Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Saba, Ayah 40
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًۭا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِيَّاكُمْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ
And [mention] the Day when He will gather them all and then say to the angels, "Did these [people] used to worship you?"
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And mention on the Day when He will gather them all together namely all the idolaters He will say to the angels ‘Was it these who used to worship you?’ read a-hā’ūlā’i iyyākum pronouncing both hamzas or by replacing the first with a yā’ or dropping it altogether.
Related Hadiths
Sahih Muslim#3166Sahih
There is no day when God sets free more servants from Hell than the Day of 'Arafa. He draws near, then praises them to the angels, saying: What do these want?
Narrated by 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#150Hasan
Allah's Messenger said: "Jibril led me (in Salat)". He mentioned something similar to the Hadith of Ibn Abbas (no. 149) in meaning, but he did not mention: "At the time of Asr the day before."
Narrated by Jabir bin Abdullah narrated that :
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(And on the day when He will gather them) i.e. Banu Malih and the angels (all together, He will say Unto the angels: Did these worship you) by your command?