Sahih al-Bukhari 4810

Book 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) · Hadith 332

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ قَالَ يَعْلَى إِنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ نَاسًا، مِنْ أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ كَانُوا قَدْ قَتَلُوا وَأَكْثَرُوا وَزَنَوْا وَأَكْثَرُوا، فَأَتَوْا مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالُوا إِنَّ الَّذِي تَقُولُ وَتَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ لَحَسَنٌ لَوْ تُخْبِرُنَا أَنَّ لِمَا عَمِلْنَا كَفَّارَةً‏.‏ فَنَزَلَ ‏{‏وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ وَلاَ يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَلاَ يَزْنُونَ‏}‏ وَنَزَلَ ‏{‏قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لاَ تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ‏}‏

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Some pagans who committed murders in great number and committed illegal sexual intercourse excessively, came to Muhammad and said, "O Muhammad! Whatever you say and invite people to, is good: but we wish if you could inform us whether we can make an expiation for our (past evil) deeds." So the Divine Verses came: 'Those who invoke not with Allah any other god, not kill such life as Allah has forbidden except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse.' (25.68) And there was also revealed:-- 'Say: O My slaves who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah

Ibn Abbas bataate hain: Kuch mushrik jinhone bahut zyaada qatl kiye the aur zyaadti se zina kiya tha, Muhammad (SAW) ke paas aaye aur kaha, 'Aye Muhammad! Jo kuch aap kehte hain aur jiski taraf log ko bulaate hain wo achha hai, magar hum jaanna chahte hain ke kya hum apne (pichhle) gunaahon ka kaffara ada kar sakte hain.' Isper ye Quraani Aayaten naazil hui: 'Jo log Allah ke saath kisi aur maabood ko nahi pukaarte, na haq ke bagair kisi jaan ko qatl karte jise Allah ne haraam kiya hai, na zina karte hain...' (25:68) Aur ye bhi naazil hui: 'Kaho: Aye mere bando jinhone apne aap par zyaadti ki hai, Allah ki rehmat se naa-umeed mat ho.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 4810 · Book 65, Hadith 332

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