Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said to his uncle: Say LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAH, and I will testify in your favor on the Day of Resurrection because of it. But he said: If the Quraysh would not say, out of reproach, that weakness made Abu Talib utter this word, then I would have said this word and cooled your eyes. Then Allah the Exalted revealed: {اِنَّکَ لَا تَہْدِیْ مَنْ اَحْبَبْتَ وَلٰکِنَّ اللّٰہَ یَہْدِیْ مَنْ یَّشَائُ وَہُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِالْمُہْتَدِیْنَ۔} … Surely, you do not guide whom you love, but Allah guides whom He wills, and He knows best those who are guided.

It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Hani (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this verse: {وَتَأْتُونَ فِی نَادِیکُمُ الْمُنْکَرَ} … (O people of Lot!) You commit evil in your gatherings. What is its interpretation? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: They used to throw stones at passersby, mocked them, this is the evil which they used to commit in their gatherings. Ruh, the narrator, said: This situation is the meaning of Allah Almighty’s statement: {وَتَأْتُونَ فِی نَادِیکُمُ الْمُنْکَرَ}

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarding the statement of Allah Almighty {الٓمٓ غُلِبَتْ الرُّومُ} says: First the Romans were defeated, then they became victorious. The polytheists liked that the Persians should prevail over the Romans, because they (the Persians) were idolaters and so were the polytheists, but the Muslims wanted the Romans to prevail over the Persians because the Romans were People of the Book. When this was mentioned to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), he mentioned it to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Soon they will become victorious. When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) told this to the polytheists, that the Romans would soon become victorious, they said: Set a term for us, and if we (the polytheists) prevail, then we will get such and such wealth, and if you (the People of the Book) prevail, then you will be given such and such wealth. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) set a term of five years, but within this period the Romans could not become victorious. Then when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned this condition to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Why did you not set a longer period? The narrator says: I think he (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned ten years. Saeed bin Jubair says: "Bidh‘" applies to less than ten. Then after that, the Romans became victorious. Regarding this, Allah Almighty's statement is: {الٓمّٓ۔ غُلِبَتِ الرُّوْمُ۔ فِیْٓ اَدْنَی الْاَرْضِ وَہُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ غَلَبِہِمْ سَیَغْلِبُوْنَ۔ فِیْ بِضْعِ سِنِیْنَ لِلّٰہِ الْاَمْرُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَمِنْ بَعْدُ وَیَوْمَیِذٍیَّفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ۔ } ... The Romans have been defeated. In the nearest land, and they, after their defeat, will soon be victorious. Within a few years. The decision of the matter, before and after, is only with Allah. And on that day, the believers will rejoice.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: My mother said to me: Has Allah not commanded you to maintain ties of kinship and to treat your parents well? By Allah! I will neither eat nor drink a sip of water until you renounce Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Indeed, my mother stopped eating and drinking, to the extent that her mouth was opened with a stick and water was forcibly poured into her mouth. Then this verse was revealed: {وَوَصَّیْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَیْہِ حَمَلَتْہُ اُمُّہ وَہْنًا عَلٰی وَہْنٍ وَّفِصٰلُہ فِیْ عَامَیْنِ اَنِ اشْکُرْ لِیْ وَلِوَالِدَیْکَ اِلَیَّ الْمَصِیْرُ۔ وَاِنْ جَاہَدٰکَ عَلٰٓی اَنْ تُشْرِکَ بِیْ مَا لَیْسَ لَکَ بِہٖ عِلْمٌ فَلَاتُطِعْہُمَاوَصَاحِبْہُمَافِی الدُّنْیَا مَعْرُوْفًا وَّاتَّبِعْ سَبِیْلَ مَنْ اَنَابَ اِلَیَّ ثُمَّ اِلَیَّ مَرْجِعُکُمْ فَاُنَبِّئُکُمْ بِمَا کُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ۔} (Surah Luqman: 14, 15) And indeed, We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. (That is why We have advised him:) Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination. But if they pressure you to associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them. But accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance] . Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, that in the hadith of Jibreel (peace be upon him), it is mentioned that Jibreel (peace be upon him) asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Tell me, when will the Hour (Day of Judgment) come? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Subhan Allah! (How astonishing), the knowledge of five unseen things is with Allah alone. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: {إِنَّ اللّٰہَ عِنْدَہُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَۃِ وَیُنَزِّلُ الْغَیْثَ وَیَعْلَمُ مَا فِی الْأَ رْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِی نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَکْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِی نَفْسٌ بِأَ یِّ أَ رْضٍ تَمُوتُ، إِنَّ اللّٰہَ عَلِیمٌ خَبِیرٌ} … The knowledge of the Hour is with Allah alone, He sends down the rain, He knows what is in the wombs, no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in which land he will die. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The knowledge of five things is with Allah alone: {إِنَّ اللّٰہَ عِنْدَہُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَۃِ وَیُنَزِّلُ الْغَیْثَ وَیَعْلَمُ مَا فِی الْأَ رْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِی نَفْسٌ مَاذَا تَکْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِینَفْسٌ بِأَ یِّ أَ رْضٍ تَمُوتُ، إِنَّ اللّٰہَ عَلِیمٌ خَبِیرٌ} … Surely Allah, with Him is the knowledge of the Hour, and He sends down the rain, and He knows what is in the wombs, and no soul knows what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die. Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: {تَتَجَافٰی جُنُوْبُہُمْ عَنِ الْمَضَاجِعِ یَدْعُوْنَ رَبَّہُمْ خَوْفًا وَّطَمَعًا ْ وَّمِمَّا رَزَقْنٰہُمْ یُنْفِقُوْنَ۔} … Their sides forsake their beds, they call upon their Lord in fear and hope, and they spend out of what We have given them. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This refers to the servant standing (in prayer) at night.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that regarding this verse {وَلَنُذِیْقَنَّہُمْ مِّنَ الْعَذَابِ الْاَدْنٰی دُوْنَ الْعَذَابِ الْاَکْبَرِ لَعَلَّہُمْ یَرْجِعُوْنَ۔} … "And surely We will make them taste the nearer punishment before the greater punishment, so that they may return," what is meant are various calamities: the smoke, the seizure, the affliction—all of these have already passed.

Abu Zubyan says: We said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them): Tell us, what is the meaning of Allah Almighty’s statement: {مَا جَعَلَ اللّٰہُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ قَلْبَیْنِ فِی جَوْفِہِ} … Allah Almighty has not made two hearts in the body of any man. What does this mean? He said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was one day performing prayer, and he experienced a distraction. The hypocrites who used to pray with him said: You have two hearts, one with them, meaning the hypocrites, and one with his companions. Then Allah Almighty revealed this verse: {مَا جَعَلَ اللّٰہُ لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ قَلْبَیْنِ فِی جَوْفِہِ}.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that we used to call Zaid bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him) as Zaid bin Muhammad, until this part of the Noble Qur’an was revealed: {اُدْعُوْھُمْ لِآبَائِہِمْ ھُوَاَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللّٰہِ} … Call them by (the names of) their fathers; that is more just in the sight of Allah.