Tafsir Ibn Abbas: An-Najm, Ayah 33
أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ
Have you seen the one who turned away
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Did you see him who turned away from faith — that is the one who recanted when he was derided for it. He said ‘But I fear the punishment of God!’. But when the one deriding him guaranteed him that he would bear God’s chastisement for him provided that he reverted to his former idolatry and he then gave him a stated sum money he reverted —
Related Hadiths
Sahih Muslim#6372Sahih
" The one turning away and the other turning away when they meet and one avoids the other and the other also avoids him."
Narrated by This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Zuhri with a slight variation of wording (and the words are):
Sunan an-Nasa'i#685Sahih
"I saw Abu Hurairah, when a man passed by in the Masjid until he parted from it - after the call. Abu Hurairah said: 'This man has indeed disobeyed Abu Al-Qasim (S.A.W).'"
Narrated by It was narrated from Ash'ath bin Abi Ash-Sha'tha' that his father said:
Sahih Muslim#5786Sahih
Did any one of you see any vision last night?
Narrated by Samura b. Jundab reported that when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had performed his dawn prayer he turned his face towards them (that is towards his Companions) and said:
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away) from spending and giving alms to the poor among the Companions of the Prophet (pbuh)