Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) · The Statement of Allah "Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ) from amongst yourselves (i.e., whom you know well). It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty..." (V.9:128)
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ السَّبَّاقِ، أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَىَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَقْتَلَ أَهْلِ الْيَمَامَةِ فَإِذَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ عِنْدَهُ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ إِنَّ عُمَرَ أَتَانِي فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْقَتْلَ قَد…
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq sent for me when the people of Yamama had been killed (i.e., a number of the
Prophet's Companions who fought against Musailima). (I went to him) and found `Umar bin Al-
Khatt…
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit Al-Ansari:
who was one of those who used to write the Divine Revelation: Abu Bakr sent for me after the
(heavy) casualties among the warriors (of the battle) of Yamama (where a great number of Qurra'
were killed). `Umar was present with Abu Bakr who said, `Umar has come to me and said, The people
have suffered heavy casualties on the day of (the battle of) Yamama, and I am afraid that there will be
more casualties among the Qurra' (those who know the Qur'an by heart) at other battle-fields, whereby
a large part of the Qur'an may be lost, unless you collect it. And I am of the opinion that you should
collect the Qur'an." Abu Bakr added, "I said to `Umar, 'How can I do something which Allah's
Apostle has not done?' `Umar said (to me), 'By Allah, it is (really) a good thing.' So `Umar kept on
pressing, trying to persuade me to accept his proposal, till Allah opened my bosom for it and I had the
same opinion as `Umar." (Zaid bin Thabit added:) `Umar was sitting with him (Abu Bakr) and was
not speaking. me). "You are a wise young man and we do not suspect you (of telling lies or of
forgetfulness): and you used to write the Divine Inspiration for Allah's Messenger. Therefore, look for
the Qur'an and collect it (in one manuscript). " By Allah, if he (Abu Bakr) had ordered me to shift one
of the mountains (from its place) it would not have been harder for me than what he had ordered me
concerning the collection of the Qur'an. I said to both of them, "How dare you do a thing which the
Prophet has not done?" Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, it is (really) a good thing. So I kept on arguing with
him about it till Allah opened my bosom for that which He had opened the bosoms of Abu Bakr and
`Umar. So I started locating Qur'anic material and collecting it from parchments, scapula, leaf-stalks
of date palms and from the memories of men (who knew it by heart). I found with Khuza`ima two
Verses of Surat-at-Tauba which I had not found with anybody else, (and they were):--
"Verily there has come to you an Apostle (Muhammad) from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that
you should receive any injury or difficulty He (Muhammad) is ardently anxious over you (to be
rightly guided)" (9.128)
The manuscript on which the Qur'an was collected, remained with Abu Bakr till Allah took him unto
Him, and then with `Umar till Allah took him unto Him, and finally it remained with Hafsa, `Umar's
daughter.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ السَّبَّاقِ، قَالَ إِنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَىَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ إِنَّكَ كُنْتَ تَكْتُبُ الْوَحْىَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاتَّبِعِ الْقُرْآنَ. فَتَتَبَّعْتُ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ آخِرَ سُورَةِ التَّوْبَةِ آي…
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Abu Bakr sent for me and said, "You used to write the Divine Revelations for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) : So you
should search for (the Qur'an and collect) it." I started searching for the Qur'an ti…
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Abu Bakr sent for me owing to the large number of casualties in the battle of Al-Yamama, while
`Umar was sitting with him. Abu Bakr said (to me), `Umar has come to my and said, 'A great number…
Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
Abu Bakr sent for me, so I collected the Qur'an till I found the last part of Surat-at-Tauba with Abi
Khuza`ima Al-Ansari and did not find it with anybody else. (The Verses are): -- 'Verily, th…
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
"From 'Ubaid bin As-Sabbaq, that Zaid bin Thabit narrated to him, he said: 'Abu Bakr As-Siddiq sent for me - (regarding) those killed at Al-Yamamah - and 'Umar bin Al-Khattab was with him. He (Abu Bakr…