al-Furat, from Asbat, from al-Suddi: "So when the caravan had departed from Egypt, heading toward al-Sham, Ya‘qub perceived the scent of Yusuf." This is His saying: "Their father said to his sons, 'I truly smell the scent of Yusuf.'"

His saying, the Almighty: "If you do not think me senile."

[The first interpretation]

11966 - Ahmad ibn ‘Isam al-Ansari narrated to us, Mu’ammal narrated to us, Isra'il narrated to us, Abu Sinan narrated to us, from ‘Abd Allah ibn Abi al-Hudhayl, from Ibn ‘Abbas regarding His saying: "If you do not think me senile (tufannidun)," he said: "If you do not accuse me of foolishness." It was also narrated from ‘Ata' similarly.

The second interpretation:

11967 - My father narrated to us, ‘Abd Allah ibn Raja’ narrated to us, Isra'il reported to us, from Muslim, from Mujahid, from Ibn ‘Abbas regarding His saying: "If you do not think me senile," he said: "If you do not call me a liar."

The third interpretation:

11968 - Abu Sa‘id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Abu Ahmad al-Zubayri narrated to us, Isra'il narrated to us, from Abu Yahya, from Mujahid who said: "If you do not think me aged."

11969 - Abu Yazid al-Qaratisi informed us in what he wrote to me, Asbagh reported to us, he said: I heard ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam regarding the word of Allah: "If you do not think me senile," he said: "The one who has no intellect is the one who is 'mufannad' (senile)." They say: "He is not rational." He said: And the poet said:

Be patient, for among those with intellects is one who is considered senile.

His saying, the Almighty: "They said, 'By Allah, you are still in your old error.'"

[The first interpretation]

11970 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to us, Mu‘awiya ibn Salih narrated to us, from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talha, from Ibn ‘Abbas: "You are still in your old error (dalalika al-qadim)," he says: "In your old mistake."

The second interpretation:

11971 - Abu Zur‘a narrated to us, Yahya ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr narrated to us, Ibn Lahi‘a narrated to me, ‘Ata' ibn Dinar narrated to me, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr regarding the word of Allah: "You are still in your old error," he says: "In your old madness."

11972 - My father narrated to us, Nasr ibn ‘Ali narrated to us, my father informed me, from Qurra, from al-Hasan, regarding the word of Allah: "By Allah, you are still in your old error," he said: "Disobedience (‘uquq)."

11973 - ‘Ali ibn al-Hasan narrated to us, Abu al-Jumahir narrated to us, Sa‘id ibn Bashir narrated to us, from