And I said: By Allah, Allah did not command you with this. Allah has indeed said: 'Ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them. If you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will never forgive them.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: 'My Lord has given me a choice, and He said: "Ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them." So the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, approached the edge of the grave. The people began saying to his son: "O Hubab, do such and such; O Hubab, do such and such." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: "Hubab is a name of a devil; you are 'Abd Allah."
10509 - It was read to Yunus ibn 'Abd al-A'la, [who said] Ibn Wahb narrated to us, [who said] I heard 'Abd al-Rahman regarding the saying of Allah: 'Ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them,' he said: 'Fewer or more.'
His saying the Exalted: 'If you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will never forgive them.'
10500 - (*) Harun ibn Ishaq narrated to us, [who said] 'Abdah, meaning Ibn Sulayman, narrated to us, from Hisham ibn 'Urwah, from his father who said: Allah revealed: 'Ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them. If you ask forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah will never forgive them.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: 'I will surely increase over seventy.' So Allah the Exalted revealed: 'It is the same for them whether you ask forgiveness for them or do not ask forgiveness for them; Allah will never forgive them.' So Allah refused to forgive them.
His saying the Exalted: 'That is because they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger, and Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people,' the verse. It has already been explained.
His saying the Exalted: 'Those who remained behind rejoiced at their staying behind the Messenger of Allah.'
10501 - 'Ali ibn al-Hasan narrated to us, [who said] Abu al-Jumahir narrated to us, [who said] Sa'id ibn Bashir narrated to us, [who said] Sa'id ibn Abi 'Arubah narrated to us, from Qatadah: 'Those who remained behind rejoiced at their staying behind the Messenger of Allah.' I think it was regarding the Battle of Tabuk.
His saying the Exalted: 'And they disliked to strive with their wealth and their lives in the cause of Allah.'
10502 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, [who said] 'Abd Allah ibn Bukayr narrated to us, [who said] 'Abd Allah ibn Lahi'ah narrated to us, [who said] 'Ata' ibn Dinar narrated to us, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr regarding His saying: 'in the cause of Allah,' he said: 'In the obedience of Allah.'
(*) The compiler of the book for Al-Shamela said: Thus is the numbering in the printed edition!
فَقُلْتُ: وَاللَّهِ مَا أَمَرَكَ اللَّهُ بِهَذَا، لَقَدِ قَالَ اللَّهُ: اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لَا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ إِنْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً فَلَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- قَدْ خَيَّرَنِي رَبِّي فَقَالَ: اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَقَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- عَلَى شَفِيرِ الْقَبْرِ فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَقُولُونَ لابْنِهِ: يَا حُبَابُ افْعَلْ كَذَا يَا حُبَابُ افْعَلْ كَذَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ- الحباب اسم شيطان، أَنْتَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ.
١٠٥٠٩ - قُرِئَ عَلَى يُونُسَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى ثنا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ قَالَ: أَقَلُّ أَوْ أَكْثَرُ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: إِنْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً فَلَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لهم
١٠٥٠٠ - (*) حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا عَبْدَةُ يَعْنِي: ابْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لَا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ إِنْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً فَلَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ-: لأَزِيدَنَّ عَلَى السَّبْعِينَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمُ أَسْتَغْفَرَتَ لَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ لَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ فَأَبَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَاللَّهُ لَا يهدي القوم الفاسقين الْآيَةَ.
قَدْ تَقَدَّمَ تَفْسِيرُهُ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: فَرِحَ الْمُخَلَّفُونَ بِمَقْعَدِهِمْ خِلافَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ
١٠٥٠١ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ ثنا أَبُو الْجُمَاهِرِ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ: فَرِحَ الْمُخَلَّفُونَ بِمَقْعَدِهِمْ خِلافَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أَظُنُّهَا فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَكَرِهُوا أَنْ يُجَاهِدُوا بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
١٠٥٠٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ ثنا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ثنا عَطَاءُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ قَوْلُهُ: فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ.
(*) قال مُعِدُّ الكتاب للشاملة: كذا الترقيم بالمطبوع!
