5578 - Muhammad ibn Hammad al-Tehrani narrated to us, Hafs ibn 'Umar informed us, al-Hakam informed us from 'Ikrimah, who said: A young man came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and said: "O Prophet of Allah, we have the pleasure of seeing you in this world, but on the Day of Resurrection, we will not see you because you will be in the highest ranks of Paradise." Then the Almighty and Majestic revealed: "And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger—those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And excellent are those as companions." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to him: "You will be with me in Paradise, if Allah wills."

5579 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Yunus—meaning Ibn 'Abd al-A'la—narrated to us, Ibn Wahb informed us, who said: I heard Malik saying: I heard that man—meaning 'Abd Allah ibn Yazid ibn Hurmuz—while he was describing Medina and its merit, saying: "The nobles of this nation will be raised from it on the Day of Resurrection, and surrounding them will be the martyrs, the people of Badr, Uhud, and the Trench." Then Malik recited this verse: "those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And excellent are those as companions," and the verse following it.

His saying, the Exalted: "That is the bounty from Allah, and sufficient is Allah as Knowing."

5580 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Yahya ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bukayr narrated to us, 'Abd Allah ibn Lahi'ah narrated to me, 'Ata' ibn Dinar narrated to me, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr regarding Allah's saying "Knowing," meaning: Knowing of them.

His saying, the Exalted: "O you who have believed, take your precaution."

5581 - I read to Muhammad ibn al-Fadl ibn Musa, Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Shaqiq narrated to us, Abu Wahb Muhammad ibn Muzahim narrated to us, from Bukayr ibn Ma'ruf, from Muqatil ibn Hayyan, regarding His saying: "O you who have believed, take your precaution," he says: Take your equipment of weapons.

His saying, the Exalted: "and go forth in groups."

5582 - al-Hasan ibn al-Sabah narrated to us, Hajjaj narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj and 'Uthman ibn 'Ata', from 'Ata', from Ibn 'Abbas: Regarding Surat al-Nisa', "take your precaution and go forth in groups or go forth all together," in bands and divisions. Then it was abrogated that the believers were to all go forth; rather, "why should there not go forth from every division of them a group."

5583 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to us, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn 'Abbas, regarding His saying: "and go forth in groups," he says: In bands, meaning: separate detachments. It has also been narrated from 'Ikrimah, al-Suddi, Qatadah, Muqatil ibn Hayyan, al-Dahhak, 'Ata' al-Khurasani, and Khusayf, similarly.