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The
famous Soofee leader - as-Sayyid Ahmad ar-Rifaa'ee
Question: What is the correct opinion about the stories
narrated from one of the famous Soofee leaders, as-Sayyid
Ahmad ar-Rifaa’ee, which say that he visited al-Masjid
an-Nabawee (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) in Madeenah
and made du'aa.
at his grave, and the Messenger (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) reached his hand out to him and he
kissed it? This is a widespread belief among the followers
of his tareeqah (sect) and it is a belief they hold firmly,
even though he lived in the 6th century AH. How true is this
story
Response:
This is false(hood) and has no basis of truth, because the
Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) died as decreed by Allaah and as Allaah
said:
{Verily
you (O Muhammad sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) will
die and verily, they (too) will die}, [Soorah
az-Zumar, Aayah
30]
According
to a Saheeh
hadeeth,
the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) said:
((Allaah
has angels who travel about in the earth and convey to me
the salaams (prayers and salutations) of my Ummah))
And
he (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) said:
((There
is no one who sends salaams (prayers and salutations) upon
me but Allaah will restore my soul to me so that I may return
his salaam))
And
he (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) said:
((The
best of your days is Friday, so send more blessings (salaah)
upon me on that day, for your blessings will be shown to me.”
They said, “O Messenger of Allaah, how will they be
shown to you when you (your body) have disintegrated?”
He said, “Allaah has forbidden the earth to consume
the bodies of the Prophets))
And
there are many ahaadeeth
which say similar things, but it is not narrated anywhere
that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) said that he would shake hands with
anybody. This indicates that this story is false. Even if
we were to assume that it is true, then it could be that that
was a Shaytaan
(devil) who shook hands with him in order to deceive him and
lead him and others astray. What all Muslims have to do is
to fear Allaah and to adhere to His Sharee'ah,
which is indicated in His Book and in the Sunnah
of His trustworthy Messenger, and to beware of anything that
goes against that.
May
Allaah reform the Muslims and grant them understanding of
His religion and cause them to adhere to His Sharee'ah,
for He is the Most Generous.
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi’ah li Samaahat
ash-Shaykh al-‘Allaamah ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Ibn
‘Abdullaah Ibn Baaz - Volume 9, Page 31
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Translated by: Abul-'Abbaas Moosaa Richardson
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