His saying: "On its roofs."
2647 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Abu Khalid reported to us, from Juwaybir, from al-Dahhak, regarding His saying: "On its roofs," meaning its coverings. Something similar was narrated from al-Suddi.
His saying: "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?"
2648 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Safwan b. Salih reported to us, al-Walid reported to us, Sa'id b. Bashir narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding the saying of Allah: "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" He said: "How will He populate this after its destruction?" Something similar was narrated from al-Rabi' b. Anas.
2649 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, 'Amr b. Hammad reported to us, Asbat reported to us, from al-Suddi that 'Uzayr came from al-Sham on a donkey of his, with him were grapes, juice, and figs. When he passed by the village and saw it, he stopped there and turned his hand, and began to twist his jaw and his fingers and said: "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" It was not a denial on his part, nor a doubt.
His saying: "So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years."
2650 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, 'Amr b. Hammad reported to us, Asbat reported to us, regarding His saying: "So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years," he said: "So Allah caused him to die and caused his donkey to die, and they perished, and one hundred years passed over them."
2651 - al-Hasan b. Ahmad narrated to us, Musa b. Muhallim reported to us, 'Abd al-Kabir b. 'Abd al-Majid reported to us, 'Abbad b. Mansur reported to us, he said: I asked al-Hasan about His saying: "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" He said: "This was a man from the Children of Israel who passed by a village while it was in ruins on its roofs. He said: 'How will Allah bring this to life after its death?' He said: So Allah punished him for that saying of his: 'So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years,' and his donkey was standing next to him, neither fed nor watered until a hundred years had passed over him, with his food and drink next to him. That is one hundred years."
2652 - al-Hasan b. Abi al-Rabi' narrated to us, 'Abd al-Razzaq informed us, Ma'mar reported to us, from Qatadah, regarding His saying: "How will Allah bring this to life after its death? So Allah caused him to die," at the beginning of the day. He remained for one hundred years, then He resurrected him.
(1). Omitted from the original, and in al-Tabari: "not a denial on his part nor a doubt"; see 5/475. (2). Al-Tafsir 1/115.
قوله: عَلَى عُرُوشِهَا
٢٦٤٧ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، ثنا أَبُو خَالِدٍ، عَنْ جُوَيْبِرٍ، عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ، فِي قَوْلِهِ: عَلَى عُرُوشِهَا سُقُوفِهَا. وَرُوِيَ عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ، نَحْوُ ذَلِكَ.
قَوْلُهُ: أَنَّى يُحْيِي هَذِهِ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا
٢٦٤٨ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ، ثنا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، ثنا الْوَلِيدُ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ يَعْنِي في قوله اللَّهِ: أَنَّى يُحْيِي هَذِهِ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا قَالَ: أَنَّى يُعَمِّرُ هَذِهِ بَعْدَ خَرَابِهَا؟. وَرُوِيَ عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، نَحْوُ ذَلِكَ.
٢٦٤٩ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ، ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، ثنا أَسْبَاطٌ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ أَنَّ عُزَيْرًا جَاءَ مِنَ الشَّامِ عَلَى حِمَارٍ لَهُ، مَعَهُ عِنَبٌ وَعَصِيرٌ وتين، فلما مر بالقرية، فرآها، وقف عليه وَقَلَّبَ يَدَهُ، وَجَعَلَ يَلْوِي شِدْقَهُ وَأَصَابِعَهُ وَقَالَ: كَيْفَ يُحْيِي هَذِهِ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا لَيْسَ «١» تَكْذِيبًا مِنْهُ وَشَكًّا.
قَوْلُهُ: فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ مِائَةَ عَامٍ
٢٦٥٠ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ، ثنا عَمْرُو بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، ثنا أَسْبَاطٌ، فِي قَوْلِهِ: فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ مِائَةَ عَامٍ قَالَ: فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ وَأَمَاتَ حِمَارَهُ وَهَلَكَا، وَمَرَّ عَلَيْهِمَا مِائَةُ سَنَةٍ.
٢٦٥١ - حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ، ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ مُحَلِّمٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْكَبِيرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ، ثنا عَبَّادُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ الْحَسَنَ، عَنْ
قوله: أنى يحيي هذه الله بعد موتها قَالَ: هَذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مَرَّ عَلَى قَرْيَةٍ وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَى عُرُوشِهَا قَالَ: أنى يُحْيِي هَذِهِ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا؟ قَالَ: فَعَاقَبَهُ اللَّهُ بِقَوْلِهِ ذَلِكَ: فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ مِائَةَ عَامٍ وَحِمَارُهُ صَافِنٌ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ، لَا يُطْعَمْ وَلا يُسْقَى حَتَّى أَتَى عَلَيْهِ مِائَةُ عَامٍ طَعَامُهُ وَشَرَابَهُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ، فَذَلِكَ مِائَةُ عَامٍ.
٢٦٥٢ - حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ، أبنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ «٢» أبنا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، فِي قَوْلِهِ: أَنَّى يُحْيِي هَذِهِ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا فَأَمَاتَهُ اللَّهُ أَوَّلَ النَّهَارِ، فَلَبِثَ مِائَةَ عَامٍ، ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُ.
(١) . ساقطة من الأصل وعند الطبري ليس تكذيبا منه وشكا انظر ٥/ ٤٧٥.(٢) . التفسير ١/ ١١٥.
