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The Story of a Verse That Makes the Prophet Drop Tears

Abdullah bin Mas’ud is one of the generation of friends who has close intimacy with the Prophet. He became a loyal khadim (servant) and often followed where the Prophet left, bringing his needs, even on certain occasions he was allowed into the Prophet’s private room. Among the blessings from this close relationship, Abdullah bin Masud absorbed a lot of knowledge and exemplary from the holy man, who later catapulted his name as a friend who understood the Qur’an deeply.

An example of the closeness of the relationship is the story of the Prophet who once asked Abdullah bin Masud to read to him the verses of the Qur’an. It was clear that Abdullah was surprised.

“O Messenger of Allah! Do I (readily) read the Qur’an for you while he is revealed to you? “

“I’m happy to hear it from people other than myself,” said the Prophet.

Abdullah also granted the Prophet’s request by reading Surat an-Nisa ‘fluently. However, Your Majesty suddenly asked him to stop when Abdullah arrived at the verse:

فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا
“Then what (as for those who disobey later), if We bring someone a witness (apostle) from each people and We bring you (Muhammad) as a witness of them (as your people).” (Surat an-Nisa ‘ : 41)

Jleb! Abdullah bin Masud stopped reading. He turned to the face of the Messenger of Allah and watched the tears melt from the two eyelids of the messenger of Allah. Such is the story that we can read in the hadiths of the history of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim.

The hadith shows how humble the Prophet was, as the recipient of the revelation, wanted to listen to the string of readings from the mouth of his servant. This event also teaches that people who listen to the Qur’an’s reading are no worse than those who read it. In fact, because the focus is on living the contents of the reading, the listener can better absorb and capture the core message of the Qur’an.

Verse 41 of Surat an-Nisa explains the position of the Prophet Muhammad, who in the hereafter will be a witness to his lawless people. The cry of the Prophet became a marker of the softness of his heart which did not reach the hearts of his people who would accept suffering — even if it was their own actions. In the next verse it is revealed that those who disobey Allah and His apostles ask that they be submerged into the earth.

According to the Tafsir al-Baidlâwi, they want to be leveled with the land as if they were dead. Or it is created just like land that has no deed responsibility. Maybe he meant to avoid torture. Even though, walâ yaktumûnaLlâha hadîtsân (they cannot hide anything from Allah)

The miracle of the Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam The Exit of Water from his Fingers

The release of water from the fingers of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam is one proof of the truth of his message sallallaahu‘ alaihi wa sallam. The incident was witnessed by many people and happened beyond human ability. Among the hadith that explain the event, is as told by a friend of Anas bin Malik narrated by Bukhari and Muslim:

“I saw the Prophet sallallaahu‘ alaihi wa sallam, and at that time Ahsar had arrived. Then humans seek water for ablution, but do not get it. Then there is someone carrying water for ablution. So he put his hand in the vessel where the water was and sent all the people to ablution from there. “Anas bin Malik Radiyallahu Anhu said:” I saw the water coming out of his fingers sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, so that everyone could ablution with water that. “(Narrated by Bukhari, 3573, in the book Manaqib, Chapter: Address Nubuwwah fil-Islam, and Muslim, 2279)

One day during the battle of Hudaibaiyyah, people experienced thirst. They do not get water to drink and perform ablution except for a few in the drinking pot of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. So he sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam performed ablutions, then the humans scrambled to get water because there was very little water, so he sallallaahu’ alaihi wa sallam said, “What happened to you?” They replied, “We do not have water for ablution and drinking but you have. “So the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam put his hand in a place, then the water emanated from his fingers sallallaahu’ alaihi wa sallam like a spring. Then we also drink and perform ablution.

Then the hadith narrator, Salim bin Abi Ja’d asked Jaabir bin Abdillah: “How many of you are there?” Jaabir replied, “If we had one hundred thousand, make sure it would be sufficient. However, we only have five hundred people. “(Narrated by Al-Bukhari no. 3576, and Muslim no. 1856)

Qadhi Iyadh said, “The story narrated by people who are trusted (trustworthy) is from many congregations, the sanad arrived at the friends. And the incident occurred in the gathering places of some of them, in crowded places, and in gatherings of war troops. No one has denied the narrator. So this is an addition that explains about his prophethood. “(Fathul-Bari, 6/676)

Ibn Abdil Barr quoted the words of Imam Al-Muzani, that he said: “The exodus of water from the fingers of the Prophet was a greater miracle than the release of water from the stone when Moses struck his wand which then emitted water from it. Because the discharge of water from stone is a matter that has been understood and known, in contrast to the release of water between flesh and blood. “(Fathul-Bari, 6/677)

A poem reads:

“Even if Moses first aih alaihis salam can emit water with his stick, then from the hand of the Prophet sallallaahu‘ alaihi wa sallam, really the water will overflow. “

The Story of Prophet Moses and the Stone That Runs Out His Clothes

From Abu Hurairah, that the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said,” The Children of Israel used to bathe naked, each other saw each other’s limbs. But the Prophet Moses bathed alone. They say, ‘For God’s sake! There is nothing to forbid Moses from bathing with us except because he is sick, the testicles are large. ‘

At one time, Prophet Moses took a bath. The cloth was placed on a rock, then the stone ran away from the cloth of the Prophet Moses and he followed him while shouting, ‘Cain! Cain, O rock! ‘So, Bani Isaril could see (aurat) the Prophet Moses, then they said, ‘By Allah! Moses is not sick of anything. ‘Then the Prophet Moses took the cloth and struck the stone. “

Abu Hurairah said, “On the stone there are six or seven former punches.”

And the verse that relates to this story comes down,

يَآ أَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ ءَامَنُوْا لاَتَكُوْنُوْا كالَّذِيْنَ ءَاذَوْا مُوْسَى فَبَرَّأَهُ اللهُ مِمَّا قَالُوْا وَكَانَ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَجِيْهًا

“O believers, do not be like those who hurt Moses, so God cleanses them of the accusations they say. And he is a person who has a position with Allah. “(Surat al-Ahzab: 69) (Narrated by Al-Bukhari no. 278 and Muslim no. 2372)

Lessons to be learned:

In an emergency it is permitted to naked. As for the natural conditions, the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam had said to Muawiyah ibn Al-Hakam,” Keep your nakedness except for your wife or slaves you have. “
When an emergency, such as treatment and others, is allowed to see other people’s genitals.
Allowed to bathe naked if alone, and the main thing is to use a cover.
Shari’a ummah before the Prophet Muhammad, which contradicted the Shari’a of Muhammad, did not become the Shari’a of Muhammad.
Prophets are human beings who are pure and perfect.
Prophets, like humans, have human characteristics, they can be angry and hit.
Describes the determination and patience of the prophets for the behavior of fools and their disturbances.
The virtue of shame. Shame is the noble character and nature of the prophets.

The story of Ali’s Marriage with Sahih Fatimah

Is it true the story of Fatimah’s marriage;
Fatimah who was the daughter of the Prophet was very obedient to the Prophet. Fatimah is also known as a child who is very devoted to parents. Ali Bin Abi Talib was first knocked when Fatimah swiftly washed and treated the wounds of her father, Muhammad, who was seriously wounded by fighting.

Since then, Ali was determined to propose to the daughter of the Prophet, namely Fatimah. Ali is also known as a brave figure and a person who is very close to the Prophet. When the Prophet Muhammad received the revelation, Ali was the second person who believed in the revelation after Khadijah, the wife of the Prophet. However, Ali is a poor young man. His life is spent preaching in the way of Allah. For this reason, he was determined to save diligently to buy a dowry and apply for Fatimah.

Not even Ali’s money to buy a dowry, Ali suddenly heard that the Prophet’s friend Abu Bakr had proposed to Fatimah. Ali also felt sadness in his heart. However, Ali was aware that his rival had a higher quality of faith and Islam than him.

Ali’s sadness stopped for a moment because Fatimah refused Abu Bakr’s proposal.

But Ali’s cheerfulness began to dim again hearing that Umar Bin Khatab had applied for Fatimah. Again, Ali could only surrender because he competed with the mighty Umar Bin Khatab. However, fate returned to Ali’s side. Umar Bin Khatab was rejected by Fatimah.

But at that time Ali had not dared to take a stand, he realized that he was only a poor young man. Even the possessions he possessed were only a set of armor there plus a supply of coarse flour to eat.

Answer:

Bismillah was shalatu was greeting ‘ala Rasulillah, wa ba’du,

We have never come across a history that mentions such a detailed and detailed marriage story. The history we meet is as follows,

[1] From Buraidah radhiyallahu ‘anhu, he recounts,

خَطَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رضى الله عنهما فَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- «إِنَّهَا صَغِيرَةٌ». فَخَطَبَهَا عَلِىٌّ فَزَوَّجَهَا مِنْهُ

Abu Bakr and Umar radhiyallahu ‘anhuma once applied for Fatimah. But the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said,‘ He was still small. ‘Then Fatimah was proposed by Ali, then the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam married him to Fatimah. (Narrated by Nasai 3234, Ibn Hibban 6948 and dishahihkan Syuaib al-Arnauth).

[2] A history of dialogue between Ali and his former slaves before marrying Fatimah

Mentioned by Ibn Kathir in Nabawiyah Sirah and al-Baihaqi in ad-Dalail, from Ali radhiyallahu ‘anhu,

I want to propose to Fatimah. Then my former slave told me,

“Do you know that Fatimah has been proposed?”

“Don’t know.” I replied.

“He has been proposed. Why did you not immediately come to meet the Prophet sallallaahu aih alaihi wa sallam to marry him? “Obviously my ex-slave.

“What do I have to marry him?”

“If you come to the Prophet sallallaahu‘ alaihi wa sallam, he will marry you. “Said my former slave.

He continued to motivate me until I came to the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. When I sit in front of him, I can only be silent. For God’s sake, I could not speak anything, seeing the authority of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.

Ask the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam,

ما جاء بك ، ألك حاجة؟

“You come, what’s wrong? What needs? “

I can only be quiet.

He asked again,

لعلك جئت تخطب فاطمة؟

“You came to propose to Fatimah?”

“Yes.” I replied.

Ask the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam,

وهل عندك من شيء تستحلها به؟

“Do you have something that can be used for the dowry?”

“Nothing, Yes, Rasulullah …” I replied.

Then the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam asked,

ما فعلت درع سلحتكها؟

What about the shield I have given you?

“By Allah, that is only Huthamiyah, the value does not reach 4 dirhams.” I replied.

Then the Prophet sallalla ‘alaihi wa sallam married Ali with Fatimah with mahar tameng Huthamiyah.

In Ahmad and Nasai’s history, stated,

I married Fatimah radhiyallahu ‘anha. I said to the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam,

“O Messenger of Allah, allow me to meet Fatimah”

“Give the dowry to him!” Replied the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.

“I don’t have anything.” I replied.

Then the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam asked,

فأين دِرْعُكَ الْحُطَمِيَّة؟

“Where is your Huthamiyah shield?”

“It’s in my place.” I replied.

“Give it to him!” Commanded the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. (Narrated by Ahmad 603, Nasai 3388 and humiliated by Syuaib al-Arnauth).

Allahu a’lam.

The story of the Prophet Moses and Harun aih Alaihimasssalam Part 1

In ancient times, the country of Egypt was led by a tyrannical and cruel king known as “Pharaoh,” he enslaved his people and oppressed them, behaved arbitrarily on earth, and made the population divisive, oppressing a group of them and employing them with forced labor. Indeed, Pharaoh is among those who do damage.

These oppressed are the children of Israel; a people who came to them arrived at the Prophet Israel or Ya’qub aih Peace be upon him. The Children of Israel occupied the land of Egypt when Prophet Yusuf aih alaihissalam served as his minister.

One day Pharaoh dreamed that a fire had come from Baitul Maqdis and had set fire to the land of Egypt besides the houses of the Children of Israel. When he woke up, then Pharaoh was immediately shocked, then he gathered the fortune tellers and magicians to ask takwil for his dream, then they told him that a child from the Children of Israel would be born who would be the cause of the destruction of the Egyptian population. So Pharaoh was afraid of the dream, he also ordered to slaughter the sons of the Children of Israel for fear of the birth of that person [1].

The day passed, the months and years changed so that the native Egyptians saw that the number of the Children of Israel was getting smaller because of the killing of young boys, they were worried that if the adults died, their children would be killed there would be no more taking care of the land them, so they went to Pharaoh and told him about the problem, then Pharaoh thought again, then he also ordered to kill men in general and leave them in general.

Harun was born in the year when the children were not killed, while Moses was born in the year of the murder, so his mother was afraid that his son would be killed so he chose to put his child in a place far from the eyes of the Pharaoh’s soldiers who were waiting for the children of the Children of Israel for his murder, God inspired him to suckle it and put it in a chest, then the chest was put into the river when the army of Pharaoh came. Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala said,

“And We inspired the mother of Moses; “Milk him, and if you worry about him, drop him into the river (Nile). And do not worry and do not (also) grieve, for indeed We will return it to you, and make it (one of) the apostles. “(QS. Al-Qasas: 7)

So he prepared a small chest tied to a rope and breastfeeded his child, and when the army of Pharaoh came, he put it in a chest and placed it in the Nile. When the army of Pharaoh left, he pulled back the chest. Until one day, the Prophet Moses’ mother forgot to tie the chest with a rope, then the chest was carried away by the water and kept walking, while sister Musa was instructed to pay attention to him and walk beside him while looking at where the chest stopped. The chest remained floating above the river swaying right and left and moved by the waves, until then the chest was carried towards the Pharaoh’s palace near the Nile. When sister Moses saw the chest leading to the Pharaoh’s palace, she immediately told her mother to tell the matter so that Moses’ mother’s heart would be empty, she almost declared the true situation that Moses was her own child.

At that time, Asiyah was Pharaoh’s wife as she usually walked in the palace garden and walked behind her servants, and Asiyah saw a chest on the edge of the Nile at the end of the palace, then told her servants to take it and they did not dare to open it until they put the coffin it was before Asiyah. Then Asiyah saw the chest and saw that there was a sweet baby child and God instilled in his heart a love for the child.

In addition, Asiyah is a barren woman, then she takes it and hugs her and is determined to keep her from murder and slaughter, then she takes her to her husband and says with great compassion, “(He) is the heart of the eye for me and for you. Do not kill him, hopefully he will benefit us or we will take him as a child. “(Qur’an, 9: 9).

What Asiyah pronounced was true, because the existence of Moses benefited him, in the world he gained guidance with him and in the hereafter he entered heaven with reason.

When Pharaoh saw his wife so strong in guarding this baby child, then Pharaoh agreed to his request and did not order to be killed and he was appointed as a child.

Return of Baby Moses to his mother

After a few moments, Asiyah was carrying baby Moses with excitement, but the mother of Prophet Moses wept bitterly, her heart was empty of world affairs other than Moses’ affairs, the Asiyah felt the need for this child to be taken away, she immediately invited the milk mother to breastfeed and take care of it. so a number of mothers of milk came to the palace to breastfeed them, but the baby Moses refused all of them. This made the inhabitants of the palace busy thinking about it and this news was spread among the people, so sister Musa knew that, she went to the palace and met Pharaoh’s wife Asiyah and told her that she knew the mother of milk suitable for this child, then Asiyah rejoiced and asked him to take the milk mother immediately to him.

Sister Moses went home and met her mother who was crying because she lost her child, then sister Musa told her what had happened between her and the wife of Pharaoh so that the mother of Moses was calm and relieved.

The mother of Prophet Moses also went with her daughter to the palace of Pharaoh. When he entered the palace and met the wife of Fir’au, then the mother of the Prophet Moses immediately offered her milk, the baby Moses immediately suckled until full. Then Asiyah asked Mother Musa to stay in the palace, but she refused because she had a husband and children that she needed to serve, so the Asiyah released the baby Moses with the mother who was none other than the mother of Moses himself.

His mother took her baby to the house where Moses was born with a heart full of happiness, besides he received wages from the palace, as well as living and other gifts, so Moses lived with his mother and father and sister. When Moses returned to the Pharaoh’s palace, the family of Moses had educated him with good education, so that Moses grew up like a king’s son and the government, namely as a strong, courageous and educated person.

At that time, the Children of Israel became more honorable, because of those who embraced Moses.

Moses in Adulthood

Thus the Prophet Moses aih Peace be upon becoming an adult as a strong and courageous person. So one day Moses walked in the city of Memphis and saw two warring people, one from among the people of the Children of Israel, the other from the native Egyptians, the unbelieving Qibthi. Then the children of Israel asked Moses for help, then Moses came and wanted to prevent the Egyptian from committing tyranny, he struck him with his hand so that the Qibthi fell to the ground and died.

Moses also felt that he was in trouble, even though his intention was not to kill him but to defend those who were wronged, then the Prophet Moses was sad, repented to Allah and returned to Him and asked for His forgiveness, (see QS. Al-Qasas: 15- 16).

However, the news turned out to be widespread in the city and the Egyptians looked for who the killer was to punish him, but they did not know it. The day passed and when the Prophet Moses walked in the city, he found the Children of Israel who had defended him again fighting with the Egyptians and asked for help again to the Prophet Musa peace be upon him, but Moses was angry with his request, he went forward to disperse the dispute, but the Children of Israel thought that Moses was going to come to him to beat him angry at him, he said, “O Moses! Do you mean to kill me, just as you killed a human yesterday? “

Hearing these words, the Egyptians also knew that the one who killed the Qibthi was Prophet Musa aih Peace be upon him. So the army of Pharaoh began to think about the punishment that must be imposed on him, then there was someone who came to Prophet Moses advising him to go from Egypt, then Moses came out of him in a state of fear if someone caught him while praying to God to be saved from people the wrongdoers (see Al-Qasas: 17-21).

Moses Leaves Egypt Towards Madyan

The Prophet Moses left Egypt, but he did not know where he should go, he hoped to God that He directed to the right place, and he kept walking until he reached a city called Madyan. When he arrived in the city of Madyan, the Prophet Moses came to a tree near the well then sat under it. He also found two women carrying the herdsmen goats, where both of them stood far from the well waiting for people to finish taking water.

Moses approached both of them and asked about because both of them stood far from the crowds, so they both told them that they could not drink their goats but after the people had finished drinking their goats. Both were forced to do so, because their parents were very old; unable to do this work, then the Prophet Moses went forward and lifted his own large stone which was usually lifted by ten people who covered the well, then gave them to drink goats.

After that, Moses returned to his original place under the shade of the tree to be able to rest after feeling the exhaustion of a long journey. Then he felt hungry and prayed, “My Lord, really I really need something good that you send me down.”

When the two women returned to their parents, both of them told of the events they had experienced, so the old man was surprised by a stranger who was strong and had high manners. Then this old man told one of his children to come to him and invite him to meet his father for a reply.

Then one of the women came to Moses with shame and told him about his father’s invitation, so Moses fulfilled the invitation and went to the woman’s father by walking in front, while the woman walked behind while hinting at her path by throwing a small stone.

When he arrived at the place of the old man, he asked Moses about the name and matter that happened to him, Moses also told of the incident, then the old man calmed him down.

At that time, one of the two women asked his father to appoint Moses as a worker to help both of them because of his strong and trustworthy condition. So the old man offered Moses to marry one of his daughters with a dowry to work for him for eight years or ten years if Moses wanted. So the Prophet Moses agreed to the offer, and married one of the women. He also began herding goats for ten years. After that, Moses wanted to go home to meet his family in Egypt, then the old man agreed and gave him provisions during his return trip to Egypt.

Continued…

Lessons from the Story of the Angels’ Prostrations to Adam

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala has placed Adam and his descendants in a noble position, more noble than other creatures. One proof that shows this is that after Allah created Adam, Allah commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam aih alaihi shalatu wa salam.

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ

“And (remember) when We said to the angels:” Prostrate to Adam, “then they fell down except Satan; he is reluctant and arrogant and is a class of unbelievers. “(Surat al-Baqarah: 34)

The events of the prostration of angels to Adam sometimes cause polemics in some Muslims or indeed this issue is deliberately thrown into the midst of Muslims to spread ambiguity by questioning “Why does Allah meridhai His creatures prostrate to Him besides? Isn’t this just legitimizing the shirk? And Satan is a servant of Allah who truly mentions him because he refuses to bow down to Adam. ” More or less the ambiguous sentence that is often exaggerated by some circles.

What we need to know is that the scholars divided prostrations into two parts; first, prostration of worship and the second prostration (tahiyah) respect.

Prostrations of worship can only be offered to Allah alone, not to Him. God never commanded any of His creatures to bow before Him in order to worship the creature. The angels of Allah commanded prostration to Adam not in the framework of prostration of worship but prostration of respect.

Prostration of respect is part of the Shari’a of the previous Ummah, then this practice is forbidden by the sending of the Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu aih alaihi wa sallam. Among the examples of prostrations of respect is the prostration of the angels to Prophet Adam aih alaihissalam. Likewise, the Prophet Yusuf’s dream that he told his father Prophet Ya’qub then the dream came true. In the letter Joseph is told,

َ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِي سَاجِدِينَ

(Remember), when Joseph said to his father, “O my father, I actually dreamed of seeing eleven stars, the sun and the moon; I saw everything prostrated to me. “(Surah Yusuf: 4)

وَرَفَعَ أَبَوَيْهِ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ وَخَرُّوا لَهُ سُجَّدًا ۖ وَقَالَ يَا تَأْوِيلُ رُؤْيَايَ مِنْ قَبْلُ قَدْ جَعَلَهَا رَبِّي حَقًّا ۖ

And he raised his two sons on the throne. And they all fell down and prostrated to Joseph. And said Joseph, “O my father this is the birth of my old dream; in fact my Lord has made it a reality … “(Surah Yusuf: 100)

These are among the examples of prostrations of respect that are part of the previous Shari’a.

These are among the examples of prostrations of respect that are part of the previous Shari’a.

A similar experience has also occurred to Muadz bin Jabal when he saw the book of the Prophet in Sham. When returning from Sham, Muadz prostrated before the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, then the Prophet sallallaahu‘ alaihi wa sallam said,

ما هذا يا معاذ قال أتيت الشام فوافقتهم يسجدون لأساقفتهم وبطارقتهم فوددت في نفسي أن نفعل ذلك بك فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فلا تفعلوا فإني لو كنت آمرا أحدا أن يسجد لغير الله لأمرت المرأة أن تسجد لزوجها

“What is this, O Mu’adz?” Muadz replied, “I just came from Sham. What I did was similar to them, (the people there) spelled prostrations for their bishops and pastors. I also want to do it to you. “He sallallaahu‘ alaihi wa sallam replied, “Don’t do it. If I ordered someone to prostrate, then I would order the wife to prostrate to her husband. “(HR Ibn Majah, No. 1853).

What the people of Sham did was an example of the previous Shari’a which they were still practicing, they prostrated themselves to religious leaders and their figures as a tribute to these dignitaries, not to worship them.

Among other examples also, there is a creeping animal that prostrates to the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam then he forbade it because prostration to beings, whether it be prostration, more respect for prostration for worship, unlawful in the Shari’a of Muhammad sallallaahu‘ alaihi wa sallam. In the scales of the Shari’a of Muhammad (read: Islamic law) prostration of respect is tantamount to prostration of worship, unlawful if offered to other than Allah.

Another lesson that we can learn from the angels’ prostration to Prophet Adam aih alaihissalam is that the devil is included in the Jinn nation not from the angelic group as understood by some people.

Angels are created from light, while the Jinns are including demons, Allah created from fire. Allah says,

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِ

And (remember) when We said to the angels, “Prostrate to Adam, and bow down to them except Satan. He is from the genie class, so he disobeyes the commands of his Lord … “(QS. Al-Kahf: 50)

قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِنْ نَارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِنْ طِينٍ

Allah said, “What prevents you from prostrating (to Adam) when I tell you?” Satan replied, “I am better than that, You created me from fire while He created You from the ground”. (QS. Al-A’raf: 12)

Thus the devil is not of the angelic group, at that time he was only with the obedient angels of God. Some claim that the devil was a genie who obeyed God. This is the reason he was glorified by being gathered with angels even though he was not an angel. But finally his arrogance is seen in the presence of angels, when Allah tests it by ordering to bow down to Adam.

Thawus bin Kaisan Story with Governor Muhammad ats-Tsaqaifi

In the midst of the scattering of fifty divine stars that shine brightly (ie the companions), a bright light is gathered on him. The light in his heart, the light on his tongue, and the light before his eyes.

Under the guidance of 50 Islamic Madrasah ulama, the Thawus seemed to be a duplicate of the companions of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam in steadfast faith, honesty of words, devotion to the world and courage in calling for the right sentence despite being redeemed at an expensive price .

Muhammadiyah Madrasas (followers of Muhammad) taught him that religion is advice. Advice for God, His book, His apostles, Muslim leaders, and all Muslims.

The facts prove to him that total goodness can be realized if it starts from the authorities. If the leader is good, the people will be good. If the leader is damaged, the people will be damaged.

That was a glimpse of Dzakhwan bin Kaisan who got the nickname Thawus (peacock) because he was like thawus for the jurists and leaders of his time. Thawus bin Kaisan was a resident of Yemen, the governor of his country at that time was Muhammad bin Yusuf ats-Tsaqafi, brother of Hajjaj bin Yusuf. Hajjaj put his brother as guardian after his power strengthened and his prestige skyrocketed, especially since he was able to stem Abdullah bin Zubair’s movement.

Muhammad ibn Yusuf inherited many of the evil traits of his brother, Hajjaj bin Yusuf, but he did not take the slightest goodness from Hajjaj.

One day in cold Muslims, Thawus bin Kaisan and Wahab bin Munabbih came to Muhammad bin Yusuf. After sitting before the guardian, Thawus gave extensive advice in the form of encouragement and threats. Meanwhile the people sat in front of the emirs.

At that time, the governor said to his assistant, “Take an expensive set of green clothes and place it on Abdurrahman’s shoulder (another call is Dzakhwan bin Kaisan).” The attendant immediately carried out his orders. He took a set of expensive green clothes and put it on Thawus’s shoulder.

However, Thawus continued his advice. In the middle he spoke, occasionally interspersed by shaking his shoulders gently until finally the clothes fell. After that he stood up and left the place.

Muhammad bin Yusuf was offended to witness this. His face and eyes gradually turned red, but he said nothing. Meanwhile Thawus and Wahab were already outside the assembly. Wahab said to Thawus, “For God’s sake, actually we don’t need to make him angry with us. What is wrong if you receive the clothes then you sell and the results are given to the poor? “

Thawus said, “What you say is true if I am not worried about the scholars after we say,” We will take it like Thawus bin Kaisan, “(That is, accepting the giving of the ruler) but they do not do what you say.” and give it to the poor.

As if Muhammad bin Yusuf wanted to avenge Thawus bin Kaisan’s treatment which was as hard as the stone in all ways He prepared his treasury and sent a believer to bring a pot containing 700 gold dinars, then he said, “Give this gift to Thawus and try to receive it. If you succeed, I provide for you a valuable gift. “

The envoy departed by taking the gift to Thawus’ residence in a village near Shan’a called al-Janad. At Thawus’ house, after talking for a while, the envoy said, “O Abu Abdirrahman, this is a living from the emir for you.” Thawus replied, “Sorry, I don’t need it.” The messenger tried to seduce in any way but he refused , arguing that with all the arguments he still rejects it.

Finally there was no other way for the messenger other than to look for opportunities to guard him. Secretly he put the coffers in one corner of the house of Thawus. After that he returned and reported to the emir, “O amir, Thawus has received the purse.” How happy amir to hear the news, but he did not comment at all.

A few days later he sent two people and was followed by a messenger who brought a present to Thawus the other day. Amir ordered the two of them to say to Thawus: “The Thawus envoy was wrongly handed over to you. Actually the treasure is for someone else. Now we come to pull it back and tell it to the righteous. “Thawus replied,” I received nothing from amir, what should I return? “The two guards insisted:” You have received it. “

Thawus turned to the governor’s envoy and asked, “Is it true that I have received something from you?” The envoy trembled in fear and then replied: “No, but I put the money in the wall without your knowledge.”

Thawus said, “Look at that place!”

The two guards examined the place in question and it turned out that they got the coffers containing the money still intact. Both must uncover the spiderweb to retrieve it and return the money to the governor.

Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala seemed to want to avenge Muhammad bin Yusuf for his actions in public. How did the event occur? Thawus said the event.

“When I was in Mecca to perform the Hajj, I was called by Hajjaj bin Yusuf. He welcomed me kindly and was welcome to sit by his side, then he asked about the Hajj rituals that he did not yet know about other problems.

Not long after we talked, Hajjaj heard the voice of someone bertalbiah (reading the prayer Talbiah) on the side. The House is loud and has a thrilling echo. Hajjaj said, “Bring the person here!” The person was brought in then asked, “Which group are you from?” He replied, “I am one of the Muslims.” Hajjaj said, “That’s not what I asked, I asked from where do you come from? “He replied,” I am a resident of Yemen. “Hajjaj said,” How is my governor there? “(ie brother Hajjaj) He replied,” When I left, he was fat, strong and fit “Hajjaj said,” That’s not what I meant. “He asked,” Then in what way? “Hajjaj said,” How is the treatment of you? “He replied,” When I left, he was a zhalim and evil, obedient to beings and rebel against the Khaliq. “

Hajjaj’s face was red with embarrassment at hearing the man’s words. Then he said, “How can you say that while you know where he is at my side (ie his brother)?” He replied, “Do you think that his position on your side is more noble than my position with Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala? While I visited His house as a Hajj, I believed in His prophet, and I carried out His religion. “Hajjaj bin Yusuf was silent, unable to say anything.

Thawus bin Kaisan continues his story:

Then the person leaves and leaves without asking permission. I wake up following him while muttering, “He is a righteous person. I will follow him, before he vanishes in the crowd … “I get him approaching the Ka’ba’s cloth and sticking his cheek on the wall while praying:” O Allah, I take refuge in You and on Your side I rest myself . O God give me determination for Your mercy and willingness for Your broader assurance of miserly attitudes. Give me wealth from what is in the hands of misers who like to prioritize themselves. O Allah, I ask for a way out of all difficulties with Your wisdom that has always been and the longevity of Your goodness, O Rabb-ul Alamin.

Unfortunately, he finally carried away the flow of humans and vanished from my sight. I feel sure I have no hope of meeting him.

However, at dusk on the day of Arafat (the day before staying at Arafat), I saw him returning to mingle with the people. I approached and heard he was praying, “O Allah, if you do not accept my hajj with all my labors and weariness, then do you not forbid me from the reward of my disaster by abandoning myself …”

Again he disappeared among the crowd and the darkness had blocked my view of him. After I despaired of finding it again, I prayed: “O God, accept and grant my prayers and prayers, fulfill his hopes and hopes, solidify his steps and steps on a day where a lot of kki will slip. Bring us together at Kautsar lake, Yes Akramal Akramin. “

May Allah bless him and make Heaven eternal as a place of return.

The story of the appointment of Umar bin Abdul Aziz to become Caliphate

Among the virtues of Sulaimana bin Abdul Malik is that he is pleased to receive advice from a fiqh expert, Raja ‘bin Haiwah al-Kindi, who proposed when Sulaiman was sick and eventually died, to appoint Umar bin Abdul Aziz as his successor. Finally, Sulaiman established a will which did not give any gap to the devil at all (Ashr ad-Daulatain al-Umawiyah wa al-Abbasiyah, p. 37). Ibn Sirin said, “May Allah bless Sulaiman, he began his Caliphate by reviving prayer and ending it by appointing Umar bin Abdul Aziz as his successor.”

The Caliph of Solomon died in 99H, Umar bin Abdul Aziz pronounced his body, written in his stamp, “I have faith in Allah with sincerity.” (Siyar A’lam Nubala, 5: 11-12).

There are several histories about the appointment of Umar bin Abdul Aziz as caliph. Among these narrations are those narrated by Ibn Sa’ad in the Thabaqat of Suhail bin Abu Suhail, he said, I heard King ‘bin Haiwah said, “On Friday, Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik wore a green shirt from wool , he reflected and said, ‘I am the young king’. Then he went out to perform Friday prayers with the people, he immediately got sick when he returned home, when he got sick he wrote a will for his son Ayyub. Ayyub is an immature child, I said to him, yang What did you do O Amir al-mu’minin? Among the kindness of someone who flows to his grave is that he raises pious people afterward. ‘ Solomon said, ini This will, I am still berarahharah to Allah, still considering, and have not decided with certainty. ‘

One or two days after that Solomon burned the letter, then he invited me. He asked, ‘What do you think about Dawud bin Sulaiman?’ I replied, ‘He is in Constantinople, you yourself do not know he is alive or dead’. Sulaiman asked, ‘Who do you think is O King’? ‘I replied,’ It is up to you O Amir al-mu’minin ‘. I said so because I was still considering myself. Sulaiman said, mu What do you think Umar bin Abdul Aziz? ’I replied, Allah For God’s sake, I know that he is the main man, the Muslim choice’. Solomon said, ‘Yes, he is the person, but if I appoint him and do not appoint any of the sons of Abdul Malik, then it can trigger division, they will not let him lead forever, unless I appoint someone from them after Umar . I will appoint Yazid bin Abdul Malik after Umar. – At that time Yazid was not in place, he became Amirul Haj – That would make Abdul Malik’s children calm and accepting. ‘ I said, ‘It’s up to you.’

Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik wrote his hand letter, ‘In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, Most Merciful. This is the will of Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik, Amir al-mu’minin, to Umar bin Abdul Aziz. Indeed, I gave the Caliphate to him after me and afterwards to Yazid bin Abdul Malik, listen and obey, fear Allah, do not quarrel, because your enemies will hope to defeat you. ‘ Then Solomon stamped the letter.

Sulaiman then asked Ka’ab bin Hamid, head of the caliph’s guards, to gather his family. Ka’ab implement and collect them. After they gathered, Solomon said to Raja ‘, bring my will to them, tell them that this is my will, ask them to pledge to the person I’m pointing to.’ The King carried it out, when the King delivered this, they said, ‘We listen and obey who is listed in it’. They said, kami Can we meet Amir al-mu’minin to say hello? ‘Raja’ answered, ‘Please.’ They entered, Solomon said to them, ‘That is my will, -Sulaiman refers to the letter in the King’s hand’ and they see the letter- That is my last message, listen, obey and obey the person I mentioned by name in the will ‘ Raja ‘said,’ Then they pledged one by one ‘. Then Raja ‘brings the stamped letter out’. “

The king said, “When they left that place, Umar came to me, he said, ‘O Abu al-Miqdam, indeed Solomon is very respectful and affectionate to me, he is gentle and kind, I am afraid he will hand over some of these things to me ask you in the name of Allah then with honor and love, so that you tell me if the case is so, so that I can resign at this time before the coming of a situation where I am unable to change it again ‘. Raja ‘replied,’ Not for the sake of Allah, I will not preach one letter to you ‘. So Umar left irritably. “

Raja ‘said, “Hisham bin Abdul Malik met me and said,” Surely between myself and yourself there is a good relationship and long love, I also know thank you, tell me am I the person mentioned in the letter? If I am the person, then I know. If someone else, then I will speak, someone like me is not worthy of being underestimated, this kind of thing is not worthy of being kept away from someone like me, tell me. I promise that God’s name to you will not mention your name forever ‘. “

Raja ‘said, “I refused Hisham’s request, I said,” Not for Allah’s sake, I will not open a single letter to you from what Sulaiman has kept secret to me.’ Hisham left while clapping one hand in the other, he said, ‘To whom was this case handed over if not to me, were we considered not the son of Abdul Malik? For God’s sake, actually I am the real Bani Abdul Malik’s son. ‘

The king said, “I met Sulayman bin Abdul Malik, it turned out he was dead, but I still found moments of his death sacred, every time he faced him, then I faced him towards the Qibla, Solomon said with a hiccup, ‘O king’ , the time hasn’t come yet. ‘ Until I repeated it twice, at the third time Solomon said, ‘Now O King’, if you want something, then I testify that there is no worship other than Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger ‘. “

Raja ‘said, “So I confronted him in the direction of Qibla, and Solomon died. I closed his eyes, I covered him with a green cloth, I closed the door, his wife sent an envoy to ask permission to see the situation, I said to him, ‘He has slept and is covered in blankets’. The envoy had seen Solomon clothed with cloth, he went home to tell his wife, his wife was calm because he thought that Solomon was sleeping. “

Raja ‘said, “I asked someone I trusted to stand at the door, I told him not to leave until I myself came to him and did not allow anyone to enter to meet the caliph. Then I called Ka’ab bin Hamid al-Ansi, I asked him to gather the Amir al-mu’minin family, they gathered at the Dabiq mosque, I said to them, ‘Bless you’. They answered, “We have taken a pledge, now pledge allegiance again?” One by one they pledged for the second time. “

Raja ‘said, “When they were willing to pledge allegiance for the second time, then I was sure that I had arranged this business as well as possible, I said,” See the Caliph Sulaiman, because he has died’. They said, ‘Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun’. Then I read the contents of Solomon’s will, when I mentioned the name Umar bin Abdul Aziz, Hisham said, “We will not pledge allegiance forever.” Raja ’said,‘ By Allah, I will cut off your neck, stand up and pledge allegiance ‘. Then Hisham stood up by “dragging” his legs.

The King continued, “I held the shoulder of Umar bin Abdul Aziz, I sat him on the pulpit, while Umar bin Abdul Aziz said,” Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. ” He regretted what he got. While Hisham also said the same words because he was not appointed by Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik as his successor. Hisham met Umar bin Abdul Aziz, he said, ‘Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun’. Because the Caliphate had changed hands from Abdul Malik’s children to Umar bin Abdul Aziz. So Umar answered, ‘Yes, Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun’. Because the case came to his hand even though he didn’t like it. “(Tabari, 7: 445).

Abu al-Hasan an-Nadawi said about the King’s attitude, “Raja” has done a great service that Islam will not forget. I do not know a man among the king’s friends and people, who can benefit (with closeness and position) like the benefits given by the King. (Rijal al-Fikr wa ad-Da’wah, 1: 40).

Umar climbed the pulpit, and in the first face-to-face meeting with the people, he said, “The congregation, in fact I have been tested with this case, without being asked for opinion, never questioned and there was no discussion with the Muslims. I have canceled the allegiance for me, now choose someone to lead you. “People simultaneously replied,” O Amirul Mukminin, we have chosen you, we accept you, please lead us with kindness and blessing. “

At that time Umar felt that he could not escape the responsibility of the Caliph, so Umar added his words to explain his policies in organizing Muslims (Umar bin Abdul Aziz wa Siyasatuhu fi Radd al-Mazhalim, p. 102), “Amma ba’du, there are no more prophets after your prophet, no book other than the book was revealed to him. Know that what Allah forbids is lawful until the Day of Judgment. I am not a judge, I am only an executor, and I am not a doer but I am a follower of the Sunnah. There is no right for anyone to obey in disobedience. Know it I’m not the best person among you, I’m just a man part of you, only Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala gives me a heavier burden than you.

Muslims, who approached me, should approach with five cases, if not, then do not approach: First, complain about the intention of people who are not able to complain, secondly, help me in kindness as far as his ability, third, show the way to me as I am prosecuted to walk the road, fourth, do not make fun of the people, and fifth, do not deny me in matters that are not his business.

I intend to you that you fear Allah, because piety to Allah has a good effect on everything, and there is no good if there is no fear. Bless for your afterlife, for those who do good deeds for the Hereafter, surely Allah will provide for his world. Repair (guard) the secret (which is in you), may Allah correct what is seen from your (deeds). Expand remembering death, prepare well before death approaches you, because death is a destroyer of pleasure. Surely this people do not disagree about their Lord, not about the Prophet, not about the Book, but this people are at odds because of the dinars and dirhams. Indeed, I, for the sake of Allah, will not give a vanity to someone and will not hinder someone’s right. “

Then Umar raised his voice so that people would hear, “The congregation, whoever obeys Allah, is obliged to obey and whoever disobeys Allah, it is not obligatory to obey him in this matter. Obey me as long as I (command to) obey God, but if (my command) disobey Him, then you must not obey it … “then Umar came down from the pulpit.

Such was the procession of the appointment of Umar bin Abdul Aziz to become the caliph of the Muslim community, one of the caliphs of the Umawi State. He was appointed on Friday, 11 Shafar 99 H (al-Bidayah wa an-Nihayah, 12: 667).