Al-W¥^idÏ's Asb¥b al-Nuz‰l - The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies ...
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Chapter 93: Surah <strong>al</strong>-Duha<br />
In the name of <strong>Al</strong>lah, the Beneficent, the Merciful<br />
(By the morning hours, and by the night when it is stillest, thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth<br />
He hate thee) [93:1-3].<br />
Abu Mansur <strong>al</strong>-Baghdadi informed us> Abu’l-Husayn Ahmad ibn <strong>al</strong>-Sarraj> <strong>al</strong>-Husayn ibn <strong>al</strong>-Muthanna<br />
ibn Mu‘adh> Abu Hudhayfah> Sufyan <strong>al</strong>-Thawri> <strong>al</strong>-Aswad ibn Qays> Jundub who said: “A woman<br />
from the Quraysh said to the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace: ‘I think your demon has<br />
forsaken you’, and so it was reve<strong>al</strong>ed (By the morning hours, and by the night when it is stillest, thy Lord<br />
hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee)”. 1 This was narrated by Bukhari> Ahmad ibn Yunus> Zuhayr><br />
<strong>al</strong>-Aswad and by Muslim> Muhammad ibn Rafi‘> Yahya ibn Adam> Zuhayr.<br />
Abu Hamid Ahmad ibn <strong>al</strong>-Hasan <strong>al</strong>-Katib informed us> Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Shadhan> ‘Abd<br />
<strong>al</strong>-Rahman ibn Abi Hatim> Abu Sa‘id <strong>al</strong>-Ashajj> Abu Mu‘awiyah> Hisham ibn ‘Urwah> his father who<br />
related: “Gabriel, peace be upon him, was late in coming to the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him<br />
peace, and this caused him tremendous distress. Khadijah said to him: ‘Your Lord has forsaken you because<br />
of the distress He sees in you!’ And so <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, reve<strong>al</strong>ed (By the morning hours, and by<br />
the night when it is stillest, thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee)”. 2<br />
Abu ‘Abd <strong>al</strong>-Rahman ibn Abi Hamid informed us> Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn ‘Abd <strong>Al</strong>lah ibn Zakariyya><br />
Muhammad ibn ‘Abd <strong>al</strong>-Rahman <strong>al</strong>-Daghuli> ‘Abd <strong>al</strong>-Rahman Muhammad ibn Yunus> Abu Nu‘aym><br />
Hafs ibn Sa‘id <strong>al</strong>-Qurashi who related that his mother has related from Khawlah, a servant of the Messenger<br />
of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, that a dog entered the Prophet’s house, went under<br />
the bed and later died there. Days passed by and the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, did not<br />
receive any revelation. He said: “O Khawlah, what has happened in my house Gabriel, peace be upon<br />
him, has stopped coming to me”. Khawlah said: “I will tidy the house and sweep the floor”. When she<br />
tried to sweep under the bed, she felt something heavy. She got it out and found it was a dog. She took<br />
the dog out and threw it behind a w<strong>al</strong>l. <strong>The</strong> Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, then came in<br />
with his jawbones trembling — whenever revelation came to him he shivered — and said: “O Khawlah,<br />
cover me!” <strong>Al</strong>lah, ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, reve<strong>al</strong>ed to him (By the morning hours, and by the night when it is stillest,<br />
thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee).<br />
(And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former…) [93:4-5].<br />
Abu Bakr ibn Abi <strong>al</strong>-Hasan <strong>al</strong>-Musayyabi informed us> Muhammad ibn ‘Abd <strong>Al</strong>lah ibn Muhammad<br />
<strong>al</strong>-Dabbi> Abu ‘Amr Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq> Muhammad ibn <strong>al</strong>-Hasan <strong>al</strong>-‘Asq<strong>al</strong>ani> ‘Isam<br />
ibn Dawud> his father> <strong>al</strong>-Awza‘i> Isma‘il ibn ‘Ubayd <strong>Al</strong>lah> ‘<strong>Al</strong>i ibn ‘Abd <strong>Al</strong>lah ibn ‘Abbas> his father<br />
who said: “<strong>The</strong> Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace, saw what was going to be bestowed upon<br />
his community after him, and he was delighted. However, <strong>Al</strong>lah, glorious and majestic is He, reve<strong>al</strong>ed<br />
(And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former, and verily thy Lord will give unto thee<br />
so that thou wilt be content). He gave him one thousand castles of pearls whose floors are made of musk<br />
which contain everything he requires of spouses and servants”. 3<br />
1<br />
Tabari, :231; Qurtubi, :92; Durr, :539-540.<br />
2<br />
Tabari, :232; Durr, :540-541.<br />
3<br />
Tabari, :232; Qurtubi, :95.
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