His saying, the Exalted: "Indeed, Allah is excellent in that which He instructs you."
5524 - Yahya ibn 'Abdak al-Qazwini narrated to us, al-Muqri' (meaning 'Abd Allah ibn Zayd) narrated to us, Harmalah (meaning ibn 'Imran al-Tujibi al-Misri) narrated to us, Abu Sulayman narrated to me, he said: I heard Abu Hurayrah saying: [Regarding] this verse: "Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due," up to His saying: "Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and Seeing," he placed his thumb upon his ear and the finger next to it upon his eye, and said: "This is how I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, recite it and place his finger." Abu Zakariyya said: Al-Muqri' described it to us, and Abu Zakariyya placed his right thumb on his right eye and the finger next to it on his right ear, and showed us and said: "Like this."
His saying, the Exalted: "Indeed, Allah is ever Hearing and Seeing"
5525 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas, the freed slave of Banu Hashim, narrated to us, Muhammad ibn 'Amr Zunayj narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us: "Hearing" means He hears what they say.
His saying, the Exalted: "Seeing"
5526 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Yahya ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bukayr narrated to us, 'Abd Allah ibn Lahi'ah narrated to me, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Abu al-Khayr, from 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, while he was reciting this verse: "Hearing and Seeing," he would say: "All-Seeing of all things."
His saying, the Exalted: "O you who have believed, obey Allah"
5527 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ibrahim Duhaym narrated to us, al-Walid narrated to us, from al-Awza'i, from al-Zuhri, he said: When Allah, the Exalted, says: "O you who have believed, do [such and such]," the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, is [included] among them.
His saying, the Exalted: "and obey the Messenger"
5528 - al-Mundhir ibn Shadhan narrated to us, Ya'la ibn 'Ubayd narrated to us, 'Abd al-Malik narrated to us, from 'Ata', regarding His saying: "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger," he said: The obedience to the Messenger is following the Book and the Sunnah.
His saying, the Exalted: "and those in authority among you"
[The first view]
5529 - Ahmad ibn Yunus ibn al-Musayyab al-Dabbi and Ahmad ibn Mansur al-Ramadi narrated to us, both said: Hajjaj narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj, Ya'la ibn Muslim informed me, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn 'Abbas that he said: "O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you," he said: It was revealed concerning 'Abd Allah ibn Hudhafah when the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent him on a military expedition. The phrasing is that of Ahmad ibn Yunus.
