Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ { لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَإِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ } فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى صَحَابَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ جَثَوْا عَلَى الرُّكَبِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كُلِّفْنَا مِنْ الْأَعْمَالِ مَا نُطِيقُ الصَّلَاةَ وَالصِّيَامَ وَالْجِهَادَ وَالصَّدَقَةَ وَقَدْ أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْكَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ وَلَا نُطِيقُهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تَقُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابَيْنِ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا بَلْ قُولُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ فَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ فَلَمَّا أَقَرَّ بِهَا الْقَوْمُ وَذَلَّتْ بِهَا أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي إِثْرِهَا { آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ رُسُلِهِ } قَالَ عَفَّانُ قَرَأَهَا سَلَّامٌ أَبُو الْمُنْذِرِ يُفَرِّقُ { وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ } فَلَمَّا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ نَسَخَهَا اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى بِقَوْلِهِ { لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ } فَصَارَ لَهُ مَا كَسَبَتْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ وَعَلَيْهِ مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ مِنْ شَرٍّ فَسَّرَ الْعَلَاءُ هَذَا { رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا } قَالَ نَعَمْ { رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا } قَالَ نَعَمْ { رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ } قَالَ نَعَمْ { وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ }.
English Translation
Affan narrated to us, he said: Abd al-Rahman ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, he said: al-Ala ibn Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah who said: When this verse was revealed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): 'To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent,' it was very difficult for the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). They came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and knelt on their knees and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we have been tasked with deeds we can bear - prayer, fasting, jihad, and charity - but this verse has been revealed to you and we cannot bear it.' The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'Do you wish to say as the People of the two Books before you said: We hear and we disobey? Rather say: We hear and we obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the destination.' They said: 'We hear and we obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the destination.' When the people accepted it and their tongues submitted to it, Allah the Almighty revealed after it: 'The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and so have the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, saying: We make no distinction between any of His messengers.' Affan said: Sallam Abu al-Mundhir recited it as 'yufarriqu.' 'And they said: We hear and we obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the destination.' When they did that, Allah the Blessed and Exalted abrogated it with His saying: 'Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity. It will have what it has earned, and it will bear what it has earned.' So what it earned of good belonged to it, and what it earned of evil was against it - al-Ala explained this - 'Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we forget or err.' He said: Yes. 'Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us.' He said: Yes. 'Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear.' He said: Yes. 'And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.'"