14604 - My father narrated to us, [saying]: Abu Ghassan reported, [saying]: Qays reported from Khusayf, from Mujahid, regarding His saying: "Olive, neither of the East nor of the West," he said: It is not eastern, so the sun does not strike it when it sets, nor western, so the sun does not strike it when it rises; rather, it is both eastern and western, as the sun strikes it when it rises and when it sets.

14605 - 'Abd Allah ibn Sulayman narrated to us, [saying]: al-Husayn ibn 'Ali reported, [saying]: 'Amir ibn al-Furat reported, [saying]: Asbat reported from al-Suddi regarding his saying: "Olive, neither of the East nor of the West," he says: It is not eastern, such that the East attains it to the exclusion of the West, and it is not western, such that the West attains it to the exclusion of the East; rather, it is upon the peak of a mountain or an open desert, and the sun strikes it all day long.

14606 - My father narrated to us, [saying]: Yahya ibn al-Mughirah reported, [saying]: Jarir informed us from 'Ata', from Sa'id ibn Jubayr regarding His saying: "Olive, neither of the East nor of the West. Its oil would almost glow," he said: It is the best of oil. He said: When the sun rises, it strikes it from the direction of the East, and when it begins to set, the sun strikes it; thus, the sun strikes it in the morning and in the evening, and that is why it is not considered eastern nor western.

The fourth interpretation:

14607 - It was read to Yunus ibn 'Abd al-A'la, [and] Ibn Wahb informed [us], [saying]: Ibn Lahi'ah informed me, and Yazid ibn Abi Habib was asked about this verse, "Olive, neither of the East nor of the West," he said: Muhammad ibn Ka'b used to say: The southern [side].

14608 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us, [saying]: Abu Tahir reported, [saying]: Ibn Wahb informed [us] from Ibn Lahi'ah, [who] said: Yazid ibn Habib was asked about this verse: "Olive, neither of the East nor of the West," [and] Muhammad ibn Ka'b used to say: It is the southern [side].

The fifth interpretation:

14609 - My father narrated to us, [saying]: Salamah ibn Bashir al-Naysaburi reported, [and] Abu Hisham ibn Hawshab informed me from Abu Sinan, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "Kindled from a blessed tree," he said: [Refers to] a righteous man, "neither of the East nor of the West," he said: Neither Jewish nor Christian.

The sixth interpretation:

14610 - My father narrated to us, [saying]: Hawdha reported, [saying]: 'Awf reported from al-Hasan regarding His saying: "Olive,"