An-Nahl Ayah 4-6

وَ الْإِنْسَ وَ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ،وَ لَمْ يَعْبُدِ اللَّهَ مَلَكٌ [1] وَ لاَ إِنْسٌ وَ لاَ جَانٌّ إِلاَّ بِشَهَادَةِ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً رَسُولُ اللَّهِ،وَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ خَلْقاً إِلاَّ لِعِبَادَتِهِ».

Translation: And humans and angels—and no angel, nor human, nor jinn has worshiped Allah except by bearing witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has not created any creature except for His worship.

99-/5967 _6- الْعَيَّاشِيُّ:عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ،عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا،عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ أَتىٰ أَمْرُ اللّٰهِ فَلاٰ تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ .

قَالَ:«إِذَا أَخْبَرَ اللَّهُ النَّبِيَّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)بِشَيْءٍ إِلَى الْوَقْتِ فَهُوَ قَوْلُهُ أَتىٰ أَمْرُ اللّٰهِ فَلاٰ تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتُ».وَ قَالَ:«إِنَّ اللَّهَ إِذَا أَخْبَرَ أَنَّ شَيْئاً كَائِنٌ فَكَأَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ».

99-/5967 Translation: Al-‘Ayyāshī, from Hishām b. Sālim, from some of our companions, from Abū ‘Abd Allāh (peace be upon him), who said: I asked him about Allah’s saying: “The command of Allah has come, therefore do not seek to hasten it.” [Quran 16:1, M. H. Shakir] He said: When Allah informs the Prophet (blessings of Allah upon him and his family) about something for a set time, that is His saying: “The command of Allah has come, therefore do not seek to hasten it,” until that time comes. And he said: When Allah informs that a thing will be, it is as though it has already been.

99-/5968 _7- عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ،عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ): «أَنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يُبَايِعُ الْقَائِمَ جَبْرَئِيلُ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ فِي صُورَةِ طَيْرٍ أَبْيَضَ فَيُبَايِعُهُ،ثُمَّ يَضَعُ رِجْلاً عَلَى الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ وَ رِجْلاً عَلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ،ثُمَّ يُنَادِي بِصَوْتٍ رَفِيعٍ يَسْمَعُ الْخَلاَئِقُ: أَتىٰ أَمْرُ اللّٰهِ فَلاٰ تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ ».

وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى عَنْ أَبَانٍ،عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،نَحْوَهُ [2].

99-/5968 Translation: From Abān b. Taghlib, from Abū ‘Abd Allāh (peace be upon him): “The first to give allegiance to the Qā’im will be Jibrīl (peace be upon him). He will descend to him in the form of a white bird and pledge allegiance to him; then he will place one foot upon the Sacred House and the other upon Bayt al-Maqdis, then he will call out with a loud voice heard by the creatures: ‘The command of Allah has come, therefore do not seek to hasten it.’” [Quran 16:1, M. H. Shakir] And in another narration from Abān, from Abū Ja‘far (peace be upon him), something similar.

99-/5969 _8-و قال عليّ بن إبراهيم:نزلت لمَّا سألتْ قريش رسولَ اللّه(صلّى اللّه عليه و آله)أن ينزل عليهم العذاب، فأنزل اللّه تبارك و تعالى: أَتىٰ أَمْرُ اللّٰهِ فَلاٰ تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ و قوله: يُنَزِّلُ الْمَلاٰئِكَةَ بِالرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ يعني بالقوة التي جعلها اللّه فيهم.

99-/5969 Translation: And ‘Alī b. Ibrāhīm said: It was revealed when Quraysh asked the Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) to send punishment down upon them. So Allah, Blessed and Exalted, revealed: “The command of Allah has come, therefore do not seek to hasten it” and His saying: “He sends down the angels with the Spirit by His command,” meaning the power which Allah has placed in them. [Quran 16:1–2, M. H. Shakir: “The command of Allah has come, therefore do not seek to hasten it; glory be to Him, and highly exalted be He above what they associate (with Him). He sends down the angels with the Spirit by His command on whom He pleases of His servants, saying: Give the warning that there is no god but Me, therefore be careful (of your duty) to Me.”]

99-/5970 _9- ثُمَّ قَالَ:وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي الْجَارُودِ،عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ) فِي قَوْلِهِ عَلىٰ مَنْ يَشٰاءُ مِنْ عِبٰادِهِ أَنْ أَنْذِرُوا أَنَّهُ لاٰ إِلٰهَ إِلاّٰ أَنَا فَاتَّقُونِ يَقُولُ:«بِالْكِتَابِ وَ النُّبُوَّةِ».

99-/5970 Translation: Then he said: And in the narration of Abū al-Jārūd, from Abū Ja‘far (peace be upon him), regarding His saying: “on whom He pleases of His servants: Give the warning that there is no god but Me, therefore be careful (of your duty) to Me,” he said: “With the Book and the Prophethood.” [Quran 16:2, M. H. Shakir]

قوله تعالى:

خَلَقَ الْإِنْسٰانَ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ فَإِذٰا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُبِينٌ -إلى قوله تعالى- حِينَ تُرِيحُونَ وَ حِينَ تَسْرَحُونَ [4-6]

Translation [Quran 16:4–6, M. H. Shakir]: He created man from a small seed and lo! he is an open contender. And the cattle He has created for you; in them there is warmth and (other) advantages, and of them you eat. And there is beauty in them for you when you drive them home in the evening and when you send them forth to pasture.

99-/5971 _1-و قال عليّ بن إبراهيم،في قوله: خَلَقَ الْإِنْسٰانَ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ فَإِذٰا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُبِينٌ قال:خلقه من قطرة من ماء مهين [1]،فيكون خصيما متكلما بليغا.

99-/5971 Translation: And ‘Alī b. Ibrāhīm said regarding His saying, “He created man from a small seed, and lo! he is an open contender”: He created him from a drop of vile water, and he then becomes disputatious, articulate, and eloquent.

99-/5972 _2-ثم قال:و قال أبو الجارود في قوله: وَ الْأَنْعٰامَ خَلَقَهٰا لَكُمْ فِيهٰا دِفْءٌ وَ مَنٰافِعُ و الدفء:

حواشي الإبل،و يقال:بل هي الأدفاء من البيوت و الثياب.

99-/5972 Translation: Then he said: And Abū al-Jārūd, regarding His saying, “And the cattle He has created for you; in them there is warmth and (other) advantages,” said: “Warmth (dif’),” [means] the trimmings of camels; and it is said rather it is the means of warmth from dwellings and garments.

99-/5973 _3-ثم قال عليّ بن إبراهيم في قوله: دِفْءٌ أي ما يستدفئون به،مما يتخذ من صوفها و وبرها.

99-/5973 Translation: Then ‘Alī b. Ibrāhīm said regarding His saying, “warmth (dif’)”: that is, that by which they seek warmth—what is made from their wool and their hair.

99-/5974 _4-ثم قال:و قوله: وَ لَكُمْ فِيهٰا جَمٰالٌ حِينَ تُرِيحُونَ وَ حِينَ تَسْرَحُونَ قال:حين ترجع من المرعى، وَ حِينَ تَسْرَحُونَ حين تخرج إلى المرعى.

99-/5974 Translation: Then he said regarding His saying, “And there is beauty in them for you when you drive them home in the evening and when you send them forth to pasture”: “When you drive them home (turīḥūn) is when they return from pasture; and ‘when you send them forth’ (tusraḥūn) is when they go out to the pasture.”

قوله تعالى:

وَ تَحْمِلُ أَثْقٰالَكُمْ إِلىٰ بَلَدٍ لَمْ تَكُونُوا بٰالِغِيهِ إِلاّٰ بِشِقِّ الْأَنْفُسِ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَؤُفٌ رَحِيمٌ [7]

Translation [Quran 16:7, M. H. Shakir]: And they carry your heavy loads to regions which you could not reach but with distress of the souls; most surely your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful.

99-/5975 _5- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ:عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ،عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ،عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى،عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْكَاهِلِيِّ،قَالَ:سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)يَقُولُ-وَ ذَكَرَ الْحَجَّ-فَقَالَ:«قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ): هُوَ أَحَدُ الْجِهَادَيْنِ،وَ هُوَ جِهَادُ الضُّعَفَاءِ وَ نَحْنُ الضُّعَفَاءُ،أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْحَجِّ إِلاَّ الصَّلاَةُ،وَ فِي الْحَجِّ هَاهُنَا صَلاَةٌ،وَ لَيْسَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ قِبَلَكُمْ حَجٌّ،لاَ تَدَعِ الْحَجَّ وَ أَنْتَ تَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ،أَ مَا تَرَى أَنَّهُ يَشْعَثُ فِيهِ رَأْسُكَ،وَ يَقْشَفُ [2] فِيهِ جِلْدُكَ،وَ تُمْنَعُ فِيهِ مِنَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى النِّسَاءِ.

وَ إِنَّا نَحْنُ لَهَاهُنَا،وَ نَحْنُ قَرِيبٌ،وَ لَنَا مِيَاهٌ مُتَّصِلَةٌ،مَا نَبْلُغُ الْحَجَّ حَتَّى يَشُقَّ عَلَيْنَا،فَكَيْفَ أَنْتُمْ فِي بُعْدِ الْبِلاَدِ؟ وَ مَا مِنْ مَلِكٍ وَ لاَ سُوقَةٍ يَصِلُ إِلَى الْحَجِّ إِلاَّ بِمَشَقَّةٍ،مِنْ تَغْيِيرِ مَطْعَمٍ أَوْ مَشْرَبٍ أَوْ رِيحٍ أَوْ شَمْسٍ لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ رَدَّهَا، وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: وَ تَحْمِلُ أَثْقٰالَكُمْ إِلىٰ بَلَدٍ لَمْ تَكُونُوا بٰالِغِيهِ إِلاّٰ بِشِقِّ الْأَنْفُسِ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَؤُفٌ رَحِيمٌ ».

99-/5975 Translation: Muhammad b. Ya‘qūb, from Abū ‘Alī al-Ash‘arī, from Muhammad b. ‘Abd al-Jabbār, from Safwān b. Yahyā, from ‘Abd Allāh b. Yahyā al-Kāhilī, who said: I heard Abū ‘Abd Allāh (peace be upon him) say—and he mentioned the Hajj—so he said: “The Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said: It is one of the two jihads; it is the jihad of the weak, and we are the weak. Indeed, there is nothing better than Hajj except prayer, and in Hajj there is prayer here, while in prayer, before you, there is no Hajj. Do not abandon Hajj while you are able to perform it. Do you not see that in it your hair becomes disheveled, and your skin becomes chapped, and you are prevented therein from looking at women? And as for us, we are here, and we are near, and we have connected waters, yet we do not reach the Hajj without it being hard upon us—so how is it with you in distant lands? And there is no king nor commoner who reaches the Hajj except with hardship: from a change of food or drink, or wind, or sun which he cannot repel—and that is His saying, Mighty and Majestic: ‘And they carry your heavy loads to regions which you could not reach but with distress of the souls; most surely your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful.’” [Quran 16:7, M. H. Shakir]

99-/5976 _6- الْعَيَّاشِيُّ:عَنِ الْكَاهِلِيِّ،قَالَ:سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)يَذْكُرُ الْحَجَّ،فَقَالَ:«إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)قَالَ: هُوَ أَحَدُ الْجِهَادَيْنِ،هُوَ جِهَادُ الضُّعَفَاءِ،وَ نَحْنُ الضُّعَفَاءُ،إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَفْضَلَ مِنَ الْحَجِّ إِلاَّ

99-/5976 Translation: Al-‘Ayyāshī, from al-Kāhilī, who said: I heard Abū ‘Abd Allāh (peace be upon him) mention the Hajj, and he said: “The Messenger of Allah (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said: It is one of the two jihads; it is the jihad of the weak, and we are the weak. Indeed, there is nothing better than Hajj except …” [report continues].

Footnote source references:

_6) - تفسير العيّاشي 2:2/254.

Transliteration: Tafsīr al-‘Ayyāshī 2:2/254.

_7) - تفسير العيّاشي 2:3/254.

Transliteration: Tafsīr al-‘Ayyāshī 2:3/254.

_8) - تفسير القمّيّ 1:382.