎَﻗ ؟َّﻦُﻫﺎَﻣ ُﺖْﻠُﻗ ُﻲْﺸَﻣ ِﻡﺍَﺪْﻗﻷﺍ ﻰَﻟِﺇ ،ِﺕﺎَﻋﺎﻤَﺠْﻟﺍ ُﺱﻮُﻠُﺠْﻟﺍَﻭ ﻲﻓ ِﺪِﺟﺎَﺴَﻤﻟﺍ َﺪْﻌَﺑ ،ﺕﺍﻮﻠَّﺼﻟﺍ ُﻍﺎَﺒْﺳِﺇﻭ ِﺀﻮُﺿُﻮْﻟﺍ ﻲﻓ ،ِﺕﺎَﻫﻭُﺮْﻜَﻤﻟﺍ َﻝﺎَﻗ َّﻢُﺛ ؟َﻢﻴِﻓ :ُﺖْﻠُﻗ ُﻡﺎَﻌْﻃِﺇ ،ِﻡﺎَﻌَّﻄﻟﺍ ُﻦﻴِﻟَﻭ ،ِﻡَﻼَﻜﻟﺍ ُﺓَﻼَّﺼﻟﺍﻭ ِﻞْﻴّﻠﻟﺎِﺑ ُﺱﺎَّﻨﻟﺍﻭ .ٌﻡﺎَﻴِﻧ َﻝﺎَﻗ ،ْﻞَﺳ ُﺖْﻠُﻗ َّﻢُﻬّﻠﻟﺍ ﻲِّﻧِﺇ َﻚُﻟَﺄْﺳَﺃ َﻞْﻌِﻓ ،ِﺕﺍَﺮْﻴَﺨْﻟﺍ َﻙْﺮَﺗَﻭ ،ِﺕﺍَﺮَﻜْﻨُﻤﻟﺍ َّﺐُﺣَﻭ ،ِﻦﻴِﻛﺎَﺴَﻤﻟﺍ ْﻥَﺃﻭ َﺮِﻔْﻐَﺗ ﻲِﻟ ،ﻲِﻨَﻤَﺣْﺮَﺗﻭ ﺍَﺫِﺇَﻭ َﺕْﺩَﺭَﺃ ًﺔَﻨْﺘِﻓ ﻲِﻓ ٍﻡْﻮَﻗ ﻲِﻨّﻓَﻮَﺘَﻓ َﺮْﻴَﻏ ،ٍﻥﻮُﺘْﻔَﻣ َﻚُﻟَﺄْﺳَﺃﻭ َﻚَّﺒُﺣ َّﺐُﺣَﻭ ْﻦَﻣ َﻚُّﺒِﺤُﻳ َّﺐُﺣﻭ ٍﻞَﻤَﻋ ُﺏِّﺮَﻘُﻳ ﻰَﻟﺇ .َﻚِّﺒُﺣ َﻝﺎَﻗ ُﻝﻮُﺳَﺭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﺎَﻬَﻧِﺇ ٌّﻖَﺣ ﺎَﻫﻮُﺳُﺭْﺩﺎﻓ َّﻢُﺛ ﺎَﻫﻮُﻤّﻠَﻌَﺗ Narrated Muadh ibn Jabal Allahs Messenger (peace be upon him) was detained one morning from observing the dawn prayer (in congregation) along with us till the sun had almost appeared on the horizon. He then came out hurriedly and Iqamah for prayer was observed and he conducted it (prayer) in brief form. When he had concluded the prayer by saying As-salamu alaykum wa Rahmatullah, he called out to us saying: Remain in your places as you were. Then turning to us he said: I am going to tell you what detained me from you (on account of which I could not join you in the prayer) in the morning. I got up in the night and performed ablution and observed the prayer as had been ordained for me. I dozed in my prayer till I was overcome by (sleep) And Lo, I found myself in the presence of my Lord, the Blessed and the Glorious, in the best form. He said: Muhammad! I said: At Thy service, my Lord. He said: What these highest angels contend about? I said: I do not know. He repeated it thrice. He said: Then I saw Him put his palms between my shoulder blades till I felt the coldness of his fingers between the two sides of my chest. Then everything was illuminated for me and I recognized everything ( ﻰَّﻠَﺠﺘﻓ ﻲِﻟ ُّﻞُﻛ ٍﺀْﻲَﺷ ُﺖْﻓَﺮَﻋَﻭ ). He said: Muhammad! I said: At Thy service, my Lord. He said: What do these high angels contend about? I said: In regard to expiations. He said: What are these? I said: Going on foot to join congregational prayers, sitting in the mosques after the prayers, performing ablution well despite difficulties. He again said: Then what do they contend? I said: In regard to the ranks. He said: What are these? I said: Providing of food, speaking gently, observing the prayer when the people are asleep. He again said to me: Beg (Your Lord) and say: O Allah, I beg of Thee (power) to do good deeds, and abandon abominable deeds, to love the poor, that Thou forgive me and show mercy to me and when Thou intendst to put people to trial Thou causes me to die unblemished and I beg of Thee Thy love and the love of one who loves Thee and the love for the deed which brings me near to Thy love. Allahs Messenger (peace be upon him) said: It is a truth, so learn it and teach it. - End of Hadith Hukm on this hadith by Imam al Bukhari (rah): ﻝﺎﻗ ﻮﺑﺃ :ﻰﺴﻴﻋ ﺍَﺬَﻫ ٌﺚﻳِﺪَﺣ ٌﻦَﺴَﺣ ٌﺢﻴﺤﺻ. ُﺖْﻟَﺄَﺳ َﺪَّﻤَﺤُﻣ َﻦﺑ َﻞﻴِﻋﺎﻤْﺳِﺇ ﻦَﻋ ﺍﺬَﻫ ِﺚﻳِﺪَﺤﻟﺍ َﻝﺎَﻘَﻓ ﺍَﺬَﻫ ﺚﻳﺪﺣ ٌﻦﺴﺣ ٌﺢﻴﺤﺻ Translation: Imam at-Tirmidhi said: This is a Hasan Sahih (Good and authentic) hadith and I asked Muhammad ibn Ismail (i.e. Imam Bukhari) about this hadith and he said: It is a Hassan Sahih (Good and Authentic) hadith. Reference ► (Sunnan Tirimdhi, Volume No. 5, Page No. 368-369, Tafsir Surah Sad, Hadith No. 3235) Click here for Scanned Page ( 23) Hadith No.2 ْﻦَﻋ َﺮَﻤُﻋ ﻲﺿﺭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻨﻋ ُﻝْﻮُﻘَﻳ : َﻡﺎَﻗ ﺎَﻨْﻴِﻓ ُّﻲِﺒَّﻨﻟﺍ ﻲﻠﺻ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ،ﺎًﻣﺎَﻘَﻣ ﺎَﻧَﺮَﺒْﺧَﺄَﻓ ْﻦَﻋ ِﺀْﺪَﺑ ِﻖْﻠَﺨْﻟﺍ ﻲَّﺘَﺣ َﻞَﺧَﺩ ُﻞْﻫَﺃ ِﺔَّﻨَﺠْﻟﺍ ْﻢُﻬَﻟِﺯﺎَﻨَﻣ ُﻞْﻫَﺃَﻭ ِﺭﺎَّﻨﻟﺍ ،ْﻢُﻬَﻟِﺯﺎَﻨَﻣ َﻆِﻔَﺣ َﮏِﻟَﺫ ْﻦَﻣ ُﻪَﻈِﻔَﺣ ُﻪَﻴِﺴَﻧَﻭ ْﻦَﻣ ُﻪَﻴِﺴَﻧ . ُﻩﺍَﻭَﺭ ُّﻱِﺭﺎَﺨُﺒْﻟﺍ . Narrated Umar: One day the Prophet stood up amongst us for a long period and informed us about the beginning of creation (and talked about everything in detail) till he mentioned how the people of Paradise will enter their places and the people of Hell will enter their places. Some remembered what he had said, and some forgot it. Reference ►Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 54, Number 414 Hadith No.3 ْﻦَﻋ َﺔَﻔﻳَﺬُﺣ ﻲﺿﺭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻨﻋ َﻝﺎَﻗ : َﻡﺎَﻗ ﺎَﻨْﻴِﻓ ُﻝْﻮُﺳَﺭ ِﷲﺍ ﻲﻠﺻ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ﺎًﻣﺎَﻘَﻣ ﺎَﻣ َﮎَﺮَﺗ ﺎًﺌْﻴَﺷ ُﻥْﻮُﮑَﻳ ﻲِﻓ ِﻪِﻣﺎَﻘَﻣ َﮏِﻟَﺫ ﻲَﻟِﺇ ِﻡﺎَﻴِﻗ ،ِﺔَﻋﺎَّﺴﻟﺍ ﺎَّﻟِﺇ َﺙَّﺪَﺣ ِﻪِﺑ ُﻪَﻈِﻔَﺣ ْﻦَﻣ ُﻪَﻈِﻔَﺣ ُﻪَﻴِﺴَﻧَﻭ ْﻦَﻣ .ُﻪَﻴِﺴَﻧ ٌﻖَﻔَّﺘُﻣ ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ﺍَﺬَﻫَﻭ ُﻆْﻔَﻟ ٍﻢِﻠْﺴُﻣ Narated By Hudhaifa :The Prophet once delivered a speech in front of us wherein he left nothing but mentioned (about) everything that would happen till the Hour. Some of us stored that our minds and some forgot it. (After that speech) I used to see events taking place (which had been referred to in that speech) but I had forgotten them (before their occurrence). Then I would recognize such events as a man recognizes another man who has been absent and then sees and recognizes him. Reference ►Sahih Bukhari Volume 008, Book 077, Hadith Number 601 Here is proof of Ilme-Ghayb of Prophet (Peace be upon him) along with greatness of first three caliphs: Hadith No.4 Narrated by Anas bin Malik: The Prophet once climbed the mountain of Uhud with Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman. The mountain shook with them. The Prophet said (to the mountain), Be firm, O Uhud! For on you there are no more than a Prophet, a Siddiq and two martyrs. Reference ►Sahih Bukhari Volume 5 Number 24. The Prophet Salallaho Alaihi wa-Alihi Wasalam knew that Hazrat Umar R.A and Hazrat Uthman R.A will be Martyrs. Hadith No.5 Hudhaifa reported that: Allahs Messenger (may peace be upon him) stood before us one day and he did not leave anything unsaid (that he had to say) at that very spot which would happen (in the shape of turmoil) up to the Last Hour. Those who had to remember them preserved them in their minds and those who could not remember them forgot them. My friends knew them and there are certain things which slip out of my mind, but I recapitulate them when anyone makes a mention of them just as a person is lost from ones mind but is recalled to him on seeing his face. Reference ►Sahih Muslim The Book Pertaining to the Turmoil and Portents of the Last Hour (Kitab Al- Fitan wa Ashrat As-Sa`ah) Book 041, Number 6909 Hadith No.6 ْﻦَﻋ ٍﺲَﻧَﺃ ﻲﺿﺭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻨﻋ َّﻥَﺃ َّّﻲِﺒَّﻨﻟﺍ ﻲﻠﺻ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ﻲَﻌَﻧ ﺍًﺪْﻳَﺯ ﺍًﺮَﻔْﻌَﺟَﻭ َﻦْﺑﺍَﻭ َﺔَﺣﺍَﻭَﺭ ﻲﺿﺭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻢﻬﻨﻋ ِﺱﺎَّﻨﻠِﻟ َﻞْﺒَﻗ ْﻥَﺃ ْﻢُﻬَﻴِﺗْﺄَﻳ ،ْﻢُﻫُﺮَﺒَﺧ َﻝﺎَﻘَﻓ : َﺬَﺧَﺃ َﺔَﻳﺍَّﺮﻟﺍ ٌﺪْﻳَﺯ ،َﺐْﻴِﺻُﺄَﻓ َّﻢُﺛ َﺬَﺧَﺃ ٌﺮَﻔْﻌَﺟ ،َﺐْﻴِﺻُﺄَﻓ َّﻢُﺛ َﺬَﺧَﺃ ُﻦْﺑﺍ َﺔَﺣﺍَﻭَﺭ .َﺐْﻴِﺻُﺄَﻓ ُﻩﺎَﻨْﻴَﻋَﻭ ِﻥﺎَﻓِﺭْﺬَﺗ ﻲَّﺘَﺣ َﺬَﺧَﺃ َﺔَﻳﺍَّﺮﻟﺍ ٌﻒْﻴَﺳ ْﻦِﻣ ِﻑْﻮُﻴُﺳ ،ِﷲﺍ ﻲَّﺘَﺣ َﺢَﺘَﻓ ُﷲﺍ .ْﻢِﻬْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﻩﺍَﻭَﺭ ُّﻱِﺭﺎَﺨُﺒْﻟﺍ ُّﻲِﺋﺎَﺴَّﻨﻟﺍَﻭ ُﺪَﻤْﺣَﺃَﻭ Narrated Anas: The Prophet had informed the people of the martyrdom of Zaid, Jafar and Ibn Rawaha before the news of their death reached. The Prophet said, Zaid took the flag (as the commander of the army) and was martyred, then Jafar took it and was martyred, and then Ibn Rawaha took it and was martyred. At that time the Prophets eyes were shedding tears. He added, Then the flag was taken by a Sword amongst the Swords of Allah (i.e. Khalid) and Allah made them (i.e. the Muslims) victorious. Reference ►Sahih Bukhari Volume 5, Book 59, Number 561 Hadith No.7 Narated By Abu Musa : The Prophet was asked about things which he did not like, but when the questioners insisted, the Prophet got angry. He then said to the people, Ask me anything you like. A man asked, Who is my father? The Prophet replied, Your father is Hudhafa. Then another man got up and said, Who is my father, O Allahs Apostle ? He replied, Your father is Salim, Maula (the freed slave) of Shaiba. So when Umar saw that (the anger) on the face of the Prophet he said, O Allahs Apostle! We repent to Allah (Our offending you) . Reference ►Sahih Bukhari Volume 001, Book 003, Hadith Number 092] Hadith No.8 Narrated Anas: Once the people started asking Allahs Apostle questions, and they asked so many questions that he became angry and ascended the pulpit and said, I will answer whatever questions you may ask me today. I looked right and left and saw everyone covering his face with his garment and weeping. Behold ! There was a man who, on quarreling with the people, used to be called as a son of a person other than his father. He said, O Allahs Apostle! Who is my father? The Prophet replied, Your father is Hudhaifa. And then Umar got up and said, We accept Allah as our Lord, and Islam as (our) religion, and Muhammad as (our) Apostle; and we seek refuge with Allah from the afflictions. Allahs Apostle said, I have never seen a day like today in its good and its evil for Paradise and the Hell Fire were displayed in front of me, till I saw them just beyond this wall. Reference ► Sahih Bukhari Volume 8, Book 75, Number 373: Hadith No.9 Then Allahs Apostle said, By Him in Whose Hand my life is, Paradise and Hell were displayed before me across this wall while I was praying, and I never saw such good and evil as I have seen today. Reference ►Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 92, Number 397 Hadith No.10 It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira: We participated in the Battle of Hunain along with the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). He (the Holy Prophet) said about a man who claimed to be a Muslim that he was one of the denizens of the Fire (of Hell). When we were in the thick of the battle that man fought desperately and was wounded. It was said: Messenger of Allah, the person whom you at first called as the denizen of Fire fought desperately and died. Upon this the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) remarked: He was doomed to the Fire (of Hell). Some men were on the verge of doubt (about his fate) when it was said that he was not dead but fatally wounded. When it was night he could not stand the (pain of his) wound and killed himself. The Apostle (may peace be upon him) was informed of that. He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Allah is Great, I bear testimony to the fact that I am the servant of Allah and His messenger. He then commanded Bilal to announce to the people that none but a Muslim would enter Paradise. Verily Allah helps this faith even by a sinful person. Reference ►Sahih Muslim Book 001, Hadith Number 0205. Hadith No.11 ْﻦَﻋ ٍﺲَﻧَﺃ ﻲﺿﺭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻨﻋ ﻲﻓ ﺔﻳﺍﻭﺭ ﺔﻠﻳﻮﻃ َّﻥَﺃ َﻝْﻮُﺳَﺭ ِﷲﺍ ﻲﻠﺻ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ،َﺭَﻭﺎَﺷ َﻦْﻴِﺣ ﺎَﻨَﻐَﻠَﺑ ُﻝﺎَﺒَﻗِﺇ ﻲِﺑَﺃ ،َﻥﺎَﻴْﻔُﺳ َﻡﺎَﻗَﻭ ُﺪْﻌَﺳ ُﻦْﺑ َﺓَﺩﺎَﺒُﻋ ﻲﺿﺭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻨﻋ َﻝﺎَﻘَﻓ : ﻱِﺬَّﻟﺍَﻭ ﻲِﺴْﻔَﻧ ،ِﻩِﺪَﻴِﺑ ْﻮَﻟ ﺎَﻨَﺗْﺮَﻣَﺃ ْﻥَﺃ ﺎَﻬَﻀْﻴِﺨُﻧ َﺮْﺤَﺒْﻟﺍ .ﺎَﻫﺎَﻨْﻀَﺧَﺄَﻟ ْﻮَﻟَﻭ ﺎَﻨَﺗْﺮَﻣَﺃ ْﻥَﺃ َﺏِﺮْﻀَﻧ ﺎَﻫَﺩﺎَﺒْﮐَﺃ ﻲَﻟﺇ ِﮎْﺮَﺑ ِﺩﺎَﻤِﻐْﻟﺍ .ﺎَﻨْﻠَﻌَﻔَﻟ َﻝﺎَﻗ : َﺏَﺪَﻨَﻓ ُﻝْﻮُﺳَﺭ ِﷲﺍ ﻲﻠﺻ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ ،َﺱﺎَّﻨﻟﺍ ﺍْﻮُﻘَﻠَﻄْﻧﺎَﻓ ﻲَّﺘَﺣ ﺍْﻮُﻟَﺰَﻧ ،ﺍًﺭْﺪَﺑ َﻝﺎَﻘَﻓ ُﻝْﻮُﺳَﺭ ِﷲﺍ ﻲﻠﺻ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ : ﺍَﺬَﻫ ُﻉَﺮْﺼَﻣ ٍﻥﺎَﻠُﻓ َﻝﺎَﻗ : ُﻊَﻀَﻳَﻭ ُﻩَﺪَﻳ ﻲَﻠَﻋ ،ِﺽْﺭَﺄْﻟﺍ ﺎَﻨُﻫﺎَﻫ .ﺎَﻨُﻫﺎَﻫَﻭ َﻝﺎَﻗ : ﺎَﻤَﻓ َﺕﺎَﻣ ْﻢُﻫُﺪَﺣَﺃ ْﻦَﻋ ِﻊِﺿْﻮَﻣ ِﺪَﻳ ِﻝْﻮُﺳَﺭ ِﷲﺍ ﻲﻠﺻ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ . ُﻩﺍَﻭَﺭ ٌﻢِﻠْﺴُﻣ َﺩُﻭﺍَﺩْﻮُﺑَﺃَﻭ . Narrated Anas : That when (the news of) the advance of Abu Sufyan (at the head of a force) reached him. the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) held consultations with his Companions. The narrator said: Abu Bakr spoke (expressing his own views), but he (the Holy Prophet) did not pay heed to him. Then spoke Umar (expressing his views), but he (the Holy Prophet) did not pay heed to him (too). Then Sad b. Ubada stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, you want us (to speak). By God in Whose control is my life, if you order us to plunge our horses into the sea, we would do so. If you order us to goad our horses to the most distant place like Bark al-Ghimad, we would do so. The narrator said: Now the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) called upon the people (for the encounter). So they set out and encamped at Badr. (Soon) the water-carriers of the Quraish arrived. Among them was a black slave belonging to Banu al-Hajjaj. The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) caught him and interrogated him about Abu Sufyan and his companions. He said: I know nothing about Abu Sufyan, but Abu Jahl, Utba, Shaiba and Umayya b. Khalaf are there.When he said this, they beat him. Then he said: All right, I will tell you about Abu Sufyan. They would stop beating him and then ask him (again) about Abu Sufyan. He would again say, I know nothing about Abu Sufyan, but Abu Jahl. Utba, Shaiba and Umayya b. Khalaf are there. When he said this, they beat him likewise. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was standing in prayer. When he saw this he finished his prayer and said: By Allah in Whose control is my life, you beat him when he is telling you the truth, and you let him go when he tells you a lie. The narrator said: Then the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: This is the place where so and so would be killed. He placed his hand on the earth (saying) here and here; (and) none of them fell away from the place which the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) had indicated by placing his hand on the earth. Reference ►Sahih Muslim Book 019, Number 4394. Hadith No.12 Narrated Asma bint Abu Bakr: I came to Aisha during the solar eclipse. The people were standing (offering prayer) and she too, was standing and offering prayer. I asked, What is wrong with the people? She pointed towards the sky with her hand and said, Subhan Allah! I asked her, Is there a sign? She nodded with her head meaning, yes. When Allahs Apostle finished (the prayer), he glorified and praised Allah and said, There is not anything that I have not seen before but I have seen now at this place of mine, even Paradise and Hell. It has been revealed to me that you people will be put to trial nearly like the trial of Ad-Dajjal, in your graves. As for the true believer or a Muslim (the sub-narrator is not sure as to which of the two (words Asma had said) he will say, Muhammad came with clear signs from Allah, and we responded to him (accepted his teachings) and believed (what he said) It will be said (to him) Sleep in peace; we have known that you were a true believer who believed with certainty. As for a hypocrite or a doubtful person, (the sub-narrator is not sure as to which word Asma said) he will say, I do not know, but I heard the people saying something and so I said the same. Reference ►Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 92, Number 390 Hadith No.13 The Prophets knowledge of all things between the East and the West is confirmed by the famous narration with a grade of hasan (fair) from al-Bara ibn `Azib whereby: At the time of the Battle of Ahzab or the battle of the Trench, the Prophet went down to hit a rock with his pick, whereupon he said: Bismillah and shattered one third of the rock. Then he exclaimed: Allahu akbar! I have been given the keys of Syria. By Allah, verily I can see her red palaces right from where I stand. Then he said: Bismillah, and shattered another third and exclaimed: Allahu akbar! I have been given the keys of Persia. By Allah, I can see her cities and her white palace right from where I stand. Then he said: Bismillah and shattered the remainder of the rock and exclaimed: Allahu akbar! I have been given the keys of Yemen. By Allah, I can see the gates of San`a right from where I stand. Reference ►Al-Haythami said: Ahmad (4:303 #18718) narrated it and its chain contain Maymun Abu `Abd Allah. Ibn Hibban declared him trustworthy while a group of others declared him weak. The remainder of its sub-narrators are trustworthy. Hadith No.14 Another version of the above is related from Salman al-Farisi. Ibn Hisham relates it in his Sira through Ibn Ishaq thus: Salman al-Farisi said: I was digging in one corner of the trench at which time one rock gave me difficulty. Allahs Messenger came near me and saw my difficulty as I was digging. He came down and took the pick from my hands. Then he struck and a great spark flashed under the pick. He struck again and another spark flashed. He struck a third time and a third spark flashed. I said to him: My father and mother (be ransomed) for you, O Messenger of Allah! What is that I saw flashing under the pick as you were striking? He said: Did you see this, O Salman? I said: Yes! He said: The first time, Allah opened Yemen [in the South] for me; the second time, He opened the North (al- Sham) and the West (al-Maghrib) for me; and the third time, he opened the East (al- Mashriq). Reference: ►Ibn Hisham relates it in his Sira (Beirut, dar al- wifaq ed. 3-4: 219) and also Ibn Kathir in al- Bidaya (4:99). Hadith No.15 ْﻦَﻋ ﻭِﺮْﻤَﻋ ِﻦْﺑ َﺐَﻄْﺧَﺃ ﻲﺿﺭ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻨﻋ َﻝﺎَﻗ : ﻲَّﻠَﺻ ﺎَﻨِﺑ ُﻝْﻮُﺳَﺭ ِﷲﺍ ﻲﻠﺻ ﻪﻠﻟﺍ ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻟﺁﻭ ﻢﻠﺳﻭ .َﺮْﺠَﻔْﻟﺍ َﺪِﻌَﺻَﻭ َﺮَﺒْﻨِﻤْﻟﺍ ﺎَﻨَﺒَﻄَﺨَﻓ ﻲَّﺘَﺣ ِﺕَﺮَﻀَﺣ ،ُﺮْﻬُّﻈﻟﺍ َﻝَﺰَﻨَﻓ ﻲَّﻠَﺼَﻓ َّﻢُﺛ َﺪِﻌَﺻ .َﺮَﺒْﻨِﻤْﻟﺍ ﺎَﻨَﺒَﻄَﺨَﻓ ﻲَّﺘَﺣ ِﺕَﺮَﻀَﺣ ،ُﺮْﺼَﻌْﻟﺍ َّﻢُﺛ َﻝَﺰَﻧ ﻲَّﻠَﺼَﻓ َّﻢُﺛ َﺪِﻌَﺻ .َﺮَﺒْﻨِﻤْﻟﺍ ﺎَﻨَﺒَﻄَﺨَﻓ ﻲَّﺘَﺣ ِﺖَﺑَﺮَﻏ ،ُﺲْﻤَّﺸﻟﺍ ﺎَﻧَﺮَﺒْﺧَﺄَﻓ ﺎَﻤِﺑ َﻥﺎَﮐ ﺎَﻤِﺑَﻭ َﻮُﻫ ٌﻥِﺀﺎَﮐ َﻝﺎَﻗ : ﺎَﻨُﻤَﻠْﻋَﺄَﻓ .ﺎَﻨُﻈَﻔْﺣَﺃ ُﻩﺍَﻭَﺭ ٌﻢِﻠْﺴُﻣ ُّﻱِﺬِﻣْﺮِّﺘﻟﺍَﻭ Amr b. Akhtab reported: Allahs Messenger (may peace be upon him) led us in the dawn prayer and then mounted the pulpit and addressed us until it was (time for the) noon prayer. He then came down the pulpit and observed prayer and then again mounted the pulpit and again addressed us until it was time for the Asr prayer. He then again came down and observed the prayer and again pointed the pulpit and addressed us until the sun was set and he informed (about) everything (pertaining to turmoil) that lay hidden in the past and what lies in (the womb) of) the future and the most learned amongst us is one who remembers them well Reference ►Sahih Muslim Book 041, Hadith Number 6913 , ►Tirmidhi Hadith No.16 Hadith No 16 Narated By Ibn Abbas : The Prophet (pbuh) passed by two graves. He said: Both (the dead) are being punished, but they are not being punished for a major (sin). One did not safeguard himself from urine. The other carried tales. He then called for a fresh twig and split it into two parts and planted one part on each grave and said: Perhaps their punishment may be mitigated as long as the twigs remain fresh. Another version of Hammad has: One of them did not cover himself while urinating. The version does not have the words: He did not safeguard himself from urine. Reference ►Abu Dawood Book 001, Hadith Number 0020. Hadith No.17 Anas reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) one day led us in the prayer and when he completed the Prayer he turned his face towards us and said: O People, I am your Imam, so do not precede me in bowing and prostration and in standing and turning (faces, i.e. In pronouncing salutation), for I see you in front of me and behind me, and then said: By Him in Whose hand Is the life of Muhammad, if you could see what I see, you would have laughed little and wept much more. They said: What did you see, Messenger of Allah? He replied: (I saw) Paradise and Hell. Reference ►Sahih Muslim Book 004, Hadith Number 0857 Hadith No.18 Anas b. Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Complete the rows, for I can see you behind my back. Reference ►Sahih Muslim Book 004, Hadith Number 0872.
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