The Messiah 'Eesaa is Alive

The Messiah 'Eesaa is Alive

The Mesiah, may peace be upon him, was preserved and protected by Allah, he was not killed, nor was he crucified! It was a person who resembled him greatly who was crucified and killed. When his enemies from amongst the Jews harbored evil intentions towards him, Allah protected him from their plot and raised him to the heavens. He bestowed his likeness upon another man from the Hawaariyoon, so they captured that man and crucified him, believing that he was the Messiah, may peace be upon him. Allah the Elevated said concerning the Jews:

{Because of their breaking the covenant, their rejecting the Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allah, their killing the Prophets unjustly, their saying: "Our hearts are wrapped (with coverings, i.e. we do not understand what the Messengers say)," – nay, Allah has set a seal upon their hearts because of their disbelief, so they believe not but a little.

And because of their disbelief and uttering against Maryam (Mary ['alayhas-salaam]) a grave false charge (that she has committed illegal sexual intercourse)

And because of their saying (in boast), "We killed the Messiah (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allah," – but they killed him not, nor did they crucify him, but it appeared so to them [the resemblance of ‘Eesa (Jesus) was put over another man], and those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely, they killed him not.

But Allah raised him up to Himself. And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise.

And there is none from the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) but must believe in him, [as only a Messenger of Allah and a human being] before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection, he ['Eesa (Jesus)] will be a witness against them.

Whoever contemplates over these Ayaat would know that their claim of killing and crucifying him is a lie. But they did intend to kill him and were determined to do so. They besieged him and those with him in a house, but Allah saved him from their plot, raised him to the heavens and made someone else from his companions look like him.

Contemplate over the Ayah:

{ but they killed him not, nor did they crucify him, but it appeared so to them

You will find that it is mentioned explicitly. The scholars of Tafseer, Hadeeth and history have all affirmed what I mentioned.

Ibn Katheer stated: Al Hasan al Basree and Muhammad ibn Ishaq stated:

“At the time of ‘Eesa ibn Maryam, there was a king named Dawud ibn Nooraa. When he heard of ‘Eesa, he ordered that he be killed and crucified. They besieged the house of al Miqdam where he was, on a Friday night. When they entered upon them, one of the people present in the house was made to look like ‘Eesa, and he was raised from that house to the heavens while those in the house were watching. So the guardsmen entered the house, they found the person who resembled ‘Eesa and captured him, thinking he was ’Eesa. They crucified him and placed thorns on his head to humiliate him. The majority of Christians, who did not witness the crucifixion, gave in to the account of the Jews, and due to this, they have clearly strayed. Allah the Elevated stated:

{And when Allah said: "O ‘Eesa (Jesus)! I will make you sleep and raise you to Myself, and clear you [of the forged statement that ‘Eesa (Jesus) is Allah's son] of those who disbelieve, and I will make those who follow you (monotheists, who worship none but Allah) superior to those who disbelieve [in the Oneness of Allah, or disbelieve in some of His Messengers, or in His Holy Books till the Day of Resurrection]. Then you will return to Me and I will judge between you in the matters in which you used to dispute."

So in these Ayaat, Allah promised him that he would raise him and purify him from the disbelievers, and Allah was true to His promise, indeed Allah does not break His promises.

The type of death that was mentioned in this Ayah is sleep, as was affirmed by many scholars - that sleep descended upon him when he was raised, and the word death is sometimes used to mean sleep, Allah said:

{It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply.

Furthermore, what proves that he was raised to the heavens is that he will descend to Earth at the end of times and kill the Dajjaal. Ibn Katheer stated in his Tafseer:

{ And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) but must believe in him [‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), before his death.

Meaning after he descends to Earth in the end of times, before the Hour, for indeed he descends, kills the pig, breaks the cross and abolishes the Jizyah, he will not accept any religion except Islam. All religions at that time will be one religion; the religion of Islam, al Hanafiyyah – the religion of Abraham. No one from amongst the Jews or the Christians would remain except that they would believe in him, it was also said that it is only the Jews. Al Hasan stated about this Ayah:

{And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) but must believe in him [‘Eesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), before his death.

Before the death of ‘Eesa, for by Allah he is alive right now, with Allah.

Ibn Jareer, may Allah have mery upon him, was even clearer than this when explaining these Ayaat: ‘No one from amongst the People of the Book would remain after the decent of ‘Eesa except that he /she would believe in him before he – ‘Isa ‘alayhi as salaam – dies. He then brings Ahadeeth that prove this, such as the Hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said that the Messenger of Allah – صلى الله عليه وسلم – said:

“By the One whose Hands my life is in, soon the son of Maryam will descend upon you as a just judge; he will break the cross, kill the pig and demolish the Jizyah. Wealth will be so abundant to the point that no one would take it, to the point that prostrating to Allah would be more beloved to a person than anything on the face of the earth.”

It was narrated that he would descend at ‘al Manaarah al Baydaa’ east of Damascus. He would battle against the Dajjaal along with the victorious army of Islam. He will catch the Dajjaal at the Door of Lud and kill him. Majma’ ibn Haarithah, may Allah be pleased with him, said he heard the Messenger of Allah – صلى الله عليه وسلم - saying: “The son of Maryam will kill ad Dajaal by the door of Lud.”

Al-Mufti Muhammad ibn Ibraheem

[Majmoo' Fataawaa Muhammad ibn Ibraheem]

HER FAITH KEPT HER FIRM

 

HER FAITH KEPT HER FIRM 

The mother of Moses, when the river bore him away, felt the loss of her son so acutely that it overcame her heart, and were it not for the fact that Allāh established faith in her heart and her sure knowledge that the promise of Allāh was true, she would surely have openly broadcast her calamity. However her faith kept her firm at the onset of calamity, consoled her, and strengthened her.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said in his great legacy [to Ibn 'Abbās], 

"Know Allāh in times of ease, He will know you in times of hardship."

* Recorded by al-Tirmidhī [#2516] and Ahmad [1/293, 303, 307] and it is sahīh. 

Book: The Tree Of Faith

By Al-Allamah 'Abdur-Rahman al-Sa'di

Translated by Abū Rumaysah 

P. 72

Our Salaf: Ibraaheem Ibn Adham–How are you?

 

 Our Salaf: Ibraaheem Ibn Adham

–How are you?

Whenever Ibraaheem Ibn Adham (rahimahullaah) was asked: “How are you?” He replied: ”I’m upon goodness as long as I am not carrying the burdens of others.”

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[Source: Seerah As-Salaf As-Saaliheen of Al-Asbahaanee (rahimahullaah)

Chapter: A mention of the Atbaa At-Taabi’een 1/973 (Maktabah Shaamilah]

Taken from: http://salaficentre.com/2014/09/our-salaf-ibraaheem-ibn-adham-how-are-you/

PARDONING OTHERS WHO HARMED YOU

 PARDONING OTHERS WHO HARMED YOU

Al-Sha'bī (رحمه الله) said, 

"'Isā bin Maryam (عليه السلام) used to say, 'Benevolence (ihsān) is not that you show benevolence to the one who shows it to you, that is simply repaying him with goodness. But benevolence is that you are benevolent to the one who harmed you'."*

* Al-Zuhd of Imām Ahmad (p. 484)

Book: A Principle Regarding Patience and Gratitude

By Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah

Translated by Abu Iyaad Amjad Rafīq

Hikmah Publications

P. 52

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The Story of Yusuf: The Dream of the Two Young Men in the Prison – Imam as-Sa’di

The Story of Yusuf: The Dream of the Two Young Men in the Prison – Imam as-Sa’di

Benefits Derived from the Story of Yusuf

Chapter 1: The Dream of the Two Young Men



As for the dream of the two young men, where one of them said:

وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ السِّجْنَ فَتَيَانِ ۖ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا إِنِّي أَرَانِي أَعْصِرُ خَمْرًا ۖ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ إِنِّي أَرَانِي أَحْمِلُ فَوْقَ رَأْسِي خُبْزًا تَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِنْهُ

‘Verily, I saw myself (in a dream) pressing wine.’ The other said: ‘Verily, I saw myself (in a dream) carrying bread on my head and birds were eating thereof.’  [Yusuf: 36]



They were kind to Yusuf so that he would inform them of the interpretation of their dream. This is due to what they witnessed of his being good to things and to the creation.



Yusuf –alayhi sallam- interpreted the dream of the one who saw that he was pressing wine to be that he would be saved from the prison and would return to his status of serving his master, so he would press grapes for his master, resulting in wine. He interpreted the other dream to be that person being killed, then crucified and birds eating from his head. As for the first dream then it came in a literal form. As for the other dream, then it came in the form of a similitude; that he would be killed, and even though he would have been killed, he would still be crucified and would not be buried until birds had eaten from his head.



This is an amazing insight, which gives precise meanings, as it is the custom that a person who is killed is buried straight away, such that it would not be possible for beasts and birds to eat from him. However, Yusuf –alayhi sallam- understood that this person would be killed and not buried quickly so that he reached this state.



This is the humiliation of that man, and his despicable, evil worldly destiny which causes the skin to tremble. He knew that this dream was real and would definitely take place. Yusuf said to them:

قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ الَّذِي فِيهِ تَسْتَفْتِيَانِ

‘Thus is the case judged concerning which you both did inquire.’ [Yusuf: 41]



This is from his complete knowledge of interpreting dreams, which are not interpreted based on suspicion and delusion, rather they are interpreted upon knowledge and certainty.



As for the appropriateness of the interpretation of this dream, it is that birds do not come close to living things, rather they eat from the deceased if there is no one close to the dead body, and this takes place after the person has been killed and crucified.



From the perfection of Yusuf, his advice and his amazing intelligence is that he was careful in interpreting their dreams when they narrated them to him and he promised them that he would interpret the dreams at the earliest time. Yusuf said:

لَا يَأْتِيكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرْزَقَانِهِ إِلَّا نَبَّأْتُكُمَا بِتَأْوِيلِهِ قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمَا

No food will come to you (in wakefulness or in a dream) as your provision, but I will inform (in wakefulness) its interpretation before it (the food) comes. [Yusuf: 37]



He promised them the interpretations before the first meal was to be brought for them from outside the prison so that they would be calm and eager to hear the interpretations. Yusuf did this so he would be able to give them Da’wah before he gave them the interpretations so that they would be more receptive to accepting the Da’wah to Allaah because calling them to Allaah was more important than interpreting their dreams.



He called them to Allaah using two means:



Firstly: through his own self, in how he was and in his beautiful description that made him reach this noble station.



Yusuf –alayhim as-Salaam- said:

ذَٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي رَبِّي ۚ إِنِّي تَرَكْتُ مِلَّةَ قَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ كَافِرُونَ

وَاتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ آبَائِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَا أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِاللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

This is of that which my Lord has taught me. Verily, I have abandoned the religion of a people that do not believe in Allaah and are disbelievers in the Hereafter (i.e. the Kan’âniun of Egypt who were polytheists and used to worship the sun and other false deities).



‘And I have followed the religion of my fathers, – Ibraheem, Ishaaq and Ya’qoob, and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever to Allaah. This is from the Grace of Allaah to us and to mankind, but most men are not thankful.[Yusuf: 37-38]



The second matter: He called them through natural, real evidences.



He said :

يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ

مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلَّا أَسْمَاءً سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُم مَّا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ ۚ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۚ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

‘O two companions of the prison! Are many different lords (gods) better or Allaah, the One, the Irresistible? ‘You do not worship besides Him but only names which you have named (forged), you and your fathers, for which Allaah has sent down no authority. The command (or the judgement) is for none but Allaah. He has commanded that you worship none but Him, that is the (true) straight religion, but most men do not know.  [Yusuf: 39-40]



Indeed The One who is singled out with perfection from all angles, and with complete control over all the world, the upper and the lower, The One Who is deserving of complete worship, Who created the creation for His worship and He ordered them to do it, He has the command over His slaves in this world and the Hereafter. He is the One Whom it is necessary to worship Alone, other than Whom there are things that are worshipped which are deficient and of different types – those things which many people claim divinity for, but they do not have anything of the real meaning of divinity nor are they deserving of worship, rather they are titles which they have defined and names without any meanings.



So, Yusuf saw that calling them to Allaah was foremost rather than the interpretation of their dreams and it was more beneficial for them and other than them.



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Benefits Derived from the Story of Yusuf

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Iblis never gave up to seduce every Prophet

Iblis never gave up to seduce every Prophet 

Sa'id ibn Al-Musayab said: "Iblis never gave up to seduce every Prophet that Allah has sent; by using women"


Ibn Abi al-Dunya in Maka'd al-Shaytaan, 62/42.

Posted from the Book – The Devil’s Deceptions (Talbis Iblis): By Imam Abu’l Faraj Ibn Al Jawzi, Dar as-sunnah Publishers. Page 74

Patience, Prayer, Firmness and Listening to Upright Scholars Required When Oppressors Become Extremely Oppressive: [Lessons to Learn From The Behaviour of Ancient Criminals Prior to Their Wretched End]

Patience, Prayer, Firmness and Listening to 

Upright Scholars Required When Oppressors 

Become Extremely Oppressive: [Lessons to 

Learn From The Behaviour of Ancient 

Criminals Prior to Their Wretched End]

In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

[يَـٰقَوۡمِ إِن كُنتُمۡ ءَامَنتُم بِٱللَّهِ فَعَلَيۡهِ تَوَكَّلُوٓاْ إِن كُنتُم مُّسۡلِمِينَ – And Musa (Moses) said: “O my people! If you have believed in Allah, then put your trust in Him if you are Muslims (those who submit to Allah’s Will). [10:84]; Meaning: Place your trust in Allaah, return to Allaah by asking for steadfastness, aid, assistance, victory etc. Then Allaah [The Most High] says that Moosaa’s [alayhis-salaam] people replied, saying: [فَقَالُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَوَكَّلۡنَا رَبَّنَا لَا تَجۡعَلۡنَا فِتۡنَةً۬ لِّلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ – They said: In Allah we put our trust. Our Lord! Make us not a trial for the folk who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers (10:85)]; Meaning: Do not allow them to overpower us and thus we are put to trial in the affairs of our religion, or that they are given victory and thus we are put to trial and they say, “Had they (i.e. the believers) being upon the truth, they would not have been defeated. [وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحۡمَتِكَ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِين – And save us by Your Mercy from the disbelieving folk. (10:86)]; Meaning: Save us from their evil, so that we can practice our religion in the correct manner it should be practised- by establishing its laws and being able to manifest it without being opposed or prevented.

Then Allaah [The Most High] says that He commanded Moosaa and Haaroon [alayhimas-salaam], saying: [ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَأَخِيهِ أَن تَبَوَّءَا لِقَوۡمِكُمَا بِمِصۡرَ بُيُوتً۬ا وَٱجۡعَلُواْ بُيُوتَڪُمۡ قِبۡلَةً۬ وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ‌ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ – And We inspired Musa (Moses) and his brother (saying): “Take dwellings for your people in Egypt, and make your dwellings as places for your worship, and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give glad tidings to the believers].

So when the trial became severe and they faced increased persecution at the hands of Fir’awn and his chiefs, Allaah [The Most High] commanded Moosaa and Haaroon (alayhimas-salaam] to command the believers to take dwellings in which they can perform the prayer when they are unable to perform it their places of worship; for indeed the prayer is an aid in all affairs. And besides this, they were given glad tidings that they will be given victory and that a time is coming in which they will be able to manifest their religion; for ease will come after a period of hardship.

[Source: An Excerpt from ‘Tayseer Al-Kareem Ar-Rahmaan Fee Tafseer Kalaam Al-Mannaan’ by Imaam As-Sadi (rahimahullaah)]

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Iblis said to Nooh : ‘There are five things that cause people to become destroyed’

Iblis said to Nooh : ‘There are

five things that cause people to

become destroyed’

‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar (radhi Allaahu anhuma) said:

While on the Ark, [Prophet] Nooh (‘alayhis-salam) noticed an old man whom he did not recognise. Nooh inquired: ‘What brought you here?’ He replied: ‘I came to strike the hearts of your followers, so their hearts become with me, while their bodies with you.’ Nooh responded: ‘Leave O enemy of Allah.’

Iblis said: ‘There are five things that cause people to become destroyed (deviated). I will inform you of three and not of the other two’. It was revealed to Nooh that he needed not know the three, but that he should enquire about the two.”

Iblis said: ‘The two that are certain to work are: envy: I was cursed because of my envy, and became a stoned devil. And the second is eagerness (to have more) : The entire paradise was made permissible to Adam (‘alayhis-salam) . I got what I wanted from him because of his eagerness.’

Ibn Abee al-Dunya in Maka’d al-Shaytaan , 65/ 44.

Posted from the Book – The Devil’s Deceptions (Talbis Iblis): By Imam Abu’l Faraj Ibn Al Jawzi, Dar as-sunnah Publishers. Page 74

Prophet Musa:"Who can be worse than her?"

 

• A woman came to Prophet Musa and said, "I committed a grave sin. Please pray to Allah that He forgives me."
• Prophet Musa:"What did you do?"
• Woman:"I committed fornication and later gave birth to a boy whom I killed."
• Prophet Musa:"Go away from here, you wicked woman, lest a fire from Heaven destroys us all because of your sin!"
• The woman left broken-hearted. Then Angel Jibril descended and asked, "O Musa, why have you turned away a repentant woman? Have you not found anyone worse than her?"
• Prophet Musa:"Who can be worse than her?"
• Angel Jibril:"The one who abandons salah intentionally and persistently."
• [Al-Kaba'ir, Adh-Dhahabi, Book of Missing Salah]

Last sahabee to die!

Last sahabee to die!

Imam Adh-Dhahabi said:

عيسى بن مريم نبي وصحابي فإنه رأى النبي محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وسلّم عليه فهو

 آخر الصحابة موتا

“Jesus (Esa) the son of Mary, is a Prophet and a companion for he saw Prophet Muhammad (during

the heaven trip) and he greeted him, so he is the last sahabi that will die”.


[Tajrid Asma As-Sahaba, 1/432].

Prophet Yusuf and His Love for Allaah

بسم الله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

قال شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية رحمه الله: فَإِنَّ قُوَّةَ " يُوسُفَ " وَمَحَبَّتَهُ لِلَّهِ وَإِخْلَاصَهُ وَخَشْيَتَهُ كَانَتْ أَقْوَى مِنْ جَمَالِ امْرَأَةِ الْعَزِيزِ وَحُسْنِهَا وَحُبِّهِ لَهَا

Shaikh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah رحمه الله said: “Verily the strength of (Prophet) Yusuf عليه السلام and his love for Allaah, and his sincerity towards Allaah, and his fear of Allaah were stronger than the beauty of the wife of the Azeez and her charms and his love for her.” [Majmoo` al-Fataawaa (10/602)]

One of the differences between a Messenger and a Prophet

One of the differences between

a Messenger and a Prophet:

[Sharh Riyaadh al-Saaliheen (pg. 28)]


Shaikh al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said: “The scholars have said that “al-Rasool” (Messenger) can be from the humans and from the Angels, as Allaah عز وجل said about Jibreel عليه السلام:


{إنه لقول رسول كريم * ذي قوة عند ذي العرش مكين}


{Verily, this is the Word (this Qur’aan is brought by) a most honorable Messenger (Jibreel from Allaah to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) * Owner of power (and high rank) with (Allaah), the Lord of the Throne} [Surah al-Takweer (81): 19-20]


And as for “al-Nabiy” (Prophet), there was none except from among the humans (only).”

Where Do We Stand?

Where Do We Stand?

See you not how Allâh sets forth a parable?

A goodly word as a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed,

and its branches (reach) to the sky (i.e. very high).

(Ibrahim 14:24)

Oh you of little resolve! Where do you stand upon this path? Aadam found it difficult and Nuh lamented because of it, while Allaah’s Khaleel Ibraaheem was thrown into a pit of fire due to it. Isma’eel was laid upon his side ready to be sacrificed for its sake, and while upon it Yusuf was sold for a cheap price and then falsely cast into prison for many years. Zakariyah was sawed in half, and Yahya was slaughtered due to it. Ayyub suffered great distress, while Dawood cried copiously, and ‘Isaa cured the wretched poor of their diseases and walked with wild beasts due to it. And how many, how many forms of difficulty and hardship did the Messenger Muhammad face while proceeding upon it – yet you live through amusements and distractions!

Imaam Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah (raheemallaah) al Fawaaid pg. 41

The First Person to Travel to Seek Knowledge

The First Person to Travel to Seek Knowledge

Reference: Ar Rihlah fee Talab al Hadeeth P. 106
Author: Al Khateeb al Baghdaadee
Translator: Abu Abdul-Waahid, Nadir Ahmad



Musa believed or said that there was nobody more knowledgeable than him, so he was then ordered to travel to al Khadir [1]. Some of the people of knowledge stated that the fatigue that Musa - peace be upon him - went through by traveling, and the patience he had for the humility and subjection that he demonstrated to al Khadir after his wearisome journey, keeping in mind Musa's status with Allaah, his dignity and the nobility of his prophet-hood, that this is evidence of the lofty status of knowledge as well as the lofty status of the people of knowledge. It is also evidence of the humility that one should have towards the person knowledge is sought and taken from.

If there were anyone who would be too great to humble himself due to his lofty status, it would have been Musa [at that time]. So when he exhibited his eagerness and seriousness for benefit, and left his land while acknowledging the need to learn some knowledge that is unknown to him, it demonstrates that there is nothing in creation that is higher than this state, nothing is greater than it.

And more than one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah - may Allah bless him and grant him peace - traveled to distant lands to hear just one Hadeeth, as well as a number of Taabi'een after them. We will mention the stories that reached us with the aid of and will of Allaah ...


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[1] There is more than one way to pronounce the name (Greens), in the books of Hadeeth, some of the narrators bare this name and its pronounced 'Khidir'. However, with the companion of Musa - the one mentioned in this article - the correct pronunciation is al Khadir, with a fat-ha on the 'Kha' and a Kasra on the 'Daad'.

Taken from: http://www.subulassalaam.com/articles/article.cfm?article_id=145

أول من رحل لطلب العلم

المرجع: الرحلة في طلب الحديث ص : 106المؤلف :الخطيب البغدادي

وقد كان موسى قد حدث نفسه بأنه ليس أحد أعلم منه أو تكلم به من ثم أمر أن يأتي الخضر قال بعض أهل العلم إن فيما عاناه موسى من الدأب والسفر وصبر عليه من التواضع والخضوع للخضر بعد معاناة قصده مع محل موسى من الله وموضعه من كرامته ، وشرف نبوته دلالة على ارتفاع قدر العلم ، وعلو منزلة أهله ، وحسن التواضع لمن يلتمس منه ويؤخذ عنه ، ولو ارتفع عن التواضع لمخلوق أحد بارتفاع درجة ، وسمو منزلة لسبق إلى ذلك موسى ، فلما أظهر الجد والاجتهاد ، والانزعاج عن الوطن والحرص عن الاستفادة مع الاعتراف بالحاجة إلى أن يصل من العلم إلى ما هو غائب عنه دل على أنه ليس في الخلق من يعلو على هذه الحال ، ولا يكبر عنها وقد رحل غير واحد من أصحاب رسول الله في الحديث إلى البلاد البعيدة ، وعدة من التابعين بعدهم نحن نورد أخبارهم التي أدت إلينا ذلك عنهم بمشيئة الله ومعونته