MIRACLES GIVEN TO PROPHET MUHAMMAD Part 3 Extracted from The Cure SAHIH-SHEFA by Supreme Justice Abulfadl Eyad, died (1123CE - Islamic Year 544H) Reported by Grand Muhaddith Habib Hafiz Abdullah Ben Sadek Revised by Muhaddith Abdullah Talidi An adaptation by Servant of Hadith, Shaykh Ahmad Darwish (Arabic) Khadeijah A. Stephens (English) Ayesha Nadriya (Indonesian) Copyright © 1984-2011 Allah.com Muhammad.com. All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Copyright/IP Policy – Guidelines Prophetic Water Miracles There are many reports by the Companions relating to numerous occasions when water was witnessed flowing from the fingers of the Prophet . Anas tells us that it was time for the Asr prayer when he saw of the Messenger of Allah . The people searched for water to make the obligatory ablution but were unable to find any. However, there was a little water available and so it was brought to the Prophet who put his hand in the vessel and water began to flow from his fingertips. The Prophet told his followers to make their ablution with that water, and each and every follower was able to make their ablution from that blessed water. There were more than 70 Companions who made their ablution from that water on that occasion. 'Alqama reported the occasion when they were with the Messenger of Allah and there was no water. The Messenger of Allah 'Find someone who has some extra water.' Some water was brought to him and he poured it into a container then immersed his hand in it and the water began to flow from between the fingers of the Messenger of Allah . Jabir, Abdullah's son said, "On the day of Hudaybiyah the people were thirsty and the Messenger of Allah had a container of water in front of him and made ablution from it. The people came to him saying, 'We have no water other than that which is in your container.' Thereupon the Prophet put his hand into the container and water began to flow from between his fingers as if it were a spring." Jabir who reported this miraculous event was asked how many people they were, whereupon he replied, "We were one thousand five hundred. Had we been more, then it would have continued to suffice us." A similar miracle occurred when the Messenger of Allah asked Jabir to bring him some water to make ablution. However, only a dry water skin with a few drops of water could be found, and this was brought to him. The Prophet squeezed it and supplicated, then asked for a bowl to be brought to him. Then, with his fingers spread out in a bowl Jabir sprinkled the drops over them, and as the Prophet said, "In the Name of Allah" water began to flow from his fingers. Then, it began to gush into the bowl until it was full and he ordered his followers to use the water. Everyone made their ablution and he inquired if anyone was still in need of water. Now that their needs had been met the Messenger of Allah withdrew his hand from the bowl and it was still full. At-Tirmidhi draws our attention to the fact that all these miraculous events took place before many people, and no one can suspect or doubt their occurrence. If it had not been so, rest assured the Companions would have been the first to speak out about it as they were never silent about an untruth. None raised the slightest objection to the reports of these miraculous events. They both witnessed and experienced them, so it can be said that each and everyone confirmed the occurrence of these miracles. The Blessed Water that Gushed Forth from the Prophet There is a similar miracle to the preceding in which water flowed on account of his blessing and increased by his touch and supplication. Mu'adh, Jabal's son narrates the happenings at Tabuk. He tells us that they came upon a spring of water which was scarcely dripping. They scooped up the drops from the spring with their hands and put it into a container. The Messenger of Allah then washed his face letting the drops of water that fell from him fall back into the container and container of water began to overflow and quenched the thirst of all the people. Thereafter, the Prophet told Mu'adh that if he were to live for a long time he would see what was there watering gardens. At Hudaybiyah, we are told by Al Bara', there were approximately 14,000 men, and the water well they found was insufficient to provide for even fifty sheep. The Companions crowded around the well until not one single drop remained. Then, the Messenger of Allah came and sat beside it and a pail was brought to him in which he puffed some of his saliva and supplicated. Salama reported that he either supplicated or blew some of his salvia in it thereafter water gushed forth and there was sufficient water for themselves and enough to fill their containers. Shehab's son tells us, the Prophet drew an arrow from its quiver, and laid it in the bottom of the dried-up water hole, and an excess of water started to flow, so much that the water became sufficient for the needs of animals. Abu Katada said, "The people accompanied the Messenger of Allah , on a journey and went to him complaining of their thirst. The Prophet asked for the container from which he made ablution to be brought to him and put it under his arm, then covered its opening, but I am unsure whether he blew into it or not, Allah knows best. Thereafter the people drank until they had taken their fill and each filled their water-skin and there were seventy-two men. The Prophet told Abu Katada, "Keep your ablution container because news of this will spread." A further example is found in this category of miracles. One day, as Imran, Hussain's son tells us, the Companions faced great thirst. The Prophet told two of his Companions that they would find a woman in a certain location with a camel carrying two water-skins. The woman was located where the Prophet said she would be found and they brought her to him, who then filled a container with the water from the skins and supplicated, after which he poured the water back into the skins. The skins were opened and he told his Companions to fill their water containers with its water and this they did. Afterwards, Imran commented, "It appeared to me that after that, the skins contained even more water." The Prophet was thankful and told his Companions to give the woman some provisions and she filled her robe with them. Then he told her, "You may go, we did not take any of your water, Allah has given us water." Omar, tells of another occasion as the Companions were on the march to (Tabuk) Usra, they were afflicted by such thirst that one of them was prepared to kill his camel to squeeze its stomach and drink its contents. Abu Bakr went to the Prophet and asked him to supplicate for relief from their thirst, whereupon the Prophet raised his hands, and before he lowered them a rain cloud appeared and poured out its rain, and each of the Companions were able to fill their containers. The rain cloud did not pour its rain anywhere else, it only fell on the Companions. There are many such hadiths describing the miracles of water including the supplication the Prophet made during the time of drought and the events that followed. The Miracle of the Increase in the Amount of Food Narrations abound that speak of the increase of food, on account of the blessings and supplications of our beloved Prophet the following are but a selection. Jabir, Abdullah's son tells us, of the time a man came to the Prophet asking for some food. The Prophet gave him half a measurement (wazk) of barley and the man, his wife and guests ate from it continuously until the time the man decided to weigh it. The Prophet told him that if he had not weighed it, he would have continued to eat from it, and it would have remained with him. On another occasion, Abu Talha tells us that Anas came to the Prophet with a few loaves of barley bread under his arm. The Prophet asked for the bread to be broken up, then he supplicated with what Allah willed him to say over it, and the bread became sufficient to feed seventy or eighty of his Companions. The Companions, numbering approximately one thousand, were digging of the fortification trench around Medina were very hungry. Jabir tells us how the Prophet miraculously fed them all from a small measurement of barley, and a lamb. As the dough was being prepared for bread, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, puffed some of his saliva onto the dough and pot, and it was blessed. Jabir said, "I swear by Allah, all ate and after they left, the pot was as full as it had been at the beginning." Bukhari Another report has reached us via Samura, Jundub's son that, tells of a bowl containing some meat that was brought to the Prophet and how people kept coming in succession from morning to night and all ate from it. As soon as one group of people got up after taking their fill, another group sat down and ate, and so it continued until all were sufficed. Abdur Rahman, Abu Bakr's son tells of the time when the Prophet and a hundred and thirty men were together, and there was only a small measure of flour that was made into dough, and that there was a sheep which was prepared, then its offal roasted. All took a piece of its offal, then, two plates were made from it and they all ate together, when they had satisfied their need, two plates remained, and Abdur Rahman took them back with him on his camel. Abu Hurayrah together with several other Companions, spoke of the time when the Prophet and his followers went on an expedition, and grew very hungry. Only a little of their provisions remained and the Prophet asked for them to be brought to him, whereupon each brought a handful, or a little bit more of food. The most anyone brought was two scoops of the hand of dates. All the provisions were placed on a mat, and as Salama estimated, the quantity was comparable to that of the weight of a goat. Then the Prophet told his followers to bring their containers, and each container was filled to capacity, and even after all had taken, the same amount of food remained as at the beginning. Abu Hurayrah said that if all the peoples of the world had come to him, they would have been sufficed. Bukhari. The Prophet told Abu Hurayrah to invite, on his behalf, all the homeless Companions from their raised flooring (Suffa) in the Mosque. When all were gathered a plate of food was set before them, and they each ate whatever they wished and then left. After all had eaten, the plate of food remained as it had been when first presented to him, the only difference being there were finger marks on it. When the tribe of Abdul Muttalib met together, there being forty in number, Ali, Abu Talib's son tells us the Prophet placed a small measure of food before them, from which they all ate until they were replete. The food that remained, was equal to that at the beginning of the meal. Then, the Prophet asked for a cup, and they all drank from it, until their thirst was quenched, and the same amount remained in the cup just as if none had drunk from it. An apartment was built for Lady Zaynab, may Allah be pleased with her, and Anas tells us that the Prophet asked him to invite certain people to the apartment. The apartment was full, and a container with some prepared dates was brought to the Prophet into which he dipped three fingers. The invitees began to eat, and then leave, and there remained in the container the same amount as at the beginning. Seventy-one or seventy-two people accepted the invitation. In another rendering of the preceding miracle it reads, "There were about three hundred people. I, (Anas) was told to take the bowl away, and commented, 'I do not know whether there was more in it than when I put it down, or when I had picked it up." Abdullah, Jabir's father passed away in debt. Jabir offered his capital to his father's creditors who were Jews, but they refused the offer, and there were insufficient dates in the harvest to repay two years of debts. The Prophet told Jabir to divide the creditors into groups, beginning with the basic debts, and to tell him once he had done so. The Prophet went amongst the creditors and Jabir paid his father's debts in full. After all had been paid, what remained was the usual crop of dates harvested each year. It has also been reported the same amount that had been used to repay remained. The creditors were astounded! Abu Hurayrah also tells us of the time, when he was in the company of the Prophet and felt very hungry, whereupon the Prophet asked him to accompany him. A cup of milk had been given to the Prophet , so he asked the people of the Suffa to come. Abu Hurayrah, who was weak from hunger asked, "Is the milk for them? I am in greater need of it to regain my strength." Abu Hurayrah did as he was asked, and called the people to come and drink. Each of the people of the Suffa drank from the milk, until they were satisfied, then the Prophet took the cup and said, "You and I remain, sit and drink". Abu Hurayrah started to drink, and the Prophet kept telling him to drink more until he exclaimed, 'No, by the One who sent you with the truth, there is no room for anymore, whereupon the Prophet took the cup, praised Allah and said, "In the Name of Allah", and drank the remainder. As we mentioned before, all of these reports are authentic, and confirmed by the Companions of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with them. Miracles such as these have also been narrated by numerous followers, and recorded in the well-known authentic references of Prophetic Sayings. The Trees That Spoke and Responded to the Prophet Omar's son tells of the time, he and others accompanied the Prophet upon a journey, when a Bedouin came to him, so the Prophet asked where he was going. The Bedouin replied that he was going to his family, whereupon the Prophet asked, "Do you want something good?" The Bedouin asked, "What is it?" to which the Prophet replied, "It is that you bear witness that there is no god except Allah, alone without a partner, and that Muhammad is His worshiper and Messenger." The Bedouin inquired, "Who will bear witness to what you say?" He replied, "That Mimosa tree", whereupon the tree advanced from the edge of a dried-up water bed, plowing up the ground until it stood before him. The Prophet asked it to bear witness three times, and this it did, and thereafter returned to its place. There is a lengthy transmission of Jabir, Abdullah's son in which he says they were near the edge of a dried-up water bed that had two trees, and the Messenger of Allah felt the need to relieve himself, however, there was nothing to screen him. So the Messenger of Allah went to one of the trees, and took hold of a branch and said, "Let me lead you by the permission of Allah", and gently proceeded to lead it like a haltered camel. He did the same with the other tree until the trees stood side by side, then he said to them, "By the permission of Allah, join together for me", and this they did. In another version, Jabir said to the tree, "The Messenger of Allah requests you to join your companion so he can sit behind you." Whereupon the tree forged ahead, and joined its companion, and he sat between them. Jabir said, "I returned in haste and sat down, talking to myself, and when I turned around, I saw the Messenger of Allah coming. The trees parted from each other, and stood alone as they had done originally, and the Messenger of Allah stopped for a moment, and indicated right and left, as he moved his head." Ya'la, Murra's son said, "I traveled with the Prophet to Mecca and I saw a wonder. We arrived at place and he said, 'Go to these two trees and tell them that the Messenger of Allah is telling you to join together', so this I did. Each tree uprooted itself to join the other and formed a barrier, so the Prophet went behind them and relieved himself. After, he returned he said, "Each one of you go back to its place.' So I told them to do so and each of them returned to its place." Ya'la, Murra's son, also known as As-Siyyaba's son reports a miracle he witnessed and tells us that he saw either a palm tree or mimosa tree circle around them, then return to its place. The Messenger of Allah told those who were with him, "It asked permission to greet me." Abdullah, Masood's son narrates, "A tree announced the presence of the jinn to the Prophet that, that the jinn were listening to him." And also the hadith of Anas who said, "When Gabriel saw the Prophet was saddened, said, 'Would you like it if I showed you a sign?' He replied, 'Yes'. So the Messenger of Allah looked at a tree at the end of the valley and said (to Gabriel), 'Call that tree'. Whereupon the tree came walking until it stood in front of him. Then he ordered it to return so it returned to its place." There is also a similar narration reported by Omar. Abbas' son tells of the time when a Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah and asked, "How can I be sure that you are a Prophet?" The Messenger of Allah said, "If I call upon that branch of this tree to obey me, will you bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah?" Then, the Messenger of Allah called to the branch to come down, and it started to come down and then fell before the Prophet and thereafter returned to its place (after bearing witness), whereupon the Bedouin became Muslim. Omar's son, Jabir, Masood's son, Yal'a Murra's son, Anas, Abbas' son, and many others are in complete agreement to the aggregation of these miracles. These miracles and more were reported by the Tabien (second generation) as they were able to gather them and consequently they became well established narrations. The Longing of the Palm Trunk to the Prophet This famous event in which the palm trunk wailed on account of its separation from the Prophet has been widely reported and is very well known. It has been transmitted by at least ten of the Companions. Jabir, Abdullah's son tells us that the Prophet's Mosque was built from the trunks of palm-trees with a roof laid over them. During sermons, the Prophet would lean against one of its trunks, but when a pulpit was built for him they heard the trunk cry out with a sound similar to that of a camel. Anas tells us that the mosque shook with the trunk's wailing, and Sahl informs us that the congregation wept profusely when they saw what was happening. Both Al-Muttalib and Ubayy said, "It nearly split and burst apart, then the Prophet went to it and placed his hand upon it and it became quiet." The Prophet told his followers, "This trunk wails because it remembers what it lost." Another added, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, if he had not consoled it, it would have remained wailing like that up until the Day of Resurrection on account of its grieving for the Messenger of Allah ." Anas and others inform us that the Messenger of Allah gave instructions for the trunk to be buried under the pulpit. Sahl said that it was either buried under the pulpit or else placed on the roof. Ubayy mentions that as the Prophet prayed, the trunk would lean towards him, and during the reconstruction of the Mosque he took it and it remained in his possession until termites finally consumed it and it turned to dust. Whenever Al-Hasan, the grandson of the Prophet narrated this story, he would weep and say, "Worshipers of Allah, the wood yearned for the Messenger of Allah and longed for him because of his position, it is you who should yearn to meet him!" Many of the closest Companions transmitted this story, and many followers narrated it from them. Allah strengthens in the right way. Prophetic Miracles Relating to Inanimate Things There were many occasions in which the inanimate were heard exalting Allah in the hands of the Prophet . Masood's son mentions, "While food was being eaten we would hear it exalting its Lord." In Medina, Jabir, Samura's son reported the saying of the Prophet . "I know a stone in Mecca that used to greet me." One day, as the Prophet accompanied by Abu Bakr, Omar and Othman were climbing the mountain of Uhud it started to shake. Anas tells us the Prophet said to it, "Uhud be stable, a Prophet, a man whose status is that of sincerity and two martyrs are on you." Abu Hurayrah tells of a similar incident which occurred on Mount Hira, but this time those who were with the Prophet were Ali, Talha and As-Zubair, and the Prophet spoke to it saying, "There is only a Prophet, or a man whose status is that of sincerity, or a martyr on you." Othman tells that there were ten Companions with the Prophet and that he was one of them, and added Abdur Rahman and Saad to the names. Sa'id, Zayd's son reported something similar, he too mentioned that there were ten and included himself. Omar's son tells us of the time when the Prophet stood on the pulpit and recited, "They have not valued Allah with His true value" (6:91). Then the Prophet said, "The Compeller exalts Himself, saying, 'I am the Compeller, I am the Compeller, I am the Great, the Self-Exalted." Upon hearing this, the pulpit shook so violently they exclaimed, "He will fall from it!" Abdullah said, "The Prophet entered Mecca on the Day of its Opening, and around Ka’bah there were 360 idols. So he prodded each of them saying, 'The truth has come and falsehood will neither start nor return again.'" Abbas' son tells us that there were three hundred and sixty idols placed around the Ka’bah, and the feet of the idols were reinforced with lead mounted in stone. When the Messenger of Allah entered the Mosque in the Year of Opening, he pointed the staff he was holding towards them, but did not touch them. Then he recited the verse, "Truth has come and falsehood has vanished" (17:81). Whenever he pointed at the face of an idol, it fell on its back and when he pointed to its back, it fell on its face and so it continued until not one single idol remained standing." Bukhari. Masood's son said something similar adding, "When the Prophet began to destroy them, he recited the verse, "Truth has come. Falsehood has vanished and shall return no more" (34:49). When the Prophet was a young boy traveling with his uncle and others of the Koraysh to trade, a hermit monk who never left his home for anyone, came out to see him. Upon seeing the young boy he took hold of his hand and declared, "This is the master of the worlds. Allah will send him as a mercy to the worlds." The Korayshi merchants asked how he knew this and the monk replied he had not seen even one stone or a single tree that did not bow to him. Then the monk informed them that they only bow to a prophet. The monk also told them that he had seen a cloud shading him and that when the Prophet arrived he found that some people had already seated themselves in the shade of the tree, but as the young Muhammad sat down the shade moved to him. Prophetic Miracles Relating to Animals Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, tells us of a pet they used to have, she said, "When the Messenger of Allah was with us it stayed in its place, without moving. It was only when he went out that it would move about." Abu Sa'id Al Khudri tells us a story about a wolf that spoke, and the following is an extract. A shepherd was herding his sheep when a wolf snatched one of them, however, the shepherd succeeded to get it back. Rather than running away, the wolf sat down on its haunches and said, "Don't you fear Allah? You have come between me and my provision!" The shepherd exclaimed, "How extraordinary, a wolf that speaks just like a human!" The wolf replied, "Shall I tell you something that is even more extraordinary? The Messenger of Allah who is now between those two passes tells his people news of past happenings!" The shepherd went to the Prophet and told him what had happened, whereupon the Prophet told the shepherd, "Go and tell the people" The Prophet said, "The wolf spoke the truth." Safina was a servant of the Messenger of Allah . One day Safina set sail in a boat and sailed in the wrong direction and landed on an island in which there was a lion. As the lion approached, Safina told it, "I am the servant of the Messenger of Allah," whereupon the lion nudged him with his shoulder and guided him to the right direction. When the Prophet was migrating he stayed in a cave in Mount Thawr. The unbelievers passed by the cave and found a spider's web covering its entrance and said to one another, "If he had entered it the spider would not have spun its web over the entrance." The Revival of the Dead Infants who Bore Witness to the Prophethood After the victory at Khaybar, a roasted sheep was prepared by a Jewess and Abu Hurayrah tells us that the Messenger of Allah and some of his Companions started to eat from it. Then, the Prophet told them not to eat from the roast because it had told him that it had been poisoned. However Bishr, Al Bara's son had already swallowed some and died. The Prophet asked the Jewess why she had done this and she replied, "If you are a prophet, what I did would be of no harm to you, if you are a king then I would have freed people from you." In another version reported by Anas, the Jewess told the Prophet "I wanted to kill you" whereupon he replied, "Allah would not have given you the power to do so." The Companions said, "We will kill her," but he told them "No." During the last illness of the Prophet he said, "The food of Khaybar returns to me and at times, it makes me choke." Anas said that he would recognize the effects of the poisoning on the lower lip of the Messenger of Allah . Isaac's son reports the opinion of other Muslims that indicates that the honor of the Prophet was raised further still by Allah on account of the poisoning as he died the death of a martyr. Wukay, Al Jurrah's son, tells us of a child who had never spoken a word, but when the Prophet asked, "Who am I?" The child replied, "The Messenger of Allah." Zayd, Kharija's son collapsed and died in one of the alleys of Medina. An-Numan, Bashir's son tells us they picked him up and then shrouded him. Between the Maghrib and Isha prayers women started to weep around him and they heard him say, "Be silent, be silent!" so they uncovered his face and he said, "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, the Unlettered Prophet and the Seal of the Prophets. It is like that in the First Book." Then he said, "It is the truth, it is the truth." Thereafter he mentioned Abu Bakr, Omar and Othman and said, "Peace be upon you O Messenger of Allah, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings." Thereafter he returned to the status of death just as he had been a little while before. The Prophetic Healing of the Sick and Incurable There are numerous reports of miraculous healings permitted by Allah to His Prophet and the following are just a taste. A blind man came to the Prophet and Othman, Hunayf's son tells us that he said, "O Messenger of Allah , ask Allah to remove the veil from my eyes." The Prophet told him, "Go and make ablution, then offer two units of prayer and say, 'O Allah, I ask You and I turn to You by Muhammad, the Prophet of Mercy. O Muhammad, I turn to your Lord to remove the veil from my eyes. O Allah let him intercede for me." The man followed the instructions and returned, and Allah had restored his sight. At the Battle of Khaybar, Ali's eyes became very painful. The Prophet puffed on them and they were immediately healed. Salama, Al Akwa's son sustained a wound to his thigh during the battle and a similar miracle occurred whereby he too was immediately healed. There was a lady who brought her possessed son to the Prophet and Abbas' son tells us that the Prophet stroked his chest whereupon the child vomited something resembling a black puppy and was cured immediately. The Acceptance of the Prophet's Supplication There are numerous narrations that speak of the supplications of the Prophet and the following are as before, simply a glimpse. Anas's mother went to the Prophet and said, "Anas serves you, supplicate to Allah for him." The Prophet supplicated saying, "O Allah, give him a lot of children and abundant wealth, and bless him in what You give him." Later, Ikrima tells us that Anas said, "By Allah, I have an abundance of wealth and I have approximately one hundred children and grandchildren." The Prophet asked Allah to answer the supplication of Saad, Abi Waqqas's son and thereafter, whenever he supplicated his supplication was answered. The Prophet supplicated to Allah saying, "O Allah, strengthen Islam through either Omar, Khattab's son or Abu Jahl." Omar was the one to be blessed by the supplication. Masood's son said, "We began to be powerful from the time Omar became a Muslim." The Companions went out on an expedition and were stricken by thirst so Omar went to the Prophet and asked him to supplicate. The Prophet supplicated and a cloud came and provided them with water, then went away. On another occasion during a period of drought, the Prophet supplicated in the rain prayer and it rained so much they asked him to supplicate for its cessation, whereupon it ceased. For Abbas' son the Prophet supplicated, "O Allah, give him understanding of the Religion and teach him its interpretation." Thereafter he was known as 'Al Habr' the scholar and the interpreter of the Koran. Abu Hurayrah's mother embraced Islam through the supplication of the Prophet . The Prophet supplicated against a man from the tribe of Koraysh called Mudar whereupon his tribe was stricken by drought until they reconciled the matter. Once the matter was resolved the Prophet supplicated for the tribe, and it began to rain. Chosroes, the King of Persia received a letter from the Prophet and tore it up. The Prophet supplicated against him asking Allah to fragment his kingdom. This occurred and the Persians lost their leadership in the world. The Prophet saw a man eating with his left hand and advised him, "Eat with your right hand." The man arrogantly replied, "I am not able to do so." The Prophet said, "You will not be able to do so," and thereafter the man was never able to raise his right hand to his mouth. Masood's son tells us of the time when the unbelievers among the Koraysh put a placenta full of fluid and blood around the Prophet's neck whilst he was prostrate in prayer to Allah. The Prophet supplicated against each of the participants, name by name, and during the Battle of Badr each one met their death. (Shaykh Darwish added: The Prophet supplicated for blessings upon Yemen and Syria but when he was asked to do so for the Najd he declined. When he was asked about that, the Prophet said it was from the Najd that the horn of the devil would emerge. Nothing of any significance happened in the Najd until the emergence of Muhammad ibn Wahab, the founder of Wahabism who went against his parents and brother and revived ibn Taymia's flawed thought . Referring to Wahabism, the current shaykh of Al Azhar said, "It was to revive the idolatrous embodiment of the Divinity." The Wahabis highjack for themselves without right, the respected title of “Salafi”. The title “Salafi” refers only to the Companions of the Prophet, Tabien, and Abi Tabien that is, those from the first three generations of Muslims of whom Prophet Muhammad said that they were the best generations. Wahabism and its adherents emerged several centuries after the honorable first three generations of Muslims. The purpose of calling themselves “Salafi” is an attempt to connect themselves to these elite generations to conceal the Wahabi heretical identification. They reject the Shafi’i school of jurisprudence as well as the other three well established schools of jurisprudence.) Things Transformed Through the Touch of the Prophet The people of Medina were in a state of unrest and Anas, Malik's son tells us that the Messenger of Allah rode out of the City on a horse belonging to Abu Talha. Abu Talha's horse was known to be a slow animal, but upon his return the Prophet told Abu Talha, 'We found your horse to be very fast." After that ride the horse was never out run. Jabir, Abdullah's son had a weak camel. The Prophet prodded it and it became so lively that Jabir had to use all his power to control it. Asma, Abu Bakr's daughter tells us that she had a black robe the Prophet had worn and when people were sick they put it in some water, then use the water for a cure and they would recover. On another occasion, the Prophet brought a pail of water from Zamzam and puff into it and the water became sweeter than musk. A skin containing some ghee (clarified butter) was given to the Prophet by the mother of Malik Al Ansariyaah. He handed it back to her and told her not to squeeze it. When her sons ran out of ghee they would go to her and ask her for some, and she would go to the skin and find some ghee in it. It continued like this until one day she squeezed the skin. When the owners of Salman Al Farsi agreed to free him, they demanded three hundred sapling palm trees that were to be planted, tied and fruit bearing and in addition to which they asked for forty ounces of gold. The Prophet went to his aid and planted with his own hands all the trees except for one which someone else planted. All the trees flourished except for that one, so the Prophet pulled it up and replanted it and it took root. It was a dark rainy night and Katada, Numan's son had prayed the evening prayer in the company of the Prophet who thereafter gave him a branch of a palm-tree saying, "Take it with you, it will shed light for you ten arms length before you and ten arms length behind you. When you enter your house you will see something dark. Beat it until it leaves because it is satan." Katada went home and the branch lit his way. When he entered his home he found the darkness and beat it until it left. Through the blessing of the Prophet's touch, praise and peace be upon him, the ewe of Abdullah, Masood's son which had never been mated and the ewe of Al-Miqdad yielded an abundant supply of milk. The Prophet stroked the face of Katada, Milhan's son and it shone in a way that when someone looked at his face it was like looking into a mirror. Hanzalah, Hidhaym's son was also blessed by the touching of his head by the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him. One day a man came to him with his sheep. His face was swollen and the udders of his sheep were also swollen. The swollen parts were placed upon the area the Prophet's hand had touched Hanzalah’s head and the swellings disappeared. During the conflict of Hunain, the Prophet picked up a handful of dust and threw it at the faces of the unbelievers and said, "May their faces be ugly!" They turned away and wiped filth from their eyes. At one time Abu Hurayrah came to the Prophet and complained of his forgetfulness. The Prophet told him to spread out his robe and he scooped his hands into it. Then he told him to draw the robe to him, and this he did. Thereafter he did not forget a thing. (Shaykh Darwish commented: Abu Hurayrah reported over 5000 prophetic sayings which were, with the exception of 42 prophetic sayings, also reported by many other Companions. This fact is proof that those who attempt to throw doubt on the science of hadith, or on the personality of Abu Hurayrah are wrong, and Muslims should not doubt these reports.) Jarir, Abdullah's son was unstable on horses, the Prophet patted his chest and supplicated for him and thereafter he became the best and most stable of all Arab horsemen. The Prophet's Knowledge of some of the Unseen and Future The transmissions relating to these subjects are well known and are so numerous that they can be compared to a vast, unpluggable ocean that never ceases to overflow. Regarding the signs relating to future events and the Last Day, Hudhayfa tells us, "The Messenger of Allah gave a sermon in which he omitted nothing that would occur up until the Last Day. Some of us remembered them whereas some forgot, but many of my companions know them. When any of the events were realized, I would recognize and recall what the Prophet had told us in the same way that a man remembers the face of another who went away but recognizes him upon his return." Hudhayfa then said, "I do not know whether my companions have forgotten or pretended to forget but the Messenger of Allah did not omit the initiator of a single disaster which would occur right up until the end of the world, and there were more than three hundred. Not only did he name the initiator but he also gave the names of their fathers as well as their tribes." Abu Dharr tells us, "When the Messenger of Allah passed away, there wasn't a single bird that flies in the sky that he had not informed us about." Both the compilers of the Prophetic Sayings and the imams have transmitted what the Prophet taught his Companions, pertaining to the promised victories over his enemies, the Opening of Mecca, Jerusalem, Yemen, Syria and Iraq. He also spoke of establishment of safeguards in which a woman might travel in her howdah from Hira in Iraq to Mecca fearing none except Allah. Prophet Muhammad warned that Medina would be raided. He told his Companions that Khaybar would be conquered by Ali on the following day. He also prophesied various parts of the world which Allah would open for his nation, and also the treasures of Chosroes and Caesar they would receive. The Prophet warned of the sedition that would occur among them, the disputes and the rise of various sects who would behave in a manner similar to their predecessors, and that they would split into seventy-three sects, of which only one would be saved. The Prophet told of their spreading throughout the world, and that a people would come who wore one fine garment in the morning and another in the evening, and that dish after dish would be set before them. He spoke of the time when their homes would be adorned in a similar way to the Ka’bah. The Prophet concluded the sermon saying, "You are better off today than you will be on that day." Prophet Muhammad said the Muslims would fight the Turks, the Chosroes and the Romans. He said, Chosroes and the Persian power (Shah of Shahs) would be wiped out and that neither a Chosroes nor Persia power would exist thereafter. He prophesized that Caesar would go and there would be no Caesar after him. The Prophet prophesied that the descendants of the Romans would continue generation after generation right up until the end of time. That the time would come when the best of people would pass away. Also that knowledge would be taken away as time drew to an end, and of the sedition and bloodshed that would appear. He said, "Woe for the Arabs, for the evil that draws near!" The earth was rolled up for the Prophet so that he was able to see its eastern and western extremities and where his message would reached. As such it spread between the east and west - that is between India and the far east to the ocean Tangier - in such a way that no other nation spread and endured. The Prophet also said, "The people of al-gharb will continue to be on truth (justice) up until the Hour of Judgement commences. Al-Madini's son was of the opinion this refers to the Arabs, because they are recognizable by their drinking from is a kind of leather bucket (al-gharb). Whereas others were of the opinion it referred to the people the west. Abu Umama, reports the saying of Prophet "A group of my nation will remain steadfast to the truth. As such they will conquer their enemy until the command of Allah comes." (Shaykh Darwish commented: This hadith is reported in Muslim and is of the highest rank of authenticity of collective narrations. The group referred to is spread throughout the nation and not a specific group or sector. It is representative of the nation of Prophet Muhammad and consists of reciters of the Koran, scholars of prophetic sayings, jurisprudence, prophetic life, worshipers, preachers and laymen and will continue as such up until the advent of Al Mahdi and the descent of Jesus.) The Prophet spoke of the emergence of the children of Abbas under black banners and said their kingdom will be vast. He spoke of the coming of Al Mahdi and the murder of Ali. The Messenger of Allah prophesied the martyrdom of Imam Ali, and said that those who would kill him were the most wretched of people and also mentioned the martyrdom of Othman. As far as sedition was concerned, the Prophet said that it would not appear during Omar's lifetime. He said, "Az Zubair would fight against Ali, and the dogs of How'ab would bark at one of his wives and there would be a lot of killing around her, and that she would only just escape. When Lady Ayesha, may Allah be pleased with her, went to Basra, the dogs of How'ab barked. (Shaykh Darwish added: The barking of the dogs occurred as Lady Ayesha rode in seclusion in her howdah and upon hearing the barking of the dogs she asked if she was in How'ab but those whose intention was to deceive her lied saying it was some other place.) The Messenger of Allah prophesied that an unjust group would transgress and take the life of Ammar, this prophecy was fulfilled when the army of Mua'wiyah killed him. To Abdullah, Az-Zubair's son he said, "Woe to the people from you and woe to you from the people!" The Prophet spoke of the hypocrite, Quzman saying, "He will be tested along with the Muslims, even though he is one of the people of the Fire." This prophecy was fulfilled and Quzman killed himself. The Prophet named certain people amongst whom were Abu Hurayrah, Samura Jundub's son, and Hudhayfa and said, "The last of you will die in a fire." The last to die amongst them was Samura who was old and senile and died as he was trying to warm himself by a fire and burned himself. Prophet Muhammad spoke of the caliphate of the Koraysh saying, "The caliphate is with the Koraysh, and it will remain so as long as they maintain the Religion." The Prophet prophesied that a liar and a destructive person would emerge from Thaqif. It is thought that Al Hajjaj, Joseph's son and Al Mukhtar, Ubayyd's son are those referred to in the prophecy. Prophet Muhammad spoke of Musailamah the liar, who laid claim to the prophethood during the lifetime of the Prophet saying he would be destroyed, and it was so. Of his daughter Lady Fatima, may Allah be pleased with her, he gave her the good news that she would be the first of his family to pass away after him. Prophet Muhammad warned about the apostasy which would arise and prophesied that after his death the just Caliphate would remain for thirty years and thereafter become a voracious kingdom. This was fulfilled during the time of Al Hasan, the son of Ali, may Allah be pleased with them. The Prophet prophesized the status of Muslims when they are lost. The Prophet said, "This matter began with the prophethood and mercy, then mercy and the Caliphate, followed by a voracious kingdom, followed by arrogance and tyranny." He warned "Corruption will enter the nation." The Prophet made known the existence of Owais Qarani. (Shaykh Darwish added: The Prophet instructed Omar and Ali to ask Owais to pray for them. It was only after the death of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, that this great worshiper from the second generation became known to the Companions"). And the Prophet also prophesized that princes would come who would postpone the time of prayer. Prophet Muhammad warned that amongst his nation there would arise thirty deceiving liars each claiming the prophethood, four of whom would be female. Another time he mentioned that one of the deceiving liars would be the false messiah, (a Jew, called the Moshiach) and that all would fabricate lies about Allah. The Prophet spoke of non-Arabs saying, "The time is approaching when there will be numerous non-Arabs amongst you. They will consume your property and strike your necks. The Last Hour will not appear until a man from Kahtan drives the people with his staff." Prophet Muhammad told his Companions that the best of his followers are those who lived during his time, thereafter the next generation (Tabien), followed by the next generation (Abi Tabien). He warned that after them people would come and bear witness without being asked who will be treacherous and untrustworthy. He also warned of people who would promise but not fulfill, and that many will be obese. He also said, "A time is only followed by one worse than it." Prophet Muhammad warned, "My nation will be destroyed under the hands of young men from the Koraysh." In another narration Abu Hurayrah tells us that he said, "If I so wished I could name them for you, the children of so-and-so and the children of so-and-so." Prophet Muhammad prophesized the coming of the Qadarites (Qadariwwa), deniers of predestination. (Shaykh Darwish added: The Qadiani are a deviant sect encouraged by the British.) The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him also said the Ansar would dwindle in number until they became like the salt in food, and that their position would continue to dissolve until not a single group of them remained and also that they would be oppressed after his passing. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, spoke of the Kharijites (Khawarij) a deviant sect, and described them all, even as far as the one who would be disfigured and their identification, and that they would known by shaven their heads. . (Shaykh Darwish commented: The doctrine of the Kharijites was re-hatched by ibn Taymia and thereafter adopted by his adherents the Wahabis who claim that the Creator has a physique similar to that of His created human beings, and this falsehood forms an essential part of their belief. It has been observed that among their maneuvering ploys is they approach the governing parties with the policy of live-and- let-live but as time progresses they infiltrate and change policies to their favor. Their fanatical tactics against the moderate scholars has become apparent in Afghanistan, Iraq and East Africa.) Nearing the end of time, the Prophet prophesized that shepherds would become authorities and that the naked Bedouin, the barefoot Arabs would compete in the construction of high buildings, (this materialized as the Bedouin of the Najd took over Arabia with their high building empire - most noticeably in Mecca and Medina. Their monopoly of their wealth building rental accommodation during Hajj and Omrah is used to influence and spread their Wahabi doctrine) and mothers would give birth to their mistresses. The Prophet said, "The Koraysh and their allies would not conquer him, rather, he would conquer them." The Prophet prophesized "the death" which was the plague during the Caliphate of Omar that would occur after the conquest of Jerusalem. The Prophet also said, "The Companions would conquer the seas like kings on thrones, and that if the Religion had been hung in Pleiades, the men of Persia would have obtained it." (This is in reference to traditional the migration of scholars from the east bearing Islamic knowledge). When the Companions were on an expedition a wind storm blew up and the Prophet told his Companions, "It blows for the death of a hypocrite." Upon their return to Medina they found his prophecy had been realized. The Prophet spoke of a man who had stolen a cloak and told them where it was. The Prophet told his Companions of a letter Hatib had written and given to a woman from Muzaynah to deliver to his family in Mecca. The letter was to alert Hatib's family of their intended march. The Prophet prophesized that he would kill Ubayy, Khalaf's son. He also mentioned the places where the unbelievers of Badr would die and this was realized. The Prophet said referring to his grandson Al Hasan, "This son of mine is a master, and it is through him that Allah will bring about peace between two groups among Muslims." To Sa'ad the Prophet said, "Maybe you will live long enough for some people to benefit by you, and some will be harmed." The Prophet spoke of the martyrdom of some of his Companions at Mu'tah on the day they were martyred, and there was more than a month's travel between them. On the same day the Negus of Abyssinia passed away, the Prophet informed his Companions of his passing. Before a messenger arrived, the Prophet told Fayruz, a Persian envoy that, Chosroes had passed away. When the messenger arrived with the news Fayruz read the letter and embraced Islam. One day the Prophet found Abu Dharr asleep in the Mosque in Medina and told him that he would become an exile saying, "How will it be with you when you are driven from it?" He replied, "I will live in the Sacred Mosque." Then the Prophet asked, "And what when you are driven away from there?" The Messenger of Allah prophesized that the first of his wives to pass away after him would be the one with the longest hand. The wife was Lady Zaynab daughter of Jahsh, may Allah be pleased with her, who was known to be very charitable. The Prophet predicted his grandson Al Hussain would be martyred at Taff, (later renamed Karbala). He took some dirt in his hand and said, "His grave is in it." The Prophet said to Mount Hira, "Be firm, on you is a Prophet, a sincere man and a martyr." Ali, Omar, Othman, Talha and Az-Zubair were martyred and Sa'ad was attacked. The Prophet forewarned, "The hour will not come until two parties fight against each other, and their claim is the same as each other." There was a Jew in Medina by the name of Labid, Asim's son who was a sorcerer. Labid, Asim's son was approached by a fellow Jew from Khaybar who asked him to concoct a spell of deadly proportion against the Prophet . The Prophet , described the sorcery of Labid, Asim's son and what had been used. He told his Companions that he used a comb, and some strands of his hair, and the spathe of a male palm-tree, and that he had cast them into the well of Zharwan. The Companions went to the well and found them exactly as the Prophet had described. The Prophet described Jerusalem in detail to the unbelievers when they disbelieved in his journey that took place during the Night Journey. Each one of his prophecies, present and future, were to be fulfilled in the way he described. Amongst those yet to be fulfilled are the following, "The flourishing of Jerusalem will prove to be the ruination of Medina. The ruin of Medina will be brought about on account of fierce fighting. The emergence of fierce fighting will include the conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul). Prophet Muhammad spoke of the prevailing conditions of the Hour and also of the signs of its heralding. He spoke of the Resurrection and the Gathering, and informed what will happen to the good in Paradise and those who deviated in Hell, and the occurrences on the Day of Resurrection. As we mentioned previously a volume of prophetic quotations could be compiled on these subjects, but this suffices. For those who wish to learn more, further transmissions are to be found in the major references of hadith. (The miracle of the Night Journey and the Heavenly Ascent will be addressed separately in “The Night Journey and the Heavenly Ascent”)