5773 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, al-'Abbas ibn al-Walid narrated to us, Yazid ibn Zuray' narrated to us, Sa'id narrated to us, from Qatadah, regarding "to the trial," he said: "A tribulation (bala')."

His saying, the Exalted: "They are relapsed into it."

[5774] My father narrated to us, Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Dashtaki narrated to us, 'Abd Allah ibn Abi Ja'far narrated to us, from his father, from al-Rabi', from Abu al-'Aliyah, regarding His saying: "Whenever they are returned to the trial, they are relapsed into it," he said: "Whenever they are tried by it, they become blind within it."

His saying, the Exalted: "So if they do not remove themselves from you."

[5775] Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa' narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, regarding His saying: "So if they do not remove themselves from you," he said: "He commanded their killing if they do not remove themselves and make peace."

His saying, the Exalted: "Then seize them and kill them wherever you find them."

[5776] 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Abu Bakr and 'Uthman, sons of Abi Shaybah, narrated to us, both saying: Jarir narrated to us, from Layth, from Mujahid, regarding His saying: "Then seize them and kill them," [he said]: "It abrogated what was before it regarding the ransom or the freeing [of captives]."

His saying, the Exalted: "And those, We have given you clear authority over them."

[5777] Ahmad ibn 'Uthman ibn Hakim narrated to us, Ahmad ibn Mufaddal narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi, regarding His saying: "And those, We have given you clear authority over them," [he said]: "As for the 'authority' (sultan), it is the proof (hujjah)."

5778 - My father narrated to us, Malik ibn Isma'il narrated to us, Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah narrated to us, from 'Amr, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: "Every 'authority' (sultan) in the Qur'an is a proof (hujjah)." It was narrated from Abu Malik, Muhammad ibn Ka'b, 'Ikrimah, Sa'id ibn Jubayr, al-Dahhak, and al-Nadr ibn 'Arabi the same thing.

His saying, the Exalted: "And it is not [appropriate]."

5779 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Yahya ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Bukayr narrated to us, 'Abd Allah ibn Lahi'ah narrated to me, 'Ata' ibn Dinar narrated to me, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, regarding His saying: "And it is not [appropriate] for a believer," meaning: "It is not befitting for a believer." And it was narrated from Muqatil ibn Hayyan something similar.