[Surat al-Dhariyat]

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His saying, the Almighty: "The Scatterers (al-Dhariyat)."

18649 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashaj narrated to us, 'Uqbah ibn Khalid al-Sakuni narrated to us, Sa'id ibn 'Ubayd al-Ta'i narrated to us, from 'Ali ibn Rabi'ah that Ibn al-Kawwa' asked 'Ali: What are the Scatterers? He said: The wind.(1)

His saying, the Almighty: "By the sky full of paths (dhata al-hubuk)."

18650 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashaj narrated to us, Ibn Fudayl narrated to us, from 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "By the sky full of paths," he said: Its beauty and its evenness.(2)

His saying, the Almighty: "Those who are in a flood of confusion, heedless."

18651 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to us, from 'Ali, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "Those who are in a flood of confusion, heedless," he says: They persist in their prayer.(3)

His saying, the Almighty: "And in the hours before dawn, they would ask forgiveness."

18652 - From Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding His saying: "And in the hours before dawn, they would ask forgiveness," he said: They pray.(4)

His saying, the Almighty: "And in their wealth there was a right."

18653 - From Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarding His saying: "And in their wealth there was a right," he said: Other than Zakat, through which he maintains family ties, or entertains a guest, or helps the deprived.(5)

His saying, the Almighty: "For the petitioner and the deprived."

18653 - From Ibn 'Abbas that he was asked about the petitioner and the deprived, he said: The petitioner is the one who asks people, and the deprived is the one who has no share among the Muslims.(6)

18654 - From al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent a military expedition, and they struck and took spoils, then a people came after they had finished, and [the verse] "And in their wealth there was a known right for the petitioner and the deprived" was revealed.(1)