13619 - From Qatadah regarding His statement: "If We had intended to take a diversion," he said: Diversion (lahw) in the language of the people of Yemen is a woman. And regarding His statement: "We would have taken it from Us, if We were to do so," meaning: That would not happen, nor is it appropriate.
13620 - From Ibrahim al-Nakha'i regarding His statement: "If We had intended to take a diversion," he said: Women. "We would have taken it from Us," he said: From among the Houris (fair-skinned, beautiful women of Paradise).
13621 - From Ibn Abbas regarding His statement: "If We had intended to take a diversion," he said: Play.
13622 - From Mujahid regarding His statement: "We would have taken it from Us," he said: From Our own presence. "If We were to do so," meaning: We would not have done so. He says: And We did not create a Paradise, nor a Fire, nor death, nor resurrection, nor a reckoning. And every "in" (in) in the Quran is a denial.
The Statement of the Exalted: "Rather, We dash the truth against falsehood, and it destroys it..."
13623 - From Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His statement: "Rather, We dash the truth," he said: The Quran, "against falsehood," he said: The confusion. "And behold, it is departing," he said: Perishing.
13624 - From al-Hasan, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His statement: "And for you is destruction from that which you describe," he said: By Allah, it is a description of lies until the Day of Resurrection.
The Statement of the Exalted: "And those who are near Him are not too proud to worship Him, nor do they weary."
13625 - From Qatadah regarding His statement: "And those who are near Him," he said: The angels.
13626 - From Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, regarding His statement: "Nor do they weary (yastahsirun)," he says: They do not turn back.
13627 - From Mujahid, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His statement: "Nor do they weary," he said: They do not become exhausted.
13628 - From al-Suddi, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding His statement: "Nor do they weary," he said: They do not grow tired.
13629 - From al-Suddi regarding His statement: "Nor do they weary," he said: They do not cease from worship.
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