[His saying, the Exalted: "Compassionate, returning to God"]

[The first interpretation]

11043 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj told us, 'Abd Allah ibn Musa told us, from Isra'il, from Abu Yahya, from Mujahid regarding "compassionate" (awwah), he said: "Learned and certain."

The second interpretation:

11044 - 'Ali ibn al-Hasan told us, Shu'ayb ibn Salamah al-Ansari told us, Ibrahim ibn 'Uyaynah told us, Zakariyya told us, from al-Sha'bi, who said: "The compassionate is the one who glorifies God (al-musabbih)."

The third interpretation:

11045 - My father told us, Ibn Abi Ziyad told us, Sayyar told us, from Ja'far ibn Sulayman, from Abu 'Imran al-Jawni, from 'Abd Allah ibn Rabah, from Ka'b regarding His saying: "Indeed, Abraham was forbearing, compassionate," he said: When he would remember the Fire, he would say: "Alas! (awwah) for the punishment of God, alas!"

And the statement has preceded.

His saying, the Exalted: "Returning to God (munib)"

11046 - Abu Zur'ah told us, Minjab ibn al-Harith told us, Bishr ibn 'Umarah told us, from Abu Rawq, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "Returning to God," he said: "The returning one is the one who turns toward the obedience of God."

11047 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj told us, 'Uqbah ibn Khalid told me, from Isra'il, from Jabir, from Mujahid and 'Ikrimah, they both said: "The returning one is the humble (al-mukhbit)."

11048 - My father told us, Hisham ibn Khalid told us, Shu'ayb ibn Ishaq told us, Ibn Abi 'Arubah told us, from Qatadah, who said: God praises him: "Indeed, Abraham was forbearing, compassionate, returning to God." The returning one is the penitent (al-ta'ib).

His saying, the Exalted: "O Abraham, turn away from this. Indeed, the command of your Lord has come," the verse.

11049 - My father told us, al-Hasan ibn 'Umar ibn Shaqiq told us, Ja'far ibn Sulayman told us, from Abu 'Imran al-Jawni, from 'Abd Allah ibn Rabah, from Ka'b, who said: So Abraham spoke to them regarding the affair of the people of Lot, "If there were among them..." They said: "O Abraham, turn away from this. Indeed, the command of your Lord has come."