So Allah, the Exalted, revealed: "Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, believing in al-Jibt and al-Taghut, and saying to those who disbelieve: These are more rightly guided in way than those who believe."
5458 - My father narrated to us, 'Isa ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Muslim ibn Khalid narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And they say to those who disbelieve: These are more rightly guided in way than those who believe." He said: "The Jews say that. They say: 'Quraysh is more rightly guided than Muhammad and his companions.'"
His saying, the Exalted: "They are the ones whom Allah has cursed; and he whom Allah curses, you will never find for him a helper."
5459 - My father narrated to us, 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn al-Mughirah narrated to us, Yazid ibn Zuray' informed us, from Sa'id, from Qatadah, who said: It was mentioned to us that this verse was revealed regarding Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf and Huyayy ibn Akhtab—two men of the Jews from Banu al-Nadir—when they met the Quraysh at the season (of pilgrimage). The polytheists said to them: "Are we better guided or Muhammad and his companions?" So Allah, the Exalted, revealed: "They are the ones whom Allah has cursed; and he whom Allah curses, you will never find for him a helper."
His saying, the Exalted: "Or have they a share of the dominion?"
5460 - 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: "Or have they a share of the dominion? Then [if they did], they would not give the people [even as much as] a naqir (speck on a date seed)." He says: "If they had a share of dominion, they would not have given Muhammad a naqir."
5461 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Yazid ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz narrated to us, Muslim narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, regarding His saying: "Or have they a share of the dominion?" He said: "They have no share of the dominion, and if they did have a share, they would not give the people a naqir."
5462 - 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 [if they did], they would not give the people [even as much as] a naqir." He says: "Then they would not have given Muhammad a naqir."
His saying, the Exalted: "Naqir (a speck)."
[The First Aspect]
5463 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih, the scribe of al-Layth, narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn 'Abbas, regarding His saying: "Naqir," he said: "The dot that is on the back of a date seed." Similar to this was narrated from Abu Malik, Mujahid, al-Dahhak, and al-Suddi.
فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا نَصِيبًا مِنَ الْكِتَابِ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْجِبْتِ وَالطَّاغُوتِ وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْدَى مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا سَبِيلا
٥٤٥٨ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ثنا عِيسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، ثنا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هَؤُلاءِ أَهْدَى مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا سَبِيلا قَالَ: يَهُودُ تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ، يَقُولُونَ: قُرَيْشٌ أَهْدَى مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَصْحَابِهِ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ يَلْعَنِ اللَّهُ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ له نصيرا
٥٤٥٩ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، أَنْبَأَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ: ذُكِرَ لَنَا هَذِهِ الآيَةُ، نَزَلَتْ فِي كَعْبِ بْنِ الأَشْرَفِ وَحُيَيِّ بْنِ أَخْطَبَ، رَجُلَيْنِ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ مِنْ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ، لَقِيَا قُرَيْشاً بِالْمَوْسِمِ، فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ: نَحْنُ أَهْدَى أَمْ مُحَمَّدٌ وَأَصْحَابَهُ؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ يَلْعَنِ اللَّهُ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهُ نَصِيراً
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: أَمْ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ مِنَ الْمُلْكَ
٥٤٦٠ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ الأَوْدِيُّ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُفَضَّلٍ، ثنا أَسْبَاطٌ عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ قَوْلَهُ: أَمْ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ مِنَ الْمُلْكِ فإذا لا يُؤْتُونَ النَّاسَ نَقِيراً يَقُولُ:
لَوْ كَانَ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ مِنْ مُلْكٍ إِذاً لَمْ يُؤْتُوا مُحَمَّداً نَقِيراً.
٥٤٦١ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، ثنا مُسْلِمٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ: أَمْ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ مِنَ الْمُلْكِ قَالَ: فَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ مِنَ الْمُلْكِ، وَلَوْ كَانَ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ لَمْ يُؤْتُوا النَّاسَ نَقِيراً.
٥٤٦٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ الأَوْدِيُّ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُفَضَّلٍ، ثنا أَسْبَاطٌ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ قَوْلَهُ: فَإِذًَا لَا يُؤْتُونَ النَّاسَ نَقِيراً يَقُولُ: إِذاً لَمْ يُؤْتُوا مُحَمَّدًا نَقِيرًا.
قَوْلُهُ تعالى: نقيرا
[الوجه الأول]
وَرُوِيَ عَنِ أَبِي مَالِكٍ، وَمُجَاهِدٍ وَالضَّحَّاكِ وَالسُّدِّيِّ نَحْوُ ذَلِكَ.
