حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْد اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا
الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ
مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ
مَسْرُوقٍ ، عَنْ
خَبَّابٍ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ رَجُلًا قَيْنًا ، وَكَانَ لِي عَلَى الْعَاصِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ حَقٌّ ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ أَتَقَاضَاهُ ، فَقَالَ : لَا أُعْطِيكَ حَتَّى تَكْفُرَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ ، فَقُلْتُ : لَا وَاللَّهِ ، لَا أَكْفُرُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، حَتَّى تَمُوتَ ثُمَّ تُبْعَثَ ، قَالَ : فَضَحِكَ ، ثُمّ قَالَ : سَيَكُونُ لِي ثَمَّ مَالٌ وَوَلَدٌ فَأُعْطِيكَ حَقَّكَ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى :
أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ بِآيَاتِنَا وَقَالَ لأُوتَيَنَّ مَالا وَوَلَدًا أَطَّلَعَ الْغَيْبَ أَمِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ عَهْدًا سورة مريم آية 77 - 78 .
Hazrat Khabbab bin Al-Aratt (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I used to work with iron in Makkah Mukarramah and I was working for ‘As bin Wa’il. Once, a sum of dirhams became due to me from him. I came to him to demand them, so he said, “I will not pay your debt until you deny Muhammad.” I said, “I will not deny Muhammad, not even if you die and are brought back to life.” He said, “When I am brought back to life, I will have wealth and children (then I will pay your debt).” I mentioned this incident to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so Allah revealed this verse: “Have you seen the one who disbelieves in Our verses and says, ‘I will surely be given wealth and children [in the Hereafter]?’”