[The second interpretation]

8600 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih, the scribe of al-Layth, told us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih told me, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding "wandering blindly" (ya'mahun), he said: they persist. A similar report was narrated from al-Suddi.

[The third interpretation]

8601 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, 'Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah told us, Mu'awiyah ibn Hisham told us, from Sufyan, from al-A'mash, regarding "in their transgression, wandering blindly" (fi tughyanihim ya'mahun), he said: they play.

His statement, the Exalted: "They ask you about the Hour"

8602 - Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Malik al-Susi narrated to us, Hajjaj ibn Muhammad told us, he said: Ibn Jurayj said, Abu al-Zubayr informed me that he heard Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah saying: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) a month before he died saying: "You ask me about the Hour, while its knowledge is only with Allah. I swear by Allah, there is no soul breathing on the face of the earth today that will still be alive in one hundred years."

His statement, the Exalted: "When"

8603 - Abu Bakr ibn Abi Musa narrated to us, Harun ibn Hatim told us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Hammad told us, from Asbat, from al-Suddi, regarding His statement: "When" (ayyan), meaning: at what time.

His statement, the Exalted: "its fixed time"

8604 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Minjab told us, Bishr ibn 'Umarah informed us, from Abu Rawq, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn 'Abbas: regarding His statement "When is its fixed time" (ayyan mursaha), meaning: its end.

8605 - Ahmad ibn 'Uthman ibn Hakim informed us, in what he wrote to me, Ahmad ibn al-Mufaddal told us, Asbat told us, from al-Suddi, regarding "They ask you about the Hour, when is its fixed time," he says: when will it occur.

His statement, the Exalted: "Say: Its knowledge is only with my Lord"

8606 - My father narrated to us, al-Hasan ibn al-Sabah told us, Isma'il ibn 'Abd al-Karim told us, Ibrahim ibn 'Aqil informed us, from his father, from Wahb ibn Munabbih, Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah informed me that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying a month before he died: "You ask me about the Hour, while its knowledge is only with my Lord. I swear by Allah, there is no soul breathing on the earth today that will still be alive in one hundred years."