مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الفضائل والشمائل
The Book of Virtues and Characteristics
(الأَنْبِيَاءُ الكِرَامُ يَبْقَوْنَ رَحْمَةً لِأُمَمِهِمْ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِمْ)
(The noble prophets remain a mercy for their nations even after their passing)
Hadith Number: 5977
5977 - وعن ابي موسى - رضي الله عنه - عن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - انه قال: (إن الله إذا اراد رحمة امة من عباده قبض نبيها قبلها فجعله لها فرطا وسلفا بين يديها، وإذا اراد هلكة امة عذبها ونبيها حي فاهلكها وهو ينظر، فاقر عينيه بهلكتها حين كذبوه وعصوا امره). رواه مسلم.
Abu Musa reported the Prophet as saying, "When God purposes mercy to a people among His servants He takes their prophet and makes him a forerunner who goes before them; but when He purposes to destroy a people, He punishes them while their prophet is alive, destroys them while he is there to see, and comforts him by their destruction when they disbelieved him and disobeyed his command." Muslim transmitted it.
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