Madarijas-Salikeen
31st December 2006, 11:08 PM
:bismillah:
It is authentically narrated from the Tabi'in Abu al-Aliya (d.90) and al-Rabi (d.139) that they said of the first verse: "It means the angels come in the clouds" (Narrated from Abu al-Aliya (al-Riyahi the student of Ibn Abbas) by al-bayhaqi in al-asma (kawthari ed. p.448; Hashidi ed. 2:370 / 943) through al-Hakim with a chain containing abu ja'far al-razi (isa ibn abi isa mahan) whom al-khatib and ibn hajar declared "truthful but poor in memorizing"- although considered trustworthy (thiqa) by ibn al-madini, ibn Ma'in, abu hatim, and al-dya al-maqdisi- and by al-tabari, ibn abi hatim, al qurtubi and as suyuti in their tafsirs (verse 2:210) also by abu ubayd ibn sallam and ibn al mundhir as stated in as suyutis al durr al manthur.)
The grammarian al-akhfash (d. 210) said that (that Allah should come) (2:210)
is not understood literally concerning Allah, but means that His order (amr) should come. (as cited by al-qurtubi in his tafsir verse 2:210)
Imaam Ahmad likewise interpreted (that Allah should come) (2:210) to mean taht His order (amr) should come, in the light of His saying: (Await they aught save that the angels should come unto them or they Lord's command should come to pass?) (16:33) (Narrated by Ibn hazm in al-fisal 2:173. Al-kawthari in his edition of al bayhaqi's al asma wal sifat p.448 states that abu ya'la also narrates it from Ahmad. See also ibn al jawzi's Daf shubah al tashbih p.110 and 141)
He further interpreted (Your Lord shall arrive) (89:22) to mean His reward (thawab) should come. (Narrated through al-bayhaqi by ibn kathir in al-bidaya wal nihaya 19:361, by al-bayhaqi in manaqib ahmad, and by ibn al jawzi in daf shubah al-tashbih p.13 al-kawthari in al asma (p.292) states that ahmad interpreted it as amr, citing ibn hazm.)
The grammarian al-zajjaj (d.310) said: "It means the promised reckoning and punishment shall come to them in the form of a cloud, as in His saying: (Allah visited them from a place whereof they recked not) 59:2, that is: by abasing them.
As cited by al-qurtubi in his tafsir verse 2:210
The above reports suffice to refute the shameless lie of a supposed consensus of the salf whereby they did not interpret coming of Allah as His Order.
From Jibril haddad in his work (Al-Albani and His Friends)
It is authentically narrated from the Tabi'in Abu al-Aliya (d.90) and al-Rabi (d.139) that they said of the first verse: "It means the angels come in the clouds" (Narrated from Abu al-Aliya (al-Riyahi the student of Ibn Abbas) by al-bayhaqi in al-asma (kawthari ed. p.448; Hashidi ed. 2:370 / 943) through al-Hakim with a chain containing abu ja'far al-razi (isa ibn abi isa mahan) whom al-khatib and ibn hajar declared "truthful but poor in memorizing"- although considered trustworthy (thiqa) by ibn al-madini, ibn Ma'in, abu hatim, and al-dya al-maqdisi- and by al-tabari, ibn abi hatim, al qurtubi and as suyuti in their tafsirs (verse 2:210) also by abu ubayd ibn sallam and ibn al mundhir as stated in as suyutis al durr al manthur.)
The grammarian al-akhfash (d. 210) said that (that Allah should come) (2:210)
is not understood literally concerning Allah, but means that His order (amr) should come. (as cited by al-qurtubi in his tafsir verse 2:210)
Imaam Ahmad likewise interpreted (that Allah should come) (2:210) to mean taht His order (amr) should come, in the light of His saying: (Await they aught save that the angels should come unto them or they Lord's command should come to pass?) (16:33) (Narrated by Ibn hazm in al-fisal 2:173. Al-kawthari in his edition of al bayhaqi's al asma wal sifat p.448 states that abu ya'la also narrates it from Ahmad. See also ibn al jawzi's Daf shubah al tashbih p.110 and 141)
He further interpreted (Your Lord shall arrive) (89:22) to mean His reward (thawab) should come. (Narrated through al-bayhaqi by ibn kathir in al-bidaya wal nihaya 19:361, by al-bayhaqi in manaqib ahmad, and by ibn al jawzi in daf shubah al-tashbih p.13 al-kawthari in al asma (p.292) states that ahmad interpreted it as amr, citing ibn hazm.)
The grammarian al-zajjaj (d.310) said: "It means the promised reckoning and punishment shall come to them in the form of a cloud, as in His saying: (Allah visited them from a place whereof they recked not) 59:2, that is: by abasing them.
As cited by al-qurtubi in his tafsir verse 2:210
The above reports suffice to refute the shameless lie of a supposed consensus of the salf whereby they did not interpret coming of Allah as His Order.
From Jibril haddad in his work (Al-Albani and His Friends)