Quote
Deobandi Fatwa:
"In the book "al Maqasid al Hasanah Fil Hadisil Atwirah Alas Sunnah".
Imam
Sakhawi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states, ذكره
الديلمي في الفردوس من حديث أبي بكر الصديق
أنه لما سمع قول المؤذن (
أشهد
أن محمدا رسول الله )
قال
هذا وقبل باطن الانملتين السبابتين ومسح
عينيه فقال (
من
فعل مثل ما فعل خليلي فقد حلت عليه
شفاعتي ) ولا
يصح
"Dailmi reports
that Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho once
said 'When I heard the Muazzin say Ash'hadu anna
Muharnrnadar-Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam, I said the
same, kissed the inner-side of my Kalima finger and placed it on my
eyes. When the Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam noticed this,
he said. My intercession becomes obligatory upon he who does the same
as my beloved.'
This
Hadith hasn't reached the classification of Sahih."
[al
Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut -
Lebenon), Page 384]"
Answer: Salam 'alaykum wr wb.
The Barelwi gives the above quotation from Maqaasid al Hasana.
As you can see the Arabic, Sakhawi's opinion is Wa La Yasihh.
The Barelwi translates it as "This Hadith hasn't reached the classification of Sahih".
This is gross misrepresentation. See what a Shafi'i called Gibril Haddad has to write about the use of La Yasihh in Hadith gradings and discussions:
"Similarly, al-Qari understands la yath but to mean la asla lahu when it means la yasihh. In a fiqhi discussion la yathbut and la yasihh mean that the hadith falls short of the rank of sahih but in a hadithic discussion of forgeries such terms mean the hadith is forged.
He follows al-Zarkashi, Ibn 'Arraq, and others in their misunderstanding of the term “inauthentic” (la yasihh) to allow that a hadith is not necessarily forged whereas in discussions of forgeries and strictly hadithic, non-fiqh literature that term is strictly synonymous with “forged,” “baseless,” and other such descriptions used by the Masters in the books specifically devoted to forgeries as demonstrated by Abu Ghudda in his introduction to the Masnoo' and elsewhere.
In the entry, “Whoever circumambulates this House seven times, prays two rakas behind the Station of Ibrahim, and drinks Zamzam water, all his sins shall be forgiven as many as they may be” al-Qari cites al-Sakhawi's ruling of la yasihh, i.e. forged, but al-Qari goes on, Al-Sakhawi’s statement that the hadith is inauthentic does not preclude its being weak or fair unless he meant to convey that it is unestablished (la yathbutu). It seems al-Minnawfi understood the latter since he says, in his Mukhtasar [of al-Sakhawi's Maqasidd], “It is a falsehood (batil) without basis (la asla lahu).”
In
reality both al-Sakhawi and al-Minnawfi are
asserting the same thing, namely, that the hadith is forged[; but
al-Qari follows
two of his idiosyncrasies:
first, he misunderstands al-Sakhawi’s
statement to mean other than “forged”;
second, he
uses the terms “unestablished”
and “without
basis”
indifferently.
In the light of the above discussion which
shows what the masters of hadith actually mean regarding the work La
Yasihh in
hadith discussions, read the following fatwa by true scholars:
Nabi
(S.A.W.) says, “The actual miser is he in whose presence my name is
taken, yet he does not recite Salaat upon me.”
This Saheeh
Hadith and many others of its nature teach us to send salutations
upon our beloved Nabi (S.A.W.) when his name is taken.
Kissing
the thumbs on hearing the name of Nabi (S.A.W.) is an outright
innovation. All
narrations in this regard are fabricated. (Fataawaa
Rahimiyyah, Vol. 2, Page 303-304, Vol. 1, Page 58)
And
Allah Ta’ala knows best
Ebrahim bin Zainul Abedeen
Backus
Attested to as correct by: Mufti
Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa, Jameah Mahmoodiyah,
Springs.
Hope there is clarity to the issue now and Sayyiduna
Abi Bakr is absolved of what he did not do. Wasalam." [End
of quote]
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"Allmah Suyuti [rahmatullah alayh] states:
الاحاديث التى رويت فى تقبيل الانامل وجعلها على العينين عند سمع اسمه صلى اللّه عليه وسلم
عن الؤذن فى كلمة الشهادة كلها موضوعات
“Those Ahadith which have been narrated regarding kissing the fingers and rubbing them on the eyes during the Athan when hearing the blessed name [sallallahu alaihi wasallam], are all maudoo [fabricated]’”
^The Fabricated
reference to Imam
Suyuti was given by A deobandi from India ,
many decades back and it has been used since.
The
Sunni scholars caught that reference from
a non existing book of Imam
Suyuti long back and deobandis were
made to run when just asked to show that book?
The
book does not exist and
this is an example of another fabrication
by Deobandis where they fabricate a
book , then fabricate a
quote from that non existing book!
Everything which is not sahih does not become mawdu by default.
This
is what Imam Sakhawi (rh)
said on this….
Proof:
+when+hearing+the+blessed+name+of+The+Holy+Prophet+Muhammad+(s).jpg)
He
uses the word " la
sahih" which does not mean , mawdu.
Imam
of deobandi , Mawalan Nawyeli who
said that this hadith is mawdu and he
attributed to reference to Imam Suyuti.
Mawlana
Mohammed Hussein Nelwee al deobandi (Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan), student of
Hussein ali (b.1283AH- d.1326AH)(1866CE-1908CE), author of Tafseer Bulghutul Hairaan) writes in his book:
“ Khairul
kalaam fee takbeelal abhaam”
“ Hazrat
Imam Sakhawi has
called this hadith
as Fabricated”.
^Another deobandi lie to
call this hadith as mawdu.
Imam
Sakhawi did not call this hadith as
“ mawdu”.
This was a ^brain
child of deobandi scholar!
Same Deobandi
scholar continues and writes:
Quote:
“
Famous Muhaddith Hazrat Hataab (rh ) has also called this hadith as “
mawdu”.
^Another lie by deobandi
scholar!
Imam al Hattab ( rh) ( died 954
AH-1547 CE) in his work Mawahabul jaleel sharah mukhtasar khaleel fi
furu al fiqh maliki says: “ LA
SAHIH”
Mawlana
Abul Qasim rafeeq dilawari (died
1379AH-1960 CE, student of Mawalana
Hussein deobandi writes in his
book “ Umaduddeen” that to
do this action is a biddah. All the hadith on this topic are
fabricated”
Mawalan
safadr al deobandi says:
“
if these people have so much love with the name of prophet , then
they should kiss the mouth of the muezzin who is proclaiming
adhan……”
Mawlana Safadr al deobandi then
gives the same fabricated
reference and says: “
Imam Suyuti has called all the hadith
on the topic of kissing thumbs as mawdu” (
Rahe sunnat , by mawlana Safdar , page 242-243)
^This man wrote a book “ basaratul aynayn” and in that he mentioned a book of Imam Suyuti with the name: " Taysarul Maqaal".
He then fabricated a statement and attributed it to the “ non existing” book of Imam Suyuti (rh)
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Mawlana Nazeer Hussein Dehalvee ( the wahabi leader in India) uses the same non existing reference and says that"Imam Suyuti called this hadith as Mawdu
Mulla Ali Qari (rh) writes in his Maudhuate Kabir:"when the rafaa'a (ascent) is proved upto Hazrat Siddiq Akbar rd then it is sufficient for practice since the holy Prophet ( sal allahu alaihi wa sallam ) has said that this is essential for you to practice my sunnah and that of my honourable righteous caliphs as well".
Allama Tahtawi writes:"And such type of Hadiths are practiced upon in regard to " Fazail".
Imam Tahtawi al Hanafi (rah) says:
فائدة ذكر القهستاني عن كنز العباد أنه يستحب أن يقول عند سماع الأولى من الشهادتين للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى الله عليك يا رسول الله وعند سماع الثانية قرت عيني بك يا رسول الله اللهم متعني بالسمع والبصر بعد وضع إبهاميه على عينيه فإنه صلى الله عليه وسلم يكون قائدا له في الجنة
وذكر الديلمي في الفردوس من حديث أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه مرفوعا من مسح العين بباطن أنملة السبابتين بعد تقبيلهما عند قول المؤذن أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله وقال أشهد ان محمدا عبده ورسوله رضيت بالله ربا وبالإسلام دينا وبمحمد صلى الله عليه وسلم نبيا حلت له شفاعتي اه وكذا روي عن الخضر عليه السلام وبمثله يعمل في الفضائل
Translation: Imam Qahstani (rah) narrates in his book Kanz al Ibaad:
“IT IS RECOMMENDED (يستحب)” upon hearing the first testification upon Prophet (Peace be upon him) and say: Salalahu Alayka Ya Rusul Allah and upon hearing the second time say: Qurrato ‘Aini Bika Ya RasoolAllah Allahuma Matti’ni Bis Sam’i Wal Basari and then one should kiss his thumbs, the Prophet will take such a person to Jannah
It is narrated by Daylami in his Musnad al Firdaws the hadith of Abu Bakr (ra) in Marfu form that when you hear the Muadhin saying “أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله” then you should kiss your thumbs and rub them on your eyes. (The Prophet) said: Whosoever does like my Khalil (i.e. Abu Bakr) did then he will receive my Shaf’at. Similar to it has been narrated in narration of Khidr (a.s) and “(THESE HADITHS) ARE FOLLOWED IN FADHAIL” [Imam Tahtawi in Sharh Miraqih al Falah (1/110)]
Imam Ibn Abideen ash-Shami (rah) also declared this Amal as “MUSTAHAB” [Hashiya Radd ul Muhtar ala Dur ul Mukhtar, Volume No. 1, Page No. 428, Published by Dar ul Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon]
Tafsir Ruh ul Bayan states:
وفى قصص الانبياء وغيرها ان آدم عليه السلام اشتاق الى لقاء محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم حين كان فى الجنة فاوحى الله تعالى اليه هو من صلبك ويظهر فى آخر الزمان فسأل لقاء محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم حين كان فى الجنة فاوحى الله تعالى اليه فجعل الله النور المحمدى فى اصبعه المسبحة من يده اليمنى فسبح ذلك النور فلذلك سميت تلك الاصبع مسبحة كما فى الروض الفائق.
او اظهر الله تعالى جمال حبيبه فى صفاء ظفرى ابهاميه مثل المرآة فقبل آدم طفرى ابهامية ومسح على عينيه فصار اصلا لذريته فلما اخبر جبرائيل النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم بهذه القصة ال عليه السلام " من سمع اسمى فى الاذن فقبل طفرى ابهامية ومسح على عينيه لم يعم ابدا " قال الامام السخاوى فى المقاصد الحسنة ان هذا الحديث لم يصح فى المرفوع
Translation: It is narrated in books regarding stories of Prophets that when Adam (a.s) had the desire to meet Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in Jannah, at that point Allah sent a Wahi to him that he (Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him) will be appointed as Last Prophet from his pregony. When Adam (a.s) desired to see him then Allah made the Nur of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) appear in the right index finger of Adam (a.s) and this Nur praised Allah, this is why the index finger is also called the finger of testification as is mentioned in (book) Roudh al Fa’iq. Allah made the beauty of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) appear as a mirror in both the nails of his thumb, upon seeing that Adam (a.s) kissed them and rubbed them on his eyes and “THUS THIS SUNNAH WAS ESTABLISHED IN HIS DECENDANTS” and when Jibreel (a.s) informed Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) regarding this, he said: Whenever anyone of you hears my name during Adhaan then he should kiss his thumbs and put them on his eyes, doing so will never make him blind. Imam Sakhawi (rah) said in his Al-Maqasid al-Hassana that this hadith is not Sahih in the Marfuh form [Tafsir Ruh ul Bayaan (11/107)]
Imam Sakhawi says:
ذكره الديلمي في الفردوس من حديث أبي بكر الصديق أنه لما سمع قول المؤذن (أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله) قال هذا وقبل باطن الانملتين السبابتين ومسح عينيه
فقال (من فعل مثل ما فعل خليلي فقد حلت عليه شفاعتي) ولا يصح
Translation: It is narrated by Daylami in his book al-Firdaws, the hadith from Abu Bakr (ra) that when you hear the Muadhin say “أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله” then you should kiss your thumbs and rub them on your eyes. (The Prophet) said: Whosoever does like my Khalil (i.e. Abu Bakr) did then he will receive my Shaf’at. It is not Sahih.
Then he says:
وحكى الشمس محمد بن صالح المدني امامها وخطيبها في تاريخه عن المجد أحد القدماء من المصريين أنه سمعه يقول من صلى على النبي إذا سمع ذكره في الاذان وجمع أصبعيه المسبحة والابهام وقبلهما ومسح بهما عينيه لم يرمد أبدا
It is narrated from Imam Shams Muhammad bin Salah al-Madni “THE IMAM AND KHATIB” in his book of Tarikh who says that I heard Hadrat Majd Misri, “ONE OF THE GREAT SAINTS OF HIS TIME” say: “Whoever hears the blessed name of the prophet in Azan and, joining the index fingers with the thumbs, kisses them and then rub them over the eyes his eyes will never hurt”. (Al-Maqasidul Hasanah Fi al-Ahadith al-Da’irati ‘Ala al-Sunnah)
Then he says:
قال ابن صالح وسمعت ذلك أيضا من الفقيه محمد بن الزرندي عن بعض شيوخ العراق أو العجم أنه يقول عندما يمسح عينيه صلى لله عليك يا سيدي يا رسول الله يا حبيب قلبي ويا نور بصري ويا قرة عيني وقال لي كل منهما منذ فعله لم ترمد عيني
قال ابن صالح وأنا ولله الحمد والشكر منذ سمعته منهما استعملته فلم
ترمد عيني وأرجو أن عافيتهما تدوم وأني أسلم من العمى إن شاء لله
Imam Sakhwi quotes again from Tareekh of Imam Shams Muhammad Bin Salah Madani who says; “I heard like of it from “FAQIH” Muhammad bin Zarnadi (rah) and some “SHAYOOKH OF IRAQ AND AJAM” that one should kiss his eyes and say: “Sallaho alaika Ya Sayyidi Ya Rusul Allah, Ya Habibi Qalbi Sallaho Alaika Ya Sayyidi Ya RasoolAllah Ya Habiba Qalbi Ya Nura Basari wa-Ya Qurrat’ Aayni” Then his eyes will never incur pain”. Imam Ibn Salah said: By Allah I heard this and started acting upon it and up and until today I have never complained about my eyes and they would Insha Allah never cause me pain.( Imam Sakhawi in al-Maqasid ul Hassana, Volume No.1, Page No. 140]
Then he narrates from Imam Hassan (ra)
قال وروي عن الفقيه محمد بن سعيد الخولاني قال أخبرني الفقيه العالم أبو الحسن علي بن محمد بن حديد الحسيني أخبرني الفقيه الزاهد البلالي عن الحسن عليه السلام أنه قال من قال حين يسمع المؤذن يقول أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله مرحبا بحبيبي وقرة عيني محمد بن عبد الله ويقبل إبهاميه ويجعلهما على عينيه لم يعم ولم يرمد
Translation: Imam Sakhawi narrates from Faqih Muhammad bin Sa’eed Khulani who heard from the Faqih of world Abul Hassan Ali bin Muhammad bin Hadid al Hussayni who heard from the Faqih and Zahid al-Bilali that Hadrat Imam Hasan RadiAllaho Anhu states: “Who ever when hearing the Muazzin recite Ashhadu Anna Muhammadar Rasoolullah says Marhaban Bi Habibi wa Qurratu ‘Aini Muhammad-ibni Abdillah. Then kisses both the thumbs and rubs them over his eyes then never will he become blind nor will his eyes hurt”. [ibid]
Imam Sakhawi after proving all this said that these ahadith are not Sahih in Marfu form, this quote has been hypocritically used by envy doers although Imam Sakhawi has proven this act to be Mujarib (i.e. acted upon by Muhaditheen and Mashaikh)
Imam al Ajluni (rah) says in his Kashf al Khafa:
رواه الديلمي عن أبي بكر أنه لما سمع قول المؤذن أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله قاله وقبل باطن الأنملتين السبابتين ومسح عينيه فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم من فَعَلَ فِعْلَ خليلي فقد حلت له شفاعتي.
قال في المقاصد ولا يصح، وقال القاري وإذا ثبت رفعه إلى الصديق فيكفي العمل به لقوله عليه الصلاة والسلام عليكم بسنتي وسنة الخلفاء الراشدين من بعدي
Translation: It is narrated by Daylami from Abu Bakr (ra) that when you hear the Muadhin saying “أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله” then you should kiss your thumbs and (index) fingers and rub them on your eyes. (The Prophet) said: Whosoever does like my Khalil (i.e. Abu Bakr) did then my Shaf’at will become halal upon him.
Imam Sakhawi says in his Al-Maqasid: This is not Sahih (in Marfu form), whereas Mullah Ali Qari (rah) said: When the raising of this hadith is proven till Al-Sadeeq (ra) “THEN IT IS ENOUGH TO FOLLOW IT” because the Prophet (Peace be upon him) told to follow his Sunnah and “THAT OF KHULAFA AR RASHIDEEN” [Imam al-Ajluni in Kashf al Khafa under Hadith # 2296, Published by Dar ul Kutb al-iLmiyyah]
Even the deobandi authority Mufti Taqi Uthmani said:
Upon listening to the Adhan in the Masjid, you heard the words “Ashhadu Anna Muhammad al-Rasul Allah” you suddenly felt a deep sense of love for the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) and in this state of love and ecstasy you kissed your thumbs and placed them on your eyes. This action, in of itself, cannot be considered sinful or Bid’a. The reason being is that you did this out of love for the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace), and love and respect for the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) is a praiseworthy act and a sign of faith….” (Islahi Khutbat (Urdu), 1/231)
Kissing of the Thumbs Taqbil-e Ibhāmain
Taz’im-e Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم
A
true Muslim always carries out orders of Allah Almighty. The
following verse of the Qur’an commands us to pay due respect to
the Beloved Messenger of Allah صلى
الله عليه وسلم
So
you believe in Allah and His Rasūl and honour
him. Sharī’āh disseminates the concept
of Taz’im-e Rasūlullah صلى
الله عليه وسلم
It
is stated in Fath Ul-Qadīr Sharh Hidāyah and
[Fatāwah] Alamgīrī that: Those
deeds, which are intended for respect or honour, are liked.
For
centuries it is a customary to perform the Taqbīl- e -
Ibhāmain in affection on hearing the name of Sayyiduna
Rasūlullah صلى
الله عليه وسلم
The Munafiqin of
the recent era, dislike Taz’im-e Rasulullah صلى
الله عليه وسلم
The
exasperated Munafiqin of the recent era, state that
this mustahab deed [of Taqbīl-e Ibhāmain] is
a bid’ah [innovation] and preclude thus system of showing
affection towards Rasūlullah şallAllāhu álayhi wa
sallam. The sole objective behind branding this deed as bid’ah is
to prevent us from paying due respect on hearing the name of
our Beloved Prophet صلى
الله عليه وسلم
Taqbīl-e
Ibhāmain is mustahab, lawful and commendable.
Sayyidunā
Abū Bakr as-Siddīq used to practice Taqbīl-e
Ibhāmain
Imām
al-Daylamī has written is his book, Musnad
al-Firdaus that Amīr Ul-Mu’minīn Sayyidunā Abū Bakr
as-Siddīq recited the following dū’ā on hearing:
I bear witness that Muhammad is the Prophet of Allāh, in the ad’hān: I bear witness that Muhammad [şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam] is the devotee and Prophet of Allah Almighty, I am blissful that my Rabb is Allah Almighty, my religion is Islām and Nabi is Muhammad [şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam]. And then he touched both thumbs and inner surface of both index fingers on to his lips followed by brandishing them over the eyes. On this, the Beloved Prophet şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam said,Whosoever practices this as my loving [friend] has done, will legitimize my intercession.
Imam al-Ajal ‘Allama ‘Ali ibn Sultan Harvi Qari [d. 1014] famously known as Mullah Ali Qari has written in his book Mawdū’at al-Kabir concerning the kissing of the thumbs: When a link has been proven up to Sayyidunā Abū Bakr as-Siddīq then it is [more than] enough for one to practice this, since the Beloved Messenger of Allah şallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam has said that it is essential for you to practice my Sunnah and that of my honourable righteous Caliphs.
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Another ^Deobandi Fatwa:
"Kissing the thumbs upon hearing prophet (s.a.w) name during azaan
Question:
A
friend of mine has told me that it is permissible to kiss the thumbs
upon hearing the name of prophet s.a.w during azaan. I would
like to know is it permissible. Also he told me a hadith regarding
this. IN A HADITH THE HOLY PROPHET (SAW) HAS STATED: ?any person who
hears my name in the azaan and passes his thumbnails over his eyes, i
shall search out that person from the rows of poeple on judgement and
lead him into jannah behind me"
Answer: 10797
Your
Aqaaid of having utmost respect for Rasulullah [sallallaahu
alayhi wasallam] is correct.
However, it should
be borne in mind that Nabi [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] is the
prophet of Allah. Allah is the Creator, Nourisher and Cherisher.
A Nabi [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] too is bound by the laws of Almighty Allah Ta?ala and has to express submission and subjugation to Allah Ta?ala.
Nabi [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] himself said, ?I am but just a humble slave of Allah?.
Nowadays, there are those who surpass the limits of respect with the result of elevating the status of Rasulullah [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] to the status of Allah.
Nabi [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] said, ?Do not exaggerate in my praises as the Christians exaggerated in the praises of Eesa [alayhis salaam], thus, raising him to the position of God.?
Respect for Rasulullah [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] dictates emulating histeachings.It would be disrespectful to do anything against the Sunnah of Rasulullah [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam].
Kissing the thumbs upon hearing the name of Rasulullah [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] has no basis in Shari?ah. To carry out such an act as a Sunnah is bid?ah and sin. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best, Mufti Ebrahim Desai" Here
^Hold On You Forgot:
Quote:
“The
great contemporary scholar Shaykh ^Taqi Usmani (Allah have
mercy on him) also mentions the non-offensiveness of this act in his
“Discourses of Islamic Way of Life” thus he states:
“ Upon
listening to the Adhan in the Masjid, you heard the
words “Ashhadu Anna Muhammad al-Rasul Allah” you suddenly felt a
deep sense of love for the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him &
give him peace) and in this state of love and ecstasy you kissed
your thumbs and placed them on your eyes.
This action, in of itself, cannot be considered sinful or Bid’a. The reason being is that you did this out of love for the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace), and love and respect for the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) is a praiseworthy act and a sign of faith….”
(Islahi
Khutbat (Urdu), 1/231)
The above statement from one
of the renowned scholars of the Deobandi School clearly shows that
the act of kissing one’s thumbs and placing them upon the eyes
during Adhan is not, in of itself, an act of innovation.
Those
who categorically condemn this practice altogether should realize
that it is not a baseless act that was invented by some Muslims in
the Indian Subcontinent. It is something that is practiced in other
parts of the Muslim and Arab world also, such as in Syria and Yemen.
If one was to visit the famous city of Syria Halab (Aleppo), one
would see many Arab Muslims including scholars kissing their thumbs
and placing them on their eyes upon hearing the name of the Messenger
of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) during the
Adhan.” Read Here
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Permissibility of Kissing of the thumbs
during Azan (Adhan)
It is stated in the book, Salaat al-Mas'oodi:
روي عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم انه قال من سمع اسمي في الاذان ووضع ابھاميه على عينيه فانا طالبه في صفوف القيمه و قائده الى الجنه
''The Noble Messenger is reported to have said, "On the Day of Qiyaamat, I shall search for the person who used to place his thumbs on his eyes when hearing my name during the Adhaan. I shall lead him into Jannat." [Salat al-Mas'oodi, Vol 2, Chapter 20]
Allama Ismail Haqqi (rah) writes under the verse 58 of Surah al Maidah,
وضعف تقبيل ظفرى ابهاميه مع مسبحتيه والمسح على عينيه عند قوله محمد رسول الله لانه لم يثبت فى الحديث المرفوع لكن المحدثين اتفقوا على ان الحديث الضعيف يجوز العمل به فى الترغيب والترهيب
"Kissing the nails of the thumbs and the shahadat finger when saying "Muhanunadur-Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam has been classified as weak (zaeef) because it is not proven from a marfoo' Hadith. However, Muhadditheen have agreed that to act upon a zaeef Hadith to incline people towards [good] deeds and instill fear within them is permitted."[Tafseer Rooh al-Bayaan, Vol 3, Page 282]
Imam Shaami states:
يستحب أن يقال عند سماع الأولى من الشهادة : صلى الله عليك يا رسول الله ، وعند الثانية منها : قرت عيني بك يا رسول الله ، ثم يقول : اللهم متعني بالسمع والبصر بعد وضع ظفري الإبهامين على العينين فإنه عليه السلام يكون قائدا له إلى الجنة ، كذا في كنز العباد . قهستاني ، ونحوه في الفتاوى الصوفية . وفي كتاب الفردوس من قبل ظفري إبهامه عند سماع أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله في الأذان أنا قائده ومدخله في صفوف الجنة وتمامه في حواشي البحر للرملي
"On the testimony (of Prophethood) in Adhaan, it is Mustahab to say "Sallallaahu Alaika Ya Rasoolallah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam on the first and "Quratu Aini bika Ya RasoolAllah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala on the second. Then, place the nails of your thumbs on your eyes and say, "Allahumma Matti'ni bis-Sam'i wal-Basr." The Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam will lead the person who does this into Jannat. The same has been documented by Kanzul lbaad, Qohistaani and in Fataawa Soofia. Kitaabul-Firdaus states that the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam has said, I shall lead into Jannat the person who kisses his thumbnails when hearing "Ash'hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah. I will also place him amongst the ranks of the inmates of Janna'. The complete discussion on this has been given in the marginal notes on Bahr ar-Raaiq of Ramli." [Radd al Muh'tar, Baab al-Adhan, Vol. 3, Page 233]
This extract has given the reference of 5 books Kanz al-Ibaad, Fataawa Soofia, Kitaab al-Firdaus, Qohistaani and the marginal notes on Bahr ar-Raaiq. All of them have ruled this practice to be Mustahab. In the book "al Maqasid al Hasanah Fil Hadisil Atwirah Alas Sunnah".
Imam Sakhawi states:
ذكره الديلمي في الفردوس من حديث أبي بكر الصديق أنه لما سمع قول المؤذن ( أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله ) قال هذا وقبل باطن الانملتين السبابتين ومسح عينيه فقال ( من فعل مثل ما فعل خليلي فقد حلت عليه شفاعتي ) ولا يصح
"Dailmi reports that Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho once said 'When I heard the Muazzin say Ash'hadu anna Muharnrnadar-Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam, I said the same, kissed the inner-side of my Kalima finger and placed it on my eyes. When the Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam noticed this, he said. My intercession becomes obligatory upon he who does the same as my beloved.' This Hadith hasn't reached the classification of Sahih." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384]
Quoting the book Moojibaat ar-RaHmah, Imam Sakhaawi further writes:
عن الخضر عليه السلام أنه من قال حين يسمع المؤذن يقول أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله مرحبا بحبيبي وقرة عيني محمد بن عبد الله ثم يقبل ابهاميه ويجعلهما على عينيه لم يرمد أبدا
"It is reported from Hadrat Khidr Alaihis Salam , "If a person says "Marhaban bi-Habibi Quratu Aini Muhammad ibn Abdullah" when hearing the Muazzin say "Ash'hadu anna Muhammadur-Rasoolullah, then kisses his thumbs and places them on his eyes, never will they (the eyes) be sore." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384]
He further writes that Abul Abbas Ahmad said that Muhammad ibn Baabaa, narrating his personal experience, states:
أنه هبت ريح فوقعت منه حصاة في عينه فأعياه خروجها وآلمته أشد الألم وأنه لما سمع المؤذن يقول أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله قال ذلك فخرجت الحصاة من فوره
"Once, due to a heavy wind blowing, a pebble hit my eye and refused to come out. I experienced major pain because of it." When Muhammad ibn Baabaa heard the Muazzin say "Ash 'hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah, " he said this "Quratu Aini ... 'and, immediately, the pebble fell out." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384]
Allama Shams Muhammad ibn Saalih Madani Alaihis Salam reports Imam Amjad to have said:
من صلى على النبي إذا سمع ذكره في الاذان وجمع أصبعيه المسبحة والابهام وقبلهما ومسح بهما عينيه لم يرمد أبدا
"If the person who hears the name of the Noble Messenger SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam in the Adhaan joins his Kalima finger and his thumbs," "Kisses and places them on his eyes, never will they be sore." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384]
Imam Amjad who was an accomplished scholar in Egypt, further states,
بعض شيوخ العراق أو العجم أنه يقول عندما يمسح عينيه صلى لله عليك يا سيدي يا رسول الله يا حبيب قلبي ويا نور بصري ويا قرة عيني وقال لي كل منهما منذ فعله لم ترمد عيني
"Some non-Arab and Iraqi Mashaaikh have said that by this practice, the eyes will never be sore." "From the time I have brought this into practice even my eyes have not ached." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384]
Ibn Saalih states,
وأنا ولله الحمد والشكر منذ سمعته منهما استعملته فلم ترمد عيني وأرجو أن عافيتهما تدوم وأني أسلم من العمى إن شاء لله
"From the time I heard this benefit. I brought this action into practice. Since then, my eyes haven't become sore and it is my hope that, Insha-Allah, they will never be and I will be saved from being blind." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 385]
Imam Hasan (RA) states,
من قال حين يسمع المؤذن يقول أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله مرحبا بحبيبي وقرة عيني محمد بن عبد الله ويقبل إبهاميه ويجعلهما على عينيه لم يعم ولم يرمد
''The eyes of he who says 'Marhaban bi-Habibi wa Quratu Aini Muhammad ibn Abdullah' when hearing the Muazzin say "Ash'hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah and kisses and places his thumbs on them will never pain nor will he become blind."[al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 385]
In short, the book al Maqaasid al Hasanah confirms this practice by many Imams of the deen.
Sharah Niqaaya states,
واعلم انه يستحب أن يقال عند سماع الأولى من الشهادة : صلى الله عليك يا رسول الله ، وعند الثانية منها : قرت عيني بك يا رسول الله ، وضع ظفري الإبهامين على العينين فإنه عليه السلام يكون قائدا له إلى الجنة ، كذا في كنز العباد
"It should be known that it is preferable (Mustahab) to say "Quratu Aini bika Ya Rasoolallah and place the thumbs on the eyes when hearing the first part of the second shahaadat. The Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam wilt lead the person who does so into Jannat. Kanz al-Ibaad says likewise." [Jami' ar-Rumooz, Fasl al Adhan, Maktaba Islamiya (Iran), Vol 1, Page 125]
Maulana Jamaal ibn Abdullah ibn Umar Makki states in his Fataawa,
تقبيل الابھامين ووضعھما على العينين عند ذكر اسمه عليه السلام في الاذان جائز بل مستحب صرح به مشائخنا
"Taqbeelul-Ibhaamain (kissing and placing the thumbs on the eyes when hearing the blessed name of Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam in Adhaan) not just permissible, but Mustahab. Our Mashaaikh have elucidated this.” [Fatawa Jamal Ibn Abdullah Ibn Umar Makki]
Allama Muhammad Taahir classifying this Hadith as Ghair-Sahih, also states,
وروي تجربة عن كثيرين
"There are many reports of this benefit being experienced." [Khatima Majma' BiHar al-Anwaar, Vol 3, Page 511]
Besides the Ulama of the Hanafi Mad'hab,
Ulama from the Shafee and Maaliki Mad'habs have also ruled the kissing of the thumbs (Taqbeel al-Ibhaamain) to be Mustahab.
A famous Shafa'ee book of Fiqh, I'aanatut-Taalibeen 'Alaa Hali alfaazi Fat'hil-Mu'een, states:
ثم يقبل ابھاميه و يجعلھما على عينيه لم يعم ولم يرمد ابدا
"Then kiss and place your thumbs on your eyes. By doing so, never will you become blind nor will your eyes be sore,' [I'aanatut-Taalibeen, Page 247, Egyptian Edition]
Another famous book of the Maaliki Mad'hab, Kifaayat at-Taalib ar Rabbani Ii Risaalati Ibn Abi Zaid Qeerwaani Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho, after saying much about this practice, states:
عينيه لم يعم ولم يرمد ابدا
"Never will the eyes of the person who does so pain, nor will he become blind." [Kifaayat at-Taalib ar Rabbani, Vol 1, Page 169, Egyptian Edition]
Shaikh Ali Saeed Adawi writes in his commentary of this extract,
لم يبين موضع التقبيل من ابھامين الا انه نقل عن الشيخ العالم المفسر نور الدين الخراساني قال بعضهم لقيته وقت الاذان فلما سمع الموذن يقول اشھد ان محمدا رسول الله قبل ابھامي نفسه و مسح بالظفرين اجفان عينيه من الماق الي ناحيه الصدع ثم فعل ذلك عند كل تشھد مرة فسالته عن ذلك ففقال كنت افعله ثم تركته فمرضت عيناي فرئيته صلى الله عليه وسلم مناما فقال لما تركت مسح عينيك عند الاذان ان اردت ان تبرء عيناك فعد في المسح فاستيقظت و مسحت فبرئت ولم يعاود في مرضھا الي الان
"The writer didn't mention when the thumbs should be kissed. However, it is reported that some people met Allama Mufassir Nooruddin Khorasaani Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho at the time of Adhaan. When he heard the Muazzin say "Ash'hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah he kissed and placed his thumbs on the eyelashes and comer of his eyes, right until the temples. He did this on every shahaadat. When the people asked him about this practice of his, he replied, "I used to kiss my thumbs but stopped after a while. My eyes later became sore. I then saw the Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam in a dream and he said to me, "Why did you stop kissing your thumbs and placing them on the eyes during the Adhaan? If you want your eyes to stop paining, resume this practice." Thus, from then on, I continued this action and gained comfort. The pain didn't return from the time I recommenced this." [Nahjul-Istamia, Page 177]
This entire discussion establishes that kissing and placing the thumbs during the Adhaan, etc. is Mustahab. It is found as the Sunnat of' Hadrat Adam Alaihis Salam, Abu Bakr Siddique Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho and Imam Hasan Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho. Even Imams of the Shafa'ee and Maaliki Mad'habs have ruled it to be Mustahab. In every era, Muslim deemed this practice to have this very ruling, along with the following benefits,
Reference Books:
1. al-Ataya an-Nabawiyah Fi Fatawa ar-Radawiyyah [New 33 Volume Edition], Vol 5, Page 429-436 by AlaHadrat Ash-Shah Imam aHmad Rida al-Qadiri Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
2. Munīr al-Áyn fī Ĥukmi Taqbīl al-Ibhāmayn by AlaHadrat Ash-Shah Imam aHmad Rida Khan al-Qadiri Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
3. Ja-AlHaq, Chapter 24 by Hakeem al-Ummah Hadrat Allama Mufti aHmad Yaar Khan Naeemi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho
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The Holy
Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said, "Whosoever has
touched the name Muhammad with his hands, then kissed his hand with
his lips and rubbed it on his eyes, then he sill see Allah Ta'ala
just as the righteous ones see and my intercession will be close to
him even though he is a sinner." (An Nawafi ul Atri'aa)
In
Jannat, when Sayyiduna Adam (alaihis salaam) desired to meet
the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), then Allah
Ta'ala sent Wahi (revelation) to him, "From your generation, he
will become apparent in the later years".
Then Sayyiduna Adam (alaihis salaam) desired from Allah Ta’ala to meet the Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam). Allah Ta’ala showed him the Noor of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) on the Shahadat finger of his right hand.
The Noor recited the Tasbeeh of Allah Ta'ala. It is for this reason that this finger is known as the Kalima finger.
Allah Ta'ala showed the beauty of the Holy
Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) on both the thumbnails of
Sayyiduna Adam (alaihis salaam) like a mirror. Then, Sayyiduna
Adam (alaihis salaam) kissed both his thumbnails and turned them over
his eyes. Thus, this Sunnah of Sayyiduna Adam (alaihis
salaam) became consistent in his descendants. When Sayyiduna
Jibraeel Ameen (alaihis salaam) informed Rasoolullah (sallal
laahu alaihi wasallam) of this, he said, "That person, who when
hearing my name in Azaan, kisses his thumb nails and turns it over
his eyes, he shall never go blind." (Tafseer Roohul
Bayaan)
Once, the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu
alaihi wasallam) entered the Masjid and sat down near a
pillar. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique (radi Allahu anhu) was
seated beside him. Sayyiduna Bilal (radi Allahu anhu) then
stood up and commenced with the Azaan.
When he said: "Ash hadu Ana Muhammadur Rasoolullah", Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddique (radi Allahu anhu) placed both the thumb nails on to his eyes and said "Qurratu Aini bika Ya Rasoolallah" (Ya Rasoolallah! You are the coolness of my eyes).
When Sayyiduna Bilal (radi Allahu anhu) completed the Azaan, the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said, "O Abu Bakr! Whosoever does like you have done, Almighty Allah will forgive all his sins." (Tafseer Roohul Bayaan)
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Why Do We Kiss the Thumbs when We Hear the Name of Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in the Adhan?
Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
Watch video: Here
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"In the book "al Maqasid al Hasanah Fil Hadisil Atwirah Alas Sunnah"
Imam Sakhawi states, ذكره الديلمي في الفردوس من حديث أبي بكر الصديق أنه لما سمع قول المؤذن ( أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله ) قال هذا وقبل باطن الانملتين السبابتين ومسح عينيه فقال ( من فعل مثل ما فعل خليلي فقد حلت عليه شفاعتي ) ولا يصح
"Dailmi reports that Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique (RA) once said 'When I heard the Muazzin say Ash'hadu anna Muharnrnadar-Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam, I said the same, kissed the inner-side of my Kalima finger and placed it on my eyes. When the Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam noticed this, he said. My intercession becomes obligatory upon he who does the same as my beloved.' This Hadith hasn't reached the classification of Sahih." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384]"
It is in Hadith - It is narrated that whenever he (Abu Bakr Siddique -رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ) heard the Mu'addhin say: "I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah", he would repeat this (phrase) and would kiss the tip of the index fingers (or thumbs) and wipe his eyes. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) said: whosoever does what my friend (Abu Bakr Siddique - رضئ اللہ تعالی عنہ) did, my intercession will come down upon him.
(Ad-Daylamee in Musnadul-Firdaws by way of Tadhkiratul-Mawdoo’aat - page 36) and al-Mawdoo’aatul-Kabeer - page-75).
It is the Sunnah of Hadrat Adam (alayhis 'salam)
Hadith by Imam Hanbal
Al-Jawzi
Ibn Hajar declares: “Rahma (Allah’s Mercy descends where Our
beloved Prophet (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) name
is mentioned and at this auspicious moment it would be most
appropriate to show love for Our Beloved Prophet (Salla Allahu
ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) by following the way of
Prophet Adam (alayhis 'salam) and the Shahaba
and kiss the thumbs and rub them on the
eyelids.”
It has also been written in Roz- ul
faiq that Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) brightened the
beauty of Our Beloved Prophet (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa
Sallam) in nails of both the thumbs of
Hadhrat Adam (alayhis 'salam) like mirrors who in turn
then kissed the nails of both the thumbs and rubbed
on his eyes, after Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) forgave
him in the name of Muhammad (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa
Sallam) “
Hence this deed of Hadhrat Adam (alayhis 'salam) Continued to be observed amongst his children. Rooh- ul-Bayan states: When Jibril (AS) informed Our Beloved Prophet (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) of the above, Aap (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam) replied; “ Whoever upon hearing my name rubs his nails over the eyes having kissed them will never become blind." [Rooh- ul-Bayan, vol 7, p.229]
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OBJECTIONS & ANSWERS TO
KISSING
THE THUMBS
Note: when the Sufis/Barelvis kiss their thumbs and wipe them on their eyes they also recite/send salutations salaat o salaam upon Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم as well
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OBJECTION
All the Ahaditb that have been presented in proof of kissing the thumbs are weak (zaeef), and a rule of Shariah cannot be established based on a weak Hadith. Imam Sakhaawi, Imam Mulla Ali Qaari and even Imam Shaami رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ have written in Maqaasid-e-Hasanaa, Mauzuaate-Kabeer and Raddul-Mukhtaar respectively that all of the Ahadith narrated regarding this practice are not Sahib and Marfoo. The author of Tafseer Roohul-Bayaan further rejects them being Sahib. Thus, presenting them is futile.
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Answer - There are a few replies to this:
1. All of these scholars refute these Ahadith being Marfoo (i.e. they are not Marfoo Sahih), proving that they are Mauqoof Sahih (an acceptable category of Hadith).
This means that the Hadith is Mauqoof Sahih, which is adequate when proving something.
