...so what about our companions who died while they were praying toward Bayt al-Maqdis?" Then Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, revealed: "And Allah would never let your faith go to waste." He said: [meaning] your prayer toward Bayt al-Maqdis.
1348 - My father narrated to us, Muhammad ibn 'Amr Zunayj narrated to us, Salamah ibn al-Fadl narrated to us, he said: Muhammad ibn Ishaq said, Muhammad of the family of Zayd narrated to me, from 'Ikrimah, or Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas: "And Allah would never let your faith go to waste," [regarding] the first qiblah and your affirmation of your Prophet, and following him toward the other qiblah, meaning: He shall surely grant you the reward of both of them. "Indeed Allah is, with the people, Full of Kindness, Most Merciful."
The Second Interpretation:
1349 - Al-Hasan ibn Ahmad narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bashshar narrated to us, Surur ibn al-Mughirah narrated to me, from 'Abbad ibn Mansur, from al-Hasan regarding His saying: "And Allah would never let your faith go to waste," meaning: Allah would not let Muhammad [be lost], nor your turning with him wherever he turned. "Indeed Allah is, with the people, Full of Kindness, Most Merciful."
[His saying: Indeed Allah is, with the people, Full of Kindness, Most Merciful]
1350 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Abu al-Jumahir narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Bashir informed us, from Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah: "Full of Kindness, Most Merciful," meaning: Kind, compassionate.
1351 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Yahya narrated to us, 'Abd Allah narrated to us, 'Ata' narrated to us, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, regarding the saying of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic: "Full of Kindness." He said: He shows kindness to you.
1352 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas narrated to us, Muhammad ibn 'Amr Zunayj narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Ishaq said: "Most Merciful," he said: Allah has mercy upon the servants for what is within them.
1353 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Yahya ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bukayr narrated to us, 'Abd Allah narrated to me, 'Ata' ibn Dinar narrated to me, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, regarding the saying of Allah: "Most Merciful," meaning toward the believers.
His saying: "We have certainly seen the turning of your face toward the heaven."
1354 - Al-Hasan ibn Abi al-Rabi' narrated to us, 'Abd al-Razzaq informed us, Isra'il informed us, from Abu
(1). See Tafsir 'Abd al-Razzaq 1/81. (2). Al-Hakim 2/269, Book of Tafsir, he said: Its chain is authentic, and they [al-Bukhari and Muslim] did not record it.
