5319 - Muhammad ibn Sa'd al-'Awfi informed me in what he wrote to me, my father narrated to me, my uncle al-Husayn narrated to me, my father narrated to me from his father, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "Those who are stingy," meaning: the People of the Scripture. He says: They conceal [the truth].
And the third view:
5320 - Ahmad ibn 'Uthman ibn Hakim narrated to us, Ahmad ibn Mufaddal narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi: "Those who are stingy," they are the Jews who are stingy with the name of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
5321 - My father narrated to us, Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn al-Mughirah narrated to us, Yazid ibn Zuray' narrated to us, from Sa'id, from Qatadah regarding His saying: "Those who are stingy," they are the enemies of Allah, the People of the Scripture; they were stingy with the right of Allah that was upon them.
And the fourth view:
5322 - My father narrated to us, Suwayd ibn Sa'id narrated to us, Hafs ibn Maysarah narrated to us, from Zayd ibn Aslam who said: The stingy person is the one who does not fulfill the right of Allah from his wealth.
And the fifth view:
5323 - Muhammad ibn Hibal wrote to me, he said: 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-Ghaffar said, Ibn 'Uyaynah said: Stinginess is when one withholds the surplus.
My uncle al-Husayn narrated to me, my father narrated to me from his father, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "And enjoin upon people stinginess," he says: And they enjoin upon people concealment.
5324 - Ahmad ibn 'Uthman ibn Hakim narrated to me, Ahmad ibn Mufaddal narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi regarding His saying: "And enjoin upon people stinginess," they enjoined one another to conceal [the mention of] Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
His saying, the Exalted: "And conceal what Allah has given them of His bounty"
[The first view]
5325 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Abu 'Abd Allah—meaning: al-Harithi—narrated to us, Juwaybir reported to us, from al-Dahhak: "And conceal what Allah has given them of His bounty," he said: They are the People of the Scripture who concealed [the coming of] Muhammad and what was revealed to him. It was also narrated from al-Suddi similar to that.
٥٣١٩ - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ الْعَوْفِيُّ فِيمَا كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، ثنا عَمِّيَ الْحُسَيْنُ، حَدَّثَنِي، أَبِي عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَوْلُهُ: الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ يَعْنِي: أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يَقُولُ: يَكْتُمُونَ.
وَالْوَجْهُ الثَّالِثُ:
٥٣٢٠ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُفَضَّلٍ، ثنا أَسْبَاطٌ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ: الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ: فَهُمُ الْيَهُودُ يَبْخَلُونَ اسْمَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
٥٣٢١ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، ثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ: قَوْلَهُ: الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ: هُمْ أَعْدَاءُ اللَّهِ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ، بَخِلُوا بِحَقِّ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ.
وَالْوَجْهُ الرَّابِعُ:
٥٣٢٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ثنا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ثنا حَفْصُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ قَالَ: إِنَّ الْبَخِيلَ الَّذِي لَا يُؤَدِّي حَقَّ اللَّهِ مِنْ مَالِهِ.
وَالْوَجْهُ الْخَامِسُ:
٥٣٢٣ - كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حِبَالٍ قَالَ: قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْغَفَّارِ قَالَ: ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ:
الْبُخْلُ: إِذَا مَنَعَ الْفَضْلَ.
حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّيَ الْحُسَيْنُ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَوْلَهُ: وَيَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبُخْلِ يَقُولُ: وَيَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْكِتْمَانِ.
٥٣٢٤ - حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُفَضَّلٍ، ثنا أَسْبَاطٌ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ قَوْلَهُ: وَيَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبُخْلِ: أَمَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً بِكِتْمَانِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَيَكْتُمُونَ مَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فضله
[الوجه الأول]
٥٣٢٥ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي: الْحَارِثِيَّ، أَنْبَأَ جُوَيْبِرٌ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ: وَيَكْتُمُونَ مَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ قَالَ: هُمْ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ كَتَمُوا مُحَمَّداً وَمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ- وَرُوِيَ عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ نَحْوُ ذَلِكَ.