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MAULANA MAUDUDYThe Question of Prophet's Life"Some one without pre-notions, faith or opinion about it will not be questioned on the Day of Judgment and his ultimate fate would be affected because of lack of faith or opinion on this issue. But in real danger is one who frames and opinion on this issue, sets up a faith and preaches it. For, there is equal probability of it being right or wrong".(RASAIL-O-MASAIL. Vol-3, p#440)Thus such an important and sensitive issue, which is stated in Qur'an, HADITH and which has consensus of SAHABA on it has been treated by MAULANA Maududi as a side issue. Moreover' by saying, "some one who believes in it and preach it is in danger" he has put Abu Bakr (R.A.) and all other SAHABA (R.A.) in danger.Imam Ahmad Bin HambalImam of AHL-E-SUNNAH, Ahmad bin Hambal (died in 241 A.H.) says in his letter to MusaddadIbn-e- Muharhad in TABQAT-E-HANABILAH which was subsequently added to the book "Kitabus-Salah" (the Book of Prayer):-" It is necessary to have faith in the TANK of KAUSAR, on the angels MUNKAR and NAKEER, punishment in the grave, the act of taking out of the soul by MALIKUL MAUT -the angel of death, and it's return to the bodies in the grave. It is also essential to believe in the questioning in the graves about "faith" and "TAUHEED".(Tabaqatul-Hanabilah-Life-History of Musaddad Ibnu-Musarhad)Imam Ibn-u-Taimyah (Hanbali)This belief has been adopted by Ibne Taimiyah, Ibn-u-Qaiyim and majority of scholars of Ummat-e-Muslimah (the Muslim Community in the World) because Ahmed Bin Hanbal believed in the revival of life of the dead in the worldly grave as indicated in his above verdict:-"Well know HADITH prove that the dead is aware of the activities of his friends and relatives living in the world and their worldly affairs are presented to them, there in the grave.Moreover, the HADITH say, the dead can see and is conscious of the activities in the vicinity of his grave. Good actions pleas them and bad actions hurt them. The spirits of the dead have assemblies also. But the spirits of the higher rank descend to the lower ranks and not vice-versa".Al-Fatawa-al-Kubra (By Ibn Taimyah Vol-4p#446-447)Abdullah Bin Mohammad Bin Abdul WahabAbdullah Bin Mohammad Bin Abdul Wahab of Najd says: What we believe in is as follows: The status of the Prophet (S.A.W.) is absolutely above the entire creation and he has been bestowed with the eternal life in his grave which is over and above that of the martyrs which is evidenced in the QUR'AN. This is because the Prophet (S.A.W) is undoubtedly more exalted than the Martyrs and he listens to the DARUD-O-SALAM in the vicinity of his grave.(Ithaf-ul-Nabala p#415)Mian Nazeer Founder of Ahl-e-Hadith School of Thought"And it is wrong to say that the spirit of the Prophet (S.A.W.) goes around through all houses and places. For a HADITH (tradition) in MISHKAT in the Chapter of "Prayer" as narrated by Ibn-i-Masud (R.A.) says, that the Prophet (S.A.W.) has said, "Almighty Allah has appointed some angels to go around the world and convey to me the "SALAT-O-SALAM" of my Ummah". And another HADITH by Narrated by Abu Hurairah (R.A.) says, "if some one recited "SALAT-O-SALAM" near my grave. I would listen to it and if some one recited at a distance, it would be conveyed to me (by the angels). Thus, the prophet's (S.A.W.) spirit is not moving around all places otherwise it would have been stated in the HADITH like this, "I am present and hear SALAT-O-SALAM wherever it is recited" thus there would be no need of the angels to convey it to him".FATAWA NAZIRIA Vol.1, page#6-7 Pub:Ahl-e-Hadith Academy, LahoreIt is evident that Miam Nazeeer wants to prove through the Prophet (S.A.W.) is not omnipresent but he is very much present in the grave in MEDINA and he listens to the "SALAT-O-SALAM" recited in the vicinity of the grave and that recited elsewhere angels is conveyed and presented to him right there by the angels roaming around the world.Nawab Siddiqul Hassan Khan (Ahl-i-Hadith)Nawab Siddiqul Hassan Khan writes:"All dead whether believers or non-believers are equal in respect of knowledge, perception, consciousness, hearing, presentation of deeds and responding to greetings of SALAM from the visitors. This is not the exclusive specialty of Prophets (A.S.) and the saints only. (DALEEL-AL-TALIB page#840)