Al-Isra Ayah 56

قوله تعالى:

وَ إِمّٰا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ابْتِغٰاءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكَ تَرْجُوهٰا فَقُلْ لَهُمْ قَوْلاً مَيْسُوراً [28]

Qur’an 17:28 (al-Isra 17:28) — M. H. Shakir:

And if you turn away from them to seek mercy from your Lord, which you hope for, then speak to them a gentle word.

99- _1- ابْنُ شَهْرَ آشُوبٍ:نَقْلاً عَنْ كِتَابِ الشِّيرَازِيِّ: أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ(عَلَيْهَا السَّلاَمُ)لَمَّا ذَكَرَتْ حَالَهَا وَ سَأَلَتْ جَارِيَةً،بَكَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)فَقَالَ:«يَا فَاطِمَةُ،وَ الَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ،إِنَّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ أَرْبَعَمِائَةِ رَجُلٍ مَا لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ وَ لاَ ثِيَابٌ، وَ لَوْلاَ خَشْيَتِي خَصْلَةً لَأَعْطَيْتُكِ مَا سَأَلْتِ:يَا فَاطِمَةُ،إِنِّي لاَ أُرِيدُ أَنْ يَنْفَكَّ عَنْكِ أَجْرُكِ إِلَى الْجَارِيَةِ،وَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَخْصِمَكِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِذَا طَلَبَ حَقَّهُ مِنْكِ».ثُمَّ عَلَّمَهَا صَلاَةَ التَّسْبِيحِ،فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ:«مَضَيْتِ تُرِيدِينَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ الدُّنْيَا فَأَعْطَانَا اللَّهُ ثَوَابَ الْآخِرَةِ».

قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ فَاطِمَةَ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ: وَ إِمّٰا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ابْتِغٰاءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكَ تَرْجُوهٰا يَعْنِي عَنْ قَرَابَتِكَ وَ ابْنَتِكَ فَاطِمَةَ اِبْتِغٰاءَ يَعْنِي طَلَبَ رَحْمَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكَ يَعْنِي رِزْقاً مِنْ رَبِّكَ تَرْجُوهٰا فَقُلْ لَهُمْ قَوْلاً مَيْسُوراً يَعْنِي قَوْلاً حَسَناً.فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ أَنْفَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)جَارِيَةً إِلَيْهَا لِلْخِدْمَةِ وَ سَمَّاهَا فِضَّةَ.

99-/_1- (al-Manaqib 3:341): Ibn Shahr Ashub, quoting from the book of al-Shirazi: When Fatimah (peace be upon her) mentioned her circumstances and asked for a maidservant, the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and his family) wept and said: “O Fatimah, by Him Who sent me with the truth, in the mosque are four hundred men who have neither food nor clothing. Were it not for one thing I fear, I would give you what you asked for: O Fatimah, I do not want your reward to be cut off by being turned over to a maidservant, and I fear that Ali son of Abu Talib will dispute against you on the Day of Resurrection before Allah, Mighty and Majestic, when he seeks his right from you.” Then he taught her the Prayer of Tasbih. The Commander of the Faithful said: “You went to the Messenger of Allah seeking the world, but Allah gave us the reward of the Hereafter.”

Abu Hurayrah said: When the Messenger of Allah left Fatimah’s presence, Allah revealed to His Messenger: “And if you turn away from them to seek mercy from your Lord, which you hope for, then speak to them a gentle word,” meaning, turn away from your relatives and your daughter Fatimah while seeking—that is, requesting—mercy from your Lord, meaning provision from your Lord which you hope for; “then speak to them a gentle word,” meaning a good word. When this verse was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and his family) sent her a maidservant to serve her, and he named her Fidda.

قوله تعالى:

قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِنْ دُونِهِ فَلاٰ يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ الضُّرِّ عَنْكُمْ وَ لاٰ تَحْوِيلاً [56]

Qur’an 17:56 (al-Isra 17:56) — M. H. Shakir:

Say: Call on those whom you assert besides Him; so they shall not control the removal of distress from you nor (its) transference.

_1) -المناقب 3:341.

_1) -al-Manāqib 3:341.

99- _1- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ:عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى،عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى،عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ وَ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ،عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا،عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)قَالَ: كَانَ يَقُولُ عِنْدَ الْعِلَّةِ«اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَيَّرْتَ أَقْوَاماً فَقُلْتَ:

قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِنْ دُونِهِ فَلاٰ يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ الضُّرِّ عَنْكُمْ وَ لاٰ تَحْوِيلاً فَيَا مَنْ لاَ يَمْلِكُ كَشْفَ ضُرِّي وَ لاَ تَحْوِيلَهُ عَنِّي أَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُ،صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ،وَ اكْشِفْ ضُرِّي،وَ حَوِّلْهُ إِلَى مَنْ يَدْعُو مَعَكَ إِلَهاً آخَرَ لاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ».

99-/_1- (al-Kafi 2:1/410): Muhammad ibn Ya‘qub, from Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Najran and Ibn Faddal, from some of our companions, from Abu ‘Abdillah (peace be upon him), said: He used to say at the time of illness: “O Allah, You reproached peoples and said: ‘Say: Call on those whom you assert besides Him; so they shall not control the removal of distress from you nor its transference.’ So, O You besides Whom none controls the removal of my distress nor its transference from me—send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, remove my distress, and transfer it to the one who calls upon another god along with You; there is no god other than You.”

_2 -الطبرسيّ:عن ابن عبّاس،و الحسن،في قوله تعالى: اُدْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِنْ دُونِهِ المراد بالذين من دونه هم الملائكة و المسيح و عزير.

_2 -al-Tabrasi: ‘an Ibn ‘Abbas, wa al-Hasan, fi qawlihi ta‘ala: ud‘ū alladhīna za‘amtum min dūnihī al-murādu bi-alladhīna min dūnihī humu al-malā’ikatu wa al-Masīḥu wa ‘Uzayr.

_2 -al-Tabrasi: from Ibn ‘Abbas and al-Hasan, regarding His saying, “Call on those whom you assert besides Him,” the ones meant by “besides Him” are the angels, and the Messiah, and ‘Uzayr.

قوله تعالى:

وَ لَئِنْ شِئْنٰا لَنَذْهَبَنَّ بِالَّذِي أَوْحَيْنٰا إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ لاٰ تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِ عَلَيْنٰا وَكِيلاً [86]

Qur’an 17:86 (al-Isra 17:86) — M. H. Shakir:

And if We please We should certainly take away that which We have revealed to you, then you would not find for it any protector against Us.

99- _3- السَّيُوطِيُّ فِي(الدُّرِّ الْمَنْثُورِ)يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ،أَنَّهُ قَالَ: قَدِمَ وَفْدُ الْيَمَنِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ) فَقَالُوا:أَبَيْتَ اللَّعْنَ.فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ):«سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ!إِنَّمَا يُقَالُ هَذَا لِلْمَلِكِ وَ لَسْتُ مَلِكاً،أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ».فَقَالُوا:إِنَّا لاَ نَدْعُوكَ بِاسْمِكَ.قَالَ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ):«فَأَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ».

فَقَالُوا:يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ،إِنَّا قَدْ خَبَأْنَا لَكَ خَبِيئاً.فَقَالَ:«سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ!إِنَّمَا يُفْعَلُ هَذَا بِالْكَاهِنِ،وَ الْكَاهِنُ وَ الْمُتَكَهِّنُ وَ الْكِهَانَةُ فِي النَّارِ».

فَقَالَ لَهُ أَحَدُهُمْ:فَمَنْ يَشْهَدُ لَكَ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟فَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى حَفْنَةِ حَصًا فَأَخَذَهَا فَقَالَ:«هَذَا يَشْهَدُ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ»فَسَبَّحْنَ فِي يَدِهِ فَقُلْنَ:نَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ.فَقَالُوا لَهُ:أَسْمِعْنَا بَعْضَ مَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْكَ.فَقَرَأَ: وَ الصَّافّٰاتِ صَفًّا حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى قَوْلِهِ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهٰابٌ ثٰاقِبٌ [1]فَإِنَّهُ لَسَاكِنٌ مَا يَنْبِضُ مِنْهُ عِرْقٌ؛وَ إِنَّ دُمُوعَهُ لَتَسْبِقُهُ إِلَى لِحْيَتِهِ،فَقَالُوا لَهُ:إِنَّا نَرَاكَ تَبْكِي!أَ مِنْ خَوْفِ الَّذِي بَعَثَكَ تَبْكِي؟!قَالَ:«بَلْ مِنْ خَوْفِ الَّذِي بَعَثَنِي أَبْكِي،إِنَّهُ بَعَثَنِي عَلَى طَرِيقٍ مِثْلِ حَدِّ السَّيْفِ،إِنْ زِغْتُ عَنْهُ هَلَكْتُ».ثُمَّ قَرَأَ وَ لَئِنْ شِئْنٰا لَنَذْهَبَنَّ بِالَّذِي أَوْحَيْنٰا إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ لاٰ تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِ عَلَيْنٰا وَكِيلاً .

99-/_3- (al-Durr al-Manthūr 5:334): Al-Suyuti, in al-Durr al-Manthūr, transmitting up to Ibn ‘Abbas, that he said: The delegation of Yemen came to the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and his family) and said, “You who refuse the curse.” The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and his family) said: “Glory be to Allah! This is said to a king, and I am not a king; I am Muhammad son of ‘Abd Allah.” They said, “We will not call you by your name.” He (Allah bless him and his family) said: “Then I am Abu’l-Qasim.”

They said, “O Abu’l-Qasim, we have concealed something for you.” He said: “Glory be to Allah! This is only done with a soothsayer, and the soothsayer, the one who seeks soothsaying, and soothsaying are in the Fire.”

One of them said to him, “Who bears witness for you that you are the Messenger of Allah?” He stretched his hand to a handful of pebbles, took them, and said: “These bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah.” They glorified in his hand and said: “We bear witness that you are the Messenger of Allah.” They said to him, “Recite to us some of what has been sent down to you.” So he recited: “By those who set the ranks in ranks…” until he reached His saying, “so there follows it a piercing flame” [1]. He was motionless; not a vein in him throbbed; and his tears indeed preceded him to his beard. They said to him, “We see you weeping! Do you weep from fear of the One Who sent you?” He said: “Rather, I weep from fear of the One Who sent me. He has sent me upon a path like the edge of a sword; if I deviate from it, I perish.” Then he recited: “And if We please We should certainly take away that which We have revealed to you; then you would not find for it any protector against Us.”

_1) -الكافي 2:1/410.

_1) -al-Kāfī 2:1/410.

_2) -مجمع البيان 6:651.

_2) -Majma‘ al-Bayān 6:651.

_3) -الدّر المنثور 5:334.

_3) -al-Durr al-Manthūr 5:334.

[1] الصافّات 37:1-10.

[1] al-Sāffāt 37:1-10.