His saying, the Almighty: "And if two factions."

18609 - From Sa'id ibn Jubayr who said: The Aws and the Khazraj had a conflict between them with swords and sandals, so Allah revealed: "And if two factions," the verse.(1)

18610 - From al-Suddi who said: There was a man from the Ansar called 'Imran; his wife was named Umm Zayd. She wanted to visit her family, but her husband restrained her and placed her in an upper room of his where none of her family could enter. The woman sent word to her family, and her people came and brought her down so they could take her away. The man had left, so the man's family sought help. His paternal cousins came to stand between the woman and her family, so they pushed against one another and fought with sandals. Thus, this verse was revealed regarding them: "And if two factions among the believers fight, then make settlement between the two." The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) then sent word to them, reconciled them, and they returned to the command of Allah.(2)

His saying, the Almighty: "He loves the just."

18611 - Abu Zur'ah told us, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Muqaddami told us, 'Abd al-A'la told us, from Ma'mar, from al-Zuhri, from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, from 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr, that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "Indeed, the just in the world shall be upon pulpits of pearl in front of the Most Merciful, because they acted justly in the world."(3)

His saying, the Almighty: "O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule another people."

18612 - From Muqatil (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding the saying of the Almighty: "O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule another people," he said: It was revealed concerning a group from Banu Tamim who mocked Bilal, Salman, 'Ammar, Khabbab, Suhayb, Ibn Fuhayrah, and Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhayfah.(4)

His saying, the Almighty: "And do not insult each other with [offensive] nicknames."

18613 - From Ibn Mas'ud regarding "And do not insult each other with [offensive] nicknames," he said: It is for a man to say, if a person was a Jew and then accepted Islam: "O Jew! O Christian! O Magian!" or to say to a Muslim man: "O evildoer (fasiq)!"(5)