ثُمَّ تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ مُعَلَّمٌۭ مَّجْنُونٌ
Summaa tawallaw 'anhu wa qaaloo mu'allamum majnoon
Then they turned away from him and said, "[He was] taught [and is] a madman."
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44:14Ayah 159
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but they turned away from him and said ‘He has been taught — that is a human being is teaching him the Qur’ān — he is a madman!’
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'These people are mad' or "possessed." So when the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) finished the Salah, he turned to them and said:
'If you knew what was in store for you with Allah then you would love to be increased in poverty and need.'” Fadalah said: “And on that day, I was with the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w).” (Hasan)
“He frowned and turned away” was revealed about Ibn Umm Maktum the blind man. He came to the Messenger of Allah saying: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Guide me.’ At that time, there was a revered man from the idolaters with the Messenger of Allah. So the Messenger of Allah turned away from him and faced the other man, saying: ‘Do you think that there is something wrong with what I am saying?’ He said: ‘No.’ So it was about that that it was revealed.”
‘Go back to such-and-such narration‘. Then , we abandoned listening to Ḥadīth from them’.
Two men abused each other in front of the Prophet (ﷺ) while we were sitting with him. One of the two
abused his companion furiously and his face became red. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I know a word (sentence)
the saying of which will cause him to relax if this man says it. Only if he said, "I seek refuge with
Allah from Satan, the outcast.' " So they said to that (furious) man, 'Don't you hear what the Prophet (ﷺ) is
saying?" He said, "I am not mad."
‘When they narrated these things after Alī, may Allah be pleased with him, a man from the companions of Alī said: ‘May Allah curse them. Did they corrupt every knowledge!?’
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