Saad
27-04-2010, 10:23 PM
Knowledge of the Five (http://deoband.org/2010/04/hadith/hadith-commentary/knowledge-of-the-five/)
Al-Qurtubi said: "No one can expect to know one of these five matters because of this hadith. The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) explained the statement of Allah Most High: "With Him are the keys of the ghayb (unseen), that none knoweth but He" (6:59) as these five. And this [hadith] is from the authentic [narrations]." Al-Qutubi said: "So whoever claims knowledge of one of these without a chain back to Allah's Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace), he is a liar in his claim." He said: "As for conjecture about the ghayb this is possible for the astrologer and other than him when it is [extrapolated] from a general law, and this is not knowledge. Ibn 'Abd al-Barr transmitted ijma' (consensus) on the prohibition of accepting fees and wages and offering it for such speculative knowledge. It has been transmitted from Ibn Mas'ud (Allah be pleased with him) that he said: 'Your Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was granted knowledge of all things besides these five.' The like of it [was narrated] from Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them both) in marfu' form. Ahmad transmitted both of them. Humayd ibn Zanjawayh transmitted from one of the Companions that he mentioned the knowledge of the time of the eclipse before its occurrence, and the Prophet repudiated him saying, 'Verily the ghayb is five' and he recited the verse [31:34], 'and what is unseen besides these, are known to some and unknown to some.'"
Read the entire article... (http://deoband.org/2010/04/hadith/hadith-commentary/knowledge-of-the-five/)
Al-Qurtubi said: "No one can expect to know one of these five matters because of this hadith. The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) explained the statement of Allah Most High: "With Him are the keys of the ghayb (unseen), that none knoweth but He" (6:59) as these five. And this [hadith] is from the authentic [narrations]." Al-Qutubi said: "So whoever claims knowledge of one of these without a chain back to Allah's Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace), he is a liar in his claim." He said: "As for conjecture about the ghayb this is possible for the astrologer and other than him when it is [extrapolated] from a general law, and this is not knowledge. Ibn 'Abd al-Barr transmitted ijma' (consensus) on the prohibition of accepting fees and wages and offering it for such speculative knowledge. It has been transmitted from Ibn Mas'ud (Allah be pleased with him) that he said: 'Your Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) was granted knowledge of all things besides these five.' The like of it [was narrated] from Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them both) in marfu' form. Ahmad transmitted both of them. Humayd ibn Zanjawayh transmitted from one of the Companions that he mentioned the knowledge of the time of the eclipse before its occurrence, and the Prophet repudiated him saying, 'Verily the ghayb is five' and he recited the verse [31:34], 'and what is unseen besides these, are known to some and unknown to some.'"
Read the entire article... (http://deoband.org/2010/04/hadith/hadith-commentary/knowledge-of-the-five/)