al-Mubarak, 'Abd al-Hamid ibn Bahram informed us, from Shahr ibn Hawshab, from 'Abd Allah ibn Shaddad, who said: A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, what is the 'Awwah?" He said: "The humble, the one who is earnest in supplication." He said: "Indeed, Ibrahim was compassionate, forbearing."

The Second Aspect:

10063 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Waki' narrated to us, al-A'mash narrated to us, from al-Hakam, from Yahya ibn al-Jazzar, that Abu al-'Ubaydayn asked 'Abd Allah about the 'Awwah, and he said: "The merciful." And it was narrated from Abu Maysarah, al-Hasan, Mujahid, and Qatadah similar to that.

The Third Aspect:

10064 - My father narrated to us, Abu Nu'aym narrated to us, Hasan ibn Salih narrated to us, from Muslim, from Mujahid, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: The 'Awwah is the one who has certainty (al-muqin).

10065 - Al-Ashajj narrated to us, 'Uqbah narrated to us, from Isra'il, from Jabir, from Mujahid and 'Ikrimah, who said: The 'Awwah means the one who has certainty in the Abyssinian language.

10066 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, 'Ubayd Allah ibn Musa narrated to us, from Isra'il, from Abu Mujahid, regarding 'Awwah, he said: A scholar possessing certainty.

The Fourth Aspect:

10067 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to us, Mu'awiyah ibn Salih narrated to us, from 'Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn 'Abbas, regarding his saying: "Indeed, Ibrahim was 'Awwah," he said: He means the oft-returning to repentance (al-tawwab).

10068 - Abu Sa'id al-Ashajj narrated to us, Talhah ibn Sinan narrated to us, from Layth, from Mujahid, who said: The 'Awwab (the one who returns) is the one who turns back to God (al-munib).

The Fifth Aspect:

10069 - It was mentioned from Abu Salih, the scribe of al-Layth, from Ibn Lahi'ah, from al-Harith ibn Yazid, from Abu 'Amir al-Asbahi, from Shufayy ibn Mati', from Abu Ayyub, who said: The 'Awwah is the one who, when he remembers his sins, asks for forgiveness for them.