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Sahih al-BukhariProphetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))

Sahih al-Bukhari 4606

Allah's Statement: "This day, I have perfected your religion for you..." (V.5:3)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 4606

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ لِعُمَرَ إِنَّكُمْ تَقْرَءُونَ آيَةً لَوْ نَزَلَتْ فِينَا لاَتَّخَذْنَاهَا عِيدًا‏.‏ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ

إِنِّي لأَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ أُنْزِلَتْ، وَأَيْنَ أُنْزِلَتْ، وَأَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَ أُنْزِلَتْ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ، وَإِنَّا وَاللَّهِ بِعَرَفَةَ ـ

Narrated Tariq bin Shihab:

The Jews said to `Umar, "You (i.e. Muslims) recite a Verse, and had it been revealed to us, we would have taken the day of its revelation as a day of celebration." `Umar said, "I know very well when and where it was revealed, and where Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was when it was revealed. (It was revealed on) the day of `Arafat (Hajj Day), and by Allah, I was at `Arafat" Sufyan, a sub-narrator said: I am in doubt whether the Verse:-- "This day I have perfected your religion for you." was revealed on a Friday or not.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4606).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد الرَّحْمَن ) هُوَ اِبْن مَهْدِيّ. قَوْله : ( عَنْ قَيْس ) هُوَ اِبْن مُسْلِم. قَوْله : ( قَالَتْ الْيَهُود ) فِي رِوَايَة أَبِي الْعُمَيْسِ عَنْ قَيْس فِي كِتَاب الْإِيمَان " أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْيَهُود " وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَتْ تَسْمِيَته هُنَاكَ وَأَنَّهُ كَعْب الْأَحْبَار , وَاحْتَمَلَ أَنْ يَكُون الرَّاوِي حَيْثُ أَفْرَدَ السَّائِل أَرَادَ تَعْيِينه , وَحَيْثُ جَمَعَ أَرَادَ بِاعْتِبَارِ مَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ عَلَى رَأْيه , وَأُطْلِقَ عَلَى كَعْب هَذِهِ الصِّفَة إِشَارَة إِلَى أَنَّ سُؤَاله عَنْ ذَلِكَ وَقَعَ قَبْل إِسْلَامه لِأَنَّ إِسْلَامه كَانَ فِي خِلَافَة عُمَر عَلَى الْمَشْهُور , وَأُطْلِقَ عَلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ بِاعْتِبَارِ مَا مَضَى. قَوْله : ( إِنِّي لَأَعْلَم ) و…

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