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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب النكاح
Book of Marriage
باب: ما أمره الله تعالى به من أن يدفع بالتي هي أحسن السيئة، فقال: {ادفع بالتي هي أحسن}
Chapter: What Allah the Exalted commanded him (peace and blessings be upon him) of repelling evil with what is better, saying: "Repel evil with that which is best"
Bayhaqi 13298 — What Allah the Exalted commanded him ﷺ of repelling
قَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ التَّفْسِيرِ: وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ أَبَا جَهْلٍ لَعَنَهُ اللهُ كَانَ يُؤْذِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَهُ مُبْغِضًا يَكْرَهُهُ وَيَكْرَهُ رُؤْيَتَهُ فَأَمَرَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى بِالْعَفْوِ وَالصَّفْحِ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: وَهَذَا الَّذِي حَكَاهُ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ التَّفْسِيرِ.
Some of the scholars of tafsir said: "That was because Abu Jahl, may Allah curse him, used to harm the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) detested him, disliked him and disliked even seeing him; so Allah Almighty commanded him (peace and blessings be upon him) to pardon and overlook."
The Shaykh (Imam al-Bayhaqi) (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And this is what Abu al-Abbas reported from some of the scholars of tafsir."
The Shaykh (Imam al-Bayhaqi) (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And this is what Abu al-Abbas reported from some of the scholars of tafsir."
أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْإِمَامُ، أنبأ عَبْدُ الْخَالِقِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنِ الْهُذَيْلِ، عَنْ مُقَاتِلِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ} [فصلت: ٣٤]، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ أَبَا جَهْلٍ لَعَنَهُ اللهُ كَانَ يُؤْذِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَهُ مُبْغِضًا يَكْرَهُ رُؤْيَتَهُ، فَأَمَرَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى بِالْعَفْوِ وَالصَّفْحِ، يَقُولُ: فَإِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا جَهْلٍ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ فِي الدُّنْيَا حَمِيمٌ لَكَ فِي النَّسَبِ الشَّفِيقُ عَلَيْكَ، وَقَالَ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ السَّيِّئَةَ} [المؤمنون: ٩٦] نَزَلَتْ فِي النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبِي جَهْلٍ حِينَ جَهِلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ".
"Good and evil are not equal. Repel (evil) with that which is better." [Surah Fussilat: 34] Abu Jahl (may Allah Almighty curse him) used to harm the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked him, so Allah commanded His Prophet to be patient and overlook. He said: When you do this, then "the one between whom and you there is enmity", that is, Abu Jahl, will become your friend in this world and will be "hamim", that is, he will show you kindness out of regard for your kinship.
And he said, concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: "Repel evil with that which is better" [Surah al-Mu'minun: 96]: It was revealed about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Jahl, when he behaved ignorantly towards the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
And he said, concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: "Repel evil with that which is better" [Surah al-Mu'minun: 96]: It was revealed about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Jahl, when he behaved ignorantly towards the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
