صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب فضائل الصحابةThe Book of the Merits of the Companions
باب فَضَائِلِ حَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ:Chapter: The Virtues Of Hassan Bin Thabit (RA)
Hadith 2489
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَي بْنُ يَحْيَي ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَي بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : قَالَ حَسَّانُ : " يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، ائْذَنْ لِي فِي أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، قَالَ : كَيْفَ بِقَرَابَتِي مِنْهُ ؟ قَالَ : وَالَّذِي أَكْرَمَكَ لَأَسُلَّنَّكَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا تُسَلُّ الشَّعْرَةُ مِنَ الْخَمِيرِ ، فَقَالَ حَسَّانُ : وَإِنَّ سَنَامَ الْمَجْدِ مِنْ آلِ هَاشِمٍ بَنُو بِنْتِ مَخْزُومٍ وَوَالِدُكَ الْعَبْدُ ، قَصِيدَتَهُ هَذِهِ .
'A'isha reported that Hassin said: Allah's Messenger, permit me to write satire against Abu Sufyan (RA) , whereupon he said: How can it be because I am also related to him? Thereupon he (Hassan) said: By Him Who has honoured you. I shall draw you out from them (their family) just as hair is drawn out from the fermented (flour). Thereupon Hassan said: The dignity and greatness belongs to the tribe of Bint Makhzum from amongst the tribe of Hisham, whereas your father was a slave.
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حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ ، بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ ، قَالَتْ : اسْتَأْذَنَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي هِجَاءِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ ، وَقَالَ : بَدَلَ الْخَمِيرِ الْعَجِينِ .
'Urwa reported on the same chain of transmitters that Hassan b. Thabit sought permission from Allah's Apostle (صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) to satirise against the polytheists, but he did not mention Abu Sufyan. And instead of the word al- Khamir, the word al-'Ajin was used.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Sanam al-majd:
The hump of greatness and glory,
meaning elevation and loftiness.
Benefits and Issues:
Your paternal cousin, Abu Sufyan ibn Harith,
used to satirize you before accepting Islam.
Therefore, Hazrat Hassan (radi Allahu anhu) sought permission to satirize and condemn him, but you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said,
“He is my close relative;
our grandfather is the same.
In satirizing him, I too will be condemned.” So Hazrat Hassan (radi Allahu anhu) said,
“You will not be condemned.” And by “bint Makhzum” is meant Fatimah bint Amr ibn ‘A’idh ibn ‘Imran ibn Makhzum, who is the mother of Abdullah,
Zubair, and Abu Talib,
and the grandmother of Abu Sufyan is Sumayyah bint Mawhib, and Mawhib
was a servant of the descendants of Abd Manaf.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Sanam al-majd:
The hump of greatness and glory,
meaning elevation and loftiness.
Benefits and Issues:
Your paternal cousin, Abu Sufyan ibn Harith,
used to satirize you before accepting Islam.
Therefore, Hazrat Hassan (radi Allahu anhu) sought permission to satirize and condemn him, but you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said,
“He is my close relative;
our grandfather is the same.
In satirizing him, I too will be condemned.” So Hazrat Hassan (radi Allahu anhu) said,
“You will not be condemned.” And by “bint Makhzum” is meant Fatimah bint Amr ibn ‘A’idh ibn ‘Imran ibn Makhzum, who is the mother of Abdullah,
Zubair, and Abu Talib,
and the grandmother of Abu Sufyan is Sumayyah bint Mawhib, and Mawhib
was a servant of the descendants of Abd Manaf.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6393
