Part of الأربعون المقدسية
· Lesson 3 of 15
الأربعون من جواهر الأحاديث المقدسية | الحديث (2) | فلسطين مهوى أفئدة الأنبياء عليهم السلام
0:000:00
Transcript
Machine translation — may contain errors
0:00
The Forty Precious Gems of Jerusalem Hadiths
0:06
Palestine: The Cherished Haven of the Prophets, Peace Be Upon Them
0:15
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), regarding the story of the passing of Moses, peace be upon him:
0:24
He said, "He asked Allah to bring him close to the Holy Land by the distance of a stone's throw."
0:32
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
0:35
"Were I there, I would surely show you his grave beside the road beneath the red sand dune."
0:44
Related by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
0:47
Vocabulary of the Hadith
0:51
"Yudnihi" means: to bring him close.
0:55
"The Holy Land" is the land that Allah purified, selected, and chose.
1:02
Al-Tabari (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his Tafsir:
1:06
"It cannot refer to anything other than the land between the Euphrates and the Arish of Egypt,
1:12
according to the consensus of all scholars of Tafsir, historical biography, and historical reports."
1:18
It was named "holy" because it is the homeland of the Prophets, the land of divine messages,
1:24
the place of their worship of Allah, and the descent of revelation.
1:29
"A stone's throw" means: the distance a thrown stone covers,
1:33
such that if someone were to throw a stone from the spot where his grave lies,
1:39
it would reach Jerusalem.
1:42
"Were I thamma" means: were I there.
1:46
"Al-Katheeb" means: a gathering or mound of sand.
1:51
Overall Meaning
1:54
After Moses (peace be upon him) and the Children of Israel with him were saved from Pharaoh and his army,
2:00
they marched to liberate Jerusalem,
2:03
but they failed him and acted cowardly.
2:06
So Allah punished them with forty years of wandering lost in the desert wilderness,
2:11
during which Aaron (peace be upon him) died.
2:14
Then the Angel of Death came to take the soul of Moses, peace be upon him.
2:19
Due to Moses' profound attachment and love for the blessed land of Palestine,
2:25
he wished to be buried close to it, on its outer edge,
2:28
after he became certain that he would not enter it as a conqueror.
2:34
Jerusalem Reflections
2:38
Encouragement to seek burial in blessed and virtuous places;
2:43
and that it is the ardent wish of the Prophets, messengers, and righteous servants of Allah.
2:49
The virtue of the Holy Land;
2:51
and that among its distinctive virtues is that it is the burial ground of the Prophets,
2:55
and the cherished haven of their hearts in life and in death.
2:59
The Prophets' vigilant protection of the sanctuary of pure monotheism (Tawhid),
3:03
and their utmost care to preserve the sanctity of Jerusalem from any polytheism or idolatry.
3:09
The Jerusalem Forty Hadiths