Yahya said: Al-Suddi said: Al-wilayah (authority) is with the fat-ha (vowel /a/).

Muhammad said: Hamzah and al-Kisa'i read it with a kasrah (vowel /i/) under the waw, as mentioned by Abu 'Ubayd.

His saying: "Huwa khayrun thawaban wa khayrun 'uqba" (It is better in reward and better in consequence), meaning: result.

Muhammad said: "Thawaban" (reward) and "'uqba" (consequence) are in the accusative case as specifications (tamyeez).