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Since our acceptance of Islam and the revelation of this verse in which Allah has shown annoyance to us:" Has not the time yet come for the believers that their hearts should be humble for the remembrance of Allah?" (lvii. 16), there was a gap of four years.  

مسلم:٣٠٢٧ – حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى الصَّدَفِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلاَلٍ عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ مَا كَانَ بَيْنَ إِسْلاَمِنَا وَبَيْنَ

أَنْ عَاتَبَنَا اللَّهُ بِهَذِهِ الآيَةِ { أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ} إِلاَّ أَرْبَعُ سِنِينَ  

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قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا} [الحديد: 16]

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[Machine] "Their hearts become humble to the remembrance of Allah" [Al-Hadid 16] except for four years.  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٥٠٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلَالٍ عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ مَا كَانَ بَيْنَ إِسْلَامِنَا وَبَيْنَ أَنْ §عَاتَبَنَا اللهُ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا

أَنْ تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ اللهِ} [الحديد 16] إِلَّا أَرْبَعُ سِنِينَ