the angels cover them with their wings as long as they are in it, until they engage in speech other than it. Whoever traverses a path seeking knowledge, Allah will facilitate for him a path to Paradise; and whoever is held back by his deeds, his lineage will not hasten him.
17352 - My father narrated to us, al-Nufayli narrated to us, Isma'il narrated to us, from Khalid, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas regarding His saying: "And the remembrance of Allah is greater," he said: "It has two aspects." He said: "The remembrance of Allah when He prohibits something." He said: "Allah's remembrance of you is greater than your remembrance of Him."
17353 - Hajjaj ibn Hamzah narrated to us, Shababah narrated to us, Warqa' narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Najih, from Mujahid regarding His saying: "And the remembrance of Allah for His servant is greater than the servant's remembrance of his Lord in prayer and other than it."
[His saying, the Almighty: "You are doing"]
It is the same as "you are working" (ta'malun); its interpretation has already been provided.
His saying, the Almighty: "And do not argue"
[The first aspect]
17354 - My father narrated to us, Malik ibn Isma'il narrated to us, Qays ibn al-Rabi' narrated to us, from Khusayf, from Mujahid regarding His saying: "And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best," he said: "There were people from the Ansar who were seeking wet-nurses for their children among the Jews, and they used to argue with them and mention Islam to them, so Allah revealed: 'There is no compulsion in religion.'"
The second aspect
17355 - Abu 'Abd Allah al-Tahrani reported to me in what he wrote to me, 'Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, Ma'mar narrated to us, from Qatadah regarding His saying: "And do not argue with the People of the Scripture"—he said: "It was abrogated by 'Kill the polytheists wherever you find them,' for there is no argument more severe than the sword."
The third aspect
17356 - Abu Yazid al-Qaratisi reported to me in what he wrote to me, Asbagh ibn al-Faraj narrated to us, who said: I heard 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn Aslam regarding the saying of Allah: "And do not argue with the People of the Scripture except in a way that is best," he said: "It is not abrogated; it is not appropriate to argue with those of them who have believed, perhaps they might introduce something into the Book of Allah that you do not know." He said: "'Do not argue'—it is not appropriate for you to argue with them."
حفتهم الملائكة بأجنحتها ماداموا فِيهِ حَتَّى يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ. وَمَنْ سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَبْتَغِي بِهِ الْعِلْمَ سَهَّلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ طَرِيقًا إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْ ثَبَّطَهُ عَمَلُهُ لَا يُسْرِعُ بِهِ نَسَبُهُ.
١٧٣٥٢ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ثنا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ: وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ قَالَ: لَهَا وَجْهَانِ. قَالَ: ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ، عند ما حَرَّمَهُ قَالَ: ذِكْرُ اللَّهِ إِيَّاكُمْ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذِكْرِكُمْ إِيَّاهُ.
١٧٣٥٣ - حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، ثنا شبانة، ثنا وَرْقَاءُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قَوْلُهُ: وَلَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ عَبْدَهَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ ذِكْرِ الْعَبْدِ رَبَّهُ فِي الصلاة وغيرها.
[قوله تعالى: تصنعون]
وتعملون واحد تقدم تفسيره.
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَلا تجادلوا.
[الوجه الأول]
١٧٣٥٤ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ثنا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، ثنا قَيْسُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، عَنْ خُصَيْفٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ قوله: ولا تجادلوا أهل الكتاب إلا بالتي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ قَالَ: كَانَ نَاسٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يَسْتَرْضِعُونَ لأَوْلادِهِمْ فِي الْيَهُودِ، فَكَانُوا يُجَادِلُونَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُونَ لَهُمُ الإِسْلامَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ: لا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ
الْوَجْهُ الثَّانِي
١٧٣٥٥ - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الطِّهْرَانِيُّ فِيمَا كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ، ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، ثنا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ قَتَادَةَ قَوْلُهُ: وَلا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الكتاب نسختها فاقتلوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ وَلا مُجَادَلَةَ أَشَدُّ مِنَ السَّيْفِ.
الْوَجْهُ الثَّالِثُ
١٧٣٥٦ - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَزِيدَ الْقَرَاطِيسِيُّ فِيمَا كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ ثنا أَصْبَغُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ قَالَ:
سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ: وَلا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ قَالَ: لَيْسَتْ بِمَنْسُوخَةٍ، لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُجَادِلَ مَنْ آمَنَ مِنْهُمْ، لَعَلَّهُمْ أَنْ يُحْدِثُوا شَيْئًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ لَا تَعْلَمُهُ أَنْتَ قَالَ: لَا تُجَادِلُوا، لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تُجَادِلَ مِنْهُمْ.
