Where the prophet (pbuh) bled and made Wuthoo
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum
wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon
all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
My
friend tells me of two hadeeth:
1. Where the prophet (pbuh) bled and made Wuthoo
And
2. Where the prophet (pbuh) bled and did`nt make Wuthoo....
He
insists that there were two different context, Could you guys if possible
elaborate upon this...
Secondly....
My friend insists on sayin the prophet (pbuh) is not actually dead, but rather
in a state of `sleep` which has been mistranslated as dead, and that all the
prophets are still alive-Can you please elaborate upon this matter, and tell me
the precise truth...
(There may be some grammatical and spelling
errors in the above statement. The forum does not change anything from
questions, comments and statements received from our readers for circulation in
confidentiality.)
Answer:
Bleed and wudu and
Prophet (saws) Alive
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your
Question: He insists that there were two different context, Could you guys if
possible elaborate upon this...
Said al-Hassan narrated that: "The
Muslims still prayed even while wounded." (Related by al-Bukhari.) He also reported that "Ibn 'Umar
squeezed a pimple until it bled, but he did not renew his ablution. Ibn Abi 'Uqiyy spat blood and continued his
prayer. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab prayed while blood was flowing from him. 'Ibbad
ibn Bishr was hit with an arrow while praying, but continued his prayers."
(Related by Abu Dawud, Ibn Khuzaimah, and al-Bukhari.)
Al-Muwatta Hadith 2.52
Yahya related from Malik from Abd ar Rahman
ibn al-Mujabbar that he saw Salim ibn Abdullah (r.a.) with blood running from
his nose so that his fingers were all coloured red. Then he rubbed it and
prayed without doing wudu.
Al-Muwatta Hadith 2.51
Yahya related that Abd ar-Rahman ibn Harmala
al-Aslami said, "I saw Said ibn
al-Musayyab (r.a.) with his nose bleeding and blood poured out of it so that
his fingers were all red from the blood coming out of his nose, and he prayed
without doing wudu."
There is enough and ample evidence amongst the authentic
and established Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) and amongst the
tradition of his noble companions that a little bleeding does not invalidate
one’s wudu or ablution.
It is thus obvious that in the tradition where it is recorded
that the Messenger of Allah (saws) once bled and did ablution, it is very
possible that the wudu of the Noble Prophet (saws) might have been broken or
invalidated by something else other than the bleeding, which prompted him
(saws) to renew his ablution. And Allah Alone Knows Best.
Your
Statement: My friend insists on sayin the prophet (pbuh) is not actually dead,
but rather in a state of `sleep` which has been mistranslated as dead, and that
all the prophets are still alive-Can you please elaborate upon this matter, and
tell me the precise truth...
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 255:
255 Allah! There is no god but He (Alone), The Ever-Living, The
Self-Subsisting Eternal.
One of the Noble and Exclusive Attributes of Allah
Subhanah is that He Alone is the Ever-Living.
It is the inherent nature of all creation, and I repeat, all creation
without exception, that they shall perish one day!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 28 Surah
Qasas verse 88:
88 And call not besides Allah on another god. There is no god but He. Everything
(that exists) will perish, except His Own Face. To Him belongs the Command and to Him will ye
(all) be brought back.
Regardless of whether one in creation is a Prophet of
Allah or anyone else, if one believes that there is someone in creation who is
ever-living, one would have dared to share an Exclusive Attribute that belongs
to Allah Subhanah with one in creation; and that would be a manifest form of
the abomination of ‘shirk’!
Allah is our witness, the Prophets of Allah were human
beings and Allah’s slave-servants who were sent with a
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 39 Surah Zumar verse 30-31:
(O Prophet) YOU SHALL
DIE, and they too shall die! Then on the Day of Resurrection, you all will present your disputes before
your Lord.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imraan verse 144:
Mohamed is no more
than a Messenger. Other Messengers have
already died before him. If then, he (saws) also dies or is slain, will you turn about on your heels? Remember, he who turns about on his heels, will do no harm at all to Allah. Of course,
Allah will duly reward those who live as His grateful servants.
It is reported from
Aisha that Allah's Messenger (saws) died while Abu Bakr was at a place called
As-Sunah (Al-'Aliya). Umar stood up and
said, "By Allah! Allah's Messenger
(saws) is not dead!" Umar (later
on) said, "By Allah! Nothing occurred to my mind except that." He said, "Verily! Allah will resurrect
him (saws) and he will cut the hands and legs of some men." Then Abu Bakr came and uncovered the face of
Allah's Messenger (saws), kissed him and said, "Let my mother and father
be sacrificed for you, (O Allah's Messenger (saws)), you are good in life and
in death. By Allah in Whose Hands my
life is, Allah will never make you
taste death twice." Then he went
out and said, "O oath-taker! Don't be hasty." When Abu Bakr spoke, Umar sat down. Abu Bakr praised and glorified Allah and
said, “No doubt! Whoever
worshipped Muhammad, then Muhammad is
dead, but whoever
worshipped Allah, then Allah is alive
and shall never die." Then he
recited Allah's Statement.:
"(O Muhammad) Verily you will die, and they also will die." (39.30)
He also recited:
“Mohamed is no more
than a Messenger. Other Messengers have
already died before him. If then, he (saws) also dies or is slain, will you turn about on your heels? Remember, he who turns about on his
heels, will do no harm at all to
Allah. Of course, Allah will duly reward those who live as His
grateful servants.” (3.144)
In
light of the above aayahs from the Quran and the authentic and established
narrations, it is proved beyond any
doubt that the Last Messenger of Allah and the Mercy and Rahmah of Allah unto
mankind, Mohamed ar Rasool Allah (saws)
tasted the element of death as Decreed for all in creation by Allah
Subhanah.
Allah Says in the Glorious Quran Chapter 3 Surah
Ale Imraan verse 185:
Every soul shall have a taste of death: and only on the Day of Judgment shall you be
paid your full recompense.
The Messenger of Allah (saws)
died a natural death and was buried in Hadrat Aisha’s house adjacent to the
Prophet’s (original) mosque in
The brother who insists that the Messenger of Allah (saws)
is not dead but only in a state of ‘sleep’ must be asked to present his
evidence from the Quran and the Sunnah for his theory or belief. If the brother is unable to present his
evidence or proof from the Quran and the Sunnah, and Allah is our witness there
is absolutely nothing in the Quran or Sunnah which even remotely substantiates
such a belief, then one should know with conviction that the theory or belief
of the brother that the Prophet (saws) is alive in his grave is absolutely
unsubstantiated, baseless and absolutely against the guidance of the Quran and
Sunnah.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister