His saying, the Exalted: "And they will swear by Allah: If we were able, we would have gone forth with you" - the verse.

10071 - Ibn Abi Aslam mentioned it, Ishaq ibn Rahawayh narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Ishaq al-Wasiti informed us, from Juwaybir, from al-Dahhak: "And they will swear by Allah: If we were able, we would have gone forth with you," he said: Their swearing by Allah while they are liars.

His saying, the Exalted: "And Allah knows that they are indeed liars."

10072 - Muhammad ibn al-'Abbas narrated to us, Muhammad ibn 'Amr narrated to us, Salamah narrated to us, from Ibn Ishaq regarding "And Allah knows that they are indeed liars": meaning, that they were able.

His saying, the Exalted: "May Allah pardon you, why did you give them permission?"

10073 - Al-Husayn ibn 'Abd Allah al-Wasiti narrated to us, al-Nadr ibn Shumayl informed us, Musa ibn Sarwan informed us, from Muwarriq al-'Ijli regarding his saying: "May Allah pardon you, why did you give them permission?" he said: His Lord, the Almighty and Majestic, reproached him.

10074 - My father narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Abi 'Umar al-'Adani narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us, from Mas'ad who said: 'Awn said: He informed him of the pardon before He informed him of the sin, so He said: "May Allah pardon you, why did you give them permission?"

10075 - My father narrated to us, Abu Husayn ibn Sulayman al-Razi narrated to us, Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah narrated to us, from Mas'ad, from 'Awn who said: Have you heard of a reproach better than this? He began with the pardon before the reproach, so He said: "May Allah pardon you, why did you give them permission?"

10076 - Usayd ibn 'Asim narrated to us, Sa'id ibn 'Amir narrated to us, from Hammam, from Qatadah regarding his saying: "May Allah pardon you, why did you give them permission until it becomes clear to you who are truthful and you know the liars." Then Allah revealed afterwards in Surat al-Nur: "So if they ask your permission for some of their affairs, then grant permission to whom you wish of them and ask forgiveness for them of Allah; indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."

10077 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa' narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid regarding his saying: "May Allah pardon you, why did you give them permission?" [He said]: A group of people said: Ask the Messenger for permission; if he permits you, then sit back, and if he does not permit you, then [also] sit back.