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تَنْطَبِقُApplyجَمِيعُallالْقُيُودِthe restrictionsالْوَارِدَةِcontainedفِيinالْآيَةِthe verseعَلَىtoالْحَادِثِ،the incident,

All restrictions contained in the verse apply to the incident,

بَلْratherيَكْفِيit sufficesأَنْthatيَنْطَبِقَappliesأَصْلُthe originالْحُكْمِof the rulingالْوَارِدِcontainedفِيهَا.in it.

rather, it suffices that the fundamental ruling contained in it applies.

وَتَارَةًAnd sometimesيَكُونُit happens thatقَدْhasأَوْرَدَmentionedبَعْضُsomeالصَّحَابَةِof the companions- رَضِيَ- may Allah be pleasedاللَّهُAllahعَنْهُمْ -with them -فِيinحَضْرَتِهِhis presence- صَلَّى- may Allah blessاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَ -and grant him peace -سُؤَالاً.a question.

And sometimes some of the Companions - may Allah be pleased with them - mentioned a question in his presence - may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

أَوْOrيَقَعُoccursحَادِثٌan incidentفِيinعَهْدِthe eraالنَّبِيِّof the Prophet- صَلَّى- may Allah blessاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَ -and grant him peace -

Or an incident occurs during the era of the Prophet - may Allah bless him and grant him peace -

وَيَكُونُand he isهُوَhe- صَلَّى- may Allah blessاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَ -and grant him peace -قَدِhavingاسْتَنْبَطَderivedحُكْمَهُits rulingمِنْfromآيَةٍa verseمِنَofالْآيَاتِthe verses

and he - may Allah bless him and grant him peace - had deduced its ruling from a verse among the verses

وَتَلَاهَاand recited itعَلَيْهِمْto themفِيinذَلِكَthatالْبَابِ،matter,

and recited it to them regarding that matter,

فَيَحُكُونَso they relateهَذَاthisالْحَادِثَincidentوَيَقُولُونَand say"نَزَلَتِ"Was revealedالْآيَةُthe verseفِيconcerningكَذَا"such and such"

so they relate this incident and say, "The verse was revealed concerning such and such."

وَتَارَةًAnd sometimesيَقُولُونَthey sayعِنْدَatذَلِكَthat"فَأَنْزَلَ"So revealedاللَّهُAllah- تَعَالَى -- Most High -قَوْلَthe statementكَذَا"of such and such"

And sometimes they say upon that, "So Allah - the Most High - revealed the statement of such and such"

أَوْor"فَنَزَلَتْ"was revealedكَذَا".such and such."

or "such and such was revealed."

وَإِذَاAnd ifعَبَّرَsomeone expressesأَحَدٌanyoneعَنْaboutذَلِكَthatبِتَكْرَارِby the repetition ofنُزُولِthe revelation ofالْآيَةِthe verseفَلَهُthen for himكَذَلِكَlikewiseمَسَاغٌ.justification.

And if anyone expresses that by the repetition of the revelation of the verse, there is likewise justification for him.

رِوَايَاتُNarrations ofالْمُحَدِّثِينَthe hadith scholarsالَّتِيthatلَاhave noعَلَاقَةَrelationلَهَاto themبِأَسْبَابِwith the occasions ofالنُّزُولِ:revelation:

Narrations of the hadith scholars that have no relation to the occasions of revelation:

وَيُورِدُAnd mentionالْمُحَدِّثُونَthe hadith scholarsفِيinهَذَاthisالْبَابِchapterأَشْيَاءَmany thingsكَثِيرَةًnumerousضِمْنَwithinالْآيَاتِthe Quranic versesالْقُرْآنِيَّةِQuranicلَاthat have noعَلَاقَةَrelationلَهَاto themبِأَسْبَابِwith the occasions ofالنُّزُولِrevelationمِثْلُ:such as:

And the hadith scholars mention in this chapter many things within the Quranic verses that have no relation to the occasions of revelation, such as:

  • اسْتِشْهَادُThe citing as evidence ofالصَّحَابَةِthe companions- رَضِيَ- may Allah be pleasedاللَّهُAllahعَنْهُمْ -with them -بِآيَةٍby a verseمِنَfromالْآيَاتِthe versesالْقُرْآنِيَّةِQuranicفِيinمُنَاظَرَاتِهِمْ.their debates.
  • The citing as evidence by the Companions - may Allah be pleased with them - of a verse from the Quranic verses in their debates.

  • أَوْOrتَمَثُّلُهُمْtheir quoting by way of analogyبِآيَةٍ،a verse,
  • Or their quoting of a verse by way of analogy,

  • أَوْorتِلَاوَةُthe recitation byالنَّبِيِّthe Prophet- صَلَّى- may Allah blessاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَ -and grant him peace -آيَةًa verseمِنَofالْآيَاتِthe versesلِلِاسْتِشْهَادِto cite as evidenceعَلَىforكَلَامِهِ،his speech,
  • or the recitation by the Prophet - may Allah bless him and grant him peace - of a verse from the verses to cite as evidence for his speech,

  • أَوْorرِوَايَةُthe narration ofحَدِيثٍa hadithيُوَافِقُthat agrees withالْآيَةَthe verseفِيinأَصْلِthe origin ofغَرَضِهَاits purposeوَفَحْوَاهَاand its meaningأَوْorفِيinتَعْيِينِdeterminingمَوْضِعِthe place ofنُزُولِهَا،its revelation,
  • or the narration of a hadith that agrees with the verse in the origin of its purpose and its meaning, or in determining the place of its revelation,

  • أَوْorتَحْدِيدُthe specifying ofأَسْمَاءِthe names ofالْمَذْكُورِينَthose mentionedفِيهَاin itبِصُورَةٍin a mannerمُبْهَمَةٍ،ambiguous,
  • or the specifying of the names of those mentioned in it in an ambiguous manner,

  • أَوْorبَيَانُthe explanation ofطَرِيقِthe way ofالتَّلَفُّظِpronouncingبِكَلِمَةٍa wordقُرْآنِيَّةٍ،Quranic,
  • or the explanation of the way of pronouncing a Quranic word,

  • أَوْorفِيconcerningفَضْلِthe virtue ofالْآيَاتِthe versesوَالسُّوَرِ،and the surahs,
  • or concerning the virtue of the verses and the surahs,

  • أَوْorبَيَانُthe explanation ofطَرِيقَةِthe method ofامْتِثَالِcompliance byالنَّبِيِّthe Prophet- صَلَّى- may Allah blessاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِupon himوَسَلَّمَ -and grant him peace -لِأَمْرٍwith a commandمِنْfromأَوَامِرِthe commands ofالْقُرْآنِthe Quranالْكَرِيمِ.Noble.
  • or the explanation of the method of compliance by the Prophet - may Allah bless him and grant him peace - with a command from the commands of the Noble Quran.