47/34. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3207 — Revelation Was Not Hidden
Regarding Surat Al-Ahzab
Hadith About the Prophet Not Concealing Revelation
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3207
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3207
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ الزِّبْرِقَانِ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها قَالَتْ لَوْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَاتِمًا شَيْئًا مِنَ الْوَحْىِ لَكَتَمَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ : ( إِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ ) يَعْنِي بِالإِسْلاَمِ : ( وأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ ) بِالْعِتْقِ فَأَعْتَقْتَهُ : ( أمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَتُخْفِي فِي نَفْسِكَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَخْشَاهُ ) إِلَى قَوْلِهِ : (وكَانَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ مَفْعُولاً ) وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمَّا تَزَوَّجَهَا قَالُوا تَزَوَّجَ حَلِيلَةَ ابْنِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : ( ما كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ ) وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَبَنَّاهُ وَهُوَ صَغِيرٌ فَلَبِثَ حَتَّى صَارَ رَجُلاً يُقَالُ لَهُ زَيْدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ : ( ادعُوهُمْ لآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَعْلَمُوا آبَاءَهُمْ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَمَوَالِيكُمْ ) فُلاَنٌ مَوْلَى فُلاَنٍ وَفُلاَنٌ أَخُو فُلاَنٍ (هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ) يَعْنِي أَعْدَلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ . قَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ لَوْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَاتِمًا شَيْئًا مِنَ الْوَحْىِ لَكَتَمَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ : ( إِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ ) الآيَةَ هَذَا الْحَرْفُ لَمْ يُرْوَ بِطُولِهِ . حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَضَّاحٍ الْكُوفِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ .
A'isha Narrated from:
If The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Was To Have Concealed Anything That Was Revealed To Him, Then He Would Have Concealed These Ayat:'When You Said To Him On Whom Allah Has Bestowed Grace (Meaning By Islam); And You Have Done A Favor (Meaning That He Was A Slave And You Freed Him) "Keep Your Wife To Yourself, And Have Taqwa Of Allah." But You Did Hide In Yourself That Which Allah Will Make Manifest, You Did Fear The People Whereas Allah Had Better Right That You Should Fear Him' Up To His Saying: 'And Allah'S Command Must Be Fulfilled (33:37).'They Said: 'He Married His Wife'S Son, So Allah Revealed:'Muhammad Is Not The Father Of Any Of Your Men, But He Is The Messenger Of Allah And The Last Of The Prophets (33:40).'The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Had Taken (Adopted) Him As A Son When He Was Small, And He Remained Being Called 'Zaid Bin Muhammad' Until He Grew Up To Adulthood, Then Allah Revealed:'Call Them By Their Fathers, Then Your Brothers In Religion And Your Mawali (33:5).(Say) So-And-So, The Mawla Of So-And-So, And; So-And-So, The Brother Of So-And-So. 'That Is More Just With Allah' Meaning That Doing That Is More Just To Allah."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3207In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 259English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3207
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3207
This hadith about the Prophet not concealing revelation focuses on honesty in delivering Allah’s message. Aishah said that if the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم were to conceal anything revealed to him, he would have concealed the verses about what he said to the one Allah had favored and whom he had favored. The narration mentions the command to keep the wife and have taqwa of Allah, and it also mentions that Allah would make manifest what was hidden. It then connects the issue with the verse that Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم is not the father of any of your men, but the Messenger of Allah and the last of the Prophets. The hadith also mentions calling adopted sons by their fathers as more just with Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم conveyed revelation even when the verses addressed a personal matter.
- Allah’s command is fulfilled, even when people speak or misunderstand.
- The hadith teaches the Qur'anic rule of calling people by their fathers.
- Taqwa of Allah is placed above fear of people in the wording of the verse.
