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was erased by Allah the Almighty when he asked about the Divine Decree. (ThisHadith is Weak and Rejected) and Allah knows best!Ishaq Ibn Bishr narrated after Sa`id after Abu `Urubah after Qatadah afterAl-Hasan after `Abdullah Ibn Salam that `Uzair was the man whom Allah causedto die for a hundred years, then raised him up again.Ibn Ishaq Ibn Bishr said: I was told by Sa`id Ibn Bashir after Wahb Ibn Munabih:`Uzair was a wise, pious worshipper. One day, he went out to look after some ofhis properties, when he finished he passed by a ruined place where he wasscorched by the blazing sun. So, he entered that ruined place riding on hisdonkey. He got off the donkey holding two baskets, one full of figs and the otherfull of grapes. He sat down and brought out a bowl in which he squeezed thegrapes and soaked the dried bread he had therein. He ate thereof and then slepton his back, relying his two legs against a wall and started to gaze at the ceilingof the house. He saw some decomposed bones and said: {Oh! How will Allahever bring it to life after its death?} He did not doubt Allah's Omnipotenceto do this, but he said it in exclamation. Upon this, Allah the Almighty sent theAngel of Death who seized his soul, and thus Allah caused him to die for ahundred years. And, after one hundred years, Allah the Almighty sent to him anAngel who first created his heart to make him heedful, then, he created his twoeyes to enable him to see and realize how Allah the Almighty revive the death.Then, the Angel continued to complete his creation once more while he waslooking. The, he clothed his bones with flesh, skin and hair. Then, he breathedthe soul into him. All this while he is looking and perfectly heedful. The Angelasked him saying: {How long did you remain (dead)? He (the man) said:(Perhaps) I remained (dead) a day or part of a day} that he was causedto die in the afternoon and then was given life again by the end of day while thesun was still in the sky; that's why he said: {or part of a day} i.e. not even awhole day. The Angel said: {Nay, you have remained (dead) for a hundredyears, look at your food and your drink} i.e. the dried bread and thesqueezed grapes that did not alter or turn bad, {they show no change} , andthe grapes and the figs did not change as well. As if he began to deny the matterby his heart, the Angel said: do you deny what I have said? {and look at yourdonkey!} he looked at his donkey and found his bones to be decomposed andbecame totally ruined. The Angel called upon the donkey's bones and theyanswered his call and gathered together from all directions till he was made onewhole again –while 'Uzair was looking and he clothed them with flesh, skin andhair. Then, the Angel breathed life into it and it roused erecting his ears andhead towards the sky thinking the Last Hour had come. That was stated in HisSaying: {and look at your donkey! And thus We have made of you a signfor the people. Look at the bones, how We bring them together andclothe them with flesh}. And {When this was clearly shown to him, hesaid, I know (now) that Allah is Able to do all things} .Then, he rode onhis donkey back to his village where he seemed unfamiliar to the people and thewww.islambasics.com