from Mujahid, regarding "And a witness from among her people testified," he said: It was neither human nor jinn; he was a creation from among the creations of God.
11507 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Abu al-Jumahir narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Bashir narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding His saying: "And a witness from among her people testified," he said: It was mentioned to us that he was a wise man from among her people. It was narrated from 'Ikrimah something similar.
11508 - Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn 'Abbad al-Baghdadi narrated to us, 'Affan narrated to us, 'Abd al-Warith narrated to us, from Yunus, from al-Hasan regarding "And a witness from among her people testified," he said: A man who possessed understanding and knowledge.
The saying of the Most High: "From among her people"
11509 - Muhammad ibn al-Wazir narrated to us, Ishaq ibn Yusuf al-Azraq narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Jabir, from 'Abd Allah ibn Abi Mulaykah, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding "And a witness from among her people testified," he said: He was among the King's inner circle.
11510 - And 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn Sulayman narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Aban narrated to us, who said: I asked Zayd ibn Aslam about His saying: "And a witness from among her people testified," he said: A cousin of hers who was a wise man.
The saying of the Most High: "If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has spoken the truth, and he is of the liars"
11511 - al-Mundhir ibn Shadhan narrated to us, Ya'la narrated to us, Zakariyya narrated to us, from Simak ibn Harb, from 'Amir, who said: There were three signs in the shirt of Yusuf: when his shirt was torn from the back, when it was cast upon the face of his father and he regained his sight, and when they brought his shirt with false blood; he knew that if the wolf had eaten him, it would have torn his shirt.
11512 - My father narrated to us, Hisham ibn Khalid narrated to us, Shu'ayb ibn Ishaq narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding His saying: "And a witness from among her people testified": A wise man who was from her people, and he said: The shirt will judge between you both. "If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has spoken the truth, and he is of the liars."
11513 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Salamah narrated to us, Salamah ibn
(1) Ibn Kathir said: A strange statement. (2) al-Thawri, p. 141.
عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا قَالَ: لَيْسَ بِإِنْسِيٍّ وَلا جَانٍّ، هُوَ: خَلَقٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ «١» .
١١٥٠٧ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، ثنا أَبُو الْجُمَاهِرِ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَوْلُهُ: وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا قَالَ: ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّهُ رَجُلٌ حَكِيمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا- وَرُوِيَ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ.
١١٥٠٨ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبَّادِ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، ثنا عَفَّانُ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا قَالَ: رَجُلٌ لَهُ فَهْمٌ وَعِلْمٌ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: مِنْ أَهْلِهَا
١١٥٠٩ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَزِيرِ، ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الأَزْرَقُ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ «٢» ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا قَالَ: كَانَ مِنْ خَاصَّةِ الْمَلِكِ.
١١٥١٠ - وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبَانَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ قَوْلِهِ: وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا قَالَ: ابْنُ عَمٍّ كَانَ لَهَا حَكِيمًا.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: إِنْ كَانَ قَمِيصُهُ قُدَّ مِنْ قُبُلٍ فَصَدَقَتْ وَهُوَ من الكاذبين
١١٥١١ - حَدَّثَنَا الْمُنْذِرُ بْنُ شَاذَانَ، ثنا يَعْلَى، ثنا زَكَرِيَّا، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ قَالَ: كَانَ فِي قَمِيصِ يُوسُفَ ثَلاثُ آيَاتٍ: حِينَ قُدَّ قَمِيصُهُ مِنْ دُبُرٍ، وَحِينَ أُلْقِيَ عَلَى وَجْهِ أَبِيهِ فَارْتَدَّ بَصِيرًا، وحين جاؤ عَلَى قَمِيصِهِ بِدَمٍ كَذِبٍ، عَرَفَ أَنَّ الذِّئْبَ لَوْ أَكَلَهُ خَرَقَ قَمِيصَهُ.
١١٥١٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، ثنا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَوْلُهُ: وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا: رَجُلٌ حَكِيمٌ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا، فَقَالَ: الْقَمِيصُ يَقْضِي بَيْنَكُمَا، إِنْ كَانَ قَمِيصُهُ قُدَّ مِنْ قُبُلٍ، فَصَدَقَتْ وَهُوَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ.
١١٥١٣ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ، ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ثنا سَلَمَةُ بن
(١) . قال ابن كثير: قول غريب.(٢) . الثوري ص ١٤١.