Hadith 3222

Regarding Sūrat Sabā'

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Darussalam · Volume 5

44. The Chapters On The Tafsīr Of The Qur'ān From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ

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(1). 3222. Farwah bin Musaik Al-Murādi said: "I went to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! Shall I not fight those who turn away among my people, along with those who believe? So he permitted me to fight them and made me their commander.' When I left him, he asked me, saying: 'What has Al-Ghuṭaifi done?' He was informed that I set off on my journey." He said: "So he sent a message on my route that I should return. I went to him and he was with a group of his Companions. He said: 'Invite your people. Whoever accepts Islam among them then accept it from him. And whoever does not accept Islam, then do not be hasty until new news reaches you.'" He said: "And what was revealed about Sabā' was revealed, so a man said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! What is Sabā'; is it a land or a woman?' He said: 'It is neither a land, nor a woman, but it is a man who had ten sons among the Arabs. Six of them went south (in Yemen) and four of them went north (toward Ash-Shām). As for those who went north, they are Lakhm, Judhām, 'Ghassān and 'Āmilah. As for those who went south, they are Azad, Al- 'Ash'ariyyūn, Hīmyar, Kindah, Madhīj, and Anmār.' A man said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! Who are Anmār?' He said: 'Those among whom are Khath'am and Bajilah.'" [This Hadīth has been related from Ibn 'Abbās from the Prophet ﷺ]. (Hasan) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Gharīb Hasan.

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٣٢٢٢ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، ‌وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَا: أَخْبَرَنَا ‌أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنِ ‌الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ النَّخَعِيِّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌أَبُو سَبْرَةَ النَّخَعِيُّ ، عَنْ ‌فَرْوَةَ بْنِ مُسَيْكٍ الْمُرَادِيِّ قَالَ: «أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَلَا أُقَاتِلُ مَنْ أَدْبَرَ مِنْ قَوْمِي بِمَنْ أَقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ؟ فَأَذِنَ لِي فِي قِتَالِهِمْ وَأَمَّرَنِي، فَلَمَّا خَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ سَأَلَ عَنِّي مَا فَعَلَ الْغُطَيْفِيُّ؟» فَأُخْبِرَ أَنِّي قَدْ سِرْتُ قَالَ: فَأَرْسَلَ فِي أَثَرِي، فَرَدَّنِي فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، فَقَالَ: ادْعُ الْقَوْمَ، فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ مِنْهُمْ فَاقْبَلْ مِنْهُ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يُسْلِمْ، فَلَا تَعْجَلْ حَتَّى أُحْدِثَ إِلَيْكَ. قَالَ: وَأُنْزِلَ فِي سَبَأٍ مَا أُنْزِلَ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، وَمَا سَبَأٌ، أَرْضٌ أَوِ امْرَأَةٌ؟ قَالَ: لَيْسَ بِأَرْضٍ وَلَا امْرَأَةٍ، وَلَكِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ وَلَدَ عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْعَرَبِ فَتَيَامَنَ مِنْهُمْ سِتَّةٌ، وَتَشَاءَمَ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةٌ، فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ تَشَاءَمُوا: فَلَخْمٌ، وَجُذَامٌ، وَغَسَّانُ، وَعَامِلَةٌ، وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ تَيَامَنُوا: فَالْأَزْدُ، وَالْأَشْعَرُونَ، وَحِمْيَرُ، وَمَذْحِجُ، وَأَنْمَارٌ وَكِنْدَةُ. فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، وَمَا أَنْمَارُ؟ قَالَ: الَّذِينَ مِنْهُمْ خَثْعَمُ وَبَجِيلَةُ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ.

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This Hadīth tells that Sabā' is the name of a man, who was an Arab. He had ten children. Six of them settled in Yemen and the remaining four settled in Syria; and thereafter various tribal branches came to existence; Ghutaif is a branch of a tribe. Initially, the Prophet gave Farwah a general permission of fighting, but as he was leaving, the Prophet realised the need of explanation, so he ﷺ called him back and gave a full explanation.