Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3031
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ : (لَا يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ) جَاءَ عَمْرُو ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم - قَالَ وَكَانَ ضَرِيرَ الْبَصَرِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا تَأْمُرُنِي إِنِّي ضَرِيرُ الْبَصَرِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى هَذِهِ الآيَةَ : ( غَيْرُ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ ) الآيَةَ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " ائْتُونِي بِالْكَتِفِ وَالدَّوَاةِ أَوِ اللَّوْحِ وَالدَّوَاةِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَيُقَالُ عَمْرُو ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ وَيُقَالُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ وَهُوَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَائِدَةَ وَأُمُّ مَكْتُومٍ أُمُّهُ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib reported: ‘When the verse “Those believers who remain behind are not equal…” (Qur’an 4:95) was revealed, ‘Amr ibn Umm Maktum came to the Prophet. He was blind and said, “Messenger of Allah, what do you command me to do? I am blind.” Then Allah Most High revealed the words “except those with a disability” in the verse. The Prophet said, “Bring me a shoulder blade and an inkwell”—or, “a writing tablet and an inkwell.”’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih. The man is called either ‘Amr ibn Umm Maktum or ‘Abd Allah ibn Umm Maktum; his name was ‘Abd Allah ibn Za’idah, and Umm Maktum was his mother.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The phrase “except those with a disability” qualifies the exemption in Qur’an 4:95 for people unable to take part in the expedition.