Mulla Ali Qari’a commentary of the Shifa
The text in English is translated as followed:
"... and it is not the place to mention all of them ('and in the narration is a long story'), meaning in the actions of the day and night for Ibn Al-Sunni, may Allah be pleased with him. Abdullah Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, lost movement and weakness overcame his limbs, as though they were the limbs of a man overcome by laziness and incapacity, deprived of movement. It was said to him, 'Shall I remind you of the name of the most beloved to you, and will this affliction be removed from you?' He (Ibn Umar) responded with 'Yes.' So he called with the loudest of his voice, 'Ya Muhammadah!' (O Muhammad!). Immediately, his limbs were restored, and it was as though nothing had afflicted him."
This is in volume 2, page 43 in the Sharh of Al Shifa.
The Story being mentioned here is :
He said, ‘If the person who said this had realised Islam, he would have become a Muslim.’ The meaning is that you will meet what is destined for you, which is Allah, the Almighty, and she wants to know, because death sometimes takes the honourable and sometimes annihilates the unkind, and the meaning is that I wish I knew about it. (and my beloved) with the opening of the Ya, not as Al-Antaqi said necessary (al-Dar), meaning whether they will prevent me from visiting him (meaning) the woman by saying my beloved (the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and by saying al-Dar (Paradise, the place of decision) (so ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sat crying) i.e. for longing or for separation or parting.
It is narrated (in the Day and Night Work of Ibn al-Sunni) that ‘Abdullah ibn ’Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) had a numbness in his leg, meaning that it was unable to move and was weakened by the gathering of its nerves due to laziness and lethargy, like a sleepy man, and it did not go away (it was said to him He cried out at the top of his voice, ‘O Muhammadah!’ with a silent eh, as if he wanted to show his love as part of an appeal for help (and his leg immediately spread out), as if he wanted to show his love as well within the context of seeking help (Istighatha).
And Imam Mulla Ali Qari (rh) used the word Istighatha in his work as what Ibn Umar (RA) said was clearly Ya Muhammadah which is understood in Arabic language in the sense of asking someone for help and the Companions said this during the battle of Yamamah against Musalma the liar.
Ibn Al Sunni (rh) , from Mujahid who said A man's leg became numb in the presence of Ibn 'Abbas, and Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Name the person you love the most: Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
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