[His saying, Exalted is He: "...would burden a company of strong men"]

[The first interpretation]

17089 - 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, regarding His saying: "...would burden a company of strong men"—he says: It weighs heavily. The same was narrated from Abu Salih, al-Suddi, and ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam.

The second interpretation:

17090 - ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Abi Hammad narrated to us, Salamah ibn al-Fadl narrated to us, Abu Ja‘far narrated to us, from al-Rabi‘ ibn Anas, regarding His saying: "...would burden a company of strong men"—he said: It would overcome a company of strong men.

His saying, Exalted is He: "...a company (al-‘usbah)..."

[The first interpretation]

17091 - Abu Sa‘id ibn Yahya ibn Sa‘id al-Qattan narrated to us, Yahya ibn Hammad narrated to us, Abu ‘Awanah narrated to us, from Isma‘il ibn Salim, from Abu Salih, the mawla of Umm Hani’, regarding the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: "...that its keys would burden a company of strong men"—he said: A company (‘usbah) is seventy men.

The second interpretation:

17092 - My father narrated to us, ‘Ali ibn Hashim ibn Marzuq narrated to us, Salamah ibn al-Fadl narrated to us, from al-Hajjaj ibn Artah, from al-Hakam, regarding "...would burden a company of strong men"—he said: A company is forty men.

17093 - My father narrated to us, Ya‘qub ibn Ibrahim al-Dawraqi narrated to us, Hushaym narrated to us, Isma‘il ibn Salim informed us, from Abu Salih, regarding His saying: "...would burden a company of strong men"—he said: His treasure storehouse used to be carried on forty mules. The same was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas, Abu Salih, Qatadah, and al-Dahhak.

The third interpretation:

17094 - ‘Abd Allah ibn Sulayman ibn al-Ash‘ath narrated to us, al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali narrated to us, ‘Amir ibn al-Furat narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi, regarding "...that its keys would burden a company of strong men"—and a company is between ten and forty men.

The fourth interpretation:

17095 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa’ narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, regarding His saying: "...that its keys would burden a company of strong men"—between ten and fifteen men.