His saying, Exalted is He: "But as for whoever repents."

17046 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, al-‘Abbas informed us, Yazid narrated to us, Sa‘id narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding His saying: "whoever repents"—meaning, from his sin.

His saying, Exalted is He: "And believes."

17047 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to us, Mu‘awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me, from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn ‘Abbas regarding His saying: "And believes"—meaning: And affirms the Oneness of Allah.

17048 - Abu Zur‘ah narrated to us, Yahya ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Bukayr narrated to us, ‘Abd Allah ibn Lahi‘ah narrated to me, ‘Ata’ ibn Dinar narrated to me, from Sa‘id ibn Jubayr regarding the saying of Allah: "And believes"—meaning: And attests to the Oneness of Allah.

17049 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, al-‘Abbas ibn al-Walid informed us, Yazid narrated to us, Sa‘id narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding His saying: "And believes"—that is, in his Lord, and does righteousness in that which is between him and Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.

His saying, Exalted is He: "Then it is expected that he will be among the successful."

17050 - My father narrated to us, Abu Salih narrated to us, Mu‘awiyah ibn Salih narrated to me, from ‘Ali ibn Abi Talhah, from Ibn ‘Abbas regarding His saying: "Then it is expected"—"expected" (‘asa) from Allah is binding (wajib).

His saying, Exalted is He: "that he will be among the successful."

17051 - Musa ibn Harun al-Tusi, a resident of Baghdad, informed us in what he wrote to me, al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Marwazi narrated to us, Shayban ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding His saying: "the successful"—he said: A people who deserved guidance and success, so Allah rendered it binding for them.

17052 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, Abu Ghassan Muhammad ibn ‘Amr informed us, Salamah narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, who said: In what Muhammad ibn Abi Muhammad narrated to me, from ‘Ikrimah, or Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn ‘Abbas: "the successful"—meaning those who attained what they sought and escaped the evil from which they fled.

His saying, Exalted is He: "And your Lord creates what He wills and chooses; not for them was the choice."

17053 - Muhammad ibn Sa‘d ibn ‘Atiyyah informed us in what he wrote to me, my father narrated to me, my