"And when your Lord said to the angels, 'Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority' [Verse 30]. Al-Hasan's interpretation is: Verily, Allah informed the angels that He was making a successor on the earth, [who would be from] his descendants, one who would shed blood therein and do such and such. So the angels said, 'Will You place therein one who...'
﴿وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعل فِي الأَرْض خَليفَة﴾ الْآيَة، تَفْسِير الحَسَن: إِن اللَّه أخبر الْمَلَائِكَة؛ أَنه جَاعل فِي الأَرْض خَليفَة، [يكون من] وَلَده من يسفك الدِّمَاء، فِيهَا، وَيفْعل كَذَا؛ فَقَالَت الْمَلَائِكَة: (أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَنْ
