English Translation of Al-Quran
[37].Surah As-Saffat (Those Ranged in Ranks)
Ayat 102. And, when he (his son Ismael AS) was old enough to walk with him, he said: “O my son! I have seen in a dream that I am slaughtering you (offering you in sacrifice to Allah), so look what you think!” Ismael AS said: “O my father! Do that which you are commanded, Insha’ Allah (if Allah will), you shall find me of As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.).”
Tafseer of Surah As-Saffat (Those Ranged in Ranks) Ayat 102. Then, when (the son) reached (the age of) (serious) work with him, he said: “O my son! I see in Vision that I offer thee in sacrifice: Now see what thy view is!” (The son) said: “O my father! Do as thou art commanded: thou will find me, if Allah so wills one practicing Patience and Constancy!” Where did this vision occur? The Muslim view is that it was in or near Makkah. Some would identify it with the valley of Mina, six miles north of Makkah, where a commemoration sacrifice is annually celebrated as a rite of the Hajj on the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah, the ‘Id of Sacrifice, in memory of this Sacrifice of Abraham and Ishmael AS (see n. 217 to 2:197). Others say that the original place of sacrifice was near the hill of Marwah (the companion hill to Safa, 2:158), which is associated with the infancy of Ismail. At what stage in Abraham’s history did this occur? See n. 21:69. It was obviously after his arrival in the land of Cannan and after Ishmael AS had grown up to years of discretion. Was it before or after the building of the Kabbah (2:127)? There is no data on which this question can be answered. But we may suppose it was before that event, and that event may itself have been commemorative.
English Translation of Hadith
Hazrat Abu Saeed & Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, “Never a believer is stricken with a discomfort, an illness, an anxiety, a grief or mental worry or even the pricking of a thorn but Allah will expiate his sins on account of his patience”.
[Al-Bukhari Book 07, Chapter 70, Hadith # 545]
Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah As-Saffat Ayat 102. Ismael PBUH said: “O my father! Do that which you are commanded, Insha’ Allah (if Allah will), you shall find me of As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.)” This Hadith mentions the special Grace and Mercy of Allah for the Muslims. It relates how Allah turns the hardships and troubles suffered by a Muslim into a means of expiation for his sins. But this is only possible if the believer exercises patience. However, if he starts wailing instead of showing patience then besides suffering hardships, he would be deprived of the reward which lies in bearing them patiently. Thus, he shall have to take the burden of additional sins also.
