Does the Prophet have Knowledge of the Unseen?

Question :

Is the Prophet all-present and all-seeing? That is, does he have knowledge of the unseen, so that the present and the unseen are one to him?

Answer:

Essentially, in matters of the unseen, they are known only to Allah, Allah, the Most High says:

And with Him are the keys to the Ghaib (all that is hidden), none knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is in (or on) the earth and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but He knows it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear Record.

And Allah, the Most High says:
Say: "None in the heavens and the earth knows the Ghaib (unseen) except Allah, nor can they perceive when they shall be resurrected . "

But Allah, the Most High informs those of His Messengers whom He wills of certain things from the unseen. He, the Most High says:

(He Alone,) the Knower of the Ghaib (unseen) and He reveals to none His Ghaib, except to a Messenger (from mankind) whom He has chosen (He informs him of the unseen as much as He likes), and then He makes a band of watching guards (angels) to march before and behind him.

And He, the Most High says:
Say (O Muhammad): "I am not a new thing among the Messengers (of Allah) (i.e. I am not the first Messenger), nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only follow that which is revealed to me, and I am but a plain warner."

It has been authentically reported in a long Hadith on the authority of Umm 'Ala, may Allah be pleased with her, that she said:

"Allah's Mercy is upon you, O Abu As-Sa'ib. I testify that Allah, the Almighty, the All-Powerful has honored you." Allah's Messenger said:
"What has informed you that Allah has honored him?» (She said:) I replied: "I don't know, may my father and mother be ransomed for you." He said:
"As for him, certainty has come to him from his Lord, and 1 hope that goodness will come to him, but by Allah, I do not know - and I am the Messenger of Allah - what will happen to me."

(She said:) I said: "By Allah, I will never bear witness for anyone after this."Narrated by Ahmad and by Al-Bukhari in the Book of Funerals in his Sahih; and in another narration of his:

"I do not know - and I am the Messenger of Allah - what will happen to him.

It has been authentically reported in many Hadiths that Allah informed the Prophet what would be the end of some of the Companions, and he gave them the glad tidings of Paradise. It is reported in the Hadith of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim, that Jibril asked the Prophet about the timing of the Hour, and he replied:

"The one questioned knows no more than the questioner.

He added nothing to this except to mention to him some of the signs of the Hour, which proves that he knew of the unseen only that which Allah informed him, without (His informing him of) the rest of the unseen, but He informed him when necessary.