২৪৮

পরিচ্ছেদঃ

রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম কুরআন শ্রবণ করেও ক্ৰন্দন করতেন:

২৪৮. আবদুল্লাহ ইবনে মাসউদ (রাঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম আমাকে বললেন, আমাকে কুরআন পাঠ করে শুনাও। আমি বললাম, আমি আপনাকে পাঠ করে শুনাব, যা আপনার উপর নাযিল হয়েছে! তিনি বললেন, আমি তা অপরের কাছ থেকে শুনতে পছন্দ করি। ফলে আমি সূরা নিসা পাঠ করতে শুরু করলাম। অতঃপর যখন আমি এ আয়াত পর্যন্ত পৌছলাম-وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ شَهِيدًا

অর্থাৎ আপনাকে ডাকব তাদের উপর সাক্ষীরূপে।[1]

তখন আমি দেখতে পেলাম যে, রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম এর চক্ষুদ্বয় হতে অশ্রু প্রবাহিত হচ্ছে।[2]

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلانَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ ، عَنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " اقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ " فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَيْكَ أنزل ، قَالَ : " إِنِّي أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِي " ، فَقَرَأْتُ سُورَةَ النِّسَاءِ ، حَتَّى بَلَغْتُ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ شَهِيدًا سورة النساء آية 41 ، قَالَ : فَرَأَيْتُ عَيْنَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ تَهْمِلانِ .


'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Radiyallahu 'Anhu says: ''Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam once asked me to recite the Qur-aan to him. (He might have said this because one might be able to concentrate more when one is listens, or he may have said this for another reason, which may include many reasons. For example, the hearing of the recital of the Qur-aan is regarded as a sunnah, as a result of this deed of Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam) I said: ''O Messenger of Allah, should I recite it to you when it has been revealed to you?' (Sayyidina ibn Mas'ud Radiyallahu 'Anhu may have thought this recital was for tabligh as a reminder) Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam said: 'I love to hear it from another person'' Thereupon I began reciting Surah Nisaa (which begins from the last quarter of the 4th juz). When I reached this aayah: ''But how (will it be with them) when We bring of every people a witness, and We bring thee (O Muhammed) a witness against these?''-Surah Nisaa,41 I saw tears flowing from both eyes of Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam"

This crying of Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam was due to the listening of the words of Allah, and this befits the dignity of the Qur-aan. Imaam Nawawi writes that to cry whilst reciting the Qur-aan is the quality of the 'aarifeen and a sign of the saaliheen. Allah Ta'aala has praised these people in the Qur-aan at many places. Allah Ta'aala says: "When the
revelations of the Beneficent were recited unto them, they fell down (into sajdah), adoring and
weeping".-Surah Maryam, 58.

"Lo! those who were given knowledge before it, when it is read unto them, fall down prostrate on
their faces, adoring".-Surah Israa (Bani Israa-eel), 107.

By this it.is clear that who can confirm more to these aayaat than Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. It is not imaginable that the crying of Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam was due to the greatness and Jalal of the Qur-aan. In this case, it is possible that Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam must have been crying from before and Sayyidina 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Radiyallahu 'Anhu must have observed it only after Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam had been crying for some time. It may also be possible that he began crying specially after the reciting of the aayah. The translation of this aayah is:
"But how (will it be with them) when We bring of every people a witness, and We bring thee (0
Muhammad) a witness against these?'-Suratun Nisaa, 41.
 

Sayyidina Rasulullah Saliallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam will be called to give evidence on these people. This is the scene of qiyaamah. On that day every nabi will be called upon to give evidence as a witness. The events of which are described in detail in the ahaadith of the day of mah-shar. In this manner it is possible that this crying of Sayyidina Rasuluilah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam will be due to the difficult times on the day of qiyaamah and mah-shar. Every person will be engrossed and worried of one's self only. It is possible that in this aayah Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam is being commanded to appear as a witness. And he fears the intense burden of being called up as a witness. It is stated in a hadith that at the time when this aayah was revealed, Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam said: 'O Allah, how can I be a witness of those who were not in my presence?' Some of the 'ulama have written that at the mentioning of this aayah, the scene of qiyaamah came before him, and the fikr of the ummah was always with Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. He may have cried because of the sins of the ummah. For this, every event is such, that it can be the cause of crying. All this and besides this, there could be other reasons too for his crying.