The story of Abs and Turn away
Allah says
(عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ (1) أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ(2) وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُ يَزَّكَّىٰ(3) أَوْ يَذَّكَّرُ فَتَنفَعَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ(4) أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَىٰ(5) فَأَنتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّىٰ(6) وَمَا عَلَيْكَ أَلَّا يَزَّكَّىٰ(7) وَأَمَّا مَن جَاءَكَ يَسْعَىٰ(8) وَهُوَ يَخْشَىٰ(9) فَأَنتَ عَنْهُ تَلَهَّىٰ( (10)
(He frowned and turned away (1) the blind man comes to him (2) and who knows, perhaps he will be purified (3) Or he is reminded and the reminder benefits him (4) As for him who is self-sufficient (5) then you are his helper (6) And it is not upon you that he should not purify himself (7) but as for he who comes to you striving (8) and he fears (9) so you are distracted from him (10)
We take from the following verses
Who frowned?
Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him
What does abs mean?
He frowned to show dissatisfaction
Frown at who?
The blind man: Abdullah bin Umm Maktoum
What does tully mean?
He gave him his back
The story of the verses
On the authority of Ibn Abbas, who said: (He frowned and turned away * when the blind man came to him) He said: “The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, showed us, Utbah ibn Rabi’ah, Abu Jahl ibn Hisham, and Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib are speaking to each other, He would often confront them and offer them to believe, then a blind man called Abdullah bin Umm Maktoum came to him, He was walking and conversing with them, so Abdullah bin Umm Maktoum began reciting to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, a verse from the Qur’an to ask something about it, He said: O Messenger of God, teach me what God has taught you. Then the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, turned away from him, frowned at him, and turned away, He turned his back on him, hated his words, and turned to others, when the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, made the decision and began to return to his family, God revealed the noble verses.)
We take the following from this story
As we walk through life, we deal with each other according to our social status, every person in front of us who has a high status in society, we raise him up, glorify him, and speak to him with great politeness and if the other person has a low social status or is a person who is not cared for in society, then we treat him with disdain or do not give him the right to listen well, provide assistance, or anything else, In this story: Blame and reproach from God Almighty: to His Messenger for approaching this way with anyone and for the Messenger not to be like us. We deal according to our social status.
2 - Abdullah bin Umm Maktoum: He is blind, meaning he has special needs, so God - the Almighty - is the first to call for the rights of people with special needs from above the seven heavens - If so to speak -.
3 - Notice the use of the word: (He frowned) He frowned between his eyes to show dissatisfaction - This man is blind, for he did not see this frown, and despite that / Blame and reproach to the Messenger of God, why? He did not see Him , perhaps the Companions around him saw this situation, and the Messenger of God - he did something like his saying (a role model) If the Messenger of God did that with the blind man, then they would have more right to do so if they met someone with special abilities.
4- And you do not have to purify himself . Zakah - purification: It is not on you, O Messenger of God, nor on the one who calls for Allah. Rather, this is a result, not a cause, the reason is on the one who seeks it, and the final result is on God - if He wants. As for the one who comes to you running: it is movement that is faster than walking and less than running, you know that the one who walks like this has a specific goal that he seeks, so whoever came to you with this walk, you reject him and give him your back. This cannot happen, especially since he does not need anything from you, as some people take it as a profession, but he wants to understand religion and nothing more.
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