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Sahih al-Bukhari 4595

"Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home)..." (V.4:95)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Companion’s words (mawquf) Sahih al-Bukhari 4595

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ، أَنَّ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ ح، وَحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْكَرِيمِ، أَنَّ مِقْسَمًا، مَوْلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَخْبَرَهُ ‏‏{‏لاَ يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏}‏

عَنْ بَدْرٍ وَالْخَارِجُونَ إِلَى بَدْرٍ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

Not equal are those believers who sat (at home) and did not join the Badr battle and those who joined the Badr battle.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4595, 3954) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 3032).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْد الْكَرِيم ) تَقَدَّمَ فِي غَزْوَة بَدْر أَنَّهُ الْجَزَرِيُّ. قَوْله : ( أَنَّ مِقْسَمًا مَوْلَى عَبْد اللَّه بْن الْحَارِث أَخْبَرَهُ ) أَمَّا مِقْسَم فَتَقَدَّمَ ذِكْره فِي غَزْوَة بَدْر , وَأَمَّا عَبْد اللَّه بْن الْحَارِث فَهُوَ اِبْن نَوْفَل بْن الْحَارِث بْن عَبْد الْمُطَّلِب , لِأَبِيهِ وَلِجَدِّهِ صُحْبَة وَلَهُ هُوَ رُؤْيَة , وَكَانَ يُلَقَّب بَبَّة بِمُوَحَّدَتَيْنِ مَفْتُوحَتَيْنِ الثَّانِيَة ثَقِيلَة. قَوْله : ( لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنْ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَنْ بَدْر وَالْخَارِجُونَ إِلَى بَدْر ) كَذَا أَوْرَدَهُ مُخْتَصَرًا , وَظَنَّ اِبْن التِّين أَنَّهُ مُغَايِر لِحَدِيثَيْ سَهْل وَالْبَرَاء فَقَالَ : الْقُرْآن يَنْزِل فِي الشَّيْء وَيَشْتَمِل…

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3032

from Ibn 'Abbas that he said the Ayah: Not equal are those of the believers who sit, except those who are disabled... (4:95) is about Badr and those went out for Badr. At the time of the battle of Badr, 'Abdullah bin Jahsh and Ibn Umm Maktum said: 'We are blind O Messenger of Allah! So is there an…

‏ ‏‏(‏ لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَيْرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ ‏)‏ عَنْ بَدْرٍ وَالْخَارِجُونَ إِلَى بَدْرٍ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ غَزْوَةُ بَدْرٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَحْشٍ وَابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ إِنَّا…

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  • جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن (9415)لا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَيْرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ سورة النساء آية 95 ، قَالَ : لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ جَاءَ عَمْرُو ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ عَلَيْهِ السلام ، وَكَانَ ضَرِيرَ الْبَصَرِ , فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , مَا تَأْمُرُنِي , فَإِنِّي ضَرِيرُ الْبَصَرِ ؟ فَأَنْ
  • جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن (9422)لا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ سورة النساء آية 95 ، عَنْ بَدْرٍ وَالْخَارِجُونَ إِلَى بَدْرٍ . لمَّا نَزَلَ غَزْوُ بَدْرٍ ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ ، وَأَبُو أَحْمَدَ بْنُ جَحْشِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الأَسَدِيُّ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ,إِنَّنَا أَعْمَيَانِ , فَهَلْ لَنَا رُخ

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