The wonderful hands of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)

Allah Ta'ala has sent His Prophets with miracles and clear signs and the personality of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is nothing but a miracle.  From His blessed body, the signs of the Power of Allah Ta'ala are made manifest and innumerable signs of the Lord's power were revealed.

 

The blessed hands of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)

 

When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) took the pledge from the Sahabah, Allah Ta'ala revealed the following verse and declared the Prophet’s hand as His own hand.

 

“…the Hand of Allah is over their hands…” Surah Fath (48:10)

 

Hadhrat Yazid bin Aswad (May Allah be well pleased with him) narrates about the hand of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam): I had the good fortune of meeting the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam), I found that the His hand was cooler than ice and more fragrant than musk.  (Zurqani ‘Al’al Mawahib Vol. 5, Pg No: 453)

 

Hadhrat Abu Juhaifah (May Allah be well pleased with him) says: People would kiss His hands and rub them on their faces to gain blessings.  I also took His hand and placed it on my face.  I found that it was cooler than ice and more fragrant than musk. (Sahih Bukhari Vol. 1, Pg No: 502)

 

His hands' miraculous attribute was that wherever He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) would place it, that place would be blessed forever.  The blessings of His hand would heal diseases; remove troubles; dry udders of a goat would overflow with milk and streams of water would run forth from His fingers.  A wave of His hand would split the moon into 2 and the set sun would return.

 

Hadhrat Ibn Amr (May Allah be well pleased with him) narrates:  In the Battle of Hunayn, an arrow got stuck in my forehead and because of it, blood kept flowing on my head and chest.  The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) wiped the blood off my face and chest with His hands and prayed for me.  The blessing of His hand was such that the area He touched became bright and radiant. (Seerat Halbiya Vol. 2, Pg No: 128)

 

His fingers:

 

There are many Hadith in the various collections of Hadith, (like Sunan, Musnad, Majma, Musnad, etc.) a number of Hadith are recorded which clearly mention that streams of water issued forth from the fingers of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and the thirst of the Sahabah who were present at that time was quenched.

 

Here the Hadith of Sahih Bukhari is being related.

 

Translation of Hadith:  It has been narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Abdullah Bin Mas'ud (May Allah be well pleased with him), he said:  We would consider miracles as blessings and you consider them a means to frighten with!  We were in a journey along with the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).  Water had run scarce.  The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) ordered:  Bring some water.  The Sahabah brought a vessel with little water in it.  The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) placed His blessed hands in it and said:  Come towards the water, which purifies, the water which has blessings.  The blessings (Barakah) is from Allah Ta'ala.  Hadhrat Abdullah Bin Mas'ud (May Allah be well pleased with him) says:  Water is issuing forth from between the fingers of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and when the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) would eat, we would hear the Tasbeeh (of the food).  (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No. 3579)

 

This miracle has been expressed many times, in journey and out of it.  Among the Sahabah who have narrated this are Hadhrat Anas, Hadhrat Jabir Bin Abdullah, Hadhrat Abu Saeed Khudri, Hadhrat Aisha Siddiqua, Hadhrat Abdullah Bin Abbas (May Allah be well pleased with them) and many others.

 

There is a Hadith narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Anas (May Allah be well pleased with him) in Sahih Bukhari:

 

Hadhrat Anas (May Allah be well pleased with him) narrates:  When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was in Zaura, a vessel was brought to Him. When He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) kept His hand in it, water started flooding out of His fingers.  The Sahabah performed their ablutions with that water.  Hadhrat Qatadah (May Allah be well pleased with him) says: I asked Anas (May Allah be well pleased with him) as to how many Sahabah were there? He replied, “300 or around 300.  Hadhrat Qatadah (May Allah be well pleased with him) says:  I asked Hadhrat Anas (May Allah be well pleased with him), what was your number.  He said:  300 or near to it.  (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No. 3572)

 

 

There is a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Jabir (May Allah be well pleased with him) as well.

 

Translation of Hadith:  Water started issuing forth from His blessed fingers like streams welling up.  Hadhrat Jabir (May Allah be well pleased with him) says:  We all quenched our thirst and performed Wuzu.

 

Hadhrat Jabir (May Allah be well pleased with him) says:  On the day of Hudaibiyah, the Sahabah felt very thirsty.  A vessel was placed in front of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).  He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) performed Wuzu with it.  The Sahabah came to Him.  The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) asked: What is the matter with you?  The Sahabah said: O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) except the water in your vessel, there is nothing for us to perform Wuzu with or to drink.  The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) kept His hand in the vessel.  Water started flooding out from His fingers like a stream.  Hadhrat Jabir (May Allah be well pleased with him) says: Then all of us drank from it and performed Wuzu with it.  The narrator Hadhrat Salem (May Allah be well pleased with him) says:  I asked Hadhrat Jabir (May Allah be well pleased with him), how many were you?  He said:  It would have surely sufficed even if were a lakh, we were 1500.  (Sahih Bukhari, Hadith No. 4152)

 

The interpreter of Sahih Bukhari, Hadhrat Hafidh Ibn Hajar Asqalani (May Allah shower His mercy on him) writes in the interpretation of this Hadith, on the authority of Qazi Iyaz (May Allah shower His mercy on him):

 

Translation:  The miracle of water issuing from the blessed fingers has been narrated by many Successors (Tab'ieen) on the authority of the Sahabah with unbroken chains of narration and from them reliable and authoritative Muhadditheen (Hadith experts).  This miracle has been expressed at many places in the presence of a large number of Sahabah and its denial by anyone is not proven at all and this is among those miracles which are established beyond doubt.

 

His generosity

 

The Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is extremely generous.  He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) would never let down any person because Allah Ta'ala has placed the keys of all the treasures in His hand and He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) is the Disseminator and the holder of the treasures and Allah is the One who gives.  Nobody would come back empty-handed from His door.  The Lord Almighty says:

 

"Therefore treat not the orphan with harshness " Surah Zuha (93:09)

 

His benevolence was such that the one who asks would get over and above what he/she wanted. Hadhrat Anas (May Allah be well pleased with him) says:  Whatever He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was asked, He gave.  Once the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) gave a person all the goats of a valley.  That person went back and announced in his tribe: O people, embrace Islam, Hadhrat Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) grants so much that there is no danger of starvation. (Sahih Muslim Vol. 2, Pg No: 253)

 

Liwa Al Hamd

 

The flag of praise i.e. Liwa Al Hamd will be in the hands of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).  Hadhrat Adam (Peace be upon him) and the entire creation will be under that flag:  And the flag of praise will be in my hand and I am not proud because of it.  Prophet Adam (Peace be upon him) and along with him every Prophet will be under my flag.  (Zujajatul Masabeeh, Vol. 5, Pg No: 15).

 

Keys of Jannah

 

Jame' Tirmidhi and Sunan Darmi, both have a Hadith:  The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:  On that day honor and the keys of heaven will be in my hand.  (Sunan Darmi, Muqaddima, Pg No: 24; Zujajatul Masabeeh, Vol. 5, Pg No: 14)

 

The keys to Jannah will be in the hands of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) will be the first one to knock at the doors of Jannah.  There is Hadith: And I will be the first one to get the doors of heaven opened.  (Sahih Muslim, Vol. 1, Pg No: 112; Zujajatul Masabeeh Vol. 5, Pg No: 18)