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Three Stories From

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PROF. UMAR AL-ASHQAR


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CONTENTS

PUBLISHERS NOTE.............................................................................. .3

SECTION ONE

STORIES OF THE PROPHETS AND MESSENGERS.......................... ....4

Adams Denial and Forgetfulness........................................ .......................5

Death of Adam ( )........................................................................... ..........8

li , the Prophet of Allah ( )................................................ .................10

Documentation of Hadith.................................................. .......................13


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PUBLISHERS NOTE

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and may the Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon ourbeloved Prophet Muhammad ( ), his Family, and the Companions.

Allah ( ) ordered His Prophet (r) to convey the stories he knew to the people. From thesestories of ancient people, Muslims could learn valuable lessons. Thus, if they heard storiesabout corrupt models of disbelievers, they would try to steer clear of committing similarmistakes; and if the stories were exemplary, they would try to emulate their example. Allahsaid,

(So relate the stories, perhaps they may reflect.)(Quran 7: 176)

Authentic Stories by Prophet Muhammad ( ), as its title suggests, is a collection of stories

that have been proven and authenticated as originally narrated by Prophet Muhammad ( ) orby his Companions.

These stories reveal many interesting facts about ancient nations and teach numerous lessonsthat could possibly encourage one to turn over a new leaf and strive for a life full of piousnessand happiness.

May Allah reward the author for his efforts to educate and entertain Muslims, boys and girls,as well as men and women with this collection of authentic stories. May Allah cause this bookto be a source of beneficial instruction to all readers and may He ( ) guide us on His StraightPath.

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SECTION ONE

STORIES OF THE PROPHETS ANDMESSENGERS


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Explanation of the Hadith

Allah created Adam as a perfect human, not as is claimed by ignorant people that manevolved from animals or plants. From the first moment, Allah created Adam to be rationalwith the ability to speak, to comprehend what is said to him, and to answer properly.

He sneezed after Allah had given him life and then praised Allah, the Glorified and theExalted. Then Allah told him that He had mercy on him. After that, He asked Adam to go andgreet a group of angels who were sitting. They greeted him properly, and Allah then told himthat this was the greeting to be used among his children. Adam could walk, hear, speak,sneeze, think and understand speech.

In this hadith, one can notice the great concern Allah has towards His worshipper Adam.When Adam sneezed and praised Him, Allah said He had mercy on him. As a result, anyonewho has Allahs Mercy has His Care and Protection. For this reason, Allah accepted hisrepentance and forgave him for his negligence. He gave him the power of faith, support, and

protection from his enemies.

Allah has decreed for Adam and his children when sneezing to praise Him and to have mercy

on the one who sneezed by answering his supplication by anyone who is present at that timeand supplicating Him.As-salm has also been legislated as the greeting between Adam andhis offspring.

The Prophet (r) told us that Allah had wiped Adams back and all the children to be createduntil the Day of Judgment would be conceived from Adams back. Then, Allah took them allin His Right Hand. Adam was then asked to choose between either of Allahs Hands.Although he believed both Hands were blessed, he chose the Right. When Allah opened HisHand, it had Adam and his children inside. So Adam had seen his children who would becreated after him. Allah had placed light between their eyes. Adam saw the age of death ofeach one of his children written between his eyes. He then saw a man with a distinguishedlight, so he asked about him. Allah told him that that man was his son David and that he

would live for sixty years. The second hadith tells us he will live for forty years, although thefirst one is more accurate. Adam felt that Davids life was too short and asked Allah to let himlive longer. Allah told him that the age of David was predestined; therefore Adam gave Davidforty years from his own life span. This made the life span of David one hundred years.

This hadith shows that Allah had informed Adam of his destined age and that he was going tolive for one thousand years. When Adam was 960 years, the angel of death came to take hissoul. Adam protested and told the angel of death that he still had forty years left. It seems thatAdam was counting his days and years. The angel of death reminded him of his gift to his sonDavid. Adam had forgotten this fact and denied giving David forty years. His childreninherited their fathers traits. Thus, they denied as he did and forgot as he forgot. Therefore,Allah had ordered that everything to be done by Adam and his children should be documented

and witnessed as proof to those who deny or forget.

Lessons of the Hadith

1. Allahs creation of Adam was complete; not as ignorant people claim. They say his creationwas partial, then evolved towards completion over long periods of history. ProphetMuhammad told us that Adams height was 60 yards when he was in Heaven. The height ofAdams offspring continued to decrease until it is as we see today. On the Judgment Day,true believers will enter Heaven as tall as Adam was.

2.Bukhr and Muslim narrated in their books that the Prophet said, Allah created Adamwith a height of sixty yards then He said, Go and greet the angels. Listen to the way theygreet you since this will be the greeting for you and your offspring. Adam said, As-

salmu alaykum (peace be upon you). The angels replied, As-salmu alaykumwaraamtullah (Allahs peace and mercy be upon you). As a result, they added mercy to


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the greeting. Anyone who enters Heaven will have Adams original height. All humanscreated since Adam have been decreasing in height.1

3. From the moment of his creation, Adam was created perfectly. This is proven in thehadith, Allah had created Adam as Adam looked.Adam did not evolve from othercreatures nor was he created from other creatures like his sons who were created in their

mothers wombs as clots of congealed blood, and then flesh that has a soul.4. Knowledge of some events that happened with our father Adam such as his sneezing, his

praise of Allah, Allahs Saying to him: Allah bless you, his greeting of the angels andtheir reply, and Allah wiping Adams back.

5. Anyone who sneezes should praise Allah by saying: Al-amdulillh (All praise be toAllah), and anyone close to him should say: Yaramukallh, (may Allah have mercy onyou). The greeting, As-salmu alykum, is an international greeting that applies to allnations since they all inherited it from their father Adam.

6. This hadith proves that fate is predestined by Allah who has known since the beginning ofancient times the life span of each of His creatures. This is written between the eyes of eachhuman and this was revealed to Adam.

7. Allah has hands. He opens and closes them whenever and however He wants, but Hedoesnt resemble anything that humans can relate to. He is the All-Knower and the All-Seer.

8. The strong faith of David is proven by the strong light between his eyes.

9. Adam had the ability to count the years of his age. He knew how many years were left andargued with the angel of death when he came to take Adams soul.

10. This hadith shows that Adam lived for one thousand years. This corrects what is stated inthe Torah in the fifth Chapter of Genesis, which says that he lived for 930 years.

11. Denial and forgetfulness are a part of the nature of Adam and his offspring.

12. It is encouraged to document and witness transactions to offset humans forgetfulness and

denial.

1 SeeAl-Bukhr, 11, hadith no. 6277; and Muslim, 4\2183, hadith no. 2841.


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Death of Adam ( )

Introduction

This story tells us about the last moments in Adams life and what happened to him during theagony of death. It also shows how the angels took the responsibility of bathing and shroudinghim. In addition, it illustrates how they dug his grave and prayed for him, and how they

placed him in the grave and scattered dust over him. The angels did that to teach Adams sonshow to bury their dead in the future.

Text of the Hadith

Utayy2 said that he saw an old man in Medina speaking. He asked about him and was toldthat he was called Ubayy bin Kab who said:

When Adam ( )was about to die, he said to his sons, My sons, I do desire to eat fromHeavens fruits. As his sons were going to get him what he wanted, they were received byangels who were carrying axes and spades. The angels asked, Sons of Adam, what do youwant and where are you going? The sons of Adam said, Our father is sick and desires thefruits of Heaven. The angels said, Go back; your father had been fated to die. When Evesaw the angels, she recognized them so she tried to seek Adams protection. Adam said, Goaway from me, it was you who weakened me; leave me with my Lords angels. Angels thentook his soul, bathed him, shrouded him, dug his grave, and prayed for him. Then, theyentered his grave and placed him in it. They left the grave and scattered dust over him andsaid, Sons of Adam, this is how you bury your dead.

Explanation of the HadithThis hadith tells us the story of our father Adam ( ) when he was about to die. His desire forHeavens fruits shows how much he loved Heaven and how much he longed to go back. Howcould he not long for the Garden he lived in while enjoying its grace for a period of time!

He might have felt that his end was coming so he longed for Heaven. Some hadith show thathe knew how many years he was going to live and that he used to count his years. It seemsthat he knew that his days were over and that he was about to die. No doubt, he knew that hissons could not fulfill his desire; they also knew that, but their love for their father motivatedthem to go and search for what he wanted.

No sooner had they left their father, than they were met by a group of angels in the shape of

men carrying with them all that was needed for interment. They presented what Muslims donowadays when someone dies. Angels were carrying shrouds, along with axes and spadesneeded to dig the grave. When Adams sons told them about their destination, the angelsasked them to go back to their father whose days in life were fated to end.

When the angels came, Eve recognized them so she took refuge with Adam. She might havebeen trying to persuade him to choose life over death since Prophets souls are not takenuntil they are given the choice to live or to die, as we were told by our Prophet ( r). Adam didnot listen to her and blamed her saying: Go away from me, it was you who weakened me.He was implying Eves tempting him to eat the forbidden fruit.

The angels took Adams ( ) soul and prepared for his burial while his sons were watching.They bathed him, shrouded him, dug his grave and placed him in it. They put bricks over him,

got out and scattered dust on him. Then they addressed his sons saying, Sons of Adam, this2 He is Abamrah as-Sad.


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is how you bury your dead. This was prescribed by Allah. Consequently, this burial processapplies to all prophets and all believers throughout history. Any process that is different is aviolation of Allahs Guidance. Anyone familiar with the Muslims burial process will find itidentical to how the angels buried Adam ( ).

Many nations have buried their dead differently. For example, some cremate their dead while

others build huge mausoleums such as the pyramids. Other nations, on the other hand, puttheir dead in sarcophagi or stone. They also bury their dead with many worldly possessionssuch as food, drink, and jewelry All these methods are expensive and a waste of efforts. Mostimportantly, such methods do not agree with Allahs Legislation.


1. The legislation of the process of preparing and burying the dead as mentioned in hadith.

2. This process applies to all the prophets sent to mankind.

3. Angels taught Adams sons practically and theoretically.

4. Any burial process that differs from the one mentioned in the hadith is a violation of

Allahs Guidance.5. The hadith shows the high status of our father Adam whose burial was performed by the

angels.

6. The ability of the angels to appear as human beings and to do any task humans can do.

7. Some tools such as axes, spades and shovels have existed since ancient times.

8. A believer must be wary of anyone who could tempt him to deviate from the Right Path.

(Among your spouse [both men and women] and children there are enemies for you,therefore beware from them)

(Quran 64: 14)


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THREE

li, the Prophet of Allah ( )

Introduction

Once Prophet Muhammad (r) passed by the place where Thamd used tolived but weredestroyed by Allah when they killed the she-camel. The Prophet (r) stopped by the well thatthe she-camel used to drink from and told his Companions the story while showing them allthe places where the she-camel used to come from and go to. Then, he warned them not to askfor a miracle as lis people did. Allah gave them the she-camel as a miraculous sign, butthey did not believe it and killed her. As a result, Allah destroyed them as a punishment.

Text of the Hadith

Imam Amad narrated inAl-Musnadthat Jbir had said that when the Prophet (r) passed byal-ijr (a place in the way to Tabk) he said:

Do not ask for miracles as lis people did. They asked for a sign. Consequently, Allahsent them a she-camel and warned them against hurting it. It used to come from this way andgo that way. lis people disobeyed Allah and killed it. Thus Allah, as a punishment,overtook them all except one who was in the Great Mosque of Mecca. The Prophets

Companions asked, Who was that man, Prophet of Allah? He ( ) said, Ab Righl, butwhen he exited the Great Mosque of Mecca, he faced the same fate as his people.

Explanation of the Hadith

Allah told us the story of His Prophet li ( ) and his people Thamdin full details. Thisstory is not mentioned in the Torah. People of the book do not know the stories of Thamd,li ord, although we are told in Quran that Moses mentioned these two nations.

(And Ms [Moses] said: If you disbelieve you and all on earth together, then verily!Allah is Rich [Free of all wants], Owner of All Praise. Has not the news reached you,of those before you, the people of Nh [Noah], and d, and Thamd? And those afterthem? None knows them but Allah) (Quran 14: 8-9)

The man who believed among the people of the Pharaoh said to his people:

(O my people! I fear for you a fate like that Day of [disaster] of the Confederates;something like the fate of the people of Noah, d and Thamd)

(Quran 40: 30-31).

Books of Sunnah have told us that the Prophet (r) passed by the country of Thamd, whichwas called al-ijr, on his way to the battlefield of Tabk. People accompanying the Prophettook rest in al-ijr, drank from its wells, kneaded flour using its water, and put their pots onthe fire. The Prophet (r) ordered them to pour out all that was in their pots. They did sofeeding the dough to their camels. Then he took them to the well that people of Thamd usedto drink from. It was the well where the people of Thamd disobeyed Allah by killing the she-

camel. The Prophet ( ) asked his Companions to cry whenever they passed by people whowere tortured by Allah. He justified that by saying, I am afraid that you might have the same


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So a destructive awful shriek [thunderbolt], of a disgracing torment seized thembecause of what they used to earn.)

(Quran 41: 17)

Our Prophet (r) told us that the thunderbolt seized all members of that tribe including the oneswho were away except one man. He was in the Kaba which prevented him from torture.

Even so, as soon as he left he fell to the same fate as his tribe. Our Prophet (r) told us that thatman was called Ab Righl. The Prophet (r) also warned his Companions not to ask for signsas lis people did so as not to incur the same fate.


1. Warning against asking for signs or miracles. Ancient people continually asked theirmessengers for signs, but did not believe in them when they got them. Consequently, theywere destroyed.

2.Warning against Allahs Revenge and Wrath on those who do not believe in His Messengersand Books.

3. The she-camel that Allah gave to His Prophet li was a great sign with its uniquecreation and features.

4. The acceptability of staying at places that had witnessed great calamities so that a Muslim

may learn lessons from it. This was done by the Prophet (r) when he stood by the well ofThamd. Allah orders us in His Book to travel, ponder what happened to ancient people, andlearn from their fate:

Say [O Muhammad] Travel in the land and see the end of those who rejected truth. )

(Quran 6: 11)

Many were the ways of life that have passed away before you, so travel through theearth and see what was the end of those who rejected truth [disbelieved in the Onenessof Allah and disobeyed Him and His Messengers].) (Quran3: 137)

The accuracy of the Prophets information. He identified for his Companions the pathfollowed by the she-camel and the well she used to drink from. This is not strange since hewas taught by Allah, Who knows everything.

Al-aram (al-Masjid al-arm), the Great Mosque of Mecca, protects anyone who seeks itsrefuge as happened with Ab Righl who remained intact as long as he was in al-aram.

Al-arams protection for Ab Righl occurred before Abrahams time since li and hispeople were born before him. li is an Arab who belonged to people of Noah. What provesthe sanctity of Mecca is proven by what is said by Abraham ( ):

(O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in an uncultivable valley byYour Sacred House) (Quran 14: 37)


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Documentation of Hadith

Story number 1:

This hadith was narrated by Tirmidh in The Book of Tafsr in the chapter on: Srat al-Arf, 4\267. You can also find it in a Sunan At-Tirmidh, 3\52, hadith no. 3282.The second hadith was narrated by At-Tirmidh in The Book of Tafsr, in the chapter on:Srat al-Ikhl and Srat al-Falaq, 4\453, and aSunan At-Tirmidh, 3\137, hadith no.3607.

Story number 2:

This hadith was narrated by Abdullah bin Imam Amad in his book Zawid al-Musnad,5\136.

Ibn Kathr commented in his bookAl-Bidyah wan Nihyah,1\98, on this hadith saying thatit was narrated by Ubayy bin Kab.

Haytham said that this hadith was narrated by Abdullah bin Amad and his students, whowere all proven to be honest. Majma Az-Zwid: 8\199.

Though this hadith is narrated by Ubayy bin Kab. It is considered as being narrated from the Prophet since it isnot something that expresses opinion.

Story number 3:

This hadith was narrated by Imam Amad in his Musnad, 3\296. Ibn Kathr commented on this hadith after hementioned it saying, This hadith is mentioned in accordance with Imam Muslim. It is not mentioned in the sixbooks ofhadith.Al-Bidyah wan Nihyah, 1\137.

Haytham said, This hadith was narrated by Al-Bazzr and A-abarn in al-Awain Explanation ofSratHd and Amad is known for his true and accurate narration. Majma az-Zawid, 6\194.

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