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مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند المكيين
Musnad of the Makkans
حَدِيثُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ
Hadith of Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him)
Musnad Ahmad 15795 — Hadith of Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari
(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَتَّابُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ مَوْلَى بَنِي سَلِمَةَ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ يُحَدِّثُ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : كَانَ النَّاسُ فِي رَمَضَانَ إِذَا صَامَ الرَّجُلُ فَأَمْسَى ، فَنَامَ ، حَرُمَ عَلَيْهِ الطَّعَامُ وَالشَّرَابُ وَالنِّسَاءُ حَتَّى يُفْطِرَ مِنَ الْغَدِ ، فَرَجَعَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَقَدْ سَهِرَ عِنْدَهُ ، فَوَجَدَ امْرَأَتَهُ قَدْ نَامَتْ ، فَأَرَادَهَا ، فَقَالَتْ : إِنِّي قَدْ نِمْتُ ، قَالَ : مَا نِمْتِ , ثُمَّ وَقَعَ بِهَا ، وَصَنَعَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، فَغَدَا عُمَرُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى : عَلِمَ اللَّهُ أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَخْتَانُونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَعَفَا عَنْكُمْ سورة البقرة آية 187 .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the beginning of Ramadan, when a fasting person slept at night, eating, drinking, and approaching one's wife would become forbidden for him until he broke his fast the next day. Once, Sayyiduna Umar spent some time at night with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and then returned home to find his wife sleeping. He intended to fulfill his desire with her, so she said, "I had fallen asleep." Sayyiduna Umar said, "Where had you slept?" Then he fulfilled his desire with her. The same happened with Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him). The next day, when Sayyiduna Umar informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) of this incident, Allah revealed this verse: "Allah knows that you were betraying yourselves, so He turned to you and forgave you."
