Khalid, from Qays, from ‘Abd Allah, who said: We were with the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) while we were young, and we said: O Messenger of Allah, should we not castrate ourselves? He forbade us from that, then he granted us a concession to marry a woman [with a dowry of] a garment. Then ‘Abd Allah recited: "O you who have believed, do not prohibit the good things which Allah has made lawful to you."
[6689] My father narrated to us, Abu Salih the scribe of al-Layth narrated to us, Mu‘awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me, from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn ‘Abbas, regarding his saying: "O you who have believed, do not prohibit the good things which Allah has made lawful to you," he said: They were a group of the companions of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) who said: We shall cut off our private parts, abandon the desires of the world, and wander in the land as the monks do. This reached the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), so he mentioned it to them, and they said: Yes [we intended that]. The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "But I fast and break my fast, I pray and I sleep, and I marry women. So whoever adopts my Sunnah is of me, and whoever does not adopt my Sunnah is not of me."
It was narrated from Abu Malik al-Ghifari that this verse was revealed concerning ‘Uthman ibn Maz‘un, and he mentioned something similar to it.
[6690] Ahmad ibn ‘Affan narrated to us, Abu Mu‘awiyah ibn Nahr narrated to us, from al-A‘mash, from Ibrahim, from Hammam ibn al-Harith, from ‘Amr ibn Shurahbil, he said: Ma‘qil ibn Muqarrin came to ‘Abd Allah and said: I have prohibited two beds [for myself]. He then recited this verse: "O you who have believed, do not prohibit the good things which Allah has made lawful to you" to the end of the verse.
[The Second Aspect]
[6691] Usayd ibn ‘Asim narrated to us, al-Husayn ibn Hafs narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us, from Mansur, from Abu al-Duha, from Masruq, he said: We were with ‘Abd Allah and we came and chose a man. ‘Abd Allah said to him: Come closer, and they took [the man]. He said to him: I have prohibited eating it. ‘Abd Allah said: Then eat, and offer an expiation for your oath. Then he recited this verse: "O you who have believed, do not prohibit the good things which Allah has made lawful to you." (1)
[The Third Aspect]
[6692] Yunus ibn ‘Abd al-A‘la narrated to us, Ibn Wahb informed me, Hisham ibn Sa‘id informed me that Zayd ibn Aslam narrated to him that a guest from his family invited ‘Abd Allah ibn Rawahah while he was with the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace). Then he returned to his family and found they had not fed their guest, waiting for him.
(1). Al-Hakim 2/313.
خَالِدٍ عَنْ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ شَبَابٌ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلا نَسْتَخْصِي فَنَهَانَا ثُمَّ رَخَّصَ لَنَا أَنْ نَنْكِحَ الْمَرْأَةَ فِي الثَّوْبِ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُحَرِّمُوا طَيِّبَاتِ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ
٦٦٨٩ - وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ثنا أَبُو صَالِحٍ كَاتِبُ اللَّيْثِ، حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَوْلُهُ: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُحَرِّمُوا طَيِّبَاتِ مَا أَحَلَّ الله لكم قَالَ هُمْ رَهْطٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالُوا نَقْطَعُ مَذَاكِيرَنَا وَنَتْرُكُ شَهَوَاتِ الدُّنْيَا وَنَسِيحُ فِي الأَرْضِ كَمَا يَفْعَلُ الرُّهْبَانُ. فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرَ لَهُمْ فَقَالُوا: نَعَمْ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، لَكِنِّي أَصُومُ وَأُفْطِرُ وَأُصَلِّي وَأَنَامُ وَأَنْكِحُ النِّسَاءَ، فَمَنْ أَخَذَ بِسُنَّتِي فَهُوَ مِنِّي وَمَنْ لَمْ يَأْخُذْ بِسُنَّتِي فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي
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وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْغِفَارِيِّ أَنَّ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ فِي عُثْمَانَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ وَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ.
٦٦٩٠ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ، ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنُ نَهَرٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ قَالَ: جَاءَ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ مُقَرِّنٍ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ فِرَاشَيْنِ، فَتَلا هَذِهِ الآيَةَ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُحَرِّمُوا طَيِّبَاتِ مَا أَحَلَّ الله لكم إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ.
وَالْوَجْهُ الثَّانِي:
٦٦٩١ - حَدَّثَنَا أُسَيْدُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ، ثنا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ نَجِيءُ فَنَتَخَيَّرُ رَجُلا فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ادْنُوا فَأَخَذُوا قَالَ لَهُ: حَرَّمْتُ أَنْ آكُلَهُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ إِذَنْ فَأَطْعِمْ وَكَفِّرْ عَنْ يَمِينِكَ ثُمَّ تَلا هَذِهِ الآيَةَ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُحَرِّمُوا طَيِّبَاتِ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ «١»
الْوَجْهُ الثَّالِثُ:
٦٦٩٢ - حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى أخبرنى بن وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعيدٍ أَنَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَسْلَمَ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ رَوَاحَةَ أَضَافَهُ ضَيْفٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ، وَهُوَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَوَجَدَهُمْ لَمْ يُطْعِمُوا ضَيْفَهُمُ انْتِظَارًا له،
(١) . الحاكم ٢/ ٣١٣
