The second aspect:
4749 - I read to Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Hakam, Ibn Wahb informed us, Yunus said: Rabi'ah said regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphans," he says: Leave them if you fear [to do wrong], for I have made four lawful for you.
His saying, the Exalted: "Then marry those that please you"
4750 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Ibn Fudayl narrated to us, from Isma'il ibn Abi Khalid, from Abu Malik [regarding]: "Then marry those that please you": Those that have been made lawful for you. It was narrated from Sa'id ibn (1) Jubayr the like of it.
His saying, the Exalted: "Of the women"
[The first aspect]
4751 - I read to Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Hakam, Ibn Wahb informed us, Yunus informed me from Ibn Shihab, 'Urwah ibn al-Zubayr informed me that he asked 'Aishah about the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Then marry those that please you of the women," she said: They were commanded to marry what was pleasing to them of the women other than those [orphans]. 'Urwah said: 'Aishah said: Then the people sought legal opinions from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) after this verse regarding them, so Allah the Exalted sent down: "And they request from you a [legal] decree concerning women."
4752 - 'Ali ibn Harb al-Mawsili narrated to us, Malik ibn Su'ayr narrated to us, from Hisham ibn 'Urwah, from his father, from 'Aishah, she said: Allah the Mighty and Majestic said: "Then marry those that please you of the women, two, or three, or four," He says: I have made these lawful for you, so leave this one [who is harmful]. Abu Muhammad said: Meaning: the one who is being harmed. It was narrated from Abu Salih similar to that.
The second aspect:
4753 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Nasr ibn 'Ali narrated to us, Yazid ibn Zuray' informed us, from Yunus, from al-Hasan, [regarding]: "what pleases you of the women": Those who are yours of your women among your relatives.
And the third aspect:
4754 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa' narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid (2), his saying: "what pleases you of the women," he says: A lawful marriage.
(1). See Tafsir 'Abd al-Razzaq, 1/147. (2). Al-Tafsir, 1/144.
الْوَجْهُ الثَّانِي:
٤٧٤٩ - قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ، أَنْبَأَ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ يُونُسُ:
وَقَالَ رَبِيعَةُ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلا تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَى قَالَ: يَقُولُ:
اتْرُكُوهُنَّ إِنْ خِفْتُمْ، فَقَدْ أَحْلَلْتُ لَكُمْ أَرْبَعاً.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: فَانْكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ
٤٧٥٠ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، ثنا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ فَانْكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ: مَا أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ- وَرُوِيَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ «١» جُبَيْرٍ مِثْلُهُ.
قَوْلُهُ تعالى: من النساء
[الوجه الأول]
٤٧٥١ - قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَكَمِ، أَنْبَأَ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَانْكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ قَالَتْ: أُمِرُوا أَنْ يَنْكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَهُمْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ سِوَاهُنَّ. قَالَ عُرْوَةُ: قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّاسَ اسْتَفْتَوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ الآيَةِ فِيهِنَّ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: وَيَسْتَفْتُونَكَ فِي النِّسَاءِ.
٤٧٥٢ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَرْبٍ الْمَوْصِلِيُّ، ثنا مَالِكُ بْنُ سُعَيْرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: فَانْكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ مثنى وثلاث وَرُبَاعَ يَقُولُ: أَحْلَلْتُ لَكَ هَؤُلاءِ فَدَعْ هَذِهِ. قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ: يَعْنِي: الَّتِي يُضَرُّ بِهَا- وَرُوِيَ عَنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ نَحْوُ ذَلِكَ.
الْوَجْهُ الثَّانِي:
٤٧٥٣ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، ثنا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، أَنْبَأَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ: مَا هِيَ لَكُمْ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمْ مِنْ قَرَابَتِكُمْ.
وَالْوَجْهُ الثَّالِثُ:
٤٧٥٤ - حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، ثنا شَبَابَةُ، ثنا وَرْقَاءُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ «٢» قَوْلَهُ: مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النساء يقول: نكاحا طيبا.
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