His saying, the Exalted: "And [also] Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias—and all were of the righteous."

7555 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Abu Usamah narrated to us, from Musa ibn 'Ubaydah, who said: I heard Muhammad ibn Ka'b saying: The maternal uncle is a father, and the paternal uncle is a father. Allah attributed Jesus to his maternal uncles, he said: "And from his descendants," until he reached His saying: "And Zachariah and John and Jesus and Elias—and all were of the righteous."

His saying: "And Elias."

7556 - My father narrated to us, Abu Nu'aym narrated to us, Isra'il narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from 'Ubaydah ibn Rabi'ah, who said: 'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said: Indeed, Elias is Idris.

His saying: "And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah."

7557 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to me, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn 'Abbas: "And We gave to him Isaac and Jacob; all [of them] We guided. And Noah, We guided before." Then he said regarding Abraham: "And from his descendants, David and Solomon," until His saying: "And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot; and each [of them] We favored over the worlds." Then he said regarding the prophets whom Allah named in this verse: "So from their guidance, take an example," may Allah bless them all.

His saying, the Exalted: "And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers—and We chose them."

7558 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa' narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid: Regarding His saying: "And We chose them," he said: We purified them.

His saying: "And We guided them to a straight path."

[The First Aspect]

7559 - Al-Hasan ibn 'Arafah narrated to us, Yahya ibn al-Yaman narrated to me, from Hamzah al-Zayyat, from Sa'd al-Ta'i, from the nephew of al-Harith al-A'war, from al-Harith, who said: I entered upon 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, and he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saying: "The straight path is the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic."