Narrated `Aisha: Aflah, the brother of Abi Al-Quais, asked permission to visit me after the order of Al-Hijab was revealed. I said, "I will not permit him unless I take permission of the Prophet about him for it was not the brother of Abi Al-Qu'ais but the wife of Abi Al-Qu'ais that nursed me." The Prophet entered upon me, and I said to him, "O Allah's Messenger! Aflah, the brother of Abi Al-Qu'ais asked permission to visit me but I refused to permit him unless I took your permission." The Prophet said, "What stopped you from permitting him? He is your uncle." I said, "O Allah's Messenger! The man was not the person who had nursed me, but the woman, the wife of Abi Al-Qu'ais had nursed me." He said, "Admit him, for he is your uncle. Taribat Yaminuki (may your right hand be covered with dust)" `Urwa, the sub-narrator added: For that `Aisha used to say, "Consider those things which are illegal because of blood relations as illegal because of the corresponding foster relations."

Abu Al-Aliyah said: If the word «صلاة» is attributed to Allah, it means that He praises the Prophet before the angels, and if it is attributed to the angels, then it means supplicating for mercy. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that in the (Ayah) «يصلون» means supplicating for blessing. «لنغرينك» i.e. «لنسلطنك» . That is, We will surely give you authority over them.

Narrated Ka`b bin Ujra: It was said, "O Allah's Messenger! We know how to greet you, but how to invoke Allah for you?" The Prophet said, "Say: Allahumma salli ala Muhammadin wa'ala `Ali Muhammaddin, kama sallaita 'ala all Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid, Allahumma barik 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ala Ali Muhammadin, kama barakta 'ala Ali Ibrahim, innaka Hamidun Majid."

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: We said, "O Allah's Messenger! (We know) this greeting (to you) but how shall we invoke Allah for you?" He said, "Say! Allahumma salli ala Muhammadin `Abdika wa rasulika kama- sallaita 'ala all Ibrahim wa barik ala Muhammadin wa'ala all Muhammadin kama barakta 'ala all Ibrahim.' Abu Salih narrated from Al-Laith: 'Ala Muhammadin wa 'ala all Muhammadin kama barakta ala all Ibrahim.

Narrated Ibn Abi Hazim and Ad-Darawardi: Yazid said, "Kama sallaita ala Ibrahima wa barik 'ala Muhammad in wa all Muhammadin kama barakta 'ala Abrahima wa all Ibrahim."

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger said, "Moses was a shy man, and that is what the Statement of Allah means: 'O you who believe Be not like those who annoyed Moses, but Allah proved his innocence of that which they alleged and he was honorable in Allah's Sight.' (33.69)

The meaning of «معاجزين‏» is "those who go ahead." «بمعجزين‏» means "those who have slipped from our hands." «سبقوا‏» means "have slipped from our hands." «لا يعجزون‏» means "cannot slip from our hands." «يسبقونا‏» means "will be able to overpower us." «بمعجزين‏» means "those who overpower" (as is the well-known recitation), and «معاجزين‏» (which is another recitation) means "those who seek to overcome one another, those who show each other's incapacity." «معشار‏» means "a tenth part." «لأكل» means "fruit." «باعد‏» (as is the well-known recitation) and «بعد» which is the recitation of Ibn Kathir, both have the same meaning. And Mujahid said, the meaning of «لا يعزب‏» is "it does not become hidden from it." «العرم» was a dam or a red water which Allah the Exalted sent upon the dam; it burst and fell, and a pit appeared in the plain. The gardens became elevated on both sides, then the water disappeared. Both gardens dried up, and this red water did not flow from the dam, but it was Allah's punishment; He sent it from wherever He wished. And Amr bin Shurahbil said, «عرم» means "dam" in the language of the people of Yemen. Others said that «عرم» means "stream." «السابغات» means "armors." Mujahid said, the meaning of «يجازى» is "they are punished." «أعظكم بواحدة‏» means "I advise you to obey Allah." «مثنى» means "two by two." «فرادى‏» means "one by one." «التناوش‏» means "to return from the Hereafter to the world (which is not possible)." «ما يشتهون‏» means "their desires, wealth, and children are the adornment and beauty of the world." «بأشياعهم‏» means "their paired disbelievers." Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said «كالجواب‏» means "pits for holding water," like «جوبته» means "cistern." Imam Bukhari, may Allah have mercy on him, does not mean that the root of «جواب‏» and «جوبة» is the same, because «جوابى» is the plural of «جابية» . Its middle root letter is "ba" and the middle root letter of «جوبة» is "waw." «خمط» is the "pilu" tree. «لأثل» is the "tamarisk" tree. «العرم» means "very intense (rain)."

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Prophet said, "When Allah decrees some order in the heaven, the angels flutter their wings indicating complete surrender to His saying which sounds like chains being dragged on rock. And when the state of fear disappears, they ask each other, "What has your Lord ordered? They say that He has said that which is true and just, and He is the Most High, the Most Great." (34.23). Then the stealthy listeners (devils) hear this order, and these stealthy listeners are like this, one over the other." (Sufyan, a sub-narrator demonstrated that by holding his hand upright and separating the fingers.) A stealthy listener hears a word which he will convey to that which is below him and the second will convey it to that which is below him till the last of them will convey it to the wizard or foreteller. Sometimes a flame (fire) may strike the devil before he can convey it, and sometimes he may convey it before the flame (fire) strikes him, whereupon the wizard adds to that word a hundred lies. The people will then say, 'Didn't he (i.e. magician) tell such-and-such a thing on such-and-such date?' So that magician is said to have told the truth because of the Statement which has been heard from the heavens."

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: One day the Prophet ascended Safa mountain and said, "Oh Sabah! " All the Quraish gathered round him and said, "What is the matter?" He said, Look, if I told you that an enemy is going to attack you in the morning or in the evening, would you not believe me?" They said, "Yes, we will believe you." He said, "I am a warner to you in face of a terrible punishment." On that Abu Lahab said, "May you perish! Is it for this thing that you have gathered us?" So Allah revealed: 'Perish the hands of Abu Lahab!...' (111.1)

Mujahid said «قطمير» is the membrane of a date stone (the shell or covering of the pit). «مثقلة‏» means a heavy load, something laden. Others said «حرور» is the heat of the day when the sun has risen, and Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said «حرور» is the heat of the night and «سموم» is the heat of the day. «غرابيب‏» , «غربيب» is the plural, meaning very black, completely dark.