Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

saying, “I have never ceased hearing our companions declare: ‘The deeds of the servants are created.’ (1)

Al-Bukhari added, ‘Their movements, their voices, their acquisitions, and their writing are created.

‘As for the recited, clearly expounded Qur’an—fixed in the codices, inscribed in writing, and treasured in hearts— it is the speech of Allah and is not created. (2)

Allah, Exalted is He, says: “Rather, it is clear verses preserved in the breasts of those who have been granted knowledge” (29:49).

Abu Ḥāmid al-Aʿmashī said: “I saw Muhammad ibn Ismaʿil at the funeral of Abu ʿUthmān Saʿid ibn Marwān while Muhammad ibn Yahya was questioning him about personal names, kunyahs, and the subtle flaws of hadith, and Muhammad ibn Ismaʿil sped through the answers like an arrow.

“Not even a month had passed before Muhammad ibn Yahya announced: ‘Whoever continues to attend his gathering is not to attend ours. They have written to us from Baghdad that he has spoken on the issue of articulation (al-lafẓ); we forbade him, but he would not desist. Therefore keep away from him, and whoever associates with him should not associate with us.’

“Muhammad ibn Ismaʿil remained there for a while, then set out for Bukhara. (3)”

Abu Ḥāmid ibn al-Sharqī said, “I heard Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Dhuhli say:”

(1) Al-Subki, Tabaqat al-Subki, vol. 2, p. 228; Ibn Hajar, Muqaddimat al-Fath, pp. 491-92. (2) Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Tarikh Baghdad, vol. 2, p. 31; Al-Subki, Tabaqat al-Subki, vol. 2, p. 228; Ibn Hajar, Muqaddimat al-Fath, p. 492; Al-Bukhari, Khalq Af‘al al-‘Ibad, p. 138. On p. 146 the author adds: “Abu ‘Abd Allah said: Among the proofs that Allah speaks as He wills and that human voices are produced letter by letter—with melody, modulation, dialectal variation, and intonation—is the hadith of Umm Salama, the Prophet’s wife: ‘Abd Allah ibn Salih and Yahya ibn Bukayr narrated to us, saying: al-Layth narrated to us from Ibn Abi Mulayka, from Ya‘la ibn Mamlik, that he asked Umm Salama about the Prophet’s recitation and his night prayer. She replied: ‘He would pray, then sleep for a span equal to his prayer, then pray for a span equal to his sleep, then sleep for a span equal to his prayer, until dawn.’ She then described his recitation: ‘He articulated it letter by letter.’” (3) The same report was cited above on p. 432; see also Tarikh Baghdad, vol. 2, p. 31, and Tabaqat al-Subki, vol. 2, p. 229.
يَقُوْلُ: مَا زِلْتُ أَسمَعُ أَصْحَابَنَا يَقُوْلُوْنَ: إِن أَفْعَالَ العِبَادِ مَخْلُوْقَةٌ (١) . قَالَ البُخَارِيُّ: حَرَكَاتُهُم وَأَصْوَاتُهُم وَاكتِسَابُهُم وَكِتَابَتُهُم مَخْلُوْقَةٌ. فَأَمَّا القُرْآنُ المَتْلُوُّ المُبَيَّنُ المُثْبَتُ فِي المَصَاحِفِ، المسطورُ المَكْتُوْبُ المُوعَى فِي القُلُوْبِ، فَهُوَ كَلاَمُ اللهِ لَيْسَ بِمَخْلُوْقٍ (٢) . قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿بَلْ هُوَ آيَاتٌ بَيِّنَاتٌ فِي صُدُوْرِ الَّذِيْنَ أُوْتُوا العِلْمَ﴾ [الْعَنْكَبُوت:٤٩] وَقَالَ أَبُو حَامِدٍ الأَعمَشِيُّ: رَأَيْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بنَ إِسْمَاعِيْلَ فِي جنَازَةِ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ سَعِيْدِ بنِ مَرْوَانَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بنُ يَحْيَى يَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الأَسَامِي وَالكُنَى وَعِلَلِ الحَدِيْثِ، وَيمرُّ فِيْهِ مُحَمَّدُ بنُ إِسْمَاعِيْلَ مِثْلَ السَّهْمِ. فَمَا أَتَى عَلَى هَذَا شَهْرٌ حَتَّى قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بنُ يَحْيَى: أَلاَ مَنْ يَخْتلِفُ إِلَى مَجْلِسِهِ فَلاَ يَخْتَلِفْ إِلَيْنَا، فَإِنَّهُم كَتَبُوا إِلَيْنَا مِنْ بَغْدَادَ أَنَّهُ تَكَلَّمَ فِي اللَّفْظِ، وَنهينَاهُ، فَلَمْ يَنْتَهِ، فَلاَ تقربوهُ، وَمَنْ يقربْهُ فَلاَ يقربْنَا، فَأَقَامَ مُحَمَّدُ بنُ إِسْمَاعِيْلَ هَا هُنَا مُدَّةً، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى بُخَارَى (٣) . وَقَالَ أَبُو حَامِدٍ بنُ الشَّرْقِيِّ: سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بنَ يَحْيَى الذُّهْلِيَّ يَقُوْلُ:
(١) " طبقات السبكي " ٢ / ٢٢٨، و" مقدمة الفتح ": ٤٩١، ٤٩٢. (٢) " تاريخ بغداد " ٢ / ٣١، و" طبقات السبكي " ٢ / ٢٢٨، و" مقدمة الفتح ": ٤٩٢، و" خلق أفعال العباد ": ١٣٨ وجاء فيه أيضا في الصفحة: ١٤٦: قال أبو عبد الله: ومن الدليل على أن الله يتكلم كيف يشاء، وأن أصوات العباد مؤلفة حرفا حرفا، فيها التطريب والغمز واللحن والترجيع، حديث أم سلمة ﵂ زوج النبي ﷺ: حدثنا عبد الله بن صالح، ويحيى بن بكير، قالا: حدثنا الليث، عن ابن أبي ملكية، عن يعلى بن مملك أنه سأل أم سلمة ﵂ عن قراءة النبي ﷺ وصلاته، فقالت: كان يصلي ثم ينام قدر ما صلى، ثم يصلي قدر ما نام، ثم ينام قدر ما صلى، حتى الصبح. ونعتت قراءته، فإذا قراءته حرفا حرفا. (٣) سبق الخبر في الصفحة: ٤٣٢، وهو في " تاريخ بغداد " ٢ / ٣١، و" طبقات السبكي " ٢ / ٢٢٩.

Company

  • About
  • Pricing
  • Why Translate?

Support

  • Contact us
  • Report a bug
  • Support us
  • Donate
  • AI combat arena

Follow us

© 2026 Kutub. All rights reserved.
Terms and conditionsPrivacy policyCookies