His saying, the Exalted: "When two parties among you were about to lose heart"

4073 - Al-Hasan ibn Abi al-Rabi' informed us, 'Abd al-Razzaq informed us, Sufyan—meaning Ibn 'Uyaynah—informed us, from 'Amr ibn Dinar, who said: I heard Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah saying: "When two parties among you were about to lose heart, and Allah is their ally," he said: We are they; the Banu Harithah and the Banu Salamah. It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas, Mujahid, al-Sha'bi, al-Rabi' ibn Anas, Qatadah, and Sa'id ibn Abi Hilal similarly.

4074 - Al-Fadl ibn Shadhan narrated to us, Yahya ibn 'Abd al-Hamid narrated to us, 'Abd Allah ibn Ja'far al-Mukharrimi narrated to us, from Abu 'Awn, from al-Miswar ibn Makhramah, who said: He said to 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf: "O my uncle, tell me about your situation on the day of Uhud." He replied: "Read after the one hundred and twentieth [verse] of Al 'Imran, you will find our story: 'And [remember] when you departed from your family to post the believers...' up to His saying: 'When two parties among you were about to lose heart.'" He said: They are those who sought security from the polytheists.

[His saying, the Exalted: "to lose heart"]

[The first interpretation]

4075 - 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: "When two parties among you were about to lose heart." He said: They are two parties from the Ansar who were about to lose heart, but Allah protected them, and Allah defeated their enemy.

And the second interpretation:

4076 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas narrated to us, Zunayj narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, he said: Muhammad ibn Ishaq said regarding His saying: "to lose heart," he said: i.e., to fail one another.

His saying, the Exalted: "And Allah is their ally"

4077 - Al-Hasan ibn Abi al-Rabi' narrated to us, 'Abd al-Razzaq informed us, Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah informed us, from 'Amr ibn Dinar, he said: I heard Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah saying regarding the saying of Allah: "And Allah is their ally," he said: We are they, the Banu Salamah and the Banu Harithah; and we would not have loved [to be exempted] had it not been for the saying of Allah: "And Allah is their ally."

4078 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas narrated to us, Zunayj narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, he said: Muhammad ibn Ishaq said regarding the saying of Allah: "And Allah is their ally," i.e., the One who defends them against what they were about to do in their losing heart.