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Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 3522 — Surah al-Baqarah

أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ابْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ ، عَنْ عُمَيْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ يُخْبِرُ الْقَوْمَ إِنَّ هَذِهِ الزُّهَرَةَ تُسَمِّيهَا الْعَرَبُ الزُّهَرَةَ وَتُسَمِّيهَا الْعَجَمُ أَنَاهِيدَ ، فَكَانَ الْمَلَكَانِ يَحْكُمَانِ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ ، فَأَتَتْهُمَا كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا عَنْ غَيْرِ عِلْمِ صَاحِبِهِ ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ : يَا أَخِي إِنَّ فِي نَفْسِي بَعْضَ الْأَمْرِ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَهُ لَكَ ؟ قَالَ : اذْكُرْهُ يَا أَخِي ، لَعَلَّ الَّذِي فِي نَفَسِي مِثْلُ الَّذِي فِي نَفْسِكَ ، فَاتَّفَقَا عَلَى أَمْرٍ فِي ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَتْ لَهُمَا : لَا ، حَتَّى تُخْبِرَانِي بِمَا تَصْعَدَانِ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَمَا تَهْبِطَانِ بِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ . قَالَا : بِاسْمِ اللهِ الْأَعْظَمِ نَهْبِطُ ، وَبِهِ نَصْعَدُ ، فَقَالَتْ : مَا أَنَا بِمُوَاتِيَتِكُمَا الَّذِي تُرِيدَانِ حَتَّى تُعَلِّمَانِيهِ . فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ : عَلِّمْهَا إِيَّاهُ . قَالَ : كَيْفَ لَنَا بِشِدَّةِ عَذَابِ اللهِ ؟ فَقَالَ الْآخَرُ : إِنَّا نَرْجُو سَعَةَ رَحْمَةِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ . فَعَلَّمَاهَا إِيَّاهُ فَتَكَلَّمَتْ بِهِ فَطَارَتْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ، فَفَزِعَ مَلَكٌ لِصُعُودِهَا ، فَطَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ فَلَمْ يَجْلِسْ بَعْدُ ، وَمَسَخَهَا اللهُ تَعَالَى فَكَانَتْ كَوْكَبًا
It is narrated from Umayr bin Sa'id that he heard Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) telling the people: "This star which the Arabs call 'al-Zuhrah' and the non-Arabs call 'Anahid' (the story concerning it is that) two angels used to judge between the people. That woman came to each of them (for some need) without the other knowing. One of them said to his companion: 'O my brother! There is something in my mind that I wish to mention to you.' He replied: 'O my brother! Do mention it; perhaps what is in my mind is the same as what is in yours.' So the two of them agreed upon the matter (of the woman). Then that woman said to them: 'I will never comply with you until you tell me the (word) by which you ascend to the heaven and by which you descend to the earth.' The two of them said: 'By the Greatest Name of Allah we descend (to the earth) and by it we ascend (to the heaven).' The woman said: 'I will not fulfil the desire you seek until you teach me that (Greatest Name).' One of them said to his companion: 'Teach it to her.' The other said: 'What will become of us in the face of the severe punishment of Allah?' The first replied: 'We hope for the vastness of the mercy of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.' So the two of them taught her that word; she uttered it and flew up towards the heaven. Because of her ascent an angel was struck with fear (and awe) and lowered his head, and he never sat (at ease) again after that. And Allah Almighty transformed that woman, and she became a star."
The chain of this report is sahih (authentic) and it is a saying of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) (mawquf); however, its text appears to be taken from the Isra'iliyyat (Israelite reports).
Hadith Reference المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب التفسير / 3522
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