حَدَّثَنَا
قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ
الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ، عَنْ
أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَن رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ عَلَى
أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَا أُبَيُّ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَالْتَفَتَ أُبَيٌّ وَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ وَصَلَّى أُبَيٌّ فَخَفَّفَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ مَا مَنَعَكَ يَا أُبَيُّ أَنْ تُجِيبَنِي إِذْ دَعَوْتُكَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ ، قَالَ : أَفَلَمْ تَجِدْ فِيمَا أَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَيَّ أَنِ اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ سورة الأنفال آية 24 ، قَالَ : بَلَى ، وَلَا أَعُودُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، قَالَ : أَتُحِبُّ أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكَ سُورَةً لَمْ يَنْزِلْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ وَلَا فِي الزَّبُورِ وَلَا فِي الْفُرْقَانِ مِثْلُهَا ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ ، قَالَ : فَقَرَأَ أُمَّ الْقُرْآنِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا أُنْزِلَتْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَلَا فِي الْإِنْجِيلِ وَلَا فِي الزَّبُورِ وَلَا فِي الْفُرْقَانِ مِثْلُهَا ، وَإِنَّهَا سَبْعٌ مِنَ الْمَثَانِي ، وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُعْطِيتُهُ " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ، وَفِي الْبَابِ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، وَفِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُعَلَّى .
´Narrated Abu Hurairah:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to Ubayy bin Ka'b, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O Ubayy!" And he was performing Salat, so Ubayy turned around but he did not respond to him, so Ubayy finished his Salat quickly. Then he turned to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: 'As-Salamu 'Alaikum, O Messenger of Allah!' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Wa 'Alaikum As-Salam - what prevented you from responding to me when I called you Ubayy?' He said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I was performing Salat.' So he said: 'Do you not find among what Allah revealed to me: Respond to Allah and to the Messenger when they call you to what gives you life?' He said: 'Of course, I shall not repeat that, if Allah wills.' He said: 'Would you like for me to teach you a Surah the likes of which has neither been revealed in the Tawrah, nor the Injil, nor the Zabur, nor in the entire Qur'an?' He said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'What do you recite in your Salat?' He said: 'I recite Umm Al-Qur'an.' So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! The like of it has neither been revealed in the Tawrah, nor the Injil nor the Zabur, nor in the Furqan. It is the seven oft-repeated, and the Magnificent Qur'an which I was given.'"
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
"O you who believe! Respond to Allah and the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life." ( , Al-Anfal 24) Based on this divine command, it was obligatory upon the Companions (radi Allahu anhum) to respond to the call of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), even if they were in prayer. However, this Companion had understood that this command was for outside of prayer, and thus did not respond.
2:
Since it contains seven verses, it is called "Sab‘" (the Seven). And because this surah is repeated in every prayer, it is called "Mathani" (the Oft-Repeated). Or, it is called "Mathani" because its revelation occurred twice: once in Makkah and once in Madinah.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2875