الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
تفسير من سورة إبراهيم إلى سورة الشعراءInterpretation from Surah Ibrahim to Surah Ash-Shu'ara
بَابُ: «وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ »
Chapter: "And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you"
Hadith 8647
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ حَسْنَاءُ تُصَلِّي خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فَكَانَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَسْتَقْدِمُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ لِئَلَّا يَرَاهَا وَيَسْتَأْخِرُ بَعْضُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ فَإِذَا رَكَعَ نَظَرَ مِنْ تَحْتِ إِبْطَيْهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي شَأْنِهَا {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ} [الحجر: 24]
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a beautiful woman used to pray behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Some people would stand in the front rows with the intention that they would not see her, and some people would stand in the last rows with the intention that when they bowed (in ruku‘), they could see her from under their armpits. So Allah Almighty revealed this command: {وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِینَ مِنْکُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِینَ} … We know those of you who go forward and We know those who lag behind.
