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tabarani:10618Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Qatādah And ʿĀṣim > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās Daʿā ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb Aṣḥāb Muḥammad ﷺ Fasaʾalahum > Laylah al-Qadr Faʾajmaʿūā

[Machine] Qatadah and 'Asim reported that they heard Ikrimah say, "Ibn 'Abbas said that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab gathered the companions of Muhammad ﷺ and asked them about Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree). They all agreed that it is in the last ten nights (of Ramadan). Ibn 'Abbas then said, 'I know and I have an opinion about which night it is.' 'Umar asked, 'Which night is it?' Ibn 'Abbas said, 'The seventh night (of the last ten) that passes or the seventh night that remains of the last ten.' 'Umar asked, 'How do you know that?' Ibn 'Abbas replied, 'I said that Allah created seven heavens and seven earths, and the month revolves in seven (days), and He created man from seven (components), and he eats from seven (types of food), and he prostrates on seven (body parts), and he circumambulates the House (of Allah) seven (times), and he throws the stones (during the Hajj rites) seven (times).'" 'Umar said, "You have gained knowledge of something that we did not." Qatadah commented, "Qatadah agreed with Ibn 'Abbas in his statement that eating from 'seven' (is correct). This is Allah's statement, 'So We produced therefrom fruit of various kinds, and grapes.' (Qur'an 78:32)."  

الطبراني:١٠٦١٨حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ أنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أنا مَعْمَرٌ

عَنْ قَتَادَةَ وَعَاصِمٍ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا عِكْرِمَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ دَعَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ فَأَجْمَعُوا أَنَّهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْتُ لِعُمَرَ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّ أَيُّ لَيْلَةٍ هِيَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَأَيُّ لَيْلَةٍ هِيَ؟ فَقُلْتُ سَابِعَةٌ تَمْضِي أَوْ سَابِعَةٌ تَبْقَى مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ عَلِمْتَ ذَلِكَ؟ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قُلْتُ خَلَقَ اللهُ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَسَبْعَ أَرَضِينَ وَسَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَإِنَّ الشَّهْرَ يَدُورُ فِي سَبْعٍ وَخَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ سَبْعٍ وَيَأْكُلُ مِنْ سَبْعٍ وَيَسْجُدُ عَلَى سَبْعٍ وَالطَّوَافُ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعٌ وَرَمْيُ الْجِمَارِ سَبْعٌ لِأَشْيَاءَ ذَكَرَهَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَقَدْ فَطِنْتَ لِأَمْرٍ مَا فطِنَّا لَهُ وَكَانَ قَتَادَةُ يَزِيدُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ وَيَأْكُلُ مِنْ سَبْعٍ قَالَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللهِ ﷻ {فَأَنْبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا} الْآيَةَ  


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[Machine] Ibn Abbas called upon Umar and the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and asked them about the Night of Decree. They all agreed that it is in the last ten nights. So I said to Umar, "I know and I think which night it is." He asked, "Which night is it?" I said, "The seventh night, whether it passes or remains from the last ten nights." He asked, "How do you know?" I said, "I know because Allah created seven heavens and seven earths, and He created seven days, and surely time revolves in seven (days), and He created the human being with seven organs for eating and prostrating, and circumambulation (around the Kaaba) is seven, and there are seven mountains." So Umar said, "You have indeed realized something that we did not realize."  

البيهقي:٨٥٥٨وَأَخْبَرَنَا الْفَقِيهُ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْفَامِيُّ بِبَغْدَادَ فِي مَسْجِدِ الرَّصَافَةَ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلْمَانَ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أنبأ مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ وَعَاصِمٍ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا عِكْرِمَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ

ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ دَعَا عُمَرُ ؓ أَصْحَابَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ فَأَجْمَعُوا أَنَّهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ فَقُلْتُ لِعُمَرَ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّ أِيَّ لَيْلَةٍ هِيَ قَالَ وَأِيُّ لَيْلَةٍ هِيَ؟ قُلْتُ سَابِعَةٌ تَمْضِي أَوْ سَابِعَةٌ تَبْقَى مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ قَالَ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ تَعْلَمُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ خَلَقَ اللهُ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَسَبْعَ أَرَضِينَ وَسَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَأَنَّ الدَّهْرَ يَدُورُ فِي سَبْعٍ وَخَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ فَيَأْكُلُ وَيَسْجُدُ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَعْضَاءٍ وَالطَّوَافُ سَبْعٌ وَالْجِبَالُ سَبْعٌ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ لَقَدْ فَطِنْتَ لِأَمْرٍ مَا فَطِنَّا لَهُ