8628 - Abu Yazid al-Qaratisi informed me, in what he wrote to me, Asbagh told us, he said: I heard 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam regarding the statement of Allah: "And no evil would have touched me," he said: I would have avoided whatever evil was going to happen before it happened, and I would have protected myself from it.

His statement, the Exalted: "I am not but a warner."

8629 - My father narrated to us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Salih told us, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ubayd Allah al-Fazari told us, from Shayban al-Nahwi, Qatadah informed us, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas: His statement, "a warner," he said: A warner against the Fire.

His statement, the Exalted: "And a bringer of good tidings to a people who believe."

8630 - And through this chain, from Ibn 'Abbas: His statement, "and a bringer of good tidings," he said: He brought tidings of Paradise.

His statement, the Exalted: "It is He who created you from one soul."

8631 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Harithi told us, from Juwaybir, from al-Dahhak, "created you from one soul," he said: He means Adam (peace be upon him). It was narrated from Mujahid, Abu Malik, Qatadah, al-Suddi, and Muqatil ibn Hayyan similarly.

His statement, the Exalted: "And created from it its mate."

8632 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Harithi told us, from Juwaybir, from al-Dahhak, "and created from it its mate," he said: He created Hawwa' (Eve) from Adam from the posterior rib, and it is from the lowest of the ribs. It was narrated from Muqatil ibn Hayyan and Qatadah similarly.

His statement, the Exalted: "Its mate."

8633 - My father narrated to us, Muqatil ibn Muhammad told us, Waki' told us, from Abu Hilal, from Qatadah, from Ibn 'Abbas, regarding his statement: "from it its mate," he said: The woman was created from the man, so her inclination was placed in the man; and the man was created from the earth, so his inclination was placed in the earth, so restrain your women.

8634 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah told us, Warqa' told us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid, regarding his statement: "from it its mate," he said: Hawwa' from the short rib of Adam while he was asleep. So he woke up and said: "Aththa?" – which in Nabataean means "a woman."

And it was narrated from al-Suddi, Qatadah, and Muqatil ibn Hayyan that she is Hawwa'.