In the name of Allah most gracious most merciful
Assalaamuaalikum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu,
Three versions of the final sermon? Or correct understanding required?
The farewell Pilgrimage of the Prophet Muhammed is a corner stone in the Muslim history. The Final Sermon given by the Prophet during this pilgrimage
was witnessed by thousands of Muslims. There are however THREE versions of this sermon in the Hadiths books.
[A] 1- First version, " I left for you what if you hold up to, you will never be misguided, the book of God and my Family.
[B]2-Second version, "I left for you what if you hold up to, you will never be misguided, the book of God and my Sunnah" .
[C]3- Third version, "I left for you what if you hold up to, you will never be misguided, the BOOK OF GOD."
Refutations:Dealing with each claim one by one.A,B.& C
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
[A] 1- First version, " I left for you what if you hold up to, you will never be misguided, the book of God and my Family.
EXPLANATION OF [A]
Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 6143 Narrated byJabir ibn Abdullah
Jabir saw Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) when performing the hajj seated on his she-camel al-Qaswa' on the day of Arafah giving an address,
and he heard him saying, "O people, I have left among you something of such a nature that if you adhere to it you will not go astray: Allah's Book and
my close relatives who belong to my household."
Tirmidhi transmitted it.
Following Allah's book and close relatives as close relatives used to follow sunnah of rasool Allah.
[B]2-Second version, "I left for you what if you hold up to, you will never be misguided, the book of God and my Sunnah" .
EXPLANATION OF B
Sunnah is in Hadith.
Muwatta Book 46, Number 46.1.3:
Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I have left two matters with
you. As long as you hold to them, you will not go the wrong way. They are the Book of Allah and the Sunna of His Prophet."
This is self explanatory.
[C]3- Third version, "I left for you what if you hold up to, you will never be misguided, the BOOK OF GOD."
EXPLANATION OF C
Excerpt of last sermon,
Sahih Muslim HadithHadith 1885 Narrated byJabir ibn Abdullah
.................. I have left among you the Book of Allah, and if you hold fast to it, you would never go astray. And you would be asked about me (on
the Day of Resurrection), (now tell me) what would you say? They (the audience) said: We will bear witness that you have conveyed (the message),
discharged (the ministry of Prophethood) and given wise (sincere) counsel. He (the narrator) said: He (the Holy Prophet) then raised his forefinger
towards the sky and pointing it at the people (said): "O Allah, be witness. O Allah be witness," saying it thrice ...............................
implementing Quran itself requires Hadith as it carries to an extent laws and explanations of Quran.From prayer to capital punishments.
there are three versions ,this is where we require hadith exegesis,just like Quran explains some other parts of Quran,Quran exegesis:EXAMPLE.
First version-2:34 And when We said unto the angels: Prostrate yourselves before Adam, they fell prostrate, all save Iblis. He demurred through pride,
and so became a disbeliever.
35 And We said: O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and eat ye freely (of the fruits) thereof where ye will; but come not nigh this tree
lest ye become wrongdoers.
Second version-7:11 And We created you, then fashioned you, then told the angels: Fall ye prostrate before Adam! And they fell prostrate, all save
Iblis, who was not of those who make prostration.
12:He said: What hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I bade thee? (Iblis) said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire
while him Thou didst create of mud.
Third version:20:116 When We said to the angels "Prostrate yourselves to Adam" they prostrated themselves but not Iblis: he refused.
117 Then We said: "O Adam! verily this is an enemy to thee and thy wife: so let him not get you both out of the Garden so that thou art landed in
misery.
Common sense works very well here,
To simply explain,Satan was haughty,thinking he is better,thus he refused,but the point here is to note that the way verses were revealed,each
has its own sequence hence we require Quran exegesis.
The same law of exegesis[An explanation or critical(Characterized by careful evaluation and judgment) interpretation ]
Follow Quran,its details of implementing are in sunnah[hadith] which was followed by prophets clse relatives.Simple!!!
Allah says in Quran to pray and the method in detail is in Hadith,hajj details are in hadith,even how many times circumambulate around kaba is in
hadith as Quran mentions circumambulate without giving any number.
Allah knows best.
geovisit();
