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حديث زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، قَالَ: خَرَجْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، فِي سَفَرٍ أَصَابَ النَّاسَ فِيهِ شِدَّةٌ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ لأَصْحَابِهِ: لَا تُنْفِقُوا عَلَى مَنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى يَنْفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِهِ وَقَالَ: لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الأَذَلَّ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ، فَسَأَلَهُ، فَاجْتَهَدَ يَمِينَهُ مَا فَعَلَ قَالُوا: كَذَبَ زَيْدٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مِمَّا قَالُوا شِدَّةٌ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷿ تَصْدِيقِي فِي (إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ) فَدَعَاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ، لِيَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ فَلَوَّوْا رُءُوسَهُمْ وَقَوْلُهُ (خُشُبٌ مُسَنَّدَةٌ) قَالَ: كَانُوا رِجَالًا، أَجْمَلَ شَيْءٍ.
Narrated Zaid bin Arqam: We went out with the Prophet ﷺ on a journey and the people suffered from lack of provisions. So 'Abdullâh bin Ubai said to his companions, "Don't spend on those who are with Allâh's Messenger ﷺ, that they may desert and go away from him." He also said, "If we return to Al-Madîna, indeed, the more honourable will expel therefrom the meaner." So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him of that. He sent for 'Abdullâh bin Ubai and asked him, but 'Abdullâh bin Ubai swore that he did not say so. The people said, "Zaid told a lie to Allâh's Messenger ﷺ." What they said distressed me very much. Later Allâh revealed the confirmation of my statement in His Saying: 'When the hypocrites come to you...' (V.63:1) So the Prophet ﷺ called them that they might ask Allâh to forgive them, but they turned their heads (in refusal). (Concerning Allâh's saying: 'Pieces of wood propped up,' Zaid said: They were the most handsome men). ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 426, Vol. 6 )
حديث جَابِرٍ رضي الله عنها قَالَ: أَتَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ، عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أُبَيٍّ، بَعْدَ مَا دُفِنَ فَأَخْرَجَهُ، فَنَفَثَ فِيهِ مِنْ رِيقِهِ، وَأَلْبَسَهُ قَمِيصَهُ.
The Prophet ﷺ came to (the grave of) 'Abdullâh bin Ubai after his body was buried. The body was brought out and then the Prophet ﷺ put his saliva over the body and clothed it in his shirt. ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 360, Vol. 2)
حديث ابْنِ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنها أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أُبَيٍّ، لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ، جَاءَ ابْنُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَعْطِنِي قَمِيصَكَ أُكَفِّنْهُ فِيهِ، وَصلِّ عَلَيْهِ، وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُ فَأَعْطَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ، قَمِيصَهُ فَقَالَ: آذِنِّي أُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ فَآذَنَه فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ، جَذَبَهُ عُمَرُ رضي الله عنها فَقَالَ: أَلَيْسَ اللهُ نَهَاكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ فَقَالَ: أَنَا بَيْنَ خِيْرَتَيْنِ قَالَ (اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لَا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ إِنْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّة، فَلَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللهُ لَهُمْ) فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ فَنَزَلَتْ (وَلَا تصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا).
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما : When ‘Abdullâh bin Ubai (the chief of hypocrites) died, his son came to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and said, “O Allâh’s Messenger! Please give me your shirt to shroud him in it, offer his funeral prayer and ask for Allâh’s Forgiveness for him.” So Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم gave his shirt to him and said, “Inform me (when the funeral is ready) so that I may offer the funeral prayer.” So, he informed him and when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم intended to offer the funeral prayer, ‘Umar رضي الله عنه took hold of his hand and said, “Has Allâh not forbidden you to offer the funeral prayer for the hypocrites.” The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “I have been given the choice for Allâh تعالى says: ‘Whether you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم ) ask forgiveness for them (hypocrites), or ask not forgiveness for them..., (and even) if you ask seventy times for their forgiveness..., Allâh تعالى will not forgive them.’ (V.9:80)” So the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم offered the funeral prayer and on that the revelation came: “And never (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم ) pray (funeral prayer) for any of them (i.e. hypocrites) who dies.” (V.9:84) ( Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 359, Vol. 2 )
حديث عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رضي الله عنها، قَالَ: اجْتَمَعَ عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ قُرَشِيَّانِ وَثَقَفِيٌّ، أَوْ ثَقَفِيَّانِ وَقُرَشِيٌّ كَثِيرَةٌ شَحْمُ بُطُونِهِمْ قَلَيلَةٌ فِقْهُ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ: أَتُرَوْنَ أَنَّ اللهَ يَسْمَعُ مَا نَقُولُ قَالَ الآخَرُ: يَسْمَعُ إِنْ جَهَرْنَا، وَلَا يَسْمَعُ إِنْ أَخْفَيْنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُ: إِنْ كَانَ يَسْمَعُ إِذَا جَهَرْنَا، فَإِنَّهُ يَسْمَعُ إِذَا أَخْفَيْنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷿ (وَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلَا أَبْصَارُكُمْ وَلَا جُلُودُكُمْ) الآيةَ.
There gathered near the House (i.e. the Ka’ba) two Quraishî persons and a person from Thaqîf (or two persons from Thaqîf and one from Quraish), and all of them with very fat bellies but very little intelligence. One of them said, “Do you think that Allâh hears what we say?” Another said, “He hears us when we talk in a loud voice, but He doesn’t hear us when we talk in a hidden low voice." The third said, "If He can hear when we talk in a loud voice, then He can also hear when we speak in a low voice."Then Allâh, the Honourable, the Majestic revealed: 'And you have not been hiding against yourself, lest your ears, and your eyes, and your skins should testify against you....' (V.41:22,23)( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 341, Vol. 6)
حديث زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ رضي الله عنها، قَالَ: لَمَّا خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى أُحُدٍ، رَجَعَ ناسٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَتْ فِرْقَةٌ: نَقْتُلُهُمْ وَقَالَتْ فِرْقَةٌ: لَا نَقْتُلُهُمْ فَنَزَلَتْ (فَمَا لَكُمْ فِي الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِئَتَيْنِ).
When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم went out for (the battle of) Uhud, some of his companions returned (home). A party of the believers remarked that they would kill those (hypocrites) who had returned, but another party said that they would not kill them.So, this Divine Inspiration was revealed about the two parties: "Then what is the matter with you that you are divided into two parties about the hypocrites..." (V.4:88)( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 108, Vol. 3)
حديث أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رضي الله عنها، أَنَّ رِجَالًا مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ، عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْغَزْوِ، تَخَلَّفُوا عَنْهُ، وَفَرِحُوا بِمَقْعَدِهِمْ خِلَافَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ، اعْتَذَرُوا إِلَيْهِ، وَحَلَفُوا، وَأَحَبُّوا أَنْ يُحْمَدُوا بِمَا لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا فَنَزَلَتْ (لَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ) الآية.
During the life-time of Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, some men among the hypocrites used to remain behind him (i.e. did not accompany him) when he went out for a Ghazwa and they would be pleased to stay at home behind Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. When Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم returned (from the battle) they would put forward (false) excuses and take oaths, wishing to be praised for what they had not done.So there was revealed: "Think not that those who rejoice in what they have done (or brought about), and love to be praised for what they have not done..." (V.3:188)( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 90, Vol. 6)
حديث ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَقَّاصٍ، أَنَّ مَرْوَانَ قَالَ لِبَوَّابِهِ: اذْهَبْ يَا رَافِعُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، فَقُلْ: لَئِنْ كَانَ كُلُّ امْرٍىءٍ فَرِحَ بِمَا أُوتِيَ، وَأَحَبَّ أَنْ يُحْمَدَ بِمَا لَمْ يَفْعَلْ مُعَذَّبًا، لَنُعَذَّبَنَّ أَجْمعُونَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاس: وَمَا لَكُمْ وَلِهذِهِ ⦗٢٧٢⦘ إِنَّمَا دَعَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَهُودَ، فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ، فَكَتَمُوهُ إِيَّاهُ، وَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِغَيْرِهِ فَأَرَوْهُ أَنْ قَدِ اسْتَحْمَدُوا إِلَيْهِ بِمَا أَخْبَرُوهُ عَنْهُ فِيمَا سَأَلَهُمْ وَفَرِحُوا بِمَا أُوتُوا مِنْ كِتْمَانِهِمْ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ (وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللهُ مِيثَاقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ) كَذلِكَ، حَتَّى قَوْلِهِ (يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَا أَتَوْا وَيُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يُحْمَدُوا بِمَا لَمْ يَفْعَلوا).
Narrated ‘Alqama bin Waqqâs said to his gatekeeper, Marwân رضى الله عنه : “Go to Ibn ‘Abbâs, O Râfî’, and say, ‘If everybody who rejoices in what he has done (or brought about), and likes to be praised for what he has not done will be punished, then all of us will be punished.’”Ibn ‘Abbâs said, “What connection have you with this case?” [1] It was only that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم called the Jews and asked them about something, and they hid the truth and told him something else, and showed him that they deserved praise for the favour of telling him the answer to his question, and they became happy with what they had concealed.”Then Ibn ‘Abbâs recited: ‘(And remember) when Allâh took a covenant from these who were given the Scripture... those who rejoice in what they have done (or brought about) and love to be praised for what they have not done....’ (V.3:187, 188)( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 91, Vol. 6)
[1] According to the knowledge of understanding the meaning of the Qur’ân and Hadîth we must consider the general meaning of the word and not only the cause for which the Verse was revealed.
حديث أَنَسٍ رضي الله عنها قَالَ: كَانَ رَجُلٌ نَصْرَانِيًّا فَأَسْلَمَ، وَقَرَأَ الْبَقَرَةَ، وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ فَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَعَادَ نَصْرَانِيًّا فَكَانَ يَقُولُ: مَا يَدْرِي مُحَمَّدٌ إِلَاّ مَا كَتَبْتُ لَهُ فَأَمَاتَهُ اللهُ، فَدَفَنُوهُ، فَأَصْبَحَ وَقَدْ لَفَظَتْهُ الأَرْضُ فَقَالُوا: هذَا فِعْلُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ لَمَّا هَرَبَ مِنْهُمْ، نَبَشُوا عَنْ صَاحِبنَا فَأَلْقَوْهُ فَحَفَرُوا لَهُ، فَأَعْمَقُوا فَأَصْبَحَ وَقَدْ لَفَظَتْهُ الأَرْضُ فَقَالُوا: هذَا فِعْلُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ نَبَشُوا عَنْ صَاحِبِنَا لَمَّا هَرَبَ مِنْهُمْ فَأَلْقَوْهُ فَحَفَرُوا لَهُ، وَأَعْمَقُوا لَهُ فِي الأَرْضِ، مَا اسْتَطَاعُوا فَأَصْبَحَ قَدْ لَفَظَتْهُ الأَرْضُ فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنَ النَّاسِ، فَأَلْقَوْهُ.
There was a Christian who embraced Islâm and read Surat Al-Baqarah and Âl‘Imrân, and he used to write (the revelations) for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Later on he reverted to Christianity again and he used to say: “Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) knows nothing but what I have written for him.”Then Allâh تعالى caused him to die, and the people buried him, but in the morning they saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They said, "This is the act of Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and took his body out of it because he had run away from them."They again dug the grave deeply for him, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. They said, "This is an act of Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and his companions. They dug the grave of our companion and threw his body outside it, for he had run away from them." They dug the grave for him as deep as they could, but in the morning they again saw that the earth had thrown his body out. So they believed that what had befallen him was not done by human beings and had to leave him thrown (on the ground).( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 814, Vol. 4)
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حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنها، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ: إِنَّهُ لَيَأْتِي الرَّجُلُ الْعَظِيمُ السَّمِينُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا يَزِنُ عِنْدَ اللهِ جَنَاحَ بَعُوضَةٍ وَقَالَ: اقْرَءُوا (فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَزْنًا).
Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "On the Day of Resurrection, a huge fat man will come who will not weigh, the weight of the wing of a mosquito before Allâh." And then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "Read (or Recite):'And on the Day of Resurrection, We shall not give them any weight....'" (V.18:105)( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 253, Vol. 6)
حديث عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رضي الله عنها، قَالَ: جَاءَ حَبْرٌ مِنَ الأَحْبَارِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، فَقَالَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّا نَجِدُ أَنَّ اللهَ يَجْعَلُ السَّموَاتِ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ، وَالأَرَضِينَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ، وَالشَّجَرَ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ، وَالْمَاءَ وَالثَرَى عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ، وَسَائِرَ الْخَلَائِقِ عَلَى إِصْبَعٍ فَيَقُولُ: أَنَا الْمَلِكُ فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ، حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ، تَصْدِيقًا لِقَوْلِ الْحَبْرِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ، وَالأَرْضُ جَمِيعًا قَبْضَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، وَالسَّموَاتُ مَطْوِيَّاتٌ بِيَمِينِهِ، سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ.
A (Jewish) Rabbi came to Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and he said, "O Muhammad! We learn that Allâh will put all the heavens on one finger, and the earths on one finger, and the trees on one finger, and the water and the dust on one finger, and all the other created beings on one finger. Then He will say, 'I am the King.' " Thereupon the Prophet ﷺ smiled so that his premolar teeth became visible, and that was the confirmation of the Rabbi. Then Allâh's Messenger ﷺ recited:"They made not a just estimate of Allâh such as is due to Him. And on the Day of Resurrection, the whole of the earth will be grasped by His Hand and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand. Glorified be He, and High is He above all that they associate as partners with Him." (V.39:67)( Sahih Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 335. Vol. 6 )