and they made it appear to him that they had informed him of what he had asked them about, and they sought to be praised for that by him, and they rejoiced in what they had brought of their concealment of what he had asked them about.

[The Third Aspect]

4648 - Muhammad ibn Sa'id al-'Awfi informed us in what he wrote to me, my father narrated to me, my paternal uncle al-Husayn narrated to me, from his father, from his grandfather, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "And they love to be praised for what they have not done": [referring to] fasting and prayer.

[The Fourth Aspect]

4649 - Ahmad ibn Sinan narrated to us, 'Abd Allah ibn Mahdi narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Abu al-Jahhaf, from Muslim al-Batin, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr: "And they love to be praised for what they have not done": they say, "We are upon the religion of Abraham," while they are not upon the religion of Abraham.

[The Fifth Aspect]

4650 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, Abu Ghassan informed us, Salamah narrated to us, he said: Muhammad ibn Ishaq said: Muhammad, the freed slave of the family of Zayd ibn Thabit, narrated to me, from 'Ikrimah, the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas, regarding His saying: "And they love to be praised for what they have not done": that people would call them scholars when they are not people of knowledge, they did not lead them toward good or guidance, and they love for people to say that they have done [good deeds].

[The Sixth Aspect]

4651 - al-Hasan ibn Ahmad narrated to us, Musa ibn Muhkam narrated to us, Abu Bakr al-Hanafi narrated to us, 'Abbad ibn Mansur narrated to us, he said: I asked al-Hasan about His saying: "And they love to be praised for what they have not done," he said: He means the Jews of the people of Khaybar, who came to the Messenger of Allah and rejoiced in it. That is where Allah the Exalted said: "Do not think that those who rejoice in what they have brought and love to be praised for what they have not done." He claimed that they said to the people when they went out to them: "We have accepted the religion and are content," so they loved to be praised for what they had not done.

[The Seventh Aspect]

4652 - Usayd ibn 'Asim narrated to us, Husayn ibn Hafs narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us, from Abu Hayyan, from Abu al-Zinba', from Abu Dihqan, he said: A man accompanied al-Ahnaf ibn Qays and said: