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Al-Anbya 21:69

Word by word

قُلْنَا يَـٰنَارُ كُونِى بَرْدًا وَسَلَـٰمًا عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

We [i.e., Allāh] said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

How Ibrahim was thrown into the Fire and how Allah controlled it

When their arguments were refuted and their incapability became clear, when truth was made manifest and falsehood was defeated, they resorted to using their power and strength, and said:حَرِّقُوهُ وَانصُرُواْ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَـعِلِينَ("Burn him and help your gods, if you will be doing.") So they gathered together a huge amount of wood. As-Suddi said, "I if a woman was sick, she would make a vow that if she recovered she would bring wood to burn Ibrahim. Then they made a hole in the ground and set it aflame, and it burned with huge sparks and immense flames. There had never been a fire like it. They put Ibrahim, peace be upon him, into a catapult, at the suggestion of a nomadic Kurdish man from Persia." Shu`ayb Al-Jaba'i said, "His name was Hayzan, and Allah caused the earth to swallow him up, and he will remain sinking into it until the Day of Resurrection.

When they threw him he said, `Sufficient for me is Allah, and He is the best disposer of affairs.' " This is similar to what Al-Bukhari recorded from Ibn `Abbas that Ibrahim said, "`Sufficient for me is Allah, and He is the best disposer of affairs," when he was thrown into the fire, and Muhammad ﷺ said it when they said:إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُواْ لَكُمْ فَاخْشَوْهُمْ فَزَادَهُمْ إِيمَـناً وَقَالُواْ حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ(Verily, the people have gathered against you, therefore, fear them. But it increased them in faith, and they said: "Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.") 3:173. Sa`id bin Jubayr reported that Ibn `Abbas said: "When Ibrahim was thrown into the fire, the keeper (angel) of the rain said: `When will I be commanded to send rain' But the command of Allah was more swift. Allah said:ينَارُ كُونِى بَرْداً وَسَلَـمَا عَلَى إِبْرَهِيمَ(O fire!

Be you cool and safety for Ibrahim!), and there was no fire left on earth that was not extinguished." Ibn `Abbas and Abu Al-`Aliyah said: "Were it not for the fact that Allah said,وَسَلَـماً(and safety), Ibrahim would have been harmed by its coldness." Qatadah said: "On that day there was no creature that did not try to extinguish the fire for Ibrahim, except for the gecko." Az-Zuhri said: "The Prophet commanded that it should be killed, and called it a harmful vermin."وَأَرَادُواْ بِهِ كَيْداً فَجَعَلْنَـهُمُ الاٌّخْسَرِينَ(And they wanted to harm him, but We made them the worst losers.) they were defeated and humiliated, because they wanted to plot against the Prophet of Allah, but Allah planned against them and saved him from the fire, and thus they were defeated.

Ma'arif al-Qur'an

Mufti Muhammad Shafi

قُلْنَا يَا نَارُ‌ كُونِي بَرْ‌دًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ إِبْرَ‌اهِيمَ (We said, "0 fire, be cold and safe for Ibrahim." - 21:69) As stated above, one explanation of the fire becoming cool and comfortable for Sayyidna Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) could be that it ceased to be fire and changed into a pleasant breeze. However, the more plausible explanation is that the fire remained as fire but did not touch the body of Sayyidna Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) ، although it burnt other things around him, so much so that it even burnt down the rope which bound him.

According to some historic versions he remained in the fire for seven days and used to recall that those seven days were the most comfortable time of his entire life. (Mazhari)

Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

لما بطلت حجتهم وظهر الحق عدلوا إلى استعمال سلطانهم، وقالوا: حَرِّقوا إبراهيم بالنار؛ غضبًا لآلهتكم إن كنتم ناصرين لها. فأشْعَلوا نارًا عظيمة وألقوه فيها، فانتصر الله لرسوله وقال للنار: كوني بردًا وسلامًا على إبراهيم، فلم يَنَلْه فيها أذى، ولم يصبه مكروه.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

قال الله : [ عز وجل ] ( يا نار كوني بردا وسلاما على إبراهيم ) قال : لم يبق نار في الأرض إلا طفئت .وقال كعب الأحبار : لم ينتفع [ أحد ] يومئذ بنار ، ولم تحرق النار من إبراهيم سوى وثاقه .وقال الثوري ، عن الأعمش ، عن شيخ ، عن علي بن أبي طالب : ( قلنا يا نار كوني بردا وسلاما على إبراهيم ) [ قال : بردت عليه حتى كادت تقتله ، حتى قيل : ( وسلاما ) ] ، قال : لا تضريه .وقال ابن عباس ، وأبو العالية : لولا أن الله عز وجل قال : ( وسلاما ) لآذى إبراهيم بردها .وقال جويبر ، عن الضحاك : ( كوني بردا وسلاما على إبراهيم ) قال : صنعوا له حظيرة من حطب جزل ، وأشعلوا فيه النار من كل جانب ، فأصبح ولم يصبه منها شيء حتى أخمدها الله - قال : ويذكرون أن جبريل كان معه يمسح وجهه من العرق ، فلم يصبه منها شيء غير ذلك .وقال السدي : كان معه فيها ملك الظل .وقال ابن أبي حاتم : حدثنا علي بن الحسين ، حدثنا يوسف بن موسى ، حدثنا مهران ، حدثنا إسماعيل بن أبي خالد ، عن المنهال بن عمرو قال : أخبرت أن إبراهيم ألقي في النار ، فقال : كان فيها إما خمسين وإما أربعين ، قال : ما كنت أياما وليالي قط أطيب عيشا إذ كنت فيها ، وددت أن عيشي وحياتي كلها مثل عيشي إذ كنت فيها .وقال أبو زرعة بن عمرو بن جرير ، عن أبي هريرة قال : إن أحسن [ شيء ] قال أبو إبراهيم - لما رفع عنه الطبق وهو في النار ، وجده يرشح جبينه - قال عند ذلك : نعم الرب ربك يا إبراهيم .وقال قتادة : لم يأت يومئذ دابة إلا أطفأت عنه النار ، إلا الوزغ - وقال الزهري : أمر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : بقتله وسماه فويسقا .وقال ابن أبي حاتم : حدثنا أبو عبيد الله ابن أخي ابن وهب ، حدثني عمي ، حدثنا جرير بن حازم ، أن نافعا حدثه قال : حدثتني مولاة الفاكه بن المغيرة المخزومي قالت : دخلت على عائشة فرأيت في بيتها رمحا .

فقلت : يا أم المؤمنين ، ما تصنعين بهذا الرمح؟ فقالت : نقتل به هذه الأوزاغ ، إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " إن إبراهيم حين ألقي في النار ، لم يكن في الأرض دابة إلا تطفئ النار ، غير الوزغ ، فإنه كان ينفخ على إبراهيم " ، فأمرنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم بقتله .

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