His saying, the Almighty: 'And they swore by Allah their strongest oaths'—the verse.
18018 - From Abu Hilal that it reached him that Quraysh used to say: Allah has sent a prophet from among us; no nation of the nations was more obedient to its Creator, nor more heedful of its prophet, nor more firmly clinging to its Book than we are. So Allah revealed: 'Had We a reminder from the former [peoples], We would have been servants of Allah, the chosen ones.' [And they say:] 'Had the Book been sent down upon us, we would have been better guided than them.' And they swore by Allah their strongest oaths that if a warner came to them, they would be better guided than any one of the nations. And the Jews used to seek victory through him over the Ansar, saying: We find a prophet who will emerge.
His saying, the Almighty: 'And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for what they have earned, He would not leave upon the earth any creature.'
18019 - Ahmad ibn Sinan narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, Sufyan al-Thawri narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, from Abu al-Ahwas, from 'Abd Allah, he said: The dung beetle was almost to be punished in its burrow because of the sin of the son of Adam. Then he recited: 'And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for what they have earned, He would not leave upon the earth any creature.'
18020 - From Muhammad ibn Ka'b, he said: There are three things, whoever does them shall not be saved until [the consequences] descend upon him: from plotting (makr), or transgression (baghy), or breaking a covenant (nakth). Then he recited: 'But the evil plot does not encompass except its own people' - 'O mankind, your transgression is only against yourselves' - 'So whoever breaks his word, only breaks it against himself.'
18021 - From the path of Sufyan, from Abu Zukkir al-Hufi, from a man who narrated to him that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: Beware of the evil plot, for 'the evil plot does not encompass except its own people,' and they have one who will seek them from Allah.
18022 - From al-Dahhak regarding His saying: 'Do they await anything except the way of the former peoples?' He said: Do they await anything except that a punishment should befall them like what befell the former peoples of punishment?
18023 - From al-Suddi regarding His saying: 'And Allah is not such that He is rendered powerless'—he said: He will never be escaped.
(1) al-Durr 7/35. (2) al-Durr 7/35-36. (3) al-Durr 7/35-36. (4) al-Durr 7/35-36. (5) al-Durr 7/35-36.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَانِهِمْ الْآيَةَ
١٨٠١٨ - عَنْ أَبِي هِلالٍ أَنَّهُ بَلَغُهُ أَنَّ قُرَيْشًا كانت تقول: أن اللَّهَ بَعَثَ مِنَّا نَبِيًّا مَا كَانَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِنَ الْأُمَمِ أَطْوَعَ لِخَالِقِهَا وَلا أَسْمَعَ لِنَبِيِّهَا وَلا أَشَدَّ تَمَسُّكًا بِكِتَابِهَا مِنَّا، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ: لَوْ أَنَّ، عِنْدَنَا ذِكْرًا مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ لَوْ أَنَّا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْنَا الْكِتَابُ لَكُنَّا أَهْدَى مِنْهُمْ وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَانِهِمْ لَئِنْ جَاءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌ لَيَكُونُنَّ أَهْدَى مِنْ إِحْدَى الْأُمَمِ وَكَانَتِ الْيَهُودُ تَسْتَفْتِحُ بِهِ عَلَى الْأَنْصَارِ فَيَقُولُونَ: إِنَّا نَجِدُ نَبِيًّا يَخْرُجُ «١» .
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذِ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُوا مَا تَرَكَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ
١٨٠١٩ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ الثُّورِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: كَادَ الْجَعْلُ إِنَّ يُعَذَّبَ فِي جُحْرِهِ بِذَنْبِ ابْنِ آدَمَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذِ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُوا مَا تَرَكَ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ «٢» .
١٨٠٢٠ - عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ قَالَ: ثَلاثٌ مَنْ فَعَلْهُنَّ لَمْ يَنْجُ حَتَّى يَنْزِلَ بِهِ مِنْ مَكْرٍ، أَوْ بَغْيٍ، أَوْ نَكَثٍ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ وَلا يَحِيقُ الْمَكْرُ السَّيِّئُ إِلا بِأَهْلِهِ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّمَا بَغْيُكُمْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ فمن نَكَثَ فَإِنَّمَا يَنْكُثُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ «٣» .
١٨٠٢١ - مِنْ طَرِيقِ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي زِكِّيرٍ الْحُوفِيِّ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْمَكْرَ السَّيْئَ فَإِنَّهُ لا يَحِيقُ الْمَكْرُ السَّيْئُ إِلا بِأَهْلِهِ وَلَهُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ طَالِبٌ «٤» .
١٨٠٢٢ - عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ فِي قَوْلِهِ: فَهَلْ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلا سُنَّتَ الْأَوَّلِينَ قَالَ: هَلْ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلا أَنْ يُصِيبَهُمْ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ مِثْلُ مَا أَصَابَ الْأَوَّلِينَ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ «٥» .
١٨٠٢٣ - عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ فيِ قَوْلِهِ: وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُعْجِزَهُ قَالَ: لَنْ يَفُوتَهُ.
