: 6666: They do: 3: Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Yazid ibn Majah said: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Hisham narrated to us, from Hisham ibn Sa'd, from 'Amr ibn 'Uthman, from 'Asim ibn 'Umar ibn 'Uthman, from 'Urwah, from 'Aishah, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) say: "Enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil before you supplicate and it is not answered for you."

Sahih (authentic). Narrated by Ibn Majah (H/4004), al-Bayhaqi (10/93), al-Targhib (3/233), al-Manthur (2/301), Ithaf (7/8), al-Kanz (5521, 5572), al-Mughni 'an Haml al-Asfar (2/303), Ibn Kathir (3/153, 8/8), al-Hilyah (8/287), and Ibn 'Adi in "al-Kamil" (6/2300). Shaykh al-Albani declared it authentic.

1183: 6668: Abiding (forever): 1: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: (2/84).

: 6669: The hypocrites: 2: Tafsir Mujahid: (1/202).

: 6669: That: 3: The previous source.

: 6671: And monasticism: 4: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: (2/86).

1184: 6676: Their eyes: 1: Tafsir Ibn Kathir: (2/86).

: 6677: The truth: 2: Ibn Kathir said in the explanation of this verse: Meaning, among them are found the 'qissisun' (priests), who are their speakers and scholars; the singular is 'qissis' and also 'qass'. It may also be pluralized as 'qusus'. 'Ruhban' (monks) is the plural of 'rahib', who is the worshiper; it is derived from 'rahbah', which is fear, like 'rakib' and 'rukban', or 'faris' and 'fursan'. Ibn Jarir said: 'Ruhban' might be singular, and its plural is 'ruhabin', like 'qurban' and 'qurabin', or 'juradhan' and 'jaradin'; and it may also be pluralized as 'rahabinah'.