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Contention

"Objection on Al-Malfūẓ, stating that the wives of the Prophets are presented to them in their graves."

Rebuttal:

the objection of the Deobandīs to Al-Malfūẓ, where Alahazrat discusses Ḥayāt al-Nabī and quotes Imām Zarqānī stating that the wives of the Prophets are presented to them in their graves.

Scholarly Response:

This objection is on Vol. 3, pg. 362, of Al-Malfūẓ. This quotation caused a tremor in Deoband. They again displayed their arrogance and lies.
The Deobandīs record their objection under the caption “Sunnī Barelwī Belief.” They write:

“In their respected graves the Prophets spend their nights in the company of their wives (i.e., pursuing sexual pleasures).”

The "A'la-Hadrat" Ahmad Rīda Khān has confirmed this notion: "In the graves of the Prophets, their wives are presented to them to spend their nights in their company (to fulfil their desires)". Malfūzāt-e-A'la-Hadrat, Vol. 3, p. 32.

Do you now really notice the deliberate deceit in the above assumption written in brackets of the Deobandi Wahābī? This assumption of theirs is not the words of Alahazrat nor found in his Malfūz. Observe the last line of the first comment "(i.e.) pursuing sexual pleasures)".

And in the very next line they allege: “The Alahazrat has confirmed this notion.” This is their ignominious fabrication and mischief. Where and when did the noble Imām ever confirm this?

A century has passed in which numerous demands were made by the Ahle-Sunnah scholars to provide proof, but they miserably failed and will continue to fail till the Last Day. When quoting the original text of Al-Malfūẓ, they added their mischievous comments in brackets,(i.e.) pursuing sexual pleasures)". If someone says that Qāsim Nānotwī or Rashīd Aḥmad Gangohī or Ashraf 'Alī Thānwī spent the night with their mother, does this mean that they pursued their sexual pleasures and had sexual gratification with their mothers?

This Deobandī Wahābī mud slinging and defamation is not only directed on Imām Alahazrat, but on all the illustrious Imāms of Islām.

The great 'Ārif, Mawlānā Jalāludīn Rūmī رحمة الله عليه states:

"Dirty minds always have dirty thoughts"

The crux of the matter is that the Deobandī Wahābī regard the Holy Prophet ﷺ as an ordinary human being like you and me. It is their belief that the status of the Ḥabīb ﷺ is like that of a "big brother", and as far as the deeds of an individual are concerned,sometimes "the followers surpass the Prophets in their deeds." The Deobandī leader and former head of Dārul-'Ulūm Deoband, Qāsim Nānotwī promotes this belief to the fullest in his literary work, Taḥzīrun-Nās, Publishers, Dārul-Ishā'at, Karachi Pakistan, page 7, lines:10,11 & 12

Here we present wordings of the original book with the lines underlined that bares the defamation:

“If the Prophets are superior to their followers, then it is solely due to knowledge. But as far as practical deeds ('Amal) are concerned, at times outwardly they are in par to the Prophets, in fact even surpass the Prophets.”

The father of Wahābism and the role model of Deoband in the Indo-Pak Sub- Continent, Molvī Ismā'īl Dehlawī, clarifies his belief on page 52 line : 10-14 of his Taqwiyatul Īmān, published by Rashīd Company Deoband and printed in Muḥammadī Printing Press, Deoband.The following words are found in this horrendous book. I present to the reader the original text with the English translation to verify my statement:

“All humans are brothers to one another. One who is exalted is the bigger brother and hence should be respected as a big brother. Allah ﷻ is the Lord Of everyone and he alone is to be worshipped. It is understood from the Ḥadīth that all Awliyā, Ambiyā, Imāms, children, Peer & Shahīd and all the intimate servants of Allāh are known as human beings and hopeless servants and our brothers. But since Allāh has given them status so they are our big brothers and Allāh has ordered us to obey them. We are their small brothers and we should respect them as general humans and not respect them as we do for Allāh.”

The above books are revered by the Deobandīs and regarded as their Manuals of Guidance. They have published them several times and are referred to at all times as their code of beliefs, and even defend their dubious beliefs

It is not surprising when they regard the presenting of the wives to the Prophets عليه السلام in their graves as absurd because they regard the Prophets as ordinary human beings and so apply the general rule of ordinary human to them.

Translated by Shaykh Abd al-Hadi

Shaykh Abd al-Hadi