Part 2 of Prophet Samwil عليه السلام story (Prophet Samuel) and who is the man Allah ﷻ mentioned in Surah Al A'raf
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Narrated by Abu Hurairah: from Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2646, Book 41, Hadith 2 : The Virtue Of Seeking Knowledge
[that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever takes a path upon which to obtain knowledge, Allah makes the path to Paradise easy for him."]
As a rule of thumb, any hadith which contradicts the Qur’an should be considered null and void. Only the Qur'an is the absolute authentic text which has remained intact throughout. Al Qur’an is the word of Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى and Hadiths are just for our reference.
May we receive mercy from Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala and also receive guidance to gather sufficient supplies so that we are safe and comfortable in Mahsyar facing Allah SWT being entered into heaven by Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala without reckoning and also punishment.
Surah mentioned :
- Surah Al A’raf 7, verse 175 - 177 :
[ And relate to them (O Prophet) the story of the one to whom We gave Our signs, but he abandoned them, so Satan took hold of him, and he became a deviant. If We had willed, We would have elevated him with Our signs, but he clung to this life—following his evil desires. His example is that of a dog: if you chase it away, it pants, and if you leave it, it (still) pants. This is the example of the people who deny Our signs. So narrate (to them) stories (of the past), so perhaps they will reflect. What an evil example of those who denied Our signs! They (only) wronged their own souls. ]
- Surah Al Baqarah 2, verse 243 :
[ Have you (O Prophet) not seen those who fled their homes in the thousands for fear of death? Allah said to them, “Die!” then He gave them life. Surely Allah is ever Bountiful to humanity, but most people are ungrateful. ]
Hadith mentioned :
- Sahih Muslim 1747 : Book 32, Hadith 36
Chapter: War booty has been made permissible for this Ummah only
“One of the Prophets went for a battle and said to his people, ‘No one should come with me who has just married but has not yet slept with her; and no one who has built a house but did not put its roof yet; and no one who has bought pregnant goats or camels and is waiting for them to deliver.’ So that Prophet went for the battle and approached the town soon after he had prayed the ‘Asr prayer. He said to the sun, ‘You are commissioned and I too am commissioned. O’ Allah, withhold it back for sometime.’
So it was held back till Allah helped him conquer the town. Then they all gathered the spoils of the war and a fire then came to eat the spoils but did not eat it. The Prophet then said, ‘There is a person among you who has cheated from the spoils.’ He then asked one man from each tribe to come forward and make a pledge to him. They all came and pledged to him except one man, his hand got stuck to the hand of the Prophet. The Prophet said, ‘The person who cheated is from your tribe, so order everyone of your tribe to make a pledge to me.’
They came and when they offered their pledge to him, the hands of two or three people got stuck to the Prophet’s hand. So he said, ‘You are the people who cheated and took from the spoils of war.’ So they gave gold, equivalent to the head of a cow. They put it together with other spoils and the fire came and ate it all. The spoils of war were not permissible for anyone before us. But when Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala saw our weakness and inability, He purified it for us.”




