He was filled with great joy because of him. Azar used to craft the idols of his people that they worshipped and then give them to Abraham to sell for him. It is stated that he would go off with them and say, "Who will buy what harms and does not benefit?" Thus, no one would buy them from him. When they remained unsold with him, he would take them to a river that they had and submerge their heads in it, saying, "Drink!" in mockery of his people and the misguidance they were upon. This continued until his criticism of them and his mockery of them became widespread among his people and the inhabitants of his village, without this having reached King Nimrod.

His saying: "They said, 'Rather, we found our fathers doing the same.'"

15696 - My father narrated to us, Bundar reported to us, Yahya ibn Sa'id reported to us, Kahmas ibn al-Hasan reported from 'Abd Allah ibn Buraydah, from his father, that he saw a people passing by one another, and he said: "These people are about to say, 'We found our fathers doing the same.'"

15697 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, al-'Abbas ibn al-Walid al-Narsi informed us, Yazid ibn Zuray' reported to us, from Sa'id, from Qatada, regarding His saying: "Rather, we found our fathers doing the same"—meaning: they were upon a religion and we are followers of them in that.

His saying: "He said, 'Then have you seen what you have been worshipping, you and your ancient forefathers?'"

[Lacuna]

His saying: "For they are enemies to me, except the Lord of the worlds."

15698 - 'Ali Harb al-Mawsili narrated to us, Zayd ibn al-Hubab reported to us, from al-Husayn ibn Waqid, from Matar al-Warraq, from Qatada, regarding the saying of Allah: "the Lord of the worlds," he said: And the rest of His creation.

His saying, the Almighty and Exalted: "Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me."

15699 - 'Ubayd ibn Muhammad ibn Hamza informed us in what he wrote to me, Abu al-Jumahir reported to us, Sa'id ibn Bashir reported to us, from Qatada, regarding His saying: "Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me," he said: It used to be said, this is the first of Allah's blessings upon His servant when He created him.

His saying: "And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink, and when I am ill, it is He who cures me."

15700 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Salamah reported to us, Salamah reported, Muhammad ibn Ishaq said: When Abraham's mother experienced labor pains, she went out at night to a cave, and he mentioned the story.