Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 23
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(And even so) just as your own folk said (We sent not a warner) a warning prophet (before thee (Muhammad) into any township) to the inhabitants of any township (but its luxurious ones) the tyrants among them (said: Lo! We found our fathers following a religion) following this religion, (and we are following their footprints) and we are emulating their religion and actions.
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Similarly, Musaddad transmitted it to us saying that Abu 'Awanah related it to us from Mansur. He did not say: "a man of Banu 'Amir".
During the Pre-lslamic period of ignorance if any tribe became great in number, we used to say, "Amira the children of so-and-so." Narrated Al-Humaidi: Sufyan narrated to us something and used the wo...
We do not know anyone who said: "From Abu Al-Malih, from his father" except for Sa'eed bin Abi 'Arubah.
Nafi, reported on the authority of Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with them) a hadith like that narrated before.
A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Bardah on the authority of his father from the Prophet (ﷺ).
Abu Sufyan reported like that as as-Saduq al-Amin al-Walid b. Harb narrated with the same chain of transmitters.
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
And thus We never sent a warner before you into any city without that its affluent folk those of comfortable means said the like of what your people say ‘Lo! we found our fathers following a certain creed and so we are indeed following in their footsteps’.