Al-W¥^idÏ's Asb¥b al-Nuz‰l - The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies ...
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Asbab <strong>al</strong>-Nuzul<br />
peace, could hardly hear what ‘Umar ibn <strong>al</strong>-Khattab said to him; he had to ask again about what<br />
he said”. 4<br />
(Lo! they who subdue their voices in the presence of the messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah…) [49:3].<br />
‘Ata’ reported that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “When the words of <strong>Al</strong>lah (Lift not up your voices above the voice of<br />
the Prophet) were reve<strong>al</strong>ed, Abu Bakr vowed not to address the Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and<br />
give him peace, except in whisper. <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, reve<strong>al</strong>ed about Abu Bakr (Lo! they who subdue<br />
their voices in the presence of the messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah…)”. 5<br />
Abu Bakr <strong>al</strong>-Qadi informed us> Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub> Muhammad ibn Ishaq <strong>al</strong>-Saghani> Yahya ibn<br />
‘Abd <strong>al</strong>-Hamid> Husayn ibn ‘Umar <strong>al</strong>-Ahmasi> Mukhariq> Tariq> Abu Bakr who said: “When the verse<br />
(Lo! they who subdue their voices in the presence of the messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, those are they whose hearts <strong>Al</strong>lah<br />
hath proven unto righteousness) was reve<strong>al</strong>ed, Abu Bakr said: ‘I vowed not to address the Messenger<br />
of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, except in whisper’ ”.<br />
(Lo! those who c<strong>al</strong>l thee from behind the private apartments, most of them have no sense) [49:4].<br />
Ahmad ibn ‘Ubayd <strong>Al</strong>lah <strong>al</strong>-Makhladi informed us> Abu Muhammad ‘Abd <strong>Al</strong>lah ibn Muhammad ibn<br />
Ziyad <strong>al</strong>-Daqqaq> Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Khuzaymah> Muhammad ibn Yahya <strong>al</strong>-‘Ataki> <strong>al</strong>-Mu‘tamir<br />
ibn Sulayman> Dawud <strong>al</strong>-Tafawi> Abu Muslim <strong>al</strong>-Baj<strong>al</strong>i> Zayd ibn Arqam who said: “Some people went<br />
to see the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, and found him in his private apartment, so they<br />
started c<strong>al</strong>ling him: ‘O Muhammad! O Muhammad!’ <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, then reve<strong>al</strong>ed (Lo! those who<br />
c<strong>al</strong>l thee from behind the private apartments, most of them have no sense)”. 6<br />
Muhammad ibn Ishaq and others said: “This verse was reve<strong>al</strong>ed about some uncouth people from Banu<br />
Tamim. A delegation of the Banu Tamim went to see the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y entered the mosque and c<strong>al</strong>led the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, who was in his<br />
private apartment: ‘O Muhammad, come out to meet us, for our praise is nice while our censure is nasty’.<br />
<strong>The</strong>ir shouting annoyed the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, and so he came out to see<br />
them. <strong>The</strong>y said: ‘O Muhammad, we have come to brag to you’. <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, reve<strong>al</strong>ed about them<br />
(Lo! those who c<strong>al</strong>l thee from behind the private apartments, most of them have no sense). Among these<br />
people were <strong>al</strong>-Aqra‘ ibn Habis, ‘Uyaynah ibn Hisn, <strong>al</strong>-Zibriqan ibn Badr and Qays ibn ‘Asim”. 7<br />
This incident of bragging was related to us by Abu Ishaq Ahmad ibn Muhammad <strong>al</strong>-Muqri’> <strong>al</strong>-Hasan<br />
ibn Muhammad ibn <strong>al</strong>-Hasan <strong>al</strong>-Sadusi> <strong>al</strong>-Hasan ibn S<strong>al</strong>ih ibn Hani’> <strong>al</strong>-Fadl ibn Muhammad ibn <strong>al</strong>-<br />
Musayyab> <strong>al</strong>-Qasim ibn Abi Shaybah> Mu‘<strong>al</strong>la ibn ‘Abd <strong>al</strong>-Rahman> ‘Abd <strong>al</strong>-Hamid ibn Ja‘far> ‘Umar<br />
ibn <strong>al</strong>-Hakam> Jabir ibn ‘Abd <strong>Al</strong>lah who said: “A delegation from Banu Tamim came to see the Prophet,<br />
<strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace. <strong>The</strong>y c<strong>al</strong>led him from outside his doorstep: ‘O Muhammad, come<br />
out to meet us, for our praise is nice while our censure is nasty’. <strong>The</strong> Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give<br />
him peace, heard them and came out, saying: ‘Indeed, it is only <strong>Al</strong>lah whose praise is nice and censure<br />
nasty’. <strong>The</strong>y said: ‘We are people from Banu Tamim; we have brought our poet and our orator to show<br />
you our excellence over you in poetry and brag about our merits’. <strong>The</strong> Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless<br />
him and give him peace, said: ‘I was not sent with poetry nor was I commanded to brag. But let us see<br />
what you have!’ <strong>al</strong>-Zibriqan ibn Badr said to one of their youths: ‘Stand up and mention your merit and<br />
the merit of your people’. <strong>The</strong> youth stood up and said: ‘Praise be to <strong>Al</strong>lah Who has made us the best of<br />
4<br />
<strong>The</strong> editor of the Arabic origin<strong>al</strong> read: “fa-ma kana ‘Umaru yasma‘u rasula Llahi ba‘da hadhihi <strong>al</strong>-ayah hatta yastafhimah” which,<br />
in the context, is unclear. I read “fa-ma kana ‘Umaru yusmi‘u rasula Llahi ba‘da hadhihi <strong>al</strong>-ayah hatta yastafhimah”. ‘Umar was so<br />
afraid of raising his voice in front of the Prophet, after the revelation of this verse, that the Prophet could not hear him properly<br />
when he spoke. His voice was lowered to such an extent that the Prophet had to ask him again about what he said to him.<br />
5<br />
Qurtubi, :309.<br />
6<br />
Tabari, :121; Qurtubi, :309; Durr, :552-553.<br />
7<br />
Tabari, :122.<br />
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