Sayings of the Messenger احادیثِ رسول اللہ ﷺ

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ دَرَّاجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الهَيْثَمِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: الوَيْلُ وَادٍ فِي جَهَنَّمَ يَهْوِي فِيهِ الكَافِرُ أَرْبَعِينَ خَرِيفًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْلُغَ قَعْرَهُ.

Narrated from Abu Sa'eed (RA) that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Woe (Wayl) is a valley of Jahannam, the disbeliever shall drop into it for forty autumns before he reaches its bottom."

حَدَّثَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى البَغْدَادِيُّ، وَالفَضْلُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الأَعْرَجُ، وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ غَزْوَانَ أَبُو نُوحٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً قَعَدَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّ لِي مَمْلُوكِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَنِي وَيَخُونُونَنِي وَيَعْصُونَنِي، وَأَشْتُمُهُمْ وَأَضْرِبُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ أَنَا مِنْهُمْ؟ قَالَ: يُحْسَبُ مَا خَانُوكَ وَعَصَوْكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ وَعِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ، فَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ بِقَدْرِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ كَانَ كَفَافًا، لاَ لَكَ وَلاَ عَلَيْكَ،وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ دُونَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ كَانَ فَضْلاً لَكَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ فَوْقَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ اقْتُصَّ لَهُمْ مِنْكَ الفَضْلُ. قَالَ: فَتَنَحَّى الرَّجُلُ فَجَعَلَ يَبْكِي وَيَهْتِفُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَمَا تَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ اللهِ {وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ القِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ القِيَامَةِ فَلاَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا وَإِنْ كَانَ مِثْقَالَ} الآيَةَ. فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أَجِدُ لِي وَلَهُمْ شَيْئًا خَيْرًا مِنْ مُفَارَقَتِهِمْ، أُشْهِدُكَ أَنَّهُمْ أَحْرَارٌ كُلُّهُمْ.

Narrated from Aishah (RA) that a man came and sat in front of Allah’s Apostle ﷺ and said: "O Apostle of Allah! I have some slaves. They lie to me, cheat me, and disobey me; thus I scold them and beat them. So, what is my case because of them?" He said: " Their treachery with you, disobedience to you and lying to you will be reckoned against your punishing them. Thus, if your punishment is commensurate with their crime then it would be squared up-nothing for you and nothing against you. But if your punishment is softer than their crime then that would be favorable to you. If your punishment is harsher than their crime, then favor will be cut off from you for them." So, the man left, and began weeping and crying aloud. Allah’s Apostle ﷺ said: " We shall set up scales of justice for the Day of Judgment, so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least, and if there be (no more than) the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it (to account): and enough are We to take account (21:47). So, the man said: "By Allah, O Apostle of Allah! ﷺ I could not find anything better for myself and for them than separating them. Be witness that they are all free."

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الأُمَوِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَمْ يَكْذِبْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ فِي شَيْءٍ قَطُّ إِلاَّ فِي ثَلاَثٍ: قَوْلِهِ: {إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ} وَلَمْ يَكُنْ سَقِيمًا، وَقَوْلُهُ: لِسَارَّةَ أُخْتِي، وَقَوْلِهِ: {بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَذَا}.

Narrated from Abu Hurairah (RA) that Allah’s Apostle ﷺ said: "Ibrahim, peace be upon him, never lied except for three occasions: 'Verily I am sick (37:89)' while he was not sick. And his saying about Sarah: 'She is my sister' and his saying: 'Nay, this one, the biggest of them did it (21:63).'"

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، وَوَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالمَوْعِظَةِ فَقَالَ: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، إِنَّكُمْ مَحْشُورُونَ إِلَى اللهِ عُرَاةً غُرْلاً، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {كَمَا بَدَأْنَا أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُعِيدُهُ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَا} إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ. قَالَ: أَوَّلُ مَنْ يُكْسَى يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمُ، وَإِنَّهُ سَيُؤْتَى بِرِجَالٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي فَيُؤْخَذُ بِهِمْ ذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ، فَأَقُولُ: رَبِّ أَصْحَابِي، فَيُقَالُ: إِنَّكَ لاَ تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثُوا بَعْدَكَ، فَأَقُولُ كَمَا قَالَ العَبْدُ الصَّالِحُ: {وَكُنْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيدًا مَا دُمْتُ فِيهِمْ فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّيْتَنِي كُنْتَ أَنْتَ الرَّقِيبَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ} إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ، فَيُقَالُ: هَؤُلاَءِ لَمْ يَزَالُوا مُرْتَدِّينَ عَلَى أَعْقَابِهِمْ مُنْذُ فَارَقْتَهُمْ.

Ibn Abbas (RA) said: " Allah’s Apostle ﷺ stood to deliver a sermon, he said: 'O you people! You will be assembled before Allah naked and uncircumcised.' Then he recited: ' As we originated the first creation so We shall restore It’ (21:104). He said: 'The first to be clothed on the Day of Resurrection is Ibrahim (AS). Indeed, some men from my Ummah will be brought and taken away to the left and I will plead: "My Lord! My followers!" It will be said: "Indeed you do not know what they innovated after you.' So, I shall say as the righteous slave (Eisa AS) said: 'And I was a witness over them, while I dwelt among them; but when you did take me, You were the watcher over them. And You are Witness over everything. If You chastise them, surely they are Your slaves; and if you forgive them .. to the end of Ayah’ (5:117 & 118) I shall be told: ' These people never ceased to be apostates turning their backs since (the day) you separated from them.'"

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُدْعَانَ، عَنِ الحَسَنِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌ}، إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {وَلَكِنَّ عَذَابَ اللهِ شَدِيدٌ}، قَالَ: أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيْهِ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ وَهُوَ فِي سَفَرٍ، فَقَالَ: أَتَدْرُونَ أَيُّ يَوْمٍ ذَلِكَ؟ فَقَالُوا: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ، قَالَ: ذَلِكَ يَوْمَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ لِآدَمَ: ابْعَثْ بَعْثَ النَّارِ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَبِّ وَمَا بَعْثُ النَّارِ؟ قَالَ: تِسْعُ مِائَةٍ وَتِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ وَوَاحِدٌ إِلَى الجَنَّةِ، قَالَ: فَأَنْشَأَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ يَبْكُونَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: قَارِبُوا وَسَدِّدُوا، فَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ نُبُوَّةٌ قَطُّ إِلاَّ كَانَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا جَاهِلِيَّةٌ، قَالَ: فَيُؤْخَذُ العَدَدُ مِنَ الجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَإِنْ تَمَّتْ وَإِلاَّ كَمُلَتْ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَمَا مَثَلُكُمْ وَالأُمَمِ إِلاَّ كَمَثَلِ الرَّقْمَةِ فِي ذِرَاعِ الدَّابَّةِ أَوْ كَالشَّامَةِ فِي جَنْبِ البَعِيرِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا رُبْعَ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ فَكَبَّرُوا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا ثُلُثَ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ فَكَبَّرُوا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا نِصْفَ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ فَكَبَّرُوا قَالَ: وَلاَ أَدْرِي؟ قَالَ: الثُّلُثَيْنِ أَمْ لاَ؟.

Narrated from Imran bin Husain (RA) that when (the following) was revealed: " O Mankind! Fear you Lord. Surely the earthquake of the Hour (of Resurrection) is a mighty thing. On the day when you behold it, every suckling woman shall neglect the babe she suckled, and every pregnant woman shall lay down her burden, and you shall see mankind as drunk, yet they shall not be drunk, but the chastisement of Allah shall be severe. (22:1 & 2)" - he said: "These Ayat were revealed upon him while he ﷺ was on a journey and he said: 'Do you know what Day this is?' So, they said: 'Allah and His Messenger know better.' He said: 'That is the day when Allah will say to Adam: Send forth those who are to be sent to the Fire. So, he will ask: O Lord! How many are to be sent? He will say: Nine-hundred and ninety-nine in the Fire, and one to Paradise. He narrator said: "So, the Muslims started crying. Then Allah’s Apostle ﷺ said: ' Adopt nearness and the straight path, for there was never any Prophethood but there was a time of ignorance just before his advent, so the number will be taken from that time of ignorance, and if that is not enough, it will be made up of the hypocrites. And your example against past ummahs is like a piece of flesh on the inside of an animal’s foreleg, or a mole on the side of a camel. And I hope that you comprise one-fourth of the people of Paradise.” They all exclaimed, “Allah is the Greatest.” He then said, “I hope that you form one-third of the people of Paradise.” They again extolled Allah (saying Allah is the Greatest). Then he said, “I hope that you make up half the number of inhabitants of Paradise.” They exclaimed, “Allah is the Greatest.” They narrator said that he could not say if he hoped that there were two-thirds or not."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الحَسَنِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَفَرٍ فَتَفَاوَتَ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِهِ فِي السَّيْرِ فَرَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَوْتَهُ بِهَاتَيْنِ الآيَتَيْنِ {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌ، إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {وَلَكِنَّ عَذَابَ اللهِ شَدِيدٌ} فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ أَصْحَابُهُ حَثُّوا الْمَطِيَّ وَعَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ عِنْدَ قَوْلٍ يَقُولُهُ، فَقَالَ: هَلْ تَدْرُونَ أَيُّ يَوْمٍ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالُوا: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ، قَالَ: ذَلِكَ يَوْمٌ يُنَادِي اللَّهُ فِيهِ آدَمَ فَيُنَادِيهِ رَبُّهُ فَيَقُولُ: يَا آدَمُ ابْعَثْ بَعْثَ النَّارِ، فَيَقُولُ: أَيْ رَبِّ، وَمَا بَعْثُ النَّارِ؟ فَيَقُولُ: مِنْ كُلِّ أَلْفٍ تِسْعُ مِائَةٍ وَتِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ وَوَاحِدٌ فِي الجَنَّةِ فَيَئِسَ القَوْمُ، حَتَّى مَا أَبَدَوْا بِضَاحِكَةٍ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّذِي بِأَصْحَابِهِ قَالَ: اعْمَلُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ إِنَّكُمْ لَمَعَ خَلِيقَتَيْنِ مَا كَانَتَا مَعَ شَيْءٍ إِلاَّ كَثَّرَتَاهُ، يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ، وَمَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ وَبَنِي إِبْلِيسَ قَالَ: فَسُرِّيَ عَنِ القَوْمِ بَعْضُ الَّذِي يَجِدُونَ، فَقَالَ: اعْمَلُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا أَنْتُمْ فِي النَّاسِ إِلاَّ كَالشَّامَةِ فِي جَنْبِ البَعِيرِ أَوْ كَالرَّقْمَةِ فِي ذِرَاعِ الدَّابَّةِ.

Imran bin Husain (RA) said: "We accompanied the Prophet ﷺ on a journey when some of his Companions fell behind. So, Allah’s Apostle ﷺ raised his voice reciting these two Ayat: " O Mankind! Fear you Lord. Surely the earthquake of the Hour (of Resurrection) is a mighty thing. On the day when you behold it, every suckling woman shall neglect the babe she suckled, and every pregnant woman shall lay down her burden, and you shall see mankind as drunk, yet they shall not be drunk, but the chastisement of Allah shall be severe e (21:1 & 2)." When his Companions heard that, they hastened to catch up with him, since they realized that he had something to say. He ﷺ said: 'Do you know what Day this is? That is the Day when Adam will be summoned. His Lord will summon him and say: O Adam, send forth those who are to be sent to the Fire. He will say: O Lord! How many are to be sent to the Fire? He will say: From every one-thousand there are nine-hundred and ninety-nine for the Fire and one for Paradise. So, the people despaired as if they would not smile again. When Allah’s Apostle ﷺ observed the state of his Companions, he said: 'Strive hard and receive the good news. By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, you will be counted with two creations who are immense in numbers; Ya'juj and Ma'juj, and those who have died among the progeny of Adam and the progeny of Iblis.'" He said: "So some of the people's grief went away, and he ﷺ said: 'Strive hard and receive the good news. By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad! You are not as many compared to other ummah but as a mole on the side of camel, or an overgrown flesh on the inside of an animal's foreleg.'"

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ البَيْتَ العَتِيقَ لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَظْهَرْ عَلَيْهِ جَبَّارٌ.

Narrated from Abdullah bin Az-Zubair (RA) that Allah’s Apostle ﷺ said: "It is only called Al-Bait Al-'Atiq because it has not been conquered by a tyrant."

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الأَزْرَقُ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ البَطِينِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا أُخْرِجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ، قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: أَخْرَجُوا نَبِيَّهُمْ لَيَهْلِكُنَّ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى {أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ} الآيَةَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ قِتَالٌ.

Ibn Abbas (RA) said: "When the Prophet ﷺ was expelled from Makkah, Abu Bakr (RA) said: ' They have driven out their Prophet so they will perish certainly.' So, Allah, Most High, revealed: ' Permission (to fight) is given to those -who are fought against because they have been wronged. And surely Allah is able to help them (22:39).' So, Abu Bakr (RA) said: 'Then I knew that indeed there would be fighting.'"

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ الْبَطِينِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا أُخْرِجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ مَكَّةَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ: أَخْرَجُوا نَبِيَّهُمْ، فَنَزَلَتْ: {أُذِنَ لِلَّذِينَ يُقَاتَلُونَ بِأَنَّهُمْ ظُلِمُوا، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى نَصْرِهِمْ لَقَدِيرٌ الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ} النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَصْحَابُهُ.

Sa'eed bin Jubair said: "When the Prophet ﷺwas expelled from Makkah a man said: 'They have driven out their Prophet' so (the following) was revealed: "Permission (to fight) is given to those -who are fought against because they have been wronged. And surely Allah is able to help them -those who were expelled from their habitations without right (22:39)." [Those who were expelled were the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions.]

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ الْمَعْنَى وَاحِدٌ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ القَارِيِّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الخَطَّابِ، يَقُولُ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ الوَحْيُ سُمِعَ عِنْدَ وَجْهِهِ كَدَوِيِّ النَّحْلِ فَأُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمًا فَمَكَثْنَا سَاعَةً فَسُرِّيَ عَنْهُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ القِبْلَةَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ زِدْنَا وَلاَ تَنْقُصْنَا، وَأَكْرِمْنَا وَلاَ تُهِنَّا، وَأَعْطِنَا وَلاَ تَحْرِمْنَا، وَآثِرْنَا وَلاَ تُؤْثِرْ عَلَيْنَا، وَارْضِنَا وَارْضَ عَنَّا، ثُمَّ قَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أُنْزِلَ عَلَيَّ عَشْرُ آيَاتٍ، مَنْ أَقَامَهُنَّ دَخَلَ الجَنَّةَ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ: {قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ} حَتَّى خَتَمَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ.

Umar bin Al-Khattab (RA) said " Whenever revelation descended on Allah’s Apostle ﷺ, one could hear what sounded like the humming of bees near his face. One day revelation was coming to him, he faced the Qiblah, raised his hands and said: 'O Allah! Increase us, do not diminish us. Favor us, do not withhold from us, make us pleased and be pleased with us.' He ﷺ said: 'Ten Ayah were revealed to me, whoever abides by them shall enter Paradise (and they are): 'Successful indeed are the believers...' until the completion of ten Ayat (23:1-10)."

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ الرُّبَيِّعَ بِنْتَ النَّضْرِ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَانَ ابْنُهَا حَارِثَةُ بْنُ سُرَاقَةَ أُصِيبَ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ، أَصَابَهُ سَهْمٌ غَرَبٌ، فَأَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَتْ: أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ حَارِثَةَ لَئِنْ كَانَ أَصَابَ خَيْرًا احْتَسَبْتُ وَصَبَرْتُ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يُصِبِ الخَيْرَ اجْتَهَدْتُ فِي الدُّعَاءِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: يَا أُمَّ حَارِثَةَ إِنَّهَا جِنَانٌ فِي جَنَّةٍ، وَإِنَّ ابْنَكِ أَصَابَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ الأَعْلَى وَالْفِرْدَوْسُ رَبْوَةُ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَوْسَطُهَا وَأَفْضَلُهَا.

Narrated from Anas bin Malik (RA) that Ar-Rubai' bint An-Nadr came to the Prophet ﷺ - and her son Harithah bin Suraqah had been killed on the Day of Badr, having been struck by an arrow, shot by an unknown person - so she came to Allah’s Apostle ﷺ and said: "Tell me about Harithah. If he has reached goodness, I shall be forbearing and patient. If he has not reached goodness, I will struggle supplicating for him." So, Allah's Prophet ﷺ said: "O Umm Harithah! There are gardens in Paradise, and verily your son Harithah has reached the highest part of Paradise, and Al-Firdaws is the highest part of Paradise, in its center and the most excellent of it."

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ الهَمْدَانِيِّ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ: سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ هَذِهِ الآيَةِ: {وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آتَوْا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ} قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: أَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَشْرَبُونَ الخَمْرَ وَيَسْرِقُونَ؟ قَالَ: لاَ يَا بِنْتَ الصِّدِّيقِ، وَلَكِنَّهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَصُومُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ، وَهُمْ يَخَافُونَ أَنْ لاَ تُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ {أُولَئِكَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ}.

Aishah (RA), the wife of the Prophet ﷺ said: "I asked Allah’s Apostle ﷺ about this Ayah: And those who give whatsoever they give, while their hearts are full of fear... (23:60)" Aishah (RA) said: "Are they those who drink wine and steal?" He said: "No, O daughter of As-Siddiq. They are those who keep fast, offer salah, give charity and fear lest this is not accepted from them: It is these who hasten to do good deeds, and they are the foremost of them (23:61)."

حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ أَبِي شُجَاعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي السَّمْحِ، عَنْ أَبِي الهَيْثَمِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الخُدْرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: {وَهُمْ فِيهَا كَالِحُونَ} قَالَ: تَشْوِيهِ النَّارُ فَتَقَلَّصُ شَفَتُهُ العَالِيَةُ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ وَسَطَ رَأْسِهِ، وَتَسْتَرْخِي شَفَتُهُ السُّفْلَى حَتَّى تَضْرِبَ سُرَّتَهُ.

Narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri (RA) that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Therein they will grin, with displaced lips... (23:103) - he said - "He will be broiled by the Fire, such that his upper lip will shrink until it reaches the middle of his head, and his lower lip will droop until it is near his navel."

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الأَخْنَسِ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ: مَرْثَدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ، وَكَانَ رَجُلاً يَحْمِلُ الأَسْرَى مِنْ مَكَّةَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ بِهِمُ الْمَدِينَةَ، قَالَ: وَكَانَتْ امْرَأَةٌ بَغِيٌّ بِمَكَّةَ يُقَالُ لَهَا: عَنَاقٌ وَكَانَتْ صَدِيقَةً لَهُ، وَإِنَّهُ كَانَ وَعَدَ رَجُلاً مِنْ أُسَارَى مَكَّةَ يَحْمِلُهُ، قَالَ: فَجِئْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى ظِلِّ حَائِطٍ مِنْ حَوَائِطِ مَكَّةَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُقْمِرَةٍ،قَالَ: فَجَاءَتْ عَنَاقٌ فَأَبْصَرَتْ سَوَادَ ظِلِّي بِجَنْبِ الحَائِطِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَتْ إِلَيَّ عَرَفَتْ، فَقَالَتْ: مَرْثَدٌ؟ فَقُلْتُ: مَرْثَدٌ. فَقَالَتْ: مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلاً هَلُمَّ فَبِتْ عِنْدَنَا اللَّيْلَةَ. قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا عَنَاقُ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ الزِّنَا، قَالَتْ: يَا أَهْلَ الخِيَامِ، هَذَا الرَّجُلُ يَحْمِلُ أُسَرَاءَكُمْ، قَالَ: فَتَبِعَنِي ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَسَلَكْتُ الخَنْدَمَةَ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى كَهْفٍ أَوْ غَارٍ فَدَخَلْتُ، فَجَاءُوا حَتَّى قَامُوا عَلَى رَأْسِي فَبَالُوا فَظَلَّ بَوْلُهُمْ عَلَى رَأْسِي وَعَمَّاهُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي، قَالَ: ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا وَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى صَاحِبِي فَحَمَلْتُهُ وَكَانَ رَجُلاً ثَقِيلاً حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الإِذْخِرِ، فَفَكَكْتُ عَنْهُ أَكْبُلَهُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَحْمِلُهُ وَيُعْيِينِي حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ، فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَنْكِحُ عَنَاقًا؟ فَأَمْسَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ الزَّانِي لاَ يَنْكِحُ إِلاَّ زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَالزَّانِيَةُ لاَ يَنْكِحُهَا إِلاَّ زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: يَا مَرْثَدُ الزَّانِي لاَ يَنْكِحُ إِلاَّ زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَالزَّانِيَةُ لاَ يَنْكِحُهَا إِلاَّ زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ، فَلاَ تَنْكِحْهَا.

Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather, who said "There was a man called Marthad bin Abi Marthad, and he was a man who used to carry captives from Makkah to Al-Madinah." He said: " There was an immodest woman in Makkah, called Anaaq, who was his friend. He had promised one of the captives of Makkah that he would carry him (away). He said: I came (to Makkah) and concealed myself in the shade of one of the walls of Makkah in a moonlit night. Now, Anaq came, and she detected the back of my shadow on the side of the wall. When she approached me, she recognized me and said: "Marthad?" So, I replied: "(Yes it is) Marthad." She said: "Welcome, come and spend the night with us." I said: "O 'Anaq! Allah has made illicit sexual relations unlawful." So, she said: "O people of the tents! That is the man who takes your captives away!" He said: "Eight people followed me, and I went through the passes of Al-Khandamah. I stopped at a cave and entered it. They came until they stood over my head, and they began urinating, their urine falling on my head. Yet Allah made them unable to see me. He said: 'Then I went back. I returned to my companion to transport him - and he was a heavy man - until I reached Al-Idhkir. There I removed his shackles to make him easier to carry, since he was exhausting me, until I arrived at Al-Madinah. I went to Allah’s Apostle ﷺ and I asked "O Apostle of Allah! Can I marry 'Anaaq? I said this, twice but Allah’s Apostle ﷺ was kept quiet, and he did not reply to me at all until (the following) was revealed: The adulterer weds not but an adulteress or an associatoress, and the adulteress no one weds her but an adulterer or an associator. (24:3). So do not marry her.'"

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ: سُئِلْتُ عَنِ الْمُتَلاَعِنَيْنِ فِي إِمَارَةِ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ أَيُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا فَمَا دَرَيْتُ مَا أَقُولُ، فَقُمْتُ مِنْ مَكَانِي إِلَى مَنْزِلِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَيْهِ، فَقِيلَ لِي إِنَّهُ قَائِلٌ فَسَمِعَ كَلاَمِي فَقَالَ لِيَ: ابْنَ جُبَيْرٍ؟ ادْخُلْ، مَا جَاءَ بِكَ إِلاَّ حَاجَةٌ، قَالَ: فَدَخَلْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ مُفْتَرِشٌ بَرْدَعَةَ رَحْلٍ لَهُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، الْمُتَلاَعِنَانِ أَيُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا؟ فَقَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ نَعَمْ، إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَأَلَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فُلاَنُ ابْنُ فُلاَنٍ، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَنَا رَأَى امْرَأَتَهُ عَلَى فَاحِشَةٍ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ؟ إِنْ تَكَلَّمَ تَكَلَّمَ بِأَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ، وَإِنْ سَكَتَ سَكَتَ عَلَى أَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ، قَالَ: فَسَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ الَّذِي سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْهُ قَدْ ابْتُلِيتُ بِهِ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ هَذِهِ الآيَاتِ فِي سُورَةِ النُّورِ {وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلاَّ أَنْفُسُهُمْ} حَتَّى خَتَمَ الآيَاتِ قَالَ: فَدَعَا الرَّجُلَ فَتَلاَهُنَّ عَلَيْهِ وَوَعَظَهُ، وَذَكَّرَهُ وَأَخْبَرَهُ: أَنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الآخِرَةِ، فَقَالَ: لاَ، وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالحَقِّ مَا كَذَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا، ثُمَّ ثَنَّى بِالمَرْأَةِ وَوَعَظَهَا وَذَكَّرَهَا، وَأَخْبَرَهَا: أَنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الآخِرَةِ، فَقَالَتْ: لاَ، وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالحَقِّ مَا صَدَقَ، فَبَدَأَ بِالرَّجُلِ فَشَهِدَ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ، وَالخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ لَعْنَةَ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الكَاذِبِينَ، ثُمَّ ثَنَّى بِالمَرْأَةِ فَشَهِدَتْ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الكَاذِبِينَ، وَالخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ، ثُمَّ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا.

Sa'eed bin Jubair said: "During the leadership of Mus'ab bin Az-Zubair I was asked about those who were involved in the case of Li'an and if they are to be separated. I did not know what to say. So, I went to the house of 'Abdullah bin Umar (RA) and I sought permission to enter. I was told he was taking a nap, but he heard me taking and he said: 'Is it Ibn Jubair? Enter. You would not have come except for a need.'" He said: "So I entered and found him laying on a saddle cloth from his mount. I said: 'O Abu 'Abdur-Rahman! Are those involved in Li'an separated?' He said: 'Glorious is Allah! Yes. The first who asked about hat was so-and-so the son of so-and-so. He came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked "O Apostle of Allah! If one of us saw his wife committing adultery, what should he do? If he were to say anything, his statement would be a horrible matter, and if he were to remain silent, his silence about the matter would be horrible." He said: 'So the Prophet ﷺ kept quiet and did not answer him. Afterwards he came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked: "The one who asked you about it has been tried by it." So, Allah revealed these Ayat from Surat An-Nur: ' And those who accuse their wives and there are no witnesses for them except themselves, the testimony of one of them shall be swearing by Allah four times (24:6-10)' - until the end of those Ayat. He said: 'So he called for the man and recited the Ayat to him and admonished him, reminded him, and he told him: "Indeed the punishment of the world is less than the punishment of the Hereafter." So, he said: "Nay! By the One Who sent you with the Truth! I did not lie about her." Then he ﷺ did the same with the woman, admonishing her and reminding her and he told her: "Indeed the punishment of the world is less than the punishment of the Hereafter." She said: "Nay! By the One Who sent you with the Truth! He is not telling the truth.'" "He said: 'So he started with the man: He testified four times, by Allah that he is one of the truthful, and the fifth time that the curse of Allah be upon him if he was one of the liars. Then the same with the woman: She testified four times by Allah, that he was one of the liars, and the fifth time that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he was one of the truthful. Then he separated the two of them.'"

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عِكْرِمَةُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ هِلاَلَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ، قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِشَرِيكِ ابْنِ السَّحْمَاءِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: البَيِّنَةَ وَإِلاَّ حَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِكَ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ هِلاَلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُنَا رَجُلاً عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ أَيَلْتَمِسُ البَيِّنَةَ؟ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: البَيِّنَةَ وَإِلاَّ فَحَدٌّ فِي ظَهْرِكَ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ هِلاَلٌ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالحَقِّ إِنِّي لَصَادِقٌ، وَلَيَنْزِلَنَّ فِي أَمْرِي مَا يُبَرِّئُ ظَهْرِي مِنَ الحَدِّ، فَنَزَلَ {وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلاَّ أَنْفُسُهُمْ}، فَقَرَأَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ، {وَالخَامِسَةَ أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ} قَالَ: فَانْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمَا فَجَاءَا، فَقَامَ هِلاَلُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ فَشَهِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمَا كَاذِبٌ، فَهَلْ مِنْكُمَا تَائِبٌ؟ ثُمَّ قَامَتْ فَشَهِدَتْ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ عِنْدَ الخَامِسَةِ {أَنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ عَلَيْهَا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ} قَالُوا لَهَا: إِنَّهَا مُوجِبَةٌ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: فَتَلَكَّأَتْ وَنَكَسَتْ حَتَّى ظَنَّنَا أَنْ سَتَرْجِعُ، فَقَالَتْ: لاَ أَفْضَحُ قَوْمِي سَائِرَ اليَوْمِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَبْصِرُوهَا، فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِهِ أَكْحَلَ العَيْنَيْنِ سَابِغَ الأَلْيَتَيْنِ خَدَلَّجَ السَّاقَيْنِ فَهُوَ لِشَرِيكِ ابْنِ السَّحْمَاءِ، فَجَاءَتْ بِهِ كَذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَوْلاَ مَا مَضَى مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَكَانَ لَنَا وَلَهَا شَأْنٌ.

Ibn Abbas (RA) said: "Hilal bin Umayyah stood before the Prophet ﷺ and accused his wife of committing adultery with Sharik ibn Sahma. Allah’s Apostle ﷺ said: 'Either you bring wit-ness or you will face the hadd (lashes) on your back.'" He said: "Hilal said: 'O Apostle of Allah ﷺ! If one of us saw a man over his wife, should he go and search for witnesses?' The Prophet ﷺ kept on saying: 'Either you bring wit-ness or you will face the hadd (lashes) on your back.'" He said: "Hilal then said, 'By Him Who sent you with the Truth and Allah will reveal to you what will save my back from the legal punishment.' Then (the following) was revealed: And for those who launch a charge against their spouses, and have (in support) no evidence but their own, - their solitary evidence (can be received) if they bear witness four times (with an oath) by Allah that they are solemnly telling the truth (24:6-9). He recited it until he reached: 'And the fifth; should be that the wrath of Allah be upon her if he speaks the truth.' Then the Prophet ﷺ was saying: 'Allah knows that one of you is a liar, so, will either of you repent?' Then the woman got up and took the oaths, and when she was about to take the fifth one; That the wrath of Allah be upon her if he speaks the truth', the people stopped her and said to her: 'It will definitely bring about Allah's curse upon you (if you are guilty).'" Ibn Abbas said 'So she hesitated, and recoiled so much so, that we thought that she would withdraw her denial. But she said: 'I will not dishonor my family for the rest of their days.' The Prophet ﷺthen said: 'Watch her, if she delivers a child with eyes that appear to have Kuhl on them, big hips, and fat shins then it is Sharik bin Sahma's child.' (Later) she gave birth to a child fitting that description. So, the Prophet ﷺ said: 'If what has been prescribed in the Book of Allah had not come down, then there would have been something else between us and her." (I would have given her the Hadd).'"

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ لَمَّا ذُكِرَ مِنْ شَأْنِي الَّذِي ذُكِرَ وَمَا عَلِمْتُ بِهِ، قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيَّ خَطِيبًا فَتَشَهَّدَ وَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ: أَشِيرُوا عَلَيَّ فِي أُنَاسٍ أَبَنُوا أَهْلِي وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِي مِنْ سُوءٍ قَطُّ وَأَبَنُوا بِمَنْ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سُوءٍ قَطُّ وَلاَ دَخَلَ بَيْتِي قَطُّ إِلاَّ وَأَنَا حَاضِرٌ وَلاَ غِبْتُ فِي سَفَرٍ إِلاَّ غَابَ مَعِي، فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ فَقَالَ: ائْذَنْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْ أَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ، وَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي الخَزْرَجِ وَكَانَتْ أُمُّ حَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ مِنْ رَهْطِ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلِ، فَقَالَ: كَذَبْتَ، أَمَا وَاللَّهِ أَنْ لَوْ كَانُوا مِنَ الأَوْسِ مَا أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ تُضْرَبَ أَعْنَاقُهُمْ حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يَكُونَ بَيْنَ الأَوْسِ وَالخَزْرَجِ شَرٌّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَمَا عَلِمْتُ بِهِ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ مَسَاءُ ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ خَرَجْتُ لِبَعْضِ حَاجَتِي وَمَعِي أُمُّ مِسْطَحٍ فَعَثَرَتْ، فَقَالَتْ: تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا: أَيْ أُمُّ تَسُبِّينَ ابْنَكِ؟ فَسَكَتَتْ، ثُمَّ عَثَرَتِ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَتْ: تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا: أَيْ أُمُّ تَسُبِّينَ ابْنَكِ؟ فَسَكَتَتْ، ثُمَّ عَثَرَتِ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَتْ: تَعِسَ مِسْطَحٌ فَانْتَهَرْتُهَا، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا: أَيْ أُمُّ تَسُبِّينَ ابْنَكِ؟فَقَالَتْ: وَاللَّهِ مَا أَسُبُّهُ إِلاَّ فِيكِ، فَقُلْتُ: فِي أَيِّ شَيْءٍ؟ قَالَتْ: فَبَقَرَتْ لِي الحَدِيثَ، قُلْتُ: وَقَدْ كَانَ هَذَا؟ قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى بَيْتِي وَكَأَنَّ الَّذِي خَرَجْتُ لَهُ لَمْ أَخْرُجْ. لاَ أَجِدُ مِنْهُ قَلِيلاً وَلاَ كَثِيرًا، وَوُعِكْتُ، فَقُلْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَرْسِلْنِي إِلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي، فَأَرْسَلَ مَعِي الغُلاَمَ، فَدَخَلْتُ الدَّارَ، فَوَجَدْتُ أُمَّ رُومَانَ فِي السُّفْلِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فَوْقَ البَيْتِ يَقْرَأُ، فَقَالَتْ أُمِّي: مَا جَاءَ بِكِ يَا بُنَيَّةُ؟ قَالَتْ: فَأَخْبَرْتُهَا، وَذَكَرْتُ لَهَا الحَدِيثَ، فَإِذَا هُوَ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ مِنْهَا مَا بَلَغَ مِنِّي، قَالَتْ: يَا بُنَيَّةُ خَفِّفِي عَلَيْكِ الشَّأْنَ، فَإِنَّهُ وَاللَّهِ لَقَلَّمَا كَانَتْ امْرَأَةٌ حَسْنَاءُ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّهَا، لَهَا ضَرَائِرُ إِلاَّ حَسَدْنَهَا وَقِيلَ فِيهَا، فَإِذَا هِيَ لَمْ يَبْلُغْ مِنْهَا مَا بَلَغَ مِنِّي، قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ: وَقَدْ عَلِمَ بِهِ أَبِي؟ قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، قُلْتُ: وَرَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، وَاسْتَعْبَرْتُ وَبَكَيْتُ، فَسَمِعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ صَوْتِي وَهُوَ فَوْقَ البَيْتِ يَقْرَأُ فَنَزَلَ فَقَالَ لأُمِّي: مَا شَأْنُهَا؟ قَالَتْ: بَلَغَهَا الَّذِي ذُكِرَ مِنْ شَأْنِهَا، فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ، فَقَالَ: أَقَسَمْتُ عَلَيْكِ يَا بُنَيَّةُ إِلاَّ رَجَعْتِ إِلَى بَيْتِكِ، فَرَجَعْتُ، وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى بَيْتِي فَسَأَلَ عَنِّي خَادِمَتِي فَقَالَتْ: لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهَا عَيْبًا إِلاَّ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَرْقُدُ حَتَّى تَدْخُلَ الشَّاةُ فَتَأْكُلَ خَمِيرَتَهَا أَوْ عَجِينَتَهَا، وَانْتَهَرَهَا بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ: أَصْدِقِي رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى أَسْقَطُوا لَهَا بِهِ،فَقَالَتْ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهَا إِلاَّ مَا يَعْلَمُ الصَّائِغُ عَلَى تِبْرِ الذَّهَبِ الأَحْمَرِ، فَبَلَغَ الأَمْرُ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، وَاللَّهِ مَا كَشَفْتُ كَنَفَ أُنْثَى قَطُّ، قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: فَقُتِلَ شَهِيدًا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ، قَالَتْ: وَأَصْبَحَ أَبَوَايَ عِنْدِي فَلَمْ يَزَالاَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَدْ صَلَّى العَصْرَ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ وَقَدْ اكْتَنَفَ أَبَوَايَ عَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي، فَتَشَهَّدَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: أَمَّا بَعْدُ يَا عَائِشَةُ، إِنْ كُنْتِ قَارَفْتِ سُوءًا أَوْ ظَلَمْتِ فَتُوبِي إِلَى اللهِ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ، قَالَتْ: وَقَدْ جَاءَتْ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وَهِيَ جَالِسَةٌ بِالبَابِ، فَقُلْتُ: أَلاَ تَسْتَحْيِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَذْكُرَ شَيْئًا، فَوَعَظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَالتَفَتُّ إِلَى أَبِي فَقُلْتُ: أَجِبْهُ، قَالَ: فَمَاذَا أَقُولُ؟ فَالتَفَتُّ إِلَى أُمِّي فَقُلْتُ: أَجِيبِيهِ، قَالَتْ: أَقُولُ مَاذَا؟ قَالَتْ: فَلَمَّا لَمْ يُجِيبَا تَشَهَّدْتُ فَحَمِدْتُ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ: أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ قُلْتُ لَكُمْ إِنِّي لَمْ أَفْعَلْ وَاللَّهُ يَشْهَدُ إِنِّي لَصَادِقَةٌ مَا ذَاكَ بِنَافِعِي عِنْدَكُمْ لِي لَقَدْ تَكَلَّمْتُمْ وَأُشْرِبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ، وَلَئِنْ قُلْتُ إِنِّي قَدْ فَعَلْتُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَفْعَلْ لَتَقُولُنَّ إِنَّهَا قَدْ بَاءَتْ بِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا، وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا أَجِدُ لِي وَلَكُمْ مَثَلاً. قَالَتْ: وَالتَمَسْتُ اسْمَ يَعْقُوبَ فَلَمْ أَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ أَبَا يُوسُفَ حِينَ قَالَ: {فَصَبْرٌ جَمِيلٌ وَاللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ}قَالَتْ: وَأُنْزِلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ، فَسَكَتْنَا، فَرُفِعَ عَنْهُ وَإِنِّي لأَتَبَيَّنُ السُّرُورَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَهُوَ يَمْسَحُ جَبِينَهُ وَيَقُولُ: أَبْشِرِي يَا عَائِشَةُ، فَقَدْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ بَرَاءَتَكِ قَالَتْ: وَكُنْتُ أَشَدَّ مَا كُنْتُ غَضَبًا، فَقَالَ لِي أَبَوَايَ، قُومِي إِلَيْهِ، فَقُلْتُ: لاَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ وَلاَ أَحْمَدُهُ وَلاَ أَحْمَدُكُمَا، وَلَكِنْ أَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ بَرَاءَتِي، لَقَدْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ فَمَا أَنْكَرْتُمُوهُ وَلاَ غَيَّرْتُمُوهُ، وَكَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ تَقُولُ: أَمَّا زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ فَعَصَمَهَا اللَّهُ بِدِينِهَا فَلَمْ تَقُلْ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا، وَأَمَّا أُخْتُهَا حَمْنَةُ فَهَلَكَتْ فِيمَنْ هَلَكَ، وَكَانَ الَّذِي يَتَكَلَّمُ فِيهِ مِسْطَحٌ وَحَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَالمُنَافِقُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ، وَهُوَ الَّذِي كَانَ يَسْتَوْشِيهِ وَيَجْمَعُهُ، وَهُوَ الَّذِي تَوَلَّى كِبْرَهُ مِنْهُمْ هُوَ وَحَمْنَةُ، قَالَتْ: فَحَلَفَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ لاَ يَنْفَعَ مِسْطَحًا بِنَافِعَةٍ أَبَدًا، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى هَذِهِ الآيَةَ وَلاَ يَأْتَلِ أُولُو الفَضْلِ مِنْكُمْ وَالسَّعَةِ إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ، يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ، {أَنْ يُؤْتُوا أُولِي القُرْبَى وَالمَسَاكِينَ وَالمُهَاجِرِينَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ}، يَعْنِي مِسْطَحًا، إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {أَلاَ تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: بَلَى وَاللَّهِ يَا رَبَّنَا، إِنَّا لَنُحِبُّ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لَنَا، وَعَادَ لَهُ بِمَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ.

Aishah (RA) said: "When whatever was said about me and I was unaware of it, Allah’s Apostle ﷺ got up and addressed the people about me. He recited the Tashahhud (testimony of Allah’s Unity and of the messenger ship). After praising and expressing gratitude to Allah, as He deserved, he said: 'To proceed: O people! Give me your advice about those people who made a forged story against my wife. By Allah, I do not know anything bad about her at all. By Allah, they accused her of being with a man about whom I have never known anything bad, and he never entered my house unless I was present there, and whenever I went on a journey, he went with me.' Sa'd bin Mu'adh (RA) got up and said: 'O Apostle of Allah ﷺ! Allow me so that we may chop their heads off!' Then a man from Al-Khazraj, to whom the mother of Hassan bin Thabit (RA) was a relative, got up and said (to Sa'd): 'You have told a lie! By Allah, if those people were from the Aws, you would not have loved to strike at their necks.' This went so far that it was probable that some evil would take place between Aws and Khazraj in the Masjid while I was unaware of that. In the evening of that day, I went out for some of my needs, and Umm Mistah was with me. On our return, Umm Mistah stumbled and exclaimed: ‘May Mistah be ruined!' I said to her, 'O mother! Why do you abuse your son?' On that Umm Mistah became silent for a while, and she stumbled again, she said: ' May Mistah be ruined!' I said to her: 'O mother! Why do you abuse your son?' She stumbled for the third time and said: ' May Mistah be ruined!' I said to her: 'O mother! Why do you abuse your son?' Upon that she said: 'By Allah! I do not abuse him except because of you.' I asked her: 'Concerning what of my affairs?' So, she disclosed the whole story to me. I said: 'Has this really happened?' She confirmed: 'Yes, by Allah!' I returned to my house, so astonished, that I did not remember for what purpose I had gone out. Then I fell ill and said to Allah’s Apostle, 'Send me to my father's house.' So he sent a servant with me, and when I entered the house, I found Umm Ruman downstairs, while Abu Bakr (RA) was reciting something upstairs. My mother asked: 'What has brought you, O daughter?' She said: "I informed her and mentioned the whole story to her, but she did not feel as I did about it. She said: 'O my daughter! Do not worry much about this matter, it is always that a beautiful woman who is loved by her husband and she has co-wives will find jealousy surrounding her and spoken badly about her.' But she did not feel the same about it as I did. I asked her: 'Does my father know about it?' She said 'Yes.' I asked: 'Does Allah’s Apostle ﷺ know about it too?' She said 'Yes, Allah’s Apostle ﷺ also knows about it.' Tears filled my eyes and I started weeping. Abu Bakr (RA), who was reading upstairs, heard my voice, and came down asking my mother: 'What is the matter with her?' She said: 'She has heard what has been said about her.' On that Abu Bakr (RA) wept and said: 'I adjure you, by Allah, O my daughter, to go back to your home.' I went back to my home, and Allah’s Apostle ﷺ had come to my house asking my maid-servant about me. The maid-servant said: 'By Allah! I do not know of any fault or defect in her character except that she sleeps and lets the sheep enter and devour her flour or her dough.' On that, some of Allah’ Prophet's Companions spoke harshly to her and said: 'Speak the truth before Allah’s Apostle ﷺ.' Finally, they told her of the slander and she said: 'Subhan Allah! By Allah, I know nothing against her except what a goldsmith knows about a piece of pure gold.' Then this news reached the man who was accused, and he said: 'Subhan Allah! By Allah, I have never uncovered the private parts of any woman.' Later, that man was martyred in Allah's Cause. Then the next morning, my parents came to pay me a visit and they stayed with me until Allah’s Messenger ﷺ came to me having offered the 'Asr prayer. He came to me and while my parents were sitting around me on my right and my left. The Prophet ﷺ said the Tashahhud, praised and glorified Allah and said: 'Now then, O 'Aishah! If you have committed a bad deed, or you have wronged (yourself), then repent to Allah, as Allah accepts the repentance from His worshipers.' An Ansari woman had come and was sitting near the gate. I said to the Prophet ﷺ: ' Do you not feel shy to speak so in the presence of this woman ' Allah’s Apostle ﷺ then gave a piece of advice and I turned to my father and requested him to answer him. My father said: 'What should I say?' Then I turned to my mother and asked her to answer him. She said: 'What should I say?' When my parents did not reply to the Prophet ﷺ, I said the Tashahhud, praised and glorified Allah as His due, and I said: ' Now, by Allah! If I were to tell you that I have done no such thing and Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is witness that I am telling the truth, that would not be of any use to me on your part, because you (people) have spoken about it and your hearts have absorbed it (as truth); and if I were to tell you that I have done this sin, and Allah knows that I have not done it, then you will say: 'She has confessed her guilt.' By Allah! I do not see a suitable parable for me and you except the parable of - and I could not remember Yqub’s name - Yusuf's father when he said: So (For me) goodly patience! And Allah is He Whose help is ever there to seek against that which you describe. (12:18). She said: "It was at that time that Revelation started coming to the Apostle of Allah ﷺ, and we kept quiet. When it was over, I detected signs of relief on his face while he was wiping (the sweat) from his forehead and saying: 'Have the good tidings O 'Aishah! Allah has revealed your innocence.' At that time, I was extremely angry. My parents said to me: 'Get up and go to him.' I said: 'By Allah, I will not do it, and will not thank him nor either of you, but I will thank Allah, Who has revealed my innocence. You have heard (this story) but neither of you have denied it, nor have you changed it (to defend me).'" 'Aishah (RA) used to say: "But as regards to Zainab bint Jahsh (RA), Allah protected her because of her piety. She did not say anything except good (about me). But as for her sister, Hamnah, she was ruined along with those who were ruined. And those who spoke about the affair (a derogatory speech) were Mistah, Hassan ibn Thabit and the hypocrite Abdullah ibn Ubayy, who circulated the rumor and incited others to do likewise, and it was he and Hamnah who had the greater share therein.” She said: “Abu Bakr (RA) swore that he would never do any favor for Mistah at all. Then Allah, Most High, revealed this Ayah: 'Let not those among you who are blessed with graces and wealth' [until the end of the Ayah] referring to Abu Bakr: ' let not the possessors of bounty and abundance among you: that is, Abu Bakr swear off giving to the kinsmen and the needy and the emigrants in the way of Allah "That is, Mistah let them pardon and overlook. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful." (24:22).' On that, Abu Bakr (RA) said: 'Certainly, by Allah! O our Lord! We wish that You forgive us.' So, he restored to him (Mistah) whatever he was accustomed to give."

حدثنا محمد بن بشار، قال: حدثنا ابن أبي عدي، عن محمد بن إسحاق، عن عبد الله بن أبي بكر، عن عمرة، عن عائشة، قالت: لما نزل عذري قام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على المنبر، فذكر ذلك وتلا القرآن، فلما نزل، أمر برجلين وامرأة فضربوا حدهم.

Aishah (RA) said: "When my innocence was revealed, Allah’s Apostle ﷺ stood on the pulpit and mentioned that. He recited the Qur'an, and when he descended, he commanded that two men, and the woman, be beaten as their Hadd."

حدثنا محمد بن بشار، قال: حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن مهدي، قال: حدثنا سفيان، عن واصل، عن أبي وائل، عن عمرو بن شرحبيل، عن عبد الله، قال: قلت: يا رسول الله، أي الذنب أعظم؟ قال: أن تجعل لله ندا وهو خلقك، قال: قلت: ثم ماذا؟ قال: أن تقتل ولدك خشية أن يطعم معك، قال: قلت: ثم ماذا؟ قال: أن تزني بحليلة جارك.

Abdullah (RA) said: "I asked: 'O Apostle of Allah ﷺ! What is the worst sin?' He said: ' That you create for Allah partners while He has created you.'" He said: "I asked: 'Then what?' He said: 'That you kill your child fearing that he will eat with you.'" He said: "I said: 'Then what?' He said: ' That you commit adultery with your neighbor’s wife.'"

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ أَبُو زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ وَاصِلٍ الأَحْدَبِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيُّ الذَّنْبِ أَعْظَمُ؟ قَالَ: أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِلَّهِ نِدًّا وَهُوَ خَلَقَكَ، وَأَنْ تَقْتُلَ وَلَدَكَ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مَعَكَ أَوْ مِنْ طَعَامِكَ، وَأَنْ تَزْنِيَ بِحَلِيلَةِ جَارِكَ. قَالَ: وَتَلاَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ {وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ وَلاَ يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالحَقِّ وَلاَ يَزْنُونَ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا يُضَاعَفْ لَهُ العَذَابُ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِ مُهَانًا}.

Abdullah (Ra) said: "I asked Allah’s Apostle ﷺ which sin is the worst.' He said: 'That you create for Allah partners while He has created you, that you kill your child so that he not eat with you - or because of your food, that you commit adultery with your neighbor's wife.'" He said: "And he recited this Ayah: ' And those who call not upon another god with Allah, and slay not the soul which Allah has forbidden, except by right, nor commit adultery, and he who does this shall meet the requital of sin-the chastisement shall be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he shall abide there in humiliated (25:68 & 69).'"

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَشْعَثِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ العِجْلِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الطُّفَاوِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ {وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الأَقْرَبِينَ} قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: يَا صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، يَا فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ، يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِنِّي لاَ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ مِنَ اللهِ شَيْئًا، سَلُونِي مِنْ مَالِي مَا شِئْتُمْ.

Aishah (RA) said: "When this Ayah was revealed: ' And warn your clan, the nearest kindred (26:214).' Allah’s Apostle ﷺ said: 'O Safiyyah bint 'Abdul-Muttalib! (RA) O Fatimah bint Muhammad! (RA) O Banu 'Abdul-Muttalib! I have no say whatsoever with Allah to help you! You may ask of me whatever you want from my wealth.'"

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الرَّقِّيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الأَقْرَبِينَ} جَمَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُرَيْشًا فَخَصَّ وَعَمَّ فَقَالَ: يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ أَنْقِذُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ فَإِنِّي لاَ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ مِنَ اللهِ ضَرًّا وَلاَ نَفْعًا، يَا مَعْشَرَ بَنِي عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ أَنْقِذُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ فَإِنِّي لاَ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ مِنَ اللهِ ضَرًّا وَلاَ نَفْعًا، يَا مَعْشَرَ بَنِي قُصَيٍّ أَنْقِذُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ فَإِنِّي لاَ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلاَ نَفْعًا، يَا مَعْشَرَ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَنْقِذُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ فَإِنِّي لاَ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلاَ نَفْعًا، يَا فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتَ مُحَمَّدٍ أَنْقِذِي نَفْسَكِ مِنَ النَّارِ فَإِنِّي لاَ أَمْلِكُ لَكِ ضَرًّا وَلاَ نَفْعًا، إِنَّ لَكِ رَحِمًا سَأَبُلُّهَا بِبَلاَلِهَا.

Abu Hurairah (RA) said: "When (the following) was revealed: 'And warn your clan, the nearest kindred (26:214)' Allah’s Apostle ﷺ gathered the (families) of the Quraish (calling them) one and all, he said: 'O people of the Quraish! Save yourselves from the Fire, for I do not have a say with Allah for you for loss or benefit! O people of Banu 'Abd Manaf! Save yourselves from the Fire, for I do not have a say with Allah for you for loss or benefit! O people of Banu Qusayy! Save yourselves from the Fire, for I do not have a say with Allah for you for loss or benefit! O people of Banu 'Abdul-Muttalib! Save yourselves from the Fire, for I do not have a say with Allah for you for loss or benefit! O Fatimah bint Muhammad! (RA) Save yourselves from the Fire, for I do not have a say with Allah for you for loss or benefit! All you have is the womb, and the kind relations that shall come of it."

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ قَسَامَةَ بْنِ زُهَيْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الأَشْعَرِيُّ، قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَ {وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الأَقْرَبِينَ} وَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُصْبُعَيْهِ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ فَرَفَعَ مِنْ صَوْتِهِ فَقَالَ: يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ يَا صَبَاحَاهُ.

Narrated from Qasamah bin Zuhair that Al-Ash'ari (RA) said: 'When (the following) was revealed: ' And warn your clan, the nearest kindred (26:214)' Allah’s Apostle ﷺ placed his fingers in his ears, raised his voice and said: 'O Banu 'Abd Manaf! Hearken!'"

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَوْسِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: تَخْرُجُ الدَّابَّةُ مَعَهَا خَاتَمُ سُلَيْمَانَ وَعَصَا مُوسَى فَتَجْلُو وَجْهَ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَتَخْتِمُ أَنْفَ الكَافِرِ بِالخَاتَمِ، حَتَّى إِنَّ أَهْلَ الخُوَانِ لَيَجْتَمِعُونَ فَيَقُولُ: هَاهَا يَا مُؤْمِنُ، وَيُقَالُ: هَاهَا يَا كَافِرُ، وَيَقُولُ: هَذَا يَا كَافِرُ وَهَذَا يَا مُؤْمِنُ.

Narrated from Abu Hurairah (RA) that Allah’s Apostle ﷺ said: "A beast will emerge from the earth. With it shall be the ring of Sulaiman (AS) and the staff of Musa (AS). It will brighten the face of the believer and stamp the nose of the disbeliever with the ring, such that when the people gather to eat, it will be said to this one: 'O believer! and to that one: 'O disbeliever!'"

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ الأَشْجَعِيُّ، هُوَ كُوفِيٌّ اسْمُهُ: سَلْمَانُ مَوْلَى عَزَّةَ الأَشْجَعِيَّةِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعَمِّهِ: قُلْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ أَشْهَدُ لَكَ بِهَا يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ فَقَالَ: لَوْلاَ أَنْ تُعَيِّرَنِي بِهَا قُرَيْشٌ أَنَّ مَا يَحْمِلُهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَزَعُ، لأَقْرَرْتُ بِهَا عَيْنَكَ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {إِنَّكَ لاَ تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ}.

Abu Hurairah (RA) said: " Allah’s Apostle ﷺ said to his uncle (Abu Talib), ‘Say and I will bear witness for you about that on the Day of Resurrection.’ So he said: 'If it weren't that the Quraish would insult me (saying): "He only said it out of fright" then I would surely delight your eyes.' Then Allah the Mighty and Sublime revealed: Surely, you guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills (28:56)."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالاَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مُصْعَبَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ، يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ: أُنْزِلَتْ فِيَّ أَرْبَعُ آيَاتٍ، فَذَكَرَ قِصَّةً، فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَعْدٍ: أَلَيْسَ قَدْ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِالبِرِّ، وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَطْعَمُ طَعَامًا وَلاَ أَشْرَبُ شَرَابًا حَتَّى أَمُوتَ أَوْ تَكْفُرَ، قَالَ: فَكَانُوا إِذَا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يُطْعِمُوهَا شَجَرُوا فَاهَا فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ {وَوَصَّيْنَا الإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حُسْنًا} الآيَةَ.

Narrated from Mus'ab bin Sa'd that his father, Sa'd (RA), said: "Four Ayat were revealed regarding me" and he mentioned the story. The mother of Sa'd (RA) said to him: "Did not Allah command you to be pious (with your parents). By Allah! I will not eat or drink anything until I die, or you renounce (Islam)." He said: "So when they tried to feed her, they would force her mouth open. So this Ayah was revealed: And we have enjoined on man kindness to his parents, but if they strive (to compel) you to associate with Me, of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not (29:8)."

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بَكْرٍ السَّهْمِيُّ، عَنْ حَاتِمِ بْنِ أَبِي صَغِيرَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ هَانِئٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {وَتَأْتُونَ فِي نَادِيكُمُ الْمُنْكَرَ} قَالَ: كَانُوا يَخْذِفُونَ أَهْلَ الأَرْضِ وَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنْهُمْ.

Umm Hani (RA) Narrated from the Prophet ﷺ regarding Allah's saying: '... And you commit vices in your assemblies... (29:29) that he ﷺ said: "They would throw pebbles at people of the land and make fun of them."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ابْنُ عَثْمَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الجُمَحِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي مُنَاحَبَةِ {الم غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ} أَلاَ احْتَطْتَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، فَإِنَّ البِضْعَ مَا بَيْنَ الثَّلاَثِ إِلَى تِسْعٍ.

Narrated from Ibn Abbas (RA) that regarding the verse "Alif Lam Mim. The Romans have been defeated" (In the nearest land, and they, after their defeat, will be victorious. Within Bid' years...) (30 1 & 2)" Allah’s Apostle ﷺ said to Abu Bakr ﷺ about the bet he waged: "Why were you not more cautious Abu Bakr? For indeed Al-Bid' refers to what is between three to nine."

حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الجَهْضَمِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ ظَهَرَتِ الرُّومُ عَلَى فَارِسَ فَأَعْجَبَ ذَلِكَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَنَزَلَتْ: {الم غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ}، إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ بِنَصْرِ اللَّهِ} قَالَ: فَفَرِحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ بِظُهُورِ الرُّومِ عَلَى فَارِسَ.

Abu Sa'eed (RA) said: "On the Day of Badr, the Romans defeated the Persians. This pleased the believers, then the following was revealed: 'Alif Lam Mim. The Romans have been defeated in the land close by, and after (this) defeat of theirs, they will soon be victorious, within a few years. To Allah belongs the command before and after and on that day the Believers will rejoice, in Allah's help... (30:1-5)'" He said: "So the believers were happy with the victory of the Romans over the Persians."

حَدَّثَنَا الحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الفَزَارِيِّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، فِي قَوْلِ اللهِ تَعَالَى: {الم غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ فِي أَدْنَى الأَرْضِ} قَالَ: غُلِبَتْ وَغَلَبَتْ، كَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ يُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَظْهَرَ أَهْلُ فَارِسَ عَلَى الرُّومِ لأَنَّهُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ أَهْلُ أَوْثَانٍ، وَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ يُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَظْهَرَ الرُّومُ عَلَى فَارِسَ لأَنَّهُمْ أَهْلُ كِتَابٍ، فَذَكَرُوهُ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ فَذَكَرَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ، فَذَكَرَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لَهُمْ، فَقَالُوا: اجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ أَجَلاً، فَإِنْ ظَهَرْنَا كَانَ لَنَا كَذَا وَكَذَا، وَإِنْ ظَهَرْتُمْ كَانَ لَكُمْ كَذَا وَكَذَا، فَجَعَلَ أَجَلاً خَمْسَ سِنِينَ، فَلَمْ يَظْهَرُوا، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: أَلاَ جَعَلْتَهُ إِلَى دُونَ، قَالَ: أُرَاهُ العَشْرَ،قَالَ سَعِيدٌ: وَالْبِضْعُ مَا دُونَ العَشْرِ، قَالَ: ثُمَّ ظَهَرَتِ الرُّومُ بَعْدُ. قَالَ: فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {الم غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ}، إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ بِنَصْرِ اللهِ يَنْصُرُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ} قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: سَمِعْتُ أَنَّهُمْ ظَهَرُوا عَلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ.

Regarding Allah’s saying ﷺ Most High: Alif Lam Mim. The Romans have been defeated. In the nearest land (30:1-3)" Ibn Abbas (RA) said: "Ghulibat wa Ghalabat (defeated and then victorious)." He said: "The idolaters wanted the Persians to be victorious over the Romans because they too were people who worshiped idols, while the Muslims wanted the Romans to be victorious over the Persians because they were people of the Book. This was mentioned before Abu Bakr (RA), so Abu Bakr (RA) mentioned that to the Apostle of Allah ﷺ and he said: 'They will certainly prevail.' Abu Bakr (RA) mentioned that to them, and they said: 'Make a wager between us and you; if we win, we shall get this and that, and if you win, you shall get this or that.' He made the term five years, but they (the Romans) were not victorious. They mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: "Why did you not make it less (than)" - He (one of the narrators said): I think he said: "ten?" He said: Sa'eed said: "Al-Bid' is what is less than ten" - he said: "Afterwards the Romans have been victorious." He said: "That is what Allah Most High said: 'Alif Lam Mim. The Romans have been defeated' up to His saying: 'And on the day, the believers will rejoice - with the help of Allah. He helps whom He wills (30:1-5).' Sufyan said: "I heard that they were victorious over them on the Day of Badr."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ نِيَارِ بْنِ مُكْرَمٍ الأَسْلَمِيِّ، قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {الم غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ فِي أَدْنَى الأَرْضِ وَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ فِي بِضْعِ سِنِينَ} فَكَانَتْ فَارِسُ يَوْمَ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ قَاهِرِينَ لِلرُّومِ، وَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ يُحِبُّونَ ظُهُورَ الرُّومِ عَلَيْهِمْ لأَنَّهُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ أَهْلُ كِتَابٍ، وَفِي ذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللهِ تَعَالَى: {وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ بِنَصْرِ اللهِ يَنْصُرُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ العَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ} فَكَانَتْ قُرَيْشٌ تُحِبُّ ظُهُورَ فَارِسَ لأَنَّهُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ لَيْسُوا بِأَهْلِ كِتَابٍ وَلاَ إِيمَانٍ بِبَعْثٍ، فَلَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى هَذِهِ الآيَةَ، خَرَجَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ يَصِيحُ فِي نَوَاحِي مَكَّةَ {الم غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ فِي أَدْنَى الأَرْضِ وَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ فِي بِضْعِ سِنِينَ} قَالَ نَاسٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ: فَذَلِكَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ، زَعَمَ صَاحِبُكَ أَنَّ الرُّومَ سَتَغْلِبُ فَارِسَ فِي بِضْعِ سِنِينَ، أَفَلاَ نُرَاهِنُكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ،قَالَ: بَلَى، وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ تَحْرِيمِ الرِّهَانِ، فَارْتَهَنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَالمُشْرِكُونَ وَتَوَاضَعُوا الرِّهَانَ، وَقَالُوا لأَبِي بَكْرٍ: كَمْ تَجْعَلُ البِضْعُ ثَلاَثُ سِنِينَ إِلَى تِسْعِ سِنِينَ، فَسَمِّ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ وَسَطًا تَنْتَهِي إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ: فَسَمَّوْا بَيْنَهُمْ سِتَّ سِنِينَ، قَالَ: فَمَضَتِ السِّتُّ سِنِينَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَظْهَرُوا، فَأَخَذَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ رَهْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَتِ السَّنَةُ السَّابِعَةُ ظَهَرَتِ الرُّومُ عَلَى فَارِسَ، فَعَابَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ تَسْمِيَةَ سِتِّ سِنِينَ، لأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَالَ فِي بِضْعِ سِنِينَ، قَالَ: وَأَسْلَمَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ نَاسٌ كَثِيرٌ.

Niyar bin Mukram Al-Aslami said: "When (the following) was revealed: 'Alif Lam Mim. The Romans have been defeated. In the nearest land, and they, after their defeat, will be victorious in Bid' years (30:1-4).' - on the day that these Ayat were revealed, the Persians had defeated the Romans, and the Muslims had wanted the Romans to be victorious over them, because they were the people of the Book. So Allah said about that: 'And on that day, the believers will rejoice - with the help of Allah. He helps whom He wills, and He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful (30:4 & 5). The Quraish wanted the Persians to be victorious since they were not people of the Book, nor did they believe in the Resurrection. So when Allah revealed these Ayat, Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, went out, proclaiming throughout Makkah: 'Alif Lam Mim. The Romans have been defeated. In the nearest land, and they, after their defeat, will be victorious, in Bid' years (30:1-4).' Some of the Quraish said: 'Then this is (a bet) between us and you. Your companion claims that the Romans will defeat the Persians in Bid' years, so why have have a bet on that between us and you?' Abu Bakr (RA) said: 'Yes.' This was before betting has been forbidden. So, Abu Bakr (RA) and the idolaters made a bet, and they said to Abu Bakr (RA): 'What do you think - Bid' means something between three and nine years, so let us agree on the middle.' So they agreed on six years; Then six years passed without the Romans being victorious. The idolaters took what they won in the bet from Abu Bakr (RA). When the seventh year came and the Romans were finally victorious over the Persians, the Muslims rebuked Abu Bakr (RA) for agreeing to six years. He said: 'Because Allah said: 'In Bid' years.' At that time, many people became Muslims."