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The Jews' Asking The Prophet ﷺ About The Soul, And The Words Of Allâh: “And They Ask You Concerning The Rûh (The Spirit)”[1]

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Darussalam · Volume 7

50. The Book Of The Attributes Of The Hypocrites And The Rulings Concerning Them

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الحديث: 2794 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 2152

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[7059] 32 - (2794) It was narrated that ‘Abdullâh said: “While I was walking with the Prophet ﷺ in a field, and he was leaning on a palm branch, he passed by a group of Jews. They said to one another: 'Ask him about the soul.' They said: 'Why do you want to ask him about it? He may give an answer that you dislike.' They said: 'Ask him.' So one of them stood up and asked him about the soul. The Prophet ﷺ remained silent and did not give any answer, and I knew that Revelation was coming to him. I stayed where I was, and when the Revelation ended, he (ﷺ) said: "And they ask you concerning the Rûh (the spirit). Say: 'The Rûh is one of the things, the knowledge of which is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little.'"[1]

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32 - (2794) حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَمْشِي مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي حَرْثٍ، وَهُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى عَسِيبٍ، إِذْ مَرَّ بِنَفَرٍ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: سَلُوهُ عَنِ الرُّوحِ، فَقَالُوا: مَا رَابَكُمْ إِلَيْهِ، لَا يَسْتَقْبِلُكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ تَكْرَهُونَهُ، فَقَالُوا: سَلُوهُ، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ بَعْضُهُمْ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الرُّوحِ، قَالَ: فَأَسْكَتَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ شَيْئًا، فَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ: فَقُمْتُ مَكَانِي، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ قَالَ: " {وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ، قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا} [الإسراء: 85] "،

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    [1] Al-Isrâ 17:85.