Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Did Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam have a shadow?

Published as Shadow of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam

· 1 Muharram 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Did Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam have a shadow? If not, what is the reason?

Answer

It is recorded in the Kitaabs, that Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam didn’t have a shadow in the sun, nor in the moon, as he was Noor (light).

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وما ذكر من انه كان لا ظل لشخصه في شمس ولا قمر لانه كان نورا (كتاب الشفاء ص273 ج1)

قال ابن سبع من خصائصه ان ظله كان لا يقع علي الارض خصائص الكبري (ص68 ج1)

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Mufti Mohammed Desai
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