Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 4-1119b
" عَنْ عَطَاءٍ قَالَ: قِيلَ لِعَلىِّ بْنِ أَبِى طَالِبٍ: هَلْ كَانَ لِلنُّجُومِ أَصْلٌ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، كَانَ نَبِىٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِياءَ يُقَالُ لَهُ يُوشَعُ بْنُ نُون، فَقَالَ لَهُ قَوْمُهُ: إِنَّا لاَ نُؤْمِنُ بِكَ حَتَّى تُعَلِّمَنَا بَدْءَ الخَلْقِ وآجَالَهُ، فأَوْحَى الله إِلَى غَمَامَة فَأَمْطَرَتْهُمْ وَاسْتَنْقَعَ عَلَى الْجَبلِ مَاءٌ صَافٍ، ثُمَّ أَوْحَى الله إِلَى الشَّمْسِ والْقَمَرِ والْنُّجُومِ أَنْ تَجْرِىَ فِى ذَلِكَ الماءِ، ثُمَّ أَوْحَى إِلَى يُوشعَ بْنِ نُون أَنْ يَرْتَقِىَ هُوَ وَقَوْمُهُ عَلَى الْجَبَلِ، فارْتَقَوُا الْجَبَلَ فَقَامُوا عَلَى الْماء حَتَّى عَرَفُوا بهِ بَدْءَ الخَلْقِ وآجَالَهُ بِمَجارِى الشَّمْسِ والْقَمَرِ والنُّجومِ وساعاتِ الليلِ والنَّهارِ، فكانَ أَحَدُهُمْ يَعْلَمُ مَتَى يَمُوتُ وَمَتَى يَمْرَضُ، وَمَنْ ذَا الّذى يُولَدُ لَهُ وَمَنْ ذَا الّذِى لاَ يُولَدُ لَهُ، فَبَقُوا كَذَلكَ بُرْهَةً مِنْ دَهْرِهِمْ، ثُمَّ إِنْ دَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ قَاتَلَهُمْ عَلَى الكُفْرِ فَأَخْرَجُوا إِلَى دَاودَ فِى الْقِتَاَلِ مَنْ لَمْ يَحْضُرْ أَجَلُهُ، وَمَنْ حضر أجَلُهُ خَلَّفُوهُ في بُيُوتِهِمْ، فَكَانَ يُقْتَلُ مِنْ أصْحابِ دَاوُدَ، وَلاَ يُقْتَلُ مِنْ هَؤُلاَءِ أَحَدٌ، فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: رَبِّ أُقاتِلُ عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ، وَيُقَاتِلُ هَؤلاَءِ عَلَى مَعْصِيَتِكَ، فَيُقْتَلُ مِنْ أصْحابِى وَلاَ يُقْتَلُ مِنْ هَؤلاءِ أَحَدٌ، فَأَوْحَى الله إِلَيْهِ: إِنّى كُنْتُ عَلَّمْتُهم بَدْءَ الخَلْقِ وآجَالَهُ، وإِنَّما أَخْرَجُوا إِلَيْكَ مَنْ لَمْ يَحْضُر أَجلُه، وَمَنْ حَضَرَ أَجَلُهُ خَلَّفُوهُ فِى بُيُوتِهِم، ومِنْ ثَمَّ يُقْتَلُ مِنْ أَصْحابِكَ وَلاَ يُقْتَلُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ، قَالَ دَاوُدُ: يَا رَبِّ ماذا عَلَّمْتَهُمْ عَلَى مَجارِى الشَّمْسِ والْقَمَرِ والنُّجومِ وَسَاعَاتِ الليْلِ والنَّهارِ؟ قَالَ: فَدَعا الله فَحَلبتِ الشَّمْسُ عَلَيْهِمْ قِرَادا فِى النَّهَارِ، فَاخْتَلَطَتْ الزِّيادَةُ باللَّيْلِ والنَّهَارِ، فَلَمْ يَعْرِفُوا قَدْرَ الزَّيادَةِ، فاخْتَلَطَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِسابُهُمْ، قالَ علِىٌّ: فَمِنْ ثَمَّ كَرِهَ النَّظَرَ فِى النُّجُومِ ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- ʿAṭāʾ
- Qīl
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"It is narrated from 'Ata' who said: It was said to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib: Did the stars have an origin? He said: Yes. There was a prophet among the prophets called Yusha' ibn Nun, and his people said to him: 'We will not believe you until you teach us the beginning of creation and its appointed terms.' So Allah revealed to a cloud, and it rained upon them, and clear water collected on the mountain. Then Allah revealed to the sun, the moon, and the stars to flow in that water. Then He revealed to Yusha' ibn Nun that he and his people should climb the mountain, so they climbed the mountain and stood upon the water until they knew through it the beginning of creation and its appointed terms, by the courses of the sun, the moon, and the stars, and the hours of the night and day. So one of them knew when he would die and when he would fall ill, and who would be born to him and who would not be born to him. They remained in that state for a period of their time. Then Dawud, peace be upon him, fought them over disbelief, and they brought out to Dawud for battle those whose appointed time had not come, and those whose appointed time had come they left in their homes. So some of Dawud's companions were killed, and none of these were killed. Dawud said: 'My Lord, I fight in obedience to You, and these fight in disobedience to You, and some of my companions are killed while none of these are killed.' So Allah revealed to him: 'I had taught them the beginning of creation and its appointed terms. They only brought out to you those whose appointed time had not come, and those whose appointed time had come they left in their homes. Hence some of your companions are killed and none of them are killed.' Dawud said: 'O Lord, what did You teach them about the courses of the sun, the moon, and the stars, and the hours of the night and day?' He said: So he called upon Allah, and the sun was made to cast upon them a heat in the day, and the excess mixed into night and day, and they did not know the measure of the excess, and their reckoning became confused for them." 'Ali said: Therefore he disliked looking at the stars.
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[خط] الخطيب في كتاب النجوم، وسنده ضعيف
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