Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Regarding the Verse: And say not to anyone who offers you peace (by accepting Islam), You are not a believer. There was a man amidst his sheep. The Muslims pursued him, and he said (to them) Peace be on you. But they killed him and took over his sheep. Thereupon Allah revealed in that concern, the above Verse up to:-- ...seeking the perishable good of this life. (4.94) i.e. those sheep.
Read More..Narrated Zaid bin Thabit: That the Prophet dictated to him: Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah. Zaid added: Ibn Um Maktum came while the Prophet was dictating to me and said, O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, if I had the power to fight (in Allah's Cause), I would, and he was a blind man. So Allah revealed to his Apostle while his thigh was on my thigh, and his thigh became so heavy that I was afraid it might fracture my thigh. Then that state of the Prophet passed and Allah revealed:-- Except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc).
Read More..Narrated Al-Bara: When the Verse:-- Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home) (4.95) was revealed, Allah Apostle called for Zaid who wrote it. In the meantime Ibn Um Maktum came and complained of his blindness, so Allah revealed: Except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame... etc.) (4.95)
Read More..Narrated Al-Bara: When the Verse:-- Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), (4.95) was revealed, the Prophet said, Call so-and-so. That person came to him with an ink-pot and a wooden board or a shoulder scapula bone. The Prophet said (to him), Write: 'Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah. Ibn Um Maktum who was sitting behind the Prophet then said, O Allah's Messenger ! I am a blind man. So there was revealed in the place of that Verse, the Verse:-- Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home) except those who are disabled (by injury, or are blind or lame etc.) and those who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah. (4.95)
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Not equal are those believers who sat (at home) and did not join the Badr battle and those who joined the Badr battle.
Read More..Narrated Muhammad bin `Abdur-Rahman Abu Al-Aswad: The people of Medina were forced to prepare an army (to fight against the people of Sham during the caliphate of `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair at Mecca), and I was enlisted in it; Then I met `Ikrima, the freed slave of Ibn `Abbas, and informed him (about it), and he forbade me strongly to do so (i.e. to enlist in that army), and then said, Ibn `Abbas informed me that some Muslim people were with the pagans, increasing the number of the pagans against Allah's Messenger . An arrow used to be shot which would hit one of them (the Muslims in the company of the pagans) and kill him, or he would be struck and killed (with a sword). Then Allah revealed:-- Verily! as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (by staying among the disbelievers) (4.97) Abu Aswad added, Except the weak ones among men, women,... (4.98)
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