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tabarani:10732ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Dāwud b. ʿAmr al-Ḍabbī > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū al-Zinād from his father > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUtbah > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] Indeed, Allah has revealed, "{And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers.}" {The unjust} {The transgressors}. Ibn Abbas said that it was revealed about two groups of Jews, one of which had dominated the other during the time of ignorance until they were pleased and reconciled that every person killed by the noble from the lowly, his blood money is fifty camels, and every person killed by the lowly from the noble, his blood money is one hundred camels. They remained upon this until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and the two groups submitted to the judgment of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not favor one over the other, and he agreed to reconcile them. Then the lowly killed a victim of the noble, so the noble sent a message to the lowly to send them one hundred camels. The lowly said, "Did this ever happen that their religion and lineage are one, and the blood money of some of them is half of the blood money of the others? What we have given you is a favor for you and a distinction for us." When Muhammad ﷺ arrived, they almost went to war, but they agreed to have the Messenger of Allah ﷺ judge between them. Al-Azeezah (the noble) began to think and said, "By Allah, Muhammad will not give you twice as much as what he gives you." They had told the truth about what they had given was a favor for them and a total oppression for the other group. So they sent some hypocrites to test the judgment of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When they came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, Allah informed His Messenger about their situation and what they wanted. So Allah revealed, "{O Messenger, let not those who hasten to disbelief grieve you - of those who say...}" up to the part "{And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the unjust.}" Then he mentioned them specifically and said, "And by Allah, it was revealed about them and regarding them from Allah."  

الطبراني:١٠٧٣٢حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا دَاوُدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الضَّبِّيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَنْزَلَ {وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ} {الظَّالِمُونَ} {الْفَاسِقُونَ} قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنْزَلَهَا فِي طَائِفَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَكَانَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا قَدْ قَهَرَتِ الْأُخْرَى فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ حَتَّى ارْتَضَوْا وَاصْطَلَحُوا عَلَى أَنَّ كُلَّ قَتِيلٍ قَتَلَتْهُ الْعَزِيزَةُ مِنَ الذَّلِيلَةِ فَدِيَتُهُ خَمْسُونَ وَسْقًا وَكُلَّ قَتِيلٍ قَتَلَتْهُ الذَّلِيلَةُ مِنَ الْعَزِيزَةِ فَدِيَتُهُ مِائَةُ وَسْقٍ فَكَانُوا عَلَى ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَلَّتِ الطَّائِفَتَانِ لِحُكْمِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَمْ يَظْهَرْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يُوطِئْهُمَا وَهُوَ الصُّلْحُ فَقَتَلَتِ الذَّلِيلَةُ مِنَ الْعَزِيزَةِ قَتِيلًا فَأَرْسَلَتِ الْعَزِيزَةُ إِلَى الذَّلِيلَةِ أَنِ ابْعَثُوا إِلَيْنَا مِائَةَ وَسْقٍ فَقَالَتِ الذَّلِيلَةُ وَهَلْ كَانَ هَذَا قَطُّ دِينُهُمَا وَاحِدٌ وَنَسَبُهُمَا وَاحِدٌ دِيَةُ بَعْضِهِمْ نِصْفُ دِيَةِ بَعْضٍ إِنَّمَا أَعْطَيْنَاكُمْ هَذَا ضَيْمًا مِنْكُمْ لَنَا وَفَرَقًا مِنْكُمْ فَلَمَّا إِذْ قَدِمَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ فَلَا نُعْطِيكُمْ ذَلِكَ فَكَادَتِ الْحَرْبُ تَهِيجُ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ ارْتَضَوْا عَلَى أَنْ جَعَلُوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَهُمْ فَفَكَّرَتِ الْعَزِيزَةُ فَقَالَتْ وَاللهِ مَا مُحَمَّدٌ بِمُعْطِيكُمْ مِنْهُمْ ضِعْفَ مَا يُعْطِيهِمْ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ صَدَقُوا مَا أَعْطَوْنَا هَذَا إِلَّا ضَيْمًا وَقَهْرًا لَهُمْ فَدُسُّوا إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ مَنْ يَخْبُرُ لَكُمْ رَأْيَهُ فَإِنْ أَعْطَاكُمْ مَا تُرِيدُونَ حَكَّمْتُمُوهُ وَإِنْ لَمْ يُعْطِكُمُوهُ حَذِرْتُمُوهُ فَلَمْ تُحَكِّمُوهُ فَدَسُّوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نَاسًا مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ يَخْتَبِرُونَ لَهُمْ رَأْيَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا جَاءُوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَخْبَرَ اللهُ رَسُولَهُ بِأَمْرِهِمْ كُلِّهِ وَمَاذَا أَرَادُوا فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ لَا يَحْزُنْكَ الَّذِينَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْكُفْرِ مِنَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ} ثُمَّ قَالَ فِيهِمْ وَاللهِ أُنْزِلَتْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ عَنَى اللهُ  


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ahmad:2212Ibrāhīm b. Abū al-ʿAbbās > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū al-Zinād from his father > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿUtbah b. Masʿūd > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] Indeed, Allah Almighty revealed: "{And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers}" [Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:44], and "{Those are the wrongdoers}" [Surah An-Nur 24:50], and "{Those are the defiantly disobedient}" [Surah Al-Hashr 59:19].

Ibn Abbas reported that Allah revealed these verses concerning two Jewish tribes. One tribe had oppressed the other in the pre-Islamic era until they settled upon an agreement that for every person killed from their tribe, the tribe of the killer would pay fifty camels as blood money. And for every person killed from that tribe, the tribe of the victim would pay one hundred camels as blood money. They lived according to this agreement until the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ arrived in Madinah. The two tribes submitted to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ without any conflict, as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was not present and had not given them permission to act on their agreement. However, during the peace treaty, a member of the victim tribe was killed by a member of the other tribe. So, the tribe of the victim demanded one hundred camels as blood money from the other tribe. The other tribe responded, saying, "Did this ever occur during our lifetime when we shared the same religion, lineage, and land? In our custom, the blood money for each tribe is half of what they demand from the other tribe." The victim tribe said, "We have only agreed to this as an injustice inflicted upon us and as a humiliation. But since Muhammad has come, we will not grant this demand." The situation almost led to a war, but they agreed to make the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the arbitrator between them. The tribe of the victim sent some hypocrites to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to ask for his opinion. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived, Allah informed His Messenger ﷺ about the entire situation, including what they intended to do. Allah then revealed: "{O Messenger, let not those who hasten into disbelief grieve you - of those who say, "We have believed"}..." [Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:41] until "{And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the defiantly disobedient}" [Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:47]. And Allah informed the Prophet ﷺ that both tribes had deserved this revelation from Allah Almighty.  

أحمد:٢٢١٢حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ أَنْزَلَ {وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمِ الْكَافِرُونَ} [المائدة 44] وَ {أُولَئِكَ هُمِ الظَّالِمُونَ} [النور 50] وَ {أُولَئِكَ هُمِ الْفَاسِقُونَ} [الحشر 19] قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنْزَلَهَا اللهُ فِي الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ وَكَانَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا قَدْ قَهَرَتِ الْأُخْرَى فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ حَتَّى ارْتَضَوْا وَاصْطَلَحُوا عَلَى أَنَّ كُلَّ قَتِيلٍ قَتَلَتهُ الْعَزِيزَةُ مِنَالذَّلِيلَةِ فَدِيَتُهُ خَمْسُونَ وَسْقًا وَكُلَّ قَتِيلٍ قَتَلَتْهُ الذَّلِيلَةُ مِنَ العَزِيزَةِ فَدِيَتُهُ مِائَةُ وَسْقٍ فَكَانُوا عَلَى ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ وَذَلَّتِ الطَّائِفَتَانِ كِلْتَاهُمَا لِمَقْدَمِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ورَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَمْ يَظْهَرْ وَلَمْ يُوطِئْهُمَا عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ فِي الصُّلْحِ فَقَتَلَتِ الذَّلِيلَةُ مِنَ العَزِيزَةِ قَتِيلًا فَأَرْسَلَتِ الْعَزِيزَةُ إِلَى الذَّلِيلَةِ أَنِ ابْعَثُوا إِلَيْنَا بِمِائَةِ وَسْقٍ فَقَالَتِ الذَّلِيلَةُ وَهَلْ كَانَ هَذَا فِي حَيَّيْنِ قَطُّ دِينُهُمَا وَاحِدٌ وَنَسَبُهُمَا وَاحِدٌ وَبَلَدُهُمَا وَاحِدٌ دِيَةُ بَعْضِهِمْ نِصْفُ دِيَةِ بَعْضٍ؟ إِنَّا إِنَّمَا أَعْطَيْنَاكُمْ هَذَا ضَيْمًا مِنْكُمْ لَنَا وَفَرَقًا مِنْكُمْ فَأَمَّا إِذْ قَدِمَ مُحَمَّدٌ فَلَا نُعْطِيكُمْ ذَلِكَ فَكَادَتِ الْحَرْبُ تَهِيجُ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ ارْتَضَوْا عَلَى أَنْ يَجْعَلُوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَتِ الْعَزِيزَةُ فَقَالَتْ وَاللهِ مَا مُحَمَّدٌ بِمُعْطِيكُمْ مِنْهُمْ ضِعْفَ مَا يُعْطِيهِمْ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ صَدَقُوا مَا أَعْطَوْنَا هَذَا إِلَّا ضَيْمًا مِنَّا وَقَهْرًا لَهُمْ فَدُسُّوا إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ مَنْ يَخْبُرُ لَكُمْ رَأْيَهُ إِنْ أَعْطَاكُمْ مَا تُرِيدُونَ حَكَّمْتُمُوهُ وَإِنْ لَمْ يُعْطِكُمْ حَذِرْتُمْ فَلَمْ تُحَكِّمُوهُ فَدَسُّوا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نَاسًا مِنَ المُنَافِقِينَ لِيَخْبُرُوا لَهُمْ رَأْيَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَخْبَرَ اللهُ رَسُولَهُ بِأَمْرِهِمْ كُلِّهِ وَمَا أَرَادُوا فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ لَا يَحْزُنْكَ الَّذِينَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْكُفْرِ مِنَ الذِينَ قَالُوا آمَنَّا} [المائدة 41] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمِ الْفَاسِقُونَ} [المائدة 47]ثُمَّ قَالَ فِيهِمَا وَاللهِ نَزَلَتْ وَإِيَّاهُمَا عَنَى الله ﷻ