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ahmad:18679Hāshim b. al-Qāsim > Zuhayr > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ b. ʿĀzib

[Machine] I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he said, "Pray for me that Zaid may come or bring the shoulder and water-pot or the tablet and water-pot. Write, 'The sitters among the believers are not equal to the fighters in the cause of Allah.'" (Quran 4:95) He said, "This verse was revealed in this way." Ibn Umm Maktum was sitting behind him and he said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have a problem with my eyes." So the verse was revealed before he left, 'except for those disabled by injury.' (Quran 4:95)  

أحمد:١٨٦٧٩حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ادْعُوا لِي زَيْدًا يَجِيءُ أَوْ يَأْتِي بِالْكَتِفِ وَالدَّوَاةِ أَوِ اللَّوْحِ وَالدَّوَاةِ اكْتُبْ {لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ} [النساء 95] {وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ} [النساء 95] قَالَ هَكَذَا نَزَلَتْ قَالَ فَقَالَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ وَهُوَ خَلْفَ ظَهْرِهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ بِعَيْنَيَّ ضَرَرًا قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْرَحَ {غَيْرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ} [النساء 95]  


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ahmad:18508ʿAffān > Shuʿbah > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ

[Machine] "When this verse was revealed, 'Those who stay behind from the believers are not equal to those who strive in the cause of Allah' [Surah An-Nisa, 4: 95] and 'And those who strive in the cause of Allah' [Surah An-Nisa, 4: 95], the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called Zaid and he brought a shoulder blade and wrote it (the verse) down. Then Ibn Umm Maktum came and complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so the verse 'Except for those who are disabled' [Surah An-Nisa, 4: 95] was revealed."  

أحمد:١٨٥٠٨حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ} [النساء 95] {وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ} [النساء 95] دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ زَيْدًا فَجَاءَ بِكَتِفٍ فَكَتَبَهَا قَالَ فَجَاءَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَشَكَاضَرَارَتَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَنَزَلَتْ {غَيْرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ } [النساء 95]  

ahmad:18556Wakīʿ > Sufyān > Abū Isḥāq > al-Barāʾ b. ʿĀzib

"When the following was revealed: 'Not equal are those of the believers who sit (4:95)' 'Amr bin Umm Maktum came to the Prophet ﷺ." He said: "He was blind, so he said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What do you order me with? Indeed my vision is disabled.' So Allah [Most High] revealed this Ayah: 'Except those who are disabled.' So the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Bring me a shoulder bone and inkwell' - or 'Bring me a tablet and an inkwell.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3031)   

أحمد:١٨٥٥٦حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ

{لَا يَسْتَوِي} [النساء 95] الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَيْرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ جَاءَ عَمْرُو بْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَكَانَ ضَرِيرَ الْبَصَرِ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِمَا تَأْمُرُنِي؟ إِنِّي ضَرِيرُ الْبَصَرِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {غَيْرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ} [النساء 95] فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ائْتُونِي بِالْكَتِفِ وَالدَّوَاةِ أَوِ اللَّوْحِ وَالدَّوَاةِ  

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[Machine] When the verse "The sitting ones among the believers are not equal" was revealed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Summon Zaid for me and let him bring the tablet and the inkpot or the shoulder blade and the inkpot." Then he said, "Write: 'The sitting ones among the believers and the fighters in the path of Allah are not equal.'" Amr ibn Um Maktum, who was blind, was behind the Prophet ﷺ , and he said, "O Messenger of Allah, what should I do, for I am a blind man?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "But those [women] who have no means to marry - for them is other than lawful [wedded] persons."  

ابن حبّان:٤٠أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ الْهَرَوِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْعِجْلِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ} قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «ادْعُ لِي زَيْدًا وَيَجِيءُ مَعَهُ بِاللَّوْحِ وَالدَّوَاةِ أَوْ بِالْكَتِفِ وَالدَّوَاةِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «اكْتُبْ لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ» قَالَ وَخَلْفَ ظَهْرِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَمْرُو بْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ الْأَعْمَى قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي فَإِنِّي رَجُلٌ ضَرِيرُ الْبَصَرِ؟ قَالَ الْبَرَاءُ فَأُنْزِلَتْ مَكَانَهَا {غَيْرَ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ}  

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"عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: ادْعُ ليِ زَيْدًا وَقُلْ لَهُ يَجِيءُ

بِالْكَتِفِ وَالدَّوَاةِ واللَّوح، فَقَالَ: اكْتُبْ {لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ وَالْمُجَاهِدُونَ} فَقَالَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ: يَا رَسُولَ الله بعِيْنِي ضَرَرٌ. فَنَزَلَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْرحَ (غَيْر أُولِي الضَّرَرِ) " .  

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