upright. He said: Purely for Allah, free from polytheism, because they used to commit shirk in the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah) when they slaughtered them.

13948 - From Ibn Abbas, [regarding His saying:] "And when they have fallen on their sides (fadha wajabat)," he said: It has fallen on its side.

13949 - From Ibn Abbas, [regarding His saying:] "fadha wajabat," he said: It has been slaughtered.

His saying, the Almighty: "So eat of them and feed the needy (al-qani') and the supplicant (al-mu'tarr)."

13950 - From Ibn Umar, that he used to feed from his sacrificial animal before he ate from it, and he would say: "So eat of them and feed [the needy and the supplicant]"—they are equal.

13951 - From Ibn Abbas, he said: The needy (al-qani') is the abstinent one, and the supplicant (al-mu'tarr) is the beggar.

13952 - From Ibn Abbas, he said: The needy (al-qani') is the one who sits in his house.

13953 - From Ibn Abbas: The needy (al-qani') is the one who is content with what he is given, and the supplicant (al-mu'tarr) is the one who approaches [people].

13954 - From Sa'id ibn Jubayr, he said: The needy (al-qani') are the people of Makkah, and the supplicant (al-mu'tarr) are the rest of the people.

His saying, the Almighty: "Their meat will not reach Allah."

13955 - From Ibn Jurayj, he said: The people of the pre-Islamic era used to splatter the House [the Ka'bah] with the meat and blood of camels. So the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: We have more right to splatter it. So Allah revealed: "Their meat will not reach Allah."

13956 - From Muqatil ibn Hayyan, [regarding His saying:] "Their meat will not reach Allah," he said: Their meat and their blood will not be raised to Allah, but the slaughtering of the sacrificial animals is from the taqwa (piety) of Allah and His obedience. He says: What is raised to Allah from you are the righteous deeds and piety.

13957 - From Ibrahim, [regarding His saying:] "but what reaches Him is piety from you," he said: [This refers to] the slaughtering of them during those days.

His saying, the Almighty: "Indeed, Allah defends those who have believed."

13958 - From Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him), regarding His saying: "Indeed, Allah defends those who have believed," he said: By Allah, Allah never wastes a man who has preserved his religion for Him.