English narration
Narrated by عبد الله بن العباس القرشي
Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Muslims met a man with some sheep of his. He said: Peace be upon you. But they killed him and took those few sheep. Thereupon the following Quranic verse was revealed: ". . . And say to anyone who offers you a salutation: Thou art none of believer, coveting the perishable good of this life. " meaning these few sheep.
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : "
لَحِقَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ رَجُلًا فِي غُنَيْمَةٍ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ ، فَقَتَلُوهُ وَأَخَذُوا تِلْكَ الْغُنَيْمَةَ فَنَزَلَتْ : وَلا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ أَلْقَى إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلامَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا تَبْتَغُونَ عَرَضَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا سورة النساء آية 94 تِلْكَ الْغُنَيْمَةَ
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