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Volume 1, Book 3, Number 121: Narrated Abu Huraira:
I have memorized two kinds of knowledge from Allah's Apostle . I have
propagated one of them to you and if I propagated the second, then my pharynx
(throat) would be cut (i.e. killed).
Imam Ibn Hajr al Asqalani (rah) in his great Fath al Bari explains this hadith
that the second knowledge is knowledge of future events
One of the explaination of Abu Huraira (ra) in that particular hadith, was that
he was referring to a disaster that was going to hapen to the believers in the
year of fitna ,Ali (ra) was killed and during Yazid reign many believers were
slaughtered.
Al-Haafidh Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani (rah) explains the Hadeeth above, as follows:
ref: Fath al-Baari, Kitaab al-Ilm.. Chapter: On Preserving Knowledge
“The Ulema understood/took this type of Ilm (Knowledge), that he, Abu Hurayrah
(ra), did not transmit/propagate, as a (meaning) reference to those Ahadeeth
that mention/reveal the names of the Ameers (leaders) of evil, their conditions
and their era/period..
And Abu Hurayrah (ra) used to point towards some of this (Knowledge) without
declaration, fearing for himself - from them, such as his saying: ‘I seek
refuge with Allah from the head of the sixty, and the Leadership of the Youth’
- indicating/pointing towards the Khaleefah of Yazeed Ibn Mu’awiyyah, due to it
being the year sixty after Hijrah..
And Allah aza wajall answered the Du’aa of Abu Hurayrah (ra), as he passed away
a year before this (occurrence)..
Ibn al-Muneer (rah) said: ‘The Baatiniyyah made (used) this Hadeeth as a means
to making their falsehood (seem) correct, as they believed that the Shariah has
a Dhaahir (apparent meaning/knowledge) and Baatin (hidden/inner/secret
meaning/knowledge), and the result of that Baatin is dissolution of the Deen’
He said: ‘Abu Hurayrah (ra) intended/meant by his saying “(then my
pharynx/throat) would be cut” – meaning: that the People of Injustice would cut
his neck/head off if they had heard him criticising/finding faults with their
actions,
And what supports this, is that - the written Ahadeeth, if they were from the
Ahkaam (rulings), he would not have concealed it, because of what he, Abu
Hurayrah (ra), mentioned in the 1st hadeeth (of this chapter in Saheeh
al-Bukhari - see below), and (his citation of) the Ayah that condemns (curses)
those that conceal knowledge..
And other(s) said: ‘It could mean matters relating to the Signs of the Hour,
changes in conditions, and fierce battles at the end of time – so then the ones
who were not familiar with it, would reject it’..”
The Imaam mentions: If this type of knowledge would have been from the Ahkaam
(rulings), then Abu Hurayrah (ra) would NOT have concealed it, due to the
following Hadeeth that he also narrated - within the same Chapter: Preserving
Knowledge, Kitaab al-Ilm:
Abu Hurayrah (ra) narrated:
“People say that I have narrated many Hadiths (The Prophet's narrations). Had
it not been for two verses in the Qur'an, I would not have narrated a single
Hadith, and the verses are:
"Lo! Those who hide the proofs and the guidance which We revealed, after We had
made it clear to mankind in the Scripture: such are accursed of Allah and
accursed of those who have the power to curse.Except those who repent and amend
and make manifest (the truth). These it is toward whom I relent. I am the
Relenting, the Merciful."
Qur'an, chapter 2, Al-Baqarah, verse 159-160
And no doubt our Muhajir (emigrant) brothers used to be busy in the market with
their business (bargains) and our Ansari brothers used to be busy with their
property (agriculture). But I (Abu Huraira) used to stick to Allah's Apostle
contented with what will fill my stomach and I used to attend that which they
used not to attend and I used to memorize that which they used not to memorize.”
Saheeh al-Bukhari: Vol 1, Book 3, Hadeeth 118
Additionally, Al-Imaam mentions that the Type of Ilm which Abu Hurayrah (rah)
held back, was related to Fitan, Turmoil etc.. In particular, the names of the
“Leaders of Evil”, their conditions and Era/Period.. This point has also been
mentioned in the following Hadeeth..
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (ra) Narrated:
“I swear by Allah, I do not know whether my companions have forgotten or have
pretended to forgot. I swear by Allah that the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon
him) did not omit a leader of a wrong belief (fitnah) -- up to the end of the
world -- whose followers reach the number of three hundred and upwards but he
mentioned to us his name, his father's name and the name of his tribe.”
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 35, Number 4231
During the course of his discussion, Al-Haafidh proceeds to quote Ibn Al-Muneer
(rah) on how the “Baatiniyyah” (mis)used the Hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah (ra) (i.e.
Two Kinds of Knowledge) in an attempt to prove their Falsehood as the “Haqq”....
Abdus Salaam Harun states:
“The word Baatiniyyah, referred to as the Baatinites, is derived from the word
“Baatin” which means the inside of a thing. The Baatinites are those who claim
that the Shariah has a Dhaahir (outer aspect) and a Baatin (inner aspect)”..
al-Mu’jam al-Qaseet, 2/91
Imaam Abu Hamid al-Ghazzali (rah) observes that The Baatiniyyah “were given
this name because of their claim that the Literal texts of the Qur’aan and the
Ahadeeth have inner meanings which are like the kernel of a nut in relation to
its shell”
Fadaaih al-Baatiniyyah, p.11
“They also say that the exterior of the texts delude the ignorant masses into
seeing only beautiful pictures which to the intelligent few are mere symbols
and signs pointing to hidden realities.”
Taken from Talbees Iblees - Ibn al-Jawzee (rah), p.52
Conclusion - The Knowledge which was NOT revealed (i.e. concealed) is related
to the events of the future and Fitan (Trials) – it has NOTHING to do with the
Rulings in the Shariah (as it is not permissible to conceal Guidance from one
another).. Nor does it relate to any matter which can take us further away from
the Hell Fire or bring us closer to Paradise.
Courtesy Daee
Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: "O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth
and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me
from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)."
Ameen,Thumameen.
Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja
sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n).
Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated by AbuHurayrah (May Allah be pleased
with him)
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, " O Allah, grant me benefit
in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my
knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from
the state of those who go to Hell."
Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition
whose isnad is gharib.
Transliteration:an Abi Hurairah (radiya Allahu anhu) qaal:
qaala Rasul Allah (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam): "Allahumma infa'ni bima
'allamtani, wa allimni maa yanfa'oni wa zidni 'ilman, alhamdulillahi alaa kolli
haal, wa a'odtho billahi min haali ahlil naar."
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