Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: The people of the Suffah
1 were poor people, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever has food for two, let him bring a third; whoever has food for four, let him bring
2 a fifth or sixth.” Abu Bakr brought three, and the Prophet (ﷺ) went with ten. Abu Bakr dined with the Prophet (ﷺ), then stayed where the Isha prayer was performed, then returned
3 and stayed until the Prophet (ﷺ) went to bed. He came after part of the night had passed, as Allah willed. His wife said to him, “What detained you from your guests?” He said, “Did you not feed them?” She said, “They refused until you came.” He became angry and said, “By Allah, I will not eat from it ever.” His wife swore she would not feed him, and the guests swore they would not feed him. Abu Bakr said, “This was from Satan.” He called for the food, and they ate
4. They would not raise a morsel to their mouths but it increased from its bottom more than it was
5. He said to his wife:
6 “O sister of Banu Firas, what is this?” She said, “By the coolness of my eyes
7, it
8 is now three times more than it was before.” They ate, and he sent some to the Prophet (ﷺ), who mentioned that he ate from it.
Commentary and footnotes (5)
Chapter-heading commentary
(1) His statement: Karamat: Plural of karamah, from honoring and ennobling. It is an extraordinary event not accompanied by a challenge. Ahl as-Sunnah affirmed it, while the Mu'tazilah denied it. Ahl as-Sunnah cited the impregnation of Maryam (Mary)am without a male, her provision without an apparent cause, and the story of the People of the Cave sleeping three hundred years or more in the cave, alive without affliction, as clear evidence. Asif ibn Barkhiya bringing Bilqis's throne before the blink of an eye is a clear proof. The Mu'tazilah claimed that permitting extraordinary events for a saint would make the miracle no longer proof of prophethood. It was answered that the miracle is distinguished from karamah by the claim of prophethood in the miracle and its absence in karamah. In truth, every saint's karamah is a miracle for his prophet, as it proves the truth of the one he follows. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
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(1) His statement “they were returning”: meaning while they were returning. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Chapter-heading commentary
(۱) قوله: الكرامات جمع كرامة، وهي اسم من الإكرام والتكريم، وهي فعل خارق للعادة غير مقرون بالتحدي. وقد اعترف بها أهل السنة وأنكرها المعتزلة، واحتج أهل السنة بحدوث الحبل لمريم من غير فحل، وحصول الرزق عندها من غير سبب ظاهر، وأيضًا ففي قصة أصحاب الكهف في الغار ثلاث مائة سنة وأزيد في النوم أحياء من غير آفة دليل ظاهر، وكذا في إحضار آصف بن برخيا عرش بلقيس قبل ارتداد الطرف حجة واضحة. وأما المعتزلة فتعلقوا بأنه لو جاز ظهور الخارق في حق الولي الخرج الخارق عن كونه دليلا على النبوة، وأجيب بأنه تمتاز المعجزة عن الكرامة باشترط الدعوى في المعجزة وعدم اشتراطها في الكرامة، بل في الحقيقة كرامة كل ولي معجزة لنبيه؛ لدلالتها على حقيقة متبوعه. كذا في «المرقاة».
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(۱) قوله: ينقلبان: أي حال كونهما يرجعان. كذا في «المرقاة».
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(2) قوله: ينقلبان. یعنی ان دونوں کے لوٹنے کی حالت میں۔