Allah, the Almighty, ordered me to read to you {Those who disbelieve among the People of the Book and the Polytheists were not going to depart (from their ways) until there should come to them Clear Evidence.} [Sūrat al-Bayyinah: 98]
Chapter: Excellence of Weeping out of Fear from Allah (swt)
وعن أنس، رضي الله عنه ، قال: قال رسول الله، صلى الله عليه وسلم، لأبي بن كعب، رضي الله عنه :
"إن الله عز وجل أمرني أن أقرأ عليك: لم يكن الذين كفرو"
Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to Ubay ibn Ka‘b (may Allah be pleased with him): "Allah, the Almighty, ordered me to read to you {Those who disbelieve among the People of the Book and the Polytheists were not going to depart (from their ways) until there should come to them the Clear Evidence.} [Sūrat al-Bayyinah: 98]" Ubay asked: "Did He (Allah) name me?" The Messenger of Allah replied: 'Yes.' So Ubay cried. In another narration: "So Ubay started to cry."
In this Hadīth, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs Ubay ibn Ka‘b that Allah ordered him to recite Sūrat al-Bayyinah to Ubay, so Ubay (may Allah be pleased with him) was amazed at how that could happen when the norm is that the less superior person reads to the one who is more superior, not vice versa. So when Ubay ascertained the matter from the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and received confirmation that Allah has mentioned his name, it made him cry out of joy and happiness that Allah, the Exalted, mentioned him by name.
Explanation in Arabic
في هذا الحديث أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يخبر أبيًّا رضي الله عنه بأن الله تعالى أمره أن يقرأ عليه سورة البينة، فتعجب أُبي رضي الله عنه كيف يكون هذا؟! لأن الأصل أن يقرأ المفضول على الفاضل لا الفاضل على المفضول، فلما تحقق أُبي من النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وتأكد منه بأن الله ذكر اسمه بكى رضي الله عنه عند ذلك فرحًا وسرورًا بتسمية الله تعالى إياه.
جواز البكاء فرحا وسرورا عند حصول النعمة وخشية من التقصير في شكر المنعم سبحانه.
فضيلة أُبي بن كعب -رضي الله عنه- ومكانته في حفظ القرآن وقراءته.
استحباب عرض القرآن على الآخرين وأنه سنة.
فيه إشارة إلى أن أبي بن كعب رضي الله عنه أقرأ الصحابة فإذا قرأ عليه النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مع عظيم منزلته كان غيره بطريق التبع له.
امتثال النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لأمر ربه -تعالى-.
Scholars’ grades
Original grading term, without a named scholar: صحيح
