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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب تفسير القرآن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapters on Tafsir
باب وَمِنْ سُورَةِ الْعَنْكَبُوتِChapter: Interpretation of Some Verses of Surah Al-Ankabut
Hadith 3189
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، قَال : سَمِعْتُ مُصْعَبَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ يُحَدِّثُ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ : أُنْزِلَتْ فِيَّ أَرْبَعُ آيَاتٍ ، فَذَكَرَ قِصَّةً ، فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَعْدٍ : أَلَيْسَ قَدْ أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِالْبِرِّ ؟ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَطْعَمُ طَعَامًا وَلَا أَشْرَبُ شَرَابًا حَتَّى أَمُوتَ أَوْ تَكْفُرَ ، قَالَ : فَكَانُوا إِذَا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يُطْعِمُوهَا شَجَرُوا فَاهَا ، فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ : وَوَصَّيْنَا الإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حُسْنًا وَإِنْ جَاهَدَاكَ لِتُشْرِكَ بِي سورة العنكبوت آية 8 الْآيَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Narrated Mus'ab bin Sa'd:` that his father, Sa'd, said: "Four Ayat were revealed about me" and he mentioned the story. Umm Sa'd had said: "Did not Allah command you to honor (your parents). By Allah! I will not eat or drink anything until I die or you renounce (Islam)." He said: "So when they wanted to make her eat, they would force her mouth open. So this Ayah was revealed: And We have enjoined on man to be dutiful to his parents; but if they strive to make you associate (partners) with Me, of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not (29:8)."
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Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, Sa'd radi Allahu anhu's polytheist and disbelieving mother was urging him towards disbelief and polytheism under the pretext of "Allah's command to show kindness to one's parents."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, the polytheist and disbelieving mother of Sa'd radi Allahu anhu was inciting him towards disbelief and polytheism under the pretext of Allah's command to "show kindness to parents."
2:
We have enjoined upon man to show kindness (and good conduct) to his parents, but if they strive to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them (: al-Ankabut: 8).
1:
That is, the polytheist and disbelieving mother of Sa'd radi Allahu anhu was inciting him towards disbelief and polytheism under the pretext of Allah's command to "show kindness to parents."
2:
We have enjoined upon man to show kindness (and good conduct) to his parents, but if they strive to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them (: al-Ankabut: 8).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3189
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues:
This hadith establishes that it is better to perform the night prayer (Salat al-Layl) in sets of two rak‘ahs, ending each set with salam, and this is exactly how Ibn ‘Umar radi Allahu anhuma understood its meaning.
Therefore, the interpretation by the Hanafis—that one sits after the second rak‘ah and then stands up—is contrary to both the understanding of Ibn ‘Umar radi Allahu anhuma and the apparent meaning of the hadith. Among the Hanafis, the understanding of the narrator is even given preference over the hadith itself.
But here, the understanding of the narrator has been ignored solely to avoid having to accept a single rak‘ah for witr, and so that it can be interpreted that, instead of praying two rak‘ahs with the last pair, one prays a single rak‘ah and thus completes three rak‘ahs of witr.
However, this interpretation contradicts the final words of the hadith: “this rak‘ah will make all of his prayer witr,” because according to this, the last pair becomes witr.
Then, what is the need to connect it to the previous pairs?
This hadith establishes that it is better to perform the night prayer (Salat al-Layl) in sets of two rak‘ahs, ending each set with salam, and this is exactly how Ibn ‘Umar radi Allahu anhuma understood its meaning.
Therefore, the interpretation by the Hanafis—that one sits after the second rak‘ah and then stands up—is contrary to both the understanding of Ibn ‘Umar radi Allahu anhuma and the apparent meaning of the hadith. Among the Hanafis, the understanding of the narrator is even given preference over the hadith itself.
But here, the understanding of the narrator has been ignored solely to avoid having to accept a single rak‘ah for witr, and so that it can be interpreted that, instead of praying two rak‘ahs with the last pair, one prays a single rak‘ah and thus completes three rak‘ahs of witr.
However, this interpretation contradicts the final words of the hadith: “this rak‘ah will make all of his prayer witr,” because according to this, the last pair becomes witr.
Then, what is the need to connect it to the previous pairs?
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1748
