Al-W¥^idÏ's Asb¥b al-Nuz‰l - The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies ...
Al-W¥^idÏ's Asb¥b al-Nuz‰l - The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies ...
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Chapter 49: Surah <strong>al</strong>-Hujurat<br />
In the name of <strong>Al</strong>lah, the Beneficent, the Merciful<br />
(O ye who believe! Be not forward in the presence of <strong>Al</strong>lah and His messenger, and keep your duty<br />
to <strong>Al</strong>lah…) [49:1].<br />
Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim informed us> ‘Ubayd <strong>Al</strong>lah ibn Muhammad <strong>al</strong>-‘Ukbari><br />
‘Abd <strong>Al</strong>lah ibn Muhammad <strong>al</strong>-Baghawi> <strong>al</strong>-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn <strong>al</strong>-Sabah> Hajjaj ibn Muhammad><br />
Ibn Jurayj> Ibn Abi Mulaykah> ‘Abd <strong>Al</strong>lah ibn <strong>al</strong>-Zubayr who relate that horsemen from the Banu<br />
Tamim went to see the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, and so Abu Bakr said:<br />
“Appoint <strong>al</strong>-Qa‘qa‘ ibn Ma‘bad as their leader”, ‘Umar, on the other hand, said: “No, appoint <strong>al</strong>-Aqra‘ ibn<br />
Habis as their leader!” Abu Bakr said to ‘Umar: “You just want to oppose me!” ‘Umar said: “I do not<br />
want to oppose you”, and they argued to the extent that they raised their voices on each other. About<br />
this incident, these words of <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, were reve<strong>al</strong>ed: (O ye who believe! Be not forward in the<br />
presence of <strong>Al</strong>lah and His messenger…) up to His words, glorified is He, (And if they had had patience till<br />
thou camest forth unto them, it had been better for them…) [49:5]. 1 This was narrated by Bukhari from<br />
<strong>al</strong>-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn <strong>al</strong>-Sabah.<br />
(O ye who believe! Lift not up your voices above the voice of the Prophet…) [49:2].<br />
This verse was reve<strong>al</strong>ed about Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shimas who was hard of hearing and loud. When he<br />
spoke with a person he <strong>al</strong>ways raised his voice. He might have annoyed the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah<br />
bless him and give him peace, with his loud voice when he spoke to him. And so <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He,<br />
reve<strong>al</strong>ed this verse.<br />
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim <strong>al</strong>-Muzakki informed us> ‘Ubayd <strong>Al</strong>lah ibn Muhammad <strong>al</strong>-Zahid> Abu’l-Qasim <strong>al</strong>-<br />
Baghawi> Qatan ibn Nusayr> Ja‘far ibn Sulayman <strong>al</strong>-Dab‘i> Thabit> Anas who said: “When this verse (O<br />
ye who believe! Lift not up your voices above the voice of the Prophet) was reve<strong>al</strong>ed, Thabit ibn Qays said:<br />
‘I am the one who used to raise his voice above the voice of the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him<br />
peace; I am therefore of the inhabitants of hellfire’. This was mentioned to the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah<br />
bless him and give him peace, and he said: ‘He is rather of the people of the Garden’ ”. 2 This was narrated<br />
by Muslim from Qatan ibn Nusayr.<br />
Ibn Abi Mulaykah said: “<strong>The</strong> best ones, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, did <strong>al</strong>most perish. <strong>The</strong>y raised their voices<br />
in the presence of the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, when some horsemen from the Banu<br />
Tamim came to see him. One of them suggested <strong>al</strong>-Aqra‘ ibn Habis [for the leadership of Banu Tamim]<br />
while the other suggested another man. Abu Bakr said to ‘Umar: ‘You only wanted to oppose me!’ ‘Umar<br />
responded: ‘I did not want to oppose you’, and they raised their voices while arguing with each other.<br />
<strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, reve<strong>al</strong>ed about this (O ye who believe! Lift not up your voices above the voice of the<br />
Prophet…)”. 3<br />
Ibn <strong>al</strong>-Zubayr said: “After this verse was reve<strong>al</strong>ed, the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him<br />
1<br />
Durr, :546; Qurtubi, :300.<br />
2<br />
Tabari, :119; Durr, :548-549.<br />
3<br />
Tabari, :119-120; Qurtubi, :303.
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