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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب السيرة والمغازي
Book of the Sirah and the Military Expeditions
بَابُ شهوده صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مشاهد المشركين قَبْلَ البعثة منكرا عَلَيْهِمْ
Chapter: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) attending the gatherings of the polytheists before the mission while disapproving of them
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 4214 — The Prophet ﷺ attending the gatherings
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قَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَقِيلٍ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَشْهَدُ مَعَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مَشَاهِدَهُمْ ، قَالَ : فَسَمِعَ مَلَكَيْنِ خَلْفَهُ ، وَأَحَدُهُمَا يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ : اذْهَبْ بِنَا حَتَّى نَقُومَ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : كَيْفَ نَقُومُ خَلْفَهُ وَإِنَّمَا عَهْدُهُ بِاسْتِلَامِ الْأَصْنَامِ قَبْلُ ؟ فَلَمْ يَعُدْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَشْهَدُ مَعَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مَشَاهِدَهُمْ .
قُلْتُ : هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ أَنْكَرَهُ النَّاسُ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، فَبَالَغُوا ، وَالْمُنْكَرُ فِيهِ قَوْلُهُ عَنِ الْمَلَكِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : عَهْدُهُ بِاسْتِلَامِ الْأَصْنَامِ ، فَإِنَّ ظَاهِرَهُ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَاشَرَ الِاسْتِلَامَ ، وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ مُرَادًا ، بَلِ الْمُرَادُ أَنَّ الْمَلَكَ أَنْكَرَ شُهُودَهُ لِمُبَاشَرَةِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ اسْتِلَامَهُمْ أَصْنَامَهُمْ .
قُلْتُ : هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ أَنْكَرَهُ النَّاسُ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، فَبَالَغُوا ، وَالْمُنْكَرُ فِيهِ قَوْلُهُ عَنِ الْمَلَكِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : عَهْدُهُ بِاسْتِلَامِ الْأَصْنَامِ ، فَإِنَّ ظَاهِرَهُ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَاشَرَ الِاسْتِلَامَ ، وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ مُرَادًا ، بَلِ الْمُرَادُ أَنَّ الْمَلَكَ أَنْكَرَ شُهُودَهُ لِمُبَاشَرَةِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ اسْتِلَامَهُمْ أَصْنَامَهُمْ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (before the declaration of prophethood) used to attend the gatherings and assemblies of the polytheists along with them. He (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the voices of two angels behind him, one of whom was saying to his companion: "Come with us, so that we may stand behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." At this the other angel said: "How can we stand behind him when only a short while ago he has been in contact with (the act of) touching the idols?" So after this incident he (peace and blessings be upon him) never again attended the gatherings of the polytheists with them.
I (Ibn Hajar) say: The hadith scholars criticised Uthman bin Abi Shaybah because of this hadith, and much exaggeration was done in this. The objectionable (munkar) point in this report is the angel's statement, "he has been in contact with touching the idols," because its apparent wording gives the impression that (Allah forbid) he (peace and blessings be upon him) himself touched the idols, whereas that is not what is meant; rather, the meaning is that the angel disapproved of his (peace and blessings be upon him) presence at the place where the polytheists were performing the polytheistic act of touching their idols.
I (Ibn Hajar) say: The hadith scholars criticised Uthman bin Abi Shaybah because of this hadith, and much exaggeration was done in this. The objectionable (munkar) point in this report is the angel's statement, "he has been in contact with touching the idols," because its apparent wording gives the impression that (Allah forbid) he (peace and blessings be upon him) himself touched the idols, whereas that is not what is meant; rather, the meaning is that the angel disapproved of his (peace and blessings be upon him) presence at the place where the polytheists were performing the polytheistic act of touching their idols.
