Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 4-1094b
" عَنْ عَاصِم بن ضَمْرةَ عَنْ عَلِىٍّ، عَنْ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ قال: بَعَثَ الله يَحْيَى بن زَكريا إِلَى بَنِى إِسْرائِيل بِخَمْسِ كلِماتٍ؛ وكان يحيى تُعْجبُهُ البرِّيَّةُ أَنْ يَكُونَ بِهَا، فَلَمَّا بَعَثَ الله عيسى ابنَ مريم قال: يَا عِيسى! قُلْ لِيحيى إِمَّا أَن يُبلِّغَ مَا أُرْسِلْتَ بِهِ إِلَى بَنِى إِسْرائيلَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ تُبَلِّغَهُمْ، فَخَرَجَ يحيى حَتَّى أَتَى بَنِى إِسْرائِيلَ فَقال: إِنَّ الله يَأمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوه وَأَلا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا، وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ مَثَلُ رَجُلٍ أعْتَقَ رَجُلًا فَأَحْسَنَ إِلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ وأَعْطَاهُ، فَانْطَلَقَ وَكفَرَ وَلاَءَ نِعمَتِهِ وَتَولَّى غَيْرَهُ، وِإنَّ الله يَأمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تُقِيمُوا الصَّلاَةَ، وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ دَخَلَ عَلَى مَلِكٍ مِنْ مُلُوكِ بَنِى آدمَ فَسَأَلَهُ، فَإنْ شَاء أَعْطاهُ وِإنْ شَاءَ مَنَعَه، وَإِنَّ الله يَأمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تُؤْتُوا الزَّكاةَ، وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ مَثَلُ رَجُلٍ أَسَرَهُ الْعَدوُّ فَأَرَادوا قَتْلَهُ. فَقالَ لاَ تَقْتُلُونِى فَإِنَّ لِى كنْزًا وَأَنا أَفْدِى بِهِ نَفْسِى، فَأَعْطَاهُ كنْزَهُ ونجا بِنَفْسِهِ، وَإِنَّ الله يَأمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَصُومُوا، وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ مَثَلُ رَجُل مَشَى إِلَى عَدوٍّ وَقَدِ اعْتَدَّ لِلْقِتَالِ لَهُ، فَلاَ يُبَالِى مِنْ حَيْثُ أَتَى، وإِنَّ الله يَأمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَقْرَأُوا الْكِتَابَ، وَمَثَلُ ذَلِكَ كقَوْمٍ فِى حِصْنِهِم سَارَ إِلَيْهِمْ عَدوُّهُّم. ذَلِكَ مَثَلُ مَنْ قَرأَ الْقَرآنَ، لاَ يَزَالونَ فِى حِرْزٍ وَحِصْنٍ حَصِينٍ ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- ʿĀṣim b. Ḍamrh
- ʿAli
- Rasūl Allāh
Machine translation, not reviewed
" From 'Asim ibn Damrah, from 'Ali, from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, who said: 'Allah sent Yahya ibn Zakariya to the Children of Israel with five words. Yahya liked to be in the wilderness, so when Allah sent 'Isa ibn Maryam, He said: O 'Isa, tell Yahya either to convey what he was sent with to the Children of Israel, or that you will convey it to them. So Yahya went out until he came to the Children of Israel and said: Allah commands you to worship Him and not to associate anything with Him. The parable of this is that of a man who freed a man, then treated him well and gave him provision, and he went off, disbelieved the favour of his benefactor, and turned to another. Allah commands you to establish the prayer. The parable of this is that of a man who entered upon a king of the kings of the sons of Adam and asked him: if he wished, he gave him, and if he wished, he withheld from him. Allah commands you to give zakah. The parable of this is that of a man whom the enemy captured and wanted to kill. He said: Do not kill me, for I have a treasure, and I will ransom myself with it. So they took his treasure and he was saved. Allah commands you to fast. The parable of this is that of a man who walked towards an enemy having prepared for battle, so he is not concerned from whichever direction he comes. Allah commands you to recite the Book. The parable of this is that of a people in their fortress, to whom their enemy marched. Such is the parable of one who recites the Quran: they remain in a secure refuge and a strong fortress.'"
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العسكرى في المواعظ، وأبو نعيم
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