حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيُّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنَ وَقَّاصٍ اللَّيْثِيَّ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ وَإِنَّمَا لِكُلِّ امْرِئٍ مَا نَوَى فَمَنْ كَانَتْ هِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى دُنْيَا يُصِيبُهَا أَوْ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ يَنْكِحُهَا فَهِجْرَتُهُ إِلَى مَا هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِ
Telah
menceritakan kepada kami Al Humaidi Abdullah bin Az Zubair dia berkata, Telah
menceritakan kepada kami Sufyan yang berkata, bahwa Telah menceritakan kepada
kami Yahya bin Sa'id Al Anshari berkata, telah mengabarkan kepada kami Muhammad
bin Ibrahim At Taimi, bahwa dia pernah mendengar Alqamah bin Waqash Al Laitsi
berkata; saya pernah mendengar Umar bin Al Khaththab diatas mimbar berkata; saya
mendengar Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Semua perbuatan tergantung niatnya, dan
(balasan) bagi tiap-tiap orang (tergantung) apa yang diniatkan; Barangsiapa niat
hijrahnya karena dunia yang ingin digapainya atau karena seorang perempuan yang
ingin dinikahinya, maka hijrahnya adalah kepada apa dia
diniatkan"
Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for."
Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for worldly benefits or for a woman to marry, his emigration was for what he emigrated for."
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ
يُوسُفَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ
عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ الْحَارِثَ بْنَ
هِشَامٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يَأْتِيكَ الْوَحْيُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ
اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحْيَانًا يَأْتِينِي مِثْلَ
صَلْصَلَةِ الْجَرَسِ وَهُوَ أَشَدُّهُ عَلَيَّ فَيُفْصَمُ عَنِّي وَقَدْ وَعَيْتُ
عَنْهُ مَا قَالَ وَأَحْيَانًا يَتَمَثَّلُ لِي الْمَلَكُ رَجُلًا فَيُكَلِّمُنِي
فَأَعِي مَا يَقُولُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ
يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْيُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الشَّدِيدِ الْبَرْدِ فَيَفْصِمُ عَنْهُ
وَإِنَّ جَبِينَهُ لَيَتَفَصَّدُ عَرَقًا
Telah
menceritakan kepada kami Abdullah bin Yusuf berkata, telah mengabarkan kepada
kami Malik dari Hisyam bin 'Urwah dari bapaknya dari Aisyah Ibu Kaum Mu'minin,
bahwa Al Harits bin Hisyam bertanya kepada Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam: "Wahai Rasulullah, bagaimana caranya wahyu turun kepada engkau?"
Maka Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam menjawab: "Terkadang datang
kepadaku seperti suara gemerincing lonceng dan cara ini yang paling berat
buatku, lalu terhenti sehingga aku dapat mengerti apa yang disampaikan. Dan
terkadang datang Malaikat menyerupai seorang laki-laki lalu berbicara kepadaku
maka aku ikuti apa yang diucapkannya". Aisyah berkata: "Sungguh aku pernah
melihat turunnya wahyu kepada Beliau shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam pada suatu
hari yang sangat dingin lalu terhenti, dan aku lihat dahi Beliau mengucurkan
keringat."
Narrated 'Aisha: (the mother of the faithful believers) Al-Harith bin Hisham asked Allah's Apostle "O Allah's Apostle! How is the Divine Inspiration revealed to you?" Allah's Apostle replied, "Sometimes it is (revealed) like the ringing of a bell, this form of Inspiration is the hardest of all and then this state passes ' off after I have grasped what is inspired. Sometimes the Angel comes in the form of a man and talks to me and I grasp whatever he says." 'Aisha added: Verily I saw the Prophet being inspired Divinely on a very cold day and noticed the Sweat dropping from his forehead (as the Inspiration was over).
Narrated 'Aisha: (the mother of the faithful believers) Al-Harith bin Hisham asked Allah's Apostle "O Allah's Apostle! How is the Divine Inspiration revealed to you?" Allah's Apostle replied, "Sometimes it is (revealed) like the ringing of a bell, this form of Inspiration is the hardest of all and then this state passes ' off after I have grasped what is inspired. Sometimes the Angel comes in the form of a man and talks to me and I grasp whatever he says." 'Aisha added: Verily I saw the Prophet being inspired Divinely on a very cold day and noticed the Sweat dropping from his forehead (as the Inspiration was over).
[No. Hadist: 2]
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ
قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ
الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ أَوَّلُ مَا
بُدِئَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ الْوَحْيِ
الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ فِي النَّوْمِ فَكَانَ لَا يَرَى رُؤْيَا إِلَّا جَاءَتْ
مِثْلَ فَلَقِ الصُّبْحِ ثُمَّ حُبِّبَ إِلَيْهِ الْخَلَاءُ وَكَانَ يَخْلُو
بِغَارِ حِرَاءٍ فَيَتَحَنَّثُ فِيهِ وَهُوَ التَّعَبُّدُ اللَّيَالِيَ ذَوَاتِ
الْعَدَدِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْزِعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ وَيَتَزَوَّدُ لِذَلِكَ ثُمَّ
يَرْجِعُ إِلَى خَدِيجَةَ فَيَتَزَوَّدُ لِمِثْلِهَا حَتَّى جَاءَهُ الْحَقُّ
وَهُوَ فِي غَارِ حِرَاءٍ فَجَاءَهُ الْمَلَكُ فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ قَالَ مَا أَنَا
بِقَارِئٍ قَالَ فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجَهْدَ ثُمَّ
أَرْسَلَنِي فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ قُلْتُ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي
الثَّانِيَةَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجَهْدَ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَنِي فَقَالَ اقْرَأْ
فَقُلْتُ مَا أَنَا بِقَارِئٍ فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي الثَّالِثَةَ ثُمَّ
أَرْسَلَنِي فَقَالَ }
اقْرَأْ
بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ
الْأَكْرَمُ
{
فَرَجَعَ
بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْجُفُ فُؤَادُهُ
فَدَخَلَ عَلَى خَدِيجَةَ بِنْتِ خُوَيْلِدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ
زَمِّلُونِي زَمِّلُونِي فَزَمَّلُوهُ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ عَنْهُ الرَّوْعُ فَقَالَ
لِخَدِيجَةَ وَأَخْبَرَهَا الْخَبَرَ لَقَدْ خَشِيتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي فَقَالَتْ
خَدِيجَةُ كَلَّا وَاللَّهِ مَا يُخْزِيكَ اللَّهُ أَبَدًا إِنَّكَ لَتَصِلُ
الرَّحِمَ وَتَحْمِلُ الْكَلَّ وَتَكْسِبُ الْمَعْدُومَ وَتَقْرِي الضَّيْفَ
وَتُعِينُ عَلَى نَوَائِبِ الْحَقِّ فَانْطَلَقَتْ بِهِ خَدِيجَةُ حَتَّى أَتَتْ
بِهِ وَرَقَةَ بْنَ نَوْفَلِ بْنِ أَسَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعُزَّى ابْنَ عَمِّ
خَدِيجَةَ وَكَانَ امْرَأً قَدْ تَنَصَّرَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ
الْكِتَابَ الْعِبْرَانِيَّ فَيَكْتُبُ مِنْ الْإِنْجِيلِ بِالْعِبْرَانِيَّةِ مَا
شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ وَكَانَ شَيْخًا كَبِيرًا قَدْ عَمِيَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ
خَدِيجَةُ يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ اسْمَعْ مِنْ ابْنِ أَخِيكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ وَرَقَةُ يَا
ابْنَ أَخِي مَاذَا تَرَى فَأَخْبَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلَّمَ خَبَرَ مَا رَأَى فَقَالَ لَهُ وَرَقَةُ هَذَا النَّامُوسُ الَّذِي
نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مُوسَى يَا لَيْتَنِي فِيهَا جَذَعًا لَيْتَنِي أَكُونُ
حَيًّا إِذْ يُخْرِجُكَ قَوْمُكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلَّمَ أَوَمُخْرِجِيَّ هُمْ قَالَ نَعَمْ لَمْ يَأْتِ رَجُلٌ قَطُّ بِمِثْلِ
مَا جِئْتَ بِهِ إِلَّا عُودِيَ وَإِنْ يُدْرِكْنِي يَوْمُكَ أَنْصُرْكَ نَصْرًا
مُؤَزَّرًا ثُمَّ لَمْ يَنْشَبْ وَرَقَةُ أَنْ تُوُفِّيَ وَفَتَرَ الْوَحْيُ قَالَ
ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ جَابِرَ
بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ قَالَ وَهُوَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ فَتْرَةِ
الْوَحْيِ فَقَالَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ بَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي إِذْ سَمِعْتُ صَوْتًا مِنْ
السَّمَاءِ فَرَفَعْتُ بَصَرِي فَإِذَا الْمَلَكُ الَّذِي جَاءَنِي بِحِرَاءٍ
جَالِسٌ عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَرُعِبْتُ مِنْهُ
فَرَجَعْتُ فَقُلْتُ زَمِّلُونِي زَمِّلُونِي فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى
}
يَا
أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَالرُّجْزَ
فَاهْجُرْ
{
فَحَمِيَ
الْوَحْيُ وَتَتَابَعَ تَابَعَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ وَأَبُو صَالِحٍ
وَتَابَعَهُ هِلَالُ بْنُ رَدَّادٍ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ وَقَالَ يُونُسُ وَمَعْمَرٌ
بَوَادِرُهُ
Telah
menceritakan kepada kami Yahya bin Bukair berkata, Telah menceritakan kepada
kami dari Al Laits dari 'Uqail dari Ibnu Syihab dari 'Urwah bin Az Zubair dari
Aisyah -Ibu Kaum Mu'minin-, bahwasanya dia berkata: "Permulaaan wahyu yang
datang kepada Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam adalah dengan mimpi yang
benar dalam tidur. Dan tidaklah Beliau bermimpi kecuali datang seperti cahaya
subuh. Kemudian Beliau dianugerahi kecintaan untuk menyendiri, lalu Beliau
memilih gua Hiro dan bertahannuts yaitu 'ibadah di malam hari dalam beberapa
waktu lamanya sebelum kemudian kembali kepada keluarganya guna mempersiapkan
bekal untuk bertahannuts kembali. Kemudian Beliau menemui Khadijah mempersiapkan
bekal. Sampai akhirnya datang Al Haq saat Beliau di gua Hiro, Malaikat datang
seraya berkata: "Bacalah?" Beliau menjawab: "Aku tidak bisa baca". Nabi
shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam menjelaskan: Maka Malaikat itu memegangku dan
memelukku sangat kuat kemudian melepaskanku dan berkata lagi: "Bacalah!" Beliau
menjawab: "Aku tidak bisa baca". Maka Malaikat itu memegangku dan memelukku
sangat kuat kemudian melepaskanku dan berkata lagi: "Bacalah!". Beliau menjawab:
"Aku tidak bisa baca". Malaikat itu memegangku kembali dan memelukku untuk
ketiga kalinya dengan sangat kuat lalu melepaskanku, dan berkata lagi: (Bacalah
dengan (menyebut) nama Tuhanmu yang Menciptakan, Dia Telah menciptakan manusia
dari segumpal darah. Bacalah, dan Tuhanmulah yang Maha Pemurah)." Nabi
shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam kembali kepada keluarganya dengan membawa kalimat
wahyu tadi dalam keadaan gelisah. Beliau menemui Khadijah binti Khawailidh
seraya berkata: "Selimuti aku, selimuti aku!". Beliau pun diselimuti hingga
hilang ketakutannya. Lalu Beliau menceritakan peristiwa yang terjadi kepada
Khadijah: "Aku mengkhawatirkan diriku". Maka Khadijah berkata: "Demi Allah,
Allah tidak akan mencelakakanmu selamanya, karena engkau adalah orang yang
menyambung silaturrahim." Khadijah kemudian mengajak Beliau untuk bertemu dengan
Waroqoh bin Naufal bin Asad bin Abdul 'Uzza, putra paman Khadijah, yang beragama
Nasrani di masa Jahiliyyah, dia juga menulis buku dalam bahasa Ibrani, juga
menulis Kitab Injil dalam Bahasa Ibrani dengan izin Allah. Saat itu Waroqoh
sudah tua dan matanya buta. Khadijah berkata: "Wahai putra pamanku, dengarkanlah
apa yang akan disampaikan oleh putra saudaramu ini". Waroqoh berkata: "Wahai
putra saudaraku, apa yang sudah kamu alami". Maka Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam menuturkan peristiwa yang dialaminya. Waroqoh berkata: "Ini adalah
Namus, seperti yang pernah Allah turunkan kepada Musa. Duhai seandainya aku
masih muda dan aku masih hidup saat kamu nanti diusir oleh kaummu". Rasulullah
shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bertanya: "Apakah aku akan diusir mereka?" Waroqoh
menjawab: "Iya. Karena tidak ada satu orang pun yang datang dengan membawa
seperti apa yang kamu bawa ini kecuali akan disakiti (dimusuhi). Seandainya aku
ada saat kejadian itu, pasti aku akan menolongmu dengan sekemampuanku". Waroqoh
tidak mengalami peristiwa yang diyakininya tersebut karena lebih dahulu
meninggal dunia pada masa fatroh (kekosongan) wahyu. Ibnu Syihab berkata;
telah mengabarkan kepadaku Abu Salamah bin Abdurrahman bahwa Jabir bin Abdullah
Al Anshari bertutur tentang kekosongan wahyu, sebagaimana yang Rasulullah
shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam ceritakan: "Ketika sedang berjalan aku
mendengar suara dari langit, aku memandang ke arahnya dan ternyata Malaikat yang
pernah datang kepadaku di gua Hiro, duduk di atas kursi antara langit dan bumi.
Aku pun ketakutan dan pulang, dan berkata: "Selimuti aku. Selimuti aku". Maka
Allah Ta'ala menurunkan wahyu: (Wahai orang yang berselimut) sampai firman Allah
(dan berhala-berhala tinggalkanlah). Sejak saat itu wahyu terus turun
berkesinambungan." Hadits ini juga diriwayatkan oleh Abdullah bin Yusuf dan
Abu Shalih juga oleh Hilal bin Raddad dari Az Zuhri. Dan Yunus berkata; dan
Ma'mar menyepakati bahwa dia mendapatkannya dari Az Zuhri.
Narrated 'Aisha: (the mother of the faithful believers) The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in the form of good dreams which came true like bright day light, and then the love of seclusion was bestowed upon him. He used to go in seclusion in the cave of Hira where he used to worship (Allah alone) continuously for many days before his desire to see his family. He used to take with him the journey food for the stay and then come back to (his wife) Khadija to take his food like-wise again till suddenly the Truth descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira. The angel came to him and asked him to read. The Prophet replied, "I do not know how to read. The Prophet added, "The angel caught me (forcefully) and pressed me so hard that I could not bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read and I replied, 'I do not know how to read.' Thereupon he caught me again and pressed me a second time till I could not bear it any more. He then released me and again asked me to read but again I replied, 'I do not know how to read (or what shall I read)?' Thereupon he caught me for the third time and pressed me, and then released me and said, 'Read in the name of your Lord, who has created (all that exists) has created man from a clot. Read! And your Lord is the Most Generous." (96.1, 96.2, 96.3) Then Allah's Apostle returned with the Inspiration and with his heart beating severely. Then he went to Khadija bint Khuwailid and said, "Cover me! Cover me!" They covered him till his fear was over and after that he told her everything that had happened and said, "I fear that something may happen to me." Khadija replied, "Never! By Allah, Allah will never disgrace you. You keep good relations with your Kith and kin, help the poor and the destitute, serve your guests generously and assist the deserving calamity-afflicted ones." Khadija then accompanied him to her cousin Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin 'Abdul 'Uzza, who, during the PreIslamic Period became a Christian and used to write the writing with Hebrew letters. He would write from the Gospel in Hebrew as much as Allah wished him to write. He was an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to Waraqa, "Listen to the story of your nephew, O my cousin!" Waraqa asked, "O my nephew! What have you seen?" Allah's Apostle described whatever he had seen. Waraqa said, "This is the same one who keeps the secrets (angel Gabriel) whom Allah had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn you out." Allah's Apostle asked, "Will they drive me out?" Waraqa replied in the affirmative and said, "Anyone (man) who came with something similar to what you have brought was treated with hostility; and if I should remain alive till the day when you will be turned out then I would support you strongly." But after a few days Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while. Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah Al-Ansari while talking about the period of pause in revelation reporting the speech of the Prophet "While I was walking, all of a sudden I heard a voice from the sky. I looked up and saw the same angel who had visited me at the cave of Hira' sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I got afraid of him and came back home and said, 'Wrap me (in blankets).' And then Allah revealed the following Holy Verses (of Quran): 'O you (i.e. Muhammad)! wrapped up in garments!' Arise and warn (the people against Allah's Punishment),... up to 'and desert the idols.' (74.1-5) After this the revelation started coming strongly, frequently and regularly."
[No. Hadist: 3]
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ
إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي
عَائِشَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي
قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى لَا
تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ { قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ
صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعَالِجُ مِنْ التَّنْزِيلِ شِدَّةً وَكَانَ
مِمَّا يُحَرِّكُ شَفَتَيْهِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَأَنَا أُحَرِّكُهُمَا لَكُمْ
كَمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحَرِّكُهُمَا
وَقَالَ سَعِيدٌ أَنَا أُحَرِّكُهُمَا كَمَا رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ
يُحَرِّكُهُمَا فَحَرَّكَ شَفَتَيْهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى } لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ
لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ { قَالَ جَمْعُهُ لَكَ فِي صَدْرِكَ
وَتَقْرَأَهُ }
فَإِذَا
قَرَأْنَاهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْآنَهُ
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قَالَ
فَاسْتَمِعْ لَهُ وَأَنْصِتْ }
ثُمَّ
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُ
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ثُمَّ
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ تَقْرَأَهُ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ إِذَا أَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ اسْتَمَعَ فَإِذَا انْطَلَقَ
جِبْرِيلُ قَرَأَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَمَا
قَرَأَهُ
Telah
menceritakan kepada kami Musa bin Isma'il dia berkata, Telah menceritakan kepada
kami Abu 'Awanah berkata, bahwa Telah menceritakan kepada kami Musa bin Abu
Aisyah berkata, Telah menceritakan kepada kami Sa'id bin Jubair dari Ibnu 'Abbas
tentang firman Allah Ta'ala: (Janganlah kamu gerakkan lidahmu untuk
(membaca) Al Quran karena hendak cepat-cepat ingin (menguasainya)." Berkata
Ibnu 'Abbas: "Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam sangat kuat
keinginannya untuk menghafalkan apa yang diturunkan (Al Qur'an) dan
menggerak-gerakkan kedua bibir Beliau." Berkata Ibnu 'Abbas: "aku akan
menggerakkan kedua bibirku (untuk membacakannya) kepada kalian sebagaimana
Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam melakukannya kepadaku". Berkata
Sa'id: "Dan aku akan menggerakkan kedua bibirku (untuk membacakannya) kepada
kalian sebagaimana aku melihat Ibnu 'Abbas melakukannya. Maka Nabi shallallahu
'alaihi wasallam menggerakkan kedua bibirnya, Kemudian turunlah firman Allah
Ta'ala: Janganlah kamu gerakkan lidahmu untuk (membaca) Al Quran karena hendak
cepat-cepat (menguasai) nya. Sesungguhnya atas tanggungan Kamilah
mengumpulkannya (di dadamu) dan (membuatmu pandai) membacanya". Maksudnya Allah
mengumpulkannya di dalam dadamu (untuk dihafalkan) dan kemudian kamu membacanya:
"Apabila Kami telah selesai membacakannya, maka ikutilah bacaannya itu".
Maksudnya: "Dengarkanlah dan diamlah". Kemudian Allah Ta'ala berfirman:
"Kemudian, sesungguhnya atas tanggungan Kamilah penjelasannya. Maksudnya: "Dan
Kewajiban Kamilah untuk membacakannya" Dan Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam sejak saat itu bila Jibril 'Alaihis Salam datang kepadanya, Beliau
mendengarkannya. Dan bila Jibril 'Alaihis Salam sudah pergi, maka Nabi
shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam membacakannya (kepada para sahabat) sebagaimana
Jibril 'Alaihis Salam membacakannya kepada Beliau shallallahu 'alaihi
wasallam
Narrated Said bin Jubair: Ibn 'Abbas in the explanation of the Statement of Allah. 'Move not your tongue concerning (the Quran) to make haste therewith." (75.16) Said "Allah's Apostle used to bear the revelation with great trouble and used to move his lips (quickly) with the Inspiration." Ibn 'Abbas moved his lips saying, "I am moving my lips in front of you as Allah's Apostle used to move his." Said moved his lips saying: "I am moving my lips, as I saw Ibn 'Abbas moving his." Ibn 'Abbas added, "So Allah revealed 'Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith. It is for us to collect it and to give you (O Muhammad) the ability to recite it (the Qur'an) (75.16-17) which means that Allah will make him (the Prophet ) remember the portion of the Qur'an which was revealed at that time by heart and recite it. The Statement of Allah: And 'When we have recited it to you (O Muhammad through Gabriel) then you follow its (Qur'an) recital' (75.18) means 'listen to it and be silent.' Then it is for Us (Allah) to make It clear to you' (75.19) means 'Then it is (for Allah) to make you recite it (and its meaning will be clear by itself through your tongue). Afterwards, Allah's Apostle used to listen to Gabriel whenever he came and after his departure he used to recite it as Gabriel had recited it."
[No. Hadist: 4]
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ قَالَ
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ح و
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ
أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ وَمَعْمَرٌ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ نَحْوَهُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي
عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ
اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ وَكَانَ أَجْوَدُ مَا
يَكُونُ فِي رَمَضَانَ حِينَ يَلْقَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ وَكَانَ يَلْقَاهُ فِي كُلِّ
لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَيُدَارِسُهُ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى
اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجْوَدُ بِالْخَيْرِ مِنْ الرِّيحِ
الْمُرْسَلَةِ
Telah
menceritakan kepada kami Abdan dia berkata, telah mengabarkan kepada kami
Abdullah telah mengabarkan kepada kami Yunus dari Az Zuhri dan dengan riwayat
yang sama, telah menceritakan pula kepada kami Bisyir bin Muhammad berkata,
telah mengabarkan kepada kami Abdullah berkata, telah mengabarkan kepada kami
Yunus dan Ma'mar dari Az Zuhri seperti lainnya berkata, telah mengabarkan kepada
kami Ubaidullah bin Abdullah dari Ibnu 'Abbas berkata, bahwa Rasulullah
shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam adalah manusia yang paling lembut terutama pada
bulan Ramadlan ketika malaikat Jibril 'Alaihis Salam menemuinya, dan adalah
Jibril 'Alaihis Salam mendatanginya setiap malam di bulan Ramadlan, dimana
Jibril 'Alaihis Salam mengajarkan Al Qur'an. Sungguh Rasulullah shallallahu
'alaihi wasallam jauh lebih lembut daripada angin yang berhembus.
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle was the most generous of all the people, and he used to reach the peak in generosity in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night of Ramadan to teach him the Qur'an. Allah's Apostle was the most generous person, even more generous than the strong uncontrollable wind (in readiness and haste to do charitable deeds).
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: Allah's Apostle was the most generous of all the people, and he used to reach the peak in generosity in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night of Ramadan to teach him the Qur'an. Allah's Apostle was the most generous person, even more generous than the strong uncontrollable wind (in readiness and haste to do charitable deeds).
[No. Hadist: 5]
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ
الْحَكَمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ
أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ
أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ بْنَ حَرْبٍ
أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ هِرَقْلَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فِي رَكْبٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَكَانُوا
تِجَارًا بِالشَّأْمِ فِي الْمُدَّةِ الَّتِي كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَادَّ فِيهَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ وَكُفَّارَ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَتَوْهُ
وَهُمْ بِإِيلِيَاءَ فَدَعَاهُمْ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ وَحَوْلَهُ عُظَمَاءُ الرُّومِ
ثُمَّ دَعَاهُمْ وَدَعَا بِتَرْجُمَانِهِ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ أَقْرَبُ نَسَبًا
بِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ فَقَالَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ
فَقُلْتُ أَنَا أَقْرَبُهُمْ نَسَبًا فَقَالَ أَدْنُوهُ مِنِّي وَقَرِّبُوا
أَصْحَابَهُ فَاجْعَلُوهُمْ عِنْدَ ظَهْرِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِتَرْجُمَانِهِ قُلْ
لَهُمْ إِنِّي سَائِلٌ هَذَا عَنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ فَإِنْ كَذَبَنِي فَكَذِّبُوهُ
فَوَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا الْحَيَاءُ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْثِرُوا عَلَيَّ كَذِبًا لَكَذَبْتُ
عَنْهُ ثُمَّ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهُ أَنْ قَالَ كَيْفَ نَسَبُهُ
فِيكُمْ قُلْتُ هُوَ فِينَا ذُو نَسَبٍ قَالَ فَهَلْ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ
مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ قَطُّ قَبْلَهُ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ كَانَ مِنْ آبَائِهِ مِنْ
مَلِكٍ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَأَشْرَافُ النَّاسِ يَتَّبِعُونَهُ أَمْ ضُعَفَاؤُهُمْ
فَقُلْتُ بَلْ ضُعَفَاؤُهُمْ قَالَ أَيَزِيدُونَ أَمْ يَنْقُصُونَ قُلْتُ بَلْ
يَزِيدُونَ قَالَ فَهَلْ يَرْتَدُّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ سَخْطَةً لِدِينِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ
يَدْخُلَ فِيهِ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ كُنْتُمْ تَتَّهِمُونَهُ بِالْكَذِبِ
قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقُولَ مَا قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ يَغْدِرُ قُلْتُ لَا
وَنَحْنُ مِنْهُ فِي مُدَّةٍ لَا نَدْرِي مَا هُوَ فَاعِلٌ فِيهَا قَالَ وَلَمْ
تُمْكِنِّي كَلِمَةٌ أُدْخِلُ فِيهَا شَيْئًا غَيْرُ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ قَالَ
فَهَلْ قَاتَلْتُمُوهُ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ قِتَالُكُمْ إِيَّاهُ
قُلْتُ الْحَرْبُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُ سِجَالٌ يَنَالُ مِنَّا وَنَنَالُ مِنْهُ
قَالَ مَاذَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ قُلْتُ يَقُولُ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَحْدَهُ وَلَا
تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَاتْرُكُوا مَا يَقُولُ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَيَأْمُرُنَا
بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ وَالصِّدْقِ وَالْعَفَافِ وَالصِّلَةِ فَقَالَ
لِلتَّرْجُمَانِ قُلْ لَهُ سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ نَسَبِهِ فَذَكَرْتَ أَنَّهُ فِيكُمْ
ذُو نَسَبٍ فَكَذَلِكَ الرُّسُلُ تُبْعَثُ فِي نَسَبِ قَوْمِهَا وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ
قَالَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ فَذَكَرْتَ أَنْ لَا فَقُلْتُ لَوْ كَانَ
أَحَدٌ قَالَ هَذَا الْقَوْلَ قَبْلَهُ لَقُلْتُ رَجُلٌ يَأْتَسِي بِقَوْلٍ قِيلَ
قَبْلَهُ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ كَانَ مِنْ آبَائِهِ مِنْ مَلِكٍ فَذَكَرْتَ أَنْ لَا
قُلْتُ فَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ آبَائِهِ مِنْ مَلِكٍ قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ يَطْلُبُ مُلْكَ
أَبِيهِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ كُنْتُمْ تَتَّهِمُونَهُ بِالْكَذِبِ قَبْلَ أَنْ
يَقُولَ مَا قَالَ فَذَكَرْتَ أَنْ لَا فَقَدْ أَعْرِفُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ
لِيَذَرَ الْكَذِبَ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَيَكْذِبَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ
أَشْرَافُ النَّاسِ اتَّبَعُوهُ أَمْ ضُعَفَاؤُهُمْ فَذَكَرْتَ أَنَّ ضُعَفَاءَهُمْ
اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهُمْ أَتْبَاعُ الرُّسُلِ وَسَأَلْتُكَ أَيَزِيدُونَ أَمْ
يَنْقُصُونَ فَذَكَرْتَ أَنَّهُمْ يَزِيدُونَ وَكَذَلِكَ أَمْرُ الْإِيمَانِ حَتَّى
يَتِمَّ وَسَأَلْتُكَ أَيَرْتَدُّ أَحَدٌ سَخْطَةً لِدِينِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ
فِيهِ فَذَكَرْتَ أَنْ لَا وَكَذَلِكَ الْإِيمَانُ حِينَ تُخَالِطُ بَشَاشَتُهُ
الْقُلُوبَ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ يَغْدِرُ فَذَكَرْتَ أَنْ لَا وَكَذَلِكَ الرُّسُلُ
لَا تَغْدِرُ وَسَأَلْتُكَ بِمَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ فَذَكَرْتَ أَنَّهُ يَأْمُرُكُمْ
أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَيَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْ
عِبَادَةِ الْأَوْثَانِ وَيَأْمُرُكُمْ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالصِّدْقِ وَالْعَفَافِ
فَإِنْ كَانَ مَا تَقُولُ حَقًّا فَسَيَمْلِكُ مَوْضِعَ قَدَمَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ وَقَدْ
كُنْتُ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ خَارِجٌ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ مِنْكُمْ فَلَوْ
أَنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي أَخْلُصُ إِلَيْهِ لَتَجَشَّمْتُ لِقَاءَهُ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ
عِنْدَهُ لَغَسَلْتُ عَنْ قَدَمِهِ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِكِتَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى
اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّذِي بَعَثَ بِهِ دِحْيَةُ إِلَى عَظِيمِ بُصْرَى
فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ فَقَرَأَهُ فَإِذَا فِيهِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ
الرَّحِيمِ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ إِلَى هِرَقْلَ عَظِيمِ
الرُّومِ سَلَامٌ عَلَى مَنْ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنِّي أَدْعُوكَ
بِدِعَايَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ أَسْلِمْ تَسْلَمْ يُؤْتِكَ اللَّهُ أَجْرَكَ مَرَّتَيْنِ
فَإِنْ تَوَلَّيْتَ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ إِثْمَ الْأَرِيسِيِّينَ وَ { يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ تَعَالَوْا
إِلَى كَلِمَةٍ سَوَاءٍ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَنْ لَا نَعْبُدَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ
وَلَا نُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُنَا بَعْضًا أَرْبَابًا مِنْ
دُونِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُولُوا اشْهَدُوا بِأَنَّا
مُسْلِمُونَ }
قَالَ
أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَلَمَّا قَالَ مَا قَالَ وَفَرَغَ مِنْ قِرَاءَةِ الْكِتَابِ
كَثُرَ عِنْدَهُ الصَّخَبُ وَارْتَفَعَتْ الْأَصْوَاتُ وَأُخْرِجْنَا فَقُلْتُ
لِأَصْحَابِي حِينَ أُخْرِجْنَا لَقَدْ أَمِرَ أَمْرُ ابْنِ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ إِنَّهُ
يَخَافُهُ مَلِكُ بَنِي الْأَصْفَرِ فَمَا زِلْتُ مُوقِنًا أَنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ
حَتَّى أَدْخَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ الْإِسْلَامَ وَكَانَ ابْنُ النَّاظُورِ صَاحِبُ
إِيلِيَاءَ وَهِرَقْلَ سُقُفًّا عَلَى نَصَارَى الشَّأْمِ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ هِرَقْلَ
حِينَ قَدِمَ إِيلِيَاءَ أَصْبَحَ يَوْمًا خَبِيثَ النَّفْسِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ
بَطَارِقَتِهِ قَدْ اسْتَنْكَرْنَا هَيْئَتَكَ قَالَ ابْنُ النَّاظُورِ وَكَانَ
هِرَقْلُ حَزَّاءً يَنْظُرُ فِي النُّجُومِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ حِينَ سَأَلُوهُ إِنِّي
رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ حِينَ نَظَرْتُ فِي النُّجُومِ مَلِكَ الْخِتَانِ قَدْ ظَهَرَ
فَمَنْ يَخْتَتِنُ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ قَالُوا لَيْسَ يَخْتَتِنُ إِلَّا
الْيَهُودُ فَلَا يُهِمَّنَّكَ شَأْنُهُمْ وَاكْتُبْ إِلَى مَدَايِنِ مُلْكِكَ
فَيَقْتُلُوا مَنْ فِيهِمْ مِنْ الْيَهُودِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ عَلَى أَمْرِهِمْ
أُتِيَ هِرَقْلُ بِرَجُلٍ أَرْسَلَ بِهِ مَلِكُ غَسَّانَ يُخْبِرُ عَنْ خَبَرِ
رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمَّا اسْتَخْبَرَهُ
هِرَقْلُ قَالَ اذْهَبُوا فَانْظُرُوا أَمُخْتَتِنٌ هُوَ أَمْ لَا فَنَظَرُوا
إِلَيْهِ فَحَدَّثُوهُ أَنَّهُ مُخْتَتِنٌ وَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ الْعَرَبِ فَقَالَ هُمْ
يَخْتَتِنُونَ فَقَالَ هِرَقْلُ هَذَا مُلْكُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ قَدْ ظَهَرَ ثُمَّ
كَتَبَ هِرَقْلُ إِلَى صَاحِبٍ لَهُ بِرُومِيَةَ وَكَانَ نَظِيرَهُ فِي الْعِلْمِ
وَسَارَ هِرَقْلُ إِلَى حِمْصَ فَلَمْ يَرِمْ حِمْصَ حَتَّى أَتَاهُ كِتَابٌ مِنْ
صَاحِبِهِ يُوَافِقُ رَأْيَ هِرَقْلَ عَلَى خُرُوجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ فَأَذِنَ هِرَقْلُ لِعُظَمَاءِ الرُّومِ فِي
دَسْكَرَةٍ لَهُ بِحِمْصَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِأَبْوَابِهَا فَغُلِّقَتْ ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ
فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الرُّومِ هَلْ لَكُمْ فِي الْفَلَاحِ وَالرُّشْدِ وَأَنْ
يَثْبُتَ مُلْكُكُمْ فَتُبَايِعُوا هَذَا النَّبِيَّ فَحَاصُوا حَيْصَةَ حُمُرِ
الْوَحْشِ إِلَى الْأَبْوَابِ فَوَجَدُوهَا قَدْ غُلِّقَتْ فَلَمَّا رَأَى هِرَقْلُ
نَفْرَتَهُمْ وَأَيِسَ مِنْ الْإِيمَانِ قَالَ رُدُّوهُمْ عَلَيَّ وَقَالَ إِنِّي
قُلْتُ مَقَالَتِي آنِفًا أَخْتَبِرُ بِهَا شِدَّتَكُمْ عَلَى دِينِكُمْ فَقَدْ
رَأَيْتُ فَسَجَدُوا لَهُ وَرَضُوا عَنْهُ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ آخِرَ شَأْنِ هِرَقْلَ
رَوَاهُ صَالِحُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ وَيُونُسُ وَمَعْمَرٌ عَنْ
الزُّهْرِيِّ
Telah
menceritakan kepada kami Abu Al Yaman Al Hakam bin Nafi' dia berkata, telah
mengabarkan kepada kami Syu'aib dari Az Zuhri telah mengabarkan kepadaku
Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin 'Utbah bin Mas'ud bahwa Abdullah bin 'Abbas telah
mengabarkan kepadanya bahwa Abu Sufyan bin Harb telah mengabarkan kepadanya;
bahwa Heraclius menerima rombongan dagang Quraisy, yang sedang mengadakan
ekspedisi dagang ke Negeri Syam pada saat berlakunya perjanjian antara Nabi
shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam dengan Abu Sufyan dan orang-orang kafir Quraisy.
Saat singgah di Iliya' mereka menemui Heraclius atas undangan Heraclius untuk di
diajak dialog di majelisnya, yang saat itu Heraclius bersama dengan para
pembesar-pembesar Negeri Romawi. Heraclius berbicara dengan mereka melalui
penerjemah. Heraclius berkata; "Siapa diantara kalian yang paling dekat hubungan
keluarganya dengan orang yang mengaku sebagai Nabi itu?." Abu Sufyan berkata;
maka aku menjawab; "Akulah yang paling dekat hubungan kekeluargaannya dengan
dia". Heraclius berkata; "Dekatkanlah dia denganku dan juga sahabat-sahabatnya."
Maka mereka meletakkan orang-orang Quraisy berada di belakang Abu Sufyan. Lalu
Heraclius berkata melalui penerjemahnya: "Katakan kepadanya, bahwa aku bertanya
kepadanya tentang lelaki yang mengaku sebagai Nabi. Jika ia berdusta kepadaku
maka kalian harus mendustakannya."Demi Allah, kalau bukan rasa malu akibat
tudingan pendusta yang akan mereka lontarkan kepadaku niscaya aku berdusta
kepadanya." Abu Sufyan berkata; Maka yang pertama ditanyakannya kepadaku
tentangnya (Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) adalah: "bagaimana kedudukan
nasabnya ditengah-tengah kalian?" Aku jawab: "Dia adalah dari keturunan
baik-baik (bangsawan) ". Tanyanya lagi: "Apakah ada orang lain yang pernah
mengatakannya sebelum dia?" Aku jawab: "Tidak ada". Tanyanya lagi: "Apakah
bapaknya seorang raja?" Jawabku: "Bukan". Apakah yang mengikuti dia orang-orang
yang terpandang atau orang-orang yang rendah?" Jawabku: "Bahkan yang
mengikutinya adalah orang-orang yang rendah". Dia bertanya lagi: "Apakah
bertambah pengikutnya atau berkurang?" Aku jawab: "Bertambah". Dia bertanya
lagi: "Apakah ada yang murtad disebabkan dongkol terhadap agamanya?" Aku jawab:
"Tidak ada". Dia bertanya lagi: "Apakah kalian pernah mendapatkannya dia
berdusta sebelum dia menyampaikan apa yang dikatakannya itu?" Aku jawab: "Tidak
pernah". Dia bertanya lagi: "Apakah dia pernah berlaku curang?" Aku jawab:
"Tidak pernah. Ketika kami bergaul dengannya, dia tidak pernah melakukan itu".
Berkata Abu Sufyan: "Aku tidak mungkin menyampaikan selain ucapan seperti ini".
Dia bertanya lagi: "Apakah kalian memeranginya?" Aku jawab: "Iya". Dia bertanya
lagi: "Bagaimana kesudahan perang tersebut?" Aku jawab: "Perang antara kami dan
dia sangat banyak. Terkadang dia mengalahkan kami terkadang kami yang
mengalahkan dia". Dia bertanya lagi: "Apa yang diperintahkannya kepada kalian?"
Aku jawab: "Dia menyuruh kami; 'Sembahlah Allah dengan tidak menyekutukannya
dengan sesuatu apapun, dan tinggalkan apa yang dikatakan oleh nenek moyang
kalian. ' Dia juga memerintahkan kami untuk menegakkan shalat, menunaikan zakat,
berkata jujur, saling memaafkan dan menyambung silaturrahim". Maka Heraclius
berkata kepada penerjemahnya: "Katakan kepadanya, bahwa aku telah bertanya
kepadamu tentang keturunan orang itu, kamu ceritakan bahwa orang itu dari
keturunan bangsawan. Begitu juga laki-laki itu dibangkitkan di tengah keturunan
kaumnya. Dan aku tanya kepadamu apakah pernah ada orang sebelumnya yang
mengatakan seperti yang dikatakannya, kamu jawab tidak. Seandainya dikatakan ada
orang sebelumnya yang mengatakannya tentu kuanggap orang ini meniru orang
sebelumnya yang pernah mengatakan hal serupa. Aku tanyakan juga kepadamu apakah
bapaknya ada yang dari keturunan raja, maka kamu jawab tidak. Aku katakan
seandainya bapaknya dari keturunan raja, tentu orang ini sedang menuntut
kerajaan bapaknya. Dan aku tanyakan juga kepadamu apakah kalian pernah
mendapatkan dia berdusta sebelum dia menyampaikan apa yang dikatakannya, kamu
menjawabnya tidak. Sungguh aku memahami, kalau kepada manusia saja dia tidak
berani berdusta apalagi berdusta kepada Allah. Dan aku juga telah bertanya
kepadamu, apakah yang mengikuti dia orang-orang yang terpandang atau orang-orang
yang rendah?" Kamu menjawab orang-orang yang rendah yang mengikutinya. Memang
mereka itulah yang menjadi para pengikut Rasul. Aku juga sudah bertanya kepadamu
apakah bertambah pengikutnya atau berkurang, kamu menjawabnya bertambah. Dan
memang begitulah perkara iman hingga menjadi sempurna. Aku juga sudah bertanya
kepadamu apakah ada yang murtad disebabkan marah terhadap agamanya. Kamu
menjawab tidak ada. Dan memang begitulah iman bila telah masuk tumbuh bersemi di
dalam hati. Aku juga sudah bertanya kepadamu apakah dia pernah berlaku curang,
kamu jawab tidak pernah. Dan memang begitulah para Rasul tidak mungkin curang.
Dan aku juga sudah bertanya kepadamu apa yang diperintahkannya kepada kalian,
kamu jawab dia memerintahkan kalian untuk menyembah Allah dengan tidak
menyekutukannya dengan sesuatu apapun, dan melarang kalian menyembah berhala,
dia juga memerintahkan kalian untuk menegakkan shalat, menunaikan zakat, berkata
jujur, saling memaafkan dan menyambung silaturrahim. Seandainya semua apa yang
kamu katakan ini benar, pasti dia akan menguasai kerajaan yang ada di bawah
kakiku ini. Sungguh aku telah menduga bahwa dia tidak ada diantara kalian
sekarang ini, seandainya aku tahu jalan untuk bisa menemuinya, tentu aku akan
berusaha keras menemuinya hingga bila aku sudah berada di sisinya pasti aku akan
basuh kedua kakinya. Kemudian Heraclius meminta surat Rasulullah shallallahu
'alaihi wasallam yang dibawa oleh Dihyah untuk para Penguasa Negeri Bashrah,
Maka diberikannya surat itu kepada Heraclius, maka dibacanya dan isinya
berbunyi: "Bismillahir rahmanir rahim. Dari Muhammad, hamba Allah dan Rasul-Nya
untuk Heraclius. Penguasa Romawi, Keselamatan bagi siapa yang mengikuti
petunjuk. Kemudian daripada itu, aku mengajakmu dengan seruan Islam; masuk
Islamlah kamu, maka kamu akan selamat, Allah akan memberi pahala kepadamu dua
kali. Namun jika kamu berpaling, maka kamu menanggung dosa rakyat kamu, dan: Hai
ahli kitab, marilah (berpegang) kepada suatu kalimat (ketetapan) yang tidak ada
perselisihan antara kami dan kamu, bahwa tidak kita sembah kecuali Allah dan
tidak kita persekutukan dia dengan sesuatupun dan tidak (pula) sebagian kita
menjadikan sebagian yang lain sebagai Rabb selain Allah". Jika mereka berpaling,
maka katakanlah kepada mereka: "Saksikanlah, bahwa kami adalah orang-orang yang
berserah diri (kepada Allah)." Abu Sufyan menuturkan: "Setelah Heraclius
menyampaikan apa yang dikatakannya dan selesai membaca surat tersebut,
terjadilah hiruk pikuk dan suara-suara ribut, sehingga mengusir kami. Aku
berkata kepada teman-temanku setelah kami diusir keluar; "sungguh dia telah
diajak kepada urusan Anak Abu Kabsyah. Heraclius mengkhawatirkan kerajaan
Romawi."Pada masa itupun aku juga khawatir bahwa Muhammad akan berjaya, sampai
akhirnya (perasaan itu hilang setelah) Allah memasukkan aku ke dalam Islam. Dan
adalah Ibnu An Nazhur, seorang Pembesar Iliya' dan Heraclius adalah seorang
uskup agama Nashrani, dia menceritakan bahwa pada suatu hari ketika Heraclius
mengunjungi Iliya' dia sangat gelisah, berkata sebagian komandan perangnya:
"Sungguh kami mengingkari keadaanmu. Selanjutnya kata Ibnu Nazhhur, "Heraclius
adalah seorang ahli nujum yang selalu memperhatikan perjalanan bintang-bintang.
Dia pernah menjawab pertanyaan para pendeta yang bertanya kepadanya; "Pada suatu
malam ketika saya mengamati perjalanan bintang-bintang, saya melihat raja Khitan
telah lahir, siapakah di antara ummat ini yang di khitan?" Jawab para pendeta;
"Yang berkhitan hanyalah orang-orang Yahudi, janganlah anda risau karena
orang-orang Yahudi itu. Perintahkan saja keseluruh negeri dalam kerajaan anda,
supaya orang-orang Yahudi di negeri tersebut di bunuh." Ketika itu di hadapakan
kepada Heraclius seorang utusan raja Bani Ghasssan untuk menceritakan perihal
Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, setelah orang itu selesai bercerita,
lalu Heraclius memerintahkan agar dia diperiksa, apakah dia berkhitan ataukah
tidak. Seusai di periksa, ternyata memang dia berkhitam. Lalu di beritahukan
orang kepada Heraclius. Heraclius bertanya kepada orang tersebut tentang
orang-orang Arab yang lainnya, di khitankah mereka ataukah tidak?" Dia menjawab;
"Orang Arab itu di khitan semuanya." Heraclius berkata; 'inilah raja ummat,
sesungguhnya dia telah terlahir." Kemudian heraclisu berkirim surat kepada
seorang sahabatnya di Roma yang ilmunya setarf dengan Heraclisu (untuk
menceritakan perihal kelahiran Nabi Muhammad shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam).
Sementara itu, ia meneruskan perjalanannya ke negeri Himsha, tetapi sebelum tiba
di Himsha, balasan surat dari sahabatnya itu telah tiba terlebih dahulu.
Sahabatnya itu menyetujui pendapat Heraclius bahwa Muhammad telah lahir dan
bahwa beliau memang seorang Nabi. Heraclius lalu mengundang para pembesar Roma
supaya datang ke tempatnya di Himsha, setelah semuanya hadir dalam majlisnya,
Heraclius memerintahkan supaya mengunci semua pintu. Kemudian dia berkata;
'Wahai bangsa rum, maukah anda semua beroleh kemenangan dan kemajuan yang gilang
gemilang, sedangkan kerajaan tetap utuh di tangan kita? Kalau mau, akuilah
Muhammad sebagai Nabi!." Mendengar ucapan itu, mereka lari bagaikan keledai
liar, padahal semua pintu telah terkunci. Melihat keadaan yang demikian,
Heraclius jadi putus harapan yang mereka akan beriman (percaya kepada kenabian
Muhammad). Lalu di perintahkannya semuanya untuk kembali ke tempatnya
masing-masing seraya berkata; "Sesungguhnya saya mengucapkan perkataan saya tadi
hanyalah sekedar menguji keteguhan hati anda semua. Kini saya telah melihat
keteguhan itu." Lalu mereka sujud di hadapan Heraclius dan mereka senang
kepadanya. Demikianlah akhir kisah Heraclius. Telah di riwayatkan oleh
Shalih bin Kaisan dan Yunus dan Ma'mar dari Az Zuhri.
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing business in Sham (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when Allah's Apostle had truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan and his companions went to Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem). Heraclius called them in the court and he had all the senior Roman dignitaries around him. He called for his translator who, translating Heraclius's question said to them, "Who amongst you is closely related to that man who claims to be a Prophet?" Abu Sufyan replied, "I am the nearest relative to him (amongst the group)." Heraclius said, "Bring him (Abu Sufyan) close to me and make his companions stand behind him." Abu Sufyan added, Heraclius told his translator to tell my companions that he wanted to put some questions to me regarding that man (The Prophet) and that if I told a lie they (my companions) should contradict me." Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my companions labeling me a liar, I would not have spoken the truth about the Prophet. The first question he asked me about him was: 'What is his family status amongst you?' I replied, 'He belongs to a good (noble) family amongst us.' Heraclius further asked, 'Has anybody amongst you ever claimed the same (i.e. to be a Prophet) before him?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?' I replied, 'No.' Heraclius asked, 'Do the nobles or the poor follow him?' I replied, 'It is the poor who follow him.' He said, 'Are his followers increasing decreasing (day by day)?' I replied, 'They are increasing.' He then asked, 'Does anybody amongst those who embrace his religion become displeased and renounce the religion afterwards?' I replied, 'No.' Heraclius said, 'Have you ever accused him of telling lies before his claim (to be a Prophet)?' I replied, 'No. ' Heraclius said, 'Does he break his promises?' I replied, 'No. We are at truce with him but we do not know what he will do in it.' I could not find opportunity to say anything against him except that. Heraclius asked, 'Have you ever had a war with him?' I replied, 'Yes.' Then he said, 'What was the outcome of the battles?' I replied, 'Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.' Heraclius said, 'What does he order you to do?' I said, 'He tells us to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship anything along with Him, and to renounce all that our ancestors had said. He orders us to pray, to speak the truth, to be chaste and to keep good relations with our Kith and kin.' Heraclius asked the translator to convey to me the following, I asked you about his family and your reply was that he belonged to a very noble family. In fact all the Apostles come from noble families amongst their respective peoples. I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you claimed such a thing, your reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man was following the previous man's statement. Then I asked you whether anyone of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative, and if it had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom. I further asked whether he was ever accused of telling lies before he said what he said, and your reply was in the negative. So I wondered how a person who does not tell a lie about others could ever tell a lie about Allah. I, then asked you whether the rich people followed him or the poor. You replied that it was the poor who followed him. And in fact all the Apostle have been followed by this very class of people. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing, and in fact this is the way of true faith, till it is complete in all respects. I further asked you whether there was anybody, who, after embracing his religion, became displeased and discarded his religion. Your reply was in the negative, and in fact this is (the sign of) true faith, when its delight enters the hearts and mixes with them completely. I asked you whether he had ever betrayed. You replied in the negative and likewise the Apostles never betray. Then I asked you what he ordered you to do. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship any thing along with Him and forbade you to worship idols and ordered you to pray, to speak the truth and to be chaste. If what you have said is true, he will very soon occupy this place underneath my feet and I knew it (from the scriptures) that he was going to appear but I did not know that he would be from you, and if I could reach him definitely, I would go immediately to meet him and if I were with him, I would certainly wash his feet.' Heraclius then asked for the letter addressed by Allah's Apostle which was delivered by Dihya to the Governor of Busra, who forwarded it to Heraclius to read. The contents of the letter were as follows: "In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful (This letter is) from Muhammad the slave of Allah and His Apostle to Heraclius the ruler of Byzantine. Peace be upon him, who follows the right path. Furthermore I invite you to Islam, and if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your reward, and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be committing a sin by misguiding your Arisiyin (peasants). (And I recite to you Allah's Statement:) 'O people of the scripture! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship none but Allah and that we associate nothing in worship with Him, and that none of us shall take others as Lords beside Allah. Then, if they turn away, say: Bear witness that we are Muslims (those who have surrendered to Allah).' (3:64). Abu Sufyan then added, "When Heraclius had finished his speech and had read the letter, there was a great hue and cry in the Royal Court. So we were turned out of the court. I told my companions that the question of Ibn-Abi-Kabsha) (the Prophet Muhammad) has become so prominent that even the King of Bani Al-Asfar (Byzantine) is afraid of him. Then I started to become sure that he (the Prophet) would be the conqueror in the near future till I embraced Islam (i.e. Allah guided me to it)." The sub narrator adds, "Ibn An-Natur was the Governor of llya' (Jerusalem) and Heraclius was the head of the Christians of Sham. Ibn An-Natur narrates that once while Heraclius was visiting ilya' (Jerusalem), he got up in the morning with a sad mood. Some of his priests asked him why he was in that mood? Heraclius was a foreteller and an astrologer. He replied, 'At night when I looked at the stars, I saw that the leader of those who practice circumcision had appeared (become the conqueror). Who are they who practice circumcision?' The people replied, 'Except the Jews nobody practices circumcision, so you should not be afraid of them (Jews). 'Just Issue orders to kill every Jew present in the country.' While they were discussing it, a messenger sent by the king of Ghassan to convey the news of Allah's Apostle to Heraclius was brought in. Having heard the news, he (Heraclius) ordered the people to go and see whether the messenger of Ghassan was circumcised. The people, after seeing him, told Heraclius that he was circumcised. Heraclius then asked him about the Arabs. The messenger replied, 'Arabs also practice circumcision.' (After hearing that) Heraclius remarked that sovereignty of the 'Arabs had appeared. Heraclius then wrote a letter to his friend in Rome who was as good as Heraclius in knowledge. Heraclius then left for Homs. (a town in Syrian and stayed there till he received the reply of his letter from his friend who agreed with him in his opinion about the emergence of the Prophet and the fact that he was a Prophet. On that Heraclius invited all the heads of the Byzantines to assemble in his palace at Homs. When they assembled, he ordered that all the doors of his palace be closed. Then he came out and said, 'O Byzantines! If success is your desire and if you seek right guidance and want your empire to remain then give a pledge of allegiance to this Prophet (i.e. embrace Islam).' (On hearing the views of Heraclius) the people ran towards the gates of the palace like onagers but found the doors closed. Heraclius realized their hatred towards Islam and when he lost the hope of their embracing Islam, he ordered that they should be brought back in audience. (When they returned) he said, 'What already said was just to test the strength of your conviction and I have seen it.' The people prostrated before him and became pleased with him, and this was the end of Heraclius's story (in connection with his faith).
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing business in Sham (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when Allah's Apostle had truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan and his companions went to Heraclius at Ilya (Jerusalem). Heraclius called them in the court and he had all the senior Roman dignitaries around him. He called for his translator who, translating Heraclius's question said to them, "Who amongst you is closely related to that man who claims to be a Prophet?" Abu Sufyan replied, "I am the nearest relative to him (amongst the group)." Heraclius said, "Bring him (Abu Sufyan) close to me and make his companions stand behind him." Abu Sufyan added, Heraclius told his translator to tell my companions that he wanted to put some questions to me regarding that man (The Prophet) and that if I told a lie they (my companions) should contradict me." Abu Sufyan added, "By Allah! Had I not been afraid of my companions labeling me a liar, I would not have spoken the truth about the Prophet. The first question he asked me about him was: 'What is his family status amongst you?' I replied, 'He belongs to a good (noble) family amongst us.' Heraclius further asked, 'Has anybody amongst you ever claimed the same (i.e. to be a Prophet) before him?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'Was anybody amongst his ancestors a king?' I replied, 'No.' Heraclius asked, 'Do the nobles or the poor follow him?' I replied, 'It is the poor who follow him.' He said, 'Are his followers increasing decreasing (day by day)?' I replied, 'They are increasing.' He then asked, 'Does anybody amongst those who embrace his religion become displeased and renounce the religion afterwards?' I replied, 'No.' Heraclius said, 'Have you ever accused him of telling lies before his claim (to be a Prophet)?' I replied, 'No. ' Heraclius said, 'Does he break his promises?' I replied, 'No. We are at truce with him but we do not know what he will do in it.' I could not find opportunity to say anything against him except that. Heraclius asked, 'Have you ever had a war with him?' I replied, 'Yes.' Then he said, 'What was the outcome of the battles?' I replied, 'Sometimes he was victorious and sometimes we.' Heraclius said, 'What does he order you to do?' I said, 'He tells us to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship anything along with Him, and to renounce all that our ancestors had said. He orders us to pray, to speak the truth, to be chaste and to keep good relations with our Kith and kin.' Heraclius asked the translator to convey to me the following, I asked you about his family and your reply was that he belonged to a very noble family. In fact all the Apostles come from noble families amongst their respective peoples. I questioned you whether anybody else amongst you claimed such a thing, your reply was in the negative. If the answer had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man was following the previous man's statement. Then I asked you whether anyone of his ancestors was a king. Your reply was in the negative, and if it had been in the affirmative, I would have thought that this man wanted to take back his ancestral kingdom. I further asked whether he was ever accused of telling lies before he said what he said, and your reply was in the negative. So I wondered how a person who does not tell a lie about others could ever tell a lie about Allah. I, then asked you whether the rich people followed him or the poor. You replied that it was the poor who followed him. And in fact all the Apostle have been followed by this very class of people. Then I asked you whether his followers were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing, and in fact this is the way of true faith, till it is complete in all respects. I further asked you whether there was anybody, who, after embracing his religion, became displeased and discarded his religion. Your reply was in the negative, and in fact this is (the sign of) true faith, when its delight enters the hearts and mixes with them completely. I asked you whether he had ever betrayed. You replied in the negative and likewise the Apostles never betray. Then I asked you what he ordered you to do. You replied that he ordered you to worship Allah and Allah alone and not to worship any thing along with Him and forbade you to worship idols and ordered you to pray, to speak the truth and to be chaste. If what you have said is true, he will very soon occupy this place underneath my feet and I knew it (from the scriptures) that he was going to appear but I did not know that he would be from you, and if I could reach him definitely, I would go immediately to meet him and if I were with him, I would certainly wash his feet.' Heraclius then asked for the letter addressed by Allah's Apostle which was delivered by Dihya to the Governor of Busra, who forwarded it to Heraclius to read. The contents of the letter were as follows: "In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful (This letter is) from Muhammad the slave of Allah and His Apostle to Heraclius the ruler of Byzantine. Peace be upon him, who follows the right path. Furthermore I invite you to Islam, and if you become a Muslim you will be safe, and Allah will double your reward, and if you reject this invitation of Islam you will be committing a sin by misguiding your Arisiyin (peasants). (And I recite to you Allah's Statement:) 'O people of the scripture! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship none but Allah and that we associate nothing in worship with Him, and that none of us shall take others as Lords beside Allah. Then, if they turn away, say: Bear witness that we are Muslims (those who have surrendered to Allah).' (3:64). Abu Sufyan then added, "When Heraclius had finished his speech and had read the letter, there was a great hue and cry in the Royal Court. So we were turned out of the court. I told my companions that the question of Ibn-Abi-Kabsha) (the Prophet Muhammad) has become so prominent that even the King of Bani Al-Asfar (Byzantine) is afraid of him. Then I started to become sure that he (the Prophet) would be the conqueror in the near future till I embraced Islam (i.e. Allah guided me to it)." The sub narrator adds, "Ibn An-Natur was the Governor of llya' (Jerusalem) and Heraclius was the head of the Christians of Sham. Ibn An-Natur narrates that once while Heraclius was visiting ilya' (Jerusalem), he got up in the morning with a sad mood. Some of his priests asked him why he was in that mood? Heraclius was a foreteller and an astrologer. He replied, 'At night when I looked at the stars, I saw that the leader of those who practice circumcision had appeared (become the conqueror). Who are they who practice circumcision?' The people replied, 'Except the Jews nobody practices circumcision, so you should not be afraid of them (Jews). 'Just Issue orders to kill every Jew present in the country.' While they were discussing it, a messenger sent by the king of Ghassan to convey the news of Allah's Apostle to Heraclius was brought in. Having heard the news, he (Heraclius) ordered the people to go and see whether the messenger of Ghassan was circumcised. The people, after seeing him, told Heraclius that he was circumcised. Heraclius then asked him about the Arabs. The messenger replied, 'Arabs also practice circumcision.' (After hearing that) Heraclius remarked that sovereignty of the 'Arabs had appeared. Heraclius then wrote a letter to his friend in Rome who was as good as Heraclius in knowledge. Heraclius then left for Homs. (a town in Syrian and stayed there till he received the reply of his letter from his friend who agreed with him in his opinion about the emergence of the Prophet and the fact that he was a Prophet. On that Heraclius invited all the heads of the Byzantines to assemble in his palace at Homs. When they assembled, he ordered that all the doors of his palace be closed. Then he came out and said, 'O Byzantines! If success is your desire and if you seek right guidance and want your empire to remain then give a pledge of allegiance to this Prophet (i.e. embrace Islam).' (On hearing the views of Heraclius) the people ran towards the gates of the palace like onagers but found the doors closed. Heraclius realized their hatred towards Islam and when he lost the hope of their embracing Islam, he ordered that they should be brought back in audience. (When they returned) he said, 'What already said was just to test the strength of your conviction and I have seen it.' The people prostrated before him and became pleased with him, and this was the end of Heraclius's story (in connection with his faith).
[No. Hadist: 6]
