47/59. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3303 — Meaning of Linah in Al-Hashr
Regarding Surat Al-Hashr
Meaning of Linah in the Hadith of Surah Al-Hashr
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3303
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3303
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : (ما قَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ لِينَةٍ أَوْ تَرَكْتُمُوهَا قَائِمَةً عَلَى أُصُولِهَا ) . قَالَ اللِّينَةُ النَّخْلَةُِيُخْزِيَ الْفَاسِقِينَ ) قَالَ اسْتَنْزَلُوهُمْ مِنْ حُصُونِهِمْ قَالَ وَأَمَرُوا بِقَطْعِ النَّخْلِ فَحَكَّ فِي صُدُورِهِمْ . فَقَالَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ قَدْ قَطَعْنَا بَعْضًا وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضًا فَلَنَسْأَلَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَلْ لَنَا فِيمَا قَطَعْنَا مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَهَلْ عَلَيْنَا فِيمَا تَرَكْنَا مِنْ وِزْرٍ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : (ما قَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ لِينَةٍ أَوْ تَرَكْتُمُوهَا قَائِمَةً عَلَى أُصُولِهَا ) . الآيَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ، هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، مُرْسَلاً وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، . حَدَّثَنِي بِذَلِكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُرْسَلاً . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى سَمِعَ مِنِّي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ .
Hafs bin Ghiyath Narrated from:
Habib Bin Abi Amrah Narrated To Us, From Sa’Eed Bin Jubair, From Ibn Abbas, Regarding The Saying Of Allah, The Mighty And Sublime: What You Cut Down Of The Linah, Or You Left Of Them Standing On Their Trunks – He Said: ‘The Linah Is The Date-Palms.’ That He Might Disgrace The Rebellious.He Said: ‘They Were Forced From Their Forts.’ And They Were Ordered To Cut Down The Date-Palms, That Caused Some Hesitation In Their Chests, So The Muslims Said: “We Cut Some Of Them, And We Left Some Of Them, So Let Us Ask The Messenger Of Allah Is We Are To Be Rewarded For Those That We Cut Down, And If We Will Be Burdened For What We Left?” So Allah [Most High] Revealed The Ayah: What You Cut Down Of The Linah, Or You Left Of Them Standing On Their Trunks.”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3303In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 355English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3303
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3303
This hadith explains the word Linah in the verse, “What you cut down of the Linah.” Ibn Abbas said that Linah means the date palm. The narration also says that the people were brought down from their forts and that the Muslims were ordered to cut down date palms. Some Muslims felt hesitation because some palms were cut and some were left. They wanted to ask the Messenger of Allah whether there was reward for what they cut and blame for what they left. Then Allah revealed the verse. This hadith about the meaning of Linah shows how the Qur’anic wording answered their concern in that event.
What we learn from this hadith
- Linah is explained in this narration as the date palm.
- The Muslims felt concern about what they cut and what they left.
- The revealed verse answered the matter mentioned in the narration.
- Questions about reward and blame should be returned to Allah’s guidance.
