وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِنَ ٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَ مِيثَٰقَهُمْ وَمِنكَ وَمِن نُّوحٍۢ وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَى ٱبْنِ مَرْيَمَ ۖ وَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظًۭا
Wa iz akhaznaa minan Nabiyyeena meesaaqahum wa minka wa min Noohinw wa Ibraaheema wa Moosaa wa Eesab-ni-Maryama wa akhaznaa minhum meesaaqan ghaleezaa
And [mention, O Muhammad], when We took from the prophets their covenant and from you and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus, the son of Mary; and We took from them a solemn covenant.
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33:7Ayah 173
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And mention when We took a pledge from the prophets at the point when they were brought forth from the loins of Adam the size of atoms and from you and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus son of Mary that they worship only God and call others to worship Him the mention of the five names is an instance of supplementing the specific to the general. And We took from them a solemn pledge a solid one that they fulfil what they have been charged with and this was effected by swearing an oath to God after which the pledge was consummated;
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We did not, write anything from the Prophet (ﷺ) except the Qur'an and what is written in this paper,
(wherein) the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Medina is a sanctuary from (the mountain of) Air to so and-so, therefore,
whoever innovates (in it) an heresy or commits a sin, or gives shelter to such an innovator, will incur
the Curse of Allah. the angels and all the people; and none of his compulsory or optional good deeds
of worship will be accepted And the asylum granted by any Muslim Is to be secured by all the
Muslims even if it is granted by one of the lowest social status among them. And whoever betrays a
Muslim in this respect will incur the Curse of Allah, the angels and all the people, and his compulsory
and optional good deeds of worship will not be accepted. And any freed slave will take as masters
(befriends) people other than his own real masters who freed him without taking the permission of the
latter, will incur the Curse of Allah, the angels and all the people, and his compulsory and optional
good deeds of worship will not be accepted."
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Take the Qur'an from four: From Ibn Mas'ud, Ubayy bin Ka'b, Mu'adh bin Jabal, and Salim the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifah."
The Prophet (ﷺ) asked some people to take an oath, and they hurried for it. The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that lots
should be drawn amongst them as to who would take an oath first.
that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "When I was taken on the Night of Isra I met Musa." He described him saying: "He was a man who was" and I think he said: "A thin man, whose hair was as if he was a man from Shanu'ah." He said: "I met 'Eisa" he described him saying: "Of average build, with a red face, as if he had just come out of the Dimas" meaning the bath-house. "And I saw Ibrahim" he said: "I am the one among his offspring that most resembles him" and he said: "I was brought two vessels, one of them containing milk and the other containing wine. I was told: 'Take whichever one of them you wish.' So I took the milk to drink from it. It was said to me: 'You were guided to the Fitrah' or: 'You chose the Fitrah, if you had take the wine your Ummah would have strayed.'"
similar (narration to no. 647 with a different chain) from the Prophet.
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