Seven generations of hafiz in paradise.
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:
I m
thrilled by this Hadith I never knew this... I have always heard people saying
the 7generations of Hafiz will be in paradise, while this hadith is
quite contrary... I dont mean to argue but would like to be clearifed on this
contradiction.
Khuda
hafiz
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Answer:
Seven generations of
hafiz in paradise
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.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 6.545 Narrated by Uthman
The Prophet (saws) said, "The best among
you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2137 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "If
anyone recites a letter from Allah's Book he will be credited with a good deed,
and a good deed gets a tenfold reward. I do not say that 'Alif-Lam-Mim' are one
letter, but 'Alif' is a letter, 'Lam' is a letter. and 'Mim' is a letter."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 6.459 Narrated by Aisha
The Prophet (saws) said, "Such a person
as recites the Qur'an and masters it by heart, will be with the noble righteous
scribes (in
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 1448 Narrated by Mu'adh al-Juhani
The Prophet (saws) said: ‘If anyone recites
the Qur'an and acts according to its contents, on the Day of Judgment his
parents will be given to wear a crown whose light is better than the light of
the sun in the dwellings of this world if it were among you. So what do you
think of him who acts according to this?’
Your Statement: ….I
have always heard people saying the 7generations of Hafiz will be in paradise….
As virtuous and meritorious the striving of securing the
whole of the Glorious Quran to one’s memory or ‘hifz’ may be in the Sight of
Allah Subhanah, respected sister in Islam, in light of the absolutely clear
guidance of the Quran and the Sunnah, we assure you that there is absolutely no
one for whom and no deed in which even one generation (leave alone seven
generations!) of that person will be rewarded with Paradise!!!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah
Anaam verse 164:
164 …..Every soul draws the
meed of its acts on none but itself: no bearer of burdens can bear the burden
of another. Your goal in the end
is toward Allah: He will tell you the truth of the things wherein ye disputed.
If one has done the necessary striving to secure the whole
of the Glorious Quran to one’s memory, and that person acts on the guidance of
the Quran and the Sunnah; that person alone will have his due rewards in the
Presence of his Lord Most High……his children and his descendants will have the
rewards of their own deeds, and will have absolutely no share in the rewards of
the deeds done by their father or ancestor!
Every soul draws the ‘meed’ of its acts on none but itself!!!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verses 123-124:
123 Then guard yourselves against a Day when one soul shall not
avail another, nor shall compensation be accepted from
it, nor shall intercession profit it, nor shall anyone be helped (by another)!
124 And remember that Ibraheem (a.s.) was tried by his Lord with certain
Commands which he fulfilled; He (Allah Subhanah) said: "I will make thee
(O Ibraheem (a.s.)) an ‘Imam’ to the nations." He (Prophet Ibraheem (a.s.)) pleaded: "And also (Imams) from my
offspring!" He (Allah Subhanah)
Answered: "But My Promise is not within the reach of the evil-doers (from amongst
your descendants)."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 6.294 Narrated by Abu Huraira
Allah's Messenger (saws) got up when the
Verse of the Quran: "And warn your tribe of near kindred..." (26.214) was revealed and said, "O
people of Quraish! Save yourselves! I cannot save you from Allah (if you
disobey Him)! O Bani Abu Manaf! I cannot save you from Allah (if you disobey
Him)! O Abbas (r.a., the paternal uncle of the Prophet (saws)), the son of
'Abdul Muttalib! I cannot save you from Allah (if you disobey Him)! O Safiyah
(r.a.,the paternal aunt of Allah's Messenger (saws))! I cannot save you from
Allah (if you disobey Him)! O Fatimah (r.a.), the daughter of Muhammad (saws)!
Ask what you wish from my property, but I cannot save you from Allah (if you
disobey Him)."
Respected sister in Islam, no one, and we reiterate,
absolutely no one shall attain the ultimate reward of Paradise just because
they happen to be the child or the descendant of a noble and righteous slave of
Allah, not even if that noble and righteous slave happens to be one amongst the
mightiest Prophets of the Lord Most Majestic Most Supreme!!!
In light of the absolutely clear guidance of the Quran and
the Sunnah, we assure you sister, that there is absolutely nothing in the Quran
and the Sunnah which even remotely implies that ‘one generation’ (leave alone
seven generations!!!) of one who secures the Glorious Quran to one’s memory
will be rewarded with Paradise!
If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and
commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any
other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be
assured of being led astray.
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