Dars e Imam-kissing

“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)

Shah Waliyullah (ra) states, “The path of ijtihaad is open in regard to variant (tasreefi) practices, e.g. doctors making prescriptions.” ­Hawaamia .Shah Waliyullah (ra) himself has written several amals and taweezs in his book, Al-Qawlul-Jameel, etc. From which Ahadith are these amals and taweezs proven from for you? Allama Shaami (ra) has also written many methods and practices concerning being saved from black-magic, finding a lost object, etc. in his book, Raddul-Muhtaar. Where are the Ahadith which substantiate these practices? When we have proven in the first chapter that this kissing of the thumbs is beneficial for the removal of pain from the eyes, why do you still prohibit it?

In the previous chapter, we have proven that Shaami, Sharah Naqaayah, Tafseer Roohul-Bayaan, etc. have accepted kissing the thumbs to be Mustahab. It should be understood that they are not criticizing the practice being Mustahab, but are merely refuting the Hadith being Marfoo. This proves that the classification of it being preferable (Mustahab) is absolutely correct.

Under the ayat, “بدت لھما سو اتھما”  7/22 Tafseer Khaazin and Roohul-Bayaan state that the clothes of Hadrat Adam (as) in Jannat was made of nails. In other words, there was a sheet of nails over the entire body which was very soft and beautiful. When Hadrat Adam (as) came under the censoring of Allah(swt), this sheet was removed, but nails have been kept on the tips of our fingers as a remembrance. We come to know that nails are the apparel of Jannat. Through the Sadaqah of the Holy Prophet(saws), we shall attain Jannat, and we therefore kiss the heavenly apparel when hearing his name.

This is just like how we kiss the Hajar-e-Aswad of the Kaaba. We kiss it because it is heavenly. The Hajar-e-Aswad is the remembrance of the Jannati home which was brought down on the earth for Hadrat Adam (as) but was later lifted up during the flood of Hadrat Nuh (as). The Hajar-e-Aswad of today is its remembrance. Likewise, the nails are the remembrance of the clothes of Jannah.

It is stated in the book, Salaat al-Mas’oodi:”The Noble Messenger is reported to have said, “On the Day of Qiyaamat, I shall search for the person who used to place his thumbs on his eyes when hearing my name during the Adhaan. I shall lead him into Jannat.” [Salat al-Mas’oodi, Vol 2, Chapter 20]

Allama Ismail Haqqi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho writes under  5/58 ,”Kissing the nails of the thumbs and the shahadat finger when saying “Muhanunadur-Rasoolullah ﷺ has been classified as weak (zaeef) because it is not proven from a marfoo’ Hadith.

However, Muhadditheen have agreed that to act upon a zaeef Hadith to incline people towards [good] deeds and instill fear within them is permitted.” [Tafseer Rooh al-Bayaan, Vol 3, Page 282]

Shaami states,”On the testimony (of Prophethood) in Adhaan, it is Mustahab to say “Sallallaahu Alaika Ya RasoolAllah ﷺ on the first and “Quratu Aini bika Ya RasoolAllah SubHanuhu wa Ta’ala on the second. Then, place the nails of your thumbs on your

eyes and say, “Allahumma Matti’ni bis-Sam’i wal-Basr.” The Holy Prophet ﷺ will lead the person who does this into Jannat. The same has been documented by Kanzul lbaad, Qohistaani and in Fataawa Soofia. Kitaabul-Firdaus states that the Prophet ﷺ has said, I shall lead into Jannat the person who kisses his thumbnails when hearing “Ash’hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah. I will also place him amongst the ranks of the inmates of Jannah’. The complete discussion on this has been given in the marginal notes on Bahr ar-Raaiq of Ramli.” [Radd al Muh’tar, Baab al-Adhan, Vol. 3, Page 233]This extract has given the reference of 5 books Kanz al-Ibaad, Fataawa Soofia, Kitaab al-Firdaus, Qohistaani and the marginal notes on Bahr ar-Raaiq. All of them have ruled this practice to be Mustahab.

In the book “al Maqasid al Hasanah Fil Hadisil Atwirah Alas Sunnah”. Imam Sakhawi Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho states,”Dailmi reports that Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique Radi ALLAHu Ta’ala Anho once said ‘When I heard the Muazzin say Ash’hadu anna Muharnrnadar-Rasoolullah ﷺ, I said the same, kissed the inner-side of my Kalima finger and placed it on my eyes. When the Holy Prophet ﷺ noticed this, he said. My intercession becomes obligatory upon he who does the same as my beloved.’ This Hadith hasn’t reached the classification of Sahih.” [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut – Lebenon), Page 384]

Quoting the book Moojibaat ar-RaHmah, Imam Sakhaawi Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anho further writes.”It is reported from Hadrat Khidr Alaihis Salam , “If a person says “Marhaban bi-Habibi Quratu Aini Muhammad ibn Abdullah” when hearing the Muazzin say “Ash’hadu anna Muhammadur-Rasoolullah, then kisses his thumbs and places them on his eyes, never will they (the eyes) be sore.”[al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut – Lebenon), Page 384]

He further writes that Abul Abbas Ahmad said that Muhammad ibn Baabaa, narrating his personal experience, states.Once, due to a heavy wind blowing, a pebble hit my eye and refused to come out. I experienced major pain because of it.” When Muhammad ibn Baabaa heard the Muazzin say “Ash ‘hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah, ” he said this “Quratu Aini … ‘and, immediately, the pebble fell out.” [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut – Lebenon), Page 384]

Soft heartedness makes beauty (softness/khair)

(Sign of khair/well wishing iman =darood o salaam on prohet ﷺ )

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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