Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 246
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هِلاَلُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ: لَقِيتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ فَقُلْتُ: أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ صِفَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي التَّوْرَاةِ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ: أَجَلْ وَاللَّهِ، إِنَّهُ لَمَوْصُوفٌ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ بِبَعْضِ صِفَتِهِ فِي الْقُرْآنِ: {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ شَاهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا}، وَحِرْزًا لِلأُمِّيِّينَ، أَنْتَ عَبْدِي وَرَسُولِي، سَمَّيْتُكَ الْمُتَوَكِّلَ، لَيْسَ بِفَظٍّ وَلاَ غَلِيظٍ، وَلاَ صَخَّابٍ فِي الأَسْوَاقِ، وَلاَ يَدْفَعُ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ، وَلَكِنْ يَعْفُو وَيَغْفِرُ، وَلَنْ يَقْبِضَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى حَتَّى يُقِيمَ بِهِ الْمِلَّةَ الْعَوْجَاءَ، بِأَنْ يَقُولُوا: لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَيَفْتَحُوا بِهَا أَعْيُنًا عُمْيًا، وَآذَانًا صُمًّا، وَقُلُوبًا غُلْفًا.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Sinan narrated to us, saying: Fulayh ibn Sulayman narrated to us, saying: Hilal ibn ‘Ali narrated to us, from ‘Ata ibn Yasar, who said: I met ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘As and said, ‘Tell me about the description of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the Torah.’ He replied, ‘Yes, by Allah, he is indeed described in the Torah with some of the qualities attributed to him in the Qur’an: “O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bringer of good news, and a warner”; and as a protection for the unlettered. “You are My servant and Messenger. I have named you al-Mutawakkil [the one who relies upon Allah]. He is neither coarse nor harsh, nor clamorous in the marketplaces. He does not repel an evil deed with another evil deed; rather, he pardons and forgives. Allah Most High will not take him until He establishes through him the crooked community, by their saying, ‘There is no god but Allah,’ and opens through it blind eyes, deaf ears, and covered hearts.”’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
سَمَّيْتُكَ الْمُتَوَكِّلَ،
The Arabic title is الْمُتَوَكِّلَ (one who relies/puts trust), whereas the supplied English witness has ‘the trusty one,’ which may imply a different epithet.
Confirm the intended transliteration and gloss of al-Mutawakkil.
وَحِرْزًا لِلأُمِّيِّينَ،
The phrase describes a protection or refuge for the unlettered; the exact nuance of حرز can vary.
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وَلاَ يَدْفَعُ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ، وَلَكِنْ يَعْفُو وَيَغْفِرُ،
The supplied English witness omits the complete clause that he does not answer evil with evil, but pardons and forgives.
Confirm this clause against the full Arabic; it is absent from the English witness.
حَتَّى يُقِيمَ بِهِ الْمِلَّةَ الْعَوْجَاءَ،
الْمِلَّة may denote a religious way, community, or creed; الْعَوْجَاءَ is literally crooked. The phrase is retained closely rather than normalized into an interpretation.
Review the idiomatic meaning of الْمِلَّةَ الْعَوْجَاءَ in this report.