Mukhtasar al-Uluww lil-Ali al-Azim - A-Dhahabi - (90)

Mukhtasar al-Uluww lil-Ali al-AzimA-Dhahabi

and ask Him to lighten the burden for your community.’ So I returned, and ten more were lifted from me. I went back to Moses, and he said, ‘What were you commanded?’ I replied, ‘I have been commanded to observe thirty prayers each day.’ He said, ‘Your community will not be able to bear thirty prayers each day. I have dealt with people before you and strove hard with the Children of Israel. Return to your Lord and ask Him to lighten the burden for your community.’

So I went back, and He removed another ten from me. I returned to Moses, and he said, ‘What were you commanded?’ I answered, ‘Twenty prayers each day.’ He said, ‘Your community will not be able to bear twenty prayers each day. I have dealt with people before you and strove hard with the Children of Israel. Return to your Lord and ask Him to lighten the burden for your community.’

I returned and was commanded with ten prayers each day. I went back to Moses, who asked, ‘What were you commanded?’ I said, ‘Ten prayers each day.’ He said, ‘Your community will not be able to bear ten prayers each day. I have dealt with people before you and strove hard with the Children of Israel. Return to your Lord and ask Him to lighten the burden for your community.’

So I returned, and I was commanded with five prayers each day. I went back to Moses, and he said, ‘What were you commanded?’ I replied, ‘I have been commanded with five prayers each day.’ He said, ‘Your community will not be able to bear five prayers each day. I have dealt with people before you and strove hard with the Children of Israel.’ I said, ‘I have asked my Lord until I am ashamed, but I am content and I submit.’ When I departed, a herald called out, ‘I have established My obligation and have lightened it for My servants.’” Agreed upon.1

18- Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Allah has angels who roam the earth in addition to the angels who record people’s deeds. When they find a group remembering Allah Most High they call to one another, ‘Come—here is what you seek!’ and they surround them. When the people disperse, the angels ascend to heaven, and Allah the Exalted asks, ‘What did you leave My servants doing?’ They say, ‘We left them praising You, exalting You, and remembering You.’ He says:

(1) I add that Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, states in al-Juyush al-Islamiyyah, p. 29, that the account of the mi‘raj (the Prophet’s ascension) is mutawatir (supported by a multitude of independent chains). Hafiz Ibn Kathir gathered many of those chains, and al-Suyuti examined them exhaustively in his book al-Ayah al-Kubra fi al-Mi‘raj wa-l-Isra. The basic event is unquestionably mutawatir, whereas its details include numerous sound reports alongside others of lesser authenticity.

فَسَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لأُمَّتِكَ، فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا أُخَرَ، فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسِى فَقَالَ: بِمَ أُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: أُمِرْتُ بِثَلاثِينَ صَلاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، قَالَ: إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لا تَسْتَطِيعُ ثَلاثِينَ صَلاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ، فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَسَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لأُمَّتِكَ، فَرَجَعْتُ فَوَضَعَ عَنِّي عَشْرًا أُخَرَ، فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ: بِمَ أُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: بِعِشْرِينَ صَلاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، قَالَ: إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لا تَسْتَطِيعُ عِشْرِينَ صَلاةً كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ، فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَسَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لأمتك، قال: فرجعت فأمرت بعشر صلوات في كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ: بِمَ أُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: بِعَشْرِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، قَالَ: إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لا تَسْتَطِيعُ عَشْرَ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ، فَارْجِعْ إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَسَلْهُ التَّخْفِيفَ لأُمَّتِكَ، فَرَجَعْتُ، فَأُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى مُوسَى فَقَالَ: بِمَ أُمِرْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: أُمِرْتُ بِخَمْسِ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ أُمَّتَكَ لا تَسْتَطِيعُ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَبَرْتُ النَّاسَ قَبْلَكَ وَعَالَجْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَشَدَّ الْمُعَالَجَةِ، قلت: قد سألت ربي حتى استحييت ولكني أَرْضَى وَأُسَلِّمُ، فَلَمَّا نَفَدْتُ نَادَى منادي: قَدْ أَمْضَيْتُ فَرِيضَتِي وَخَفَّفْتُ عَنْ عبادي" متفق عليه١. ١٨- حديث أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: "إِنَّ للَّهِ مَلائِكَةً سَيَّاحِينَ فِي الأَرْضِ فُضُلا عَنْ كُتَّابِ النَّاسِ، فَإِذَا وَجَدُوا قَوْمًا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ تعالى تنادوا: تَعَالَوْا هَلُمُّوا إلِىَ بُغْيَتِكُمْ، فَيَحُفُّونَ بهم، فَإِذَا تَفَرَّقُوا، صَعِدُوا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: أَيَّ شَيْءٍ تَرَكْتُمْ عِبَادِي يَصْنَعُونَ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ: تَرَكْنَاهُمْ يحمدونك ويمجدونك ويذكرونك، فيقول:

١ قلت: وقد ذكر ابن القيم رحمه الله تعالى في "الجيوش الإسلامية" "ص٢٩" أن قصة المعراج متواترة. وقد جمع الحافظ ابن كثير كثيرا من طرقها، واستقصى ذلك السيوطي في كتابه "الآية الكبرى في المعراج والإسراء" ولا شك في تواتر أصل القصة، وأما تفصيلها ففيها الصحيح الكثير الطيب، وفيها ما دون ذلك.