سنن سعید بن منصور
Sunan Sa'id
كتاب التفسيرBook of Tafsir (Quranic Exegesis)
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُعْجِبُكَ قَوْلُهُ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيُشْهِدُ اللهَ عَلَى مَا فِي قَلْبِهِ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ الْخِصَامِ}
His saying, Exalted is He: {And among the people is he whose speech pleases you in worldly life, and he calls Allah to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents.}
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Hadith 361
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نَا أَبُو مَعْشَرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ: جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّا نَجِدُ فِي بَعْضِ الْكُتُبِ: أَنَّ لِلهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عِبَادًا أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ أَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ، وَقُلُوبُهُمْ أَمَرُّ مِنَ الصَّبْرِ، يَلْبَسُونَ لِلنَّاسِ مُسُوكَ الضَّأْنِ مِنَ اللِّينِ، وَيَخْتِلُونَ الدُّنْيَا بِالدِّينِ، قَالَ اللهُ: عَلَيَّ يَجْتَرِئُونَ ؟ وَبِي يَغْتَرُّونَ ؟ بِعِزَّتِي، لَأُتِيحَنَّ لَهُمْ فِتْنَةً تَدَعُ الْحَلِيمَ حَيْرَانَ . فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ: هَذَا فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ { وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُعْجِبُكَ قَوْلُهُ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيُشْهِدُ اللهَ عَلَى مَا فِي قَلْبِهِ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ الْخِصَامِ } فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: قَدْ عَلِمْنَا فِيمَنْ أُنْزِلَتْ . فَقَالَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدٌ: إِنَّ الْأَمْرَ يَنْزِلُ فِي الرَّجُلِ، ثُمَّ يَكُونُ عَامًّا .
A man came to Muhammad bin Ka'b (may Allah have mercy on him) and said: "We find these words in some books, that there are some servants of Allah, whose tongues are sweeter than honey, but their hearts are harder than patience. They show gentleness to people as if they are wearing the skin of a sheep, but they cunningly seek the world through religion." Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: "Do they dare against Me? And do they deceive Me? By My honor! I will impose upon them such a trial that even the wise will be left astonished and bewildered." Muhammad bin Ka'b (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This matter is present in the Book of Allah," and then he recited this verse: ﴿وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُعْجِبُكَ قَوْلُهُ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ عَلَى مَا فِي قَلْبِهِ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ الْخِصَامِ﴾ (And among the people is he whose speech pleases you in worldly life, and he calls Allah to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents). The man said: "We know about whom this verse was revealed." Muhammad bin Ka'b (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The ruling is first revealed about one person, but then it becomes general for everyone."
Hadith 362
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نَا أَبُو شِهَابٍ، عَنْ لَيْثِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ قَالَ: يَقُولُ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: مَا بَالُ أَقْوَامٍ يَتَفَقَّهُونَ لِغَيْرِ عِبَادَتِي، يَلْبَسُونَ مُسُوكَ الضَّأْنِ، قُلُوبُهُمْ أَمَرُّ مِنَ الصَّبِرِ ؟ أَبِي يَغْتَرُّونَ ؟ أَوْ إِيَّايَ يُخَادِعُونَ ؟ بِي حَلَفْتُ لَأُتِيحَنَّ لَهُمْ فِتْنَةً تَدَعُ الْحَلِيمَ فِيهَا حَيْرَانَ .
It is narrated from Abu Ubaidah (may Allah have mercy on him) that Allah, the Exalted, says: "What is the matter with some people that they acquire knowledge of the religion, but not for My worship? They wear the skins of sheep, yet their hearts are harder than patience itself! Are they deceiving Me? Or do they wish to beguile Me? By My oath! I will inflict upon them a trial that will astonish and confound even the wise."
