Sahih al-Bukhari 4695

Book 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) · Hadith 217

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ لَهُ وَهُوَ يَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى ‏{‏حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَيْأَسَ الرُّسُلُ‏}‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَكُذِبُوا أَمْ كُذِّبُوا قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ كُذِّبُوا‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَقَدِ اسْتَيْقَنُوا أَنَّ قَوْمَهُمْ كَذَّبُوهُمْ فَمَا هُوَ بِالظَّنِّ قَالَتْ أَجَلْ لَعَمْرِي لَقَدِ اسْتَيْقَنُوا بِذَلِكَ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُوا قَالَتْ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ لَمْ تَكُنِ الرُّسُلُ تَظُنُّ ذَلِكَ بِرَبِّهَا‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَمَا هَذِهِ الآيَةُ‏.‏ قَالَتْ هُمْ أَتْبَاعُ الرُّسُلِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ وَصَدَّقُوهُمْ، فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْبَلاَءُ، وَاسْتَأْخَرَ عَنْهُمُ النَّصْرُ حَتَّى اسْتَيْأَسَ الرُّسُلُ مِمَّنْ كَذَّبَهُمْ مِنْ قَوْمِهِمْ وَظَنَّتِ الرُّسُلُ أَنَّ أَتْبَاعَهُمْ قَدْ كَذَّبُوهُمْ جَاءَهُمْ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ‏.‏

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)." (12.110) 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

Urwa bin Az-Zubair bataate hain ke unhone Aisha se Allah ke is farmaan ke baare mein pucha, 'Yahaan tak ke jab Rasool naa-umeed ho gaye (apni qaum se)...' (12:110), to unhone (iska matlab) bataaya. Urwa ne aage kaha, 'Maine pucha, "Kya unhein (Rasoolon ko) shak hua ke unke saath (Allah ki taraf se) dhoka hua hai, ya ke unhein unki qaum ne jhoota samjha?" Aisha ne kaha, "(Unhein shak hua) ke unki qaum ne unhein jhoota samjha." Maine kaha, "Magar unhein to yaqeen tha ke unki qaum unhein jhoota samajh chuki hai, ye shak ki baat nahi thi." Unhone kaha, "Haan, mujhe apni zindagi ki qasam, unhein iska yaqeen tha." Maine unse kaha, "To (iska matlab hai) Rasoolon ko shak hua ke unke saath (Allah ki taraf se) dhoka hua hai." Unhone kaha, "Allah maaf kare! Rasool kabhi apne Rab par aisa shak nahi karte." Maine pucha, "To phir is Aayat ka kya matlab hai?" Unhone kaha, "Ye un Rasoolon ke maanne walon ke baare mein hai jo apne Rab par Iman laaye the aur apne Rasoolon par bharosa karte the, magar aazmaaish ka daur lamba ho gaya aur fatah mein deri hui, yahaan tak ke Rasool apni qaum ke un logon se, jo unhein jhutlaate the, umeed chhod baithe, aur Rasoolon ko laga ke unke maanne wale bhi unhein jhoota samajh rahe hain; isi waqt Allah ki madad unke paas aa gayi."'

Sahih al-Bukhari 4695 · Book 65, Hadith 217

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