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bukhari:4367 – Ibrāhīm b. Mūsá > Hishām b. Yūsuf > Ibn Jurayj > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Zubayr

ʿAbdullah bin Az-Zubair said that a group of riders belonging to Banu Tamim came to the Prophet, Abu Bakr said (to the Prophet ﷺ ), "Appoint Al-Qa'qa bin Mabad bin Zurara as (their) ruler." ʿUmar said (to the Prophet). "No! But appoint Al-Aqra bin HʿAbis." Thereupon Abu Bakr said (to ʿUmar). "You just wanted to oppose me." ʿUmar replied. "I did not want to oppose you." So both of them argued so much that their voices became louder, and then the following Divine Verses were revealed in that connection:-- "O you who believe ! Do not be forward in the presence of Allah and His Apostle..." (till the end of Verse)...(49.1)  

البخاري:٤٣٦٧ – حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أَنَّ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَهُمْ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ أَخْبَرَهُمْ

أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ رَكْبٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَمِّرِ الْقَعْقَاعَ بْنَ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بَلْ أَمِّرِ الأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَا أَرَدْتَ إِلاَّ خِلاَفِي قَالَ عُمَرُ مَا أَرَدْتُ خِلاَفَكَ فَتَمَارَيَا حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا فَنَزَلَ فِي ذَلِكَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تُقَدِّمُوا} حَتَّى انْقَضَتْ  

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Collected by Bukhārī, Nasāʾī, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá
bukhari:4847 – al-Ḥasan b. Muḥammad > Ḥajjāj > Ibn Jurayj > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Zubayr

A group of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet (and requested him to appoint a governor for them). Abu Bakr said, "Appoint Al-Qaqa bin Mabad." ʿUmar said, "Appoint Al-Aqra' bin Habeas." On that Abu Bakr said (to ʿUmar). "You did not want but to oppose me!" ʿUmar replied "I did not intend to oppose you!" So both of them argued till their voices grew loud. So the following Verse was revealed: 'O you who believe! Be not forward......' (49.1)  

البخاري:٤٨٤٧ – حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ أَخْبَرَهُمْ

أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ رَكْبٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَمِّرِ الْقَعْقَاعَ بْنَ مَعْبَدٍ وَقَالَ عُمَرُ بَلْ أَمِّرِ الأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَا أَرَدْتَ إِلَى أَوْ إِلاَّ خِلاَفِي فَقَالَ عُمَرُ مَا أَرَدْتُ خِلاَفَكَ فَتَمَارَيَا حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا فَنَزَلَ فِي ذَلِكَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَىِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ} حَتَّى انْقَضَتِ الآيَةُ  

nasai:5386 – al-Ḥasan b. Muḥammad > Ḥajjāj > Ibn Jurayj > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Zubayr > Qadim

A group from Banu Tamim came to the Prophet [SAW]. Abu Bakr said: "Appoint Al-Qa'qa' bin Ma'bad (as commander or governor)," and 'Umar said: "No, (appoint) Al-Aqra' bin Habis." They argued until they began to raise their voices, then the words were revealed: "O you who believe! Make not (a decision) in advance before Allah and His Messenger..." until the end of the Verse: "And if they had patience till you could come out to them, it would have been better for them."  

النسائي:٥٣٨٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ رَكْبٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَمِّرِ الْقَعْقَاعَ بْنَ مَعْبَدٍ وَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ بَلْ أَمِّرِ الأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ فَتَمَارَيَا حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا فَنَزَلَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَىِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ} حَتَّى انْقَضَتِ الآيَةُ {وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ}  

tabarani:13930 – [Chain 1] Jaʿfar b. Sunayd b. Dāwud from my father [Chain 2] ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad b. Nājiyah > al-Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad al-Zaʿfarānī > Ḥajjāj > Ibn Jurayj > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Zubayr Akhbarahum

[Machine] A group of riders from the tribe of Banu Tamim came to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , among them was Al-Aqra' bin Habis. Abu Bakr said, "O Messenger of Allah, appoint Al-Aqra' to lead his people." Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah, do not appoint him, as they may start arguing." They continued to argue until their voices got raised. At that moment, the verse was revealed: "O you who have believed, do not put [yourselves] before Allah and His Messenger." And the verse was completed.  

الطبراني:١٣٩٣٠ – حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُنَيْدِ بْنِ دَاوُدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ نَاجِيَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ أَخْبَرَهُمْ

أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ رَكِبٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِيهِمْ الْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اسْتَعْمِلْ الْأَقْرَعَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَا تَسْتَعْمِلْهُ فَتَنَازَعَا حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا فَنَزَلَ فِي ذَلِكَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ} حَتَّى انْقَضَتِ الْآيَةُ  

nasai-kubra:5903 – al-Ḥasan b. Muḥammad al-Zaʿfarānī > Ḥajjāj > Ibn Jurayj > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Zubayr

A group from Banu Tamim came to the Prophet [SAW]. Abu Bakr said: "Appoint Al-Qa'qa' bin Ma'bad (as commander or governor)," and 'Umar said: "No, (appoint) Al-Aqra' bin Habis." They argued until they began to raise their voices, then the words were revealed: "O you who believe! Make not (a decision) in advance before Allah and His Messenger..." until the end of the Verse: "And if they had patience till you could come out to them, it would have been better for them." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5386)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٩٠٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ الرَّكْبُ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَمِّرِ الْقَعْقَاعَ بْنَ مَعْبَدٍ وَقَالَ عُمَرُ بَلْ أَمِّرِ الْأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ فَتَمَارَيَا حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا فَنَزَلَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ} [الحجرات 1] حَتَّى انْقَضَتِ الْآيَةُ {وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ} [الحجرات 5]  

قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُنَادُونَكَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحُجُرَاتِ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ} [الحجرات: 4]

nasai-kubra:11450 – al-Ḥasan b. Muḥammad > Ḥajjāj > Ibn Jurayj > Ibn Abū Mulaykah > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Zubayr > Qadim

A group from Banu Tamim came to the Prophet [SAW]. Abu Bakr said: "Appoint Al-Qa'qa' bin Ma'bad (as commander or governor)," and 'Umar said: "No, (appoint) Al-Aqra' bin Habis." They argued until they began to raise their voices, then the words were revealed: "O you who believe! Make not (a decision) in advance before Allah and His Messenger..." until the end of the Verse: "And if they had patience till you could come out to them, it would have been better for them." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5386)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٤٥٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ الرُّكَبُ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ أَمِّرِ الْقَعْقَاعَ بْنَ مَعْبَدٍ وَقَالَ عُمَرُ بَلْ أَمِّرِ الْأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ فَتَمَارَيَا حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا فَنَزَلَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ} [الحجرات 1] حَتَّى انْقَضَتِ الْآيَةُ {وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ} [الحجرات 5]