[His saying: "in the Unseen"]
[The first interpretation]
66 - Ahmad ibn Sinan narrated to us, Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from 'Amarah ibn 'Umayr, from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid, who said: They mentioned the companions of Muhammad and their faith in the presence of 'Abd Allah. 'Abd Allah said: "The affair of Muhammad was clear to those who saw him. By Him besides Whom there is no god, no believer has ever believed with a faith superior to faith in the Unseen." He then recited: "Those who believe in the Unseen" up to his saying: "...they spend."
67 - 'Isam ibn Rawwad narrated to us, Adam al-'Asqalani narrated to us, Abu Ja'far al-Razi narrated to us, from al-Rabi' ibn Anas, from Abu al-'Aliyah regarding His saying: "Those who believe in the Unseen," he said: "They believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, His Paradise, His Fire, and meeting Him. And they believe in life after death, and in the Resurrection. All of this is the Unseen."
68 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, 'Amr ibn Hammad narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi: "As for 'Those who believe in the Unseen,' they are the believers among the Arabs. As for 'the Unseen,' it is that which is hidden from the servants regarding the affair of Paradise, the affair of the Fire, and what has been mentioned in the Qur'an; their affirmation of that was not due to an original scripture or knowledge they possessed."
[The second interpretation]
69 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Abu Ahmad al-Zubayri narrated to us, from Sufyan, from 'Asim, from Zirr, who said: "The Unseen is the Qur'an."
70 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Safwan narrated to us, al-Walid narrated to us, 'Uthman ibn al-Aswad narrated to us, from 'Ata' ibn Abi Rabah regarding the saying of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic: "Those who believe in the Unseen," he said: "Whoever believes in Allah has believed in the Unseen."
[The third interpretation]
71 - My father narrated to us, Shihab ibn 'Abbad narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn Humayd narrated to us, from Isma'il ibn Abi Khalid: "[They] believe in the Unseen," he said: "[They] believe in the Unseen of Islam."
[The fourth interpretation]
72 - My father narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Musa ibn Nufay' al-Harashi narrated to us, 'Abd Allah ibn Ja'far narrated to us, from Zayd ibn Aslam: "Those who believe in the Unseen," he said: "They believe in the Decree (Qadar)."
[قوله: بالغيب]
[الوجه الأول]
٦٦ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ: ذَكَرُوا أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ وَإِيمَانَهُمْ عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: إِنَّ أَمْرَ مُحَمَّدٍ كَانَ بَيِّنًا لِمَنْ رَآهُ، وَالَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ مَا آمَنَ مُؤْمِنٌ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ بِغَيْبٍ. ثُمَّ قَرَأَ: الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: يُنْفِقُونَ.
٦٧ - حَدَّثَنَا عِصَامُ بْنُ رَوَّادٍ، ثنا آدَمُ الْعَسْقَلانِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الرَّازِيُّ عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ ابن أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ فِي قَوْلِهِ: الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ قَالَ: يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَجَنَّتِهِ وَنَارِهِ وَلِقَائِهِ. وَيُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْحَيَاةِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ، وَبِالْبَعْثِ. فَهَذَا غَيْبٌ كُلُّهُ.
٦٨ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ، ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ حَمَّادٍ ثنا أَسْبَاطٌ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ: أَمَّا الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ فَهُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ. أَمَّا الْغَيْبُ: فَمَا غَابَ عَنِ الْعِبَادِ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْجَنَّةِ وَأَمْرِ النَّارِ وَمَا ذُكِرَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ، لَمْ يَكُنْ تَصْدِيقُهُمْ بِذَلِكَ مِنْ قِبَلِ أَصْلِ كِتَابٍ أَوْ عِلْمٍ كَانَ عِنْدَهُمْ.
الْوَجْهُ الثَّانِي:
٦٩ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، ثنا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ. قَالَ: الْغَيْبُ الْقُرْآنُ.
٧٠ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ، ثنا صَفْوَانُ، ثنا الْوَلِيدُ، ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ الأَسْوَدِ عَنْ عطاء ابن أَبِي رَبَاحٍ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ فَقَالَ: مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ، فَقَدْ آمَنَ بِالْغَيْبِ.
وَالوجه الثَّالِثُ:
٧١ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ثنا شِهَابُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ: يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ قَالَ: بِغَيْبِ الإِسْلامِ.
وَالوجه الرَّابِعُ:
٧٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى بْنِ نُفَيْعٍ الْحَرَشِيُّ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ: الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ قَالَ: بالقدر.
