Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 251
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، أَنَّ أَبَا النَّضْرِ حَدَّثَهُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ: مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ضَاحِكًا قَطُّ حَتَّى أَرَى مِنْهُ لَهَوَاتِهِ، إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَتَبَسَّمُ صلى الله عليه وسلم، قَالَتْ: وَكَانَ إِذَا رَأَى غَيْمًا أَوْ رِيحًا عُرِفَ فِي وَجْهِهِ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّ النَّاسَ إِذَا رَأَوُا الْغَيْمَ فَرِحُوا، رَجَاءَ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهِ الْمَطَرُ، وَأَرَاكَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ عُرِفَتْ فِي وَجْهِكَ الْكَرَاهَةُ؟ فَقَالَ: يَا عَائِشَةُ، مَا يُؤْمِنِّي أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهِ عَذَابٌ؟ عُذِّبَ قَوْمٌ بِالرِّيحِ، وَقَدْ رَأَى قَوْمٌ الْعَذَابَ مِنْهُ فَقَالُوا: {هَذَا عَارِضٌ مُمْطِرُنَا}.
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Ahmad ibn ‘Isa narrated to us, saying: ‘Abd Allah ibn Wahb narrated to us, saying: ‘Amr ibn al-Harith informed us that Abu al-Nadr related to him, from Sulayman ibn Yasar, from ‘A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: ‘I never saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, laugh so broadly that I could see the back of his throat; he only smiled.’ She said: ‘When he saw a cloud or wind, its effect could be seen on his face.’ She said, ‘Messenger of Allah, when people see clouds, they rejoice, hoping there will be rain in them. Yet when you see one, I see displeasure on your face.’ He replied, ‘‘A’isha, what would assure me that there is no punishment in it? A people were punished by wind, and a people saw the punishment coming from it and said, “This is a cloud bringing us rain.”’
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مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ضَاحِكًا قَطُّ حَتَّى أَرَى مِنْهُ لَهَوَاتِهِ،
The report uses the plural لَهَوَاتِهِ, referring to the uvula/soft palate area; it may mean a full laugh that exposes the back of the mouth, contrasted with smiling.
Review the anatomical image and best natural English rendering.
وَكَانَ إِذَا رَأَى غَيْمًا أَوْ رِيحًا عُرِفَ فِي وَجْهِهِ،
The Arabic leaves the nature of what was recognized on his face unstated; the subsequent question identifies it as displeasure.
Confirm that ‘its effect’ preserves the initial description without prematurely specifying displeasure.