the house of a man. Then he said to some of his companions: "Go and provide excuses for me before the Prophet (peace be upon him), for the shield has been found in the house of so-and-so." So they went to provide excuses for him before the Prophet (peace be upon him), and Allah the Almighty revealed: "And whoever earns a fault or a sin, then blames it on an innocent [person], has indeed taken upon himself a slander and a manifest sin." He said: Slander is his accusing a man.

His saying, the Almighty: "And a manifest sin."

[5954] Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, Musaddad narrated to us, Umayyah—meaning the son of Khalid—narrated to us, Fudayl ibn Marzuq narrated to me, from 'Atiyyah al-'Awfi, regarding "and a manifest sin," he said: His sin is his theft.

His saying, the Almighty: "And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy..." Its interpretation has already preceded in verse 112.

His saying, the Almighty: "A party of them intended to mislead you."

[5955] Hashim ibn al-Qasim al-Harrani informed us in what he wrote to me, Muhammad ibn Salamah narrated to us from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, from 'Asim ibn 'Umar ibn Qatadah al-Ansari, from his father, from his grandfather, Qatadah ibn al-Nu'man, and he mentioned the story of the Banu Ubayriq, for Allah the Almighty revealed: "A party of them intended to mislead you, but they do not mislead except themselves, and they will not harm you at all," meaning: Usayr ibn 'Urwah and his companions.

[5956] Ahmad ibn 'Uthman ibn Hakim al-Awdi narrated to us, Ahmad ibn Mufaddal narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi, then he mentioned the Ansari and their coming to him to defend their companion, and he argued on his behalf, so he said: "A party of them intended to mislead you, but they do not mislead except themselves, and they will not harm you at all."

His saying, the Almighty: "And Allah has revealed to you the Book and the Wisdom and has taught you that which you did not know."

[5957] Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, al-'Abbas ibn al-Walid narrated to us, Yazid narrated to us, Sa'id narrated to us, from Qatadah who said: Allah taught him the explanation of the world and the Hereafter, explained its lawful and unlawful, so that he may use that as an argument against His creation.

[5958] Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Ibn Numayr narrated to us, from Juwaybir, from al-Dahhak, who said: He taught him good and evil.