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ahmad:2333 – ʿUthmān b. Muḥammad And Samiʿtuh > Minh > Jarīr > al-Aʿmash > Jaʿfar b. Iyās > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The people of Mecca asked the Prophet ﷺ to make for them golden Safa and remove the mountains from them so they could cultivate. It was said to him, "If you wish to consult with them (the people) or give them what they asked for, but if they disbelieve, they will be destroyed like those before them." He said, "No, I will consult with them." So Allah revealed this verse: "And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs, except that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a visible sign." [Surah Al-Isra, verse 59]  

أحمد:٢٣٣٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْهُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

سَأَلَ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ لَهُمُ الصَّفَا ذَهَبًا وَأَنْ يُنَحِّيَ الْجِبَالَ عَنْهُمْ فَيَزْرَعُوا فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تَسْتَأْنِيَ بِهِمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ نُؤْتِيَهُمُ الَّذِي سَأَلُوا فَإِنْ كَفَرُوا أُهْلِكُوا كَمَا أَهْلَكْتُ مَنْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَالَ لَا بَلْ أَسْتَأْنِي بِهِمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {وَمَا مَنَعَنَا أَنْ نُرْسِلَ بِالْآيَاتِ إِلا أَنْ كَذَّبَ بِهَا الْأَوَّلُونَ وَآتَيْنَا ثَمُودَ النَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةً} [الإسراء 59]  

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Collected by Ḥākim, Nasāʾī's Kubrá
hakim:3379 – Abū Zakariyyā al-ʿAnbarī > Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Salām > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Jarīr > al-Aʿmash > Jaʿfar b. Iyās > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās > Saʾal

[Machine] The people of Mecca asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to make Safa golden for them and for the mountains to be moved away from them so that they could cultivate in it. Allah, the Exalted, said: "If you wish, We could grant them what they requested. However, if they disbelieve, they will be destroyed like those before them. And if you wish, I can give you authority over them so that perhaps you may be able to humble them." Allah then revealed this verse: "And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs except that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a visible sign." [Quran 17:59]  

الحاكم:٣٣٧٩ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ السَّلَامِ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنْبَأَ جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

سَأَلَ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ لَهُمُ الصَّفَا ذَهَبًا وَأَنْ تُنَحَّى عَنْهُمُ الْجِبَالُ فَيَزْرَعُوا فِيهَا فَقَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ إِنَّ شِئْتَ آتَيْنَاهُمْ مَا سَأَلُوا فَإِنْ كَفَرُوا أُهْلِكُوا كَمَا أَهْلَكْتُ مَنْ قَبْلَهُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ أَسْتَأْنِيَ بِهِمْ لَعَلَّنَا نَسْتَحْيِي مِنْهُمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ هَذِهِ {وَمَا مَنَعَنَا أَنْ نُرْسِلَ بِالْآيَاتِ إِلَّا أَنْ كَذَّبَ بِهَا الْأَوَّلُونَ وَآتَيْنَا ثَمُودَ النَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةً} [الإسراء 59]  

«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجَاهُ» صحيح

قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {وَمَا مَنَعَنَا أَنْ نُرْسِلَ بِالْآيَاتِ إِلَّا أَنْ كَذَّبَ بِهَا الْأَوَّلُونَ} [الإسراء: 59]

nasai-kubra:11226 – Zakariyyā b. Yaḥyá > Isḥāq > Jarīr > al-Aʿmash > Jaʿfar b. Iyās > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The people of Mecca asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to make the hill of Safa into gold for them and to remove the mountains so that they could plant crops. Allah ﷻ said, "If you wish, I can give them what they ask for, but if they disbelieve, they will be destroyed like those before them. And if you wish, I can delay their punishment for a while, hoping that they may change." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No, I will delay the punishment for a while." So Allah revealed this verse, "And nothing prevents Us from sending signs except that the former people denied them. And We gave Thamud the she-camel as a visible sign." [Isra 59]  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٢٢٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ إِيَاسٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

سَأَلَ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ لَهُمُ الصَّفَا ذَهَبًا وَأَنْ يُنَحِّيَ عَنْهُمُ الْجِبَالَ فَيَزْدَرِعُوا قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ «إِنْ شِئْتَ آتَيْنَاهُمْ مَا سَأَلُوا فَإِنْ كَفَرُوا أُهْلِكُوا كَمَا أُهْلِكَ مَنْ قَبْلَهُمْ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ نَسْتَأْنِي بِهِمْ لَعَلَّنَا نَنْتِجُ مِنْهُمْ» فَقَالَ «بَلْ أَسْتَأْنِي بِهِمْ» فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {وَمَا مَنَعَنَا أَنْ نُرْسِلَ بِالْآيَاتِ إِلَّا أَنْ كَذَّبَ بِهَا الْأَوَّلُونَ وَآتَيْنَا ثَمُودَ النَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةً} [الإسراء 59]