Muhammad: First Prophet Before Adam
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1. Introduction
2. Hadith # 1: Prophethood established when Adam was between soul and body
3. Hadith # 2: Muhammad ﷺwas the Seal of Prophets even before Adam AS
4. Hadith # 3: Muhammad ﷺwas a prophet when Adam was between clay and water
4.1. Maulawī Hakīm Nū ruddīn RA: Muhammad ﷺis the first Prophet
4.2. Imam Fakhrudeen ar-Razi quoting this hadith
4.3. Shah Waliullah Muhaddith ad-Dehlawi RH authenticates the hadith
5. Hadith 4: I was the seal of the Prophets in sight of Allah when Adam was intermingled in mud.
6. Refutation of Anti-Ahmadi Allegations
6.1. Allegation # 1: Does this only refer to Muhammad ﷺbeing destined to be a prophet?
6.2. Allegation # 2: First to be created but last to be sent?
7. Conclusion
Introduction
Some Muslims do taweel of the Khataman Nabiyyin title in Quran 33:40 and the ahadith regarding La Nabiyya ba’di to show that
Muhammad (S.A.W) was the last prophet to attain the rank of prophethood. This is not only contradictory to the many Quranic verses
but also against this hadith.
Both “Sunnis” and Shias assert that Muhammad (SAW) is the final and ultimate prophet. However, when questioned about the possibility
of Isa (AS) coming after Muhammad (SAW), they alter their position and argue that Muhammad (SAW) is the last prophet in terms of
attaining the highest rank of prophethood. Thus, the coming of Isa (AS) does not contradict it. They contend that no one can attain
prophethood after him.
This article aims to demonstrate that even this particular definition lacks foundation in the Quran and Ahadith.
The following ahadith explain that Muhammad (SAW) was the first prophet to attain prophethood and he was Khatam an-Nabiyyin even
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This contradicts
َق اَل َق اُلوا َي ا َرُس وَل اِهَّلل َم َت ى َو َج َب ْت َلَك الُّن ُب َّو ُة َق اَل “ َو آَد ُم َب ْي َن الُّر وِح َو اْلَج َس ِد
Narrated Abu Hurairah:
“They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah ( !)ﷺWhen was the Prophethood established for you?’ He said: ‘While Adam was
between (being) soul and body.’
[Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3609] – Sahih
This narration was also included by Al-Tirmidhi in “Jami’a” (3609), and in “Al-Illal Al-Kabeer” (684), and by Al-Furabi in “Al-Qadr” (14) –
and from His Aajiri method in “Al-Sharia” (946), and by Abu Naim Al-Asbahani in your “Daleel Al-Propheth” (8) And in “Akhbar Asbahan”
(2/197), Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi in “His History” (11/378 – 379), Ibn Asakir in “His History” (45/488) – and Ibn Dahim in “His Benefits” (16),
and Ibn Hibban in “Al-Thiqaat” (1/47), Ibn Al-Sawaf in “The Second of its Parts” (35), Al-Ajri in “Al-Sharia” (947), and Ibn Shaheen in
“Dalail Al-Nubuwwa” – as in “Al-Bidaya wa Al-Nihayah” (3/498 ) By Ibn Katheer – and Minister Abu al-Qasim al-Jarrah in “Part Two of
his Hadith” (16) – and through Ibn Asakir in “His History” (63/142) – and Al-Hakim in “Al-Mustadrak” (4269), and Al-Lakai in “Sharh Usul
Al-Iqdaad” (1403), Al-Bayhaqi in “Dalail al-Nabawah” (2/130), Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi in “His History” (4/119) and (6/253), and Ibn Asakir
in “His History” (26/382), on the authority of Al-Walid Bin Muslim.
وإّن آدَم لمنَج دٌل في طينِت ه، إِّن ي عنَد اِهلل مكتوٌب خاتُم الَّنبيِّي َن
“Verily, I was [already] ordained as Khatam al-Nabiyyin in the sight of Allah when Adam[as] was still kneaded in his clay.”
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“What a magnificent concept! Khatamiyyat is beyond any specific period of time; it is not subject to it…Thus, even if
someone was to come in the future, he cannot come without his ﷺattestation.”
[Mulaqat, 31 January 1994] (https://www.alhakam.org/what-is-the-reality-of-the-hadith-i-was-khatam-an-nabiyyin-when-adam-was-being-
kneaded-in-his-clay/)
Hadith # 3: Muhammad ﷺwas a prophet when Adam was
between clay and water
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Moreover, he saw Muhammad ﷺin a vision where the Prophet ﷺconfirmed that this narration is authentic.
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«ِإ ّن ي ِع ْنَد اهلل َلَخ اِتُم الَّن ِب ِّي يَن وِإَّن آَد َم لُم ْن َج ِد ٌل ِف ي ِط ْي َنِت ه: قال رسول اهلل صلى اهلل عليه وسلم: »عن الِع ْر باض بن ساِرَي ة قال.
Narrated by Arbaas bin Sariyah (ra) who said that the Prophet (salallaho alaihi wasalam) said:
“I was the seal of the Prophets in sight of Allah when Adam was intermingled in mud.”
[Al Wafa bi Ahwal lil Mustafa by Ibn Jawzi, Page No. 25]
This is narrated by Hakim in his Mustadrak 2/600 and Tabarani in his Al-Kabir 18/253, Al Baihaqi in his Dalail an Nabuwwa 1/83, Ibn
Asakir in Tarikh ul Dimishq 1/38.
Ibn Hibban in his “Sahiha” Hadith No. 2093, Imam Ahmed in his Musnad 4/127, 128 Hakim said in his Mustadrak (2/600): This Hadith
has Sahih chain, Haythami narrated it in Majma Az Zawaid (8/223) where he said: It is narrated by Ahmed, Tabarani, Al-Bazzar, the
narrators of Ahmed are those of Sahih, except for Sa’id bin Suwaid who is Thiqa as said by Ibn Hibban.
Thus, as per these ahadith, Muhammad (S.A.W) is not the last prophet to receive prophethood but the first. He was also Khataman
Nabiyyin before the creation of Adam (A.S) which proves that the title does not prove him being the last prophet in time, but it is a title
→ of special distinction as we have already explained from the Quran, Sunnah, and Ahadith in the previous articles.
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However, this interpretation contradicts the intended meaning of the hadith. The purpose of the hadith is to elucidate the exceptional
status of the Prophet (SAW), and it is categorized under the chapter titled “What Has Been Related About The Virtue Of The Prophet
(SAW)” in Tirmidhi.
It should be noted that the dominant position in ‘Sunni Islam’ is that the Prophet SAW was the first prophet to be created and it is the
default position for the Shia.
Furthermore, esteemed Muslim scholars have provided similar explanations. For instance, Imam Suyuti (RH) elaborates on this point by
stating:
اور اگر کوئی اس کی تفسیر یہ کرے کہ اللہ تعالٰی جانتا ہے کہ آپ مستقبل میں نبی ہوں گے ۔ تو یہ تفسیر مناسب نہیں ہے… میں اس وقت بھی نبی تھا جبکہ
حضرت آدم سے روح و جسم کے درمیان میں تھے ۔ اس لیے کہ علم الہی میں تو تمام انبیاء علیہم السالم کی نبوتیں اس وقت بھی تھیں اور اس سے پہلے
بھی تھیں۔ اس میں حضور نبی کریم ﷺ ہی کیا کیا تخصیص ہے؟ حاالنکہ حضور نبی کریم ﷺ نے اس کا تذکرہ اسی لیے فرمایا کہ آپ ﷺ کی امت کو پتہ
چل جائے کہ اللہ رب العزت نے آپ مے کو کس قدر مرتبہ اعلٰی سے نوازا ہے
If someone interprets it as Allah Almighty knowing that Prophet (SAW) will be a prophet in the future, then this
interpretation is not appropriate…
“I was a prophet even at that time when while Adam was between (being) soul and body.” Therefore, even at that time
and before that, Allah knew about the prophethood of all the prophets. Then what special distinction does the noble
Prophet (SAW) hold in this regard?
However, our noble Prophet (SAW) mentioned this so that his ummah may realize how greatly Allah, the Lord of Honor,
has honored him.
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Conclusion
Hence, this effectively counters the argument presented by non-Ahmadis who assert that the arrival of a prophet after the Seal of the
Prophet is impossible. However, Muhammad (SAW) clarifies that every prophet, without exception, emerged subsequent to his
appointment as the Seal of the Prophets.
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