المعجم الكبير للطبراني
Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (Tabarani)
مسند النساء
The Female Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)
باب تأويل قوله عز وجل لولا إذ سمعتموه الآية
Interpretation of the words of Allah: "Why, when you heard it" (the verse)
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أَخْبَرَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْغَنِيِّ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ، ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ. وَعَنْ مُقَاتِلِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ مُزَاحِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: {لَوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ} [النور: ١٢] «يُرِيدُ أَفَلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ» ، {ظَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ خَيْرًا وَقَالُوا هَذَا إِفْكٌ مُبِينٌ} [النور: ١٢] " وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَشَارَ فِيهَا، فَقَالُوا خَيْرًا، وَقَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا كَذِبٌ وَزُورٌ، وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ يُرِيدُ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ وَبَرِيرَةَ مَوْلَاةَ عَائِشَةَ، وَجَمِيعَ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالُوا: هَذَا كَذِبٌ عَظِيمٌ "
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Why, when you heard it" [Surah An-Nur: 12], meaning why, when you heard it, did not "the believing men and believing women think well of their own selves and say: This is an obvious slander" [Surah An-Nur: 12]. The reason for this is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sought counsel about it, and they spoke well and said: O Messenger of Allah, this is a lie and a falsehood. "The believing women" refers to Zaynab bint Jahsh, Barirah, the freed slave-woman of Sayyidah Aishah, and all the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); they said: This is a tremendous lie.
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي الطَّاهِرِ بْنِ السَّرْحِ، ثنا يَحْيَى، ثنا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ: {لَوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ} [النور: ١٢] يَعْنِي: «قَذْفَ عَائِشَةَ وَصَفْوَانَ هَلَّا كَذَّبْتُمْ بِهِ؟» ، أَلَا {ظَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ} [النور: ١٢] «لِأَنَّ مِنْهُمْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ» ، {بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ خَيْرًا} [النور: ١٢] «أَلَا ظَنَّ بَعْضُهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ خَيْرًا بِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَرَوْا هَذَا» ، {وَقَالُوا هَذَا إِفْكٌ} [النور: ١٢] ، " أَلَا قَالُوا: هَذَا الْقَذْفُ كَذِبٌ بَيِّنٌ؟ "
Sa'id bin Jubayr said: "Why, when you heard it" [Surah An-Nur: 12], meaning the accusation against Sayyidah Aishah and Safwan, why did you not reject it as a lie? "Did the believing men and believing women" [Surah An-Nur: 12] — since Zaynab bint Jahsh was among them — "not think well of their own selves" [Surah An-Nur: 12], meaning why did some of them not think well of others, that they had not seen this? "And say: This is an obvious slander" [Surah An-Nur: 12], meaning why did they not say that this accusation is a clear lie?
حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ، ثنا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ النَّرْسِيُّ، ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، فِي قَوْلِهِ: {لَوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ} [النور: ١٢] : «كَذَّبْتُمْ وَقُلْتُمْ هَذَا كَذِبٌ مُبِينٌ، وَلَعَمْرِي أَنْ لَا تَكْذِبَ عَنْ أَخِيكَ الْمُسْلِمِ بِالشَّرِّ إِذَا سَمِعْتَهُ خَيْرٌ لَكَ، وَأَسْلَمُ مِنْ أَنْ تُذِيعَهُ وَتُفْشِيهِ وَتُصَدِّقُ بِهِ»
Qatadah said concerning this verse: "Why, when you heard it" [Surah An-Nur: 12]: you should have rejected it and said that this is a clear lie. By my life! When you hear something bad about your Muslim brother, not to tell a lie against him is better for you, and safer, than spreading it, publicising it and believing it.
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ الصَّنْعَانِيُّ، ثنا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ ثَوْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، فِي قَوْلِهِ {لَوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ ظَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ} [النور: ١٢] ، " يَقُولُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: أَلَا تَسْمَعُ لِقَوْلِهِ؟ "
Ibn Jurayj said concerning this verse: "Why, when you heard it, did the believing men and believing women" [Surah An-Nur: 12]: meaning some of them would say to others: Do you not listen to what he says?
