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قوله تعالى:

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ تَبَّتْ يَدٰا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَ تَبَّ -إلى قوله تعالى -فِي جِيدِهٰا حَبْلٌ مِنْ مَسَدٍ

99-/11978 _1- In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and may he be ruined. And his wife, the carrier of firewood, in her neck is a rope of twisted fiber. (Surah al-Masad, 111:1–5, M. H. Shakir)

 [1-5] /11978 _1-علي بن إبراهيم،في قوله تعالى: تَبَّتْ يَدٰا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَ تَبَّ ،قال:أي خسرت،لما اجتمع مع قريش في دار الندوة و بايعهم على قتل محمد(صلّى اللّه عليه و آله)،و كان كثير المال،فقال اللّه: مٰا أَغْنىٰ عَنْهُ مٰالُهُ وَ مٰا كَسَبَ* سَيَصْلىٰ نٰاراً ذٰاتَ لَهَبٍ عليه فتحرقه وَ امْرَأَتُهُ ،قال:كانت أم جميل بنت صخر،و كانت تنم على رسول اللّه(صلّى اللّه عليه و آله)و تنقل أحاديثه إلى الكفّار حَمّٰالَةَ الْحَطَبِ أي احتطبت على رسول اللّه(صلّى اللّه عليه و آله) فِي جِيدِهٰا أي في عنقها حَبْلٌ مِنْ مَسَدٍ أي من نار،و كان اسم أبي لهب عبد مناف، فكناه اللّه عزّ و جلّ،لأن منافا اسم صنم يعبدونه.

[1-5] /11978 _1- Ali ibn Ibrahim, regarding the saying of Allah, "May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and may he be ruined" (Surah al-Masad, 111:1), said: "It means that he has lost." When he gathered with the Quraysh in Dar al-Nadwa and pledged with them to kill Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and he had a great deal of wealth, Allah said: “His wealth will not avail him, nor what he has earned. He will burn in a flaming fire.” (Surah al-Lahab, 111:2–3) And his wife: "And his wife, the carrier of firewood" (Surah al-Masad, 111:4), he said: "Her name was Umm Jamil, the daughter of Asad. She used to slander the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and convey his sayings to the disbelievers." “She carries wood” — meaning she used to carry harmful things against the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). “In her neck is a rope of twisted fiber” — meaning a rope made of fire, referring to her punishment. His name was 'Abd Manaf, but Allah gave him the nickname "Abu Lahab" because "Manaf" was the name of an idol they worshiped.

99-/11979 _2- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ:عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى،عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى،عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ؛ وَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ،عَنْ أَبِيهِ،عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ،عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ،عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،قَالَ: «لَمَّا أَرَادَتْ قُرَيْشٌ قَتْلَ النَّبِيِّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)،قَالَ:كَيْفَ لَنَا بِأَبِي لَهَبٍ؟فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ جَمِيلٍ:أَنَا أَكْفِيكُمُوهُ،أَنَا أَقُولُ لَهُ:إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَقْعُدَ الْيَوْمَ[فِي الْبَيْتِ]نَصْطَبِحْ.فَلَمَّا أَنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ،وَ تَهَيَّأَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ لِلنَّبِيِّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)قَعَدَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ وَ أُمُّ جَمِيلٍ يَشْرَبَانِ،فَدَعَا أَبُو طَالِبٍ عَلِيّاً(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)فَقَالَ لَهُ:يَا بُنَيَّ،اذْهَبْ إِلَى عَمِّكَ أَبِي لَهَبٍ فَاسْتَفْتِحْ عَلَيْهِ،فَإِنْ فُتِحَ لَكَ فَادْخُلْ،وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَكَ فَتَحَامَلْ عَلَى الْبَابِ وَ اكْسِرْهُ وَ ادْخُلْ عَلَيْهِ،فَإِذَا دَخَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلِ:يَقُولُ لَكَ أَبِي:

إِنَّ امْرَءاً عَمُّهُ عَيْنُهُ [1]فِي الْقَوْمِ [2]لَيْسَ بِذَلِيلٍ.

99-/11979 _2- Muhammad ibn Ya'qub: From Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Ibn Abi Umayr; and Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from al-Husayn ibn Abi Hamza, from Abu Abd Allah (peace be upon him), who said: “When the Quraysh intended to kill the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), they said: How can we handle Abu Lahab? Umm Jamil said: I will take care of him. I will tell him: I want you to sit today [in the house] so we can drink together. So when the next day came and the idolaters prepared to attack the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), Abu Lahab and Umm Jamil sat drinking. Abu Talib then called Ali (peace be upon him) and said: O my son, go to your uncle Abu Lahab and open the door for him. If the door is opened for you, enter; but if it is not opened, force the door open and enter. When you enter, say to him: Your uncle says: Verily, a man whose uncle is his eye among the people is not a fool.”

_1) -تفسير القمّيّ 2:448.

_2) -الكافي 8:418/276.

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قَالَ:فَذَهَبَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،فَوَجَدَ الْبَابَ مُغْلَقاً،فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَلَمْ يُفْتَحْ لَهُ،فَتَحَامَلَ عَلَى الْبَابِ وَ كَسَرَهُ وَ دَخَلَ،فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَبُو لَهَبٍ،قَالَ لَهُ:مَا لَكَ يَا بْنَ أَخِي؟فَقَالَ لَهُ:[إِنَّ]أَبِي يَقُولُ لَكَ:إِنَّ امْرَءاً عَمُّهُ عَيْنُهُ فِي الْقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِذَلِيلٍ.فَقَالَ لَهُ:صَدَقَ أَبُوكَ،فَمَا ذَا يَا بْنَ أَخِي؟فَقَالَ لَهُ:يُقْتَلُ ابْنُ أَخِيكَ وَ أَنْتَ تَأْكُلُ وَ تَشْرَبُ!فَوَثَبَ وَ أَخَذَ سَيْفَهُ، فَتَعَلَّقَتْ بِهِ أُمُّ جَمِيلٍ،فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ وَ لَطَمَ وَجْهَهَا لَطْمَةً فَفَقَأَ عَيْنَهَا،فَمَاتَتْ وَ هِيَ عَوْرَاءُ،وَ خَرَجَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ وَ مَعَهُ السَّيْفُ، فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ قُرَيْشٌ عَرَفَتِ الْغَضَبَ فِي وَجْهِهِ،فَقَالَتْ:مَا لَكَ يَا أَبَا لَهَبٍ؟فَقَالَ:أُبَايِعُكُمْ عَلَى ابْنِ أَخِي،ثُمَّ تُرِيدُونَ قَتْلَهُ! وَ اللاَّتِ وَ الْعُزَّى،لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أُسْلِمَ،ثُمَّ تَنْظُرُونَ مَا أَصْنَعُ.فَاعْتَذَرُوا إِلَيْهِ وَ رَجَعَ».

He said: So the Commander of the Believers (peace be upon him) went, and he found the door closed. He asked for permission to enter, but it was not granted. He then forced the door open and entered. When Abu Lahab saw him, he said: “What is it, O son of my brother?” He replied: “My father says to you: Verily, a man whose uncle is his eye among the people is not a fool.”

Abu Lahab said: “Your father spoke the truth. So, what is it, O son of my brother?” He replied: “Your nephew is going to be killed while you are eating and drinking!”

Abu Lahab jumped up, took his sword, and Umm Jamil clung to him. He raised his hand and slapped her face, causing her eye to be gouged out. She died blind. Then Abu Lahab came out with the sword, and when the Quraysh saw him, they noticed the anger on his face. They asked: “What is it, O Abu Lahab?”

He replied: “I swear by al-Lat and al-‘Uzza, I was about to embrace Islam, and then you want to kill my nephew! You will see what I do.”

They apologized to him, and he returned.

99-/11980 _3- سَعْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ:عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عِيسَى،وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ أَبِي الْخَطَّابِ،عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ النَّضْرِ الْخَزَّازِ،عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ،عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ،عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)،قَالَ: «صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)لَيْلَةً فَقَرَأَ: تَبَّتْ يَدٰا أَبِي لَهَبٍ فَقِيلَ لِأُمِّ جَمِيلٍ امْرَأَةِ أَبِي لَهَبٍ:إِنَّ مُحَمَّداً لَمْ يَزَلِ الْبَارِحَةَ يَهْتِفُ بِكِ وَ بِزَوْجِكِ فِي صَلاَتِهِ،فَخَرَجَتْ تَطْلُبُهُ وَ هِيَ تَقُولُ:لَئِنْ رَايَتُهُ لَأُسْمِعَنَّهُ،وَ جَعَلَتْ تَقُولُ:مَنْ أَحَسَّ لِي مُحَمَّداً؟فَانْتَهَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)وَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ جَالِسٌ مَعَهُ إِلَى جَنْبِ حَائِطٍ،فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ:يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،لَوْ تَنَحَّيْتَ،هَذِهِ أُمُّ جَمِيلٍ وَ أَنَا خَائِفٌ أَنْ تُسْمِعَكَ مَا تَكْرَهُهُ.فَقَالَ:إِنَّهَا لَمْ تَرَنِي وَ لَنْ تَرَانِي.فَجَاءَتْ حَتَّى قَامَتْ عَلَيْهِمَا،فَقَالَتْ:يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ،رَأَيْتَ مُحَمَّداً؟فَقَالَ:لاَ.فَمَضَتْ».قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ):«ضُرِبَ بَيْنَهُمَا حِجَابٌ أَصْفَرُ».

99-/11980 _3- Sa'd ibn Abdullah: From Ali ibn Ismail ibn Isa, and Muhammad ibn al-Husayn ibn Abi al-Khattab, from Ahmad ibn al-Nadr al-Khazzaz, from Amr ibn Shimr, from Jabir ibn Yazid, from Abu Ja'far (peace be upon him), who said:

*“The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) prayed one night and recited: ‘May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and may he be ruined.’ It was said to Umm Jamil, the wife of Abu Lahab: ‘Indeed, Muhammad has been calling both you and your husband during his prayer.’ So she went out seeking him, saying: ‘If I see him, I will make him hear what he does not like.’ She kept saying: ‘Who has seen Muhammad for me?’ She reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) while Abu Bakr was sitting with him next to a garden. Abu Bakr said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, if you move a little, this is Umm Jamil and I am afraid she might make you hear something you dislike.’ He replied: ‘She cannot see me, and she will not see me.’

She came until she stood before them and said: ‘O Abu Bakr, have you seen Muhammad?’ He replied: ‘No.’ Then she went away.”*

Abu Ja'far (peace be upon him) said: “A yellow veil was placed between them.”

99-/11981 _4- ابْنُ شَهْرِ آشُوبَ:قَالَ النَّبِيُّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ): «بُعِثْتُ إِلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِي خَاصَّةً،وَ إِلَى النَّاسِ عَامَّةً».وَ قَدْ كَانَ بَعْدَ مَبْعَثِهِ بِثَلاَثِ سِنِينَ عَلَى مَا ذَكَرُهُ الطَّبَرِيُّ فِي(تَارِيخِهِ)وَ الْخَرْگُوشِيُّ فِي(تَفْسِيرِهِ)،وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ فِي (كِتَابِهِ)عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ،عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ،وَ عَنِ ابْنِ جُبَيْرٍ:أَنَّهُ لَمَّا نَزَلَ قَوْلُهُ وَ أَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ [3]،جَمَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)بَنِي هَاشِمٍ،وَ هُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلاً،وَ أَمَرَ عَلِيّاً أَنْ يُنْضِجَ رِجْلَ شَاةٍ وَ يَخْبُزَ [4]لَهُمْ صَاعاً مِنْ طَعَامٍ،وَ جَاءَ بِعُسٍّ [5] مِنْ لَبَنٍ،ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يُدْخِلُهُمُ إِلَيْهِ عَشَرَةَ عَشَرَةً حَتَّى شَبِعُوا،وَ إِنَّ مِنْهُمْ لَمَنْ يَأْكُلُ الْجَذَعَةَ وَ يَشْرَبُ الْفَرْقَ [6]،وَ أَرَاهُمْ بِذَلِكَ الْآيَةَ الْبَاهِرَةَ [7].

99-/11981 _4- Ibn Shahr Ashub: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: “I was sent to my family in particular, and to the people in general.”

It is mentioned that three years after his prophethood, as stated by al-Ṭabarī in his Tārīkh, al-Khārkūshī in his Tafsīr, and Muhammad ibn Isḥāq in his Kitāb, from Abū Mālik, from Ibn ʿAbbās, and from Ibn Jubayr:

“When the verse ‘And warn your nearest kindred’ [Surah al-Shu'ara, 26:214] was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) gathered the Banī Hāshim, and they were forty men at that time. He ordered Ali to cook a lamb's leg and bake a ṣaʿ (measure) of food for them, and brought a ʿis (jug) of milk. Then he began to bring them to him, ten by ten, until they were full. Indeed, among them were those who ate the whole lamb and drank the entire jug of milk. And with this, he showed them the extraordinary sign (the miracle).”

_3) -مختصر بصائر الدرجات:9.

_4) -المناقب 2:24.

[1] (عينه)ليس في«ي».

[2] قال المجلسي(رحمة اللّه):المراد بالعمّ إمّا أبو لهب،أو نفسه،و الأول أظهر إذ الظاهر أن الفرض حمله على الحمية،و المراد بالعين السيّد أو الرقيب و الحافظ،و الحاصل أنّ من كان عمّه مثلك سيّد القوم و زعيمهم لا ينبغي أن يكون ذليلا.«مرآة العقول 26:290».

Al-Majlisī (may Allah have mercy on him) said: What is meant by "the uncle" is either Abū Lahab or the person himself — and the first is more apparent, as the outward meaning suggests that the statement was driven by tribal pride. What is meant by "the eye" is the chief, or the observer and protector. The point is: someone whose uncle is like yours — the leader and head of the people — should not be humiliated. (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl, 26:290)

[3] الشعراء 26:214.

[4] في«ي»شاة و يختبز،و في المصدر:شاة و خبز.

[5] العسّ:القدح الضخم.«لسان العرب 6:140».

[6] و هو مكيال معروف بالمدينة.«الصحاح 4:1540».

[7] في المصدر:الفرق،و في رواية مقاتل،عن الضّحاك،عن ابن عبّاس،أنّه قال:و قد رأيتم من هذه الآية ما رأيتم.

[7] In the source: "al-farq" (the difference). And in the narration of Muqātil, from al-Ḍaḥḥāk, from Ibn ʿAbbās, he said: “And indeed you have seen from this verse what you have seen.”

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99-/11982 _5- وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ وَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: أَنَّهُ بَدَرَهُمْ أَبُو لَهَبٍ،فَقَالَ:هَذَا مَا سَحَرَكُمْ بِهِ الرَّجُلُ.ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ النَّبِيُّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ):«إِنِّي بُعِثْتُ إِلَى الْأَسْوَدِ وَ الْأَبْيَضِ وَ الْأَحْمَرِ،إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُنْذِرَ عَشِيرَتِيَ [1]الْأَقْرَبِينَ، وَ إِنِّي لاَ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئاً إِلاَّ أَنْ تَقُولُوا:لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ».فَقَالَ أَبُو لَهَبٍ:أَ لِهَذَا دَعَوْتَنَا!ثُمَّ تَفَرَّقُوا عَنْهُ،فَنَزَلَتْ تَبَّتْ يَدٰا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَ تَبَّ ،ثُمَّ دَعَاهُمْ دَعْوَةً أُخْرَى [2]،وَ أَطْعَمَهُمْ وَ سَقَاهُمْ،ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ:«يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، أَطِيعُونِي تَكُونُوا مُلُوكَ الْأَرْضِ وَ حُكَّامَهَا،وَ مَا بَعَثَ اللَّهُ نَبِيّاً إِلاَّ جَعَلَ لَهُ وَصِيّاً،أَخاً وَ وَزِيراً،فَأَيُّكُمْ يَكُونُ أَخِي، وَ وَزِيرِي،وَ وَصِيِّي،وَ وَارِثِي،وَ قَاضِي دَيْنِي؟».

99-/11982 _5- And in the narration of al-Bara' ibn ʿĀzib and Ibn ʿAbbās: Abu Lahab preempted them and said: “This is the man who has bewitched you.” Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said to them: “I have been sent to the black, the white, and the red. Allah has commanded me to warn my nearest kindred, and I do not have anything to offer you from Allah except that you say: ‘There is no god but Allah.’”

Abu Lahab said: “Is this why you called us?” Then they dispersed from him. After that, the verse “May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and may he be ruined” [Surah al-Masad, 111:1] was revealed.

Then he called them a second time, and fed them and gave them drink. Then he said to them: “O Banī ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, obey me and you will become the kings and rulers of the earth. Allah has never sent a prophet except that He appointed a successor for him: a brother, a minister. So who among you will be my brother, my minister, my successor, my heir, and the one who will pay my debts?”

/11983 _6- وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ الطَّبَرِيِّ،وَ الْقَاضِي أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْجُرْجَانِيِّ،عَنِ ابْنِ جُبَيْرٍ وَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: «فَأَيُّكُمْ يُؤَازِرُنِي عَلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ عَلَى أَنْ يَكُونَ أَخِي وَ وَصِيِّي وَ خَلِيفَتِي فِيكُمْ؟».فَأَحْجَمَ الْقَوْمُ.

/11983 _6- And in the narration of al-Ṭabarī and Qādī Abī al-Ḥasan al-Jurjānī, from Ibn Jubayr and Ibn ʿAbbās: “So who among you will support me in this matter, to be my brother, my successor, and my representative among you?” But the people hesitated.

99-/11984 _7- وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الشِّيرَازِيِّ،عَنْ مُقَاتِلٍ،عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ،عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ،وَ فِي(مُسْنَدِ الْعَشَرَةِ) وَ(فَضَائِلِ الصَّحَابَةِ):عَنْ أَحْمَدَ،بِإِسْنَادِهِ،عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ نَاجِدٍ،عَنْ عَلِيٍّ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ): «فَأَيُّكُمْ يُبَايِعُنِي عَلَى أَنْ يَكُونَ أَخِي وَ صَاحِبِي؟».فَلَمْ يَقُمْ إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ،وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ أَصْغَرَ الْقَوْمِ،يَقُولُ:«أَنَا».فَقَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ:«أَجَلْ».وَ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى يَدَيْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ.

99-/11984 _7- And in the narration of Abī Bakr al-Shīrāzī, from Muqātil, from al-Ḍaḥḥāk, from Ibn ʿAbbās, and in Musnad al-‘Asharah and Fadā’il al-Ṣaḥābah, from Aḥmad, with his chain of narrators, from Rabīʿah ibn Nājid, from ʿAlī (peace be upon him):

“So who among you will pledge allegiance to me to be my brother and companion?”

No one stood up to him, and ʿAlī, being the youngest of them, said: “I will.” He said for the third time: “Yes.” And he struck his hand over the hand of the Commander of the Believers.

99-/11985 _8- وَ فِي(تَفْسِيرِ الْخَرْگُوشِيِّ):عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ،وَ ابْنِ جُبَيْرٍ،وَ أَبِي مَالِكٍ،وَ فِي(تَفْسِيرِ الثَّعْلَبِيِّ):عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ:فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ،وَ هُوَ أَصْغَرُ الْقَوْمِ: «أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ».فَقَالَ:«أَنْتَ».فَلِذَلِكَ كَانَ وَصِيَّهُ.قَالُوا:فَقَامَ الْقَوْمُ، وَ هُمْ يَقُولُونَ لِأَبِي طَالِبٍ:أَطِعْ ابْنَكَ فَقَدْ أُمِّرَ عَلَيْكَ!

99-/11985 _8- And in Tafsīr al-Khārkūshī: From Ibn ʿAbbās, Ibn Jubayr, and Abū Mālik, and in Tafsīr al-Thaʿlabī: From al-Bara' ibn ʿĀzib:

Ali (peace be upon him), being the youngest among them, said: "I am, O Messenger of Allah." He replied: "You are." And for this reason, he became his successor.

They said: “The people stood up, saying to Abū Ṭālib: Obey your son, for he has been appointed as your leader!”

99-/11986 _9- وَ فِي(تَارِيخِ الطَّبَرِيِّ)وَ(صَفْوَةِ الْجُرْجَانِيِّ):فَأَحْجَمَ الْقَوْمُ،فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ): «أَنَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَكُونُ وَزِيرَكَ عَلَيْهِ».فَأَخَذَ بِرَقَبَتِهِ،ثُمَّ قَالَ:«هَذَا أَخِي،وَ وَصِيِّي،وَ خَلِيفَتِي فِيكُمْ،فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَ أَطِيعُوا».قَالَ:فَقَامَ الْقَوْمُ يَضْحَكُونَ وَ يَقُولُونَ لِأَبِي طَالِبٍ:قَدْ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تَسْمَعَ لاِبْنِكَ وَ تُطِيعَ.

99-/11986 _9- And in Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī and Ṣafwat al-Jurjānī:

The people hesitated, and ʿAlī (peace be upon him) said: “I am, O Prophet of Allah, to be your minister upon this.”

He took him by the neck and then said: “This is my brother, my successor, and my representative among you. Listen to him and obey him.”

The people stood up, laughing, and said to Abū Ṭālib: “He has commanded you to listen to your son and obey him.”

99-/11987 _10- وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ نَوْفَلٍ،وَ أَبِي رَافِعٍ،وَ عَبَّادِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَسَدِيِّ،عَنْ عَلِيٍّ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ):

«فَقُلْتُ:أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ.قَالَ:أَنْتَ،وَ أَدْنَانِي إِلَيْهِ،وَ تَفَلَ فِي فِيَّ،فَقَامُوا يَتَضَاحَكُونَ وَ يَقُولُونَ:بِئْسَ مَا حَبَا ابْنَ عَمِّهِ إِذْ اتَّبَعَهُ وَ صَدَّقَهُ».

99-/11987 _10- And in the narration of al-Ḥārith ibn Nuwfal, Abū Rāfiʿ, and ʿAbbād ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Asadī, from ʿAlī (peace be upon him):

“I said: I am, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: "You are," and he brought me closer to him, then he spittle into my mouth.

The people stood up, laughing, and said: “What a terrible favor this is that the son of his uncle has received, for he has followed him and believed in him.”

_5) -المناقب 2:24.

_6) -المناقب 2:25.

_7) -المناقب 2:25.

_8) -المناقب 2:25.

_9) -المناقب 2:25،تاريخ الطبريّ 2:321.

_10) -المناقب 2:25.

[1] في«ي»:عشيرتك.

[2] في«ط»نسخة بدل،و المصدر:دعاهم دفعة ثانية.

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99-/11988 _11- (تَارِيخِ الطَّبَرِيِّ):عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ نَاجِدٍ: أَنَّ رَجُلاً قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ):يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ،بِمَ وَرِثْتَ ابْنَ عَمِّكَ دُونَ عَمِّكَ؟فَقَالَ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)-بَعْدَ كَلاَمٍ ذَكَرَ فِيهِ حَدِيثَ الدَّعْوَةِ-:«فَلَمْ يَقُمْ إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ،فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ،وَ كُنْتُ مِنْ أَصْغَرِ الْقَوْمِ،-قَالَ-:فَقَالَ:اِجْلِسْ،ثُمَّ قَالَ[ذَلِكَ]ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ،كُلَّ ذَلِكَ أَقُومُ إِلَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ لِيَ:اِجْلِسْ،حَتَّى كَانَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ،ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى يَدِي،قَالَ:فَبِذَلِكَ وَرِثْتُ ابْنَ عَمِّي دُونَ عَمِّي».

99-/11988 _11- (Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī): From Rabīʿah ibn Nājid: A man said to ʿAlī (peace be upon him): “O Commander of the Believers, by what right did you inherit your cousin and not your uncle?”

He (peace be upon him) said — after mentioning the story of the invitation —: “No one stood up to him, but I stood up to him, and I was the youngest among them. He said: 'Sit down.' Then he said this three times. Each time I stood up to him, he would tell me to sit down. When it was the third time, he struck my hand with his hand and said: 'By this, I inherited from my cousin, and not from my uncle.'”

99-/11989 _12- وَ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ: «أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِلْعَبَّاسِ:أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ،تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ) قَدْ جَمَعَكُمْ وَ قَالَ:«يَا بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ،إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْعَثِ اللَّهُ نَبِيّاً إِلاَّ جَعَلَ لَهُ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَزِيراً وَ أَخاً وَ وَصِيّاً وَ خَلِيفَةً فِي أَهْلِهِ،فَمَنْ يَقُمْ مِنْكُمْ يُبَايِعْنِي عَلَى أَنْ يَكُونَ أَخِي،وَ وَزِيرِي،وَ وَارِثِي،وَ وَصِيِّي،وَ خَلِيفَتِي فِي أَهْلِي».فَبَايَعَهُ عَلِيٌّ(عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ)عَلَى مَا شَرَطَ لَهُ.وَ إِذَا صَحَّتْ هَذِهِ الْجُمْلَةُ وَجَبَتْ إِمَامَتُهُ بَعْدَ النَّبِيِّ(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ)بِلاَ فَصْلٍ [1].

99-/11989 _12- And in the narration of Abū Rāfiʿ: “Abu Bakr said to al-ʿAbbās: 'I ask you by Allah, do you know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) gathered you and said: 'O Banī ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, Allah has never sent a prophet except that He appointed from his family a minister, a brother, a successor, and a representative among his people. So who among you will stand and pledge allegiance to me to be my brother, my minister, my heir, my successor, and my representative among my people?'

Then ʿAlī (peace be upon him) pledged allegiance to him based on what he had stipulated. And if this statement is authentic, then his Imāmah after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is established without question.”*

_11) -المناقب 2:25،تاريخ الطبريّ 2:321.

_12) -المناقب 2:26.

[1] (و إذا صحت...بلا فصل)ليس في«ي».

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