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Hadith 5499

Chapter on Beginning of Creation and the Mention of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them)

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Chapter on Beginning of Creation and the Mention of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them)

Zujajat al-Masabih 5499Volume 4

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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Two men, one Muslim and one Jew, insulted each other. The Muslim said: “By the One who chose Muhammad above all creation!” The Jew said: “By the One who chose Moses above all creation!” The Muslim raised his hand and slapped the Jew’s face. The Jew went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and informed him of what happened between him and the Muslim. The Prophet (ﷺ) called the Muslim and asked him about it, and he confirmed it. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Do not prefer me 1 over Moses, for people will faint on the Day of Resurrection, and I will faint with them. I will be the first to recover, and I will find Moses holding onto the side of the Throne. I do not know whether he was among those who fainted and recovered before me or was among those exempted by Allah.” In another narration: “I do not know whether he was accounted for his fainting on the day of the Mount or was raised before me.” And he said: “I do not say that anyone is better than Jonah, son of Matta.” In Abu Sa’id’s narration: “Do not prefer between the prophets.” [Agreed Upon] In another narration by Abu Hurairah: “Do not give preference between Allah’s prophets.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
  • Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 2411 (unverified) 99% confidence
  • Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2373a (unverified) 95% confidence

Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.

Commentary and footnotes (4)

Note 1

Do not prefer me

(1) His statement: “Do not prefer me”: This is understood as humility or a prohibition against saying so based on personal opinion rather than evidence, or when it leads to disparaging the one deemed less or causes disputes. Alternatively, it means not to prefer in all aspects of virtue such that no virtue remains for the one deemed less. It is said: The prohibition against preference applies to prophethood itself, as in Allah’s statement: “We make no distinction between any of His messengers” [Al-Baqarah: 285], not to the persons of the prophets or the generality of their missions, as in: “Those messengers—We favored some over others” [Al-Baqarah: 253]. Al-Halimi said: The narrations prohibiting preference concern debates with the People of the Book, as preference between followers of different religions may lead one to disparage the other, potentially resulting in disbelief. (Extracted from Fath al-Bari and At-Tawshih)

Note 2

I do not know whether he was among those who fainted and recovered before me or was among those exempted by Allah

(2) His statement: “I do not know whether he was among those who fainted and recovered before me or was among those exempted by Allah”: As stated in Al-Mirqat: The fainting mentioned here occurs before the Resurrection at the blast of terror. As for the Resurrection, no one precedes our Prophet in it. Moses’ distinction in this regard does not imply precedence over one with numerous merits and virtues. It is said in Al-Lama’at: The fainting in this Hadith refers to a fainting of fear before the Resurrection, affecting all people, but Moses does not fall, sufficed by his fainting at the Mount. In Fath al-Bari: If it meant the fainting of death, the Prophet would not have been uncertain, as it is established that Moses had died, indicating it is a fainting of fear, not death.

Note 1

قوله

(۱) قوله : لا تخيروني: هو محمول على التواضع أو نهى عن ذلك من يقول برأيه لا من يقوله بدليل أو من يقوله بحيث يؤدي إلى تنقيص المفضول أو يؤوي إلى الخصومة والتنازع، أو المراد لا تفضلوا بجميع أنواع الفضائل بحيث لا تتركوا للمفضول فضيلة. وقيل: النهي عن التفضيل إنما هو في حق النبوة نفسها، كقوله تعالى: ﴿وَلَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ ﴾ (البقرة: (۲۸۵) لا في ذوات الأنبياء وعموم رسالتهم، كقوله تعالى: ﴿ تِلْكَ الرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ (البقرة: (٢٥٣) . وقال الحليمي: الأخبار الواردة في النهي عن التخيير إنما هو في مجادلة أهل الكتاب؛ لأن المخايرة إذا وقعت بين أهل دينين لم يؤمن أن يخرج أحدهم إلى الإزدراء بالآخر، فيفضي إلى كفر، هذا ملتقط من فتحالباري» و«التوشيح».

Note 2

قوله

(۲) قوله: فلا أدري كان فيمن صعق فأفاق قبل أو كان فيمن استثنى الله : قال في المرقاة»: أما ما ذكره في هذا الحديث من الصعقة فهي قبل البعث عند نفخة الفزع، فأما في البعث فلا تقدم لأحد فيه على نبينا ، واختصاص موسى بهذه الفضيلة لا توجب له تقدما على من تقدمه بسوابق جمة وفضائل كثيرة، انتهى. وقال في اللمعات» والمراد بالصعقة في هذا الحديث صعقة فزع يكون قبل البعث يصعق به الناس ويسقط الكل، ولا يسقط موسى اكتفاء بصعقة في الطور، انتهى. وقال في «فتح الباري»: ولو كان المراد بها الصعقة الأولى، أي صعقة موت لم يتردد النبي فيه، بل جزم بأنه مات؛ لأن الواقع أن موسى قد كان مات، فدل على أنها صعقة فزع لا صعقة موت.