Hadith No: 2
Ibn Kathir - Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya - Year Forty of the Prophetic Hijra
Chapter on Mentioning Some of the Virtues of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)
The Hadith of the Sun Being Restored to Him So That He Could Pray the Afternoon Prayer -
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (91)
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- .... Ahmad said: Waki' narrated to us, saying: Isra'il said: Abu Ishaq said, from Zayd ibn Buthayq
from Abu Bakr: that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) sent him with Surah Barakah to the people of Mecca, saying that no polytheist should perform Hajj after this year, nor should anyone circumambulate the House naked, and that no one would enter Paradise except a believing soul.
Whoever had a delay between himself and the Messenger of Allah, his delay was extended to its term, and Allah is free from the polytheists, and so is His Messenger. He traveled with it for three days, and then said to Ali: "Catch up with him and return Abu Bakr to me; you deliver it."
- .... Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: Muhammad ibn Sulayman Luwayn narrated to me, saying: Muhammad ibn Jabir narrated to us, from Samak, from Habashi, from Ali, who said:
When ten verses from Surah Barakah were revealed, the Messenger of Allah called Abu Bakr and sent him with them to recite them to the people of Mecca. Then he called me and said: "Catch up with Abu Bakr, and wherever you find him, take the book from him and go to the people of Mecca and recite it to them." I caught up with him at al-Juhfa, took the book from him, and Abu Bakr returned. He said: "O Messenger of Allah, has something been revealed concerning me?" He replied: "No, but Gabriel came to me and said: 'Nothing will convey this except you or a man from your household.'"