"And we are from the tribe of the monarchy, and he is not from the tribe of the monarchy, and he has not been given an abundance of wealth so that we might follow him for that." The prophet said: "Indeed, Allah has chosen him over you."

His saying, the Almighty: "Anna" (How/From where).

2453 - Abu Bakr b. Abi Musa narrated to us, Harun b. Hatim reported to us, 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Hammad reported to us, from Asbat, from al-Suddi, from Abu Malik regarding His saying: "Anna"...

2454 - Abu Bakr b. Abi Musa narrated to us, Harun b. Hatim reported to us, 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Hammad reported to us, from Asbat, from al-Suddi, from Abu Malik regarding His saying: "Anna"—he means: From where?

2455 - My father narrated to us, Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Rahman al-Dashtaki reported to us, 'Abd Allah b. Abi Ja'far reported to us, from his father, from al-Rabi' b. Anas: "They said: 'Anna (How) can he have kingship over us?'"—meaning: How can he have kingship over us?

His saying: "How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he has not been given an abundance of wealth?"

2456 - Muhammad b. Sa'd al-'Awfi reported to us in what he wrote to me, my father narrated to me, my uncle al-Husayn reported to me, from his father, from his grandfather, from Ibn 'Abbas: "They said: 'How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he has not been given an abundance of wealth?'"

They did not say that, except that there were two tribes in the Children of Israel; prophethood was in one of them, and kingship was in the other. A prophet would only be sent from the tribe of prophethood, and no one would rule over the earth except someone from the tribe of kingship. When He sent Talut, he was not from either of the two tribes, so He chose him over them and increased him in knowledge and physique. Because of that, they said: "How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he is not from either of the two tribes?" He said: "Indeed, Allah has chosen him over you and increased him in knowledge and physique." It has been narrated from Sa'id b. Jubayr, Qatadah, and al-Rabi' b. Anas something similar to this.

His saying: "Indeed, Allah has chosen him over you."

2457 - Muhammad b. Sa'd al-'Awfi reported to us in what he wrote to me, my father reported to us, my uncle al-Husayn reported to us, from his father, from his grandfather, from 'Abd Allah b. 'Abbas regarding His saying: "Indeed, Allah has chosen him over you"—he means: He has selected him over you. It has been narrated from Abu Malik the same as that.", "comments": "