Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) · "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ ) and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority..." (V.4:59)
Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ {أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ}. قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حُذَافَةَ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، إِذْ بَعَثَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي سَرِيَّةٍ.
English translation
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Verse: "Obey Allah and Obey the Apostle and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority."
(4.59) was revealed in connection with `Abdullah bin Hudhafa bin Qais bin `Adi' when the Prophet (ﷺ)
appointed him as the commander of a Sariyya (army detachment).
Narrated Muhammad bin `Abdur-Rahman Abu Al-Aswad:
The people of Medina were forced to prepare an army (to fight against the people of Sham during the
caliphate of `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair at Mecca), and I was enlisted in…
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Regarding the Verse: "Because of the inconvenience of rain or because you are ill." (4.102) (It was
revealed in connection with) `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf who was wounded.