Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Israa, Ayah 11
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And man prays for ill against himself and his family when he is frustrated as avidly as he prays for good. And mankind is ever hasty to pray against himself without contemplating the consequence thereof.
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Ibn Abbas Commentary
(Man) i.e. al-Nadr Ibn al-Harth (prayeth for evil) prays for curses and chastisement to descend on himself and his family (as he prays for good) as he prays for well-being and mercy; (for man) al-Nadr Ibn al-Harth (was ever hasty) he is hasty to encounter chastisement.