Hadith 2172
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ الْجَرْمِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَ عُمَرُ يَدْعُونِي مَعَ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَيَقُولُ لِي : لا تَكَلَّمْ حَتَّى يَتَكَلَّمُوا . قَالَ : فَدَعَاهُمْ فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ ، فَقَالَ : أَرَأَيْتُمْ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الأَوَاخِرِ " ، أَيُّ لَيْلَةٍ تَرَوْنَهَا ؟ قَالَ : فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : لَيْلَةُ إِحْدَى ، وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : لَيْلَةُ ثَلاثٍ ، وَقَالَ آخَرُ : خَمْسٍ ، وَأَنَا سَاكِتٌ . قَالَ : فَقَالَ : مَا لَكَ لا تَتَكَلَّمُ ؟ قَالَ : قُلْتُ : إِنْ أَذِنَتْ لِي يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ تَكَلَّمْتُ . قَالَ : فَقَالَ : مَا أُرْسِلْتُ إِلَيْكَ إِلا لِتَتَكَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : أُحَدِّثَكُمْ بِرَأْيِي ؟ قَالَ : عَنْ ذَلِكَ نَسْأَلُكَ . قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : السَّبْعُ . رَأَيْتُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ذَكَرَ سَبْعَ سَمَوَاتٍ ، وَمِنَ الأَرْضِ سَبْعًا ، وَخَلَقَ الإِنْسَانَ مِنْ سَبْعٍ ، وَنَبْتُ الأَرْضِ سَبْعٌ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَ : هَذَا أَخْبَرْتَنِي مَا أَعْلَمُ ، أَرَأَيْتَ مَا لا أَعْلَمُ ؟ مَا هُوَ قَوْلُكَ : نَبْتُ الأَرْضِ سَبْعٌ ؟ قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ : ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الأَرْضَ شَقًّا فَأَنْبَتْنَا سورة عبس آية 26 - 27 ، إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا سورة عبس آية 31 ، وَالأَبُّ نَبْتُ الأَرْضِ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُهُ الدَّوَابُّ ، وَلا يَأْكُلُهُ النَّاسُ . قَالَ : فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : أَعَجَزْتُمْ أَنْ تَقُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ هَذَا الْغُلامُ الَّذِي لَمْ تَجْتَمِعْ شُئُونُ رَأْسِهِ بَعْدُ ؟ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا أَرَى الْقَوْلَ إِلا كَمَا قُلْتَ . وَقَالَ : قَدْ كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُكَ أَنْ لا تَكَلَّمَ حَتَّى يَتَكَلَّمُوا ، وَإِنِّي آمُرُكَ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ مَعَهُمْ
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to call me along with the companions of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and instructed me not to speak until the companions had finished their conversation. He says that he called the companions and asked them about Laylat al-Qadr and said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Seek Laylat al-Qadr in the last ten nights." Tell me, in your opinion, which night is it? Some said it is the twenty-first night. Some said it is the thirtieth night, and some said it is the twenty-fifth night. During this, I remained silent. Then he said to me, "Why do you not speak?" I said, "O Commander of the Faithful, if you permit me, I will speak." He said, "I have called you only so that you may speak." So I said, "Shall I state it according to my opinion?" Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "We have asked for your opinion." So I said, "It is the twenty-seventh night. I have observed that Allah Almighty has mentioned seven heavens and seven earths. Man was created from seven, and the plants of the earth are also of seven kinds." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "You have told me things that I know. Tell me something that I do not know. The plants of the earth are of seven kinds—what do you mean by this?" I said, "Indeed, Allah Almighty says: « ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقًّا ۔ ۔ ۔ وَفَاكِهَةً وَأَبًّا » [ سورة عبس : 31 ۔ 26 ] 'Then We split the earth in clefts, then We caused to grow therein grain, and grapes and herbs, and olives and date-palms, and dense gardens, and fruits and pastures.' And by 'abb' is meant the fodder which animals eat and humans do not eat." So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Are you even unable to explain like that child whose intellect has not yet matured? By Allah, my opinion is also in agreement with yours." And he said, "I had instructed you not to speak until these companions had finished their conversation, and now I instruct you to converse along with them."
