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Hadith Qudsi and The Rank of The Crown of The Saints
Hadith Qudsī is such a Hadith in which the meaning is from Allah Almighty and the wording is from the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. In other words, in normal Aḥādīth the statement is the beloved Prophet’s, and the noble Companions رَضِیَ اللہُ عَنْہُمَا are the narrators. However, in Hadith Qudsī the statement is from Allah Almighty, and the narrator is the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
Let us listen to a Hadith Qudsī of Ṣahīh al-Bukhārī:
Sayyidunā Abū Hurayrah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ relates that the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said:
Allah Almighty says, “I declare war against the one who bears enmity towards any friend of mine. My servant does not gain proximity to me through anything more beloved to me than that which I have obligated upon him. My servant keeps drawing closer to me through voluntary deeds until I love him. So, when I love him, I become his ears through which he listens, his eyes through which he sees, his hands through which he holds, and his feet through which he walks. If he asks Me, I will indeed grant him, and if he seeks refuge with Me, I will certainly protect him.”[1]
Mufti Aḥmad Yār Khan NaꜤīmī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states in explanation of this Hadith:
(When a person gains great proximity in the court of Allah Almighty, he becomes beloved to Him.) So, this person becomes فَنَافِی اللہ. As a result of this, special powers granted by Allah Almighty act upon his limbs, and he is able to perform such acts which are beyond the intellect.[2]
BOOK TOPIC
- Hadith Qudsī and the Rank of the Crown of the Saints
- Excellence of sending salāt upon the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
- Brief introduction to Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- Distributor of Sainthood
- Salvation from Highway Robbers
- Seeking help from other than Allah Almighty
- Glory of the Saints
- A declaration of war from Allah Almighty
- Method of exhibiting love For Allah Almighty
- The profuse worship of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- Saintly Marvels
- Marvel of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī’s hearing
- Amazing sight of the saints
- Marvel of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī’s sight
- Splendour of the hands of the saints
- Two marvels of the hands of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- Distinction of the feet of the saints
- Marvels of the feet of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- Efficacy of Saintly duas
- Efficacy of the duas of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه
- True disciple
