Brief Comments of Shaikh Ibn Baaz on Saheeh al-Bukhaaree #15

The 5 things which the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم boasted about

بـسـم الله والحـمـد لله والـصلاة والـسـلام عــلى رسـول الله، وبـعـد

Imaam al-Bukhaaree رحمه الله said:

Book of Prayer: Chapter: “The earth has been made a place for praying”

Narrated Jaabir bin `Abdullaah رضي الله عنه: Allaah's Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “I have been given five things which were not given to any amongst the Prophets before me. These are:

1. Allaah made me victorious by awe (by His تعالى frightening my enemies) for a distance of one month's journey.^[1]

2. The earth has been made for me (and for my followers) a place for praying and a thing to perform Tayammum. Therefore my followers can pray wherever the time of a prayer is due. ^[2]

3. The booty has been made Halaal (lawful) for me. ^[3]

4. Every Prophet used to be sent to his nation exclusively but I have been sent to all mankind. ^[4]

5. I have been given the right of intercession.” ^{[5] [6]}

[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (335, 438) and Saheeh Muslim (815)]

Shaikh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said:

[1] His enemies feared him from a distance of one month’s journey. And it is hoped that this khair (goodness) is (also) for the one who follows his صلى الله عليه وسلم path, that fear is put in the hearts of his enemies.

[2] Excluded from this are the graveyards, toilets, and dirty places like slaughter houses, dumpsites.

[3] (For the nations) before us, a fire would descend (from the sky) and burn the war booty. But Allaah تعالى made it Halaal for this Ummah.

Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “A Prophet amongst the Prophets carried out a military expedition, so he said to his followers: ‘Anyone who has married a woman and wants to consummate the marriage, and has not done so yet, should not accompany me; nor should a man who has built a house but has not completed its roof; nor a man who has sheep or she camels and is waiting for the birth of their young ones.’ So, the Prophet carried out the expedition and when he reached that town at the time or nearly at the time of the `Asr prayer, he said to the sun: ‘O sun! You are under Allaah’s Order and I am under Allaah’s Order. O Allaah! Stop it (i.e. the sun) from setting.’ It was stopped till Allaah made him victorious.

Then he collected the booty and the fire came to burn it, but it did not burn it. He said (to his men): ‘Some of you have stolen something from the booty. So one man from every tribe should give me a pledge of allegiance by shaking hands with me.’ (They did so and) the hand of a man got stuck over the hand of their prophet. Then that prophet said (to the man): ‘The theft has been committed by your people. So all the persons of your tribe should give me the pledge of allegiance by shaking hands with me.’ The hands of two or three men got stuck over the hand of their prophet and he said: ‘You have committed the theft.’ Then they brought a head of gold like the head of a cow and put it there, and the fire came and consumed the booty.” The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم added: “Then Allaah saw our weakness and disability, so he made booty legal for us.” [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (3124)]

[4] Except for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, all the Prophets before him were sent to their respective people; but he صلى الله عليه وسلم was sent to all, the `Arabs and the non-`Arabs, the Jinns and the humans.

[5] This is the great intercession (which he صلى الله عليه وسلم would be allowed to make) on the Day of Resurrection.

[6] The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was given many more things, but he chose (to narrate only about) these five.

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الحلل الإبريزية من التعليقات البازية على صحيح البخاري