Why Didn’t Prophet Muhammad PBUH Deny Any Possibility Of The Return Of Jesus AS?
When Quran 3:55 clearly mentions about the Death of Prophet Jesus (sws) , then no other explanation would make it more clear. Finality of Prophethood has also been clearly mentioned in Quran and in Ahadith as well, and yet there are people who would interpret it in ways which portray a completely opposite meaning. Therefore, there is no end to biased interpretations, despite clear words, whether in Quran or Hadith. Please also keep in mind that just because something in not found in Hadith Corpus, we cannot conclusively say that Prophet (sws) never said it. Despite having so many Ahadith in written form today, Hadith Corpus is not an exhaustive resource. This means that we cannot say with certainty that current Hadith Literature is a complete book on all sayings of the Prophet (sws), from start till the end. Narrators reported Ahadith as per their own preference, occasion and memory. Unlike Quran, which is a complete book in every sense, the same cannot be said about Hadith Corpus. Please also refer to the video below 30:18 to 32:37 https://youtu.be/4iZqfmMGRQY?si=wD5n0Og4qEOxwt5o&t=1818
Umer bhai what you said makes sense, but still the question remains. Prophet’s supplication which he offered and exhorted the ummah to offer includes seeking refuge against a fraud who will pretend to be Jesus AS, the hadith is also found in Meezan, it is veracious. My question is if there was no anticipation or fear whatsover about such an occurrence why did prophet even supplicate it? We dont see him seeking refuge against lets say, returning Noah, returning Yahya or returning Mary, we see him supplicate about a person who will lure the masses into believing he was the Messiah they were waiting for. It shows that, the anticipation was pretty much present in the people of Arabia and the chances of someone using this longing for a returning Messiah was ample as well, rightly so, Prophet Muhammad PBUH sought refuge against such a person. Again, acc to Ghamidi Sb, the concept of return or Jesus, although i am also of the opinion that it will not happen, was and is still found in Judaism, Christianity and Islam as well. Our last prophet making dua in this regard also strengthen. If this was such a big issue that prophet would daily sought refuge against from it, isnt it plausible that he could’ve outrightly rejected the idea all together?