al-Rabīʿ, from Abū al-ʿĀliya: "And conceal the truth while you know," he said: They concealed the sending of Muḥammad, peace and blessings of God be upon him, while they found him written with them (1).
838 - And al-Qāsim narrated to us, he said: Al-Ḥusayn narrated to us, he said: Ḥajjāj narrated to me, from Ibn Jurayj, from Mujāhid: You conceal Muḥammad while you know, and you find him with you in the Torah and the Gospel (2).
So the interpretation of the verse, then, is: Do not confuse the people—O rabbis of the People of the Book—regarding the matter of Muḥammad, peace and blessings of God be upon him, and what he brought from his Lord, claiming that he was sent to some categories of nations to the exclusion of others, or acting hypocritically regarding his matter, when you know that he is sent to all of you and all other nations besides you; thus mixing truth with falsehood, and thereby concealing what you find in your Book of his description and attribute, and that he is My Messenger to all people, while you know that he is My Messenger and that what he brought to you is from Me, and you know that part of My covenant—which I took upon you in your Book—is faith in him, in what he brought, and believing in him.
The discourse regarding the interpretation of the statement of the Exalted: ﴿And perform prayer and give zakat and bow with those who bow (43)﴾
Abū Jaʿfar said: It was mentioned that the rabbis of the Jews and the hypocrites used to command people to perform prayer and give zakat while not doing so themselves, so Allah commanded them to perform prayer with the Muslims who believe in Muḥammad and what he brought, and to give the zakat of their wealth with them, and to submit to Allah and His Messenger as they submitted.
839 - As I was narrated from ʿAmmār ibn al-Ḥasan, he said: Ibn Abī Jaʿfar narrated to us, from
This translation was produced with AI assistance and is part of an ongoing human-review process. Found a mistake? Use the feedback option in the reader menu.
