these two books: that with which Musa was sent, and that with which Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was sent." He did not say: "Then bring a scripture from before Allah that is more guiding than both of them, [so] I will follow it."

His saying, Exalted is He: "If you are truthful"

16967 - 'Isam ibn Rawwad informed us: Adam narrated to us, from Abu Ja'far, from al-Rabi', from Abu al-'Aliyah: "If you are truthful" in what you say—that it is as you say. It was narrated from al-Rabi' ibn Anas similarly.

His saying, Exalted is He: "But if they do not respond to you, then know that they only follow their [own] desires"

16968 - al-Husayn ibn al-Hasan narrated to us: Ibrahim ibn 'Abd Allah al-Harawi narrated to us, Hajjaj narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj, from Mujahid, he said: "Responding" [here] is obedience.

His saying, Exalted is He: "And who is more astray than he who follows his own desire without guidance from Allah?"

16969 - I read to Muhammad ibn al-Fadl ibn Musa: Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Shaqiq narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Muzahim informed us, Bukayr ibn Ma'ruf narrated to us, from Muqatil ibn Hayyan, [regarding] His saying: "And who is more astray"—he says: Who is more mistaken.

His saying, Exalted is He: "Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people"

16970 - Abu Zur'ah narrated to us: Minjab narrated to us, Bishr informed us, from Abu Rawq, from al-Dahhak, from Ibn 'Abbas: "The wrongdoers"—he says: The disbelievers.

His saying, Exalted is He: "And We have connected"

16971 - 'Abd Allah ibn Sulayman narrated to us: al-Husayn ibn 'Ali narrated to us, 'Amir ibn al-Furat narrated to us, Asbat narrated to us, from al-Suddi: "And We have connected the discourse for them"—he said: We have clarified the discourse for them.

16972 - 'Ali ibn al-Husayn narrated to us: Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Numayr and Abu Bakr and 'Uthman narrated to us, Ibn Abi Shaybah informed us, they said: Waki' narrated to us, from his father, from Layth, from Mujahid: "And We have connected the discourse for them"—he said: We have detailed the discourse for them.

His saying, Exalted is He: "For them"

16973 - Ahmad ibn Sinan narrated to us: Yazid ibn Harun ibn Hammad narrated to us, from 'Amr ibn Dinar, from Yahya ibn Ja'dah, from Rifa'ah al-Qurazi, he said: It was revealed: "And We have connected the discourse for them"—concerning ten [people], and I am one of them.