'Abdullah ibn 'Ata' said, "This ayat which is in the Qur'an,
'O Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bringer of good news and a
warner' (33:45) is found in the Torah in a similar form."
Narrated 'Ata' ibn Yasar said, "I met 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As and
I said, 'Tell me about the description of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, in the Torah.' 'Yes,' he said, 'By Allah,
he is described in the Torah partly as he is described in the Qur'an:
"O
Prophet, We have sent you as a witness, a bearer of good news and a warner
and a protection to the unlettered. You are My slave and Messenger. I have
called you the trusty one who is neither coarse nor harsh nor loud in the
markets. Allah Almighty will not take him until He has made the crooked
community straight by him so that they say, "There is no god but Allah,"
and by it they will open blind eyes, deaf ears and covered hearts.'"
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَالِمٍ الأَشْعَرِيُّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ هُوَ ابْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الزُّبَيْدِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ جَابِرٍ وَهُوَ يَحْيَى بْنُ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ حَدَّثَهُ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ حَدَّثَهُ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مُعَاوِيَةَ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَلاَمًا نَفَعَنِي اللَّهُ بِهِ، سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ، أَوْ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ: إِنَّكَ إِذَا اتَّبَعْتَ الرِّيبَةَ فِي النَّاسِ أَفْسَدْتَهُمْ فَإِنِّي لاَ أَتَّبِعُ الرِّيبَةَ فِيهِمْ فَأُفْسِدَهُمْ.
Mu'awiya said, "I heard some words from the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, by which Allah helped me." Jubayr ibn Nufayr
said, "I heard him say that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, say, "If you openly show your suspicions
of people, you will corrupt them.' Therefore I do not show my suspicions
of people openly so that I will not corrupt them."
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "Teach and make things easy and not difficult.
When one of you is angry, he should be silent."
