‘Abbas, that he would consider the grandfather a father and say: "By Allah, whoever wishes, we can help them at the Hijr; Allah did not mention a grandfather or a grandmother." Allah said: "And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Ya‘qub."

11613 - Yunus ibn Habib narrated to us, Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi narrated to us, Shu‘bah narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, who heard Abu al-Ahwas saying: Asma’ ibn Kharijah al-Fazari boasted against a man and said: "I am the son of the noble elders." ‘Abd Allah ibn Mas‘ud said: "That is Yusuf, son of Ya‘qub, son of Ishaq, the sacrificed one of Allah, son of Ibrahim, the friend (Khalil) of Allah."

His saying, the Exalted: "That is from the bounty of Allah upon us."

11614 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to us, Mu‘awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me, from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn ‘Abbas, and the saying of Yusuf: "That is from the bounty of Allah upon us," he says: "That He sent us as prophets."

His saying, the Exalted: "And upon the people."

11615 - And by it, from Ibn ‘Abbas, his saying: "And upon the people,"—that He sent messengers to them.

His saying, the Exalted: "But most of the people are not grateful."

11616 - 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: "That is from the bounty of Allah upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful." Indeed, the believer is grateful for the blessings of Allah upon him and upon His creation.

It was narrated from Qatadah that he said: It was mentioned to us that Abu al-Darda’ used to say: "O how many a person grateful for a blessing is not blessed, and he does not know; and O how many a possessor of jurisprudence (fiqh) is not a jurist (faqih)."

His saying, the Exalted: "O my two companions of the prison."

11617 - My father narrated to us, Abu al-Jumahir Muhammad ibn ‘Uthman al-Dimashqi narrated to us, Sa‘id ibn Bashir narrated to us, from Qatadah, from ‘Azrah, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn ‘Abbas: "O my two companions of the prison," he said: "One of them was the king’s cupbearer, and the other was his baker who prepared his food."

His saying, the Exalted: "Are separate lords better, or Allah, the One, the Prevailing?"