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مستدرکِ حاکم
Mustadrak al-Hakim
كتاب معرفة الصحابة رضي الله تعالى عنهم
Book of Knowing the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)
ذَهَابُ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ لِيَجِيءَ بِزَيْنَبَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ
Zayd bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) going to Makkah to bring Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her)
Mustadrak al-Hakim — Hadith 7008
اُردوEn
وقد أخبرنيه أبو محمد بن زياد العدل، حدثنا الإمام أبو بكر محمد بن إسحاق، حدثنا محمد بن يحيى، حدثنا ابن أبي مريم، فساق الحديث. قال الإمام أبو بكر في آخره (4): هذه اللفظة: "أفضلُ بناتي" معناه: أي: من أفضل بناتي؛ لأنَّ الأخبار ثابتةٌ صحيحةٌ عن النَّبيِّ ﷺ أن فاطمة ﵍ سيدة نساء هذه الأمة (5)، وكذلك ثابت عن النَّبيِّ ﷺ أنه قال: "فاطمة سيدة نساء أهل الجنة إِلَّا مريمَ بنتَ عِمران" (6)، وقد أمليتُ من هذا الجنس أنَّ العرب قد تقول: "أفضلُ" تريد: من أفضل، وفي كتبي ما فيه الغُنية والكفاية (7) إن شاء الله ﷿. وقد شَفَى الإمام أبو بكر ﵁ في بيان هذه اللفظة، ولا نزيد على ما يقوله، إذ هو الإمامُ المقدَّم حقًّا، لكن تحتَ هذه الكلمة حرفٌ يؤدِّي معنى آخر غير ما قاله، وهو: أنَّ العِلم محيطٌ بأنَّ زينب أكبر من فاطمة ﵄ سنًّا، ولدت قبلها، ويمكن أن يُقال: إنَّ رسول الله ﷺ أراد بقوله: "أفضل" أي: أكبرُ وأقدم أولادي، والله أعلم.
Imam Abu Bakr explained at the end of this narration that the true meaning of the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "Afdal banati" (the best of my daughters), is that she is "one of the best of my daughters", because it is clear from sahih and established narrations that Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) is the leader of all the women of this Ummah, and also the leader of all the women of Paradise except Maryam bint Imran.
Imam al-Hakim says: Imam Abu Bakr has done full justice in explaining this word, and we will add nothing to it, for he is the foremost Imam. However, beneath this word lies another aspect: Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) was older than Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), so it is possible that by "afdal" the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) meant the eldest and first of his children.
Imam al-Hakim says: Imam Abu Bakr has done full justice in explaining this word, and we will add nothing to it, for he is the foremost Imam. However, beneath this word lies another aspect: Sayyidah Zaynab (may Allah be pleased with her) was older than Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), so it is possible that by "afdal" the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) meant the eldest and first of his children.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Adil Murshid et al.
(4) في (ز) و (ب): آخر. وأبو بكر هذا هو الإمام محمد بن إسحاق بن خزيمة.
Note / Clarification: Manuscripts (Z) and (B) have "akhar".
Technical note / Defect ('illah): "Abu Bakr" here is Imam Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Khuzaymah.
(5) سلف برقم (4794) من حديث أم المؤمنين عائشة ﵂.
Note / Clarification: This has already passed at number (4794) as a hadith of the Mother of the Believers 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her).
(6) سلف برقم (4786) من حديث أبي سعيد الخدري ﵁.
Note / Clarification: This has already passed at number (4786) as a hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him).
(7) من ذلك قوله في "صحيحه" 4/ 174: إنَّ العرب قد تقول: إن أفضل العمل كذا، وإنما تريد: من أفضل، وخير العمل كذا، وإنما تريد من خير العمل.
General principle: Among his (Abu Bakr bin Khuzaymah's) statements is his saying in his "Sahih" (4/174): "The Arabs sometimes say: 'The best deed is such-and-such', while they only mean 'one of the best'; and 'the finest deed is such-and-such', while they only mean 'one of the finest deeds'."
Note / Clarification: Manuscripts (Z) and (B) have "akhar".
Technical note / Defect ('illah): "Abu Bakr" here is Imam Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Khuzaymah.
(5) سلف برقم (4794) من حديث أم المؤمنين عائشة ﵂.
Note / Clarification: This has already passed at number (4794) as a hadith of the Mother of the Believers 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her).
(6) سلف برقم (4786) من حديث أبي سعيد الخدري ﵁.
Note / Clarification: This has already passed at number (4786) as a hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him).
(7) من ذلك قوله في "صحيحه" 4/ 174: إنَّ العرب قد تقول: إن أفضل العمل كذا، وإنما تريد: من أفضل، وخير العمل كذا، وإنما تريد من خير العمل.
General principle: Among his (Abu Bakr bin Khuzaymah's) statements is his saying in his "Sahih" (4/174): "The Arabs sometimes say: 'The best deed is such-and-such', while they only mean 'one of the best'; and 'the finest deed is such-and-such', while they only mean 'one of the finest deeds'."
Source: Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn (Takhrij & Tahqiq: Shaykh Adil Murshid et al.), Page: 7008
