It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding this statement of Allah Almighty: "So turn away from them, for you are not to be blamed" [Surah al-Dhariyat: 54], that he said: "No verse was revealed to us heavier and harder than it, nor more alarming than it. We said (to ourselves): This command has surely been revealed only because of some severe displeasure or intense aversion from Allah Almighty; until after it this verse was revealed: 'And remind, for indeed the reminder benefits the believers' [Surah al-Dhariyat: 55], meaning: keep admonishing by means of the Qur'an." In another report, Mujahid relates that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came out to us with a cloak wound around his head and wrapped in a woollen garment (khamisah), and said that when this verse "So turn away from them, for you are not to be blamed" [Surah al-Dhariyat: 54] was revealed, the matter weighed very heavily upon the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and every one of us trembled with fear that our destruction was now certain, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had been commanded to turn away from us; but when after it this verse was revealed: "And remind, for indeed the reminder benefits the believers" [Surah al-Dhariyat: 55], we found peace of heart and our souls were set at ease. In the narration of Ahmad bin Mani' the wording is: "This grieved us greatly, and we said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had been commanded to turn away from us," and the rest of the report is the same, except that it does not contain the words "our souls were set at ease."
I (Ibn Hajar) say: Al-Haytham bin Kulayb narrated this report in his Musnad in greater detail, by way of Isma'il bin Ishaq al-Qadi from Sulayman bin Harb, from Hammad bin Zayd; while the report of Mujahid from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in the Musnad of Imam Ahmad concerns a different matter.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب التفسير / 3727
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف، موقوف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إسناده ضعيف موقوف » «أخرجه الأحاديث المختارة للضياء برقم: 714، وأخرجه السنن الكبرى للبيهقي برقم: 11764، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 698، وأخرجه المطالب العالية لابن حجر برقم: 3727 / 2»