His saying, the Almighty: "The hypocrites fear that a surah might be revealed to them."

10044 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa' narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid (1) regarding His saying: "The hypocrites fear that a surah might be revealed to them informing them of what is in their hearts." He says: The talk among themselves, then they say: "Perhaps Allah will not disclose this about us."

His saying, the Almighty: "Say, mock; indeed Allah is bringing forth that which you fear."

10045 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, al-'Abbas informed us, Yazid ibn Zuray' narrated to us, Sa'id narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding His saying: "Say, mock; indeed Allah is bringing forth that which you fear." He said: This surah was called: al-Fadihah (The Exposer) - the exposer of the hypocrites - and it was said of it: al-Muthirah (The Stirrer) - it revealed their faults (mathalib) and their shameful matters. He said: Al-mathalib are the defects.

His saying, the Almighty: "And if you question them."

10046 - My father mentioned it from 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar ibn Aban al-Kufi, 'Amr ibn Muhammad al-'Anqazi narrated to us, Khallad narrated to us, from 'Abd Allah ibn 'Isa, from 'Abd al-Hamid ibn Ka'b ibn Malik, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) set out in intense heat and ordered the expedition to Tabuk. He said: A group of the Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) companions settled in a corner, and some of them said to others: "By Allah, the most gluttonous among us, the most cowardly when facing the enemy, and the weakest among us are our reciters." The Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) called 'Ammar and said: "Go to this group and say to them: 'What did you say?' And if you question them, they will surely say: 'We were only conversing and playing.' Say: 'Is it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were mocking?'"

His saying, the Almighty: "They will surely say: 'We were only conversing and playing.'"

10047 - Yunus ibn 'Abd al-A'la narrated to us, 'Abd Allah ibn Wahb informed us, Hisham ibn Sa'd narrated to us, from Zayd ibn Aslam, from 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar, who said: A man said on the day of the Battle of Tabuk in a gathering: "I have never seen anyone like these reciters of ours; they are the most gluttonous, the most lying in speech, and the most cowardly when meeting the enemy." A man in the gathering said: "You lied, but you are a hypocrite, and I will surely inform the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace)." This reached the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), and the Quran was revealed. 'Abd Allah said: