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الحمد للہ وحدہ الصلاۃ والسلام علی من لا نبی بعدہ ۔
اما بعد
Contents
a) Tabarruk through the Holy Relics of Prophet Peace be upon him
b) Claims of the people that we have Relics of Prophets are false
c) Seeking Blessings from the places where Prophet peace be upon him prayed
d) Seeking blessing from relics of righteous
a) Tabarruk through the Holy Relics of Prophets Peace be upon them
It is allowed to seek blessings through the Holy Relics of Prophets peace be upon them if they are really from his (peace be upon him) relics.
Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
It is essential to note that we believe it is permissible to seek blessing from the relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and we do not denounce it, contrary to what our opponents think, but this seeking of blessing is subject to certain conditions, including the following: Correct faith that is acceptable to Allaah. If a person is not a Muslim who believes sincerely in Islam, Allaah will never grant him any good by his seeking blessing in this manner. It is also stipulated that the one who wants to seek blessing have found one of the genuine relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). We know that relics such as his garments, hair, etc. have been lost and it is not possible for anyone to prove with certainty that any of them exist.[Al-Tawassul (1/145)]
Allah says in Surah al-Mulk verse 1.
Blessed be He in Whose Hand is the dominion; and He is Able to do all things.
Ibn Katheer commented
Allah the Exalted glorifies His Noble Self and informs that the dominion is in His Hand. This means that He deals with all of His creatures however He wishes and there is none who can reverse His decree. He is not questioned concerning what He does because of His force, His wisdom and His justice.(end quote)
Tafsir Jalalyan says
Blessed, exalted above the attributes of created beings, is He in Whose hand, at Whose disposal, is [all] sovereignty, [all] authority and power, and He has power over all things.(end quote)
Proof for above claim is
Qur`an says
[012:093] "Go with this shirt of mine, and cast it over the face of my father, he will become clear-sighted, and bring to me all your family."
[012:094] And when the caravan departed, their father said: "I do indeed feel the smell of Yoosuf (Joseph), if only you think me not a dotard (a person who has weakness of mind because of old age)."
[012:095] They said: "By Allah! Certainly, you are in your old error."
[012:096] Then, when the bearer of the glad tidings arrived, he cast it (the shirt) over his face, and he became clear-sighted. He said: "Did I not say to you, I know from Allah that which you know not. "
From hadith
a) Narrated Ibn Sirrn:
I said to 'Ablda, "I have some of the hair of the Prophet which I got from Anas or from his family." 'Abida replied. "No doubt if I had a single hair of that it would have been dearer to me than the whole world and whatever is in it."[Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 4, Number 171]
b) Narrated IsraiI:
Uthman bin 'Abdullah bin Mauhab said, "My people sent me with a bowl of water to Um Salama." Isra'il approximated three fingers ('indicating the small size of the container in which there was some hair of the Prophet. 'Uthman added, "If any person suffered from evil eye or some other disease, he would send a vessel (containing water) to Um Salama. I looked into the container (that held the hair of the Prophet) and saw a few red hairs in it,"[Bukhari Volume 7, Book 72, Number 784]
c) It is mentioned in Bayhaqi's Shoaib al Eman
عن عبد الرحمن بن أبي قراد أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - توضأ يوما ، فجعل أصحابه يتمسحون بوضوئه ، فقال لهم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : " ما يحملكم على هذا ؟ " قالوا : حب الله ورسوله . فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : " من سره أن يحب الله ورسوله أو يحبه الله ورسوله فليصدق حديثه إذا حدث ، وليؤد أمانته إذا اوتمن ، وليحسن جوار من جاوره "
Once Prophet peace be upon him was performing ablution and his companions started rubbing their bodies with his ablution, Prophet peace be upon him said: Which thing makes you to do this? Sahaba said: Love of Allah and his Prophet, Prophet Peace be upon him replied: One who likes to love Allah and his Prophet and who likes that Allah and his Prophet Love him; he should speak the truth, should not take from the amanah(trust/faithfulness), be good to neighbors[Shatabi in Kitab al Qayim "Al Aitesam" 1/139 Musannif Abdul Razzaq no:19748 Shoaib al Eman of Imam Behaqi no:1533,Mirqaat al Mafateeh hadeeth no: 4990 Shaykh Al Albani said "This hadeeth is Hasan" see detail in Silsilah as Saheeha hadeeth no:2998]
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d) Narrated by Umm Alqamah that Muawiyah bin Abi Sufiyan Came to Madeenah and asked for Blanket and hair of Prophet Peace be upon him from Aisha RA then He (Muawiyah) covered himself with the blanket, dipped the hair in water, drank and put on his body.[Tareekh Damishq 62/106 and chain is Hasan as Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai said in Majallah Al Hadith no: 29 page 60]
Note: this athar is proof that how much Muawiyah RA loved Prophet peace be upon him and it is also proof for Seeking Blessings through the Holy Relics of Prophet Peace be upon him if they are really from Prophet.
b) Claims of the people that we have Relics of Prophets are false
1) Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, speaking of the garments of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him):
قلت : وهذه الأثواب الثلاثة لا يدرى ما كان من أمرها بعد هذا .
I say: It is not known what happened to these three garments after that. [Al-Bidaayah wa'l-Nihaayah (6/10) and al-Seerah al-Nabawiyyah (4/713).]
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2)al-Suyooti (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
وقد كانت هذه البردة عند الخلفاء يتوارثونها ويطرحونها على أكتافهم في المواكب جلوساً وركوباً ، وكانت على المقتدر حين قتل وتلوثت بالدم ، وأظن أنها فقدت في فتنة التتار ، فإنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون .
This burdah was in the keeping of the caliphs who passed it down to one another and wore it on their shoulders in processions, both walking and riding. It was being worn by al-Muqtadir when he was killed and was stained with blood. I think that it was lost during the turmoil caused by the Tatars. Inna Lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji'oon (verily we belong to Allaah and unto Him is our return). [Tareekh al-Khulafa' (p. 20)]
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3) Ibn Tuloon mentioned
In his book Mafaakahah al-Khullaan fi Hawaadith al-Zamaan, the events of 919 AH, when someone claimed to have in his possession a vessel and some of the sticks of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), but then they realized that these were not relics of the Prophet, rather they were relics of al-Layth ibn Sa'd.
Some of the khulafa' and senior Sahaabah preserved some relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), but many of them were lost in the turmoils that befell the Islamic state one after another.
For example, when the Tatars attacked Baghdad (656 AH), they burned the cloak (burdah) of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). When Timurlane attacked Damascus (803 AH), shoes that were said to have belonged to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) disappeared.
Hence the imams doubted that it could be proven that any of the relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) have survived until now, and some of them are certain that it cannot be proven.
4) The great scholar Ahmad Timur Pasha said – after listing the relics attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in Istanbul:
فما صح من الشعرات التي تداولها الناس بعد بذلك : فإنما وصل إليهم مما قُسم بين الأصحاب رضي الله عنهم ، غير أن الصعوبة في معرفة صحيحها من زائفها .
There is no sound evidence to prove that any of the hairs that were in the hands of the people could be attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), because the hairs that the people have were some of that which had been shared out among the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them), but it is difficult to tell what is genuine from what is not.[Al-Athaar al-Nabawiyyah (p. 82)] see also:http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/91969/
c) Seeking Blessings from the places where Prophet peace be upon him prayed
There are two narrations in this matter
a) Practice of Omar bin al-Khattab
Umar ibn Al Khattab once saw a group of people taking turns praying in a place in which the Prophet peace be upon him used to pray. He asked the people "What is this?". They said, "The place in which the Prophet peace be upon him used to pray". Umar replied back, "Do you want to take the relics of your Prophets as places of worship? Those before you were destroyed for this. (Ibn Waddaah Al Qurtubi narrated this in his book Al Bida' wal Nahi A'anha, page 41, and ibn abi Shaybah in Al Musannaf, 376/2 and Al Albani said "it is narrated by Sa'eed ibn Mansur in his Sunnah and Ibn Waddaah with an authentic chain of transmission on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).
b) Practice of Other companions
Narrated Yazid bin Al 'Ubaid:
I used to accompany Salama bin Al-Akwa' and he used to pray behind the pillar which was near the place where the Quran's were kept I said, "O Abu Muslim! I see you always seeking to pray behind this pillar." He replied, "I saw Allah's Apostle always seeking to pray near that pillar."[Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 9, Number 481]
Comment: Now here some people are confused Response is very easy Insha`Allah see here
http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showpost.php?p=17558&;postcount=21
قال ابن وضاح القرطبي في البدع والنهي عنها (ص108): "وكان مالك بن أنس وغيره من علماء المدينة يكرهون إتيان تلك المساجد وتلك الآثار للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ماعدا قباءً وأحداً –يعني شهداء أحد" وقال ابن بطال في شرح البخاري (3/159) "روى أشهب عن مالك أنه سئل عن الصلاة في المواضع التي صلى فيها الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فقال: ما يعجبني ذلك إلا مسجد قباء") ، وأزيد هنا ما ذكره الحافظ ابن عبدالبر عن الإمام مالك مما له صلة بمسألتنا ، يقول عليه رحمة الله: (وقد كره مالك وغيره من أهل العلم طلب موضع الشجرة التي بويع تحتها بيعة الرضوان وذلك والله أعلم مخالفة لما سلكه اليهود والنصارى في مثل ذلك) الاستذكار 2/360 ، فلِمَ الإعراض عن هذه الأقوال الصريحة لمالك عليه رحمة الله والتعلق بقول خارج عن محل بحثنا.
Ibn Waddah Al-Qurtubi said in "Al-Bid' wa nahi 'anha" p 108: Malik and the scholars of Madeenah would dislike going to these mosques and these relics of the Prophet (saw) except Quba only, meaning (other relics) such as martyrs of Uhud"
Ibn Battal said in his Sharh of Bukhari: Ashab narrated from Malik that he was asked about the prayer in the places in which the Prophet (saw) prayed and he sauid: This does not please me except the mosque of Quba"
Hafiz ibn Abdil Barr added in his Istizkar: Malik and other from people of knowledge disliked seeking the place of the tree under which the Bay'ah of Ridwan occured, and this is, Allah knows best, in oppsoition to the way taken by the Jews and Christians in similar matters"
And Imam Malik is known to follow the school of the jurists and Tabi'is of Madeenah
So the action of the Salaf is clear, ibn Umar did this only by imitation of the Prophet (saw) not for Tabarruk...
The places in which the Prophet (saw) stayed or prayed do not contain any Barrakah, only his clothes, hair and some similar things from which Sahabah took Barrakah...(end quote from the link)
See also the opinion of Shaykh Salih al Fawzan: http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showpost.php?p=18891&;postcount=27
Shaykh Salih bin 'Abdul-'Aziz bin Muhammad Aal ash-Shaikh said
"So the answer to this is that Ibn Umar did not seek tabarruk from these places, since he did not hold them to contain barakah in their physical essence. However, he sought complete and perfect adherence and imitation of whatever the Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) did. Hence, he did not seek tabarruk from these things but the barakah of imitation and adherence." [Hadhihi Mafahimuna (Eng trans. and additions by Abu Iyad)]
d) Seeking blessing from relics of righteous
The Claim of Ahlus Sunnah is below
Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen said
Seeking blessing from righteous people is of two types.
1 – Seeking blessings by asking them to make du'aa' to Allaah for one. This is permissible, subject to the condition that they be known to be righteous and pious and that they will not be exposed to fitnah thereby.
2 – Seeking blessing through their relics, such as their clothes and belongings, etc. This is not permissible and is a form of reprehensible bid'ah (innovation).(Islam QA fatwa no: 26284)
a) Imam Abu Ishaq Al-Shaatibi (720 h) said: وقال ابن وضاح : سمعت عيسى بن يونس مفتي أهل طرسوس يقول : أمر عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه بقطع الشجرة التي بويع تحتها النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فقطعها ؛ لأن الناس كانوا يذهبون فيصلون تحتها ، فخاف عليهم الفتنة "Ibn Waddaah said: I heard 'Eesa ibn Yoonus, the mufti of the people of Tarsoos, saying: 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allaah be pleased with him) ordered that the tree beneath which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had received the oath of allegiance (bay'ah) be cut down, because the people were going and praying beneath it, and he feared that they might fall into fitnah. [al-I'tisaam, 1/237]
He also said
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الصحابة -رضي الله عنهم- بعد موته - عليه الصلاة والسلام- لم يقع من أحدٍ منهم شيء من ذلك بالنسبة إلى من خلفه، إذ لم يترك النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم - بعده في الأمة أفضل من أبي بكر الصديق -رضي الله عنه- ، فهو كان خليفته، ولم يُفعل به شيءٌ من ذلك، ولا عمر - رضي الله عنه-، وهو كان أفضل الأمة بعده، ثم كذلك عثمان، ثم علي، ثم سائر الصحابة الذين لا أحد أفضل منهم في الأمة، ثم لم يثبت لواحد منهم من طريق صحيح معروف أن متبركاً تبرك به على أحد تلك الوجوه أو نحوها، بل اقتصروا فيهم على الاقتداء بالأفعال والأقوال والسير التي اتبعوا فيها النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فهو إذاً إجماع منهم على ترك تلك الأشياء.
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After the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), none of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) did anything of that nature with regard to those who succeeded him as leaders. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not leave behind in the ummah anyone who was better than Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq (may Allaah be pleased with him), who was his successor, and he did not do anything of that sort, and neither did 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him), and they were the best of the ummah after him. Neither did 'Uthmaan, or 'Ali, or any of the Sahaabah, and there is no one in the ummah who is better than them. There is no report from any of them via any sound isnaad that they sought blessings in any of these ways or similar ways. Rather they limited themselves to emulating the actions, words and conduct of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). So there is consensus among them that all such things should be avoided. [Al Aitesa'am Vol 1 page 286,287]
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b) The great jurist of Hanbali Madhab Ibn Rajab hanbli [736 - 795 AH says:
"وكذلك التبرك بالآثار، فإنما كان يفعله الصحابة مع النبي-صلى الله عليه وسلم- ولم يكونوا يفعلونه مع بعضهم.. ولا يفعله التابعون مع الصحابة، مع علو قدرهم فدل على أن هذا لا يُفعل إلا مع النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مثل التبرك بوضوئه، وفضلاته، وشعره، وشرب فضل شرابه وطعامه.
وفي الجملة فهذه الأشياء فتنة للمعظّم وللمعظّم لما يخشى عليه من الغلو المدخل في البدعة ، وربما يترقى إلى نوع من الشرك . كل هذا إنما جاء من التشبه بأهل الكتاب والمشركين الذي نهيت عنه هذه الأمة .
وفي الحديث الذي في السنن : " ان من إجلال الله إكرام ذي الشيبة المسلم ، والسلطان المقسط ، وحامل القرآن غير الغالي فيه والجافي عنه " . فالغلو من صفات النصارى ، والجفاء من صفات اليهود ، والقصد هو المأمور به .
وقد كان السلف الصالح ينهون عن تعظيمهم غاية النهي كأنس الثوري وأحمد . وكان أحمد يقول : من أنا حتى تجيئون إلى ؟ اذهبوا اكتبوا الحديث ، وكان إذا سئل عن شيء ، يقول : سلوا العلماء . وإذا سئل عن شيء من الورع يقول : أنا لا يحل لي أن أتكلم في الورع ، لو كان بشر حياً تكلم في هذا .
وسئل مرة عن الإخلاص فقال : اذهب إلى الزهاد ، إي شيء نحن تجيء إلينا ؟ وجاء إليه رجل فمسح يده ثيابه ومسح بهما وجهه ، فغضب الإمام أحمد وأنكر ذلك أشد الإنكار وقال : عمن أخذتم هذا الأمر ؟
"Although the Companions sought tabarruk with the Prophet, peace be upon him, but they never did so with each other. Nor did the Tabi'un do so with the Companions, despite their tremendous rank..... This shows that it is not to be done; it could also evolve into shirk. All of this constitutes imitation of the People of the Book and the Mushriks which this ummah has been forbidden from ...A man came to him(Imam Ahmad) and he wiped his hands on his clothes, And wiped his face, Imam Ahmad became angry and denied that of the most denial and said: from whom you have learnt this?[ الحكم الجديرة بالإذاعة. Page 46 and 47]
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c) Umar ibn Al Khattab once saw a group of people taking turns praying in a place in which the Prophet peace be upon him used to pray. He asked the people "What is this?". They said, "The place in which the Prophet peace be upon him used to pray". Umar replied back, "Do you want to take the relics of your Prophets as places of worship? Those before you were destroyed for this. [Ibn Waddaah Al Qurtubi narrated this in his book Al Bida' wal Nahi A'anha, page 41, and ibn abi Shaybah in Al Musannaf, 376/2 and Al Albani said "it is narrated by Sa'eed ibn Mansur in his Sunnah and Ibn Waddaah with an authentic chain of transmission on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim)].
d) Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: There is no one from whose relics blessing may be sought except Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). No blessing should be sought from the relics of anyone else. Blessings may be sought from the relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) during his lifetime and after his death, so long as those relics remain. For example, Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her) had a vessel of silver in which were a few hairs of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) by means of which the sick sought healing. If a sick person came, she would pour some water over these hairs, then stir it, then give it to the sick person. But in the case of anyone other than the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), it is not permissible for anyone to seek blessing from his saliva, sweat, garment or anything else – rather that is haraam and is a kind of shirk.[Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 2/107]
Related Links
a) Ruling on seeking barakah (blessing) from the relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
http://islamqa.com/en/ref/10045
http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showpost.php?p=19256&;postcount=33
