3692 - Ahmad b. 'Uthman b. Hakim al-Awdi narrated to us, Ahmad b. al-Mufaddal narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi, who said: So Allah informed His Messenger of that, and they said: "Do not trust except for those who follow Judaism." They said: "Do not trust except for those who follow your religion."

His saying, the Exalted: "Say, 'Indeed, the guidance is the guidance of Allah'"

3693 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, 'Ubayd Allah b. Musa narrated to us, from Isra'il, from al-Suddi, from Abu Malik who said: The Jews said: "And do not trust except for those who follow your religion." So Allah revealed: "Say, 'Indeed, the guidance is the guidance of Allah.'"

Abu Muhammad said: And it was narrated from al-Suddi regarding His saying: "And do not trust except for those who follow your religion," [that] Allah said to Muhammad: "Indeed, the guidance is the guidance of Allah."

3694 - 'Ali b. al-Mubarak reported to me in what he wrote to me, Zayd b. al-Mubarak narrated to us, Ibn Thawr narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj regarding His saying: "Indeed, the guidance is the guidance of Allah," he said: This is the matter which you are upon.

His saying, the Exalted: "That anyone is given the like of what you have been given"

[The First Aspect]

3695 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, 'Ubayd Allah b. Musa narrated to us, Isra'il informed us, from al-Suddi, from Abu Malik and Sa'id b. Jubayr regarding His saying: "That anyone is given the like of what you have been given," they both said: The nation of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

3696 - Muhammad b. 'Uthman narrated to us, Ahmad b. Mufaddal narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi regarding His saying: "That anyone is given the like of what you have been given," he says: "That anyone is given the like of what you have been given, O nation of Muhammad."

And the Second Aspect:

3697 - Hajjaj b. Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa' narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid: "That anyone is given the like of what you have been given," [that is] out of envy from the Jews that prophethood should be in others besides them, and the desire that they be followed in their religion.