Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Aadiyaat, Ayah 7

Al-Aadiyaat · Ayah 7 · View Ayah
وَإِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌۭ
And indeed, he is to that a witness.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(And lo! he is a witness unto that) and Allah records His doing;

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and verily to that ingratitude of his he is a witness bearing witness against himself to his own actions.

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Sahih Muslim#6897Sahih

Bear testimony to this.

Narrated by Abu Ma'mar reported on the authority of Abdullah that the moon was split up during lifetime by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in two parts and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
Sahih Muslim#6899Sahih

Bear witness to this.

Narrated by 'Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported that the moon was split up in two parts during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). The mountain covered one of its parts and one part of it was above the mountain and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#2363Hasan

"Shall l not inform you of the best of witnesses? The one who comes with his testimony before being asked for it."

Narrated by Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#2365Sahih

"The best of witnesses is the one who gives his testimony before being asked for it."

Narrated by Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:
Sahih Muslim#4364Sahih

Should I not tell you of the best witnesses? He is the one who produces his evidence before he is asked for it.

Narrated by Zaid b. Khalid al-Juhani reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:
Sunan Ibn Majah#2098Sahih

“The best of witnesses is the one who gives his testimony before he is asked for it.”

Narrated by Zaid bin Khalid Al-Juhani said that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:
Sahih Muslim#7428Sahih

‘Indeed I have a neighbor’ and he mentioned some of his virtues, ‘…even if he testified to me about two dates I would not see his testimony as permissible’.

Narrated by Hajjāj bin ash-Shā’ir narrated to me, Sulaymān bin Harb narrated to us, Hammād bin Zayd narrated to us, he said, Ayyūb said:
Sunan Abu Dawud#3597Sahih

"Shall I not tell you of the best witnesses ? He is the one who produces his deposition or gives his evidence (the narrator is doubtful) before he is asked for it." 'Abd Allah bin Abi Bakr dobted whic...

Narrated by Zaid bin Khalid al-Juhani reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:
Sunan Abu Dawud#4455Hasan

He called the witnesses who testified.

Narrated by A similar tradition has also been transmitted by Ibrahim and al-Sha’bi from the Prophet (ﷺ) through a different chain of narrators. But this version does not mention the words:

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