Ash Shifa 2

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Ash Shifaa

Volume Two
Qaadhi Iyaadh Andalusi


English Translation Edited By:
Mufti Afzal Hoosen Elias
(May Allaah protect him)
Khalifa of Haji Abdul Mannan Abdur Razack

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Contents
Volume Two ........................................................................ 12
The Muslim Ummah and the Rights of Rasulullaah  ......... 12
It is Obligatory to Believe in Rasulullaah  and it is
Compulsory to Obey him and Follow his Sunnah .............. 12
The Command of Jihaad with those who Refuse the Oneness
of Allaah j and the Risaalat .................................................. 14
The Purport of Imaan According to the Author  .............. 14
Who is a Hypocrite?............................................................. 16
Section 1............................................................................... 19
The Compulsion of Obedience to Rasulullaah  .................. 19
The Essence of the Above-mentioned Verses ..................... 21
The Explanation of the Mufassireen and Imams Regarding
This ...................................................................................... 22
Call to the Disbelievers on the Day of Resurrection............ 23
Section 2............................................................................... 25
Following Rasulullaah  ...................................................... 25
The Meaning of the Example of Rasulullaah  .................... 26
Rasulullaah  said, “If you Love Allaah, then Follow Me.”27
That which is not Beloved in the Qur’aan, the Qur’aan is
Displeased with .................................................................... 30
Types of Knowledge ............................................................ 30
Section 3............................................................................... 33
The Statements of the Pious Predecessors and Imams
regarding following the Sunnah of Rasulullaah  and the
Seerah ................................................................................... 33
Section 4............................................................................... 39
Opposing or Changing the Sunnah of Rasulullaah  is
Deviation and Innovation ..................................................... 39
Chapter Two......................................................................... 42
The Necessity of Loving Rasulullaah  ............................... 42
Section 1............................................................................... 44
Love for Rasulullaah  and its Virtue .................................. 44
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Love for the Household is from the Love for
Rasulullaah  ........................................................................ 44
Section 2............................................................................... 47
Love for Rasulullaah  and the Statements of the Pious ..... 47
Even the Threat of Death could Make the Person say
Nothing but Love for Rasulullaah  ..................................... 50
Section 3............................................................................... 51
The Signs of Love for Rasulullaah  .................................... 51
Love for Hadhrat Hasan  and Hadhrat Husayn  .............. 54
Love for the Ummaah and Poverty ...................................... 59
Section 4............................................................................... 61
The Meaning of Love for Rasulullaah  and its Reality ..... 61
The Reality of Love ............................................................. 62
Section 5............................................................................... 66
It is Compulsory to Practice on the Advice of Rasulullaah 66
Well-Wishing for the Qur’aan ............................................. 67
Well-Wishing for Rasulullaah  ........................................... 68
Adopting Well-Wishing for the Leaders of the Muslims and
the Muslims .......................................................................... 70
Chapter 3 .............................................................................. 71
The Compulsion of Honour for Rasulullaah , Veneration of
Him and Service for Him ..................................................... 71
The Reason Behind the Revelation of this Verse ................ 75
Immediate Glad Tidings for those who Adopt Taqwa........ 76
The Sahabah  Teach the Reverts Etiquette for
Rasulullaah  ........................................................................ 77
Section 1............................................................................... 79
The Special Adoption of Honour and Veneration by the
Sahabah  for Rasulullaah  ................................................ 79
Section 2............................................................................... 83
Honour for Rasulullaah  after his Demise, Honour for the
Household, and Honour for the Sahabah  ......................... 83
Section 3............................................................................... 89
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Narration of Ahadith and the Caution of the Pious
Predecessors and Respect for Hadith ................................... 89
The Importance of Narrating Ahadith according to Imam
Maalik  ............................................................................... 91
Section 4............................................................................... 93
Honouring the Household and the Progeny of Rasulullaah 
is Honouring Rasulullaah  .................................................. 93
Section 5............................................................................. 101
Honouring and Following the Sahabah  is Honour and
Well-Wishing for Rasulullaah  ......................................... 101
Section 6............................................................................. 108
Honour for the Blessed items Associated with Rasulullaah 108
Chapter 4 ............................................................................ 113
The Command to Send Salaah and Salaam, its Obligatory
Status, its Obligation and Virtue ........................................ 113
Section 1............................................................................. 115
The Command to Send Durud upon Rasulullaah  ........... 115
Section 2............................................................................. 119
In which Place is it Preferable to Recite Durud and
Salaam? .............................................................................. 119
Section 3............................................................................. 126
The Way in which Durud and Salaam Should be
Presented ............................................................................ 126
Section 4............................................................................. 131
The Virtue of Sending Durud upon Rasulullaah  ............ 131
Section 5............................................................................. 135
Admonishment for not Reciting Durud upon
Rasulullaah  ...................................................................... 135
Section 6............................................................................. 137
The one who Recites Durud and Rasulullaah  ................. 137
Section 7............................................................................. 139
Difference of Opinion Regarding Sending Durud upon non-
Ambiyaa’............................................................................ 139
Section 8............................................................................. 147
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Virtue of Visiting the Raudah of Rasulullaah  and
Presenting oneself There .................................................... 147
Section 9............................................................................. 157
The Etiquette of Entering Masjid an Nabawi  .................. 157
Chapter 3 ............................................................................ 167
Those Matters that are Compulsory for Rasulullaah ....... 167
Summary ............................................................................ 170
Religious Matters and the Innocence of the Ambiyaa’  .. 170
Section 1............................................................................. 172
The Promise of the Heart by Rasulullaah  ....................... 172
The Statement of Hadhrat Ibraaheem  .............................. 172
No Doubt Should be Allowed to Come About Regarding
Rasulullaah  ...................................................................... 175
The Ambiyaa’  can Never have any Doubt about
Tauheed .............................................................................. 181
That Which is Against the Grandeur of the Scholars can
never apply to the Ambiyaa’  ........................................... 182
Even before Revelation, Rasulullaah  was Shown things
Beyond the Human Mind ................................................... 183
We Do Not Know of any Doubt of Rasulullaah  from an
Authentic Hadith ................................................................ 185
Upon the Counsel given by Waraqah bin Naufal, Hadhrat
Khadijah  Tests the Arrival of Hadhrat Jibreel  ............. 186
The Polytheists Gather to call Rasulullaah  using a Specific
Title .................................................................................... 187
‘Ghayn’ refers to Something that Completely covers the
Heart ................................................................................... 192
The Divine Command to adopt Patience given to Rasulullaah
 when the Nation belied Him ........................................... 197
The Ambiyaa’  are Innocent from Error/Sin .................... 197
Section 2............................................................................. 206
The Innocence of the Ambiyaa’  Before Nubuwwah ....... 206
The Miracle of Splitting the Chest ..................................... 209
Section 3............................................................................. 223
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The Innocence of the Ambiyaa’  and the Matters of the
World ................................................................................. 223
Section 4............................................................................. 228
The Innocence of Rasulullaah , Protection from Shaytaan
and the Consensus of the Ummah ...................................... 228
Section 5............................................................................. 237
The Authenticity and Truthfulness of the Statements of
Rasulullaah  ...................................................................... 237
Rasulullaah  never Spoke Something Contrary to Reality,
Wilfully or by Mistake ....................................................... 237
Section 6............................................................................. 241
A silencing Reply to the Objectors .................................... 241
This Narration can be Criticized in Two Ways ................. 243
Section 7............................................................................. 260
The Innocence of the Nabi in terms of Worldly Matters .. 260
Rasulullaah  Never Spoke Something Contrary to
Reality ................................................................................ 261
Section 8............................................................................. 264
The Reality and Status of Error (Sahwa) ........................... 264
The Three Statements of Hadhrat Ibrahim  ..................... 267
A few Ahadith Regarding Intercession .............................. 269
The Statement of Hadhrat Musa  ..................................... 270
Section 9............................................................................. 274
The Innocence of the Ambiyaa’  in terms of Limbs ........ 274
Section 10........................................................................... 280
The Innocence of the Ambiyaa’  before being
Deputed .............................................................................. 280
Section 11........................................................................... 284
The Ruling Regarding Error and Forgetfulness ................. 284
Section 12........................................................................... 287
Explanation of the Above Hadith Regarding Error .......... 287
Section 13........................................................................... 294
It is not Correct to Attribute any Minor sin to the
Ambiyaa’  ......................................................................... 294
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The Story of Hadhrat Adam  ........................................... 307
The Story of Hadhrat Yunus  ........................................... 311
The Story of Hadhrat Dawud  .......................................... 313
The Story of Hadhrat Yusuf  ........................................... 315
The Story of Hadhrat Musa  ............................................ 318
The Story of Hadhrat Sulaymaan  ................................... 320
The Story of Hadhrat Nuh  .............................................. 322
The Nabi and the Ant ......................................................... 323
Section 14........................................................................... 325
The Meaning of the Verse, ‘ and the Reality
ىوََغ َف هَّبرَ م دَآ ىصَ عَوَ’
of Attesting to the Slip of the Ambiyaa ’ in the Qur’aan and
Hadith ................................................................................. 325
Section 15........................................................................... 332
The Rights Dealing with the Innocence of the Ambiyaa ’
and its Importance .............................................................. 332
Section 16........................................................................... 335
The Views Narrated Regarding the Innocence of the
Angels ................................................................................ 335
Chapter 2 ............................................................................ 342
The Specialty of the Ambiyaa ’ in Worldly Matters and the
Explanation of such Human Aspects that are linked to Them342
Section 1............................................................................. 346
Reply to the Criticism levelled against Rasulullaah , with
Reference from the Hadith of Sihr .................................... 346
Section 2............................................................................. 350
The Condition of the Worldly Matters of Rasulullaah  .... 350
Section 3............................................................................. 353
Being Human and related Laws ......................................... 353
Section 4............................................................................. 355
The Statements of Rasulullaah  Dealing with the
World ................................................................................. 355
A Doubt .............................................................................. 356
Section 5............................................................................. 363
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Hadith e Qirtaas ................................................................. 363
Section 6............................................................................. 368
The Statement of Rasulullaah  while Angry .................... 368
Section 7............................................................................. 374
The Worldly Actions of Rasulullaah  ............................... 374
Section 8............................................................................. 382
The Divine Wisdom in Testing the Ambiyaa ’ ................. 382
Part Four............................................................................. 392
Regarding the person who disparages or speaks evil of
Rasulullaah  ..................................................................... 392
Chapter 1 ............................................................................ 397
The one disparages the Being, Lineage, Deen, or Habit of
Rasulullaah  and Explanation of the one who swears
Rasulullaah  ...................................................................... 397
Section 1............................................................................. 405
The Proofs that Show that a Person who Swears Rasulullaah
 or Disparages Him  Should be Killed ........................... 405
Section 2............................................................................. 415
The Forgiveness of Rasulullaah  upon the Opposition
Harming Him  .................................................................. 415
Section 3............................................................................. 425
Insolence towards Rasulullaah  Unintentionally .............. 425
Section 4............................................................................. 428
Explanation of Those who Belie Rasulullaah  ................. 428
Section 5............................................................................. 431
The Ruling about the one who Speaks in a Confusing Way
about Rasulullaah  ............................................................ 431
Section 6............................................................................. 436
The Ruling of Making a Similitude of Someone with
Rasulullaah  ...................................................................... 436
Section 7............................................................................. 443
Narrating Words of Kufr .................................................... 443
Section 8............................................................................. 448
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The Matters of Rasulullaah  about which there is Difference
of Opinion .......................................................................... 448
Section 9............................................................................. 454
Be cautious when Mentioning the Seerat of
Rasulullaah  ...................................................................... 454
Chapter 2 ............................................................................ 457
Section 1............................................................................. 457
The Punishment for the ones who speak ill of, swears,
disparages, and harms Rasulullaah  ................................. 457
Section 2............................................................................. 463
Repentance for a Murtad .................................................... 463
Section 3............................................................................. 467
The Ruling of Shahaadat or non-Shahaadat....................... 467
Section 4............................................................................. 470
The Punishment for the Insolence of the Dhimmi ............. 470
Section 5............................................................................. 477
The Inheritance, Ghusl, and Janaazah Salaah of the person
who is killed for swearing Rasulullaah  .......................... 477
Chapter 3 ............................................................................ 481
Explanation regarding the person who speaks ill of Allaah j,
the Angels, the Ambiyaa’ (), or the Family, Spouses, or
Sahabah  of Rasulullaah  ............................................... 481
Section 1............................................................................. 484
Attributing such things to Allaah j that is against His
Grandeur ............................................................................ 484
Section 2............................................................................. 488
Research of the View of those who view and Classify others
as Disbelievers ................................................................... 488
Section 3............................................................................. 496
Explanation of the Blasphemous Articles .......................... 496
Refutation of Sects like the Rawaafidh .............................. 496
Takfeer of Opposing Consensus ........................................ 506
In Summary, disbelief can Based on One of Three
Things: ............................................................................... 507
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