It was narrated by al-Bukhari (8/83, 88), Fath al-Bari (11/97, 98), Ibn Majah (no. 3872), Ahmad (4/122, 125, 5/356), Ithaf (5/60, 68, 76, 8/602), Ibn Kathir (1/354), al-Qurtubi (4/40), al-Majma' (10/119), al-Mughni 'an Haml al-Asfar (1/321), Ibn al-Sunni (366), Ibn Hibban (2353), al-Targhib (1/448), Sharh al-Sunnah (5/93), al-Kanz (2082, 21322, 3501, 3596, 3598), and al-Nubuwwah (7/122).
356: 1870: Like that: 1: Tafsir 'Abd al-Razzaq (1/96).
: 1871: O [my] nation: 2: Tafsir Ibn Kathir (1/243).
: 1873: From their fathers: 3: Al-Qurtubi said: It was the habit of the Arabs, when they had completed their Hajj, to stand at the Jamrah and boast about their fathers, mentioning the days of their ancestors regarding bravery, generosity, and other such things, to the point that one of them would say: O Allah, my father was a man of great tents, of a large platter—meaning the greatest possible hospitality—and possessed much wealth, so grant me the like of what You granted him. He would mention none but his father. Thus, the verse was revealed so that they would commit themselves to remembering Allah more than they committed themselves to remembering the days of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era). This is the opinion of the majority of the exegetes.
Ibn 'Abbas, 'Ata', al-Dahhak, and al-Rabi' said: The meaning of the verse is: Remember Allah as children remember their fathers and mothers—"O my father, O my mother"—meaning, seek His help and take refuge in Him just as you used to do with your fathers during your childhood.
