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Hadith About Krishna and Authentication of Ahadith by the Saints

There are many examples in which the Prophet Muhammad (sa) through revelation has given us news of other prophets. We accept all these Ahadith of the Prophet Muhammad (sa) because he is proven to be truthful.

إِنِّي لأُنْذِرُكُمُوهُ، وَمَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ أَنْذَرَهُ قَوْمَهُ، وَلَكِنِّي سَأَقُولُ لَكُمْ فِيهِ قَوْلاً لَمْ يَقُلْهُ نَبِيٌّ لِقَوْمِهِ

“I warn you of him, and there was no prophet but warned his followers of him” (Sahih al-Bukhari, 7127)

The non-Ahmadi Muslims cannot prove this but accept it because Hadrat Muhammad (sa) was truthful, and he must have learned this through Allah the Almighty. There are many such examples that can be presented. For example, the Prophet Muhammad (sa) mentions some discussions between other prophets.

Now firstly, what is the context of Chashma-e-Marifat.

Here Hadrat Ahmad (as) is showing the beauty of Islam and is saying that the other religions condition is this that read their books and see what their followers say. They say guidance was only sent in our areas and no other nation was given guidance by Allah. Allah never sent prophets or those to guide.

Such a belief is against Allah the Almighty. Every nation was given a prophet and someone to guide them. How can we believe this? Allah says Allah is the Lord of All the Worlds.

وَإِنْ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ إِلَّا خَلَا فِيهَا نَذِيرٌ

And there is no people to whom a Warner has not been sent. (Chapter 35 verse 25)

وَلِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ

“And there is a guide for every people” (Chapter 13 verse 8)

وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَسُولًا أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ

And We did raise among every people a Messenger, preaching: ‘Worship Allah and shun the Evil One (Chapter 16 verse 37)

People who came after twisted the teachings of the truthful prophets. Hadrat Ahmad (as) says that it is the beauty of the Qur’an that Allah is not limited to any nation rather He affirms sending guidance for every nation. He makes us respect the prophets of all nations.

Then Hadrat Ahmad (as) quotes a hadith that there was a black prophet in India whose name was Kahin. There is so much love in the hearts of the Hindus for Krishna and we believe he was a truthful prophet who taught Tauheed and his words were later twisted as Christians have twisted the words of Hadrat Isa (as).

In the 1900’s, the Khatme Nabuwat mullahs would accuse Ahmadi Muslims of making up Ahadith and Ahmadi Muslims responded to every single challenge, and we continue to do so till today. They raised the allegation on this hadith and it was proven to be in Tarikh-e-Hamdan.

قال صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: “كان في الهند نبياً أسوَد اللون، إسمه “كاهن“. (الحافظ شيرويه الديلمي، تاريخ همذان، باب الكاف)

Meaning, that the Prophet Muhammad (sa) said there was a Prophet of black color whose name was Kahan (Krishna is also called by this name) (Al Hafiz al Dailami, Tareekh Hamdaan, Bab Al-Kaaf)

Sadly, this is a lost book but we have the mention of Al-Dailami in the works of even Imam Dhahabi. Till today, the Arabic is found in the book Dastur al-Ulama:

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Now if someone says that quoting a hadith from a book we do not have today makes the person a liar, then their scholars will all be false. I will present one example from Ibn Kathir :

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He says some Ahadith mention that if Hadrat Musa (as) and Hadrat Isa (as) were alive today they would have no option but to accept but. Till today, this narration is not found in any book of Ahadith. This does not mean Ibn Kathir had lied against Rasulullah (sa). In fact, we can show this from countless of scholars and all would have to be declared liars. Its not about Prophet or not, anyone who lies against Rasulullah is a sinner. We say the scholars did not lie nor did Hadrat Ahmad (as). The hadith is authenticated by the Messiah who is Hakam and Adl.

Now this narration we present of Krishna is found in different wordings in the books of commentary under the verse:

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ لَمْ نَقْصُصْ عَلَيْكَ

And We did send Messengers before thee; of them are some whom We have mentioned to thee, and of them there are some whom We have not mentioned to thee (Chapter 40 Verse 79)

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Now these narrations are given from Hadrat Ali (ra) and it was the way of the Ahle Bait that they would often narrate without saying the Prophet Muhammad (sa) has said this. This is mentioned in the books of the Shia extensively. Not only the Shias but even the Sunnis accept that news of the unseen when narrated from the sahaba are what they have learned from the Prophet Muhammad (sa).

In Biharul Anwar it is written:

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Most importantly, the Prophet Muhammad (sa) taught us that Ahadith can be authenticated through visions and the sahaba and saints of the ummah have authenticated Ahadith through such experiences.

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إِذَا سَمِعْتُمُ الْحَدِيثَ عَنِّي تَعْرِفُهُ قُلُوبُكُمْ، وَتَلِينُ لَهُ أَشْعَارُكُمْ، وَأَبْشَارُكُمْ، وَتَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُ مِنْكُمْ قَرِيبٌ، فَأَنَا أَوْلَاكُمْ بِهِ، وَإِذَا سَمِعْتُمُ الْحَدِيثَ عَنِّي تُنْكِرُهُ قُلُوبُكُمْ، وَتَنْفِرُ أَشْعَارُكُمْ، وَأَبْشَارُكُمْ، وَتَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُ مِنْكُمْ بَعِيدٌ فَأَنَا أَبْعَدُكُمْ مِنْهُ

“Abu Humayd reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If you hear a narration from me that your hearts recognize, settles your hair and skin, and you see it as close to you, then I am most deserving of it. If you hear a narration from me that your hearts reject, makes your hair stand and your skin crawl, and you see it as far from you, then I am the furthest from it.”

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عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ خُصَيْفٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْمَنَامِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا فِي التَّشَهُّدِ فَقَالَ ‏ “‏ عَلَيْكَ بِتَشَهُّدِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ‏”‏ ‏.

In Ta’aqubat al-Suyuti, it is written: Muhammad bin Harun (rh) saw a dream asking the Prophet Muhammad (sa) if he said the hadith that whoever condoles with someone afflicted, receives the exact same reward! He (sa) said yes.

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Then in Sahih Muslim Muqaddamah:

وَحَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَا وَحَمْزَةُ الزَّيَّاتُ، مِنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ نَحْوًا مِنْ أَلْفِ حَدِيثٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَلَقِيتُ حَمْزَةَ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْمَنَامِ فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ مَا سَمِعَ مِنْ أَبَانَ فَمَا عَرَفَ مِنْهَا إِلاَّ شَيْئًا يَسِيرًا خَمْسَةً أَوْ سِتَّةً ‏.‏

Suwayd bin Sa’īd narrated to us, Alī bin Mus’hir narrated to us, he said:

‘Hamzah az-Zayyāt and I heard from Abān bin Abī Ayyāsh something like one thousand Ḥadīth’. Alī said: ‘So I met Hamzah then he informed me that he saw the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah upon him, [in a dream], and he produced for him what he heard from Abān. However he [the Prophet] didn’t recognize any except a small amount [like] five or six [Ḥadīth]’. (Sahih Muslim Introduction, Hadith #79)

Hadrat Ahmad (as) also believed in this and had ahadith authenticated through kashf:

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Hadrat Ahmad (as) also made the claim of being the second coming of Krishna based on revelation. He (as) writes:

God Almighty has disclosed to me repeatedly in my visions that a person of the name of Krishan, who appeared among the Aryas, was a chosen one of God and was a Prophet of his time. The expression Avatar which is current among the Hindus is in its essence synonymous with Prophet. There is a prophecy in Hindu scriptures that in the latter days an Avatar would appear, who will possess the qualities of Krishna and will be his reflection. It has been conveyed to me that I am that person. Krishan had two qualities; one, that he was Ruddar i.e. the slayer of wild beasts and swine, [evil characters] that is to say by reasoning and Signs; and, two, that he was Gopal i.e. the nourisher of cows, that is to say he was a helper of the virtuous through his spirit. Both of these are the qualities of the Promised Messiah and God has bestowed both of them upon me.(Tuhfah-e-Golarhviyya, p. 130, sub-footnote, Ruhani Khazain, vol. 17, p. 317 sub-footnote)

Adnan Rashid had said the following words : “Anyone who did that, the first thing ulama said was that he was a liar. Anyone who attributed any hadith to the Prophet of Islam and could not produce its chain or authority, such a man was always known as a liar”

Through this statement of Adnan Rashid, he has declared majority of the saints as liars. He also says why did Hadrat Ahmad (as) say the words قال صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. He forgets that the scholars who authenticated Ahadith through visions used the word “He (sa) said” as well.

Shah Waliullah Muhadith Dehlvi (ra) says that I have ahadith in which the sanad is only me and the Prophet Muhammad (sa):

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Allama al-Lacknavi also explains that ahadith can be authenticated through the kashf of those who are righteous He goes to the extent of saying that if one of them declares it, I will most certainly accept it because of his truthfulness!

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Imam al-Suyuti also believed in the authentication of Ahadith through visions: Imam al-Suyuti (rh) writes that one of the companions who I think was Ibn Abbas (ra) saw the Prophet Muhammad (sa) in a dream and he was made to remember a hadith he kept thinking of. When he entered upon the wives of the Prophet (sa), he told Maymunah (ra) what happened. So she got up and took out the mirror of the Prophet (sa). He (ra) said that he looked into it and saw the Prophet (sa) Then Imam al-Suyuti writes that many from the Salaf and Khalaf said they saw the Prophet (sa) and asked him about matters about which they were confused and he (sa) informed them of the solution He (ra) then puts a fatwa on those who deny this. He says those who deny such have denied the clear cut evidences from the sunnah He then mentions a story of a Jurist who saw a vision that a hadith was fabricated as well

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Ibn Arabi (rh) also authenticated Ahadith through visions:

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Imam Shairan (rh) also believed in this concept:

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A black and white text Description automatically generated Syed Ali Haraazim ibn al-Arabi Baradah al-Maghribi al-Fasi (rh) Hadrat Abu Abbas al-Tajani was asked about some matters and one of the hadith asked about was the scholars of my ummah are like the prophets of Bani Israel.

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Mullah Ali Qari (rh) also mentions this concept with an incident of Ibn Arabi (rh):

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Hadrat al-Qadi al-Sheikh Yusuf bin Ismail al-Nabahani mentions that Ibn Arabi (rh) would authenticate Ahadith through visions:

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Imam Shairani (rh) mentions that Hadrat Imam al-Suyuti would authenticate Ahadith through visions:

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Hadrat al-Qadi al-Sheikh Yusuf bin Ismail al-Nabahani mentions that Hadrat Ibn Hajr al-Haythami (rh) said that my Sheikh and his father Shams Muhammad bin Abi Hamaail (rh) would meet the Messenger of Allah (sa) in wakefulness and when he would have difficulty with a matter he would say that he asked Hadrat Muhammad (sa) about it and then he would put his face in his shirt and say Hadrat Muhammad (sa) said this about it and it would always happen as he had said it so we should be careful with rejecting it as it is like poison.

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Ibn Hajr al-Haythami (rh) writes:

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Maulvi Muhammad Hussain Batalvi also mentions them.

اس خیال و اعتقاد کے لوگ متقدمین و متاخرین اہل اسلام میں اوربہت ہیں،ان سب کے اقوال نقل کرنے کی اس مقام میں گنجائش نہیں۔ان چند اقوال منقولہ بالا سے امر سوم کا بیان شافی ہوگیا اور بخوبی ثات ہواکہ الہام یا کشف کو حجت و دلیل جاننے والے بھی اکابر اسلام(صوفیہ کرام و محدثین عظام) ہیں جیسے کہ اس کی حجیت کے منکر اکابر ہیں۔یہ مسئلہ ایسا نیا اور انوکھا نہیں جس کا کوئی قائل نہ ہو۔‘‘(اشاعة السنة نمبر11جلد7صفحہ نمبر346)

The Mujadid of the Barelvis Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi also accepts that Ahadith can be authenticated through visions

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In fact, there is no room for objections because their own scholars accept that Krishna was a prophet. The ahle hadith scholar Hafiz Abdul Qadir in his book Mizan Munazarah accepts this

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Qasim Nanotwi also accepted that Krishna is a prophet in his debate

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