The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1011
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، وَيَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ، جَعْفَرُ بْنُ أَبِي وَحْشِيَّةَ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ إِيَاسٍ - عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { وَلاَ تَجْهَرْ بِصَلاَتِكَ وَلاَ تُخَافِتْ بِهَا } قَالَ نَزَلَتْ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُخْتَفٍ بِمَكَّةَ فَكَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى بِأَصْحَابِهِ رَفَعَ صَوْتَهُ - وَقَالَ ابْنُ مَنِيعٍ يَجْهَرُ بِالْقُرْآنِ - وَكَانَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ إِذَا سَمِعُوا صَوْتَهُ سَبُّوا الْقُرْآنَ وَمَنْ أَنْزَلَهُ وَمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِنَبِيِّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم { وَلاَ تَجْهَرْ بِصَلاَتِكَ } أَىْ بِقِرَاءَتِكَ فَيَسْمَعُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَيَسُبُّوا الْقُرْآنَ { وَلاَ تُخَافِتْ بِهَا } عَنْ أَصْحَابِكَ فَلاَ يَسْمَعُوا { وَابْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلاً } .
Translation
Rapporté par Ibn 'Abbas : À propos de la parole d'Allah, le Tout-Puissant : "Et accomplis la prière sans élever la voix ni la baisser trop" – Cela a été révélé lorsque le Messager d'Allah (ﷺ) prêchait encore en secret à La Mecque. Quand il dirigeait ses compagnons dans la prière, il élevait la voix – (l'un des rapporteurs, Ibn Mani', a dit : il récitait le Coran à haute voix) – et quand les idolâtres entendaient sa voix, ils insultaient le Coran, Celui qui l'a révélé et celui qui l'a apporté. Alors Allah, le Tout-Puissant, a dit à Son Prophète (ﷺ) : "Et accomplis la prière sans élever la voix" – c'est-à-dire, pas au point que les idolâtres entendent ta récitation et insultent le Coran ; "ni en baissant trop la voix", pour que tes compagnons puissent t'entendre ; mais suis une voie intermédiaire
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