‘Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn ‘Abbas regarding: "Then whoever changes it after he has heard it, then its sin is upon those who change it"—and the reward of the deceased has already been established with Allah, and he is absolved of its sin.

1610 - Abu Zur’ah narrated to us, Yahya ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr narrated to us, ‘Abd Allah ibn Lahi’ah narrated to me, ‘Ata’ ibn Dinar narrated to me, from Sa’id ibn Jubayr, regarding His saying: "Then its sin is"—meaning: the sin of that.

His saying: "Upon those who change it"

And by the same chain from Sa’id ibn Jubayr regarding the saying of Allah: "Upon those who change it"—meaning: the executor, and the deceased is absolved of it.

His saying: "Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing"

And by the same chain from Sa’id ibn Jubayr regarding: "Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing"—meaning: the bequest for the deceased, He is All-Knowing of it.

His saying: "Then whoever fears"

And by the same chain from Sa’id ibn Jubayr regarding: "Then whoever fears"—he says: whoever knows.

His saying: "From a testator"

And by the same chain from Sa’id ibn Jubayr regarding: "Then whoever fears from a testator"—meaning: from the deceased. It was reported from Muqatil ibn Hayyan something similar to that.

[His saying: janafan (bias/inclination)]

[The first interpretation]

1611 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih, the scribe of al-Layth, narrated to us, Mu’awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me, from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn ‘Abbas regarding His saying: "Then whoever fears from a testator, bias"—meaning: sin.

1612 - Ahmad ibn Sinan narrated to us, ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi narrated to us, from Sufyan, from al-A’mash, from Talhah ibn Musarrif, from Abu ‘Ammar, from ‘Amr ibn Shurahbil, who said: The third and the fourth are bias.

1613 - Ibn al-Muqri’ narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us, from Ibn Tawus, from his father, regarding: "Then whoever fears from a testator, bias"—he said: This is the man who makes a bequest to the child of his daughter.