47/5. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3033 — Revelation and Disability
Regarding Surat An-Nisa
Revelation and Disability: Except Those Who Are Disabled
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3033
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3033
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ مَرْوَانَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ جَالِسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَأَقْبَلْتُ حَتَّى جَلَسْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَأَخْبَرَنَا أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمْلَى عَلَيْهِ لاَ يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَجَاءَهُ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ وَهُوَ يُمْلِيهَا عَلَىَّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَسْتَطِيعُ الْجِهَادَ لَجَاهَدْتُ وَكَانَ رَجُلاً أَعْمَى . فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَفَخِذُهُ عَلَى فَخِذِي فَثَقُلَتْ حَتَّى هَمَّتْ تَرُضُّ فَخِذِي ثُمَّ سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ : ( غَيْرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ ) . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . هَكَذَا رَوَى غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ نَحْوَ هَذَا . وَرَوَى مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ ذُؤَيْبٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ . وَفِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ رِوَايَةُ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ التَّابِعِينَ رَوَاهُ سَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ وَمَرْوَانُ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ مِنَ التَّابِعِينَ .
Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`idi Narrated from:
I Saw Marwan Bin Al-Hakam Sitting In The Masjid, So I Went Over To Him Until I Sat Next To Him. He Informed Us That Zaid Bin Thabit Informed Him, That The Prophet (ﷺ) Dictated: 'Not Equal Among The Believers Are Those Who Sit And The Mujahidin In The Cause Of Allah.'He Said: 'So Ibn Umm Maktum Came And He Was Dictating To Me That He Said: "O Messenger Of Allah! By Allah! If I Were Capable Of Jihad Then I Would Participate In Jihad.' And He Was A Blind A Man. So Allah Revealed To His Messenger (ﷺ) - While His Thigh Was Against My Thigh - And It Became So Heavy That I Was Worried It Was About To Fracture My Thigh. Then He Was Relieved Of It, So Allah Had Revealed To Him: Except Those Who Are Disabled."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3033In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 85English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3033
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3033
This hadith gives another report about the phrase except those who are disabled. Zaid bin Thabit said the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) dictated the verse about those who sit and those who strive in Allah’s cause. Ibn Umm Maktum came while it was being dictated and said that if he were able to perform jihad, he would do so. He was blind. Then revelation came to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم), and Zaid felt the weight while the Prophet’s thigh was against his thigh. After that, the phrase except those who are disabled was revealed. The hadith teaches that revelation addressed real human situations and that genuine inability was recognized.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umm Maktum expressed his desire to strive if he were able.
- His blindness was directly mentioned in the narration.
- The phrase except those who are disabled was revealed after his statement.
- The report describes the physical weight felt during revelation.
