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In The Name Of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu
Hadith On Najd
Najd Is Iraq
A hadeeth which has some controversy surrounding it due to obvious sectarian reasons. A hadeeth which has been (deliberately) misunderstood by certain groups of people in order that they may spread their misguidance and deceive ignorant Muslims.A hadeeth which has some controversy surrounding it due to obvious sectarian reasons.Some people say najd is Riyadh in hadith which is about misguided people,but the fact is ,its about Iraq.So the mischief makes say whoever believes Allah is not omnipresent,Prophet muhammad salla lahu alaihi wa sallam is not omnipresent,intercession/waseela -asking the dead to fulfill wishes is not allowed ,they are deviants.But this is not true as 4 imam believed Allah is not omnipresent and the rest.
This because upon research and investigation and looking to the words of our early scholars we find that this hadeeth does not refer to the Najd that is famously known in Saudi today as Riyadh, but rather it refers to Iraaq.
Amongst the scholars that are mentioned who referred this hadeeth to Iraaq were: al-Khattaabee, al-Kirmaanee, al-Aynee, an-Nawawee, ibn Hajr and others. The reasons behind this are numerous and clear:
Its Not From Arabia
Dealing with Apostates Bukhari :: Book 9 :: Volume 84 :: Hadith 65
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Yasar:
Najd Is Iraq in A Nutshell
Detailed Analysis
HEAD OF SATAN The Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said, "O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Shaam. O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Yemen." The people said, "O Messenger of Allaah, and our Najd." I think the third time the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said, "There (in Najd) will occur earthquakes, trials and tribulations, and from their appears the Horn of Satan." Reported in al-Bukhaaree [Book of Trials, Chpt. ‘The afflictions will come from the East’ 9/166 no. 214 Eng. Trans]
a.The hadeeth of ibn Umar Reported by Abu Nu’aym in al-Hilya (6/133), "O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Madeenah, and bestow your blessings on our Mecca, and bestow your blessings on our Shaam, and bestow your blessings on our Yemen, and bestow your blessings in our measuring (fee saa’inaa wa muddinaa)." A person said, " O Messenger of Allaah and in our Iraaq" and so he turned away from him and said, "there will occur earthquakes, trials and tribulations and there will appear the horn of Satan."
Shu’ayb al-Arna’ut declares it’s isnaad to be saheeh as in his footnotes to ‘Sharh as-Sunnah’ (14/206-207 fn. 2) and he too endorses the words of al-Khattaabee quoted above.
b.The hadeeth of ibn Umar reported in at-Tabaraanee in ‘al-Awsat’ that the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam prayed Fajr and then faced the people and said, "O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Madeenah, O Allaah bestow your blessings in our measuring, O Allaah bestow your blessings in our Shaam and our Yemen." A person said, "And Iraaq O Messenger of Allaah?" He said, "from there arises the horn of Satan and the trials and tribulations would come like mounting waves."
Ibn Hajr al-Haythamee says in his ‘Mujma az-Zawaa’id’ (3/305 – chapter ‘collection of du’aas made for (Madeenah)’): ‘its narrators are trustworthy and precise.’
[This hadeeth could possibly considered to be the same as b) above, but its included separately due to the slight difference in wording. Allaah knows best.]
c.The hadeeth of ibn Abbaas reported by at-Tabaraanee in ‘al-Kabeer’ that the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, supplicated and said, "O Allaah bestow your blessings on our Shaam and Yemen." A person from amongst the people said, "O Prophet of Allaah and Iraaq?" He said, "indeed there is the Horn of Satan, and the trials and tribulations will come like mounting waves, and indeed harshness/coarseness is in the east."
Al-Haythamee says: "it’s narrators are trustworthy and precise."
Hadith 54.30Concerning the East The generality of the hadeeth pertaining to the fitna coming from the east.
Al-Bukhaaree includes this hadeeth in the chapter: "The affliction will appear from the East"
From the father of Saalim: The Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, stood up besides the pulpit (and pointed towards the east) and said: "Afflictions are there! Afflictions are there! From where appears the horn of Satan" or he said, "the horn of the Sun"
From ibn Umar that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu alyahi wa sallam, saying while facing the east: "Indeed Afflictions are there, from where appears the Horn of Satan." Similar hadeeth can be found in Saheeh Muslim (volume 4 no.'s. 6938+). Hadeeth that give the same meaning can be found in Saheeh Muslim (volume 1 no.'s 83+)
That the generality of the early trials and tribulations arose from the east, many of them actually in Iraaq itself.
Ibn Hajr al-Asqalaanee said after quoting the words of al-Khattaabee explaining the meaning of Qarn (horn), "and others have said that the People of the East were disbelievers at that time and the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, informed us that the trials and tribulations would arise from that direction and it was as he said. And the first of the trials that arose, arose from the direction of the east and they were the reason for the splitting of the Muslim ranks, and this is what Satan loves and delights in. Likewise the innovations appeared from that direction." [Fath al-Baaree 13/58 in commentary to the hadeeth of Najd]
Amongst the trials that arose in Iraaq and the east was the martyrdom of Ali r.a, the martyrdom of the grandson of the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, the first battle between the Muslims occurred in Iraaq, and many more.
Imaam Nawawee mentions that one of the greatest trials to appear from the East will be the appearance of the Dajjaal. [Sharh Saheeh Muslim 2/29]
From the innovations that appeared in the east and specifically Iraaq, was many of the early deviant sects amongst them the Qadariyyah (as the first hadeeth in Muslim shows), the Jahmiyyah and their offshoots etc…
NAJD IS IRAQ AND NAJD IS ALSO RIYADH At the time of the Prophet, sallaahu alayhis wa sallaam, there were 13 places known as Najd [according to ‘Najd Qarnu ash-Shaytaan’] depending on where one was. This because Najd linguistically means a raised/elevated land. Therefore the Arabs referred to lands that were elevated with respect to them as Najd. One of the most commonly referred to areas at that time as Najd was Iraaq.
The Najd for those people living in Madeenah in the direction of the East would be Iraaq.
Ibn Hajr said: "al-Khattaabee said: ‘the najd in the direction of the east, and for the one who is in Madeenah then his Najd would be the desert of Iraaq and it’s regions [baadiya al-Iraaq wa Nawaaheehaa] for this is to the east of the People of Madeenah. The basic meaning of Najd is that which is raised/elevated from the earth in contravention to al-Gawr for that is what is lower than it. Tihaamah [the coastal plain along the south-western and southern shores of the Arabian Peninsula] is entirely al-Gawr and Mecca is in Tihaamah.’"
Ibn Hajr continues, "by this [saying of al-Khattaabee] the weakness of the saying of ad-Daawodee is understood that ‘Najd is in the direction of Iraaq’ [min Naahiya al-Iraaq] for he suggests that Najd is a specific place. This is not the case, rather everything that is elevated with respect to what adjoins it is called Najd and the lower area called Gawr." [Fath al-Baaree 13/58-59]
IHRAM FOR THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ[NAJD]...AND
FOR THE PEOPLE OF RIYADH[NAJD]
Further evidence can be cited from the cluster of hadiths which identify the miqat points for pilgrims. In a hadith narrated by Imam Nasa’i (Manasik al-Hajj, 22), ‘A’isha (r.a.) declared that ‘Allah’s Messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) established the miqat for the people of Madina at Dhu’l-Hulayfa, for the people of Syria and Egypt at al-Juhfa, for the people of Iraq at Dhat Irq, and for the people of Najd at Qarn, and for the Yemenis at Yalamlam.’ Imam Muslim (Hajj, 2) narrates a similar hadith: ‘for the people of Madina it is Dhu’l-Hulayfa - while on the other road it is al-Juhfa - for the people of Iraq it is Dhat Irq, for the people of Najd it is Qarn, and for the people of Yemen it is Yalamlam.’
Volumn
009, Book 092, Hadith Number 443.
NAJD[IRAQ] WAS INDEED A PLACE OF FITNA
The Book of Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)
The hadeeth in Saheeh Muslim [4/1505 no.6943] Saalim bin Abdullaah bin Umar said: O people of Iraaq, how strange is it that you ask about the minor sins but commit the major sins? [The killing of al-Husayn] I heard my father, Abdullaah bin Umar narrating that he heard the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, saying while pointing his hand to the east: "Indeed the turmoil would come from this side, from where appear the horns of Satan and you would strike the necks of one another…"
.The variations in wording of the hadeeth of Najd that leave no doubt whatsoever as to what it refers to.
Narrated Yusair bin 'Amr (ra):
A man called Dhu-l-Khuwaisira from Bani Tamim's tribe
Volumn 005, Book 059, Hadith Number 638. (Bukhari sharif)
" Then that man went away. Khalid bin Al-Wahd said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Shall I chop his neck off?" The Prophet said, "No, for he
may offer prayers." Khalid said, "Numerous are those who offer
prayers and say by their tongues (i.e. mouths) what is not in their
hearts." Allah's Apostle said, "I have not been ordered (by Allah)
to search the hearts of the people or cut open their bellies." Then
the Prophet looked at him (i.e. that man) while the latter was going
away and said, "From the offspring of this (man there will come out
(people) who will recite the Qur'an continuously and elegantly but
it will not exceed their throats. (They will neither understand it
nor act upon it). They would go out of the religion (i.e. Islam) as
an arrow goes through a game's body." I think he also said, "If I
should be present at their time I would kill them as the nations a
Thamud were killed."
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 807: (Sahih Bukhari)Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
*Note:Ali r.a killed him in Iraq/Najd .Ali r.a did not fight in Najd/Riyadh .His decendents created great Fitna.khawarijites arised from Iraq,Iraq is wher Ali r.a was martyred,both sons were martyred.
They rejected Hudood laws and performed Takfir on great Sahaba.With
that belief no one can establsih Khilafah.
Volume 5, Book 59, Number 651: Narrated 'Imran bin Hussein: *Note:Once Banu Tamim reacted very badly which caused displeasure of Prophet Muhammad salla lahu alaihi wa sallam.
The virtues of Bani Tameem
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 3.719 Narrated byAbu Huraira
Bani Tameem constitute the majority of the inhabitants of the Najd that is in Saudi Arabia.
a.The hadeeth of Saheeh Bukhaaree reported by Abu Hurayra (RA): "I have loved the people of the tribe of Bani Tameem, ever since I heard three things the Messenger of Allaah , sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said about them. I heard him saying, ‘these people (of the tribe of Bani Tameem) would stand firm against the Dajjaal.’ When the Saddaqat from that tribe came, the Messenger of Allaah , sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said, "these are the Saddaqat (charitable gifts) of our folk." Aa’ishah had a slave girl from that tribe, and the Prophet , sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, said to Aa’ishah, ‘manumit her as she is a descendant of Ismaa’eel, alayhis salaam.’"
[Hadeeth no. 2543, 4366 of al-Fath] Ibn Hajr al-Asqalaanee said, "this hadeeth also contains a clear mention of the excellence and superiority of Bani Tameem." [Fath 5/217]
b.The hadeeth of Ikrimah from one of the Companions reported in the Musnad of Imaam Ahmad and in it occurs, "do not say of Bani Tameem anything but good, for indeed they are the severest of people in attacking the Dajjaal."
Al-Haythamee says: "its narrators are those of the Saheeh." [Mujma 10/48 chpt: What is reported concerning Bani Tameem]
It is not strange that Bani Tameem would be the most severe against the Dajjaal, because the tools required to combat him are none but a correct and firm belief and proper beneficial knowledge. Alhumdulillaah many of the scholars of Saudi are from the most noble and skilled scholars on the face of this earth today, firmly upon the way of our noble Messenger, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam.
Allah mentions East and West
Prophet Muhammad salla lahu alaihi wa sallam mentions East and West
Book
030, Hadith Number 4239.Chapter : Fitan and their predictions.
South and north are also mentioned in other Hadith “I never saw you touching any corner of the Ka'ba except these (two) facing south …” (Bukhari Vol. 1, Book 4, No. 167) or “The north wind will blow and would scatter fragrance on their faces and on their clothes …” (Muslim Book 40, No. 6792)
When Rasool Allah salla lahu alaihi wa sallam mentions Iraq is in east.It is in accordance with the two east and two west concept.
see the map
Iraq *Note:Iraq is an important county,not everything related to it is bad.
Ibn Wahab's brother was against him. Sulaiman bin Abdul Wahab, said about his brother, “The horn of Shaytan which the Prophet (Sallallahu’ aliahi wa sallam) referred to is you.” ['As-sawa'iq al-ilahiyya fi'r-raddi'ala 'i-Wahahabiya] *Note:He misquoted the hadith and his quote went against the stance which Sahaba/companions held i.e Najd is Iraq.
Dhul Khawsira OF tamim,WAS INDEED A FITNA CREATOR ..IRAQ WAS THE PLACE OF FITNA- THE PROPHESY OF HORN OF SATAN ,POINTING TOWARS IRAQ IS ALREADY FULFILLED.
Allah Knows best.
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