Hadith 28

y of Yahya-as: O Zakariyya! We give you good news of a boy whose name shall be Yahya: We have not Made before him anyone with his name [19: 7]. He-asws said: ‘He-azwj did not Create anyone before him-as, Naming him as ‘Yahya’. Allah-azwj Related his-as story up to His-azwj Words: ‘‘O Yahya! Grab hold of the Book with strength; and We Granted him the Wisdom whilst he was a child [19: 12]. He-asws said: ‘And from that is the Wisdom when he-as was a child, and the children said to him-as, ‘Come, let’s play’. But he-as said: ‘Oh! And Allah-azwj did not Create us for the play, and rather, He-azwj Created us for the exerting for a great matter! ’
Then He-azwj Said: And tenderness from Us [19: 13] – Meaning, he-as would be tender upon his-as parents and the rest of Our-azwj servants; and pure – Meaning cleanliness for the one who believes in him-as and ratifies him-as; and he was pious – fearing the evil and the (acts of) disobedience. And dutiful to his parents [19: 14] – favouring them, obedient to them both; and he did not happen to be insolent, disobedient – fighting upon the anger and striking upon the anger. But, there is none from a servant of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic, except that he has sinned or thought of sinning, except from Yahya-as Bin Zakariyya-as, for he-as did not sin, and did not think of sinning. Then Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Said: And peace on him on the day he was born, and on the day he dies, and on the day he is Resurrected to life [19: 15]. And He-azwj Said regarding the story of Yahya-as and Zakariyya-as: That is where Zakariya supplicated to his Lord; he said: My Lord! Grant me from You good offspring; surely You are the Hearer of the supplication [3: 38] – Meaning, due to what Zakariyya-as saw to be in the presence of Maryam-as, fruits of the winter in the summer, and fruits of the summer in the winter, and he-as said to her-as: From where does this come to you? She said: It is from Allah. Surely Allah Gives to whom He so Desires to without measure [3: 37]. And Zakariyya-as was certain that it was from the Presence of Allah-azwj, when it was so that no one used to come over to her-as apart from him-as. He-as said within himself-as during that: ‘The One-azwj Who is Able to Give Maryam-as the fruits of the winter during the summer, and fruits of the summer during the winter, is (surely) Able upon Endowing a son to me-as, and even though I-as am an old man and my-as wife is barren. Thus, That is where Zakariya supplicated to his Lord; he said: My Lord! Grant me from You good offspring; surely You are the Hearer of the supplication [3: 38]. Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Said: Then the Angels called to him [3: 39] – Meaning, called out to Zakariyya-as, as he stood Praying in the Prayer Niche: Allah Gives you the good news of Yahya verifying a Word from Allah. He-asws said: ‘Ratifying the truthfulness of Yahya-as with Isa-as; and a chief – Meaning a head in obedience of Allah-azwj, upon the people of His-azwj obedience; and chaste – and he-as was one who did not go to the women; and a Prophet from the righteous ones. And he-asws said: ‘And it was so that the first was the ratification of Yahya-as with Isa-as. Zakariyya-as was such, that no one ascended to Maryam-as in that room apart from him-as. He-as would ascend to her-as to greet, and whenever he-as descended, he-as would lock (the door) upon her-as, then he-as would open for her-