[The Words of the Almighty: "To restrain you"]
[The First Interpretation]
8995 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih (the scribe of al-Layth) narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to us, from Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn Abbas regarding His saying: "And [remember] when those who disbelieved plotted against you to restrain you," meaning: to bind you. It was narrated from Qatadah something similar.
[The Second Interpretation]
8996 - Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah mentioned it, Hajjaj narrated to us from Ibn Jurayj, who said: Ata and Ibn Kathir informed us regarding "to restrain you," that it means: to imprison you. It was narrated from al-Suddi that he said: to confine you and bind you.
[The Words of the Almighty: "Or kill you"]
8997 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa' narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid regarding "to restrain you, or kill you, or evict you [of Makkah]," meaning the disbelievers of Quraysh when they desired that for Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) before he left Makkah.
[The Words of the Almighty: "Or evict you"]
8998 - My father narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn Musa narrated to us, Hisham ibn Yusuf informed us, from Ibn Jurayj, Ata informed me, from Ubayd ibn Umayr, that Abu Talib said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Do you know what your people have plotted against you?" He said: "Yes, they plotted to imprison me, or kill me, or expel me." He said: "Who informed you of this?" He replied: "My Lord." He said: "What an excellent Lord your Lord is! So treat him well." He (the Prophet) said: "Am I to treat Him well, or is He the One who treats me well?"
[The Words of the Almighty: "But they plan, and Allah plans. And Allah is the best of planners"]
8999 - Muhammad ibn al-Abbas (the client of Banu Hashim) narrated to us, Muhammad ibn 'Amr (Zunayj) narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, Muhammad ibn Ja'far ibn al-Zubayr narrated to us, from 'Urwah ibn al-Zubayr regarding "But they plan, and Allah plans. And Allah is the best of planners," meaning: So I plotted against them with My firm artifice until I saved you from them.
[قوله تعالى: ليثبتوك]
[الوجه الأول]
٨٩٩٥ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ثنا أَبُو صَالِحٍ كَاتِبُ اللَّيْثِ ثنا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَوْلُهُ: وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ يَعْنِي:
لِيُوثِقُوكَ. وَرُوِيَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ نَحْوُ ذَلِكَ.
وَالْوَجْهُ الثَّانِي:
٨٩٩٦ - ذَكَرَهُ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ ثنا حَجَّاجٌ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ: وأنبأ عَطَاءٌ وَابْنُ كَثِيرٍ لِيُثْبِتُوكَ إِنَّهَا: لِيُسْجِنُوكَ.
وَرُوِيَ عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: يَحْبِسُوكَ وَيُوثِقُوكَ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ
٨٩٩٧ - حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ ثنا شَبَابَةُ ثنا وَرْقَاءُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ كُفَّارُ قُرَيْشٍ حِينَ أَرَادُوا ذَلِكَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ
٨٩٩٨ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى أَنْبَأَ هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءٌ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ أَنَّ أَبَا طَالِبٍ قَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا ائْتَمَرَ فِيكَ قَوْمُكَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، ائْتَمَرُوا أَنْ يَسْجُنُونِيَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُونِيَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُونِيَ قَالَ: مَنْ أَخْبَرَكَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: رَبِّي، قَالَ: نِعْمَ الرَّبُّ رَبَّكَ فَاسْتَوصِ بِهِ خَيْرًا، قَالَ: أَنَا اسْتَوْصِي بِهِ أَوْ هُوَ يَسْتَوْصِي بِي؟
قوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاكِرِينَ
٨٩٩٩ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ مَوْلَى بَنِي هَاشِمٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو زُنَيْجٌ حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاكِرِينَ أَيْ فَمَكَرْتُ بِهِمْ بِكَيْدِيَ الْمَتِينِ حَتَّى خَلَّصْتُكَ منهم.
