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قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ} [الحجرات: 2]

nasai-kubra:11449Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > al-Muʿtamir > Ibn Sulaymān from his father > Thābit > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] "When the verse was revealed, 'O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in speech like the loudness of some of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless while you perceive not' (Quran 49:2), Thabit ibn Qays said, 'By Allah, I used to raise my voice when speaking to the Messenger of Allah, and I fear that Allah may be angry with me.' He became saddened and pale, so the Prophet ﷺ noticed his absence and asked about him. Thabit ibn Qays said, 'O Messenger of Allah, he says, "I fear that I will be among the people of Hell because I used to raise my voice when speaking to the Prophet ﷺ."' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'No, he is among the people of Paradise.' Thabit ibn Qays said, 'We used to see him walking among us, a man from the people of Paradise.'"  

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٤٤٩أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ هُوَ ابْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ وَلَا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ كَجَهْرِ بَعْضِكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَنْ تَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ} [الحجرات 2] قَالَ ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ أَنَا وَاللهِ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَرْفَعُ صَوْتِي عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ غَضِبَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَحَزِنَ وَاصْفَرَّ فَفَقَدَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ وَإِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ لِأَنِّي كُنْتُ أَرْفَعُ صَوْتِي عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ «بَلْ هُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ» قَالَ فَكُنَّا نَرَاهُ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ  


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ذِكْرُ حَزْنِ ثَابِتِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عِنْدَ نُزُولِ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ

ibnhibban:7169Ibn Khuzaymah > Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Muʿtamir b. Sulaymān from his father > Thābit > Anas

[Machine] "When this verse was revealed: 'O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet,' Thabit bin Qais said, 'By Allah, I used to raise my voice in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, and I fear that Allah may have become angry with me.' So he became sad and his complexion changed. The Messenger of Allah asked about him, and it was said, 'O Prophet of Allah, he says: I fear that I will be one of the people of the Fire, for I used to raise my voice in the presence of the Prophet.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Rather, he is one of the people of Paradise.' So we used to see him walking among us, a man from the people of Paradise."  

ابن حبّان:٧١٦٩أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمُ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ} قَالَ ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ أَنَا وَاللَّهِ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَرْفَعُ صَوْتِي عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أَخْشَى أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ قَدْ غَضِبَ عَلَيَّ فَحَزِنَ وَاصْفَرَّ فَفَقَدَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَقِيلَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَرْفَعُ صَوْتِي عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «بَلْ هُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ» فَكُنَّا نَرَاهُ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ «  

nasai-kubra:8170Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > al-Muʿtamir / Ibn Sulaymān from his father > Thābit > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] "When the following verse was revealed: 'O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in speech like the loudness of some of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless while you perceive not.' [Quran 49:2] Thabit bin Qays said, 'By Allah, I used to raise my voice in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I fear that Allah may become angry with me because of it and I become saddened and pale because of it.' So the Prophet ﷺ asked about him. It was said, 'O Prophet of Allah, he says: Indeed, I fear that I will be among the people of the Hellfire, for I used to raise my voice in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ .' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Rather, he is among the people of Paradise.' He said, 'So we would see him walking among us, a man from the people of Paradise.'"  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨١٧٠أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا أُنْزِلَتْ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ النَّبِيِّ وَلَا تَجْهَرُوا لَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ كَجَهْرِ بَعْضِكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ أَنْ تَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ} [الحجرات 2] قَالَ قَالَ ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ «أَنَا وَاللهِ الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَرْفَعُ صَوْتِي عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ يَكُونَ اللهُ ﷻ غَضِبَ عَلَيَّ فَحَزِنَ وَاصْفَرَّ فَفَقَدَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ» فَقِيلَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَرْفَعُ صَوْتِي عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ «بَلْ هُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ» قَالَ «فَكُنَّا نَرَاهُ يَمْشِي بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ»