حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ، عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَلْقَمَةَ الْأَنْمَارِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نَاجَيْتُمُ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَجْوَاكُمْ صَدَقَةً سورة المجادلة آية 12 قَالَ لِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: مَا تَرَى دِينَارًا ؟ قُلْتُ: لَا يُطِيقُونَهُ، قَالَ: فَنِصْفُ دِينَارٍ ؟ قُلْتُ: لَا يُطِيقُونَهُ، قَالَ: فَكَمْ ؟ قُلْتُ: شَعِيرَةٌ، قَالَ: إِنَّكَ لَزَهِيدٌ ، قَالَ: فَنَزَلَتْ: ءَأَشْفَقْتُمْ أَنْ تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَجْوَاكُمْ صَدَقَاتٍ سورة المجادلة آية 13 الْآيَةَ، قَالَ: فَبِي خَفَّفَ اللَّهُ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ . قَالَ: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ، إِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ، وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ شَعِيرَةٌ: يَعْنِي وَزْنَ شَعِيرَةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَأَبُو الْجَعْدِ اسْمُهُ رَافِعٌ.
Ali bin Abi Talib said: “When (the following) was revealed: ‘O you who believe! When you consult the Messenger in private, spend something in charity before your private consultation.’ The Prophet said to me: ‘What do you think? A dinar?’ I said: ‘They will not be able to.’ He said: ‘Then half a Dinar?’ I said: ‘They will not be able.’ He said: ‘Then how much?’ I said ‘A barely corn.’ He said: ‘You made it too little.’” He said: “So the Ayah was revealed: ‘Are you afraid of spending in charity before your private consultation?’ He said: “It was about my case for which Allah lightened the burden upon this Ummah.”
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