Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (7/274)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

Ibn Abbās, who said:

‘The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—took Alī by the hand and took me by the hand while we were in Mecca. He prayed four units of prayer and raised (1) his hand toward heaven. He then said:

“O Allah, Moses son of Imrān asked You, and I—Muhammad, Your Prophet—ask You to expand my breast for me, untie (2) a knot from my tongue so that they may understand what I say, and appoint for me a minister from my family: Alī ibn Abī Tālib, my brother. Strengthen me through him and let him share in my task.”

Ibn Abbās said: “I heard (3) a caller calling out, ‘O Ahmad, you have been given (4) what you asked for.’”’ This is an explicit text on the matter.”

The answer is as follows:

First: As stated previously, its authenticity must be established.

Second: This (5) is, by agreement of the scholars of hadith (6), a fabricated lie. Indeed, they know it to be among the vilest lies against the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him.

Third: During most of the Prophet’s time in Mecca, Ibn Abbās had not yet been born. Ibn Abbās (7) was born while Banū Hāshim were in the mountain pass

(1) K reads: “then raised.” (2) B reads: “and that You untie.” (3) K reads: “then I heard.” (4) K reads: “you were given shelter,” which is a corruption. (5) N, M, and S read: “So this.” (6) I have not found anyone who cited this fabricated hadith. However, al-Suyūtī cited a hadith to the same effect in *al-Durr al-Manthūr*, 4/295, saying: “Al-Silafī narrated in *al-Tuyūriyyāt*, through a weak chain, from Abū Jafar Muhammad ibn Alī, who said: ‘When the words, “Appoint for me a minister from my family—Aaron, my brother. Strengthen me through him,” were revealed, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was on a mountain. He then supplicated to his Lord, saying: “O Allah, strengthen me through my brother Alī,” and He granted his request.’” (7) M reads: “and that Ibn Abbās.”

ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: «أَخَذَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - بِيَدِ عَلِيٍّ وَبِيَدِي وَنَحْنُ بِمَكَّةَ، وَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ، وَرَفَعَ (١) يَدَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ، مُوسَى بْنُ عِمْرَانَ سَأَلَكَ، وَأَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ نَبِيُّكَ أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَشْرَحَ لِي صَدْرِي، وَتَحْلُلْ (٢) عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي، وَاجْعَلْ لِي وَزِيرًا مِنْ أَهْلِي، عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ أَخِي، اشْدُدْ بِهِ أَزْرِي وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِي أَمْرِي. قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: سَمِعْتُ (٣) مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي: يَا أَحْمَدُ قَدْ أُوتِيتَ (٤) مَا سَأَلْتَ» . وَهَذَا نَصٌّ فِي الْبَابِ ". وَالْجَوَابُ: الْمُطَالَبَةُ بِالصِّحَّةِ كَمَا تَقَدَّمَ أَوَّلًا. الثَّانِي: أَنَّ هَذَا (٥) كَذِبٌ مَوْضُوعٌ بِاتِّفَاقِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ بِالْحَدِيثِ (٦) ، بَلْ هُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ هَذَا مِنْ أَسْمَجِ الْكَذِبِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -. الثَّالِثُ: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لَمَّا كَانَ بِمَكَّةَ فِي أَكْثَرِ الْأَوْقَاتِ لَمْ يَكُنِ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَدْ وُلِدَ، وَابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ (٧) وُلِدَ وَبَنُو هَاشِمٍ فِي الشِّعْبِ

(١) ك: ثُمَّ رَفَعَ. (٢) ب: وَتَحُلَّ. (٣) ك: فَسَمِعْتُ. (٤) ك: أُويتَ، وَهُوَ تَحْرِيفٌ. (٥) ن، م، س: فَهَذَا. (٦) لَمْ أَجِدْ أَحَدًا ذَكَرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ الْمَوْضُوعَ، وَلَكِنْ ذَكَرَ السُّيُوطِيُّ فِي " الدُّرِّ الْمَنْثُورِ " ٤/٢٩٥ حَدِيثًا بِمَعْنَاهُ، فَقَالَ: وَأَخْرَجَ السِّلَفِيُّ فِي " الطُّيُورِيَّاتِ " بِسَنَدٍ وَاهٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ وَاجْعَلْ لِي وَزِيرًا مِنْ أَهْلِي هَارُونَ أَخِي اشْدُدْ بِهِ أَزْرِي كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى جَبَلٍ ثُمَّ دَعَا رَبَّهُ، وَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ اشْدُدْ أَزْرِي بِأَخِي عَلِيٍّ، فَأَجَابَهُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ. (٧) م: وَأَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ.