Poison

In biology, poisons are substances that cause death, injury or harm to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when an organism absorbs a sufficient quantity. The fields of medicine (particularly veterinary) and zoology often distinguish a poison from a toxin, and from a venom. Toxins are poisons produced by organisms in nature, and venoms are toxins injected by a bite or sting (this is exclusive to animals). The difference between venom and other poisons is the delivery method.

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Poison . Ilm al-Ghayb . Martyrdom

How is it that many Imams, who we claim had knowledge of the unseen to some extent, were martyred by poison?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Knowledge of the unseen has degrees and it is totally with Allah (SWA) and He grants parts of it to whom He Gifts from His best servants. Allah (SWT) stated is Quran that He Grants to His accepted servants parts from the Knowledge of the unseen. No Prophet had the total knowledge of the unseen like Allah, nor any Infallible Imam, but they had whatever Allah (SWT) Had Gifted them. Imams were unaware about the poison which was given to them despite having great deal of the knowledge of the unseen in other matters. Allah (SWT) Grants whatever He Wants to whomsoever He wants.

'Wassalam.

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Death . Poison . Prophet Muhammad

Did Prophet Muhammad (saw) die a natural death or was he poisoned? If the latter, who gave him the poison?

The authentic evidence proves that Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him and his Holy Progeny) did not die a natural death but he was killed by poison. The evidence is in Sunni and Shia books. In the Sunni books there is an authentic narration from Abdullah ibn Mas'ood.

This narration is mentioned in the Musnad of Ahmad bin Hanbal in which Abdullah ibn Mas'ood said that I don't mind or in fact I am ready to take oath and repeat it nine times that the prophet was killed rather than taking oath one time that he was not killed.

Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal volume 1 page 408

Our prominent Ulamah have mentioned many authentic hadith that the Prophet was poisoned. Among them is:

· Sheikh Al Mufid in his book Al-Muqni'ah page 456

· Sheikh Al Toosi in his book Al Tahdhib vol 2 page 6

· Al Fattal Al Nisaburi in his book Al Rawdat page 71

· Al Allamah Al Hilli in his book Al Tahrir vol 2 page 118

· Al Shahid Al Awal in his book Al-Durus vol 2 page 6

· Allamah Al Majlisi in his book Mir'at Al Uqol vol 5 page 174

Ibne-Abil Hadeed Al Moathazalee a well known non-Shia scholar mentioned in his book Sharh Nahj Al-Balagha that the Prophet was poisoned and that he passed away as a Shahid (martyr) vol 10 page 221.

There is a narration from Imam Jaffer as Sadiq (as) that Imam Hassan (as) told his family members "I will die by poison as the Prophet Mohammad (saw) was poisoned."

Al-Khara'ij wal-Jara'ih vol 1 page 241

Among the Sunni scholars Al Hakim Al Nishapuri is very well known who compiled the famous book Al-Mustadrak alaa al-Sahihain he narrated from Al Sha'bi "by Allah the Prophet was poisoned."

It is not the death but it is the martyrdom of the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him and his Holy Progeny).

Wassalam.

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Ahl al-Bayt . Poison

Is it true that most of the Imams (as) died from poison? Is there any evidence that they died in this way?

Zoheir Ali Esmail, Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD... Answered 6 years ago

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. Most of the Imams (as) died from poisoning and evidence for this is found in reports to that effect concerning the death of each Imam.

For further details please see Kitab al-Irshad of Shaykh al-Mufid.

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