قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {وَكَانَ الْإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلًا} [الكهف: 54]

One night Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me and Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet ﷺ and asked, "Won't you pray (at night)?" I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Our souls are in the hands of Allah and if He wants us to get up He will make us get up." When I said that, he left us without saying anything and I heard that he was hitting his thigh and saying, "But man is more quarrelsome than anything." (18.54)  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ طَرَقَهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ النَّبِيِّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ لَيْلَةً فَقَالَ أَلاَ تُصَلِّيَانِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْفُسُنَا بِيَدِ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنَا بَعَثَنَا فَانْصَرَفَ حِينَ قُلْنَا ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ إِلَىَّ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ وَهْوَ مُوَلٍّ يَضْرِبُ فَخِذَهُ وَهْوَ يَقُولُ وَكَانَ الإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَىْءٍ جَدَلاً}  

That one night Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited him and Fatima, the daughter of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said to them, "Won 't you offer (night) prayer?.. ʿAli added: I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Our souls are in the Hand of Allah and when He Wishes to bring us to life, He does." Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ went away when I said so and he did not give any reply. Then I heard him on leaving while he was striking his thighs, saying, 'But man is, more quarrelsome than anything.' (18.54)  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ طَرَقَهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةً فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَلاَ تُصَلُّونَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا أَنْفُسُنَا بِيَدِ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنَا بَعَثَنَا فَانْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ قُلْتُ ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ إِلَىَّ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ وَهْوَ مُدْبِرٌ يَضْرِبُ فَخِذَهُ وَيَقُولُ {وَكَانَ الإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَىْءٍ جَدَلاً}  

Don't you observe (Tahajjud) prayer? I ('Ali) said: Messenger of Allah, verily our souls are in the hands of Allah and when He wants to awaken us, He awakens us. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went back when I said this to him. He was striking his hand on his thigh while returning, and I heard him say: Verily the man disputes with many things.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ طَرَقَهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ أَلاَ تُصَلُّونَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا أَنْفُسُنَا بِيَدِ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنَا بَعَثَنَا فَانْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ قُلْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ مُدْبِرٌ يَضْرِبُ فَخِذَهُ وَيَقُولُ وَكَانَ الإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَىْءٍ جَدَلاً  

The Prophet ﷺ came to him and Fatimah at night and said: "Won't you pray?" I said: "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, our souls are in the hand of Allah and if He wants to make us get up, He will make us get up." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went away when I said that to him. Then as he was leaving I heard him striking his thigh and saying: But, man is ever more quarrelsome than anything.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ طَرَقَهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ أَلاَ تُصَلُّونَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا أَنْفُسُنَا بِيَدِ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَهَا بَعَثَهَا فَانْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ قُلْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ مُدْبِرٌ يَضْرِبُ فَخِذَهُ وَيَقُولُ { وَكَانَ الإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَىْءٍ جَدَلاً }  

O Messenger of Allah, our souls are in the hand of Allah and if He wills to wake us up, He will wake us up. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ left when I said that to him and I heard him, as he was leaving, strike his hand against his thigh and say: ʿBut, man is ever more quarrelsome than anythingʿ (al-Kahf:18:54).  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ طَرَقَهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ أَلَا تُصَلُّونَ؟ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا أَنْفُسُنَا بِيَدِ اللهِ فَإِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنَا بَعَثَنَا وَانْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ قُلْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ مُدْبِرٌ يَضْرِبُ فَخِذَهُ وَيَقُولُ {وَكَانَ الْإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلًا}  

“Why donʿt you get up and pray?ʿ I [‘Ali] said: O Messenger of Allah, indeed our souls are in the hand of Allah; if He wants to wake us up He will wake us up. He left when I said that and did not say anything back to me. Then I heard him say, whilst he was turning away and striking his thigh: “But, man is ever more quarrelsome than anythingʿ [Al-Kahf 18:54]. ʿAli bin Husain ؓ narrated that his father, Husain bin ʿAli ؓ told him that ʿAli bin Abi Talib ؓ told him that The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to him and Fatimah at night... and he mentioned a similar report.  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ طَرَقَهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ ابْنَةَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيْلَةً فَقَالَ أَلا تُصَلِّيَانِ؟ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا أَنْفُسُنَا بِيَدِ اللهِ فَإِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنَا بَعَثَنَا فَانْصَرَفَ حِينَ قُلْتُ ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ إِلَيَّشَيْئًا ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ مُوَلٍّ يَضْرِبُ فَخِذَهُ يَقُولُ {وَكَانَ الْإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلًا}  

O Messenger of Allah, our souls are in the hand of Allah and if He wills to wake us up, He will wake us up. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ left when I said that to him and I heard him, as he was leaving, strike his hand against his thigh and say: ʿBut, man is ever more quarrelsome than anythingʿ (al-Kahf:18:54). (Using translation from Aḥmad 575)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ طَرَقَهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ «أَلَا تُصَلُّونَ»؟ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا أَنْفُسُنَا بَيْدِ اللهِ فَإِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنَا بَعَثَنَا فَانْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ قُلْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ سَمِعَتُهُ وَهُوَ مُدْبِرٌ يَضْرِبُ فَخِذِهِ وَيَقُولُ {وَكَانَ الْإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلًا} [الكهف 54]  

“Why donʿt you get up and pray?ʿ I [‘Ali] said: O Messenger of Allah, indeed our souls are in the hand of Allah; if He wants to wake us up He will wake us up. He left when I said that and did not say anything back to me. Then I heard him say, whilst he was turning away and striking his thigh: “But, man is ever more quarrelsome than anythingʿ [Al-Kahf 18:54]. ʿAli bin Husain ؓ narrated that his father, Husain bin ʿAli ؓ told him that ʿAli bin Abi Talib ؓ told him that The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to him and Fatimah at night... and he mentioned a similar report. (Using translation from Aḥmad 900)   

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ طَرَقَهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلًا فَقَالَ أَلَا تُصَلِّيَانِ؟ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا أَنْفُسُنَا بِيَدِ اللهِ فَإِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنَا بَعَثَنَا فَانْصَرَفَ حِينَ قُلْتُ ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ إِلَيَّ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ مُوَلٍّ يَضْرِبُ فَخِذَهُ وَيَقُولُ {وَكَانَ الْإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلًا} [الكهف 54]  

" عَنْ عَلِىٍّ: أَنَّ النَّبىَّ ﷺ طَرَقَهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ لَيْلَةً فَقَالَ: أَلاَ تُصَلِّيانِ؟ فَقُلتُ: يا رسولَ اللهِ! إنَّما أنْفُسُنَا بيدِ اللهِ فإذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَها بَعَثَها، فَانْصَرَفَ حِينَ قُلتُ ذَلك وَلَم يَرْجِعْ إِلَى شَيئًا، ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ وَهُو مُوَلٍّ يَضْرِبُ فَخذَهُ وَيقُولُ: {وَكانَ الإنسانُ أَكْثَرً شَئٍ جَدَلًا}.

. . . .