Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Ma'aarij, Ayah 36

Al-Ma'aarij · Ayah 36 · View Ayah

فَمَالِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ قِبَلَكَ مُهْطِعِينَ

So what is [the matter] with those who disbelieve, hastening [from] before you, [O Muhammad],

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(What aileth those who disbelieve) the disbelievers of Mecca who mock the believers as well as the other disbelievers, (that they keep staring towards thee (O Muhammad)) around you, (open eyed) looking at you without coming close to you,

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So what is wrong with those who disbelieve that they keep staring towards you muhti‘īna is a circumstantial qualifier

Related Hadiths

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What is the matter with you? And he said: Verily, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: When you see those who shower (undue) praise (upon others), throw dust upon their faces.

Narrated by Hammam b. al-Harith reported that a person began to praise 'Uthman and Miqdad sat upon his knee; and he was a bulky person and began to throw pebbles upon his (flatterer's) face. Thereupon 'Uthman said: