297 - Abu Bakr narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Bishr narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Rahman ibn Sharik—meaning his uncle—narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to us, saying: 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib, Layth ibn Abi Sulaym, and Jabir ibn Yazid all said: I heard Mujahid say—'Ata' said in his narration: And he was asked about the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: "It may be that your Lord will raise you to a Praised Station" [Al-Isra: 79]. He said: "He will seat him upon the Throne."
٢٩٧ - وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، قَالَ: ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالَ: ثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ شَرِيكٍ يَعْنِي عَمَّهُ، قَالَ: ثَنَا أَبِي، قَالَ: ثَنَا عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ، وَلَيْثُ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ، وَجَابِرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، كُلُّهُمْ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ مُجَاهِدًا، قَالَ عَطَاءٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: وَسُئِلَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ، عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {عَسَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا} [الإسراء: ٧٩] قَالَ: «يُقْعِدُهُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ»