The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah by Ibn Kathir;
When It was Revealed At-Tirmidhi recorded that
Abdullah bin `Amr said, "The last Surahs to be revealed were Surah
Al-Ma'idah and Surah Al-Fath.'' (Surah 48) At-Tirmidhi commented, "This
Hadith is Hasan Gharib.'' and it was also reported that Ibn Abbas said that the
last Surah to be revealed was, (When there comes the help of Allah and the
Conquest). (Surah 110) Al-Hakim collected a narration similar to that of
At-Tirmidhi in his Mustadrak, and he said, "It is Sahih according to the
criteria of the Two Sheikhs and they did not record it.'' Al-Hakim narrated
that Jubayr bin Nufayr said, "I performed Hajj once and visited Aishah and
she said to me, `O Jubayr! Do you read (or memorize) AlMa'idah?' I answered
`Yes.' She said, `It was the last Surah to be revealed. Therefore, whatever
permissible matters you find in it, then consider (treat) them permissible. And
whatever impermissible matters you find in it, then consider (treat) them
impermissible.''' Al-Hakim said, "It is Sahih according to the criteria of
the Two Sheikhs and they did not record it.'' Imam Ahmad recorded that
Abdur-Rahman bin Mahdi related that Muawiyah bin Salih added this statement in
the last Hadith, I (Jubayr) also asked Aishah about the Messenger of Allah's
conduct and she answered by saying, "The Qur'an.'' An-Nasa'i also recorded
it.
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