'The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves,' Mujahid's interpretation is: meaning, he is their father. 'And his wives are their mothers,' meaning: they are like their mothers in terms of prohibition [of marriage].
Yahya [narrated] from Sufyan al-Thawri, from Firas, from al-Sha'bi, from Masruq, from
﴿النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ﴾ تَفْسِيرُ مُجَاهِدٍ: يَعْنِي: هُوَ أَبُوهُمْ ﴿وأزواجه أمهاتهم﴾ أَيْ: هُنَّ فِي التَّحْرِيمِ مِثْلُ أُمَّهَاتِهِمْ.
يَحْيَى: عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ فِرَاسٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ
