[14] Al-Kursi has no resemblance to the chair one sits upon...
[14] Al-Kursi has no resemblance to the chair one sits upon: أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ: جَلَسَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مُتَوَرِّكاً رِجْلُهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَى فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ هَذِهِ جِلْسَةٌ مَكْرُوهَةٌ فَقَالَ لَا إِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْءٌ قَالَتْهُ الْيَهُودُ لَمَّا أَنْ فَرَغَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ جَلَسَ هَذِهِ الْجِلْسَةَ لِيَسْتَرِيحَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- اللَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَ لا نَوْمٌ وَ بَقِيَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مُتَوَرِّكاً كَمَا هُوَ Abu Abdullah al-Ash’ari has narrated from Mu’Alla ibn Muhammad from Al-Washsha’ from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman who has said the following: “Once Abu ‘Abdallah -asws , was sitting with his right foot on his left thigh.
A man said, ‘May Allah -azwj keep my soul in service for your -asws cause, this sitting posture is not desirable.’ The Imam -asws said, ‘It is not so. That is a thing the Jews (God Forbid) say that when Allah -azwj , the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, Finished creating the heavens and earth and took His -azwj place on the Throne, He -azwj sat in this posture to rest and relax. Allah -azwj , the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, revealed Ayat Al-Kursi, “Allah -azwj exists.
No one deserves to be worshipped except Allah -azwj , the Everlasting and the Guardian of life. Drowsiness or sleep does not seize him. . .
.”’ Abu ‘Abdallah -asws , continued to remain in that sitting posture.’” [15] The Greatness of the Verse of Al-Kursi: عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ اللَّيْثِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ هُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَحْدَهُ فَاغْتَنَمْتُ خَلْوَتَهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ آيَةٍ أَنْزَلَهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ أَعْظَمُ قَالَ آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِ On the authority of Ubayd ibn Umar al-Laysee, on the authority of Abuzar -ra , “I went to see God’s Prophet -saww .
He -saww was sitting alone in the mosque. The Prophet -saww was alone so I enjoyed his company in private.
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