Verse No. 22

“No age is empty of a truthful tongue for Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and he is a scholar from his offspring who reminds and explains his religion.”

قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى حِكَايَةً عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ:

﴿وَاجْعَلْ لِي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ﴾[1]

Translation:

God Almighty has quoted Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and said:

“And grant me a truthful tongue among future generations.”

Considerations

1 . أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْهَرَوِيُّ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ الْمَنْصُورَ عَنْ دُعَاءِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ: ﴿وَاجْعَلْ لِي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ﴾، فَقَالَ: مَا يَقُولُ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ قُلْتُ: يَقُولُونَ أَنَّهُ ثَنَاءٌ حَسَنٌ، فَقَالَ: لَيْسَ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ، إِنَّمَا لِسَانُ الْمَرْئِ فِي النَّاسِ مَنْ يَنْطِقُ عَنْهُ، فَإِذَا كَانَ صَادِقًا فَهُوَ لِسَانُ صِدْقٍ لَهُ فِيهِمْ، ﴿فَمَالِ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ لَا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ حَدِيثًا﴾[2]؟! ثُمَّ قَالَ: لَا يَخْلُو قَرْنٌ مِنْ لِسَانِ صِدْقٍ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ، وَهُوَ عَالِمٌ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ يَذْكُرُ مِلَّتَهُ وَيُبَيِّنُهَا حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ.

Translation:

Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Harawi informed us, he said: I asked Mansoor about the supplication of Ibrahim, peace be upon him, who said: “And grant me a truthful tongue among future generations.” So he said: “What do these say?” I said: “They say he meant a good reputation.” He said: “It is not as they say; the human being’s tongue among people is verily one who speaks on his behalf, so if he is truthful, he is a truthful tongue for him among future generations, ‘So what is the matter with these people who hardly understand any word?!’” Then he said: “No age is empty of a truthful tongue for Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and he is a scholar from his offspring who reminds and explains his religion until the Day of Judgment arrives.

2 . أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْقَيُّومِ الْبَلْخِيُّ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلْمَنْصُورِ: لَا نَدْرِي مَا أَرَادَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِقَوْلِهِ: ﴿وَاجْعَلْ لِي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ﴾، فَقَالَ: أَلَيْسَ اللِّسَانُ عِنْدَكُمْ مَا يَنْطِقُ؟! قُلْتُ: بَلَى، قَالَ: فَإِنَّهُ نَاطِقٌ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ يَنْطِقُ عَنْهُ فَيَصْدُقُ، وَذَلِكَ كَقَوْلِ أَحَدِكُمْ: «لِسَانِي فِيكُمْ فُلَانٌ»، إِذَا كَانَ يَنْطِقُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ صَادِقٌ، فَسَأَلَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فِي كُلِّ قَرْنٍ مِنَ الْآخِرِينَ مَنْ يُعَلِّمُهُمْ سُنَّتَهُ خَالِصَةً، فَأُوتِيَ مَا سَأَلَ، وَهُوَ لِسَانُ صِدْقٍ لَهُ فِي الْآخِرِينَ.

Translation:

Abd al-Salam ibn Abd al-Qayyum al-Balkhi informed us, he said: I said to Mansoor: “We do not know the intended meaning of Ibrahim, peace be upon him, from these words of him that said: ‘And grant me a truthful tongue among future generations.’” So he said: “Is the tongue with you not something that speaks?!” I said: “It is.” He said: “Then his intended meaning is a speaker from his offspring who speaks on his behalf, so he speaks the truth, and it is like the words of one of you who says: ‘My tongue is so-and-so among you,’ if he speaks the truth on his behalf. So Ibrahim, peace be upon him, asked that God appoints someone for him in every age of future generations who teaches them his Sunnah in a pure manner, so what he asked was granted to him, and he is a truthful tongue for Ibrahim, peace be upon him, among future generations.