Hadith 5429

(1) His statement: “like the hearts of birds”: meaning in their tenderness, softness, compassion, and purity, free from envy, malice, rancor, and hatred, and overall, free from every sin and fault. Al-Nawawi said: It is said: like them in tenderness, as narrated: “The people of Yemen have the tenderest and softest hearts.” It is also said: in fear and awe, as birds are the most fearful and startled of animals, as Allah says: “Indeed, among His servants, only the scholars fear Allah” [Fatir: 28]. It is also said: in reliance, as narrated: “If you relied on Allah with true reliance, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds, which go out hungry and return full.” Allah says: “And how many a creature carries not its provision. Allah provides for it and for you, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing” [Al-’Ankabut: 60]. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

(۱) قوله : مثل أفئدة الطير : أي في الرقة واللينة والرحمة والصفاء والخلو عن الحسد والحقد والغل والبغضاء ومجمله؛ لكونها خالية من كل ذنب سليمة من كل عيب. قال النووي له : قيل : مثلها في رقتها، كما ورد: «أهل اليمن أرق أفئدة وألين قلوبا. وقيل: في الخوف والهيبة، والطير أكثر الحيوان خوفا وفزعا. قال تعالى: ﴿إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَؤُا ﴾ (فاطر: (۲۸). وقيل: في التوكل كما ورد: لو أنكم تتوكلون على الله حق توكله لرزقكم كما يرزق الطير تغدو خماصا وتروح بطانا». وقد قال تعالى: ﴿وَكَأَيْن مِن دَابَّةٍ لَّا تَحْمِلُ رِزْقَهَا اللَّهُ يَرْزُقُهَا وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ﴾ (العنكبوت : ٦٠). كذا في «المرقاة».