His statement: "out of gratitude," meaning: those who believed.
Muhammad said: You say, "I came to so-and-so at dawn (saharan)," meaning: one of the dawns. If you mean the dawn of your day, you say, "I came to him at dawn (bi-sahar)," or "I came to him at dawn (sahara)," and its declension is as an adverb of time.
"A blessing from Us," meaning: We saved them by bestowing a blessing upon them.
قَوْله: ﴿من شكر﴾ يَعْنِي: من آمن.
قَالَ محمدٌ: تَقول: أتيتُ فلَانا سَحَرًا أَي: سحرًا من الأسحار، وَإِذا أردْت سحر يَوْمك قلت: أَتَيْته بِسَحَرٍ، وأتيته سَحَرَ، ونصْبه على الظّرْف.
﴿نِعْمَةً من عندنَا﴾ بِمَعْنى: نجيناهم بالإنعام عَلَيْهِم.
