His saying: ""'Awan (middle-aged) between that, so do what you are commanded."
[The First Aspect]
699 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Minjab narrated to us, Bishr ibn 'Umarah narrated to us from Abu Rawq from al-Dahhak from Ibn Abbas regarding His saying: "'Awan" [he said]: "Between the young and the old; it is the strongest of beasts and cattle and the finest that they can be." Abu Muhammad said: It has been narrated from Abu al-'Aliyah, Mujahid, al-Rabi' ibn Anas, 'Ata' al-Khurasani, Qatadah, al-Dahhak, and 'Ikrimah something similar to that.
700 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, 'Amr ibn Hammad narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us from al-Suddi, who said: "The 'Awan is the middle, which is between that; one that has given birth and its offspring has also given birth."
701 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashaj narrated to us, 'Abd al-Salam ibn Harb narrated to us, Khusayf reported from Mujahid regarding His saying: "neither Fard nor Bikr" [he said]: "Neither young nor old, that has given birth to one or two calves."
[The Second Aspect]
702 - al-Hasan ibn Ahmad narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bashshar narrated to us, Surur ibn al-Mughirah narrated to us from 'Abbad ibn Mansur from al-Hasan: "'Awan between that," meaning between the aged and the young, "so do what you are commanded."
His saying: They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what its color is."
703 - It was mentioned to me from 'Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Yazid al-Wasiti from Juwaybir from al-Dahhak: "Call upon your Lord," he said: "Ask your Lord to make clear to us what its color is."
His saying: He says, "Indeed, it is a cow."
704 - My father narrated to us, Ibn Nufayl al-Harrani narrated to us, Hushaym narrated to us from Juwaybir from Kathir ibn Ziyad from al-Hasan, regarding the cow, he said: "It was a wild cow."
His saying: "Yellow"
As for those who interpreted it as being yellow in color:
705 - My father narrated to us, Sahl ibn 'Uthman ibn al-'Adhra' narrated to us from Ibn Jurayj from 'Ata' from Ibn Abbas, who said: "Whoever wears yellow sandals will remain in joy as long as he wears them, and that is the saying of Allah: 'Yellow, its color is bright, pleasing the observers.'"
(1). See: Tafsir Sufyan al-Thawri, p. 46. (2). A fabricated and Marfu' (elevated) hadith; see: al-Jarh wa al-Ta'dil 9/325 by the author.
قَوْلُهُ: عَوَانٌ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ فَافْعَلُوا مَا تُؤْمَرُونَ
[الوجه الأول]
٦٩٩ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ ثنا مِنْجَابٌ ثنا بِشْرٌ بْنُ عُمَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي رَوْقٍ عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ: عَوَانٌ بَيْنَ الصَّغِيرَةِ وَالْكَبِيرَةِ، وَهِيَ أَقْوَى مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ وَالْبَقَرِ وَأَحْسَنُ مَا يَكُونُ. قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ: وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبَى الْعَالِيَةِ وَمُجَاهِدٍ وَالرَّبِيعِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ وَعَطَاءٍ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّ وَقَتَادَةَ وَالضَّحَّاكِ وَعِكْرِمَةَ نَحْوُ ذَلِكَ.
٧٠٠ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ حَمَّادٍ ثنا أَسْبَاطٌ عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ قَالَ: الْعَوَانُ النِّصْفُ الَّتِي بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ، الَّتِي وَلَدَتْ وَوَلَدَ وَلَدُهَا.
٧٠١ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ ثنا عَبْدُ السَّلامِ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، أَنْبَأَ خُصَيْفٌ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ: قَوْلُهُ: لَا فَارْضٌ وَلا بِكْرٌ قَالَ لَا صَغِيرَةٌ وَلا كَبِيرَةٌ، قَدْ وَلَدَتْ بَطْنًا أَوْ بَطْنَيْنِ «١» .
الْوَجْهُ الثَّانِي:
٧٠٢ - حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَشَّارٍ ثنا سُرُورُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ: عَوَانٌ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ، أَيْ بَيْنَ الْهَرِمَةِ وَالْفَتِيَّةِ، فَافْعَلُوا مَا تُؤْمَرُونَ.
قَوْلُهُ: قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا
٧٠٣ - ذُكِرَ لِي عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ عَنْ جُوَيْبِرٍ عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ:
ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ قَالَ: سَلْ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا.
قَوْلُهُ: قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ
٧٠٤ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ثنا ابْنُ نُفَيْلٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ ثنا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ جُوَيْبِرٍ عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، فِي الْبَقَرَةِ قَالَ: كَانَتْ بَقَرَةً وَحْشِيَّةً.
قوله: صَفْرَاءُ
فَمَنْ فَسَّرَهُ عَلَى أَنَّهَا صَفْرَاءُ اللَّوْنِ:
٧٠٥ - حَدَّثَنَا أبي ثنا سهل بن عثمان بن الْعَذْرَاءِ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: مَنْ لَبِسَ نَعْلا صَفْرَاءَ لم يزل في سرور «٢» مادام لابِسَهَا، وَذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ: صَفْرَاءُ فَاقِعٌ لَوْنُهَا تسر الناظرين.
(١) . انظر: تفسير سفيان الثوري ص ٤٦.(٢) . حديث كذب ومرفوع، أنظر: الجرح والتعديل ٩/ ٣٢٥ للمؤلف.
