that they descend with it; and it is forbidden to them. And he recited the saying of Allah: "And it is not suitable for them, and they are not able. Indeed, they are from hearing it removed."

His saying (the Exalted): "So do not invoke with Allah another deity, for you will be among the punished."

16010 - My father narrated to us, [saying]: Adam ibn Iyas al-'Asqalani narrated to us, [saying]: Shu'bah narrated to us, from Yazid al-Rishk, from Abu Mijlaz, who said: I was sitting with 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar, and a man asked him about shirk (polytheism). He said: [It is] that you set up another deity alongside Allah.

His saying (the Exalted): "And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred."

16011 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashaj narrated to us, [saying]: Ibn Numayr narrated to us, [saying]: al-A'mash narrated to us, from 'Umar ibn Murrah, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: When Allah (the Almighty and Exalted) revealed: "And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred," the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) went to al-Safa and ascended it, then he called out: "Ya Sabaha!" (O what a morning calamity!). The people gathered to him, with one man coming himself and another sending his messenger. He said: "O Banu 'Abd al-Muttalib, O Banu Fihr, O Banu 'Abd Manaf: If I were to tell you that horses were in the valley of this mountain wanting to raid you, would you believe me?" They said: "Yes." He said: "Then I am a warner to you before a severe punishment." Abu Lahab said: "Woe to you for the rest of the day; have you called us only for this?" So Allah (the Almighty and Exalted) revealed: "May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he."

16012 - Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan narrated to us, [saying]: Muhammad ibn Bishr narrated to us, [saying]: Mis'ar narrated to me, 'Abd al-Malik narrated to me, from Musa ibn Talhah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: It was revealed as: "And warn, [O Muhammad], your closest kindred." He began to call the clans of Quraysh, clan by clan: "O Banu so-and-so: Save yourselves from the Fire." Until he reached Fatimah and said: "O Fatimah bint Muhammad: Save yourself from the Fire; I possess no power over anything from Allah for you, except that you have a kinship which I will sustain with its due [right]."

16013 - Abu 'Abd Allah Hammad ibn al-Hasan ibn 'Anbasah al-Warraq narrated to us, [saying]: Hammad ibn Mas'adah narrated to us, from Sulayman al-Taymi, from Abu 'Uthman, from Qabisah ibn Mukhariq and Zuhayr ibn 'Amr, from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), who said: When it was revealed: "And warn, your closest kindred..."