بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
- Hadeeth Number 4
SHARH OF THE 40 HADEETH NUMBER 4:''EMBRYOLOGY IN QUR’AN AND SUNNAH''
عن أبي عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: حدثنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم وهو الصادق المصدوق: إن أحدكم يجمع خلقه في بطن أمه أربعين يوما نطفة، ثم يكون علقة مثل ذلك، ثم يكون مضغة مثل ذلك، ثم يرسل إليه الملك فينفخ فيه الروح ويؤمر بأربع كلمات: بكتب رزقه، وأجله، وعمله، وشقي أو سعيد،
فو الله الذي لا إله غيره إن أحدكم ليعمل بعمل أهل الجنة حتى ما يكون بينه وبينها إلا ذراع فيسبق عليه الكتاب فيعمل بعمل أهل النار فيدخلها، وإن أحدكم ليعمل بعمل أهل النار حتى ما يكون بينه وبينها إلا ذراع فيسبق عليه الكتاب فيعمل بعمل أهل الجنة فيدخلها» رواه البخاري ومسلم.
On the authority of Abdullah ibn Mas’ood (RA), who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he is the truthful, the believed, narrated to us, "Verily the creation of each one of you is brought together in his mother’s womb for forty days in the form of a nutfah (a drop), then he becomes an alaqah (clot of blood) for a like period, then a mudghah (morsel of flesh) for a like period, then there is sent to him the angel who blows his soul into him and who is commanded with four matters: to write down his rizq (sustenance), his life span, his actions, and whether he will be happy or unhappy (i.e., whether or not he will enter Paradise). By the One, other than Whom there is no deity, verily one of you performs the actions of the people of Paradise until there is but an arm’s length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him, and so he acts with the actions of the people of the Hellfire and thus enters it; and verily one of you performs the actions of the people of the Hellfire, until there is but an arm’s length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him and so he acts with the actions of the people of Paradise and thus he enters it." It was narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas`ood (r.a)
The biography of Abdullah ibn Mas`ood
-as a boy, he was a shepherd in Makkah working for Uqbah ibn Mu'eet
-he was the 6th person to embrace Islam
-therefore he was of al-muhajiroon (those early of our ummah)
When he embraced Islam, he abandoned his work for the service of Muhammad (ﷺ)
-he was then known as the man who carried the sandals of the Rasool (ﷺ) - "sahib an-na'lain"
-he was loved for his sincerity and taqwa
-and the Prophet treated him as his family
-so many thought he was from ahlul-bayt
-the Rasool (pbuh) treated those who worked for him as family members
Abu Musa reported: When I and my brother came from Yemen we used to consider Ibn Mas'ud and his mother amongst the members of the household of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) because of their visiting them frequently and staying there for long (periods of) time. [Sahih Muslim, Book 31, Hadith #6017]
He was blessed with a sweet voice;
-people cried when they heard his recitation of al Qur'an
On the authority of Alqama who said: A man who came to Umar Ibn al-Khattab as he was standing on the plain of Arafat and said: ‘I have come, O Amir al-Mumineen, from Kufa where I left a man filling copies of the Qur’aan from memory.’ Umar became very angry and paced up and down beside his camel, fuming. ‘Who is he?’ he asked. ‘Abdullah Ibn Masood,’ replied the man. Umar's anger subsided and he regained his composure. ‘Woe to you,’ he said to the man. ‘By Allah, I don't know of any person left who is more qualified in this matter than he is. Let me tell you about this.’ Umar continued: ‘One night the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was having a conversation with Abu Bakr about the situation of Muslims. I was with them. When the Prophet (ﷺ) left, we left with him also and as we passed through the mosque, there was a man standing in Prayer whom we did not recognise. The Prophet (ﷺ) stood and listened to him, then turned to us and said, “Whoever wants to read the Qur’an as fresh as when it was revealed, then let him read according to the recitation of Ibn Umm Abd.” After the Prayer, as Abdullah sat making supplications, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Ask and it will be given to you. Ask and it will be given to you.” I said to myself, I should go to Abdullah Ibn Masood straight away and tell him the good news of the Prophet’s (ﷺ) ensuring acceptance of his supplications. I went and did so but found that Abu Bakr had gone before me and conveyed the good news to him. By Allah, I have never yet beaten Abu Bakr in the doing of any good.’ [Mustadrak al-Haakim (2/246) No. 2893, ad-Dhahabee Classified it Sahih on the conditions of Bukhari and Muslim]
The Prophet said to learn the Qur'an from 4 people:
Narrated by Masruq, 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) was mentioned before 'Abdullah bin 'Amr. The latter said, "That is a man I continue to love because I heard Allah's Apostle ﷺ saying, ' learn the recitation of the Qur'an from (any of these) four persons: 'Abdullah bin Masud, Salim the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa, Ubai bin Kab, and Muadh bin Jabal." I do not remember whether he mentioned Ubai first or Muadh. [Sahih Bukhari (5/27) No. 3758]
1. Abdullah ibn Mas’ood
2. Salim the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa
3. Ubai ibn Ka’ab
4. Muadh ibn Jabal
Ibn Mas’ood fought in every battle alongside the Prophet (ﷺ)
-he was known for his bravery
-he said he would be the one to recite Qur'an in front of the kuffaar,
-but would get beaten by them profusely
-he was the 1st man to recite in the precincts of the Ka’ba
On the authority of Sha'bee who said: 'Umar ibn al-Khattab was on a night's journey and he saw a caravan and the night was pitch black. He told a man to call them. They were asked: "Where are you coming from?" Abdullah ibn Masood answered and said: "We are coming from fajj Ameeq - the Deep Valley referring to an ayah of the Holy Quran (Surah 22:27)." They were then asked: "And where are you going?" Ibn Masood said: "Bayt Ateeq, referring to the Quranic name for the Ka'bah 'The Ancient House'." Umar then said: "Verily there's a scholar amongst you." So Umar ordered a man to ask them: "Which part of the Quran is the greatest?" Ibn Masood replied: "He is Allah other than whom there's no god, the Ever-Living. (ayatul kursee)." Then they were asked: "Which part of the Quran is most clear in justice?" Ibn Masood replied: "Verily Allah has commanded that we do justice and be proficient in doing our duties (Surah 16:90)." Then Umar asked them: "Which part of the Quran is most profound." Ibn Masood answered: "Whosoever did an atoms weight of good shall see it then (Surah 99:7-8)." Then Umar asked them: "Which part of the Quran gives the most hope?" Ibn Masood replied: "Say O My servants who have wronged themselves by committing sins do not give up from the mercy of Allah. (Surah 39:53)." Umar then asked them: "Is Abdullah ibn Masood with you?" The people in the caravan said: "By Allah yes."' [Majmua Takhreej al-Din al-Maqdisi (pg. 7) No. 6]
Verily, Allāh enjoins Al-Adl (i.e. justice and worshipping none but Allāh Alone - Islāmic Monotheism) and Al-Ihsān [i.e. to be patient in performing your duties to Allāh, totally for Allāh's sake and in accordance with the Sunnah (legal ways) of the Prophet ﷺ in a perfect manner], and giving (help) to kith and kin (i.e. all that Allāh has ordered you to give them e.g., wealth, visiting, looking after them, or any other kind of help, etc.): and forbids Al-Fahshā' (i.e all evil deeds, e.g. illegal sexual acts, disobedience of parents, polytheism, to tell lies, to give false witness, to kill a life without right, etc.), and Al-Munkar (i.e all that is prohibited by Islāmic law: polytheism of every kind, disbelief and every kind of evil deeds, etc.), and Al-Baghy (i.e. all kinds of oppression), He admonishes you, that you may take heed. (An-Nahl 16:90)
So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it. (7) And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it.(8) (Az-Zalzalah 99:7-8)
Say: "O 'Ibādī (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allāh, verily Allāh forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Az-Zumar 39:53)
Ibn Mas'ood said no ayah was revealed that he didn't know about or where it was sent down
Narrated By 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud): By Allah other than Whom none has the right to be worshipped! There is no Surah revealed in Allah's Book but I know at what place it was revealed; and there is no Verse revealed in Allah's Book but I know about whom it was revealed. And if I know that there is somebody who knows Allah's Book better than I, and he is at a place that camels can reach, I would go to him. [Sahih Bukhari, Vol 6, Book 61, Hadith #524]
-he worked for Umar who wanted to pay him but he preferred not to take a salary
The Prophet ﷺ said:
On the authority of Ali (RA) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "If I am to chose anyone as a leader (Ameer) without consulting the Muslims, it would be Ibn Umm 'Abd (Ibn Masood)." [Musnad Ahmad (1/76) No. 566]
Ibn Mas'ood migrated to Ethiopia twice and then to Madina
-he was a humble and meek Sahabi without a strong tribe to back him
Why wasn't Bilal sent to Ethiopia?
-because Quraish would said they were runaway slaves
On his deathbed, he said he wanted forgiveness of his sins
-he'd refused a salary and Uthman wanted to give his past salaries to his many daughters
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘Whoever recites surah al Waqiah at night would never encounter poverty’ [Ibn as-Sunni 620, Bayhaqi]
-he died 34 years after the hijrah of the Rasool (pbuh)
-he was born to teach and he taught even on his deathbed
SHARH OF THIS HADEETH NUMBER 4
The nutfah means sperm mixed with ovum
-these are the fluid discharges from man and woman when conceiving
Verily, We have created man from Nutfah drops of mixed semen (discharge of man and woman), in order to try him, so We made him hearer, seer. (Al-Insan 76:2)
Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists), (Al-'Alaq 96:1)
Has created man from a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood). (Al-'Alaq 96:2)
-ova are larger than sperm
-a baby resembles the parent who ejaculated first upon conception
-this hadeeth is talking about embryology
-which is the development of the baby in the womb of the mother
The alaqah is like a leech, clinging on to the womb of the woman
-Dr Keith Moore is a leading doctor in Embryology (he's from Toronto, CA)
-he stated that Muhammad (pbuh) living in the 7th century, in a desert,
-would have this knowledge only from receiving revelation from his Lord (swt)
-in his book, THE DEVELOPING HUMAN, he said the Qur'an helped him write his book
Keith L. Moore {Click]
Correlation of Qur'an and Embryology: Click
The alaqah sucks blood from the placenta, so it's very powerful
-the behavior is exactly like a leech
Joe Leigh Simpson, a leading scientist, also said of Muhammad (ﷺ)
-that he needed a very powerful microscope
-for him to be so specific of his descriptions of the embryo
So let man see from what he is created! (5) He is created from a water gushing forth (6) Proceeding from between the back-bone and the ribs, (7) (At-Tariq 86:5-7)
The Qur'an is so specific that is explains from where the sperm gushes
-yet Muhammad (ﷺ) was not a scientist, so he had divine revelation
Verily, We have created man from Nutfah drops of mixed semen (discharge of man and woman), in order to try him, so We made him hearer, seer. (Al-Insan 76:2)
Some people frown when a woman gives birth to a girl
-but this is the fault of the man because he determines the sex of the child
-because of the type of chromosome he releases [X for woman and Y for boy]
-this is Allah's hikma
The fetus goes through 3 layers of development:
And indeed We created man (Adam) out of an extract of clay (water and earth). (Al-Mu'minun 23:12)
Thereafter We made him (the offspring of Adam) as a Nutfah (mixed drops of the male and female sexual discharge) (and lodged it) in a safe lodging (womb of the woman). (Al-Mu'minun 23:13)
Then We made the Nutfah into a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood), then We made the clot into a little lump of flesh, then We made out of that little lump of flesh bones, then We clothed the bones with flesh, and then We brought it forth as another creation. So blessed be Allāh, the Best of creators. (Al-Mu'minun 23:14)
Nutfah - sperm mixed with the ovum
-the male and female sensual discharges are lodged in a safe place, the womb
-then the nutfah becomes a clot [alaqah] which clings on to the womb
-getting its blood from the placenta
-the word "alaq" impressed the scientists because it was a specific word, not general
From the clot forms a lump of flesh, then with bones
Professor Marshall Johnson, from TJ University (PA)
-a scientist who was also impressed with Muhammad (saw)
-he said he had divine intervention
The fetus can hear after 24 weeks
-after 28 weeks, it develops sight where the retina becomes sensitive to light
-hearing comes first and then sight
Has there not been over man a period of time, when he was nothing to be mentioned? (1) Verily, We have created man from Nutfah drops of mixed semen (discharge of man and woman), in order to try him, so We made him hearer, seer. (2) (Al-Insan 76:1-2)
SUGGESTIONS:
a) Don’t upset your wife when she is pregnant because the child will take on the traits of the mother during her pregnancy
QUESTION: IS ABORTION ALLOWED IN ISLAM?
ANSWER:
Hanbali madhab - it is allowed during the first 40 days of pregnancy
-this is NOT a liberal madhab
-if a woman is raped, you can't tell her she must give birth to the child
-or she will hate that child
-so we promote abortion - full stop - and we make no qualms about it
QUESTION: IS MORNING AFTER PILLS PERMITTED?
YES
Abortion is halal during the first 6 weeks of pregnancy
-the ruh was not blown into the child yet
-because the baby is an alaqah before the 6 weeks of pregnancy
I don't know why people make a big issue about abortion
-we don't know what circumstances caused her to get pregnant
-maybe she was raped by a family member
QUESTION: IS SURROGACY ALLOWED IN ISLAM?
ANSWER:
-surrogacy is HARAM because of its implications & ramifications
-see 58:2
Those among you who make their wives unlawful (Az-Zihār) to them by saying to them "You are like my mother's back." They cannot be their mothers. None can be their mothers except those who gave them birth. And verily, they utter an ill word and a lie. And verily, Allāh is Oft-Pardoning, Oft-Forgiving. (Al-Mujadilah 58:2)
Surrogacy is sperm mixed with ovum, mixed in a lab,
-and then implanted in the womb of another woman
-you're 'renting' her womb for 9 months
-she's paid to carry this baby
-the scholars who say this is haram argue that
-the surrogate mother might become emotionally attached to the baby
-who'd get custody? The one who carried the baby or the one who is biologically the mother
-the baby would grow up confused, feeling it has two mothers
The 2nd group of scholars says surrogacy is HALAL
-because it’s the right of every couple to have kids
-they said since its halal to hire a wet-nurse to give suck to a baby, surrogacy is also halal
To Allāh belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows female (offspring) upon whom He wills, and bestows male (offspring) upon whom He wills. (Ash-Shura 42:49)
Or He bestows both males and females, and He renders barren whom He wills. Verily, He is the All-Knower and is Able to do all things. (Ash-Shura 42:50)
WHAT IS THE CORRECT OPINION?
-if the man has two wives and one wife carries the baby for the other wife, this is halal
-otherwise it is haram
There are 3 layers of development - the nutfah, the alaqah, mudghah
-and the angel comes in the first 40 days of development
-to write down the child's livelihood, his lifespan and disposition
-these are all part of Allah's qadr
DESTINY - we can do things to improve it
-sometimes we suffer poverty because of sin (example)
It was narrated from Thawban that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Nothing increases one's life span except righteousness and nothing repels the Divine decree except supplication, and a man may be deprived of provision by a sin that he commits."' [Sunan Ibn Majah (5/152) No. 4022, Musnad Ahmad (5/277) No. 22440, Mustadrak al-Haakim (1/670) No. 1814, Sahih Ibn Hibban (3/153) No. 872, al-Sunan al-Kubra al-Nasa'i (10/380) No. 11775]
-if you want to live a rich, long life, keep your family ties
Anas Ibn Malik narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Whoever would like his provision to be increased and his lifespan to be extended, let him uphold the ties of kinship.” [al-Bukhari (2067) and Muslim (2557)]
Narrated By Jubair bin Mut'im: That he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "The person who severs the bond of kinship will not enter Paradise." [Al-Bukhari (5984) and Muslim (2556)]
And that man can have nothing but what he does (good or bad), (An-Najm 53:39)
Verily! Allāh will not change the good condition of a people as long as they do not change their state of goodness themselves (by committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allāh). But when Allāh wills a people's punishment, there can be no turning back of it, and they will find besides Him no protector. (Ra'd 13:11)
Allah 'tala never takes away prosperity unless you abandon your deen
LIFESPAN
-some of you believe it is fixed
-if you believe this, Shaikh will refute you
Narrated By Abu Huraira: The angel of death was sent to Moses and when he went to him, Moses slapped him severely, spoiling one of his eyes. The angel went back to his Lord, and said, "You sent me to a slave who does not want to die." Allah restored his eye and said, "Go back and tell him (i.e. Moses) to place his hand over the back of an ox, for he will be allowed to live for a number of years equal to the number of hairs coming under his hand." (So the angel came to him and told him the same). Then Moses asked, "O my Lord! What will be then?" He said, "Death will be then." He said, "(Let it be) now." He asked Allah that He bring him near the Sacred Land at a distance of a stone's throw. Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said, "Were I there I would show you the grave of Moses by the way near the red sand hill." [al-Bukhari (1339) and Muslim (2372)]
If the lifespan is fixed, why is it that Adam was able to change his mind?
-lifespan is destiny, not predestination
-by you finding a wife it is destiny
-so if you do the conditions, you will find a pious wife
-if a calamity was written for you, it’s possible for you to wipe it out
Allāh blots out what He wills and confirms (what He wills). And with Him is the Mother of the Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz) (Ra'd 13:39)
Salman (RA) reported that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ‘Nothing averts the decree except supplication and nothing but piety prolongs life.” [Sunan Tirmidhi (4/448) No. 2139, Musnad Ahmad (5/280) No. 22466]
DISPOSITION:
-your amal is a part of your emaan
-if you're sincere, Allah 'tala will make it easier for you to do righteous deeds
-if you're a munafiq, you will not have the tawfiq (ability) to do righteousness
-your success with your amal is if you have TAQWAH
TAQWAH: to place between yourself and the wrath of Allah 'tala a barrier
And whosoever fears Allāh and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). (At-Talaq 65:2)
And He will provide him from (sources) he never could imagine. And whosoever puts his trust in Allāh, then He will suffice him. Verily, Allāh will accomplish his purpose. Indeed Allāh has set a measure for all things. (At-Talaq 65:3)
Abu Huraira narrated the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Faith has over seventy branches or over sixty branches, the most excellent of which is the declaration that there is no god but Allah, and the humblest of which is the, removal of what is injurious from the path: and modesty is the branch of faith." [al-Bukhari (8) and Muslim (56)]
-you can become a kaafir with one amal, such as black magic, spying for kuffaar, insulting Allah 'tala or His Rasool (saws)
-the man who married his father's wife also died as a kaafir
Narrated By Al-Bara' ibn Azib: I met my uncle who was carrying a standard. I asked him: 'Where are you going?' He said: 'The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) has sent me to a man who has married his father's wife. He has ordered me to cut off his head and take his property.' [Sunan Abu Dawud (4/157) No. 4457, Sunan al-Nasa'i (6/109) No. 3332, Sunan al-Darime (2/205) No. 2239, Musnad Ahmad (4/290) No. 18580]
And Allāh would never make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e. your prayers offered towards Jerusalem). Truly, Allāh is full of kindness, the Most Merciful towards mankind. (Al-Baqarah 2:143)
-people become sad because they forget Allah 'tala
They have forgotten Allāh, so He has forgotten them. Verily, the hypocrites are the Fāsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allāh). (At-Tawbah 9:67)
-sad people live their lives on PROZAC [anti-depressant tablets]
-the shaytan is their constant intimate companion
And whosoever turns away (blinds himself) from the remembrance of the Most Beneficent (Allāh) (i.e. this Qur'ān and worship of Allāh), We appoint for him Shaitān (Satan ¬ devil) to be a Qarīn (an intimate companion) to him. (Az-Zukhruf 43:36)
-these people hear voices, are schizophrenic or bipolar
-the mental diseases are because they forgot Allah so He (swt) forgets them
People are sad:
1) Because they forget Allah 'tala
2) They forget His (swt)’s deen
"But whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e. neither believes in this Qur'ān nor acts on its orders, etc.) verily, for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection." (Ta-Ha 20:124)
He will say: "O my Lord! Why have you raised me up blind, while I had sight (before)." (Ta-Ha 20:125)
Two men were in New York looking at the Empire building
-they were smoking ganja and one man thought he own that tall building
The happiness of going to nightclubs, casinos, drinking is a lie
-some of you end up broke
-galis are men with a lot of girls
-jaahiliyyah gives everyone a raw deal
-it destroys you emotionally, financially,
The only road to happiness is to be on our deen?
Narrated By Abu Huraira (RA): The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Riches does not mean, having a great amount of property, but riches is self-contentment." [al-Bukhari (6038) and Muslim (2287)]
By the One, other than Whom there is no deity, verily one of you performs the actions of the people of Paradise until there is but an arm’s length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him, and so he acts with the actions of the people of the Hellfire and thus enters it; and verily one of you performs the actions of the people of the Hellfire, until there is but an arm’s length between him and it, and that which has been written overtakes him and so he acts with the actions of the people of Paradise and thus he enters it."It was narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Some of you will act like the people of paradise, till you're only away from it by one arm's length
-but you don't enter Paradise because, in the dunya, you backbite or accuse people falsely
-so these people will come to take away your good deeds on Judgment Day
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do you know who the bankrupt is?" They said: "The bankrupt among us is one who has neither money with him nor any property." He said, "The real bankrupt of my Ummah would be he who would come on the Day of Resurrection with Salat, Saum and Sadaqah (charity), (but he will find himself bankrupt on that day as he will have exhausted the good deeds) because he reviled others, brought calumny against others, unlawfully devoured the wealth of others, shed the blood of others and beat others; so his good deeds would be credited to the account of those (who suffered at his hand). If his good deeds fall short to clear the account, their sins would be entered in his account, and he would be thrown in the (Hell) Fire." [Sahih Muslim (4/1997) No. 2581]
Muflis - is a bankrupt person who comes with a mountain of good deeds on Judgment Day
-but because he was harming people in the dunya,
-Allah 'tala will take away his salah, zakah, sawm and hajj
-perhaps he never paid back borrowed money
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