a man, from al-Husayn: that he was asked about this verse: "And the restrainers of evil," he said: They did not restrain people from evil until they themselves desisted from it.
His saying, the Almighty: "And those who guard the boundaries of Allah."
[The first interpretation]
10042 - And with the same chain, from al-Hasan: that he was asked about this verse: "And those who guard the boundaries of Allah," he said: Those who uphold the command of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.
The second interpretation:
10043 - 'Ali ibn al-Hasan narrated to us, Abu al-Jumahir narrated to us, Sa'id informed us, from Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah, from Qatadah: "Those who guard the boundaries of Allah" [means] for His obligatory duties, regarding His lawful and His prohibited matters. Then he said: "And give glad tidings to the believers."
The third interpretation:
10044 - I read to Muhammad ibn al-Fadl, Muhammad ibn 'Ali narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Muzahim informed us, from Bukayr ibn Ma'ruf, from Muqatil ibn Hayyan, regarding His saying: "And those who guard the boundaries of Allah," meaning: Those who observe the condition of Allah in Jihad, for whoever fulfills this condition, Allah will fulfill the Paradise for him.
His saying, the Almighty: "And give glad tidings to the believers."
[The first interpretation]
10045 - 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 give glad tidings to the believers," meaning: Those who are steadfast in the obedience of Allah; and it is a condition He stipulated upon the people of Jihad, that if they fulfill His condition, He will fulfill for them His condition.
The second interpretation:
10046 - My father narrated to us, al-Musayyab ibn Wadih narrated to us, Abu Ishaq al-Fazari narrated to us, from Abu Raja', from Suhayl, from Kathir, from al-Hasan: "And give glad tidings to the believers"... and give glad tidings to those who have not faltered among the poor.
The third interpretation:
10047 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Yahya ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bukayr narrated to us, 'Abd Allah ibn Lahi'ah narrated to us, [narrating from]...
(1). See Al-Durr, 3/281.
