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ahmad:5812Abū Muʿāwiyah al-Ghalābī > Khālid b. al-Ḥārith > Muḥammad b. ʿAjlān > Nāfiʿ > ʿAbdullāh

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was supplicating against four people, so Allah, Blessed and Most High, revealed: Not for you is the decision; whether He turns in mercy towards them or punishes them; verily they are the wrongdoers (3:128). So Allah guided them to Islam." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3005)   

أحمد:٥٨١٢حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ الْغَلَابِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَدْعُو عَلَى أَرْبَعَةٍ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ} [آل عمران 128] قَالَ وَهَدَاهُمُ اللهُ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ  


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Collected by Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá
tirmidhi:3005Yaḥyá b. Ḥabīb b. ʿArabī al-Baṣrī > Khālid b. al-Ḥārith > Muḥammad b. ʿAjlān > Nāfiʿ > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was supplicating against four people, so Allah, Blessed and Most High, revealed: Not for you is the decision; whether He turns in mercy towards them or punishes them; verily they are the wrongdoers (3:128). So Allah guided them to Islam."  

الترمذي:٣٠٠٥حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ الْبَصْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَجْلاَنَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَدْعُو عَلَى أَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ (لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ ) فَهَدَاهُمُ اللَّهُ لِلإِسْلاَمِ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ صَحِيحٌ يُسْتَغْرَبُ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَرَوَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ
ahmad:13657ʿAffān > Ḥammād > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said on the day of Uhud, while wiping the blood from his face, "How will a people succeed who harmed their prophet and broke their covenant with him, while he was calling them to Allah?"

So Allah revealed, "It is not for you [O Muhammad] to decide; whether He should turn in mercy to them or punish them, indeed, they are wrongdoers." [Surah Al-Imran 3:128]  

أحمد:١٣٦٥٧حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَهُوَ يَسْلُتُ الدَّمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ كَيْفَ يُفْلِحُ قَوْمٌ شَجُّوا نَبِيَّهُمْ وَكَسَرُوا رَبَاعِيَتَهُ وَهُوَ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ} [آل عمران 128]  

ahmad:5997Hārūn > ʿAbdullāh b. Wahb > Usāmah b. Zayd > Nāfiʿ > ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUmar

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray against certain men of the polytheists and call them by their names, until Allah revealed, "It is not for you to decide a matter, whether He turns in mercy to (pardon) them or punish them; for they are indeed wrong-doers" [Quran 3:128]. So he stopped doing that.  

أحمد:٥٩٩٧حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَدْعُو عَلَى رِجَالٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ يُسَمِّيهِمْ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللهُ {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ} [آل عمران 128] فَتَرَكَ ذَلِكَ  

ahmad:6349ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Sālim > Ibn ʿUmar

He heard the Prophet ﷺ, when he raised his head in the last rak'ah of the subh prayer, say: "O Allah, curse so-and-so and so-and-so," supplicating against some of the hypocrites. Then Allah revealed the words: "Not for you is the decision; whether He turns in mercy to (pardon) them or punishes them; verily, they are the wrongdoers." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1078)   

أحمد:٦٣٤٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَجْرِ حِينَ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ قَالَ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْآخِرَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللهُمَّ الْعَنْ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا دَعَا عَلَى نَاسٍ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ} [آل عمران 128]  

ahmad:6350ʿAlī b. Isḥāq > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Mubārak > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Sālim from his father

[Machine] He heard the Messenger of Allahﷺ say when he raised his head from the bowing position in the last cycle of dawn prayer: "O Allah, curse so-and-so, and so-and-so, and so-and-so." Then he says: "Allah hears the one who praises Him. Our Lord, to You is all praise." Then Allah Almighty revealed: "{It is not for you (O Muhammad) to guide them; but Allah guides whom He wills. And whatever good you (believers) spend is for yourselves, and you do not spend except seeking the Face of Allah. And whatever you spend of good - it will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.} [Al-Imran 128]."  

أحمد:٦٣٥٠حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ يَقُولُ اللهُمَّ الْعَنْ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا بَعْدَمَا يَقُولُ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ} [آل عمران 128]  

ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الْمُدْحِضِ قَوْلَ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ هَذَا الْخَبَرَ تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ

ibnhibban:1988Aḥmad b. Yaḥyá b. Zuhayr al-Ḥāfiẓ Bitustar > Yaḥyá b. Ḥabīb b. ʿArabī > Khālid b. al-Ḥārith > Ibn ʿAjlān > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] "Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ used to supplicate against certain individuals in his prayer. So, Allah revealed: 'You have no authority over the matter, [O Muhammad], or over them. So, do not blame yourself for their disbelief or be distressed by their actions. Indeed, they are wrongdoers.'"  

ابن حبّان:١٩٨٨أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ زُهَيْرٍ الْحَافِظُ بِتُسْتَرَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبِ بْنِ عَرَبِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

«أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَدْعُو عَلَى أَقْوَامٍ فِي قُنُوتِهِ» فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ}  

nasai-kubra:11009Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Sālim from his father

He heard the Prophet ﷺ, when he raised his head in the last rak'ah of the subh prayer, say: "O Allah, curse so-and-so and so-and-so," supplicating against some of the hypocrites. Then Allah revealed the words: "Not for you is the decision; whether He turns in mercy to (pardon) them or punishes them; verily, they are the wrongdoers." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1078)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٠٠٩أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ الْأَخِيرَةِ يَقُولُ «اللهُمَّ الْعَنْ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا» دَعَا عَلَى نَاسٍ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ} [آل عمران 128]  

nasai-kubra:11010ʿAmr b. al-Ḥārith > Maḥbūb b. Mūsá > Ibn al-Mubārak > Maʿmar > al-Zuhrī > Sālim from his father

That he heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when raising his head from bowing of the first rakʿa of the morning prayer, saying, "O Allah! Curse so-and-so and so-and-so" after he had said, "Allah hears him who sends his praises to Him. Our Lord, all the Praises are for you!" So Allah revealed:-- "Not for you (O Muhammad! )......(till the end of Verse) they are indeed wrong-doers." (3.128) (Using translation from Bukhārī 4069)   

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٠١٠أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا مَحْبُوبُ بْنُ مُوسَى أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأَخِيرَةِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ يَقُولُ اللهُمَّ الْعَنْ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا بَعْدَمَا يَقُولُ «سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ» فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ} [آل عمران 128]  

nasai-kubra:11011ʿAlī b. Ḥujr > Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > Ḥumayd > Anas > Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > Khālid > Ḥumayd

[Machine] Anas said that the cheek of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was fractured on the day of Uhud and bled, and he wiped away the blood from his face and said, "How can a people succeed who have smeared the face of their Prophet while he is calling them to Islam?" So Allah revealed, "It is not for you [O Muhammad], to decide a matter. If it had been an immediate decision, they would have been judged immediately. But to Allah belongs the outcome of [all] affairs. Or He will give them repentance and forgiveness, for indeed they have been wrongdoers." [Quran 3:128] The wording is from Khalid.  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٠١١أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَأَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى عَنْ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ قَالَ

قَالَ أَنَسٌ كُسِرَتْ رَبَاعِيَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَشُجَّ فَجَعَلَ الدَّمُ يَسِيلُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ وَمَسَحَ الدَّمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَيَقُولُ «كَيْفَ يُفْلِحُ قَوْمٌ خَضَبُوا وَجْهَ نَبِيِّهِمْ وَهُوَ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ؟» فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَالِمُونَ} [آل عمران 128] اللَّفْظُ لِخَالِدٍ