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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
الفلتان بن عاصم
Al-Faltan bin Asim
الْفَلَتَانُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ
Al-Faltan bin Asim
Musnad Abi Ya'la 1583 — we were present with the Prophet ﷺ when
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ - يَعْنِي عَنِ الْفَلَتَانِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ، قَالَ: كُنَّا، عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ، وَكَانَ إِذَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ دَامَ بَصَرُهُ مَفْتُوحَةً عَيْنَاهُ، وَفَرَغَ سَمْعُهُ، وَقَلْبُهُ لِمَا يَأْتِيَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: فَكُنَّا نَعْرِفُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ، فَقَالَ لِلْكَاتِبِ: " اكْتُبْ {لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ} [النساء: 95]، {وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ} [النساء: 95] " قَالَ: فَقَامَ الْأَعْمَى، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَا ذَنْبُنَا؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ، فَقُلْنَا لِلْأَعْمَى: إِنَّهُ يُنَزَّلُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَخَافَ أَنْ يَكُونَ يُنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ، فَبَقِيَ قَائِمًا يَقُولُ: أَعُوذُ بِغَضَبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلْكَاتِبِ: " اكْتُبْ {غَيْرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ} [النساء: 95] "
It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Faltan bin Asim (may Allah be pleased with him) that we were present with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when revelation began to come down upon him. His (peace and blessings be upon him) state was such that when revelation came down upon him, his eyes would remain open, and his hearing and his heart would be fully turned towards the words coming down from Allah Almighty. The narrator said: We used to recognise this state of his (peace and blessings be upon him). So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the scribe of the revelation: "Write: 'Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home) and those who strive in the path of Allah.'" The narrator said: On hearing this a blind man stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is our sin (that we should be deprived of this merit because of our disability)?" So Allah Almighty sent down further revelation. We told the blind man that revelation was coming down upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he remained standing where he was, afraid that some severe ruling might come down concerning his case, and he began to say: "I seek refuge from the anger of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." The narrator said: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the scribe: "Write: 'except those who are disabled.'"
