al-'Aliyah said: Islam is sincerity for Allah alone, worshiping Him with no partner, establishing prayer, giving zakah, and all other obligatory acts are followers of it.

3314 - 'Abd Allah b. Sulayman b. al-Ash'ath narrated to us, Abu Mu'adh reported to us, Abu Muslih reported to us, from al-Dahhak regarding His saying: "Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam," he said: I have not sent a messenger except with Islam.

His saying, the Exalted: "And those who were given the Scripture did not differ"

3315 - 'Ali b. al-Husayn narrated to us, Muhammad reported to us, Mihran reported to us, from Ya'qub, from Ja'far, from Sa'id regarding His saying: "And those who were given the Scripture did not differ," he said: The Children of Israel.

His saying, the Exalted: "Except after knowledge had come to them"

3316 - My father narrated to us, Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di reported to us, 'Abd Allah b. Abi Ja'far reported to us, from his father, from al-Rabi' regarding His saying: "And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them," he said: Abu al-'Aliyah said: Except after the Scripture had come to them.

3317 - Muhammad b. Yahya narrated to us, Abu Ghassan informed us, Salamah reported to us, he said: Muhammad b. Ishaq said: "And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them"—the knowledge that came to you that Allah is the One, who has no partner.

His saying, the Exalted: "Out of envy between themselves"

3318 - 'Isam b. Rawwad narrated to us, Adam reported to us, Abu Ja'far reported to us, from al-Rabi', from Abu al-'Aliyah, from Ubayy b. Ka'b regarding His saying: "Out of envy between themselves," he says: Envy over the world, and the seeking of its kingdom, its finery, and its adornment—which of them would have the kingdom and the prestige among the people—so some of them envied others, and some of them struck the necks of others.

3319 - My father narrated to us, Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Rahman reported to us, 'Abd Allah b. Abi Ja'far reported to us, from his father, from al-Rabi', from Abu al-'Aliyah: "Out of envy between themselves," he says: Envy over the world and the seeking of its kingdom and authority, so some of them killed others over the world after they had been the learned people.

Abu Muhammad said: It was narrated from Sa'id b. Jubayr regarding "Out of envy between themselves": Their wealth increased, so they disputed over it.