Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا شَاذَانُ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا حُرِّمَتْ الْخَمْرُ قَالَ أُنَاسٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَصْحَابُنَا الَّذِينَ مَاتُوا وَهُمْ يَشْرَبُونَهَا فَأُنْزِلَتْ { لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ جُنَاحٌ فِيمَا طَعِمُوا } قَالَ وَلَمَّا حُوِّلَتْ الْقِبْلَةُ قَالَ أُنَاسٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَصْحَابُنَا الَّذِينَ مَاتُوا وَهُمْ يُصَلُّونَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَأُنْزِلَتْ { وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَانَكُمْ }.
English Translation
When wine was prohibited, some people said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what about our companions who died while drinking it?' So the verse was revealed: 'There is no blame upon those who believe and do righteous deeds for what they have eaten' (5:93). And when the qiblah was changed, some people said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what about our companions who died while praying toward Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem)?' So the verse was revealed: 'And never would Allah have caused you to lose your faith' (2:143).
