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issing the Thumbs'The Noble Messenger sallallahu alayhi wasallam is reported to have said, "On the

Day of Qiyaamat, I shall search for the person who used to place his thumbs on

his eyes when hearing my name during the Adhaan. I shall lead him into Jannat."

[Salat al-Mas'oodi, Vol 2, Chapter 20]

The Permissibility of Kissing the Thumbs

Some people say that at the time of Azaan, it is Haraam to kiss the nails of the

thumbs when the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi

wasallam)is uttered.

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The Ahle Sunnah Wal Jama'at believes that it is permissible to read the Durood

Shareef and kiss the thumbs upon hearing the name of the Holy Prophet

Muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)during the Azaan.

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The Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) said, "Whosoever has touched the

name Muhammad with his hands, then kissed his hand with his lips and rubbed it onhis eyes, then he sill see Allah Ta'ala just as the righteous ones see and my

intercession will be close to him even though he is a sinner." (An Nawafi ul Atri'aa)3

In Jannat, when Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam)desired to meet the Holy Prophet

(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam),then Allah Ta'ala sent Wahi (revelation) to him,

"From your generation, he will become apparent in the later years".Then Hazrat

Adam (alaihis salaam)desired from Allah Taala to meet the Prophet (sallal laahu

alaihi wasallam).Allah Taala showed him the Noor of the Holy Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam)on the Shahadat finger of his right hand. The Noor recited

the Tasbeeh of Allah Ta'ala. It is for this reason that this finger is known as the

Kalima finger. Allah Ta'ala showed the beauty of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu

alaihi wasallam)on both the thumbnails of Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam)like a

mirror. Then, Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam)kissed both his thumbnails and turned

them over his eyes.

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Thus, this Sunnah of Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam)became consistent in his

descendants. When Hazrat Jibraeel Ameen (alaihis salaam)informed Rasoolullah

(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)of this, he said, "That person, who when hearing my

name in Azaan, kisses his thumb nails and turns it over his eyes, he shall never go

blind." (Tafseer Roohul Bayaan)

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Once, the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)entered the Masjid and sat

down near a pillar. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (radi Allahu anhu)was seated beside

him. Hazrat Bilal (radi Allahu anhu)then stood up and commenced with the

Azaan. When he said:"Ash hadu Ana Muhammadur Rasoolullah", Hazrat Abu Bakr

Siddique (radi Allahu anhu)placed both the thumb nails on to his eyes and said

"Qurratu Aini bika Ya Rasoolallah"(Ya Rasoolallah! You are the coolness of my

eyes). When Hazrat Bilal (radi Allahu anhu) completed the Azaan, the Holy

Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)said, "O Abu Bakr! Whosoever does like you

have done, Almighty Allah will forgive all his sins." (Tafseer Roohul Bayaan)

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Sayyiduna Imam Hassan (radi Allahu anhu)said, "Whosoever hears the Mu'azzin

say 'Ash Hadu Ana Muhammadur Rasoolullah' and says, 'Marhaba bi Habibi' and

'Quratu Aini Muhammad bin Abdullah' and then kisses both thumbs and keeps it on

his eyes, then he will never become blind and his eyes will never be sore."

(Maqaaside Husna)

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It is desirable after (hearing) the first Shahaadah of Azaan, to say:"Sallal laahu

alaika Ya Rasoolallah" and after hearing the second Shahaadah, to say"Qur'ratu

Aini bika Ya Rasoolallah".You should then kiss the nails of your thumb and place

them on the eyes and say: "Allahuma Mati'ni bis Sam'i Wal Basari"then the Holy

Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)will take such persons behind him into

Jannah. (Shaami Shareef)

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In another Kitaab it is stated that both the thumbs of the hands should be kissed

and rubbed on the eyes and when the Muazzin says: "Ash hadu Ana Muhammadur

Rasoolulah"then say, "Ash Hadu Ana Muhammadan Abduhu wa Rasooluhu Raditu

billahi Rabban Wa bi Islami Deenan wa Muhammadin Nabbiyan".(Tahtaawi

Shareef)

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From these discussions it can be affirmed that kissing the thumbs and touching

them with the eyes at the time of Azaan is Mustahab. It is the practice (Sunnah) of

Hazrat Adam (alaihis salaam),Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (radi Allahu anhu)and

others. The scholars of the Shariah (Fuqaha), Ahadith (Muhaddiseen) and the

Knowledge of the Quran (Mufassireen) all are in agreement with this issue.

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This practice carries multiple benefits, some of which are:

i. The man who acts upon this practices and maintains it as a regular habit shall

not suffer any disease or pain in his eyes.

ii. Insha Allah, he shall not become blind at any stage of his life.

iii. For a person who suffers from any ailment in his eyes, he should adopt thispractice as a cure of his ailment. It is hoped his eyes shall become normal and

healthy once again.

iv. The person who constantly adopts this act of goodness showing his deep

regard and veneration for the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)shall

be blessed and honoured with his Shafaat on the Day of Judgment and he

shall be included in the rows of the followers of the Holy Prophet (sallal laahu

alaihi wasallam).

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SunnahWalJamaat/20%29TheHolyProphetisNoor/TheHolyProphetisNoor.asp)

Kissing the Thumbs

When hearing the Muazzin proclaim, "Ash'hadu anna Muhammad ar-

Rasoolullah" it is preferred (Mustahab) to kiss the two thumbs or the shahaadat

finger and place them on the eyes. There are many spiritual, religious and

worldly benefits associated to this, as well as numerous Ahadith documenting

its practice. Doing so is even practiced by the Sahaaba, and Muslims

everywhere perform it in the belief that it is Mustahab. It is stated in the book,

Salaat al-Mas'oodi:

''The Noble Messenger is reported to have said, "On the Day of Qiyaamat, I shall

search for the person who used to place his thumbs on his eyes when hearing my

name during the Adhaan. I shall lead him into Jannat." [Salat al-Mas'oodi, Vol 2,

Chapter 20]

Allama Ismail Haqqi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho writes under the verse 58 of Surah al

Maidah,

"Kissing the nails of the thumbs and the shahadat finger when saying "Muhammad ar -

Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam has been classified as weak (zaeef) because it

is not proven from a marfoo' Hadith. However, Muhadditheen have agreed that to act
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upon a zaeef Hadith to incline people towards deeds and instill fear within them is

permitted." [Tafseer Rooh al-Bayaan, Vol 3, Page 282]

Shaami states,

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: :

. .

"On the testimony (of Prophethood) in Adhaan, it is Mustahab to say "Sallallaahu Alaika

Ya Rasoolallah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam on the first and "Quratu Aini bika Ya

RasoolAllah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala on the second. Then, place the nails of your thumbs

on your eyes and say, "Allahumma Matti'ni bis-Sam'i wal-Basr." The Holy Prophet

SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam will lead the person who does this into Jannat. The samehas been documented by Kanzullbaad, Qohistaani and in Fataawa Soofia. Kitaabul-

Firdaus states that the Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam has said, I shall lead into

Jannat the person who kisses his thumbnails when hearing "Ash'hadu anna

Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah. I will also place him amongst the ranks of the inmates of

Janna'. The complete discussion on this has been given in the marginal notes on Bahr

ar-Raaiq of Ramli." [Radd al Muh'tar, Baab al-Adhan, Vol. 3, Page 233]

This extract has given the reference of 5 books Kanz al-Ibaad, Fataawa Soofia, Kitaab

al-Firdaus, Qohistaani and the marginal notes on Bahr ar-Raaiq. All of them have ruledthis practice to be Mustahab.

In the book "al Maqasid al Hasanah Fil Hadisil Atwirah Alas Sunnah". Imam Sakhawi

Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states,

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"Dailmi reports that Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho once said

'When I heard the Muazzin say Ash'hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah SallAllaho

Alaihi wa Sallam, I said the same, kissed the inner-side of my Kalima finger and placed

it on my eyes. When the Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam noticed this, he said.

My intercession becomes obligatory upon he who does the same as my beloved.' This

Hadith hasn't reached the classification of Sahih." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021,

Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384]


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Quoting the book Moojibaat ar-RaHmah, Imam Sakhaawi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho

further writes.

"It is reported from Hadrat Khidr Alaihis Salam , "If a person says "Marhaban bi-Habibi

Quratu Aini Muhammad ibn Abdullah" when hearing the Muazzin say "Ash'hadu anna

Muhammadur-Rasoolullah, then kisses his thumbs and places them on his eyes, never

will they (the eyes) be sore." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah

(Berut - Lebenon), Page 384]

He further writes that Abul Abbas Ahmad said that Muhammad ibn Baabaa, narrating

his personal experience, states.

"Once, due to a heavy wind blowing, a pebble hit my eye and refused to come out. I

experienced major pain because of it." When Muhammad ibn Baabaa heard the

Muazzin say "Ash 'hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah, " he said this "Quratu Aini ...

'and, immediately, the pebble fell out." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb

Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 384]

Allama Shams Muhammad ibn Saalih Madani Alaihis Salam reports Imam Amjad to

have said.

"If the person who hears the name of the Noble Messenger SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam

in the Adhaan joins his Kalima finger and his thumbs," "Kisses and places them on his

eyes, never will they be sore." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah(Berut - Lebenon), Page 384]

Imam Amjad Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho who was an accomplished scholar in

Egypt, further states,


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"Some non-Arab and Iraqi Mashaaikh have said that by this practice, the eyes will

never be sore." "From the time I have brought this into practice even my eyes have not

ached." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon),Page 384]

Ibn Saalih Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states,

"From the time I heard this benefit. I brought this action into practice. Since then, my

eyes haven't become sore and it is my hope that, Insha-Allah, they will never be and Iwill be saved from being blind." [al Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb

Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 385]

Imam Hasan Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states,

''The eyes of he who says 'Marhaban bi-Habibi wa Quratu Aini Muhammad ibn

Abdullah' when hearing the Muazzin say "Ash'hadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah

and kisses and places his thumbs on them will never pain nor will he become blind." [al

Maqasid al Hasanah, Hadit 1021, Dar al Kutb Ilmiyah (Berut - Lebenon), Page 385]

In short, the book alMaqaasid al Hasanah confirms this practice by many Imams and

Scholars of the Deen.

Sharah Niqaaya states,

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:

"It should be known that it is preferable (Mustahab) to say "Quratu Aini bika Ya

Rasoolallah and place the thumbs on the eyes when hearing the first part of the second

shahaadat. The Holy Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam wilt lead the person who does


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so into Jannat. Kanz al-Ibaad says likewise." [Jami' ar-Rumooz, Fasl al Adhan,

Maktaba Islamiya (Iran), Vol 1, Page 125]

Maulana Jamaal ibn Abdullah ibn Umar Makki Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho states in his

Fataawa,

"Taqbeelul-Ibhaamain (kissing and placing the thumbs on the eyes when hearing the

blessed name of Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam in Adhaan) not just

permissible, but Mustahab. Our Mashaaikh have elucidated this.

Allama Muhammad Taahir Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho classifying this Hadith as Ghair-

Sahih, also states,

"There are many reports of this benefit being experienced." [Khatima Majma' BiHar al-

Anwaar, Vol 3, Page 511]

There are many other quotations besides these that can also be presented. For

the sake of conciseness. we make do with only these. Hadrat Sadr al-Afadhil,

Maulana Sayyed Muhammad Na'eem al-Din Muraadabadi states that a veryancient copy of the Injeel (New Testament) has been discovered. It is known as

the Gospel of Barnabas and has been translated into almost every language.

The majority of its rulings and laws resemble Islamic commands. It's written

inside that when Hadrat Adam Alaihis Salam wished to see the Noor of the

Beloved Mustapha SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam (Rooh al-Quds). The Noor was

made bright on the nails of his thumbs. Hadrat Adam Alaihis Salam then kissed

and placed them on his eyes out of love and appreciation.

Besides the Ulama of the Hanafi Mad'hab, Ulama from the Shafee and Maaliki

Mad'habs have also ruled the kissing of the thumbs (Taqbeel al-Ibhaamain) to

be Mustahab. A famous Shafa'ee book of Fiqh, I'aanatut-Taalibeen 'Alaa Hali

alfaazi Fat'hil-Mu'een, states,

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"Then kiss and place your thumbs on your eyes. By doing so, never will you become

blind nor will your eyes be sore,' [I'aanatut-Taalibeen, Page 247, Egyptian Edition]

Another famous book of the Maaliki Mad'hab, Kifaayat at-Taalib arRabbani Ii Risaalati

Ibn Abi Zaid Qeerwaani Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho, after saying much about this

practice, states,

"Never will the eyes of the person who does so pain, nor will he become blind."

[Kifaayat at-Taalib ar-Rabbani, Vol 1, Page 169, Egyptian Edition]

Shaikh Ali Saeed Adawi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho writes in his commentary of this

extract,

"The writer didn't mention when the thumbs should be kissed. However, it is reportedthat some people met Allama Mufassir Nooruddin Khorasaani Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala

Anho at the time of Adhaan. When he heard the Muazzin say "Ash'hadu anna

Muhammad ar-Rasoolullah he kissed and placed his thumbs on the eyelashes and

comer of his eyes, right until the temples. He did this on every shahaadat. When the

people asked him about this practice of his, he replied, "I used to kiss my thumbs but

stopped after a while. My eyes later became sore. I then saw the Holy Prophet

SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam in a dream and he said to me, "Why did you stop kissing

your thumbs and placing them on the eyes during the Adhaan? If you want your eyes to

stop paining, resume this practice." Thus, from then on, I continued this action and

gained comfort. The pain didn't return from the time I recommenced this." [Nahjul-Istamia, Page 177]

Important Note Direct narrations and Ahadith have been presented regarding

this practice in Adhaan. Takbeer (lqaamat) is in the likeness of Adhaan, and it has

even been called Adhaan in the Ahadith. Therefore, kissing and placing the

thumbs during the Takbeer is also beneficial and a means of blessings but


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during Salah or a Khutba or whilst listening to the Quran it should not be done!

Not performing it during salah is evident and the impermissibility during

listening to the khutba or the Quran is because one should have utmost

attention at these times and refrain from any unnecessary movements. When

the verse Maa kaana muhammadun abaa ahadim mir rijalikum is recited, so

many people kiss their thumbs, it is as if birds have gathered to sing and they doit to such an extent that people from afar cannot even hear some words of the

holy Quran. Even if there is no harm to place the thumbs on the lips and then

place them on the eyes at this time; there is no ruling to make a sound during

the kiss of reverence like when one kisses the black stone, the kaaba, the

Quran or the hands and feet of the pious. There is no rule to make the noises

like a flock of birds.

Conclusion

This entire discussion establishes that kissing and placing the thumbs during the

Adhaan, etc. is Mustahab. It is found as the Sunnat of' Hadrat Adam Alaihis

Salam, Abu Bakr Siddique Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho and Imam Hasan Radi

ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho. Even Imams of the Shafa'ee and Maaliki Mad'habs have

ruled it to be Mustahab. In every era, Muslim deemed this practice to have this

very ruling, along with the following benefits,

The eyes of a person who does this are saved from being sore.

1. Insha-Allah, he will never become blind.

2. It is an excellent cure to remove something problematic to the eyes. These

benefits have been experienced several times.

3. The Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam will intercede for the one who

practices this.

4. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam will also search for theperson who used to perform it and lead him into Jannah.

As long as no explicit proof of its prohibition is found, It cannot be stopped.

Muslims deeming something preferable (Mustahab) is sufficient proof for it

being so. However, for certification of Karaahat (i.e. to deem something

Makrooh), a specific proof is needed! So, Calling this practice Haraam is sheer

ignorance and an act of prejudice and strait-mindedness of a person afflicted


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with the blindness of Faith (Eiman). May Allah protect us from falling to this

depth of depravity and deviation from the right path... Aameen!!

Almighty Allah SubHanuhu wa Ta'ala and His Beloved Rasool Sallallaho Alaihi waAalihi wa Sallam knows the best!

Reference Books

1. al-Ataya an-Nabawiyah Fi Fatawa ar-Radawiyyah [New 33 Volume Edition], Vol

5, Page 429-436 by AlaHadrat Ash-Shah Imam aHmad Rida al-Qadiri RadiALLAHu Ta'ala Anho

2. Munr al-yn fukmi Taqbl al-Ibhmayn by AlaHadrat Ash-Shah Imam

aHmad Rida Khan al-Qadiri Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho

3. Ja-AlHaq, Chapter 24 by Hakeem al-Ummah Hadrat Allama Mufti aHmad Yaar

Khan Naeemi Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anho

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