ღ Special Bodies Which Don’t Decompose ღ
ALLAH The Almighty is so gracious towards His creation, so much so that His Graciousness abounds to the extent that out intellects can’t even imagine. He is also Just in that He gives those who des
erve what they deserve...and truly some deserve much much more than others.
From mankind there is a batch that deserves more, a group above the rest. Allah (the Subtle, All-Knowing) chooses them out of His infinite Wisdom and Knowledge. They are chosen in that they are given certain privileges above others, one of which is that many of them are completely saved from all stages of decomposition. In fact, on the contrary, their bodies emit a beautiful scent unlike any scent found in this world.
Although doctors and scientists would declare them scientifically and technically dead, at times these people are found smiling - even after the Angel of Death has taken their souls…
{Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allâh as dead. Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision.}
~Nobel Qur'an , Aal-‘Imraan, 169 ~
Then who are those blessed exalted people ?!
1 ►▶ The Prophets ;
We find proof from the authentic Sunnah that the bodies of the Prophets do not decompose.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Verily, Allah has forbidden the Earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets.”
[Sunan Abî Dâwûd (1047)]
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said,
“The Prophets are alive in their graves, and pray… On the night of the Isra (Night Journey), I passed by Moosaa (who was) standing in his grave and praying.”
[Al-termidhi]
2 ►▶ The Selected Pious Ones ;
Az-Zarqânî (rahimahullah) has also mentioned numerous other claims that have been made regarding bodies that do not decompose, including those of the scholars who practice according to their knowledge, those who call the prayer on a voluntary basis, those who memorize the Qur’ân and act upon its teachings, those who die of plague while exhibiting forbearance, and others.
3 ►▶ The Martyrs ;
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“The martyr (shaheed) has seven blessings from Allah:
he is forgiven from the moment his blood is first shed;
he will be shown his place in Paradise;
he will be spared the trial of the grave;
and he will be secure on the Day of the Greatest Terror (the Day of Judgment);
there will be placed on his head a crown of dignity, one ruby of which is better than this world and all that is in it;
he will be married to seventy-two of al-hoor al-‘iyn;
and he will be permitted to intercede for seventy of his relatives.”
A man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him), “O Messenger of Allah! Why will all the believers except the martyr suffer the Fitnah of the grave?” He said,
“The shining swords above the head of the martyr are Fitnah enough!"
[Saheeh Muslim ]
May Allah make Me and You of them ,and gather us with the prophets and the pious and the martyrs , Say Ameen !!
![Photo: ღ Special Bodies Which Don’t Decompose ღ
ALLAH The Almighty is so gracious towards His creation, so much so that His Graciousness abounds to the extent that out intellects can’t even imagine. He is also Just in that He gives those who deserve what they deserve...and truly some deserve much much more than others.
From mankind there is a batch that deserves more, a group above the rest. Allah (the Subtle, All-Knowing) chooses them out of His infinite Wisdom and Knowledge. They are chosen in that they are given certain privileges above others, one of which is that many of them are completely saved from all stages of decomposition. In fact, on the contrary, their bodies emit a beautiful scent unlike any scent found in this world.
Although doctors and scientists would declare them scientifically and technically dead, at times these people are found smiling - even after the Angel of Death has taken their souls…
{Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allâh as dead. Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision.}
~Nobel Qur'an , Aal-‘Imraan, 169 ~
Then who are those blessed exalted people ?!
1 ►▶ The Prophets ;
We find proof from the authentic Sunnah that the bodies of the Prophets do not decompose.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Verily, Allah has forbidden the Earth to consume the bodies of the Prophets.”
[Sunan Abî Dâwûd (1047)]
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said,
“The Prophets are alive in their graves, and pray… On the night of the Isra (Night Journey), I passed by Moosaa (who was) standing in his grave and praying.”
[Al-termidhi]
2 ►▶ The Selected Pious Ones ;
Az-Zarqânî (rahimahullah) has also mentioned numerous other claims that have been made regarding bodies that do not decompose, including those of the scholars who practice according to their knowledge, those who call the prayer on a voluntary basis, those who memorize the Qur’ân and act upon its teachings, those who die of plague while exhibiting forbearance, and others.
3 ►▶ The Martyrs ;
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“The martyr (shaheed) has seven blessings from Allah:
he is forgiven from the moment his blood is first shed;
he will be shown his place in Paradise;
he will be spared the trial of the grave;
and he will be secure on the Day of the Greatest Terror (the Day of Judgment);
there will be placed on his head a crown of dignity, one ruby of which is better than this world and all that is in it;
he will be married to seventy-two of al-hoor al-‘iyn;
and he will be permitted to intercede for seventy of his relatives.”
A man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him), “O Messenger of Allah! Why will all the believers except the martyr suffer the Fitnah of the grave?” He said,
“The shining swords above the head of the martyr are Fitnah enough!"
[Saheeh Muslim ]
May Allah make Me and You of them ,and gather us with the prophets and the pious and the martyrs , Say Ameen !!](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sttRlzzThXiaVy6MnB5-8Z941wy5qHCiUqGQ1s63yW3PXlUKr-EY90ekz6p65M3Q5edMeqKJmKEMDivmAyOXwB5rLUp0YzPk-z-RDJs0Ce-r91q6pCwey5qKNZ5T_e6YYcqPthICDufzYlhoNj-DElhow-XDKJupVbVN6rYqwrIb5TT_ShPBX4gF4telU=s0-d)