The Creedal Issues Pertaining to His (PBUH) Saying: (the Throne Shook at the Death of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh) A Compilation and Study

Abstract

The Throne of the Lord, Mighty and Majestic, and matters related to it are among the Unseen. Delving deeply into this constitutes an intellectual craving and the mind's striving to comprehend an unseen matter that can only be known by relying on transmitted reports. Therefore, knowledge about the Throne and its issues must be confined to what has been reported through the authentic reports from the Book (Quran) or the established Prophetic Tradition, as this is the sole means to attain such knowledge.

This research, titled: "Theological Issues Related to His Saying (Peace Be Upon Him): 'The Throne Trembled at the Death of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh' - A Compilation and Study," aims to clarify some aspects of what the prophetic tradition contains concerning the Throne and to understand it correctly from a theological perspective in light of the statements of the early righteous predecessors of the Ummah, and to refute the distortion of those who seek to invalidate it.

Hence, the idea and problem of this research emerged: studying the theological issues related to his saying (Peace be upon him): "The Throne Trembled at the Death of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh" - A Compilation and Study - by answering the following questions:

What is the meaning of the Throne? What is the meaning of death? Is it permissible to believe that the death of some people necessitates an event in the heavens?! What is the position of the People of the Sunnah and the Community regarding the trembling of the Throne? Did it tremble literally, or is something else intended by the prophetic tradition?!

In this research, I followed the inductive and critical analytical methodologies. The research comprises an introduction, three chapters, a conclusion, and indexes.

Perhaps among the most important findings of the research are the following:

The prophetic tradition about the Throne trembling at Sa'd's death is reported in the Two Sahih Collections (Bukhari and Muslim) and other collections of the Prophetic Tradition.

The truth is that the prophetic tradition about the Throne trembling is to be understood according to its apparent meaning (literal interpretation). The Throne literally moved out of joy at the arrival of Sa'd ibn Mu'adh's soul, and there is no basis for denying this explicitly or through allegorical interpretation.

The legal texts indicate that death is an existent attribute.