حَدَّثَنَا
يَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ , حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو دَاوُدَ , حَدَّثَنَا
قَيْسُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ , عَنْ
الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ , عَنْ
أَبِيهِ , عَنْ
سَعْدٍ , قَالَ : نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِينَا سِتَّةٍ فِيَّ وَفِي ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ , وَصُهَيْبٍ , وَعَمَّارٍ , وَالْمِقْدَادِ , وَبِلَالٍ , قَالَ : قَالَتْ قُرَيْشٌ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّا لَا نَرْضَى أَنْ نَكُونَ أَتْبَاعًا لَهُمْ فَاطْرُدْهُمْ عَنْكَ , قَالَ : فَدَخَلَ قَلْبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ , فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : وَلا تَطْرُدِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدَاةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ سورة الأنعام آية 52 .
´It was narrated that Sa’d said:` “This Verse was revealed concerning us six: Myself, Ibn Mas’ud, Suhaib, ‘Ammar, Miqdad and Bilal. The Quraish said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): ‘We do not want to join them, send them away.’ Thoughts of that entered the heart of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as much as Allah willed, then Allah revealed: “And turn not away those who invoke their Lord, morning and afternoon seeking His Face. You are accountable for them in nothing, and they are accountable for you in nothing, that you may turn them away, and thus become of the unjust.” [6:52]
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: This thought occurred in the heart of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), upon his own desire and in hope of their acceptance of faith, that when these leaders arrive, he might ask these (poor) companions to leave the gathering, so that it would become easier to spread Islam through these leaders, and as for those (poor companions), they could attend at another time. However, Allah Almighty did not approve of this, and thus the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was prevented from showing favor to the polytheists.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6241