The fourth interpretation:
5008 - Ahmad ibn 'Uthman ibn Hakim al-Awdi narrated to us, Ahmad ibn Mufaddal narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi regarding His saying: "Then repent soon thereafter," he said: "Soon" is before death, as long as he is in his state of health. A similar view was narrated from Qatadah.
The fifth interpretation:
5009 - My father narrated to us, Ahmad ibn 'Ubayd Allah ibn Sakhr al-Ghudani narrated to us, Miskin ibn 'Abd Allah al-Tahi Abu Fatimah narrated to us, Hawshab narrated to us, from al-Hasan regarding His saying: "Then repent soon thereafter," he said: As long as he has not reached the death rattle.
His saying, the Exalted: "Then it is they to whom Allah will forgive"
5010 - Yunus ibn Habib narrated to us, Abu Dawud narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn Maymun informed me, a man from Balharith named Ayyub narrated to me, who said: I heard Abdullah ibn 'Amr saying: Whoever repents one year before his death, it is accepted from him; whoever repents one month before his death, it is accepted from him; whoever repents one week before his death, it is accepted from him; whoever repents one day before his death, it is accepted from him; and whoever repents one hour before his death, it is accepted from him. So I said to him: Allah, the Exalted, said: "Then repent soon thereafter, then it is they to whom Allah will forgive, and Allah is ever Knowing, Wise." He replied: I only narrate to you what I heard from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
His saying, the Exalted: "And Allah is ever"
5011 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Abu Yahya al-Razi narrated to us, from 'Amr ibn Abi Qays, from Mutarrif, from al-Minhal, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: A man came to him and said: O Abu 'Abbas, I heard Allah saying: "And Allah is ever," as if it were something that occurred. Ibn 'Abbas said: As for His saying "And Allah is ever," it means He has always existed and will always exist; He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden.
5012 - Abu Bakr ibn Abi Musa narrated to us, Harun ibn Hatim narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Hammad narrated to us, from Asbat, from al-Suddi, from Abu Malik regarding His saying: "And Allah is ever," he said: He is as such.
وَالْوَجْهُ الرَّابِعُ:
٥٠٠٨ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ الأَوْدِيُّ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُفَضَّلٍ، ثنا أَسْبَاطٌ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ قَوْلَهُ: ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِنْ قريب والقريب: قبل الموت مادام فِي صِحَّتِهِ- وَرُوِيَ عَنِ قَتَادَةَ نَحْوُهُ.
وَالْوَجْهُ الْخَامِسُ:
٥٠٠٩ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَخْرٍ الْغُدَانِيُّ، ثنا مِسْكِينُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الطَّاحِيُّ أَبُو فَاطِمَةَ، ثنا حَوْشَبٌ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ فِي قَوْلِهِ: ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ قَالَ: مَا لَمْ يُغَرْغِرْ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: فَأُولَئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ
٥٠١٠ - حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، ثنا شُعْبَةُ، أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ ابْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَلْحَارِثِ يُقَالُ لَهُ: أَيُّوبُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو يَقُولُ: مَنْ تَابَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِعَامٍ تِيبَ عَلَيْهِ، وَمَنْ تَابَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِشَهْرٍ تِيبَ عَلَيْهِ، وَمَنْ تَابَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِجُمُعَةٍ تِيبَ عَلَيْهِ، وَمَنْ تَابَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِيَوْمٍ تِيبَ عليه، ومن تَابَ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِسَاعَةٍ تِيبَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: إِنَّمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ فَأُولَئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ الله عليما حكيما فَقَالَ: إِنَّمَا أُحَدِّثُكَ مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَكَانَ اللَّهِ
٥٠١١ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، ثنا أَبُو يَحْيَى الرَّازِيُّ، عَنْ عَمْرُو بْنُ أَبِي قَيْسٍ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ الْمِنْهَالِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ:
يَا أَبَا عَبَّاسٍ: سَمِعْتُ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ: وَكَانَ اللَّهُ كَأَنَّهُ شَيْءٌ كَانَ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ: وَكَانَ اللَّهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَزَلْ وَلا يَزَالُ، وَهُوَ الأَوَّلُ وَالآخِرُ، وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ.
٥٠١٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي مُوسَى، ثنا هَارُونُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ابْنُ أَبِي حَمَّادٍ، عَنْ أَسْبَاطٍ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ قَوْلَهُ: وَكَانَ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ كَذَلِكَ.
