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Chapters on Tafsir

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كتاب تفسير القرآن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

There is (yet) another chain for the above (# 4) Hadith from Adi bin Hatim who said, ‘I went to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) while he was sitting in the Masjid, the people said, 'this is 'Adi bin Hatim.' And I came without having a treaty nor a writ. When I was brought to him, he took my hand. Prior to that he had said, 'I hope that Allah will place his hand in my hand, He said, ‘he stood with me, and a woman and a boy met him and said, 'we have a need from you.' He stood with them, until he was finished dealing with what they wanted. Then he took me by the hand until he brought me to his house. A slave girl brought him a cushion to sit on, and I sat in front of him. He expressed thanks and praise for Allah then said, 'what has caused you to flee from saying La Ilaha Illallah? Do you know of another god other than Him?' "I said, 'no.'" He said, ‘then he talked for some time, and then said, 'you refuse to say Allahu Akbar because you know that there is something greater than Allah?' "I said, 'no.' He said, 'indeed the Jews are those who are under the wrath of Allah, and the Christians have strayed.' I said, 'indeed I am a Muslim, Hanif.' He said, ‘I saw his face smiling with happiness.’ He said, ‘then he ordered that I stop with him at the home of a man from the Ansar, whom he would frequently visit in the mornings and the evenings. When I was with him at night, a people in woolen garments of these Nimar (a cloth with certain patters, and the word appeared before) came. Then he performed Salat and stood to encourage them (the people) to give (charity) to them. Then he said, 'even with a Sa' or half a Sa', or a handful or part of a handful, to save the face of one of you from the heat of Hell, or the Fire. And even if it be by a date or a part of a date, for indeed one of you shall meet Allah and it shall be said to him what I say to you, ‘have I not given hearing and seeing to you?’ He shall say, ‘of course.’ It will be said, ‘have I not given you wealth and children?’ He shall say, ‘of course.’ It will be said, ‘so where is what you have sent forth for yourself?’ He will look before him and behind him, on his right and on his left, but he shall not find anything to protect his face from the heat of Hell. Let one of you protect his face from the Fire, even if with part of a date, and if he does not find that, then with a good statement. For indeed I do not fear poverty for you, Allah will aid you and grant you, such that a woman can travel on her camel howda from Yathrib to Al-Hirah, or further, without fear of being robbed.' I began thinking to myself, ‘where would the thieves of Taiy be then?’ Imam Tirmidhi said this Hadith is Hasan Gharib, we do not know of it except through the narration of Simak bin Harb. Shu'bah reported the Hadith from Simak bin Harb, from Abbad bin Hubaish, from 'Adi bin Hatim from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) in its entirety.