17333 - My father narrated to us, Ibn Nufayl al-Harrani reported to us, Zuhayr reported to us, Abu Ishaq reported to us, from Khalid ibn Mudrib, who said: The earth is a travel distance of five hundred years, three hundred of which is inhabited and two hundred is wasteland.
17334 - My father narrated to us, ‘Abd Allah ibn Yusuf al-Tinnisi reported to us, Yahya ibn Hamzah reported to us, from al-Awza‘i, who said: It has reached me from Ibn ‘Abbas that he said: The earth consists of seven parts; six parts contain Gog and Magog, and one part contains the rest of creation.
17335 - My father narrated to us, al-Hasan ibn Waqid reported to us, Damrah reported to us, from al-Awza‘i, who said: ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amr said: The world is a travel distance of five hundred years; four hundred are wasteland, and one hundred is inhabited. Of that, a travel distance of one year is in the hands of the Muslims.
17336 - My father narrated to us, Nasr ibn ‘Ali reported to us, al-Asma‘i reported to us, my father reported to us, Sulayman ibn Sa‘id reported to us, al-Asma‘i reported to us, from al-Namir ibn Hilal, from Qatadah, from Abu al-Khuld, who said: The earth is twenty-four thousand farsakhs; the Sudan is twelve, the Romans are eight, Persia is three, and the Arabs have one. The wording belongs to Nasr.
17337 - My father narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Hatim ibn Sulayman al-Muzani reported to us, al-Hakam reported to us, from Sa‘id ibn Bashir, from Qatadah, who said: It was mentioned to me that the earth is twenty-four thousand farsakhs; twelve thousand belong to the land of India, eight thousand to China, three thousand to the Maghrib, and one thousand to the Arabs.
His saying, the Exalted: "Indeed in that is a sign for the believers"
Its interpretation has preceded (as a sign for the almsgivers).
His saying, the Exalted: "Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book"
17338 - al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah narrated to us, Asbat ibn Muhammad reported to us, from al-Hudhali—meaning Abu Bakr—from al-Hasan, regarding His saying: "The Book," he said: The Qur'an.
[His saying, the Exalted: "Establish prayer"]
Its interpretation has preceded.
His saying, the Exalted: "Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing"
17339 - Muhammad ibn Harun al-Mukharrimi al-Fallas narrated to us, ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Nafi‘ Abu Ziyad ‘Umar ibn Abi ‘Uthman reported to us, al-Hasan reported to us, from ‘Imran ibn Husayn, who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was asked about the saying of Allah: "Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing," and he said: "Whoever is not prohibited from immorality and wrongdoing by his prayer, then he has no prayer."
