Status in Cosmos-Seal Of Prophethood

“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 Light of the Prophet ﷺand His Special Distinction

“I was the Seal of the Prophets in the Presence of Allah when Adam (asws) was between water and clay…and when I was born my mother saw a light with which she could behold the palaces of Syria…”Recorded by Hakim in his Mustadrak (2:418, 600, 616-617 Sahih), Ibn Kathir (Bidaya, 2:275).

Abu Hurayra related that he was asked, “O Messenger of Allah! When was prophet-hood bestowed upon you?” He replied, “While Adam (AS) was still between spirit and body.” Recorded by Tirmidhi in his Sunan (#3542), Hakim (2:609),

Tajuddin as-Subki said: “It has been stated that Allah created the spirits before the bodies, and the Prophet’s reference to his prophecy in this hadith may be a reference to his blessed spirit and to the ‘reality of realities’. Our minds fall short of knowing such a reality, but its Creator knows it, as do those to whom He extends a madad (support) of light from Him…” Quoted in Suyuti’s Hawi lil Fatawi (2:100-101) and Imam Qastallani’s Mawahib Laduniyya (1:31-32).

Maysara al-Fajr also relates a similar hadith to the one above, in which he asked the Messenger ﷺ, “When were you a Prophet?” and he replies, “While Adam was between spirit and body.” Recorded by Imam Bukhari in his Tarikh al-Kabir (7:374 #1606), Imam Ahmad (4:66, 5:59, 379)

Anas ibn Malik said: “Two men left the Prophet’s (asws) house in a very dark night and all of a sudden there appeared a light before them. As they separated and went their separate ways, so did the light separate with each of them.” Recorded by Imam Bukhari in his Sahih (#445, 3367, 3521), Imam Ahmad (#11955, 12511, 13367), Bayhaqi in his Dala’il (6:77-78). The two men referred to were Usayd ibn Hudayr and ‘Abbad ibn Bishr, and it refers to the light of the Prophet (ﷺ).

Abu Hurayra related that the Prophet ﷺ said, “I was the first Prophet to be created and the last to be sent,” and in another narration, “the first person to be created.” Recorded by Ibn Abi Shayba (Musannaf, 8:131), Abu Nu’aym in his Dala’il an-Nubuwwa (p. 6), Tabari (Tafsir, 15:10, 21:125-26), Baghawi (Tafsir, 3:508), Imam Suyuti in his Tafsir (Durr al-Manthur 5:184)

Imam Suyuti also cites it in the first chapter of his Khasa’is al-Kubra, titled “The uniqueness of the Prophet ﷺ in being the first of the Prophets to be created, the priority of his prophethood, and the taking of the Covenant (mithaq) with him.”He also mentions (Khasa’is 1:102) that Bayhaqi (in his Dala’il 5:483) and Ibn ‘Asakir (in his Tarikh Dimashq) record that Allah Most High showed Adam all of his future children, and among these he saw a glorious light and asked, “Who is this one?” “This is your son Ahmad; he is the first, and the last, and will be the first intercessor.”

“The earth was collected together for me so that I was shown its Easts and Wests, and the kingdom of my community will reach to the extent that it was brought together for me…”  Recorded by Muslim (Kitab al-Fitan, #5144) and many others.

Ibn ‘Abbas and A’isha said, “The Prophet ﷺ could see equally well during the darkness of the night and the brightness of the day.” Imam Suyuti said it was Hasan in his Jami’as-Saghir (#7027).

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