Abu Hurairah (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) said, "Whenever someone greets me, Allah
returns the soul to my body (in the grave) and I return his greeting."
Commentary
From the Hadith it is understood that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is alive in his grave and he answers the salutation offered by a Muslim.Some people infer the hadith as saying that Prophet (saw) is alive and his life is like the worldly life due to which He can return the answer of our salutation. It is wrong to say so because it is not confirmed by the Quran and Hadith. If he were to be alive the way he was in his lifetime, there would have been no need for "the returning of the soul to his body" and he would be able to answer the salutations without it. Another ambiguity that often comes to mind is that since countless Muslims are always offering salutations to the Prophet (PBUH) then how does the return of the soul takes place within such short intervals? Such questions come to pass due to the deficient of certainty in the supremacy of Allah. Allah can do everything in any form and nature and it is also our duty to believe with full faith anything Prophet (saw) says. Further the hadith has an encouragement for offering more and more supplications for the Prophet (PBUH) so that the follower is blessed with the highest reward in the form of the Prophet's response to his salutations. Every Muslim should try to achieve this blessing.
From the Hadith it is understood that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is alive in his grave and he answers the salutation offered by a Muslim.Some people infer the hadith as saying that Prophet (saw) is alive and his life is like the worldly life due to which He can return the answer of our salutation. It is wrong to say so because it is not confirmed by the Quran and Hadith. If he were to be alive the way he was in his lifetime, there would have been no need for "the returning of the soul to his body" and he would be able to answer the salutations without it. Another ambiguity that often comes to mind is that since countless Muslims are always offering salutations to the Prophet (PBUH) then how does the return of the soul takes place within such short intervals? Such questions come to pass due to the deficient of certainty in the supremacy of Allah. Allah can do everything in any form and nature and it is also our duty to believe with full faith anything Prophet (saw) says. Further the hadith has an encouragement for offering more and more supplications for the Prophet (PBUH) so that the follower is blessed with the highest reward in the form of the Prophet's response to his salutations. Every Muslim should try to achieve this blessing.
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