Hadith 46

Tafseer Al-Qummi – And others are acknowledging their sins, mingling one righteous deed and another evil one. Perhaps Allah will Turn towards them (Mercifully), surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful [9: 102]. ‘It was revealed regarding Abu Lababa Bin Abdul Munzar, and it so happened that Rasool-Allah-saww, when he-saww besieged the clan of Qureyza, they said to him-saww, ‘For us it is Abu Lababa. We will consult him regarding our matter’. So Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘O Abu Lababa! Bring your allies and your friends’. They said to him, ‘O Abu Lababa! What is your view, should be descend (from our fortress) upon the decision of Muhammad-saww? ’ He said, ‘Descend, and know that his-saww decision regarding you all, it would be the slaughter’, and he gestured towards his throat. Then he regretted upon that, so he said, ‘I have betrayed Allah-azwj and His-azwj Rasool-saww! ’ And he descended from their fortress and did not return to Rasool-Allah-saww and went over to the Masjid and fastened his neck with a rope, then fastened it to the pillar which is named as ‘the pillar of repentance’, and said, ‘I will not release it until I die or Allah-azwj Turns towards me (Mercifully)’. It reached Rasool-Allah-saww, so he-saww said: ‘But, if he had come to me-saww, I-saww would have sought Forgiveness of Allah-azwj for him. But, as he has aimed to his Lord-azwj, then Allah-azwj if Foremost with it’. And Abu Lababa used to Fast during the day, and he would eat at night what could withhold his hunger. And his daughter used to come to him with his dinner, and release him during fulfilment of the need. When it was after that, Rasool-Allah-saww was in the chamber of Umm Salma-ra, his repentance was Revealed. He-saww said: ‘O Umm Salma-ra! Allah-azwj has Turned to Abu Lababa’. She said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! Shall I-ra notify him with that? ’ He-saww said: ‘Do so’. She-ra brought her-ra head out from the chamber and she-ra said, ‘O Abu Lababa! Receive glad tidings, Allah-azwj has Turned to you! ’ He said, ‘The Praise is for Allah-azwj’. So the Muslims leapt up to release him, but he said, ‘No, by Allah-azwj, until Rasool-Allah-saww releases me’. Rasool-Allah-saww and he-saww said: ‘O Abu Lababa! Allah-azwj has Turned to you with such a (Merciful) Turning, as if you had been born from your mother in this day of yours, it suffices you’. He said, ‘O Rasool-Allah-saww! Can I give all of my wealth in charity? ’ He-saww said: ‘No’. He said, ‘So two-thirds of it? ’ He-saww said: ‘No’. He said, ‘So half of it? ’ He-saww said: ‘No’. He said, ‘So a third of it? ’ He-saww said: ‘Yes’. Allah-azwj Revealed: And others are acknowledging their sins, mingling one righteous deed and another evil one. Perhaps Allah will Turn towards them (Mercifully), surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful [9: 102] Take charity from their wealth, you will cleanse them and purify them by it, and pray Salat upon them. Surely your Salat would be a tranquillity for them, and Allah is Hearing, Knowing [9: 103] Do they not know that Allah Accepts the repentance from His servants, and He Takes the charities, and that Allah, He is the Oft-Turning, the Merciful? [9: 104]’’. [47]