Volume 6, Book 60, Number 48:
Narrated ‘Aisha :
The Prophet said, “The most hated man in the Sight of Allah is the one who is the most quarrel –
some.” Narrated ‘Aisha: The Prophet said, “Or do you think that you shall enter Paradise without such
(trials) as came to those who passed away before you?” (2.214)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 49:
Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika:
Ibn ‘Abbas recited: “(Respite will be granted) until when the Apostles gave up hope (of their
people) and thought that they were denied (by their people). There came to them Our Help ….”
(12.110) reading Kudhibu without doubling the sound ‘dh’, and that was what he understood of the
Verse. Then he went on reciting: “..even the Apostle and those who believed along with him said:
When (will come) Allah’s Help? Yes, verily, Allah’s Help is near.” (2.214)
Then I met ‘Urwa bin Az-Zubair and I mentioned that to him. He said, “Aisha said, ‘Allah forbid!
By Allah, Allah never promised His Apostle anything but he knew that it would certainly happen be –
fore he died. But trials were continuously presented before the Apostles till they were afraid that
their followers would accuse them of telling lies. So I used to recite:–
“Till they (come to) think that they were treated as liars.” reading ‘Kudh-dhibu with double ‘dh.’
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 50:
Narrated Nafi’:
Whenever Ibn ‘Umar recited the Qur’an, he would not speak to anyone till he had finished his re –
citation. Once I held the Qur’an and he recited Surat-al-Baqara from his memory and then stopped
at a certain Verse and said, “Do you know in what connection this Verse was revealed? ” I replied,
“No.” He said, “It was revealed in such-and-such connection.” Ibn ‘Umar then resumed his recitation.
Nafi added regarding the Verse:–“So go to your tilth when or how you will” Ibn ‘Umar said, “It
means one should approach his wife in ..”
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Volume 6, Book 60, Number 51:
Narrated Jabir:
Jews used to say: “If one has sexual intercourse with his wife from the back, then she will deliver a
squint-eyed child.” So this Verse was revealed:–
“Your wives are a tilth unto you; so go to your tilth when or how you will.” (2.223)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 52:
Narrated Al-Hasan:
The sister of Ma’qal bin Yasar was divorced by her husband who left her till she had fulfilled her
term of ‘Iddat (i.e. the period which should elapse before she can Remarry) and then he wanted to
remarry her but Maqal refused, so this Verse was revealed:–
“Do not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands.” (2.232)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 53:
Narrated Ibn Az-Zubair:
I said to ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan (while he was collecting the Qur’an) regarding the Verse:– “Those of
you who die and leave wives …” (2.240) “This Verse was abrogated by an other Verse. So why should
you write it? (Or leave it in the Qur’an)?” ‘Uthman said. “O son of my brother! I will not shift any –
thing of it from its place.”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 22:
Narrated Urwa:
I said to ‘Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, and I was at that time a young boy, “How do you interpret
the Statement of Allah:
“Verily, Safa and Marwa (i.e. two mountains at Mecca) are among the Symbols of Allah.”
So it is not harmful of those who perform the Hajj to the House of Allah) or perform the Umra, to
ambulate (Tawaf) between them. In my opinion it is not sinful for one not to ambulate (Tawaf)
between them.” ‘Aisha said, “Your interpretation is wrong for as you say, the Verse should have been:
“So it is not harmful of those who perform the Hajj or Umra to the House, not to ambulate (Tawaf)
between them.’ This Verse was revealed in connection with the Ansar who (during the Pre-Islamic
Period) used to visit Manat (i.e. an idol) after assuming their Ihram, and it was situated near Qudaid
(i.e. a place at Mecca), and they used to regard it sinful to ambulate between Safa and Marwa after
embracing Islam. When Islam came, they asked Allah’s Apostle about it, whereupon Allah
revealed:–
“Verily, Safa and Marwa (i.e. two mountains at Mecca) are among the Symbols of Allah. So it is not
harmful of those who perform the Hajj of the House (of Allah) or perform the Umra, to ambulate
(Tawaf) between them.” (2.158)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 38:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad: The Verse:–
“And eat and drink until the white thread appears to you distinct from the black thread.” was re –
vealed, but: ‘… of dawn’ was not revealed (along with it) so some men, when intending to fast, used to
tie their legs, one with white thread and the other with black thread and would keep on eating till
they could distinguish one thread from the other. Then Allah revealed’ … of dawn,’ whereupon they
understood that meant the night and the day.