His saying: "And among them are illiterate ones"

789 - Through it [the same chain] from Abu al-'Aliyah, he says Allah says: "And among them are illiterate ones," meaning the Jews.

790 - And through it [the same chain] regarding His saying: "[who] do not know the Book," they do not know what is in it. He said: It was reported from Qatadah and al-Rabi' ibn Anas something similar.

His saying: "The Book"

791 - Usayd ibn 'Asim narrated to us, al-Husayn ibn Hafs narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us from Mansur, who said: I asked Ibrahim about the slaughtered animals of the Arab Christians. He said: "There is no harm [in eating them]." Then he recited: "And among them are illiterate ones who do not know the Book except in wishful thinking," then he said: "Is there not among the People of the Book those who do not master the Book?"

His saying: "except in wishful thinking"

[The first interpretation]

792 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih the scribe of al-Layth narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me from 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah from Ibn 'Abbas: "except in wishful thinking," he says: except for hearsay/stories.

The second interpretation:

793 - 'Isam ibn Rawwad narrated to us, Adam narrated to us, Abu Ja'far [narrated to us] from al-Rabi' from Abu al-'Aliyah regarding His saying: "except in wishful thinking," they hope for things from Allah that they are not entitled to. It was reported from al-Rabi' ibn Anas and Qatadah something similar.

The third interpretation:

794 - Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, from Warqa' from Ibn Abi Najih from Mujahid: "And among them are illiterate ones who do not know the Book except in wishful thinking," except for lies.

His saying: "And they are only assuming"

795 - 'Isam ibn Rawwad narrated to us, Adam narrated to us, Abu Ja'far narrated to us from Abu al-'Aliyah, meaning His saying: "And they are only assuming," they hold assumptions without truth. It was reported from Qatadah and al-Rabi' ibn Anas something similar.

796 - Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa' narrated to us from Ibn Abi Najih from Mujahid: "And they are only assuming," they are only lying.