97. Tawḥīd (Oneness of Allah)

٩٧۔ كتاب التوحيد

97.47 “…Say Bring here the Taurat and recite it…”

٩٧۔٤٧ باب قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى {قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا}

[Machine] And the saying of the Prophet ﷺ: "The people of the Torah were given the Torah and they acted upon it, and the people of the Gospel were given the Gospel and they acted upon it, and you have been given the Qur'an and you act upon it." Abu Razeen said: "They recited it" they followed it and acted upon it in its true essence. It is said that it is recited and read. Good recitation is good reading of the Qur'an. "It does not touch him" means he does not find its taste and benefit except those who believe in the Qur'an, and no one carries it with its rights except the certain one, as Allah said: "The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not carry out its teachings is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books]. Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people." And the Prophet ﷺ called Islam and Iman acts. Abu Hurairah said that the Prophet ﷺ said to Bilal: "Inform me of the best deed you have performed in Islam." He said: "I have not performed any deed more hopeful to me than that whenever I become purified, I perform prayer." And he was asked which action is best, he said: "Belief in Allah and His Messenger, then Jihad, then an accepted Hajj."

وَقَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ: «أُعْطِيَ أَهْلُ التَّوْرَاةِ التَّوْرَاةَ فَعَمِلُوا بِهَا، وَأُعْطِيَ أَهْلُ الإِنْجِيلِ الإِنْجِيلَ فَعَمِلُوا بِهِ، وَأُعْطِيتُمُ الْقُرْآنَ فَعَمِلْتُمْ بِهِ». وَقَالَ أَبُو رَزِينٍ: {يَتْلُونَهُ} يَتَّبِعُونَهُ وَيَعْمَلُونَ بِهِ حَقَّ عَمَلِهِ، يُقَالُ يُتْلَى يُقْرَأُ، حَسَنُ التِّلاَوَةِ حَسَنُ الْقِرَاءَةِ لِلْقُرْآنِ، {لاَ يَمَسُّهُ} لاَ يَجِدُ طَعْمَهُ وَنَفْعَهُ إِلاَّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِالْقُرْآنِ وَلاَ يَحْمِلُهُ بِحَقِّهِ إِلاَّ الْمُوقِنُ لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ حُمِّلُوا التَّوْرَاةَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَحْمِلُوهَا كَمَثَلِ الْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا بِئْسَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ}. وَسَمَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الإِسْلاَمَ وَالإِيمَانَ عَمَلاً. قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِبِلاَلٍ: «أَخْبِرْنِي بِأَرْجَى عَمَلٍ عَمِلْتَهُ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ». قَالَ مَا عَمِلْتُ عَمَلاً أَرْجَى عِنْدِي أَنِّي لَمْ أَتَطَهَّرْ إِلاَّ صَلَّيْتُ. وَسُئِلَ أَيُّ الْعَمَلِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ: «إِيمَانٌ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، ثُمَّ الْجِهَادُ، ثُمَّ حَجٌّ مَبْرُورٌ».

bukhari:7533ʿAbdān > ʿAbdullāh > Yūnus > al-Zuhrī > Sālim > Ibn ʿUmar

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Your stay (in this world) in comparison to the stay of the nations preceding you, is like the period between ʿAsr prayer and the sun set (in comparison to a whole day). The people of the Torah were given the Torah and they acted on it till midday and then they were unable to carry on. And they were given (a reward equal to) one Qirat each. Then the people of the Gospel were given the Gospel and they acted on it till ʿAsr Prayer and then they were unable to carry on, so they were given la reward equal to) one Qirat each. Then you were given the Qur'an and you acted on it till sunset, therefore you were given (a reward equal to) two Qirats each. On that, the people of the Scriptures said, 'These people (Muslims) did less work than we but they took a bigger reward.' Allah said (to them). 'Have I done any oppression to you as regards your rights?' They said, "No." Then Allah said, 'That is My Blessing which I grant to whomsoever I will.' "  

البخاري:٧٥٣٣حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّمَا بَقَاؤُكُمْ فِيمَنْ سَلَفَ مِنَ الأُمَمِ كَمَا بَيْنَ صَلاَةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ أُوتِيَ أَهْلُ التَّوْرَاةِ التَّوْرَاةَ فَعَمِلُوا بِهَا حَتَّى انْتَصَفَ النَّهَارُ ثُمَّ عَجَزُوا فَأُعْطُوا قِيرَاطًا قِيرَاطًا ثُمَّ أُوتِيَ أَهْلُ الإِنْجِيلِ الإِنْجِيلَ فَعَمِلُوا بِهِ حَتَّى صُلِّيَتِ الْعَصْرُ ثُمَّ عَجَزُوا فَأُعْطُوا قِيرَاطًا قِيرَاطًا ثُمَّ أُوتِيتُمُ الْقُرْآنَ فَعَمِلْتُمْ بِهِ حَتَّى غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَأُعْطِيتُمْ قِيرَاطَيْنِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ هَؤُلاَءِ أَقَلُّ مِنَّا عَمَلاً وَأَكْثَرُ أَجْرًا قَالَ اللَّهُ هَلْ ظَلَمْتُكُمْ مِنْ حَقِّكُمْ شَيْئًا قَالُوا لاَ قَالَ فَهْوَ فَضْلِي أُوتِيهِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ