Intermediate
The Hereafter
Surah: Al-Anam (59)
With Him Are the Keys of the Unseen — The Five Things Only He Knows
وَعِندَهُۥ مَفَاتِحُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ لَا يَعۡلَمُهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ
— الأنعام الآية 59
Verse: "With Him are the keys of the unseen — none knows them except Him." (6:59) — The absolute unseen is restricted to Allah alone. The Prophet specified five things: the Hour, rain, what is in wombs, what a soul will earn tomorrow, and where a soul will die. The particle "except Him" (illa hu) — exclusive restriction. Whoever claims knowledge of any of these five claims a partner with Allah in His knowledge. Lesson: astrology and future-prediction = shirk in divine knowledge, not merely ignorance.
Source: Ibn Kathir (3/229); Agreed upon (Hadith of Jibreel)
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