Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Burooj, Ayah 3
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and by the witness Friday and the witnessed the day of ‘Arafa — that is how these three elements have been explained in hadīth for the first one is ‘promised’ the second one is ‘a witness’ that testifies to deeds performed in it while the third is ‘witnessed’ by mankind and angels the introductory particle of the response to the oath has been omitted but is implied to be laqad ‘verily’ sc. laqad qutila ashābu’l-ukhdūd
Related Hadiths
the Prophet (ﷺ) passed judgement on the basis of an oath (from the claimant) along with a (single) witness.
"The Prophet (ﷺ) passed judgement based on oath along with a witness."
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed judgment on the basis of an oath (from the claimant) along with a (single) witness.
Bear witness to this.
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed judgement on the basis of a witness along with an oath by the claimant.
Ibn 'Abbas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) pronounced judgment on the basis of an oath and a witness (by the plaintiff).
Bear testimony to this.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave a decision on the basis of an oath and a single witness.
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed judgement based on an oath along with one witness." Rabi'ah (one of the narrators) said: "A son of Ibn Sa'd bin 'Ubadah informed me saying: 'We found in a book of Sa...
the Prophet (ﷺ) allowed the testimony of a man along with the oath of the claimant.
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(And by the witness) the day of Friday (and that whereunto he beareth testimony) the day of 'Arafah and it is said it is the day of immolation; it is also said that 'the witness' refers to the children of Adam while 'that whereunto he bears testimony' refers to the Day of Judgement; and it is also said that 'the witness' is Muhammad (pbuh) while 'that whereunto he bears testimony' is his community; Allah swore by all these things that His chastisement of those who disbelieve in Him is very severe,