Prophet alive Grave Imam Bukhari Masklak,Mujtahid Was he

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Beliefs

Title

Proof for the Prophet being alive in the grave, what is Imam Bukhari’s/Muslim’s maslak?

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19662  (taken with thanks and permission from askimam.org)

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India

Question

Asalamualaikum Warahmatulahi Wabarakatu 1)I told My Friend That Prophet Saw is Alive in his grave. My Friend Wants The Proof From Quran & Authentic For The Nabi Sallalahu Alahi wasalam Being Alive in his Blessed Grave.Please Provide The Proof From Quran & Authentic hadees. Jazak Allahu Khairan Kaseeran. 2)I heard that Imam Bukhari ra & Imam Muslim ra are the Muqallid & Followers Of Imam Shafi ra. Is this is true.....If true please explain with the proof. Jazak Allahu Khairan Kaseeran

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

1)     The bodies of the Prophets are preserved and remain intact in the grave. This is mentioned by the Prophet Sallāhu Alayhi Wasallam himself and is authentically proven. The Prophets are also alive in their graves.

We do not know the reality and exact nature of the life of the Prophets alayhis salām in their graves. However, it is mentioned in the Hadith that when a person comes to visit the Prophet Sallāhu Alayhi Wasallam and greets Rasulullah Sallāhu Alayhi Wasallam, he (Rasulullah) hears the greeting and also replies to the greeting. When a person sends greetings to Rasulullah Sallāhu Alayhi Wasallam from far, the angels carry that Salāms and convey it to Rasulullah Sallāhu Alayhi Wasallam.[1]

For further details (proof) please refer to the link below prepared by Mufti Ebrahim Desai Sahib:

http://www.central-mosque.com/fiqh/alive.htm

2)     Imām Muslim was not an Māliki nor a Hanafi nor a Shafi. Compilation of the Sahih Muslim shows that he was more inclined towards the Shafī School of thought.[2]

Various scholars have different opinion about Imām Bukhari Rahmatulllah ῾alayh’smazhab, some are mentioned hereunder:

1)     According to ibn Taimiyyah (R.A), Imām Bukhari Rahmatulllah ῾alayh was a mujtahid and an independent Imām.

2)     Allama Taqi῾uddeen Subki has regarded him as a Shafi῾ because he was the student of Humaidi, who was a Shafi῾. This conclusion is not correct because then Imām Bukhari Rahmatulllah ῾alayh should be regarded as a Hanafi in view of Ishāq ibn Rāhway, Imām Bukhari Rahmatulllah ῾alayh’s  Teacher, being a student of Abdullah Ibn Mubārak Rahmatulllah ῾alayh  and Abdullah Ibn Mubārak Rahmatulllah ῾alayh  was a Hanafi.

3)     Ibn Qayym (R.A.) says Imām Bukhari Rahmatulllah ῾alayh, Muslim and Abu Dawood were strong followers of Imām Ahmed ibn Hambal.

After studing and closely looking at Imām Bukhari Rahmatulllah ῾alayh, pone will realize that Imām Bukhari Rahmatulllah ῾alayh did not follow any one Imām, he has his independent views on many issues, therefore Allama Anwar Shah Kashmiri (R.A.) and Sheikh Zakaria(R.A.) have the same view as that of Allamah Taimiyyah that Imām Bukhari Rahmatulllah ῾alayh  is a mujtahid.

Muhaddise-Kabir Wa Sheikh-u- Ulamā Hadhrat Moulana Fazlur Rahman Sahib Dāmat Barakātuhum, Shaikul Hadith of Darul Uloom Azaadville is of the opinion that Imām Bukhari Rahmatulllah ῾alayh‘s Usools (fundamental principles) are not known, it is difficult to regard him as an independent Imām and mujtahid.

Hadhrat Mufti Ebrahim Desai Sahib’s view is that not knowing the Usool of any Imām is not the criteria to disqualify him from being a mujtahid, just as there were many other mujtahids other than the famous and commonly known four Imāms. Their Usool are not known, but they were mujtahids or else it would mean that there were only four mujtahids in this Ummat. Yes, one may say that since the Usools of Imām Bukhari Rahmatulllah ῾alayh are not known, he cannot be followed, just as we cannot follow for eg. Sufyan Sawri, Sufyan Uyaina, etc.[3]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Zaid Mohammed Shelia, 
Student Darul Iftaa

USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.www.daruliftaa.net9i

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[1]   الحاوى الفتاوى 2/ 178 دار الفكر

فتاوی محمودیہ 1/528 فاروقیہ

المهند على المفند 35 قديمى كتب خانه

[2]   كان الامام مسلم رحمه الله فقيها على طريقة المحدثين وكتب الامام مسلم وان كانت حديثية الا ان الناظر فى كتابه الصحيح يدرك انه كان عالما بالفقه متقنا لمسائل الخلاف ولذا قال عنه ابن حجر فى التقريب عالم بالفقه واما ابن ابى يعلى فعده من فقهاء الحنابلة وترجم له فى طبقات الحنابلة واماحاجى خليفة والدهلوى فذكرا انه من فقهاء الشافعية والصواب انه من فقهاء اهل الحديث المعتمدين على الدليل النابذين للتقليد..شرح النووى 1/ 13 دار الفوئد

کشف الباری 1/143 مکتبہ فاروقیہ

[3]  کشف الباری 1/142 مکتبہ فاروقیہ

Imām Bukhari Rahmatulllah ῾alayh and his famous Al-Jāmius Sahih written by Mufti Ebrahim Desai Sahib, hereunder is the link to the book:

http://www.msapubli.com/affiliated/Html/categories/Jamiatul_ulama/bukhari.html

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What is Maslak meaning,literally Islamically and common use and understanding What and Why Maslak is needed

What is Maslak meaning?

Literally in dictionary the word Maslak is an Arabic word derived from the root word ‘salaka’ which means to walk or to walk on a way.   At times it is used as synonym for the term ‘madhab’ or way or school of thought.

   

We have to Obey Allah and his Prophet Only.

Obedience, in its true sense, belongs to Almighty Allah alone. The obedience of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) has been prescribed for us because he is the messenger of Allah Ta’ala and conveys to us the divine commandments; we are ordered to obey and follow him only because Allah’s pleasure has been epitomized in his sayings and acts And the best of guidance is the guidance is the guidance of Muhammed (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). This is the logical requirement of the doctrine of Tawheed (belief in the Oneness of Allah)

Hence ‘maslak’ of every Muslim,  is to follow the ‘maslak’ of Al-Islam;  that is,  the guidance,  teachings,  and commands of Allah and His Messenger (SAWS). 

Then What/Why is Maslak of Great Imam/Scholars are needed

Majority of Command of Shariah is clear and anyone can understand these commands. However, certain commands and its correct interpretation requires an intensive and extensive study of both the sacred sources of Shari’a, which cannot be undertaken by every layman. If it is made obligatory on each and every Muslim to consult the Holy Quran and Sunnah in each and every problem rising before him, it will burden him with a responsibility which is almost impossible for him to discharge.

What is the Solution

1.The only solution to this problem is that a group of persons should equip themselves with the required knowledge of Shari’a, and the others should ask them about the injunctions of Shari’a in their daily affairs. This is exactly what the Holy Quran has ordained for the Muslims in the following words:

فلولا نفر من كل فرقة منهم طائفة ليتفقهوا في الدين ولينذروا قومهم إذا رجعوا إليهم لعلهم يحذرون

So, a section from each group of them should go forth, so that they may acquire the knowledge and the perception in the matters of religion, and so that they may warn their people, when they return to them, that they may be watchful.

(Verse: 9:121)

This verse of the Holy Quran indicates that a group of Muslims should devote itself for acquiring the knowledge of Shari’a, and the others should consult them in the matters of Shari’a.

2.The other Solution some one may use not to follow any person of understanding/Scholars to do according to your own understanding that will obviously will be Nafs Parasti.

A person, who has no ability to understand the Holy Quran and Sunnah, consults a Muslim jurist, often termed as Imam, and acts according to his interpretation of Shari’a. He never deems him worthy of obedience, but he seeks his guidance for knowing the requirements of Shari’a, because he has no direct access to the Holy Quran and Sunnah, or does not have adequate knowledge for deducing the rules of Shari’a. This behaviour is also called taqleed of that jurist or Imam.Truly speaking

Maslak of all Muslims is only one that Islam.

Rest all Maslaks are not maslaks in true sence rather they are used as terminology to denote the research and understanding of quran and Hadith by the Great Imams and Scholars. The only reason some believers claim to belong to the Hanafi,  Shafei,  Hanbali,  or Maliki ‘maslak’,  is because they believe that the interpretation of these great scholars of Islam are according to guidance and teachings of the Quran and Sunnah. No one is following these Imams and it is better if we should identify ourself as Muslims only and not with these Maslak name.

 Allah knows the best.