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EXPLANATION OF THE LĀMIYYAH OF IBN TAYMIYYAH (https://t.me/madrasatuna) LINE 11: Shaykhul Islām, may Allāh have mercy on him, said: وَأُقِـرُّ بِـالْـمِـيْـزَانِ وَالْـحَـوْضِ الَّـذِي And I affirm the Scale as well as the (prophet's) Pond, which... أَرْجُـو بِـأَنِّـي مِـنْـهُ رَيًّـا أَنْـهَـلُ ...I hope to drink from till I quench my thirst 1. In this line, as well the next, the author mentions the belief of Ahlus sunnah wal Jamā'ah regarding some of the affairs of the unseen; particularly those that will take place in the Hereafter. 2. All Muslims must believe in Allāh, His angels, His books and His messengers. In the same way, they must have firm belief in the pre-decree (Qadr) as well as the last day. And Belief in the last day comprises several matters; from them is belief in the Ḥawḍh as well as the Mīzān. ▪️What is a Ḥawḍh? Linguistically, it is a place where water is collected and stored. ▪️What is a Mīzān? Linguistically, it is a balance/scale with two pans on either side used for weighing things. 3. Following the sequence of events that will take place in the Hereafter, we will begin speaking about the Ḥawḍh before clarifying the Mīzān. BELIEF 10: ᴀʜʟᴜs sᴜɴɴᴀʜ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘʜᴇᴛ ﷺ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʜᴏɴᴏᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ᴘᴏɴᴅ (Ḥᴀᴡḍʜ) ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴏғ ᴊᴜᴅɢᴍᴇɴᴛ; ɪᴛs ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴅᴛʜ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴀ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜs ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ, ɪᴛs ᴠᴇssᴇʟs ᴀs ɴᴜᴍᴇʀᴏᴜs ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀs, ᴡʜᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅʀɪɴᴋs ғʀᴏᴍ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜɪʀsᴛʏ. 4. This belief is proven by the Qur'ān, the Sunnah, as well as the ijmā': As for the Qur'ān: Allāh ﷻ said: {إِنَّاۤ أَعۡطَیۡنَـٰكَ ٱلۡكَوۡثَرَ} "Verily, We have granted you (O Muḥammad ﷺ) Al-Kawthar (a river in Paradise); [Sūrah Al-Kawthar 1] NOTE: There's a difference of opinion amongst the scholars as to what Al-Kawthar is. However, the strongest opinion is that - it is a river which runs in Jannah; due to the ḥadīth of Anas, may Allāh be pleased with him, that the Prophet ﷺ said: ((أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْكَوْثَرُ؟)) فَقُلْنَا: اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ، قَالَ: ((فَإِنَّهُ نَهْرٌ وَعَدَنِيهِ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، عَلَيْهِ خَيْرٌ كَثِيرٌ؛ هُوَ حَوْضٌ تَرِدُ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ)) "Do you know what Kawthar is? We said: Allāh and His Messenger know best. The Prophet (ﷺ) then said: It is a river promised to me by my Lord, the Exalted and Glorious, and there is an abundance of good that stems from it; my Ḥawḍh from which my people will pass by on the Day of Resurrection." [Muslim 400] BENEFIT: Al-Kawthar is the Prophet's river that runs in Jannah. As for the Ḥawḍh, then this is located on the plain where people will stand on the day of Resurrection (عرصات). Also, there are two streamlets stemming from Al-Kawthar; one made from gold and the other from silver, through which water flows down into the Ḥawḍh; just as the Prophet ﷺ said: ((يَغُتُّ فِيهِ مِيزَابَانِ يَمُدَّانِهِ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ أَحَدُهُمَا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَالآخَرُ مِنْ وَرِقٍ)) "There would spout into it (the Ḥawḍh) two streamlets having their sources in Paradise; one is from gold and the other is from silver." [Reported by Muslim 2301 on the authority of Thawbān, may Allāh be pleased with him] As for the Sunnah, then the narrations are mutawātir; with around 80 narrations in total, 20 of which are reported in the Ṣaḥīḥayn (Bukhāri & Muslim). Among these narrations is: (1) the ḥadīth of 'Abdullāh ibn 'Amr, may Allāh be pleased with him, that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: ((حَوْضِي مَسِيرَةُ شَهْرٍ وَزَوَايَاهُ سَوَاءٌ، وَمَاؤُهُ أَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْوَرِقِ، وَرِيحُهُ أَطْيَبُ مِنَ الْمِسْكِ، وَكِيزَانُهُ كَنُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ، فَمَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَلاَ يَظْمَأُ بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا)) "My Ḥawḍh (is so large that it takes) a month's journey to cross it, and all its sides are equal. Its water is whiter than silver (and in the wording of Bukhāri: whiter than milk), and its smell is nicer than musk, and its drinking cups are (as numerous) as the (number of) stars in the sky; and whoever drinks from it, will never be thirsty." [Reported by Bukhāri & Muslim; this is the wording of Muslim]