[Machine] "And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, 'There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.' So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers. And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, 'My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors.' So We responded to him and honored him with John and caused his wife to bear for him, and they in haste to good deeds and supplicated Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive. And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity, so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds. Indeed, this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me. And [yet] they divided their affair among themselves, [but] all to Us will return." [Surah Al-Anbiya, 87-93] So Allah responded to him and saved him from the people of darkness, the darkness of the night, the darkness of the sea and the darkness of the belly of the whale, and he stayed with his people and Allah sent him to a hundred thousand or more, and they believed, so Allah granted them enjoyment until their appointed time.  

{وَذَا النُّونِ إِذْ ذَهَبَ مُغَاضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَنْ لَنْ نَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَى فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ} [الأنبياء 87] فَاسْتَجَابَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَنَجَّاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ مِنْ ظُلُمَاتٍ ثَلَاثٍ ظُلْمَةِ اللَّيْلِ وَظُلْمَةِ الْبَحْرِ وَظُلْمَةِ بَطْنِ الْحُوتِ وَبَاتَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ وَأَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى مِائَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ فَآمَنُوا فَمَتَّعَهُمُ اللَّهُ إِلَى آجَالِهِمُ الَّتِي كَتَبَهَا لَهُمْ وَلَمْ يُهْلِكْهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "The supplication of Dhun-Nun (Prophet Jonah) which he made while in the belly of the fish was this: 'There is no deity worthy of worship but You, glorified are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.'" No Muslim person sincerely asks Allah for something in distress, except that Allah grants their request.  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ دَعْوَةُ ذِي النُّونِ الَّتِي دَعَا بِهَا فِي بَطْنِ الْحُوتِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ لَمْ يَدْعُ بِهَا مُسْلِمٌ فِي كُرْبَةٍ إِلَّا اسْتَجَابَ اللَّهُ لَهُ  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever says that I am better than Jonah bin Matta, is a liar." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4604)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى فَقَدْ كَذَبَ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a group of people and asked, 'What is this?' They said, 'This is Thaniyyah.' He said, 'It is as if I am seeing Yunus ibn Matta riding on a camel with a bridle, wearing a cloak made of wool, and saying, 'Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik'."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ عَلَى ثَنِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذِهِ؟» قَالُوا ثَنِيَّةُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى عَلَى نَاقَةٍ خِطَامُهَا لِيفٌ وَعَلَيْهِ جُبَّةٌ مِنْ صُوفٍ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ  

[Machine] "Yunus stayed inside the belly of the whale for forty days." The golden one (Ibn Hajar) remained silent about it in summary.  

«مَكَثَ يُونُسُ فِي بَطْنِ الْحُوتِ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

[Machine] "He used to frequently pray during the night." This was omitted by Al-Dhahabi in his summarizing.  

«كَانَ يُكْثِرُ الصَّلَاةَ فِي الدُّجَاءِ» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

[Machine] "Yunus bin Matta was swallowed by the whale in the morning and it spit him out in the evening."  

«أَنَّ يُونُسَ بْنَ مَتَّى الْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوتُ ضُحًى وَلَفَظَهُ عَشِيَّةً»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever supplicates with the supplication of Yunus (Jonah) that he supplicated with in the belly of the whale, his supplication will be answered." This is a witness to what has been mentioned before.  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَنْ دَعَا بِدُعَاءِ يُونُسَ الَّذِي دَعَا بِهِ فِي بَطْنِ الْحُوتِ اسْتُجِيبَ لَهُ» هَذَا شَاهِدٌ لَمَا تَقَدَّمَهُ  

Yunus bin Matta was a righteous servant, but he was of narrow character. When the burdens of prophethood were placed upon him and they were burdens that only a few could bear, he cracked under their weight, just as a single straw breaks under the burden. He expelled them from his body and fled from them, saying to his Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , "Therefore be patient, as the messengers endowed with determination were patient." "So be patient with the decree of your Lord and do not be like the companion of the fish when he called out while he was distressed." [Quran 68:48] It means, do not throw in another burden as you have thrown it away. Al-Dhahabi remained silent about it in his summary.  

أَنَّ يُونُسَ بْنَ مَتَّى كَانَ عَبْدًا صَالِحًا وَكَانَ فِي خُلُقِهِ ضِيقٌ فَلَمَّا حُمِلَتْ عَلَيْهِ أَثْقَالُ النُّبُوَّةِ وَلَهَا أَثْقَالٌ لَا يَحْمِلُهَا إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ فَتَفَسَّخَ تَحْتَهَا تَفَسُّخَ الرُّبُعِ تَحْتِ الْحِمْلِ فَقَذَفَهَا مِنْ بَدَنِهِ وَخَرَجَ هَارِبًا مِنْهَا يَقُولُ ﷻ لِنَبِيِّهِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ {فَاصْبِرْ كَمَا صَبَرَ أُولُو الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ} {فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُنْ كَصَاحِبِ الْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَى وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ} [القلم 48] أَي لَا تُلْقِ أُخْرَى كَمَا أَلْقَاهُ  

[Machine] When Yunus (Jonah) was swallowed by the whale, he thought it was his death, so he moved his legs and found movement within it. Then he prostrated and said, "O Lord, I have made for You a mosque in a place where no one has prostrated before." Al-Dhahabi did not mention it in the summary.  

لَمَّا وَقَعَ يُونُسُ فِي بَطْنِ الْحُوتِ ظَنَّ أَنَّهُ الْمَوْتُ فَحَرَّكَ رِجْلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَتَحَرَّكُ فَسَجَدَ وَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ اتَّخَذْتُ لَكَ مَسْجِدًا فِي مَوْضِعٍ لَمْ يَسْجُدْ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ قَطُّ سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص