he said: 'Grief for them.' Allah forbade His Prophet from grieving over the people because of their sins.
His saying: "Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it."
12701 - From Mujahid regarding His saying: "Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it," he said: "Anything that is upon it."
12702 - From Sa'id ibn Jubayr regarding His saying: "Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it," he said: "Men."
12703 - From al-Hasan regarding His saying: "Indeed, We have made that which is on the earth adornment for it," he said: "They are the men who are worshippers, who work for Allah through obedience."
His saying: "That We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed."
12704 - From Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited this verse: "That We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed." I said: 'What is the meaning of that, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: "To test you as to which of you is most sound in intellect, most abstinent from the forbidden things of Allah, and most quick of you in the obedience of Allah."
12705 - From Qatadah regarding His saying: "That We may test them," he said: "To test them [as to] which of them is best in deed," he said: "Which of them is most perfect in intellect."
12706 - From al-Hasan regarding His saying: "That We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed," he said: "Those of them who are most intense in abandoning the worldly life."
12707 - From Sufyan al-Thawri regarding His saying: "That We may test them [as to] which of them is best in deed," he said: "Those who are most ascetic regarding the worldly life."
His saying: "A desolate ground."
12708 - From Qatadah regarding His saying: "A desolate ground," he said: "The 'sa'id' is the earth. And the 'juruz' is that which has no plants in it."
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قَالَ: حزنا عَلَيْهِمْ، نهى الله نبيه إِنَّ يأسف عَلَى الناس في ذنوبهم «١» .
قوله: إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الأَرْض زِينَةً لَهَا
١٢٧٠١ - عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ: إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الأرض زينة لها قال:
ما عليها من شيء.
١٢٧٠٢ - عن سعيد بن جبير في
قوله: إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَهَا قَالَ الرجال «٢» .
١٢٧٠٣ - عَنِ الحَسَنِ فِي قَوْلِهِ: إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى الأَرْض زِينَةً لَهَا قَالَ:
هم الرجال العباد العمال لله بالطاعة «٣» .
قوله: لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلا
١٢٧٠٤ - عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: تَلا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَذِهِ الآية لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلا فقلت: مَا معنى ذَلِكَ يا رَسُول الله؟ قَالَ:
«ليبلوكم أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَقْلًا وَأْورَعُ عَنْ مَحَارِمِ اللَّهِ وأسرعكم في طاعة الله» «٤» .
١٢٧٠٥ - عَنْ قَتَادَة فِي قَوْلِهِ: لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ قَالَ لنختبرهم أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلا قَالَ: أيهم أتم عقلًا «٥» .
١٢٧٠٦ - عَنِ الحَسَنِ فِي قَوْلِهِ: لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلا قَالَ: أشدهم للدنيا تركًا «٦» .
١٢٧٠٧ - عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثوري فِي قَوْلِهِ: لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلا قَالَ:
أزهدهم في الدُّنْيَا «٧» .
قوله: صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا
١٢٧٠٨ - عَنْ قَتَادَة فِي قَوْلِهِ: صَعِيدًا جُرُزًا قَالَ: الصعيد: التراب.
والجرز: التي ليس فيها زرع «٨» .
