Allah said: "And how many a generation have We destroyed before them who were better in possessions"—meaning: property—"and appearance," that is: to look upon. According to the reading of those who read it with a hamza (rū'iyan), while whoever reads it without a hamza (riyyan), it is from...
قَالَ اللَّهُ: ﴿وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ أَثَاثًا﴾ أَي: مَتَاعا ﴿ورئيا﴾ أَيْ: مَنْظَرًا؛ فِي قِرَاءَةِ مَنْ قَرَأَهَا مَهْمُوزَةً، وَمَنْ قَرَأَهَا بِغَيْرِ هَمْزٍ (وَرِيًّا) فَهُوَ مِنْ