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(23). 3014. Humaid bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin 'Awf narrated that Marwān bin Al-Ḥakam said: "Go O Rāfi" — who was his gatekeeper — "to Ibn 'Abbās and say to him: 'If every person who rejoices with what he has done, and loves to be praised for what he has not done, will be punished, then we will all be punished.' So Ibn 'Abbās said: 'This Āyah has got nothing to do with you. This was only revealed about the People of the Book.' Then Ibn 'Abbās recited: "When Allāh took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture to make it known and clear to mankind..."[1] and he recited: 'Think not that those who rejoice in what they have done, and love to be praised for what they have not done..."[2] Ibn 'Abbās said: 'The Prophet ﷺ asked them about something, and they concealed it, and told him about something else. So they left wanting him to think that they informed him about what he asked them, and wanting to be praised for that by him, and they were rejoicing over what they had concealed, and the fact that they
were asked about it.”) (Sahīh)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Gharīb Sahīh.
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[1] Āl Imrān 3:187.
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[2] Āl Imrān 3:188.
Commentary
These Verses were revealed regarding the People of the Book, the Jews; Allāh, the Almighty had a covenant with them, that they would reveal Allāh’s Book (Torah) very clearly to the people and would conceal nothing of it. They threw this Divine Covenant behind their backs; particularly the glad tidings and signs mentioned regarding the Last Prophet, they concealed these all. For the mean worldly benefits, they distorted the facts and committed serious offences of concealing the truth, they shamelessly sold out the Sharī‘ah, yet they were delighted for what they had done, and wanted to be credited for it and desired to be praised and appreciated. But they would never escape Allāh’s wrath and punishment.
