Quiz time (43): Which prophet dead body was preserved in a box before He was buried at place as he had requested?

 

Quiz time (43): Which prophet dead body was preserved in a box before He was buried at place as he had requested?

 

 

Ans:  Prophet Yusuf (pbuh):

 

 

Joseph (pbuh), at the moment of his death, asked his brothers to bury him beside his forefathers if they were to leave Egypt. So when Joseph (pbuh) passed away, he was mummified and placed in a coffin until such a time as he could be taken out of Egypt and buried beside his forefathers, as he had requested. It was said that he died at the age of one hundred ten.

 

[Reference : Stories of Prophet by ibn Kathir page no: 91]

 

 

Read the Amazing Hadith: 

 

 

“ABU Moosa narrated: that once the messenger of Allah was a guest of a desert Arab, who proved to be a generous host. When he was about to leave, the messenger of Allah said ; Come and visit me in Al-Madinah. A few days later that Arab came to meet the messenger of Allah . The messenger of Allah asked him do you want anything ? The Arab replied : yes, I want a she camel with a covered litter and a goat which gives milk. Allah's messenger said: 'Alas had you only asked for something like an old woman belonging to Banu Israil had asked for!' When the companions ra wanted to know about the incident, the messenger of Allah said : When Sayyidna Kalimullah (as) led bani Israil out of Egypt, he forgot the way. He tried a thousand times to find his way, but in vain. He gathered the people and asked them about the reason for this confusion.

 

 

The scholars from amongst them replied : When Sayyidna Yusuf (as) time had come to close, he had us promise him to take his coffin along with us when we leave Egypt. Sayyidna Musa (as) then asked whether anyone where his grave was situated, none of the people replied in the affirmative, but thus said that there was a very old woman who knew where he was laid to rest.

 

 

So Sayyidina Musa (as) sent someone to her, asking her to show the grave. The old woman said I will show you, but first I will take what is due to me. Sayyidina Musa (as) said what do you want ? She said I want to be your companion in Paradise. This was quite hard for Sayyidina Musa (as), but at that very instance it was revealed to him that he ought to accept that condition. The old woman then took them to a lake and told them to draw its water, the colour of which had changed. They drew the water , and when the bed of the lake became visible, she told them dig here. So they began to dig unto the grave became visible. They took the coffin, then when they resumed their journey they found their way without any difficulty.

 

 

[ by Albani  silsilah as saheehah Hadith 3094 & Sahi ibn Hibban Hadith 723]

 

 

Allah knows the best .

 

By Mohammed Asif Ali. #MohammedAsifAli



Our Page link: https://www.facebook.com/Islam.A.Solution.For.Humanity/