Re: Can someone please substantiate/confirm
No not forced but it makes sense to, quiet clearly it didn’t stop the scholars from making the affirming statements that they did
Two of the accounts specifically mention the ground, I would say we have no information to confirm a shadow of RasoolAllah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam ever cast on the ground. So imo No we shouldn’t affirm that it ever did on the ground, what do you think?
The specific stipulation of the ground is interesting, meaning on other then the ground we could say ‘‘maybe’’ and then we go back to the narration of Umm Ul Momineen, if the incident:
affirmed a shadow on the ground - it means it was not a permanent virtue, and other possibilities
showed an outline of The Body of RasoolAllah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam - means it was not a shadow the like of which we are talking about
a reflection or shadow was cast onto a pardah, like the privacy sheets acting as doors and room separators - then: a) shadow did appear on surfaces other then the ground, b) it was a reflection of RasoolAllah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam that was called a shadow but it was unique to RasoolAllah SallAllahu Alaihi wa Ahlihi wa Sallam, it was actually a unique reflection, a reflection of radiance!
That’s not relevant here because that’s a vision of hellfire, and something specific to that location in them circumstances
Its early opinion/history that is accepted. Since its accepted and emulated by the community - we should follow them - Allah Most High’s help is with the great majority and the Ummah will never unite on misguidance ?