Asking Help-Qurtubi Asqalani

“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)

Asking help –imams

When the Beloved Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, went on the Mi’raj, fifty prayers a day were initially ordered. On return Prophet Musa, peace be upon him, requested the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, to return to Allah and ask for a reduction in prayers. He did so and by doing this, the number of times was reduced to five prayers a day. [Muslim and Bukhari chapter Miraj] Prophet Musa, peace be upon him, helped the Umma of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, even after he had passed away.

• Ibn Khathir writes that: ‘Uthman Ghani, (ra), said that when the enemy surrounded his house and stopped the household from receiving water, they were thirsty for many days. ‘Uthman said: One day I saw that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, give me some water from my window. Some days later my roof parted, and the Prophet of Allah, (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) accompanied by Aby Bakr and Umar (May Allah be pleased with them, entered and gave me some water to drink, and enquired: You will break your fast with us tomorrow [Tarikh Ibn Kathir, Chapter on the death of ‘Uthman, (ra)]

• Imam al Waqdi writes that: Abu Ubaidah, (ra), was the leader of the army of Damascus and was in Jihad. In his dream he saw the Prophet of Allah, ﷺ, inform him that ‘ Tomorrow Damascus will be defeated,’ and He, ﷺ, departed quickly’. I asked the Prophet ‘ Why are you returning so hastily?’ He replied ‘ Abu Bakr has died and I am going to attend his Janaza’ (funeral)[Futuh as sham, Allama Waqdi]

• Imam al Waqdi writes; In the battle of Damascus, a kafir became a Muslim, and began to speak Arabic in an instant. Abu Ubaidah asked him ‘ you do not know Arabic, how is it that you speak so fluently? He replied ‘Last night I saw the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, in my dream. I asked him, if you are the messenger of Allah, then supplicate for me that I may speak Arabic. When I woke up in the morning I found that I could speak Arabic’. [Futuh as Sham, Chapter on Fath ad Dimishk, Allama Waqdi]

• Ibn Hajar al Asqalani writes: A person came to the grave said: ‘Your Umma is dying; supplicate to Allah to send rain. Sayf says: The person who made this supplication to the Messenger of Allah, his name was Bilal Ibn al- Harith, (ra). This narration is authentic. [Fath al Bari, Chapter on al Istisqa, Hafidhh Asqalani]

• The Scholar of Masjid an Nabawi, Shaykh Al-Jazari writes: The narration of Bilal bin Harith concerning going to the grave and asking our Prophet, ﷺ, to supplicate for the rain, is also recorded by Imam Bukhari in his book of Tarikh. Also, Hafidhh Asqalani recorded this in Fath al Bari; Imam al Bayhaqi included it in his Dala’il al -Nabuwat, and it also appears in the Musnaf of Ibn Abi Shayba, Ibn Abi Khusayama and in Ibn Abd al Barr – this narration has really surprised me. [Waja a-Yarkudun, page32 by Abu Bakr al-Jazari]

• Imam al Qurtabi writes: One Arab went to the grave of our Prophet, ﷺ, and recited the verse from the Holy Qur’an: ‘We sent not a messenger, but to be obeyed in accordance with the leave of Allah. If they had only, when they were unjust to themselves come unto thee and asked Allah’s forgiveness, and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them they would have found Allah indeed oft-returning, most merciful.’ [4/64] He then began to cry and say how sinful he was, and requested to the Prophet, ﷺ, to supplicate for him. A voice then came from our Prophet’s [Saws] grave, saying that Allah has forgiven your sins. [Tafsir al Qurtabi, under 4/64]

Imam Daarmi writes: ” When Yazid bin Mu’awiya attacked Madinah, there was no adhan or Jam’at in Masjid an-Nabawi for three days. Sa’eed bin Musayab states, ‘I stayed in Masjid an-Nabawi for the three days and pretended to be Majnun, (mad) and for every prayer, I heard the adhan from the blessed grave of the Prophet, ﷺ. [Daarmi, chapter on Fada’il e-Nabi]

• Ibn-e-Taymiyya writes that: Ibn Musayab’s listening of the adhan from the Prophet’s grave or the returning of salaam from the graves of the Awliya, is haqq and we believe in it. [Iqtida as Sirat al-Mustaqim, page 373]

• Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani writes: Abd al-Wajid says that I saw the Prophet, ﷺ, in a dream with his companions waiting at this place, like they were waiting for someone. I said, “As Salaam ‘alaykum,” after the reply to the salaam I asked “what or who are you waiting for?” The reply was we are waiting for Imam Bukhari, and that was the day Imam Bukhari passed away. [Fath al Bari, chapter on the death of Imam Bukhari, and Tarikh Baghdad by Hafidhh Asqalani, and Khatib al Baghdadi]

• Asqalani writes: Hafidhh Marwazi says that I was in the Ka’ba and I fell asleep. I then had a dream and in that dream I saw the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ. Our Prophet, ﷺ, said that you have read Imam Shafi’s book and why not mine? I asked which one is yours and the reply was Imam Bukhari’s book is my book. [Fath al Bari, Hafidhh Asqalani under Biography of Imam Bukhari] [Mizan al Ta’dil, biography of Simaq Dhahabi]

Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim quote the following hadith: The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, was on his way to the battle of Khaybar with his companions and asked ‘Amir, (ra), to recite a poem. ‘Amir then recited the following:
“Oh Prophet of Allah!
Allah is our Witness.
Without you we would not have had guidance.
Nor would we pray nor give zakah.
You forgive us and we sacrifice ourselves for you.
Send blessings on us and make us stand firm when fighting the enemy”
[Bukhari & Muslim Chapter. – Battle of Khaybar]

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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