Narrated Zaid bin Thabit:
That the Prophet (ﷺ) dictated to him: "Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home) and those
who strive and fight in the Cause of Allah."
Zaid added: Ibn Um Maktum came while the Prophet (ﷺ) was dictating to me and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! By Allah, if I had the power to fight (in Allah's Cause), I would," and he was a blind man. So
Allah revealed to his Apostle while his thigh was on my thigh, and his thigh became so heavy that I
was afraid it might fracture my thigh. Then that state of the Prophet (ﷺ) passed and Allah revealed:--
"Except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc).
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {لاَ يَسْتَوِي الْقَاعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ} دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم زَيْدًا فَكَتَبَهَا، فَجَاءَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَشَكَا ضَرَارَتَهُ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {غَيْرَ أُولِي الضَّرَرِ}
Narrated Al-Bara:
When the Verse:-- "Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home)" (4.95) was revealed,
Allah Apostle called for Zaid who wrote it. In the meantime Ibn Um Maktum came and complained of
his blin…
Narrated Al-Bara:
When the Verse:--"Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home)," (4.95) was revealed, the
Prophet said, "Call so-and-so." That person came to him with an ink-pot and a wooden board or a
shoul…
Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib:
That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Bring me a shoulder blade or tablet." Then he wrote: Not equal are those of believers who sit. 'Amr bin Umm Maktum who was behind him said: "Is there a…
Narrated Zayd ibn Thabit:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to read: "Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and receive no hurt (ghayru ulid-darari) but the narrator Sa'id did not say the words "used to read"