Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3014
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، أَنَّ حُمَيْدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ مَرْوَانَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ قَالَ اذْهَبْ يَا رَافِعُ لِبَوَّابِهِ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْ لَهُ لَئِنْ كَانَ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ فَرِحَ بِمَا أُوتِيَ وَأَحَبَّ أَنْ يُحْمَدَ بِمَا لَمْ يَفْعَلْ مُعَذَّبًا لَنُعَذَّبَنَّ أَجْمَعُونَ . قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ مَا لَكُمْ وَلِهَذِهِ الآيَةِ إِنَّمَا أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ فِي أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ ثُمَّ تَلاَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : ( وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلاَ تَكْتُمُونَهُ ) وَتَلاَ : (لَاَ تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَا أَتَوْا وَيُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يُحْمَدُوا بِمَا لَمْ يَفْعَلُوا ) قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ سَأَلَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَكَتَمُوهُ وَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِغَيْرِهِ فَخَرَجُوا وَقَدْ أَرَوْهُ أَنْ قَدْ أَخْبَرُوهُ بِمَا قَدْ سَأَلَهُمْ عَنْهُ وَاسْتُحْمِدُوا بِذَلِكَ إِلَيْهِ وَفَرِحُوا بِمَا أُوتُوا مِنْ كِتْمَانِهِمْ وَمَا سَأَلَهُمْ عَنْهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ibn Abi Mulaykah reported that Humayd ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf told him that Marwan ibn al-Hakam said, ‘Rafi‘, my gatekeeper, go to Ibn ‘Abbas and tell him: “If everyone who rejoices in what he has done and likes to be praised for what he has not done will be punished, then we will all be punished.”’ Ibn ‘Abbas replied, ‘What have you to do with this verse? It was revealed only about the People of the Book.’ He recited, “When Allah took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture, [saying], ‘You must make it clear to the people and not conceal it’…” (Qur’an 3:187), and, “Do not think that those who rejoice in what they have done and love to be praised for what they have not done…” (Qur’an 3:188). Ibn ‘Abbas explained: ‘The Prophet asked them about something, but they concealed it and told him something else. They left, making him think they had told him what he had asked, and seeking his praise for it. They rejoiced both in what they had concealed and in being asked about it.’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih gharib.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Ibn ‘Abbas explains Qur’an 3:188 as referring to concealment by the People of the Book and their desire for praise for a misleading answer.