Parable of a Mosquito [2:26]
Qur’an:
“God is not ashamed to take as a parable a mosquito or anything beyond.” [Al-Baqarah 2:26]
إن الله لا يستحيي أن يضرب مثلا ما بعوضة فما فوقها
Hadith:
Mu’alla Ibn Khunais reported that Imam As-Sadiq (a.) said: “God took this parable for the commander of the believers (a.). Therefore, the Mosquito is the Commander of the Believers (a.) and what goes beyond that is the Prophet Muhammad (s.). The proof for this is His statement: “Now those who believe know that it is the truth from their Lord.” (2:26) This means that the Commander of the believers (a.) is meant in the same way that the Messenger (s.) received the covenant from them on his behalf: “Those who disbelieve say: “What does God want with such a parable? He leads many astray with it and leads many on the right track with it. And he leads only the transgressors astray.” [Tafsir-ul-Qumi, Volume 1 Page 34-35]
عن علي بن إبراهيم عن إبراهيم بن هاشم عن النضر بن سويد عن القسم بن سليمان عن المعلى بن خنيس عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام ان هذا المثل ضربه الله لأمير المؤمنين عليه السلام فالبعوضة أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام وما فوقها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله والدليل على ذلك قوله فاما الذين آمنوا فيعلمون انه الحق من ربهم يعنى أمير المؤمنين كما اخذ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله الميثاق عليهم له واما الذين كفروا فيقولون ماذا أراد الله بهذا مثلا يضل به كثيرا ويهدي به كثيرا فرد الله عليهم فقال وما يضل به الا الفاسقين
Hasan Al-Askari (a.) reported that the people said to Imam Al-Baqir (a.): “Some of those who identify themselves as your close ones claim that the mosquito (2:26) is Ali and what goes beyond that by which the fly is meant is Muhammad.” He said: ” They have heard something that they do not attribute to its (true) meaning. The Messenger (s.) held a meeting one day while Ali (a.) was with him and he heard someone say: “What God wants and what Muhammad wants.” He also heard someone say: “What God wants and what Ali wants.” Therefore the Messenger (s.) said: “Do not put God neither with Muhammad nor with Ali, but say: “What God wants.” Then, “What Muhammad wants.” Then, “What Ali wants.” Then, “What Muhammad wants, what God wants.” Then, “What Ali wants.” Because the will power of God is the overpowering one to whom nothing resembles and to whom nothing is equal and to whom nothing is on a par with. The Messenger Muhammad (s.) is in the face of the religion of God and His Almightiness nothing but like a purified fly in this vast kingdom and Ali (a.) is in the face of the religion of God and His Almightiness nothing but like a mosquito in the totality of this kingdom, even though the grace of God is with Muhammad (s.) and Ali (a.), which He grants none of the former and later among all His creatures.” This is what the Messenger (s.) said at this point when mentioning the fly and mosquito. This is why he does not mention it in his statement:”God is not ashamed to take as a parable a gnat or anything beyond it. “(2:26) [Tafsir-ul-Askari, page 209 Hadith 94]
عن الحسن بن علي عليهما السلام أنه قال: فقيل للباقر عليه السلام: فان بعض من ينتحل موالاتكم يزعم أن البعوضة علي وأن ما فوقها وهو الذباب محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله فقال الباقر عليه السلام: سمع هؤلاء شيئا لم يضعوه على وجهه، إنما كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله قاعدا ذات يوم وعلي إذ سمع قائلا يقول: ما شاء الله وشاء محمد وسمع آخر يقول: ما شاء الله وشاء علي، فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: لا تقرنوا محمدا ولا عليا بالله عز وجل ولكن قولوا: ما شاء الله ثم ما شاء محمد ثم ما شاء علي ثم ما شاء محمد ما شاء الله ثم ما شاء علي إن مشية الله هي القاهرة التي لا تساوي ولا تكافئ ولا تداني وما محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في دين الله وفي قدرته إلا كذبابة تطهير في هذه الممالك الواسعة وما علي في دين الله وفي قدرته إلا كبعوضة في جملة هذه الممالك مع أن فضل الله تعالى على محمد وعلي الفضل الذي لا يفي به فضله على جميع خلقه من أول الدهر إلى آخره، هذا ما قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله في ذكر الذباب والبعوضة في هذا المكان فلا يدخل في قوله: إن الله لا يستحيي أن يضرب مثلا ما بعوضة
Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.) reported that the Prophet Muhammad (s.) said: “O Ali, if the world were like the wing of a mosquito to God, the disbeliever would not drink even a sip of water from it.” [Al-Faqih of As-Saduq, Volume 4 page 363]
عن محمد بن علي بن الحسين بإسناده عن حماد بن عمرو وأنس بن محمد، عن أبيه، عن جعفر بن محمد، عن آبائه عليهم السلام عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله أنه قال: يا علي إن الدنيا لو عدلت عند الله تبارك وتعالى جناح بعوضة لما سقى الكافر منها شربة من ماء
The books of our enemies mention the same thing.
Evidence:
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet Muhammad (s.) said: “Even if the greatest and most powerful man appears on the Day of Resurrection, he is not even the weight of a mosquito’s wing to God. Read it: “We will not give them any weight on the day of resurrection.” [Sahih Muslim, Hadith 2785]
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