Dars e Imam-Wasila Jews
“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem””Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
The Prophet ﷺ as a
source of intermediation for Jews
Bi Haqqi Muhammad ﷺ for the
sake of Muhammad, this term had even given victory to Jews as Quran attests in
its beautiful words
“And when there comes to them a
Book from God, confirming what is with them,- although from of old they had
prayed for victory against those without Faith,- when there comes to them that
which they (should) have recognised, they refuse to believe in it but the curse
of God is on those without Faith.”(2/89
1.Imam Qurtubī-Imam Qurtubī related the tradition through Ibn ‘Abbās:
The Jews of Khaybar were often at war
with the Ghatafān (tribe). When they confronted each other (in battle) the Jews
were defeated. They attacked again, offering this prayer, “(O Lord,) we beg You through the mediation
of the Unlettered Prophet ﷺ about whom You have promised us that you will send him to us at
the end of time. Please help us against them.” Ibn ‘Abbās adds: whenever they faced
the enemy, they offered this prayer and defeated the Ghatafān (tribe). But when
the Prophet ﷺ was sent,
they denied (him). So Allah the Exalted revealed the verse: “And before that they themselves had (prayed)
for victory (through the mediation of the last Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the
Book revealed to him) over the disbelievers,” that is, through your mediation,
O Muhammad. ►Qurtubī, al-Jāmi‘ li-ahkām-il-Qur’ān, 2:27
2. Mahmud Alusī said: This (verse) was revealed about Banū Qurayzah and Banū
Nadīr who used to pray for victory over Aws and Khazraj before Allah’s
Messenger’s Prophethood. Ibn ‘Abbās and Qatādah have given expression to the
same reality. It means that they prayed to Allah through his mediation for
victory over the polytheists as also stated by as-Suddiyy: when the war raged between them and the
polytheists, they opened the Torah and placed their hand on the spot where the
Prophet ﷺ was mentioned and prayed, “O Allah, we pray to You through the
mediation of Your Prophet You have promised with us to send him at the end of
time; today grant us victory over our enemies.” So (by the blessing of this
prayer) they were made victorious.
►Mahmūd Alūsī, Rūh-ul-ma‘ānī (1:320)
3. Imam Jalāl-ud-Dīn Mahallī and Imam Jalāl-ud-Dīn Suyūtī -They
write the Jews used to pray in these words:”O Allah, grant us victory through the mediation of the Prophet who
is to appear at the end of time.”
►Mahallī and Suyūtī, Tafsīr-ul-jalālayn (p.14)
4. Imam Ibn Kathīr says:The Jews used
to pray for victory over the Arab polytheists through the mediation of
Muhammad((saws))
►Ibn Kathīr, Tafsīr-ul-Qur’ān al-‘azīm (1:124)
5. Imam Suyūtī-He narrates two traditions on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbās in
this context as follows:
The Jews of Banū Qurayzah and Banū Nadīr used to pray for victory
over the disbelievers and the infidels before the Prophethood of Muhammad. They
said: O Allah, bless us with victory
through the mediation of the Unlettered Prophet, and they were blessed with
victory.
The Jews of Medina, before the arrival of the Holy Prophet ﷺ in their war against the (tribes of) Arab disbelievers – Asad,
Ghatafān,
Juhaynah and ‘Udhrah – prayed for victory over them and sought
help by invoking the name of Allah’s Messenger. They said: O Allah, our Lord, grant us victory over
them through the name of Your Prophet and through Your Book to be revealed to
him whose Prophethood You have promised us at the end of time.
►Suyūtī, ad-Durr-ul-manthūr (1:88)
Narated Abdullah Ibn Umar:Allah’s Messenger ﷺ
said: who ever visits my grave after my death it is same he has visited me in
my life.
►Tabrani Volume 012: Hadith Number 406
►Bayhaqi Shu’ab ul Iman Volume 003: Hadith Number 489
Imam Ibn Quduma (rah) said: It is recommended to do Ziyarah of Prophet’s grave
as it is narrated by Daraqutni with his Isnaad from Ibn Umar (ra) that the
Prophet ﷺ said: Whosoever performs the Hajj after my death then he should
visit my grave because It is as If he has visited me during my life. And he
also narrated (another hadith) that Whosoever visits my grave then my
intercession becomes Wajib for him [Imam Ibn Quduma in al-Mughni, Volume No. 5,
Page No. 381]
►Imam al Bahuti al-Hanbli (rah) has also said this in his Al-Kashaf al-Qanna
[Volume No. 2, Page No. 290]
Qadhi Iyaad (rah) said in his magnificent Ash-Shifa- Chapter: The order of
visiting the grave of Prophet ﷺ and the Virtue of the one
visiting it and sending Salam.It should be known that visiting the grave of
Prophet (Peace be upon him) is “Masnoon” [Well known] for all Muslims and they
have “IJMA” over it, It has such a virtue that It has been prescribed to us as
it comes in the hadith of Ibn Umar (ra) [i.e. whosoever visits my grave then my
intercession becomes Wajib for him][Qadhi Iyaad in Ash-Shifa, Volume No.2, Page
No. 53]
NIYYAT
To please Allah alone
To be a true servant of the prophet.
To work for the deen(kidmate deen)
To spread word of haqq/truth.
When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)
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