Volume 6- Book 65 Prophetic Commentary on the Qur’an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)
List of Hadith
Surat Yunus (Jonah) – Chapter: “And We took the Children of Israel across the sea…” (10:90)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4680
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Prophet (peace be upon him) arrived at Medina, the Jews were observing the fast on ‘Ashura’ (10th of Muharram) and they said, “This is the day when Moses became victorious over Pharaoh.” On that, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to his companions, “You (Muslims) have more right to celebrate Moses’ victory than they have, so observe the fast on this day.”
Surat Hud – Chapter: “No doubt! They did fold up their breasts…” (11:5)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4681
Narrated Muhammad bin Abbas bin Jafar: He heard Ibn `Abbas reciting: “No doubt! They fold up their breasts.” (11.5) and asked him about its explanation. He said, “Some people used to hide themselves while answering the call of nature in an open space lest they be exposed to the sky, and also when they had sexual relation with their wives in an open space lest they be exposed to the sky, so the above revelation was sent down regarding them.”
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4682
Surat Hud – Chapter: “No doubt! They did fold up their breasts…” (11:5)
Narrated Muhammad bin Abbas bin Jafar: Ibn Abbas recited, “No doubt! They fold up their breasts.” I said, “O Abu Abbas! What is meant by ‘They fold up their breasts’?” He said, “A man used to feel shy on having sexual relation with his wife or on answering the call of nature (in an open space), so this Verse was revealed: ‘No doubt! They fold up their breasts.'”
Surat Hud – Chapter: “No doubt! They fold up their breasts in order to hide from Him…” (11:5)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4683
Narrated Amr: Ibn Abbas recited, “No doubt! They fold up their breasts in order to hide from Him. Surely! Even when they cover themselves with their garments..” (11.5)
Surat Hud – Chapter: “And His Throne was on the water…” (11:7)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4684
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “Allah said, ‘Spend (O man), and I shall spend on you.’ He also said, ‘Allah’s Hand is full, and its fullness is not affected by the continuous spending night and day.’ He also said, ‘Do you see what He has spent since He created the Heavens and the Earth? Nevertheless, what is in His Hand is not decreased, and His Throne was over the water; and in His Hand there is the balance (of justice) whereby He raises and lowers (people).'”
Surat Hud – Chapter: “The witnesses will say, ‘These are the ones who lied…'” (11:18)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4685
Narrated Safwan bin Muhriz: While Ibn Umar was performing the Tawaf (around the Kaaba), a man came up to him and said, “O Abu AbdurRahman!” or said, “O Ibn Umar! Did you hear anything from the Prophet (peace be upon him) about An-Najwa?” Ibn `Umar said, “I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying, ‘The believer will be brought near his Lord.’ (Hisham, a sub-narrator, said, reporting the Prophet’s words), ‘The believer will come near (his Lord) till his Lord covers him with His screen and makes him confess his sins. (Allah will ask him), ‘Do you know (that you did) such-and-such sin?’ He will say twice, ‘Yes, I do.’ Then Allah will say, ‘I concealed it in the world and I forgive it for you today.’ Then the record of his good deeds will be folded up. As for the others, or the disbelievers, it will be announced publicly before the witnesses: ‘These are ones who lied against their Lord.'”
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4686
Surat Hud – Chapter: “Such is the Seizure of your Lord…” (11:102)
Narrated Abu Musa: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “Allah gives respite to the oppressor, but when He takes him over, He never releases him.” Then he recited: “Such is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes (population of) towns in the midst of their wrong: Painful indeed, and severe is His seizure.” (11.102)
Surat Hud – Chapter: “And perform As-Salat at the two ends of the day…” (11:114)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4687
Narrated Ibn Masud: A man kissed a woman and then came to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and told him of that, so this Divine Inspiration was revealed to the Prophet (peace be upon him): “And offer Prayers perfectly at the two ends of the day, and in some hours of the night; (i.e. five compulsory prayers). Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (small sins). That is a reminder for the mindful.” (11.114) The man said, “Is this instruction for me only?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “It is for all those of my followers who encounter a similar situation.”
Surat Yusuf (Joseph) – Chapter: The Statement of Allah: “…and perfect His Favour on you and on the offspring of Ya’qub (Jacob)…” (12:6)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4688
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The honorable, the son of the honorable the son of the honorable, i.e. Joseph, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham.”
Surat Yusuf (Joseph) – Chapter: The Statement of Allah: “Verily, in Yusuf (Joseph) and his brethren, there were Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) for those who ask.” (12:7)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4689
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) was asked, “Who are the most honorable of the people?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The most honorable of them in Allah’s Sight are those who keep their duty to Allah and fear Him.” They said, “We do not ask you about that.” He said, “Then the most honorable of the people is Joseph, Allah’s prophet, the son of Allah’s prophet, the son of Allah’s prophet, the son of Allah’s Khalil (i.e. Abraham).” They said, “We do not ask you about that.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Do you ask about the virtues of the ancestry of the Arabs?” They said, “Yes.” He said, “Those who were the best amongst you in the Pre-Islamic Period are the best amongst you in Islam if they comprehend the religion.”
Surat Yusuf (Joseph) – Chapter: The Statement of Allah: “He said, ‘Nay, but your ownselves have made up a tale. So (for me), patience is most fitting. And it is Allah (Alone) Whose help can be sought against that (lie) which you describe.” (12:18)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4690
Narrated Az-Zuhri: Urwa bin Az-Zubair, Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, Al-Qama bin Waqqas and Ubaidullah bin Abdullah related the narration of Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, when the slanderers had said about her what they had said and Allah later declared her innocence. Each of them related a part of the narration wherein the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to Aisha, “If you are innocent, then Allah will declare your innocence; but if you have committed a sin, then ask for Allah’s Forgiveness and repent to Him.” Aisha said, “By Allah, I find no example for my case except that of Joseph’s father when he said, ‘So (for me) patience is most fitting. It is Allah (Alone) Whose help can be sought against that which you assert.’” Then Allah revealed the ten Verses: “Verily those who spread the slander are a gang amongst you…” (24:11).
Surat Yusuf (Joseph) – Chapter: The Statement of Allah: “He said, ‘Nay, but your ownselves have made up a tale. So (for me), patience is most fitting…” (12:18)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4691
Narrated Um Ruman, who was Aisha’s mother: While I was with Aisha, she got fever, whereupon the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Probably her fever is caused by the story related by the people about her.” I said, “Yes.” Then Aisha sat up and said, “My example and your example is similar to that of Jacob and his sons: ‘Nay, but your minds have made up a tale. So (for me) patience is most fitting. It is Allah (alone) Whose help can be sought against that which you assert.’” (12:18)
Surat Yusuf (Joseph) – Chapter: The Statement of Allah: “And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him (to do an evil act). She closed the doors and said, ‘Come on, O you.’ He said: ‘I seek refuge in Allah (or Allah forbid)’…” (12:23)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4692
Narrated Abu Wail: Abdullah bin Masud recited “Haita laka (Come you),” and added, “We recite it as we were taught it.”
Surat Yusuf (Joseph) – Chapter: The Statement of Allah: “And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him…” (12:23)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4693
Narrated Abdullah bin Masud: When the Prophet (peace be upon him) realized that the Quraish had delayed in embracing Islam, he said, “O Allah! Protect me against their evil by afflicting them with seven (years of famine) like the seven years of (Prophet) Joseph.” So they were struck with a year of famine that destroyed everything till they had to eat bones, and till a man would look towards the sky and see something like smoke between him and it. Allah said: “Then watch you (O Muhammad) for the day when the sky will produce a kind of smoke plainly visible.” (44:10) And Allah further said: “Verily! We shall withdraw the punishment a little. Verily you will return (to disbelief).” (44:15) The punishment of the smoke had passed and the destruction at the Battle of Badr had passed too.
(5) The Statement of Allah: “But when the messenger came to him, [Yusuf (Joseph)] said, ‘Return to your lord and ask him: What was the case of the women who cut their hands? Surely, my Lord is All-Knower of their plot.’ He (the king) said (to the women), ‘What was your affair when you did seek to seduce Yusuf?’ They said, ‘Allah forbid!…'” (12:50–51)
Chapter: باب قوله
Sahih al-Bukhari 4694
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “May Allah bestow His Mercy on Prophet Lot. (When his nation troubled him) he wished if he could betake himself to some powerful support; and if I were to remain in prison for the period Joseph had remained, I would surely respond to the call; and we shall have more right (to be in doubt) than Abraham: When Allah said to him, ‘Don’t you believe?’ Abraham said, ‘Yes, (I do believe) but to be stronger in faith.’ (2:260)”
(6) The Statement of Allah: “(They were reprieved) until, when the Messengers gave up hope…” (12:110)
Chapter: باب قوله
Sahih al-Bukhari 4695
Narrated Urwa bin Az-Zubair:
That when he asked Aisha about the statement of Allah “Until when the Apostles gave up hope (of their people)” she told him its meaning. Urwa added, “I said, ‘Did they (Apostles) suspect that they were betrayed (by Allah) or that they were treated as liars by their people?’ Aisha said, ‘(They suspected) that they were treated as liars by their people.’ I said, ‘But they were sure that their people treated them as liars and it was not a matter of suspicion.’ She said, ‘Yes, upon my life they were sure about it.’ I said to her, ‘So they (Apostles) suspected that they were betrayed (by Allah).’ She said, ‘Allah forbid! The Apostles never suspected their Lord of such a thing.’ I said, ‘What about this verse then?’ She said, ‘It is about the Apostles’ followers who believed in their Lord and trusted their Apostles, but the period of trials was prolonged and victory was delayed till the Apostles gave up all hope of converting those of the people who disbelieved them and the Apostles thought that their followers treated them as liars; thereupon Allah’s help came to them.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4696
Narrated Urwa:
“I told her (Aisha): (Regarding the above narration), they (Apostles) were betrayed (by Allah).” She said: Allah forbid or said similarly.
Surat ar-Ra’d (Thunder)
(1) The Statement of Allah: “Allah knows what every female bears, and by how much the wombs fall short (of their time or number)…” (13:8)
Chapter: باب قوله
Sahih al-Bukhari 4697
Narrated Ibn Umar:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “The keys of the Unseen are five which none knows but Allah: None knows what will happen tomorrow but Allah; none knows what is in the wombs (a male child or a female) but Allah; none knows when it will rain but Allah; none knows at what place one will die; none knows when the Hour will be established but Allah.” (See Qur’an 31:34)
Surat Ibraheem (Abraham)
(1) The Statement of Allah: “… As a goodly tree, whose root is firmly fixed…” (14:24)
Chapter: باب قوله
Sahih al-Bukhari 4698
Narrated Ibn Umar:
While we were with Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) he said, “Tell me of a tree which resembles a Muslim man. Its leaves do not fall and it does not, and does not, and does not, and it gives its fruits every now and then.” It came to my mind that such a tree must be the date palm, but seeing Abu Bakr and Umar saying nothing, I disliked to speak. So when they did not say anything, Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “It is the date-palm tree.” When we got up from that place, I said to Umar, “O my father! By Allah, it came to my mind that it must be the date palm tree.” Umar said, “What prevented you from speaking?” I replied, “I did not see you speaking, so I disliked to say anything.” Umar then said, “If you had said it, it would have been dearer to me than so-and-so.”
(2) The Statement of Allah: “Allah will keep firm those who believe with the word that stands firm…” (14:27)
Chapter: باب قوله
Sahih al-Bukhari 4699
Narrated Al-Bara bin Azib:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “When a Muslim is questioned in his grave, he will testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him), and that is what is meant by Allah’s Statement: ‘Allah will keep firm those who believe with a Word that stands firm in this world and in the Hereafter.'” (14:27)
(3) The Statement of Allah: “Have you not seen those who have changed the Blessings of Allah into disbelief?…” (14:28)
Chapter: باب قوله
Sahih al-Bukhari 4700
Narrated Ata:
When Ibn Abbas heard the verse, “Have you not seen those who have changed the favor of Allah into disbelief?” (14:28), he said, “Those were the disbelieving pagans of Mecca.”
Surat al-Hijr (The Stone Valley)
The Statement of Allah: “Except him (devil) that gains hearing by stealing, he is pursued by a clear flaming fire.” (15:18)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4701
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “When Allah has ordained some affair in the Heaven, the angels beat with their wings in obedience to His statement, which sounds like a chain dragged over a rock.” (Ali and other sub-narrators said, “The sound reaches them.”) “Until when fear is banished from their hearts, they (angels) say, ‘What was it that your Lord said?’ They say, ‘The truth; and He is the Most High, the Most Great.’ (34:23) Then those who gain a hearing by stealing (i.e., devils) will hear Allah’s Statement. Those who gain a hearing by stealing stand one over the other like this.” (Sufyan, to illustrate this, spread the fingers of his right hand and placed them one over the other horizontally.) “A flame may overtake and burn the eavesdropper before conveying the news to the one below him; or it may not overtake him till he has conveyed it to the one below him, who in turn conveys it to the one below him, and so on till they convey the news to the earth. Then the news is inspired to a sorcerer who would add a hundred lies to it. His prophecy will prove true (as far as the heavenly news is concerned). The people will say: ‘Didn’t he tell us that on such-and-such a day, such-and-such a thing will happen? We have found it true because of the word heard from heaven.'”
The Statement of Allah: “And verily, the dwellers of Al-Hijr (Rocky Tract, i.e., Thamud people) denied the Messengers.” (15:80)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4702
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:
While we were going for the Battle of Tabuk and when we reached the places of the dwellers of Al-Hijr, Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said about the dwellers of Al-Hijr: “Do not enter (the dwelling places) of these people unless you enter weeping, but if you weep not, then do not enter upon them, lest you be afflicted with what they were afflicted with.”
The Statement of Allah: “And indeed, We have bestowed upon you seven Al-Mathani (i.e., seven repeatedly recited verses, i.e., Surat al-Fatiha) and the Grand Qur’an.” (15:87)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4703
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Mualla:
While I was praying, the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by and called me, but I did not go to him till I had finished my prayer. When I went to him, he said, “What prevented you from coming?” I said, “I was praying.” He said, “Didn’t Allah say: ‘O you who believe! Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Messenger when he calls you’ (8:24)?” Then he added, “Shall I tell you the most superior Sura in the Qur’an before I go out of the mosque?” When the Prophet (peace be upon him) intended to go out of the mosque, I reminded him, and he said, “It is: ‘Al-hamdu lillahi Rabbil-alamin (Surat al-Fatiha),’ which is the seven oft-repeated verses (Al-Mathani) and the Grand Qur’an which has been given to me.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4704
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “The Um (substance) of the Qur’an is the seven oft-repeated verses (Al-Mathani), and it is the Grand Qur’an (i.e., Surat al-Fatiha).”
The Statement of Allah: “Who have made the Qur’an into parts (i.e., believed in one part and disbelieved in the other).” (15:91)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4705
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Those who have made their Scripture into parts are the people of the Scripture who divided it into portions and believed in a part of it and disbelieved in the other.
(5) The Statement of Allah: “And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty (i.e., death)” (15:99) — Hadith 4707 onward, in the same cleaned format?
Sahih al-Bukhari 4706
Narrated Ibn Abbas concerning: “As We have sent down (the Scripture) on those who are divided (Jews and Christians).” (15:90)
They believed in part of it and disbelieved in the other, and they are the Jews and the Christians.
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “…And of you there are some who are sent back to senility…” (16:70)
Surat al-Isra’ (The Night Journey)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4707
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to invoke thus: “O Allah! I seek refuge with You from miserliness, laziness; from old geriatric age; the punishment in the grave; from the affliction of Ad-Dajjal; and from the afflictions of life and death.”
Chapter: Surat al-Isra’ (The Night Journey)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4708
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud:
Surat Bani Israel and Al-Kahf and Mary are among my first old property.
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “Glorified is He Who took His slave (Muhammad pbuh) for a Journey by Night from Al-Masjid-al-Haram (Makkah) to Al-Masjid-al-Aqsa (Jerusalem)…” (17:1)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4709
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was presented with two cups, one containing wine and the other milk, on the night of his night journey at Jerusalem. He looked at it and took the milk. Gabriel said, “Thanks to Allah Who guided you to the Fitra (Islam); if you had taken the wine, your followers would have gone astray.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4710
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When the Quraish disbelieved me (concerning my night journey), I stood up in Al-Hijr (the unroofed portion of the Kaba) and Allah displayed Bait-ul-Maqdis before me, and I started to inform them (Quraish) about its signs while looking at it.”
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Most High: “And when We decide to destroy a town, We (first) send a definite order to those among them who lead a life of luxury. Then they transgress therein…” (17:16)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4711
Narrated `Abdullah:
During the Pre-Islamic period of ignorance, if any tribe became great in number, we used to say, “Amira the children of so-and-so.” Narrated Al-Humaidi: Sufyan narrated to us something and used the word ‘Amira’.
Chapter: “O offspring of those whom We carried with Nuh (Noah)! Verily, he was a grateful slave.” (17:3)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4712
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Some cooked meat was brought to Allah’s Apostle, and the meat of a forearm was presented to him as he used to like it. He ate a morsel of it and said, “I will be the chief of all the people on the Day of Resurrection. Do you know the reason for it? Allah will gather all the human beings of early generations as well as late generations on one plain… [long hadith of intercession continues with Adam, Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, Isa, and finally Muhammad ﷺ interceding].”
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “…And to Dawud (David) We gave the Zabur (Psalms).” (17:55)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4713
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The recitation of Psalms was made light and easy for David. He used to have his riding animal saddled, while he would finish the recitation before the servant had saddled it.”
Chapter: “Say (O Muhammad): ‘Call upon those besides Him whom you pretend (to be gods)…” (17:56)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4714
Narrated `Abdullah:
Regarding the explanation of the Verse: “Those whom they call upon (like Jesus, angels, etc.) desire for themselves means of access to their Lord, and they hope for His mercy and fear His torment.” (17:57) They themselves worshipped Allah. Those Jinns who were worshipped by some Arabs became Muslims, but those human beings stuck to their old religion.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4715
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “Those whom they call upon [like Jesus, Ezra, angels, etc.] desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord…” (17:57)
Narrated `Abdullah:
Regarding the Verse: “Those whom they call upon (like Jesus or angels, etc.) desire means of access to their Lord.” (17:57) It was revealed regarding some Jinns who used to be worshipped by human beings. They later embraced Islam (while those people continued worshipping them).
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “And We made not the vision which We showed you (O Muhammad) but a trial for mankind…” (17:60)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4716
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Regarding: “And We granted the vision (Ascension to the Heaven – Miraj) which We showed you (O Muhammad) but as a trial for mankind.” (17:60) It was an actual eyewitness which was shown to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) during the night he was taken on a journey (through the heavens). And the cursed tree is the tree of Az-Zaqqum.
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Most High: “Verily, the recitation of the Qur’ān in the early dawn (i.e. the morning – Fajr prayer) is ever witnessed (attended by the angels in charge of mankind of the day and the night).” (V.17:78)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4717
Narrated Ibn Al-Musaiyab:
Abu Huraira said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘A prayer performed in congregation is twenty-five times more superior in reward to a prayer performed by a single person. The angels of the night and the angels of the day are assembled at the time of the Fajr (Morning) prayer.” Abu Huraira added, “If you wish, you can recite:– ‘Verily! The recitation of the Qur’an in the early dawn (Morning prayer) is ever witnessed (attended by the angels of the day and the night).’ (17.78)”
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “It may be that your Lord will raise you to Maqām Mahmūd (a station of praise and glory, i.e., the honour of intercession on the Day of Resurrection).” (V.17:79)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4718
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
On the Day of Resurrection the people will fall on their knees and every nation will follow their prophet and they will say, “O so-and-so! Intercede (for us with Allah),” till the right intercession is given to the Prophet (Muhammad) and that will be the day when Allah will raise him into a station of praise and glory (i.e. Al-Maqam al-Mahmud).
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “It may be that your Lord will raise you to Maqām Mahmūd.” (V.17:79)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4719
Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whoever, after listening to the Adhan (for the prayer) says, ‘O Allah, the Lord of this complete call and of this prayer, which is going to be established! Give Muhammad Al-Wasila and Al-Fadila and raise him to Al-Maqam-al-Mahmud which You have promised him,’ will be granted my intercession for him on the Day of Resurrection.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4720
Chapter: “And say ‘Truth (i.e., Islamic Monotheism or this Qur’ān or Jihād against polytheists) has come and Bāṭil (falsehood i.e., Satan or polytheism, etc.) has vanished…'” (V.17:81)
Narrated `Abdullah bin Masud:
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) entered Mecca (in the year of the Conquest) and there were three-hundred and sixty idols around the Ka`ba. He then started hitting them with a stick in his hand and said: ‘Truth (i.e. Islam) has come and falsehood (disbelief) vanished. Truly falsehood (disbelief) is ever bound to vanish.’ (17.81) ‘Truth has come and falsehood (Iblis) cannot create anything.’ (34.49)
Chapter: “And they ask you (O Muḥammad pbuh) concerning the Spirit…” (V.17:85)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4721
Narrated `Abdullah:
While I was in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) on a farm and he was reclining on a palm leave stalk, some Jews passed by. Some of them said to the others, “Ask him about the spirit.” Some of them said, “What urges you to ask him about it?” Others said, “Don’t, lest he should give you a reply which you dislike.” But they said, “Ask him.” So they asked him about the Spirit. The Prophet (ﷺ) kept quiet and did not give them any answer. I knew that he was being divinely inspired so I stayed at my place. When the divine inspiration had been revealed, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “They ask you (O, Muhammad) concerning the Spirit, Say: ‘The spirit,’ its knowledge is with my Lord; and of knowledge you (mankind) have been given only a Little.” (17.85)
Chapter: “…And offer your Salāt (prayer) neither aloud nor in a low voice…” (V.17:110)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4722
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Regarding ‘Neither say your prayer aloud, nor say it in a low tone.’ (17.110) This Verse was revealed while Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was hiding himself in Mecca. When he prayed with his companions, he used to raise his voice with the recitation of Qur’an, and if the pagans happened to hear him, they would abuse the Qur’an, the One who revealed it and the one who brought it. Therefore Allah said to His Prophet: ‘Neither say your prayer aloud.’ i.e. do not recite aloud lest the pagans should hear you, but follow a way between.
Chapter: “…And offer your Salāt (prayer) neither aloud nor in a low voice…” (V.17:110)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4723
Narrated Aisha:
The above verse was revealed in connection with the invocations.
Chapter: “But man is ever more quarrelsome than anything.” (V.18:54)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4724
Narrated `Ali:
That one night Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) came to him and Fatima and said, “Don’t you (both) offer the (Tahajjud) prayer?” `Ali said, “When Allah wishes us to get up, we get up.” The Prophet (ﷺ) then recited: “But man is more quarrelsome than anything.” (18.54)
Chapter: “And (remember) when Mūsa (Moses) said to his boy-servant: ‘I will not give up (travelling) until I reach the junction of the two seas or (until) I spend years and years in travelling.” (V.18:60)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4725
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:
I said to Ibn Abbas, "Nauf Al-Bikali claims that Moses, the companion of Al-Khadir, was not the Moses of the children of Israel." Ibn Abbas said, “The enemy of Allah (Nauf) told a lie.” Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b that he heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saying, “Moses got up to deliver a speech before the children of Israel and he was asked, ‘Who is the most learned person among the people?’ Moses replied, ‘I (am the most learned).’ Allah admonished him for he did not ascribe knowledge to Allah alone. So Allah revealed to him: ‘At the junction of the two seas there is a slave of Ours who is more learned than you.’ Moses asked, ‘O my Lord, how can I meet him?’ Allah said, ‘Take a fish and put it in a basket (and set out), and where you lose the fish, you will find him.’
So Moses took a fish and put it in a basket and set out with his boy-servant Yusha` bin Noon, till they reached a rock on which they both lay their heads and slept. The fish moved vigorously in the basket, got out, fell into the sea, and made its way through the sea as in a tunnel. Allah stopped the current of water on both sides so that it appeared like a tunnel. When Moses got up, his companion forgot to tell him about the fish, and they carried on their journey during the rest of the day and night. The next morning Moses asked his boy-servant to bring their early meal, as they had suffered much fatigue. Moses did not get tired until he had passed the place Allah had ordered him to seek. His boy-servant then told him about the fish, which had taken a marvelous course into the sea.
They retraced their steps and reached the rock, where they found a man covered with a garment. Moses greeted him. Al-Khadir said astonishingly, “Is there such a greeting in your land?” Moses said, “I am Moses.” Al-Khadir asked, “Are you the Moses of the children of Israel?” Moses said, “I have come to you so that you may teach me of what you have been taught.” Al-Khadir said, “You will not be able to have patience with me. I have some knowledge from Allah which you do not know; and you too have some knowledge from Allah which I do not know.” Moses said, “Allah willing, I will be patient and will not disobey you.” Al-Khadir said, “If you follow me, do not ask me about anything until I speak to you concerning it.”
They proceeded along the sea coast until a boat passed by. The crew recognized Al-Khadir and allowed them to board for free. Al-Khadir pulled out one of the planks of the boat with an adze. Moses said, “These people gave us a free lift, yet you have scuttled their boat to drown them! Truly, you have done a dreadful thing.” Al-Khadir replied, “Didn’t I say you cannot have patience with me?” Moses said, “Call me not to account for what I forgot, and be not hard upon me.”
While walking, Al-Khadir saw a boy playing with other boys. He pulled out the boy’s head with his hands and killed him. Moses said, “Have you killed an innocent soul who has killed nobody? Truly, you have done an illegal thing.” Al-Khadir said, “Didn’t I tell you that you can have no patience with me?” Moses said, “If I ask you about anything after this, keep me not in your company.”
They then came to a town where the people refused to feed them. They found a wall about to collapse. Al-Khadir set it up straight with his own hands. Moses said, “These people neither fed us nor received us as guests. If you had wished, you could have exacted some recompense for it.” Al-Khadir said, “This is the parting between me and you; that is the interpretation of those things over which you could not hold patience.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “We wished that Moses could have been more patient so that Allah might have described more about their story.”
Chapter: “But when they reached the junction of the two seas, they forgot their fish, and it took its way through the sea as in a tunnel.” (V.18:61)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4726
Narrated Ibn Juraij:
Yala bin Muslim and Amr bin Dinar narrated the narration of Said bin Jubair. While at the house of Ibn Abbas, Ibn Abbas said, "Ask me any question." I said, "O Abu Abbas! May Allah let me be sacrificed for you! There is a man at Kufa called Nauf, who claims that Al-Khadir’s companion is not Moses of Bani Israel.” As for Amr, he said, "Ibn Abbas said, ‘(Nauf) the enemy of Allah told a lie.'”
Yala said, "Ibn Abbas said, Ubai bin Ka`b said, ‘Once Moses preached to the people until their eyes shed tears and their hearts became tender. Then a man asked, “Is there anyone on earth more learned than you?” Moses replied, “No.” Allah admonished him for not ascribing all knowledge to Allah. Allah said, “Yes, there is a slave of ours who knows more than you.” Moses asked, “Where is he?” Allah said, “At the junction of the two seas.” Moses asked for a sign to recognize the place. Allah said, “The place will be where the fish leaves you.”
Moses took a fish, placed it in a basket, and told his boy-servant to inform him when it left. The fish slipped out while Moses slept. His servant forgot to inform him. They returned and found Al-Khadir on a green carpet in the middle of the sea, covered with his garment. When Moses greeted him, Al-Khadir uncovered his face and asked who he was. Moses said, “I am Moses.” Al-Khadir asked what he wanted. Moses requested to learn what Al-Khadir had been taught. Al-Khadir said he had knowledge Moses should not learn and vice versa. A bird then took a little water from the sea, and Al-Khadir said, “Our knowledge besides Allah’s is like this bird taking water.”
They found a small boat; the crew recognized Al-Khadir and offered free passage. Al-Khadir scuttled the boat to prevent a tyrant king from seizing it. Moses protested, but Al-Khadir reminded him of his lack of patience. They found a boy playing, whom Al-Khadir killed for fear the boy’s evil would affect his pious parents. They then found a collapsing wall, which Al-Khadir restored. Moses remarked they could have taken recompense. Al-Khadir said this action explained the matters over which Moses could not have patience. Ibn `Abbas recited: in front of them was a king who seized every ship by force. Some narrations say the boy killed was replaced with a girl to be more merciful.
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Most High: “So, when they had passed further on (beyond that fixed place), Mūsa (Moses) said to his boy-servant, ‘Bring us our morning meal; truly, we have suffered much fatigue in this, our journey…’ (V.18:62,63)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4727
Narrated Said bin Jubair: I said to Ibn Abbas, “Nauf-al-Bakali claims that Moses of Bani Israel was not Moses, the companion of Al-Khadir.” Ibn Abbas said, "Allah's enemy tells a lie! Ubai bin Kab narrated to us that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ‘Moses got up to deliver a sermon before Bani Israel and he was asked, “Who is the most learned person among the people?” Moses replied, “I am the most learned.” Allah then admonished Moses for he did not ascribe all knowledge to Allah only. Then came the Divine Inspiration: “Yes, one of Our slaves at the junction of the two seas is more learned than you.” Moses said, “O my Lord! How can I meet him?” Allah said, “Take a fish in a basket and wherever the fish is lost, follow it; you will find him at that place.” So Moses set out along with his attendant Yushabin Noon, and they carried with them a fish till they reached a rock and rested there. Moses put his head down and slept. Sufyan, a sub-narrator, said that somebody other thanAmr said, “At the rock there was a water spring called ‘Al-Hayat’ and none came in touch with its water but became alive. So some of the water of that spring fell over that fish, so it moved and slipped out of the basket and entered the sea.” When Moses woke up, he asked his attendant, “Bring our early meal” (18.62). The narrator added: Moses did not suffer from fatigue except after he had passed the place he had been ordered to observe. His attendant Yushabin Noon said to him, "Do you remember what happened when we betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget about the fish..." (18.63) The narrator added: So they came back, retracing their steps and then they found in the sea the way of the fish looking like a tunnel. There was an astonishing event for his attendant, and there was a tunnel for the fish. When they reached the rock, they found a man covered with a garment. Moses greeted him. The man said astonishingly, "Is there any such greeting in your land?" Moses said, "I am Moses." The man said, "Moses of Bani Israel?" Moses said, "Yes," and added, "May I follow you so that you teach me something of the Knowledge which you have been taught?" (18.66). Al-Khadir said to him, "O Moses! You have something of Allah's knowledge which Allah has taught you and which I do not know; and I have something of Allah's knowledge which Allah has taught me and which you do not know." Moses said, "But I will follow you." Al-Khadir said, "Then if you follow me, ask me no question about anything until I myself speak to you concerning it." (18.70). After that both of them proceeded along the seashore. There passed by them a boat whose crew recognized Al-Khadir and received them on board free of charge. So they both got on board. A sparrow came and sat on the edge of the boat and dipped its beak into the sea. Al-Khadir said to Moses, "My knowledge and your knowledge and all the creation's knowledge compared to Allah's knowledge is not more than the water taken by this sparrow's beak." Then Moses was startled by Al-Khadir's action of taking an adze and scuttling the boat with it. Moses said to him, "These people gave us a free lift, but you intentionally scuttled their boat so as to drown them. Surely you have..." (18.71) Then they both proceeded and found a boy playing with other boys. Al-Khadir took hold of him by the head and cut it off. Moses said to him, "Have you killed an innocent soul who has killed nobody? Surely you have done an illegal thing!" (18.74) He said, "Didn't I tell you that you will not be able to have patience with me?" …but they refused to entertain them as their guests. There they found a wall at the point of collapsing (18.75-77). Al-Khadir moved his hand and set it upright (repaired it). Moses said to him, "When we entered this town, they neither gave us hospitality nor fed us; if you had wished, you could have taken wages for it." Al-Khadir said, "This is the parting between you and me; I will tell you the interpretation of those things about which you were unable to hold patience." (18.78) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "We wished that Moses could have been more patient so that He (Allah) could have described to us more about their story." IbnAbbas used to recite: “And in front of them there was a king who used to seize every serviceable boat by force.” (18.79) …and as for the boy he was a disbeliever.
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Most High: “Say (O Muhammad pbuh): ‘Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds?” (V.18:103)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4728
Narrated Musab: I asked my father, "Was the Verse: 'Say: (O Muhammad) Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of their deeds?' (18.103) revealed regarding Al-Haruriyya?" He said, "No, but regarding the Jews and the Christians, for the Jews disbelieved Muhammad and the Christians disbelieved in Paradise and say that there are neither meals nor drinks therein. Al-Hururiyya are those people who break their pledge to Allah after they have confirmed that they will fulfill it, and Sad used to call them ‘Al-Fasiqin’ (evildoers who forsake Allah’s obedience).”
Narrated Musab: I asked my father, "Are those the greatest losers in deeds?" He said, "No, they are the Jews and the Christians. The Jews denied Muhammad and the Christians disbelieved in Paradise, saying there is neither food nor drink in it. The Haruriyya are those who break Allah's covenant after they confirmed it, and Sad used to call them evildoers.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4729
Chapter: “They are those who deny in the Ayāt of their Lord and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter). So their works are in vain…” (V.18:105)
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “On the Day of Resurrection, a huge fat man will come who will not weigh the weight of the wing of a mosquito in Allah’s Sight.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) added, “We shall not give them any weight on the Day of Resurrection” (18.105).
Narrated Abu Huraira: Similar narration reports that even the greatest and heaviest in this world will weigh nothing in Allah’s Sight if they denied His signs and the meeting with Him.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4730
Chapter: “But man is ever more quarrelsome than anything.” (V.18:54)
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “On the Day of Resurrection Death will be brought forward in the shape of a black and white ram. Then a caller will call, ‘O people of Paradise!’ Thereupon they will stretch their necks and look carefully. The caller will say, ‘Do you know this?’ They will say, ‘Yes, this is Death.’ By then all of them will have seen it. Then it will be announced again, ‘O people of Hell!’ They will stretch their necks and look carefully. The caller will say, ‘Do you know this?’ They will say, ‘Yes, this is Death.’ And by then all of them will have seen it. Then it (the ram) will be slaughtered and the caller will say, ‘O people of Paradise! Eternity for you and no death. O people of Hell! Eternity for you and no death.'” Then the Prophet recited: “And warn them of the Day of distress when the case has been decided, while (now) they are in a state of carelessness and they do not believe.” (19.39)
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “And (remember) when Mūsa (Moses) said to his boy-servant: ‘I will not give up (travelling) until I reach the junction of the two seas or (until) I spend years and years in travelling.” (V.18:60)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4731
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) said to Gabriel, “What prevents you from visiting us more often than you visit us now?” So there was revealed: “And we (angels) descend not but by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us…” (19.64)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4732
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Most High: “But when they reached the junction of the two seas, they forgot their fish, and it took its way through the sea as in a tunnel.” (V.18:61)
Narrated Khabbab: I came to Al-`Asi bin Wail As-Sahmi and demanded something which he owed me. He said, “I will not give you (your money) till you disbelieve in Muhammad.” I said, “No, I shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till you die and then be resurrected.” He said, “Will I die and then be resurrected?” I said, “Yes.” He said, “Then I will have wealth and children there, and I will pay you (there).” So this Verse was revealed: “Have you then seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs and (yet) says: I shall certainly be given wealth and children?” (19.77)
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Most High: “So, when they had passed further on (beyond that fixed place), Mūsa (Moses) said to his boy-servant, ‘Bring us our morning meal; truly, we have suffered much fatigue in this, our journey… (up to) retracing their footsteps!” (V.18:62,63)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4733
Narrated Khabbab: I was a blacksmith in Mecca. Once I made a sword for Al-`Asi bin Wail As-Sahmi. When I went to demand its price, he said, “I will not give it to you till you disbelieve in Muhammad.” I said, “I shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till Allah makes you die and then bring you to life again.” He said, “If Allah should make me die and then resurrect me, I would have wealth and children.” So Allah revealed: “Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs, and yet says I shall certainly be given wealth and children? Has he known the unseen or has he taken a covenant from Allah the Beneficent?” (19.77-78)
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Most High: “Say (O Muhammad pbuh): ‘Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds?” (V.18:103)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4734
Narrated Masruq: Khabbab said, “During the pre-Islamic period, I was a blacksmith and Al-Asi bin Wail owed me a debt.” So Khabbab went to him to demand the debt. He said, “I will not give you your due till you disbelieve in Muhammad.” Khabbab said, “By Allah, I shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till Allah makes you die and then resurrects you.” Al-Asi said, “So leave me till I die and then be resurrected, for I will be given wealth and children whereupon I will pay you your debt.” So this Verse was revealed: “Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs and, yet, says: I shall certainly be given wealth and children.” (19.77)
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “He said: ‘Do you remember when we betook ourselves to the rock.” (V.18:63)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4735
Narrated Khabbab: I was a blacksmith and Al-Asi Bin Wail owed me a debt, so I went to him to demand it. He said to me, “I will not pay you your debt till you disbelieve in Muhammad.” I said, “I will not disbelieve in Muhammad till you die and then be resurrected.” He said, “Will I be resurrected after my death? If so, I shall pay you if I find wealth and children.” So there was revealed: “Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Signs, and yet says: I shall certainly be given wealth and children? Has he known the unseen or has he taken a covenant from Allah the Beneficent? Nay! We shall record what he says, and we shall add to his punishment. And We shall inherit from him all that he talks of, and he shall appear before Us alone.” (19.77-80)
Chapter: “They are those who deny in the Ayāt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord and the Meeting with Him (in the Hereafter). So their works are in vain…” (V.18:105)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4736
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “On the Day of Resurrection, a huge fat man will come who will not weigh the weight of the wing of a mosquito in Allah’s Sight.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) added, “We shall not give them any weight on the Day of Resurrection.”
Chapter: “And I have chosen you for Myself.” (V.20:41)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4736
Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Adam and Moses met, and Moses said to Adam, ‘You are the one who made people miserable and turned them out of Paradise.’ Adam said to him, ‘You are the one whom Allah selected for His message and whom He selected for Himself and upon whom He revealed the Torah.’ Moses said, ‘Yes.’ Adam said, ‘Did you find that written in my fate before my creation?’ Moses said, ‘Yes.’ So Adam overcame Moses with this argument.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4737
Chapter: “And indeed We revealed to Musa (Moses) (saying): ‘Travel by night with ‘Ibâdi (My slaves) and strike a dry path for them in the sea, fearing neither to be overtaken [by Fir’aūn (Pharaoh)], nor being afraid (of drowning in the sea).’ Then Fir’aūn (Pharaoh) pursued them with his hosts, but the sea-water completely overwhelmed them and covered them up. And Fir’aun (Pharaoh) led his people astray, and he did not guide them.” (V.20:77-79)
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) arrived at Medina, he found the Jews observing the fast on the day of ‘Ashura’ (10th of Muharram). The Prophet (ﷺ) asked them about it, and they replied, “This is the day when Moses became victorious over Pharaoh.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said to the Muslims, “We are nearer to Moses than they, so fast on this day.”
Chapter: “…So let him not get you both out of Paradise, so that you be distressed.” (V.20:117)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4738
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Moses argued with Adam and said to him (Adam), ‘You are the one who got the people out of Paradise by your sin, and thus made them miserable.’ Adam replied, ‘O Moses! You are the one whom Allah selected for His Message and for His direct talk. Yet you blame me for a thing which Allah had ordained for me before He created me?’ Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) further said, ‘So Adam overcame Moses by this argument.'”
Chapter: Surat al-Anbiya’ (The Prophets)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4739
Narrated `Abdullah: The Suras of Bani Israel, Al-Kahf, Mariyam, Taha and Al-Anbiya are from the very old Suras which I learnt by heart, and they are my first property.
Chapter: “As We began the first creation, We shall repeat it. (It is) a promise binding upon Us. Truly, We shall do it.” (V.21:104)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4740
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) delivered a sermon and said, “You (people) will be gathered before Allah (on the Day of Resurrection) bare-footed, naked and uncircumcised.” Then he recited: “As We began the first creation We shall repeat it. (It is) a promise We have undertaken and truly We shall do it.” He added, “The first man who will be dressed on the Day of Resurrection will be Abraham. Some men from my followers will be brought and taken towards the left side, whereupon I will say, ‘O Lord, these are my companions!’ It will be said, ‘You do not know what new things they introduced after you.’ I will then say as the righteous pious slave, Jesus, said, ‘I was a witness over them while I dwelt among them… and You are the Witness to all things.’ Then it will be said, ‘These people never stopped to apostate since you left them.'”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4741
Chapter: “…And you shall see mankind as in a drunken state…” (V.22:2)
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "On the day of Resurrection Allah will say, 'O Adam!' Adam will reply, 'Labbaik our Lord, and Sadaik.’ Then there will be a loud call saying, Allah orders you to take from among your offspring a mission for the (Hell) Fire. Adam will say, ‘O Lord! Who are the mission for the (Hell) Fire?’ Allah will say, ‘Out of each thousand, take out 999.’ At that time every pregnant female shall drop her load and a child will have grey hair. You shall see mankind as in a drunken state, yet not drunk, but severe will be the torment of Allah. From Gog and Magog 999 will be taken out and one from you. You Muslims will be like a black hair on the side of a white ox, or a white hair on the side of a black ox. I hope that you will be one-fourth of the people of Paradise.” Then he said, “I hope that you will be one-third of the people of Paradise.” Then he said, “I hope that you will be one-half of the people of Paradise.”
Chapter: “And among mankind is he who worships Allah as it were, upon the very edge…” (V.22:11)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4742
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the Verse: “And among men is he who worships Allah as it were on the very edge.” A man used to come to Medina; if his wife brought a son and his mares produced offspring, he would say, “This religion (Islam) is good.” But if his wife did not give birth and his mares produced no offspring, he would say, “This religion is bad.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4743
Chapter: “These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord…” (V.22:19)
Narrated Qais bin Ubad: Abu Dharr used to take an oath confirming that the Verse: ‘These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord.’ was revealed in connection with Hamza and his two companions and `Utbah and his two companions on the day they came out for the Battle of Badr.
Chapter: “These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord…” (V.22:19)
Sahih al-Bukhari 4744
Narrated Qais bin Ubad: Ali said, "I will be the first to kneel before the Beneficent on the Day of Resurrection because of the dispute." Qais said: This Verse was revealed in connection with those who came out for the Battle of Badr, i.e., Ali, Hamza, ‘Ubaida, Shaiba bin Rabia, Utba bin Rabia, and Al-Walid bin Utba.
(23) Surat al-Mu’minun (The Believers)
(24) Surat an-Nur (The Light)
(1) “And for those who accuse their wives, but have no witnesses except themselves…” (V.24:6)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith Number 4745
Narrated Sahl bin Saud:
‘Uwaimir came to `Asim bin `Adi who was the chief of Bani Ajlan and said, “What do you say about a man who has found another man with his wife? Should he kill him whereupon you would kill him (i.e. the husband), or what should he do? Please ask Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) about this matter on my behalf.” `Asim then went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! (And asked him that question) but Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) disliked the question,” When ‘Uwaimir asked `Asim (about the Prophet’s answer) `Asim replied that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) disliked such questions and considered it shameful. “Uwaimir then said, “By Allah, I will not give up asking unless I ask Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) about it.” Uwaimir came (to the Prophet ) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! A man has found another man with his wife! Should he kill him whereupon you would kill him (the husband, in Qisas) or what should he do?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Allah has revealed regarding you and your wife’s case in the Qur’an “So Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ordered them to perform the measures of Mula’ana according to what Allah had mentioned in His Book. So ‘Uwaimir did Mula’ana with her and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! If I kept her I would oppress her.” So ‘Uwaimir divorced her and so divorce became a tradition after them for those who happened to be involved in a case of Mula’ana. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) then said, “Look! If she (Uwaimir’s wife) delivers a black child with deep black large eyes, big hips and fat legs, then I will be of the opinion that ‘Uwaimir has spoken the truth; but if she delivers a red child looking like a Wahra then we will consider that ‘Uwaimir has told a lie against her.” Later on she delivered a child carrying the qualities which Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) had mentioned as a proof for ‘Uwaimir’s claim; therefore the child was ascribed to its mother henceforth.
(2) “And the fifth (testimony should be) the invoking of the Curse of Allah on him if he is of those who tell a lie (against her).” (V.24:7)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith Number 4746
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:
A man came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Suppose a man saw another man with his wife, should he kill him whereupon you might kill him (i.e. the killer) (in Qisas) or what should he do?” So Allah revealed concerning their case what is mentioned of the order of Mula’ana. Allah’s Apostle said to the man, “The matter between you and your wife has been decided.” So they did Mula’ana in the presence of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and I was present there, and then the man divorced his wife. So it became a tradition to dissolve the marriage of those spouses who were involved in a case of Mula’ana. The woman was pregnant and the husband denied that he was the cause of her pregnancy, so the son was (later) ascribed to her. Then it became a tradition that such a son would be the heir of his mother, and she would inherit of him what Allah prescribed for her.
(3) “But it shall avert the punishment (of stoning to death) from her…” (V.24:8)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith Number 4747
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Hilal bin Umaiya accused his wife of committing illegal sexual intercourse with Sharik bin Sahma’ and filed the case before the Prophet. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to Hilal), “Either you bring forth a proof (four witnesses) or you will receive the legal punishment (lashes) on your back.” Hilal said, “O Allah’s Apostle! If anyone of us saw a man over his wife, would he go to seek after witnesses?” The Prophet (ﷺ) kept on saying, “Either you bring forth the witnesses or you will receive the legal punishment (lashes) on your back.” Hilal then said, “By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I am telling the truth and Allah will reveal to you what will save my back from legal punishment.” Then Gabriel came down and revealed to him:– ‘As for those who accuse their wives…’ (24.6-9) The Prophet (ﷺ) recited it till he reached: ‘… (her accuser) is telling the truth.’ Then the Prophet (ﷺ) left and sent for the woman, and Hilal went (and brought) her and then took the oaths (confirming the claim). The Prophet (ﷺ) was saying, “Allah knows that one of you is a liar, so will any of you repent?” Then the woman got up and took the oaths and when she was going to take the fifth one, the people stopped her and said, “It (the fifth oath) will definitely bring Allah’s curse on you (if you are guilty).” So she hesitated and recoiled (from taking the oath) so much that we thought that she would withdraw her denial. But then she said, “I will not dishonor my family all through these days,” and carried on (the process of taking oaths). The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, “Watch her; if she delivers a black-eyed child with big hips and fat shins then it is Sharik bin Sahma’s child.” Later she delivered a child of that description. So the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “If the case was not settled by Allah’s Law, I would punish her severely.”
(4) “And the fifth (testimony) should be that the Wrath of Allah be upon her if he (her husband) speaks the truth.” (V.24:9)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith Number 4748
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
A man accused his wife of illegal sexual intercourse and denied his paternity to her (conceived) child during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ordered them both to do Mula’ana as Allah decreed and then gave his decision that the child would be for the mother, and a divorce decree was issued for the couple involved in a case of Mula’ana.
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “And for those who accuse their wives, but have no witnesses except themselves…” (V.24:6)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4745
Narrated Sahl bin Sa’d:
‘Uwaimir came to Asim bin Adi who was the chief of Bani Ajlan and said, “What do you say about a man who has found another man with his wife? Should he kill him whereupon you would kill him (i.e. the husband), or what should he do? Please ask Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) about this matter on my behalf.” Asim then went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him)! (And asked him that question) but Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) disliked the question." When 'Uwaimir asked Asim (about the Prophet’s answer) `Asim replied that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) disliked such questions and considered it shameful. ‘Uwaimir then said, “By Allah, I will not give up asking unless I ask Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) about it.” Uwaimir came (to the Prophet) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)! A man has found another man with his wife! Should he kill him whereupon you would kill him (the husband, in Qisas) or what should he do?” Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “Allah has revealed regarding you and your wife’s case in the Qur’an.” So Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) ordered them to perform the measures of Mula’ana according to what Allah had mentioned in His Book. So ‘Uwaimir did Mula’ana with her and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)! If I kept her I would oppress her.” So ‘Uwaimir divorced her and so divorce became a tradition after them for those who happened to be involved in a case of Mula’ana. Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) then said, “Look! If she (Uwaimir’s wife) delivers a black child with deep black large eyes, big hips and fat legs, then I will be of the opinion that ‘Uwaimir has spoken the truth; but if she delivers a red child looking like a Wahra then we will consider that ‘Uwaimir has told a lie against her.” Later on she delivered a child carrying the qualities which Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) had mentioned as a proof for ‘Uwaimir’s claim; therefore the child was ascribed to its mother henceforth.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4746
Chapter: “And the fifth (testimony should be) the invoking of the Curse of Allah on him if he is of those who tell a lie (against her).” (V.24:7)
Narrated Sahl bin Sa’d:
A man came to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him)! Suppose a man saw another man with his wife, should he kill him whereupon you might kill him (i.e. the killer) (in Qisas) or what should he do?” So Allah revealed concerning their case what is mentioned of the order of Mula’ana. Allah’s Apostle said to the man, “The matter between you and your wife has been decided.” So they did Mula’ana in the presence of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and I was present there, and then the man divorced his wife. So it became a tradition to dissolve the marriage of those spouses who were involved in a case of Mula’ana. The woman was pregnant and the husband denied that he was the cause of her pregnancy, so the son was (later) ascribed to her. Then it became a tradition that such a son would be the heir of his mother, and she would inherit of him what Allah prescribed for her.
Chapter: “But it shall avert the punishment (of stoning to death) from her…” (V.24:8)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4747
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Hilal bin Umaiya accused his wife of committing illegal sexual intercourse with Sharik bin Sahma’ and filed the case before the Prophet. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said (to Hilal), “Either you bring forth a proof (four witnesses) or you will receive the legal punishment (lashes) on your back.” Hilal said, “O Allah’s Apostle! If anyone of us saw a man over his wife, would he go to seek after witnesses?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) kept on saying, “Either you bring forth the witnesses or you will receive the legal punishment (lashes) on your back.” Hilal then said, “By Him Who sent you with the Truth, I am telling the truth and Allah will reveal to you what will save my back from legal punishment.” Then Gabriel came down and revealed to him: “As for those who accuse their wives…” (24:6-9). The Prophet (peace be upon him) recited it till he reached: “… (her accuser) is telling the truth.” Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) left and sent for the woman, and Hilal brought her and then took the oaths (confirming the claim). The Prophet (peace be upon him) was saying, “Allah knows that one of you is a liar, so will any of you repent?” Then the woman got up and took the oaths and when she was going to take the fifth one, the people stopped her and said, “It (the fifth oath) will definitely bring Allah’s curse on you (if you are guilty).” So she hesitated and recoiled (from taking the oath) so much that we thought that she would withdraw her denial. But then she said, “I will not dishonor my family all through these days,” and carried on with the oaths. The Prophet (peace be upon him) then said, “Watch her; if she delivers a black-eyed child with big hips and fat shins then it is Sharik bin Sahma’s child.” Later she delivered a child of that description. So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “If the case was not settled by Allah’s Law, I would punish her severely.
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “And the fifth (testimony) should be that the Wrath of Allah be upon her if he (her husband) speaks the truth.” (24:9)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4748
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
A man accused his wife of illegal sexual intercourse and denied his paternity to her (conceived) child during the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him). Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) ordered them both to do Mula’ana as Allah decreed and then gave his decision that the child would be for the mother, and a divorce decree was issued for the couple involved in a case of Mula’ana.
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “Verily! Those who brought forth the slander (against Aisha [may Allah be pleased with her], the wife of the Prophet, peace be upon him) are a group among you.” (24:11)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4749
Narrated `Aisha:
“And as for him among them who had the greater share” (24:11) was Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul.
Chapter: “Why then did not the believers, men and women, when you heard it (the slander) think good of their own people and say: ‘This (charge) is an obvious lie… (up to)… Then with Allah they are the liars.” (V.24:12-13)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4750
Narrated Aisha:
(The wife of the Prophet) Whenever Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) intended to go on a journey, he used to draw lots among his wives and would take with him the one on whom the lot had fallen. Once he drew lots when he wanted to carry out a Ghazwa, and the lot came upon me. So I proceeded with Allah’s Apostle after Allah’s order of veiling (the women) had been revealed and thus I was carried in my howdah (on a camel) and dismounted while still in it.
We carried on our journey, and when Allah’s Apostle had finished his Ghazwa and returned and we approached Medina, Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) ordered to proceed at night. When the army was ordered to resume the homeward journey, I got up and walked on till I left the army (camp) behind. When I had answered the call of nature, I went towards my howdah, but behold! A necklace of mine made of Jaz Azfar (a kind of black bead) was broken and I looked for it and my search for it detained me.
The group of people who used to carry me, came and carried my howdah on to the back of my camel on which I was riding, considering that I was therein. At that time women were light in weight and were not fleshy for they used to eat little food, so those people did not feel the lightness of the howdah while raising it up, and I was still a young lady. They drove away the camel and proceeded.
Then I found my necklace after the army had gone. I came to their camp but found nobody therein so I went to the place where I used to stay, thinking that they would miss me and come back in my search. While I was sitting at my place, I felt sleepy and slept. Safwan bin Al-Mu’attil As-Sulami Adh-Dhakw-ani was behind the army. He had started in the last part of the night and reached my stationing place in the morning and saw the figure of a sleeping person. He came to me and recognized me on seeing me for he used to see me before veiling.
I got up because of his saying: “Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun,” which he uttered on recognizing me. I covered my face with my garment, and by Allah, he did not say to me a single word except, “Inna Lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun,” till he made his she-camel kneel down whereupon he trod on its forelegs and I mounted it. Then Safwan set out, leading the she-camel that was carrying me, till we met the army while they were resting during the hot midday.
Then whoever was meant for destruction, fell in destruction, and the leader of the Ifk (forged statement) was Abdullah bin Ubai bin Salul. After this we arrived at Medina and I became ill for one month while the people were spreading the forged statements of the people of the Ifk, and I was not aware of anything thereof.
[…]
(Then the long story continues as you provided — about Aisha’s illness, the slander, the reaction of the companions, the consultation of Ali and Usama, Barira’s testimony, the Prophet’s sermon, the heated tribal exchange, Aisha’s weeping, the revelation of her innocence in Surah An-Nur, Abu Bakr’s forgiveness of Mistah, and Zainab’s pious testimony in Aisha’s favor.)
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Most High: “Had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy unto you in this world and in the Hereafter, a great torment would have touched you for that whereof you had spoken.” (24:14)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4751
Narrated Um Ruman:
Aisha’s mother said: When Aisha was accused, she fell down unconscious.
Chapter: “When you were propagating it with your tongues, and uttering with your mouths that whereof you had no knowledge…” (24:15)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4752
Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika:
I heard Aisha reciting: “When you invented a lie (and carry it) on your tongues.” (24:15)
Chapter: “And why did you not, when you heard it, say: It is not right for us to speak of this…” (24:16)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4753
Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika:
Ibn Abbas asked permission to visit Aisha before her death, and at that time she was in a state of agony. She then said, “I am afraid that he will praise me too much.” And then it was said to her, “He is the cousin of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and one of the prominent Muslims.” Then she said, “Allow him to enter.” When he entered he said, “How are you?” She replied, “I am alright if I fear Allah.” Ibn Abbas said, “Allah willing, you are alright as you are the wife of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and he did not marry any virgin except you and proof of your innocence was revealed from the Heaven.” Later on Ibn Az-Zubair entered after him and Aisha said to him, “Ibn Abbas came to me and praised me greatly, but I wish that I was a thing forgotten and out of sight.”
Chapter: “And why did you not, when you heard it, say: It is not right for us to speak of this…” (24:16)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4754
Narrated Al-Qasim:
Ibn Abbas asked Aisha’s permission to enter. Al-Qasim then narrated the whole Hadith (as in the previous one) but did not mention: “Would that I had been forgotten and out of sight.”
Chapter: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: “And warns you not to repeat the like of it, forever.” (24:17)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4755
Narrated Masruq:
Aisha said that Hassan bin Thabit came and asked permission to visit her. I said, “How do you permit such a person?” She said, “Hasn’t he received a severe penalty?” (Sufyan, the subnarrator, said: She meant the loss of his sight.) Thereupon Hassan said the following poetic verse: “A chaste pious woman who arouses no suspicion. She never talks about chaste heedless women behind their backs.” On that she said, “But you are not so.”
Chapter: The Statement of Allah: “And Allah makes the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) plain to you. And Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.” (24:18)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4756
Narrated Masruq:
Hassan came to Aisha and said the following poetic verse: “A chaste pious woman who arouses no suspicion. She never talks against chaste heedless women behind their backs.” Aisha said, “But you are not.” I said to Aisha, “Why do you allow such a person to enter upon you after Allah has revealed: ‘…and as for him among them who had the greater share therein’?” (24:11) She said, “What punishment is worse than blindness?” She added, “And he used to defend Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) against the pagans in his poetry.”
Chapter: “Verily, those who like that (the crime of) illegal sexual intercourse should be propagated about those who believe… and that Allah is full of kindness, Most Merciful.” (24:19–20)
“And let not those among you who are blessed with graces and wealth swear not to give (any sort of help) to their kinsmen, Al-Masākīn (the poor)… and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (24:22)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4757
Narrated Aisha:
When people spoke about me in a way I was unaware of, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) got up and addressed the people. He recited Tashah-hud, glorified and praised Allah, and said: “O people, give me your opinion regarding those who made a forged story against my wife. By Allah, I do not know anything bad about her. 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, and whenever I went on a journey, he went with me.”
Sad bin Muadh stood and said, “O Allah’s Messenger, allow me to chop their heads off.” Then a man from the Al-Khazraj (Sad bin 'Ubada), whose relative was the mother of the poet Hassan bin Thabit, stood and said to Sad, “You have told a lie! By Allah, if these persons were from the Aus Tribe, you would not like to chop their heads off.” Some conflict nearly arose between the Aus and the Khazraj in the mosque, which I was unaware of.
In the evening, I went out with Um Mistah for some needs. She stumbled and cursed her son three times, each time I asked why, and she finally disclosed the whole story to me. Astonished and distressed, I returned home, became sick, and requested Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) to send me to my father’s house. Upon arrival, my mother Um Ruman and father Abu Bakr were present. I told them the whole story. My mother comforted me, saying jealousy and rumors often follow a beloved wife, but she did not feel it as intensely as I did.
Later, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) visited me after `Asr prayer while my parents were present. He praised Allah and advised me to repent if I had wronged myself, which I did not need, for I had done no wrong. When an Al-Ansari woman was present, I deferred to my parents to respond, but they did not speak. I then testified that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger.
I told the Prophet that whether I claimed innocence or guilt would not help, as people had already believed and absorbed the slander in their hearts. I saw no better example than Prophet Joseph’s father’s patience. Then Divine Inspiration came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and we remained silent. When it ended, his face showed happiness, and he said: “Rejoice, O Aisha! Allah has revealed your innocence.”
I was extremely angry, refusing to thank anyone but Allah for revealing my innocence. Those who spread slander were Mistah, Hassan bin Thabit, and the hypocrite Abdullah bin Ubai, who had the greater share. Abu Bakr swore never to favor Mistah again. Then Allah revealed the verse (24:22) commanding generosity despite past grudges. Abu Bakr affirmed, “Yes, by Allah, O our Lord, we wish that You forgive us,” and resumed supporting Mistah as before.
Chapter: “… and to draw their veils all over their Juyubihinna (i.e., their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)…” (24:31)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4758
Narrated `Aishah:
May Allah bestow His mercy on the early emigrant women. When Allah revealed: “… and to draw their veils all over their Juyubihinna…” (V.24:31), they tore their Murat (woolen dresses or waist-binding clothes) and covered their heads and faces with those torn Murats.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4759
Narrated Safiya bint Shaiba:
`Aishah used to say: “When the verse ‘They should draw their veils over their necks and bosoms’ was revealed, the ladies cut their waist sheets at the edges and covered their heads and faces with those cut pieces of cloth.”
Chapter: “Those who will be gathered to Hell (prone) on their faces…” (25:34)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4760
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A man asked, “O Allah’s Prophet! Will Allah gather the non-believers on their faces on the Day of Resurrection?” He replied: “Will not the One Who made him walk on his feet in this world be able to make him walk on his face on the Day of Resurrection?”
(Qatada, a subnarrator, added: Yes, by the power of our Lord!)
Chapter: “And those who invoke not any other ilāh (God) along with Allah, nor kill such person…” (25:68)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4761
Narrated `Abdullah:
I (or someone) asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), “Which is the biggest sin in the Sight of Allah?” He said:
- “That you set up a rival (in worship) to Allah though He alone created you.”
- “Then, that you kill your son, being afraid he may share your meals with you.”
- “Then, that you commit illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor.”
Then the following verse was revealed confirming the statement: “Those who invoke not with Allah any other god, nor kill life as Allah has forbidden except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse.” (25:68)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4762
Narrated Al-Qasim bin Abi Bazza:
He asked Said bin Jubair, "Is there any repentance for one who has murdered a believer intentionally?" Said replied that Ibn `Abbas said the verse (25:68) revealed in Mecca was abrogated by the verse in Surat An-Nisa’ revealed in Medina regarding the intentional killing of a believer.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4763
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:
The people of Kufa differed regarding the killing of a believer. He asked Ibn `Abbas, who said: “The verse in Surat An-Nisa’ (4:93) was the last revelation on this matter and nothing cancels it.”
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4764
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:
I asked Ibn `Abbas about Allah’s words: “…this reward is Hell Fire” (4:93). He said, “No repentance is accepted for the murderer of a believer.” Regarding “Those who invoke not with Allah any other god” (25:68), he said this verse was revealed concerning the pre-Islamic pagans.
Chapter: “The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection…” (25:69)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4765
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:
Ibn Abza asked Ibn Abbas regarding the verses on killing a believer intentionally and invoking other gods. Ibn Abbas said: When this was revealed, the people of Mecca had committed these sins, so Allah revealed: “Except those who repent, believe, and do good deeds; Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
Chapter: “Except those who repent and believe and do righteous deeds…” (25:70)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4766
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:
Abdur-Rahman bin Abza instructed me to ask Ibn Abbas about two verses: the first on murdering a believer intentionally (4:93) and the second on not invoking any other god with Allah (25:68). Ibn `Abbas said nothing abrogated the first verse; the second verse was revealed concerning the pre-Islamic pagans.
Chapter: “…So the torment will be yours forever” (25:77)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4767
Narrated `Abdullah:
Five great events have passed: the Smoke, the Moon, the Romans, the Mighty grasp, and the constant Punishment, which is referred to in the verse: “So the torment will be yours forever” (25:77).
Chapter: “And disgrace me not on the day when all creatures will be resurrected” (26:87)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4768
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said that on the Day of Resurrection, Abraham will see his father with a darkened face (Qatara and Ghabara).
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4769
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Abraham will meet his father on the Day of Resurrection and will say, “O my Lord! You promised me that You would not let me be disgraced on the Day of Resurrection.” Allah will say: “I have forbidden Paradise to the non-believers.”
Chapter: “And warn your tribe (O Muhammad) of near kindred…” (26:214-215)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4770
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
When the verse was revealed, the Prophet (ﷺ) ascended Mount Safa and called the tribes of Quraish: “O Bani Fihr! O Bani `Adi!” Those unable to come sent messengers. Abu Lahab and others from Quraish came, and the Prophet said: “Suppose I told you there is a cavalry in the valley intending to attack you, would you believe me?” They replied, “Yes, you never lie.” The Prophet then warned them of a severe punishment. Abu Lahab replied angrily, and the verse about his destruction (Surah Al-Masad 111:1-5) was revealed.
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4771
Narrated Abu Huraira:
When the verse about warning near kindred (26:214) was revealed, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) addressed the Quraish:
“Buy yourselves! I cannot save you from Allah if you disobey Him.”
He named his tribe, close relatives, and even his aunt and daughter, emphasizing that nothing from him could protect anyone from Allah.
Chapter: “Verily! You (O Muhammad) guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills…” (28:56)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4772
Narrated Al-Musaiyab:
When Abu Talib was on his deathbed, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) came to him and found Abu Jahl and `Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya bin Al-Mughira present. The Prophet said, “O uncle! Say: None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, a sentence with which I will defend you before Allah.”
Abu Jahl and Abdullah bin Abi Umaiya protested, asking Abu Talib if he would abandon the religion of Abdul Muttalib. The Prophet kept inviting him to say it, while they repeated their objections, until Abu Talib finally said, “I am on the religion of `Abdul Muttalib,” and refused to say the testimony. The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, “By Allah, I will keep on asking Allah’s forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden (by Allah) to do so.”
Allah then revealed: “It is not fitting for the Prophet and those who believe that they should invoke (Allah) for forgiveness for pagans” (9:113). And specifically about Abu Talib: “Verily! You (O Muhammad) guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills” (28:56).
Chapter: “Verily, He Who has given you (O Muhammad) the Qur’an…” (28:85)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4773
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The phrase “…will bring you home” in Qur’an 28:85 refers to Mecca.
Surat al-‘Ankabut (The Spider)
Surat ar-Rum (The Romans) and related events
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4774
Narrated Masruq:
While a man was delivering a speech in the tribe of Kinda, he said, “Smoke will prevail on the Day of Resurrection and will deprive the hypocrites of their faculties of hearing and seeing. The believers will be afflicted with something like cold only thereof.”
That news scared us, so I went to Abdullah Ibn Mas`ud while he was reclining and told him the story. He became angry, sat up, and said, “He who knows a thing can say it, but if he does not know, he should say, ‘Allah knows best,’ for it is an aspect of knowledge to say, ‘I do not know,’ if you do not know a certain thing.”
Allah said to His Prophet, “Say (O Muhammad): No wage do I ask of you for this (Qur’an), nor am I one of the pretenders” (38:86). The Quraysh delayed embracing Islam, so the Prophet (ﷺ) invoked evil on them, saying, “O Allah! Help me against them by sending seven years of (famine) like those of Joseph.”
They were afflicted with such a severe famine that they were destroyed therein and ate dead animals and bones. People started seeing something like smoke between the sky and the earth because of severe hunger. Abu Sufyan then came to the Prophet and said, “O Muhammad! You came to order us to keep good relations with kith and kin, and your kinsmen have now perished, so please invoke Allah to relieve them.”
Then Ibn Mas`ud recited: “Then watch for the day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible…” (44:10-15). The punishment was stopped, but they reverted to their old way of disbelief. Allah then threatened them: “On the day when We shall seize you with a mighty grasp.” (44:16) — this was the day of the Battle of Badr.
Allah’s statement: “Lizama” (the punishment) refers to the day of Badr. Alif-Lam-Mim, “The Romans have been defeated, and they, after their defeat, will be victorious” (30:1-3) — the defeat of the Byzantine had already passed.
Surat ar-Rum (30:30) – No change in the religion of Allah
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4775
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “No child is born except on Al-Fitra (Islam), and then his parents make him Jewish, Christian, or Magian, just as an animal produces a perfect young animal; do you see any part of its body amputated?”
Then he recited: “The religion of pure Islamic Faith (Hanifa), i.e., to worship none but Allah, is the pure nature with which Allah has created mankind. Let there be no change in Allah’s religion. That is the straight religion; but most men know not…” (30:30)
Surat Luqman (31:13) – On Shirk (Associating partners with Allah)
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4776
Narrated `Abdullah:
When the verse “It is those who believe and confuse not their beliefs with wrong” (6:82) was revealed, it was very hard for the companions of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), so they said, “Which of us has not confused his belief with wrong?”
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The verse does not mean this. Do you not hear Luqman’s statement to his son: ‘Verily! Joining others in worship with Allah is a great wrong indeed.'”
Surat Luqman (31:34) – Knowledge of the Hour
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4777
Narrated Abu Huraira:
One day while Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) was sitting with the people, a man came and asked, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), what is Belief?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Belief is to believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Apostles, and the meeting with Him, and to believe in the Resurrection.”
The man asked, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), what is Islam?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “Islam is to worship Allah and not worship anything besides Him, to offer prayers perfectly, to pay the compulsory charity (Zakat), and to fast the month of Ramadan.”
The man further asked, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), what is Ihsan?” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Ihsan is to worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you do not achieve this state of devotion, then take it for granted that Allah sees you.”
The man asked, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), when will the Hour be established?” The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “The one who is asked does not know more than the questioner does, but I will describe to you its portents: when the lady slave gives birth to her mistress, and when the barefooted naked people become chiefs of the people. The Hour is one of five things which nobody knows except Allah. Verily, the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah alone. He sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs.”
The man left, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Call him back,” but they could not find him. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “That was Gabriel who came to teach the people their religion.”
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4778
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The keys of the Unseen are five,” and then he recited: “Verily, the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone).”
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4779
Surat as-Sajdah (32:17) – Hidden Joys for the Righteous
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Allah said, ‘I have prepared for My pious worshipers such things as no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of, and nobody has ever thought of.'”
Abu Huraira added: If you wish, you can read: “No soul knows what is kept hidden (in reserve) for them of joy as reward for what they used to do.”
Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4780
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Allah said, ‘I have prepared for My pious worshipers such things as no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of, and nobody has ever thought of. All that is reserved, besides which, all that you have seen, is nothing.'”
Then he recited: “No soul knows what is kept hidden (in reserve) for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do.”