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Dear brother asaq

Need to know if these hadiths are true

1. Did adam ale salaam read the prophet mohammeds name on arsh then he was forgiven

2. Did ever prophet raise the sun from the east even when it was set as hadrath ali salaa for asr was kaza

3. Can prophet mohd be termed as insaan a human being.

Jazakallah 

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Answer:

The names that Adam read

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 none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

ALLAH REVEALS IN SURAH AARAF WHAT DUA ALLAH TAUGHT HIM, AND ALLAH FORGAVE HIM. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE THAT ADAM TOOK PROPHET (SAWS) NAME FOR FORGIVENESS.

THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE PROPHET (SAWS) RAISED THE SUN AGAIN AFTER IT WAS SET.

Q-1: did adam ale salaam read the prophet mohammeds name on arsh then he was forgiven

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah Verses 36-37:

36 Then did the Shaytaan make them (Adam and Hawwa) slip and get them out of the state (of felicity) in which they had been. We said: "Get ye down all with enmity between yourselves. On earth will be your dwelling place and your means of livelihood for a time."

37 Then learnt Adam from his Lord words of inspiration and his Lord turned toward him (in forgiveness); for He is Oft-Returning Most Merciful.

Allah Subhanah Himself Relates in His Glorious Quran that when the Shaytaan inspired and instigated Adam (a.s.) and Hawwa to eat of the forbidden tree, Hadrat Adam (a.s.) immediately realized his error and turned in repentance unto His Lord, and their Lord Most Gracious accepted their repentance and forgave them: Then learnt Adam from his Lord words of inspiration and his Lord turned toward him (in forgiveness); for He is Oft-Returning Most Merciful.

The ‘words of inspiration’ which Hadrat Adam (a.s.) learnt from His Lord when seeking repentance are related in Surah Aaraaf Verse 23:

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah Aaraf Verses 22-23:

22 So by deceit he (the Shaytaan) brought about their (Adam and Hawwa’s) fall. When they tasted of the tree their shame became manifest to them and they began to sew together the leaves of the Garden over their bodies. And their Lord called unto them: "Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you that the Shaytaan was an avowed enemy unto you?"

23 They said: "O our Lord! We have wronged our own souls: if Thou forgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy mercy we shall certainly be lost."

The complete incident regarding Hadrat Adam (a.s.), Hawwa, and the mischief of the Shaytaan is described in detail by Allah Subhanah in His Glorious Quran….and Allah Himself Says that Adam learnt ‘words of inspiration’ form the Lord (which are quoted above in Verse 23 of Surah Aaraf) and the Lord accepted their repentance and forgave them.

There is absolutely no mention of Adam (a.s.) taking the name of Prophet Mohamed (saws) to be forgiven in either the Glorious Quran or the authentic and established Sunnah…..Allah Alone Knows where, why, and how this false notion started amongst the ignorant that Hadrat Adam (a.s.) and Hawwa took the name of Prophet Mohamed (saws) to be forgiven by Allah!!!

Q-2: did ever prophet raise the sun from the east even when it was set as hadrath ali salaa for asr was kaza

It is an absolute absurdity to believe that the Messenger of Allah (saws) raised the sun after it was set to allow Hadrat Ali to offer his Asr prayers on-time…..Allah is our witness, there is absolutely nothing in the Glorious Quran nor in the authentic and established Sunnah which even remotely endorses such an incident!!!!

Such fantastic fabrications are no more than the inventions and the imaginations of some misguided people who try to raise the rank of one companion above what they truly hold and deserve!!!

It is recorded in the authentic Sunnah that during the Battle of Uhud, during the heat of the battle, the Asr prayers of the Prophet (saws) himself were delayed and he (saws) offered them ‘qada’….even during these most trying of times, Allah Subhanah neither reversed the time, nor raised the sun again after it was set to allow the Prophet (saws) to offer his Asr prayers!!!

Q-3: can prophet mohd be termed as insaan a human being

Some people, in their excess, try to hold and spread such false beliefs that the Prophet (saws) was not created like the other human beings, and thus try to propagate that he (saws) was created like the Angels from ‘noor’ or light! Because they believe that if the Prophet (saws) was only a human being, then what would be the difference between him and other human beings? So, in their excess, they try to invent falsehoods and say things about the Prophet (saws) and his self which have absolutely no basis in reality! People who claim such falsehood, in their excess and their ignorance, try to belittle the noble Prophet (saws) by claiming he was created from ‘noor’! The greatness and significance of the Noble Prophet (saws) lies in the fact that he, like all the other human beings, was created from clay, possessed the nature of a human being, and was bestowed with a ‘free will’ to choose obedience or disobedience of the Lord like every human being; and the Noble Prophet (saws) chose to submit himself unconditionally to His Supreme Lord and Creator.

Had he (saws) been created from ‘noor’, he would have been an angel, who do not possess the nature of human beings, do not have to fight temptation like the humans, and do not possess a ‘free will’ to choose between obedience and disobedience! Greatness and magnificence is when one is bestowed with the weak nature of man, and this human being chooses to remain an obedient slave of his Lord and Creator!

Allah Subhanah has Himself commanded the Prophet (saws) to declare in the Glorious Quran, that he (saws) is no more than a ‘bashar’ (human being); the only difference being that he (saws) has been chosen as a Messenger of Allah, is directly inspired and guided by Allah Subhanah, and receives Revelations from the Lord of the Worlds.

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 18 Surah Kahf verse 110:

Say (O Prophet) : "I am but a ‘bashar’ (human) like yourselves (but) the inspiration has come to me: that your Allah is one Allah: whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and in the worship of his Lord admit no one as partner."

The greatness and significance of the Noble Prophet (saws) lies in the fact that he, like all the other human beings, was originally created from clay (Adam) and then from a ‘despised fluid’ (the progeny of Adam), possessed the nature of a human being, and was bestowed with a ‘free will’ to choose between obedience and disobedience like every human being; and the Noble Prophet (saws) chose to submit himself unconditionally to His Supreme Lord and Creator.

We assure you that there is absolutely nothing in the Quran or Sunnah which even remotely implies that the Messenger of Allah (saws) was created from ‘Noor’; on the contrary the Glorious Quran clearly declares that the Prophet (saws) was no more than a ‘bashar’ (human being) like all human beings, the difference being that he (saws) received Revelations from Allah Subhanah.

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