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nasai-kubra:6463Aḥmad b. ʿUthmān b. Ḥakīm > Muḥammad b. al-Ṣalt > Abū Kudaynah > ʿAṭāʾ > Saʿīd > Ibn ʿAbbās

"When these Verses were revealed - 'And come not near to the orphan's property, except to improve it,' and 'Verily, those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans' - the people avoided the property and food of the orphans. That caused hardship to the Muslims and they complained about that to the Prophet. Then Allah revealed: 'And they ask you concerning orphans. Say: The best thing is to work honestly in their property, and if you mix your affairs with theirs, then they are your brothers. And Allah knows him who means mischief (e.g. to swallow their property) from him who means good (e.g. to save their property). And if Allah had wished, He could have put you into difficulties.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3669)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٦٤٦٣أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّلْتِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُدَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ} [الأنعام 152] وَ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَالَ الْيَتَامَى ظُلْمًا} [النساء 10] قَالَ اجْتَنَبَ النَّاسُ مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ وَطَعَامَهُ فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَشَكَوْا ذَلِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْيَتَامَى قُلْ إِصْلَاحٌ لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ} [البقرة 220] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {لَأَعْنَتَكُمْ} [البقرة 220]  


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nasai:3669Aḥmad b. ʿUthmān b. Ḥakīm > Muḥammad b. al-Ṣalt > Abū Kudaynah > ʿAṭāʾ / Ibn al-Sāʾib > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

"When these Verses were revealed - 'And come not near to the orphan's property, except to improve it,' and 'Verily, those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans' - the people avoided the property and food of the orphans. That caused hardship to the Muslims and they complained about that to the Prophet. Then Allah revealed: 'And they ask you concerning orphans. Say: The best thing is to work honestly in their property, and if you mix your affairs with theirs, then they are your brothers. And Allah knows him who means mischief (e.g. to swallow their property) from him who means good (e.g. to save their property). And if Allah had wished, He could have put you into difficulties.'"  

النسائي:٣٦٦٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّلْتِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُدَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ وَهُوَ ابْنُ السَّائِبِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ {وَلاَ تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلاَّ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ} وَ{إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَالَ الْيَتَامَى ظُلْمًا} قَالَ اجْتَنَبَ النَّاسُ مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ وَطَعَامَهُ فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَشَكَوْا ذَلِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْيَتَامَى قُلْ إِصْلاَحٌ لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {لأَعْنَتَكُمْ}  

bayhaqi:10360Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī b. ʿAffān > Yaḥyá b. Ādam > Isrāʾīl > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] "When the verse {And do not approach the orphan's property except in the way that is best} [Al-An'am 152] was revealed, they separated their wealth from the orphans' wealth, so the food spoiled and the meat became putrid. They complained about this to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so Allah revealed {Say, 'Is it better or Allah's righteousness for them?' And if you mix with them, then they are your brothers} [Al-Baqarah 220]. He said, 'Mix with them.'"  

البيهقي:١٠٣٦٠وَأَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَفَّانَ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ثنا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ} [الأنعام 152] عَزَلُوا أَمْوَالَهُمْ عَنْ أَمْوَالِ الْيَتَامَى فَجَعَلَ الطَّعَامُ يَفْسُدُ وَاللَّحْمُ يُنْتِنُ فَشَكَوْا ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {قُلْ إِصْلَاحٌ لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ وَإنْ تُخَالِطُوهُمْ فَإخْوَانُكُمْ} [البقرة 220] قَالَ فَخَالِطُوهُمْ  

bayhaqi:11003Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī b. ʿAffān > Yaḥyá b. Ādam > Isrāʾīl > ʿAṭāʾ b. al-Sāʾib > Saʿīd b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] When the verse {And do not approach the orphan's property except in the way that is best} [An-Nahl 152] was revealed, they separated their wealth from the wealth of the orphans. As a result, the food spoiled and the meat became rotten. They complained about this to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so Allah revealed {Say, "Reform is best. And if you associate with them, then they are your brothers"} [Al-Baqarah 220]. He said, "So associate with them."  

البيهقي:١١٠٠٣أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَفَّانَ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ثنا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ} [الأنعام 152] عَزَلُوا أَمْوَالَهُمْ عَنْ أَمْوَالِ الْيَتَامَى فَجَعَلَ الطَّعَامُ يَفْسُدُ وَاللَّحْمُ يَنْتُنُ فَشَكَوْا ذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {قُلْ إِصْلَاحٌ لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ وَإِنْ تُخَالِطُوهُمْ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ} [البقرة 220] قَالَ فَخَالَطُوهُمْ