المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب التفسير
Book of Tafsir
بَابُ فَضْلِ قل يا أيها الكافرون
The virtue of "Qul ya ayyuha al-kafirun"
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قَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ الْقُدَيْدِيُّ ، ثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ابْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ الرِّفَاعِيِّ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جُبَيْرَ بْنَ مُطْعِمٍ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - ، يَقُولُ : قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَتُحِبُّ يَا جُبَيْرُ إِذَا خَرَجْتَ سَفَرًا أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنْ أَمْثَلِ أَصْحَابِكَ هَيْئَةً ، وَأَكْثَرِهِمْ زَادًا ؟ فَقُلْتُ : نَعَمْ ، بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي ، قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : فَاقْرَأْ هَذِهِ السُّوَرَ الْخَمْسَ : قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ وَ إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللهِ وَالْفَتْحُ وَ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ وَ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ وَافْتَتِحْ كُلَّ سُورَةٍ بِبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ، وَاخْتِمْ قِرَاءَتَكَ بِبِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ . قَالَ جُبَيْرٌ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - : وَكُنْتُ غَنِيًّا ، كَثِيرَ الْمَالِ ، فَكُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ فِي سَفَرٍ ، فَأَكُونُ مِنْ أَبَذِّهِمْ هَيْئَةً ، وَأَقَلِّهِمْ زَادًا ، فَمَا زِلْتُ مُنْذُ عَلَّمَنِيهِنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَرَأْتُ بِهِنَّ أَكُونُ مِنْ أَحْسَنِهِمْ هَيْئَةً ، وَأَكْثَرِهِمْ زَادًا ، حَتَّى أَرْجِعَ مِنْ سَفَرِي .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jubayr bin Mut'im (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O Jubayr, would you like that when you set out on a journey you are the finest of all your companions in appearance and attire, and have more provisions than all of them?" I said: "Yes, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, (I certainly want that)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then recite these five surahs (during the journey): 'Say: O disbelievers' [Surah al-Kafirun: 1], 'When the help of Allah and the victory come' [Surah al-Nasr: 1], 'Say: He is Allah, the One' [Surah al-Ikhlas: 1], 'Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak' [Surah al-Falaq: 1] and 'Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind' [Surah al-Nas: 1]; and begin every surah with 'Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim' (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful), and end your recitation also with 'Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim' (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful)." Sayyiduna Jubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was a wealthy man of great means, yet (before acting upon this prophetic prescription) whenever I set out on a journey I was the most dishevelled and shabby in appearance among my companions and the shortest of provisions. Then, ever since the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me these surahs and I began reciting them regularly, I would remain the finest in condition and the most plentiful in provisions among my companions until I returned from my journey.
Abu Ya'la recorded it in his Musnad, and al-Diya' al-Maqdisi graded it sahih (authentic) in al-Ahadith al-Mukhtarah.
Abu Ya'la recorded it in his Musnad, and al-Diya' al-Maqdisi graded it sahih (authentic) in al-Ahadith al-Mukhtarah.
وَقَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ : حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ ، ثَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ هُوَ فِيهِمْ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ صَحَابَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ - قَالَ : سَمِعْتُهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِضْعًا وَعِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً يَقُولُ : نِعْمَ السُّورَتَانِ قَرَأْتُهُمَا فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ : الْأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ ، وَ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ .
It is narrated from a Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: I heard this noble saying from the blessed tongue of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) more than twenty times; he was saying: "How excellent and fine are the two surahs that I recited in the two rak'ahs (of the Sunnah): (one) 'Say: He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Eternal Refuge' [Surah al-Ikhlas: 1-2] and (the other) 'Say: O disbelievers' [Surah al-Kafirun: 1]."
Imam Musaddad bin Musarhad recorded this hadith in his Musnad. Although one narrator in its chain is unnamed, the vagueness about the identity of a Companion does not harm the authority of a report, because all the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) are upright and reliable.
Imam Musaddad bin Musarhad recorded this hadith in his Musnad. Although one narrator in its chain is unnamed, the vagueness about the identity of a Companion does not harm the authority of a report, because all the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) are upright and reliable.
وَقَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا جُبَارَةُ ، ثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ تَمِيمٍ ، عَنْ مَيْمُونٍ ، قَالَ : إِنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا - قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى كَلِمَةٍ تُنْجِيكُمْ مِنَ الْإِشْرَاكِ بِاللهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ؟ تَقْرَؤُونَ : قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ عِنْدَ مَنَامِكُمْ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not guide you to a word that will save you from associating partners with Allah, the Blessed and Exalted? Recite 'Say: O disbelievers' [Surah al-Kafirun: 1] when you go to sleep."
Imam Abu Ya'la recorded it in his Musnad; its chain contains Jubarah bin al-Mughallis and al-Hajjaj bin Tamim, who are weak narrators; however, the virtues of reciting this surah before sleeping are also established by other sahih and reliable hadith.
Imam Abu Ya'la recorded it in his Musnad; its chain contains Jubarah bin al-Mughallis and al-Hajjaj bin Tamim, who are weak narrators; however, the virtues of reciting this surah before sleeping are also established by other sahih and reliable hadith.
