revealed in Ramadan, on the Night of Decree, and on a blessed night, in its entirety. Then, it was revealed according to the positions of the stars, across the months and the days. It was also narrated from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr similarly, and in it, it was mentioned: 'to a house in the heaven called Bayt al-‘Izzah' (The House of Might).
1651 - ‘Abd Allah ibn Sulayman ibn al-Ash‘ath narrated to us, Hammu ibn Nuh al-Balkhi narrated to us, Abu Mu‘adh Khalid ibn Sulayman al-Huddani narrated to us, Abu Muslih Nasr ibn Musharis narrated to us, from al-Dahhak regarding 'The month of Ramadan in which the Quran was revealed,' he says: 'The one who revealed its fasting, the Quran.'
His saying: 'Guidance for mankind'
1652 - And with the same chain, from Ibn Jurayj regarding 'Guidance for mankind,' he said: 'They are guided by it.'
1653 - ‘Ali ibn al-Mubarak informed us in what he wrote to me, Zayd ibn al-Mubarak narrated to us, Ibn Thawr narrated to us, from Ibn Najih regarding 'The month of Ramadan in which the Quran was revealed,' he said: 'It reached me that the Quran used to be revealed during it until the revelation ceased, and until Muhammad (peace be upon him) died. Every part of the Quran that was to be revealed in that year would be revealed on the Night of Decree, and it would descend from the Seventh Heaven to Jibril in the Lowest Heaven. Jibril would not descend with it to Muhammad (peace be upon him) except with what his Lord the Exalted commanded him.'
His saying: 'And clear proofs of the guidance'
1654 - Abu Zur‘ah narrated to us, ‘Amr ibn Hammad ibn Talhah narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi regarding 'Guidance for mankind and clear proofs of the guidance and the Criterion (al-Furqan).' As for 'and clear proofs of the guidance,' it means clear proofs of the lawful and the unlawful.'
His saying: 'And the Criterion (al-Furqan)'
1655 - ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, ‘Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Abu Mu‘awiyah narrated to us, from Isma‘il, from Abu Salih regarding 'The Criterion,' he said: 'The Torah.'
His saying: 'So whoever among you witnesses the month, let him fast it'
[The First Aspect]
1656 - My father narrated to us, Musa ibn Isma‘il narrated to us, Hammad narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Muhammad.
نَزَلَ فِي رَمَضَانَ، وَفِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ، وَفِي لَيْلَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً. ثُمَّ أُنْزِلَ عَلَى مَوَاقِعِ النُّجُومِ مِنَ الشُّهُورِ وَالأَيَّامِ.
وَرُوِيَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، نَحْوُهُ، وَذُكِرَ فِيهِ «إِلَى بَيْتٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ يُقَالُ لَهُ بَيْتُ الْعِزَّةِ»
١٦٥١ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ الأَشْعَثَ، ثنا حَمُ بْنُ نُوحٍ الْبَلْخِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو مُعَاذٍ خَالِدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْحُدَّانِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو مُصْلِحٍ نَصْرُ بْنُ مُشَارِسٍ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ يَقُولُ: الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ صَوْمَهُ الْقُرْآنُ.
قَوْلُهُ: هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ
١٦٥٢ - وَبِهِ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ قَالَ: يَهْتَدُونَ بِهِ.
١٦٥٣ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ فِيمَا كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ، ثنا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، ثنا ابْنُ ثَوْرٍ عن ابن نَجِيحٍ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ قَالَ: بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَنْزِلُ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ حَتَّى انْقَطَعَ الْوَحْيُ، وَحَتَّى مَاتَ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَكَانَ يَنْزِلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ يَنْزِلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ، فَيَنْزِلُ ذَلِكَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ عَلَى جِبْرِيلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَلا يَنْزِلُ جِبْرِيلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلا بِمَا أَمَرَهُ رَبُّهُ تَعَالَى.
قَوْلُهُ: وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَى
١٦٥٤ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ، ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ حَمَّادٍ بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، ثنا أَسْبَاطٌ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ أَمَّا وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَى فَبَيِّنَاتٌ مِنَ الْحَلالِ وَالْحَرَامِ.
قوله: وَالْفُرْقَانِ
١٦٥٥ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عن أبي صالح: الفرقان قَالَ: التَّوْرَاةُ.
قَوْلُهُ: فَمَنْ شَهِدَ مِنْكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فليصمه
[الوجه الأول]
١٦٥٦ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، ثنا حماد، عن قتادة، عن محمد
