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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب تفسير القرآن وفضائل السور والآيات حسب ترتيب النزولChapters on the Interpretation of the Qur'an and the Virtues of Surahs and Verses According to the Order of Revelation
باب: «كُلُّ الطَّعَامِ كَانَ حِلَّا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ»Chapter: "All food was lawful to the Children of Israel"
Hadith 8541
اُردوEn
عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا حَضَرَتْ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ حَدِّثْنَا عَنْ خِلَالٍ نَسْأَلُكَ عَنْهُنَّ لَا يَعْلَمُهُنَّ إِلَّا نَبِيٌّ فَكَانَ فِيمَا سَأَلُوهُ أَيُّ الطَّعَامِ حَرَّمَ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُنَزَّلَ التَّوْرَاةُ قَالَ فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ التَّوْرَاةَ عَلَى مُوسَى هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَعْقُوبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مَرِضَ مَرَضًا شَدِيدًا فَطَالَ سَقَمُهُ فَنَذَرَ لِلَّهِ نَذْرًا لَئِنْ شَفَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ سَقَمِهِ لَيُحَرِّمَنَّ أَحَبَّ الشَّرَابِ إِلَيْهِ وَأَحَبَّ الطَّعَامِ إِلَيْهِ فَكَانَ أَحَبَّ الطَّعَامِ إِلَيْهِ لُحْمَانَ الْإِبِلِ وَأَحَبَّ الشَّرَابِ إِلَيْهِ أَلْبَانُهَا فَقَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, that a group of Jews came to the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: O Abu al-Qasim! We want to ask you a few things, only a Prophet can answer them. Among the questions they asked was this: What food did Yaqub (Jacob), peace be upon him, make unlawful for himself before the night descended? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: I ask you in the name of Allah, Who revealed the Torah to Musa (Moses), peace be upon him, do you know that Yaqub, peace be upon him, became seriously ill, and his illness lasted a long time, so he vowed to Allah that if Allah cured him of this illness, he would make unlawful for himself the most beloved drink and the most beloved food? And his most beloved food was camel meat, and his most beloved drink was camel milk, so he made these things unlawful for himself. The Jews said: By Allah! This is correct.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … This hadith has already been mentioned in great detail under hadith number (8487, 8487m). The command of Allah the Exalted is: {کُلُّ الطَّعَامِ کَانَ حِلًّا لِّبَنِیْٓ اِ سْرَاء ِیْلَ اِلَّا مَا حَرَّمَ اِسْرَاء ِیْلُ عَلٰی نَفْسِہٖمِنْقَبْلِاَنْتُنَزَّلَالتَّوْرٰیۃُ قُلْ فَاْتُوْا بِالتَّوْرٰیۃِ فَاتْلُوْھَآ اِنْ کُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ۔} … Every food was lawful for the Children of Israel except what Israel (Ya‘qub alayhis salam) made unlawful for himself before the Torah was sent down. Say, “Then bring the Torah and recite it, if you are truthful.” (Surah Aal-e-Imran: 93)
Hafiz Ibn Kathir rahimahullah has said in his Tafsir: In the Shari‘ah of Ya‘qub rahimahullah, the method was that he would abandon his favorite and most desired thing for the sake of Allah. In our Shari‘ah, however, this is not the method; rather, we have been commanded to spend our beloved things in the way of Allah.
Hafiz Ibn Kathir rahimahullah has said in his Tafsir: In the Shari‘ah of Ya‘qub rahimahullah, the method was that he would abandon his favorite and most desired thing for the sake of Allah. In our Shari‘ah, however, this is not the method; rather, we have been commanded to spend our beloved things in the way of Allah.
