His saying, the Almighty: "And Allah is most knowing of what they conceal."

[6566] Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas, the freed slave of Banu Hashim, narrated to us, Muhammad ibn 'Amr Zunayj informed us, Salama narrated to us, he said: Muhammad ibn Ishaq said: "And Allah is most knowing of what they conceal," meaning: what they hide.

His saying, the Almighty: "And you see many of them hastening into sin and aggression."

[6567] Abu Yazid al-Qaratisi informed me in what he wrote to me, Asbagh ibn al-Faraj narrated to us, he said: I heard 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam saying regarding His saying: "And you see many of them hastening into sin and aggression," he said: The Jews.

His saying, the Almighty: "...hastening into sin and aggression."

[6568] Ahmad ibn 'Uthman ibn Hakim informed me in what he wrote to me, Ahmad ibn Mufaddal narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi, regarding His saying: "And you see many of them hastening into sin and aggression," [he said]: "Sin" means disbelief.

His saying, the Almighty: "How wretched is what they have been doing."

[6569] 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 Qatada, regarding His saying: "How wretched is what they have been doing," he said: This was regarding the judges of the Jews among you.

[6570] Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, Minjab ibn al-Harith narrated to us, Bishr ibn 'Ubada narrated to us, from Abu Rawq, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn 'Abbas, regarding His saying: "Lawla" (why/were it not that), he said: It means "Hala" (why).

His saying, the Almighty: "Why do the rabbis and the learned men not forbid them..."

[6571] Yunus ibn Habib mentioned, Abu Dawud narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Abi al-Waddah narrated to us, Thabit ibn Sa'd al-Hamdani narrated to us, he said: I met him in al-Rayy, and he narrated from Yahya ibn Ya'mur, he said: 'Ali ibn Abi Talib delivered a sermon, praised Allah and extolled Him, then said: "O people, those who perished before you only perished because of their persistence in sins, and the rabbis and the learned men did not forbid them. So when they persisted in sins and the rabbis and the learned men did not restrain them, punishments overtook them. Therefore, enjoin good and forbid evil before..."