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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3043

Chapter: Regarding Surat Al-Ma'idah

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3043

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، وَغَيْرِهِ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ لِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَوْ عَلَيْنَا أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏ الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الإِسْلاَمَ دِينًا ‏)‏ لاَتَّخَذْنَا ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ عِيدًا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ إِ

نِّي أَعْلَمُ أَىَّ يَوْمٍ أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ أُنْزِلَتْ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ فِي يَوْمِ جُمُعَةٍ ‏.‏

Narrated Tariq bin Shihab:

"A man among the Jews said to 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: 'O Commander of the Believers! If we were the ones unto whom this Ayah was revealed, 'This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion (5:3).' - then we would have taken that day as a day of celebration.' So 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said to him: 'Indeed I do know which day this Ayah was revealed upon. It was revealed on the Day of 'Arafah, on Friday.'"

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 3043).

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Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْيَهُودِ ) هَذَا الرَّجُلُ هُوَ كَعْبُ الْأَحْبَارِ , بَيَّنَ ذَلِكَ مُسَدَّدٌ فِي مُسْنَدِهِ وَالطَّبَرِيُّ فِي تَفْسِيرِهِ , وَالطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْأَوْسَطِ , وَلِلْبُخَارِيِّ فِي الْمَغَازِي مِنْ طَرِيقِ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ. أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ الْيَهُودِ , وَلَهُ فِي التَّفْسِيرِ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ بِلَفْظِ : قَالَتْ الْيَهُودُ , فَيُحْمَلُ عَلَى أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا حِينَ سُؤَالِ كَعْبٍ عَنْ ذَلِكَ جَمَاعَةً وَتَكَلَّمَ كَعْبٌ عَلَى لِسَانِهِمْ ( لَاِتَّخَذْنَا ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ عِيدًا ) أَيْ لَعَظَّمْنَاهُ وَجَعَلْنَاهُ عِيدًا لَنَا فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ لِعِظَمِ مَا حَصَلَ فِيهِ مِنْ إِكْمَالِ الدِّينِ ( فَقَالَ عُمَرُ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ أَي…

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Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3043
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3043
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3043
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3043

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