13169 - From Dawud ibn Abi Hind regarding His saying: "who is righteous," he said: "A monotheist (muwahhid)."

From Ibn 'Abbas, he said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said to Gabriel: "What prevents you from visiting us more often than you do?" Then the verse was revealed.

13170 - From 'Ikrimah, he said: Gabriel delayed his coming to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) for forty days, then he descended. The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said to him: "I have not descended until I longed for you." Gabriel said to him: "I was more longing for you, but I was commanded [to wait]." Then Allah revealed to Gabriel: Say to him: "And We descend not except by the command of your Lord."

13171 - From al-Suddi, he said: Gabriel was detained from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) in Mecca until he became sad and it weighed heavily upon him. He complained of that to Khadijah, and Khadijah said: "Perhaps your Lord has forsaken you or become displeased with you." Then Gabriel descended with this verse: "Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you]." He said: "O Gabriel, you were detained from me until my thoughts became troubled." Gabriel said: "And We descend not except by the command of your Lord."

13172 - From Mujahid, he said: The messengers [angels] were delayed from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), then Gabriel came to him and he said: "What kept you from me?" He said: "How can we come to you when you do not trim your nails, nor clean your knuckles, nor take care of your mustaches, nor use the toothstick (siwak)?" and he recited: "And We descend not except by the command of your Lord."

13172 - From 'Ikrimah regarding ["To Him belongs what is before us"] "what is before us," he said: The world, "and what is behind us," he said: The Hereafter.

13173 - From Sa'id ibn Jubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding "what is before us," he said: Of the affairs of the Hereafter, "and what is behind us," of the affairs of the world, "and what is between that," [which is] what is between the world and the Hereafter.

13174 - From Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding "and what is between that," he said: What is between the two trumpet blasts.

13175 - From al-Suddi regarding "And never has your Lord been forgetful," he said: Your Lord was never going to forget you, O Muhammad.

13176 - From Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarding His saying: "do you know of any similarity to Him?" he said: Do you know any equal or likeness to the Lord?

13177 - From Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarding "do you know of any similarity to Him?" he said: There is no one named 'the Rahman' (the Most Gracious) other than Him.