Saturday, August 4, 2012

Help required in understanding a hadeeth

Assalamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, and ramadhan kareem!
I stumbled across this hadeeth in Saheeh Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55 (Prophets), Number 546. Read the emboldened part in sha Allah, the rest doesn't matter.
Narrated by 'Anas, When 'Abdullah bin Salam heardthe arrival of the Prophet at Medina, he came to himand said, "I am going to ask you about three things which nobody knows except a prophet: What is the first portent of the Hour? What will be the first meal taken by the people of Paradise? Why does a child resemble its father, and why does it resemble its maternal uncle" Allah's Apostle said, "Gabriel has just now told me of their answers." 'Abdullah said,"He (i.e. Gabriel), from amongst all the angels, is the enemy of the Jews." Allah's Apostle said, "The first portent of the Hour will be a fire that will bring together the peoplefrom the east to the west;the first meal of the people of Paradise will be Extra-lobe (caudate lobe) of fish-liver. As for the resemblance of the child to its parents: If a man has sexual intercourse with his wife and gets discharge first, the child will resemble the father,and if the woman gets discharge first, the child will resemble her. " On that 'Abdullah bin Salam said, "I testify that you arethe Apostle of Allah." 'Abdullah bin Salam further said, "O Allah's Apostle! The Jews are liars, and if they should come to know about my conversion to Islam before you ask them (about me), they would tell a lie about me." The Jews came to Allah's Apostle and 'Abdullah went inside the house. Allah's Apostle asked (the Jews), "What kind of man is 'Abdullah bin Salam amongst you?" They replied, "He is the most learned person amongst us, and the best amongst us, and the son of the bestamongst us." Allah's Apostle said, "What do you think if he embraces Islam (will you do as he does)?" The Jews said,"May Allah save him from it." Then 'Abdullah bin Salam came out in front of them saying, "I testify that None has the right tobe worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah." Thereupon they said, "He is the evilest among us, and the son of the evilest amongst us," and continued talking badly ofhim.
Is the translation of the hadeeth (the emboldenedpart, more specifically) accurate? There are some claims that the correct/literal translation doesn't refer to the sequence of orgasms, but rather the dominance of one fluid over the other. Is this accurate?
Also, I read the reply available on islamtoday, itappeals to our present lack of knowledge regarding genetics to answer this issue. But my heart doesn't find tranquility in merely an appeal to ignorance, a stronger answer would beof benefit in sha Allahu wa ta'la.
JazakAllahu khayran in advance,
Wassalamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu.
P.S. I'm sorry for posting such a question on Ramadhan, but doubts don't have any time/placerestriction, as is common knowledge.
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He said: "Because thou hast thrown me out of the way, lo! I will lie in wait for them on thy straight way: then will I assault them from before them and behind them, from their right and their left: Nor wilt thou find, in most of them, gratitude (for thy mercies)." (Allah) said: "Get out from this, disgraced and expelled. If any of them follow thee,- Hell will I fill with you all. Noble Qur'an 7:16-18
/ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en

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