The Kursī of
Allāh
source:
silsilat ul-ahādīth us-sahīha ~ the series of authentic
narrations ~ hadīth no. 109
Abu Dharr al-Ghifārī said that the Messenger of Allāh (صلى
الله عليه وسلم) said: “The seven heavens in comparison to
the Kursī is nothing but like a ring thrown in a desert, and
the excellence of the ʽArsh (Throne of Allāh) over the Kursī
is like the excellence of that desert over that ring.”
~*~*~*~
Shaykh al-Albānī comments:
“The hadīth comes forth as an explanation of (Allāh’s)
statement, the Most High: ‘His Kursī extends over the
heavens and the earth,’[1] and it is clear with regard to
the existence of the Kursī being the greatest of creations
after the Throne (of Allāh), and that it is an independent,
physical entity and not something abstract. Therefore, there
is a refutation in (this hadīth) against the one who
interprets (the Kursī) to mean ‘dominion’ and ‘extent of
rule,’ as mentioned in some explanations of the Qur’ān. And
it was not narrated from Ibn Abbās that (the Kursī) is
‘knowledge,’ so it is not correct to attribute it to him
because it is from the narration of Jaʽfar bin Abi l-Mughīra
from Saʽīd bin Jubayr from (Ibn ʽAbbās). Ibn Jarīr reported
it. Ibn Mandah said: ‘Ibn Abi l-Mughīra is not strong with
regard to (narrating from) Ibn Jubayr.’
And know that it is not correct to describe the Kursī…as in
some narrations that…four angels carry it, each angel having
four faces, and their feet are upon the rock that is under
the seventh earth, etc. So all of this is not correct in
being attributed to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and
some of (these narrations) are more severe in weakness than
others.”
Translator’s Note: Shaykh Al-Albānī after this however, did
grade the following narration as authentic:
Abu Mūsā al-Ashʽarī said: “The Kursī is the place of the two
Feet and it has a groaning like that of a camel saddle.”[2]
~ asaheeha translations ~
[1] Sūrat ul-Baqarah, 2:255
[2] Mukhtasar ul-ʽUlū #85, graded Sahīh Mawqūf (attributed
to a Companion) by Shaykh al-Albānī
|