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Sahih Bukhari 4882 — Revelation of Surah Taubah, Anfal, and Hashr
Surah Taubah Hadith: Ibn Abbas on Taubah, Anfal, and Hashr
Sahih Bukhari : 4882
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4882
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ سُورَةُ التَّوْبَةِ قَالَ التَّوْبَةُ هِيَ الْفَاضِحَةُ، مَا زَالَتْ تَنْزِلُ وَمِنْهُمْ وَمِنْهُمْ، حَتَّى ظَنُّوا أَنَّهَا لَمْ تُبْقِ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ إِلاَّ ذُكِرَ فِيهَا. قَالَ قُلْتُ سُورَةُ الأَنْفَالِ. قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي بَدْرٍ. قَالَ قُلْتُ سُورَةُ الْحَشْرِ. قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي بَنِي النَّضِيرِ.
Sa`id bin Jubair Narrated from:
I asked Ibn `Abbas about Surat Al-Tauba, and he said, "Surat Al-Tauba? It is exposure (of all the evils of the infidels and the hypocrites). And it continued revealing (that the oft-repeated expression): '...and of them ...and of them.' till they started thinking that none would be left unmentioned therein." I said, "What about) Surat Al-Anfal?" He replied, "Surat Al-Anfal was revealed in connection with the Badr Battle." I said, "(What about) Surat Al-Hashr?" He replied, "It was revealed in connection with Bani an-Nadir."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4882In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 402USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 404
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4882
This narration is a clear hadith about Surah Taubah, Surah Anfal, and Surah Hashr. Sa‘id bin Jubair asked Ibn Abbas about three chapters of the Qur’an. Ibn Abbas said Surah Taubah was called “the exposure” because its verses kept mentioning “and among them,” until people thought no one from them would be left unmentioned. He then said Surah Anfal was revealed in connection with the Battle of Badr, and Surah Hashr was revealed in connection with Bani An-Nadir. The hadith does not give a full tafsir of every verse. Its value is that it preserves a direct statement from Ibn Abbas about the main setting connected to these surahs.
What we learn from this hadith
- Surah Taubah is described here as exposing hidden wrongs.
- Surah Anfal is linked in this report to the Battle of Badr.
- Surah Hashr is linked in this report to Bani An-Nadir.
- Questions to knowledgeable people help clarify Qur’anic topics.
