Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 157

Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 157 · View Ayah
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ نَٰدِمِينَ
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

But they hamstrung her) they killed her, (and then were penitent) and they regretted killing her.

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But they hamstrung her — a group of them hamstrung her with the approval of others; and then became remorseful for having hamstrung it.

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Sahih Muslim#6514Sahih

A woman was tormented because of a cat which she had tied and thus allowed it neither to eat or drink nor set it free so that it might eat the vermin of the earth.

Narrated by This hadith has been reported on the authority of Ibn 'Umar through another chain of transmitters. And Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Sahih Muslim#5705Sahih

A woman was punished because of a cat. She had neither provided her with food nor drink, nor set her free so that she might eat the vermin of the earth.

Narrated by Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Sahih Muslim#2815Sahih

" They were reluctant."

Narrated by A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out (for Pilgrimage) on The 4th or 5th of Dbu'l Hjjja. The rest of the hadith is the same, but he (the narrator) made no mention of the doubt of Hakam about his (the Prophet's) words:
Sunan Abu Dawud#4821Sahih

A woman who had something (feebleness) in her mind.

Narrated by Anas reported this tradition to the same effect through a different chain of narrators. This version adds:
Sunan Abu Dawud#268Sahih

embraced her.

Narrated by 'Aishah said; When anyone amongst us (the wives of the Prophet) menstruated, the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) asked her to tie a waist wrapper (over her body) and then husband lay with her, or he (Shu’bah) said:
Sunan Abu Dawud#3145Da'if in chain

we braided her hair in three plaits and placed them behind her back, one plait of the front side and the two side plaits.

Narrated by The above mentioned has also been transmitted by Umm 'Atiyyah through a different chain of narrators. This version has:
Sahih Muslim#2056Sahih

We braided her hair in three plaits.

Narrated by Umm 'Atiyya reported:
Sunan Abu Dawud#3144Sahih

We braided her hair in three plaits.

Narrated by The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Umm 'Atiyyah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. This version adds:

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