Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Some Arab people came and said: "Come with us to this man. If he is a prophet, we will be the most fortunate of people through him, and if he is a king, we will live comfortably under his protection." So I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him what they had said. Then those people came to the apartments of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and began calling out loudly: "O Muhammad! O Muhammad!" Then Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "Indeed, those who call you from behind the apartments, most of them do not understand." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of my ear and said: "O Zayd! Allah Almighty has confirmed your words."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Dawud bin Rashid al-Tufawi, whom Ibn Hibban declared thiqah (trustworthy) and Yahya bin Ma'in declared da'if (weak); the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب التفسير / 11350
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
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