Tabari (1 passage)

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   Allah, exalted be His praise, says: He knows what is before His angels — that is to say: what they have not yet attained of what shall be and of what they say and do — and what is behind them: that is to say: what has passed away in the former times and ages which they have left behind them and in which they acted. All of this is recorded for them and against them; nothing of it is hidden from Allah.

   In accordance with what we have said concerning this, the exegetes also spoke.

   Mention of those who said this:

   Muḥammad ibn Saʿd related to me, he said: my father related to me, he said: my uncle related to me, he said: my father related to me, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ibn ʿAbbās, concerning the words يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ : "He says: He knows what they have sent forward and what they have neglected of their deeds."

   وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَى — "And they do not intercede except for whom He approves." He says: the angels intercede only for those with whom Allah is pleased.

   In accordance with what we have said concerning this, the exegetes also spoke.

   Mention of those who said this:

   ʿAlī related to me, he said: Abū Ṣāliḥ related to us, he said: Muʿāwiya related to me, on the authority of ʿAlī, on the authority of Ibn ʿAbbās, concerning the words وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَى : "He says: those with whom He is pleased are those who bear witness that there is no god but Allah."

   Muḥammad ibn ʿAmr related to me, he said: Abū ʿĀṣim related to us, he said: ʿĪsā related to us; and al-Ḥārith related to me, he said: al-Ḥasan related to us, he said: Warqāʾ related to us — both on the authority of Ibn Abī Najīḥ, on the authority of Mujāhid, concerning the words إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَى : "For whom He is pleased."

   Al-Qāsim related to us, he said: al-Ḥusayn related to us, he said: Ḥajjāj related to me, on the authority of Ibn Jurayj, on the authority of Mujāhid — the same.

   Bishr related to us, he said: Yazīd related to us, he said: Saʿīd related to us, on the authority of Qatāda, concerning the words وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَى — "on the Day of Resurrection" — وَهُمْ مِنْ خَشْيَتِهِ مُشْفِقُونَ .

   Al-Ḥasan related to us, he said: ʿAbd al-Razzāq informed us, he said: Maʿmar informed us, on the authority of Qatāda: "And they do not intercede on the Day of Resurrection."

   Ibn ʿAbd al-Aʿlā related to us, he said: Ibn Thawr related to us, on the authority of Maʿmar, on the authority of Qatāda — the same.

   His words وَهُمْ مِنْ خَشْيَتِهِ مُشْفِقُونَ — "And they are apprehensive out of awe of Him." He says: and out of fear of Allah and wariness of His punishment which might descend upon them, they are apprehensive (mushfiqūn) — that is to say: they guard themselves against disobeying Him and against transgressing His command and His prohibition.

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   يقول تعالى ذكره: يعلم ما بين أيدي ملائكته ما لم يبلغوه ما هو وما هم فيه قائلون وعاملون، وما خلفهم :يقول: وما مضى من قبل اليوم مما خلفوه وراءهم من الأزمان والدهور ما عملوا فيه، قالوا ذلك كله محصى لهم وعليهم، لا يخفى عليه من ذلك شيء. وبنحو الذي قلنا في ذلك قال أهل التأويل. * ذكر من قال ذلك: حدثني محمد بن سعد، قال: ثني أبي، قال: ثني عمي، قال: ثني أبي، عن أبيه، عن ابن عباس، قوله ( يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ) يقول: يعلم ما قدّموا وما أضاعوا من أعمالهم ( ولا يشفعون إلا لمن ارتضى ) يقول: ولا تشفع الملائكة إلا لمن رضي الله عنه. وبنحو الذي قلنا في ذلك قال أهل التأويل. * ذكر من قال ذلك: حدثني عليّ، قال: ثنا أبو صالح، قال: ثني معاوية، عن عليّ، عن ابن عباس، قوله ( وَلا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَى ) يقول: الذين ارتضى لهم شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله. حدثني محمد بن عمرو، قال: ثنا أبو عاصم، قال: ثنا عيسى، وحدثني الحارث، قال: ثنا الحسن، قال: ثنا ورقاء جميعا، عن ابن أبي نجيح، عن مجاهد، قوله ( إِلا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَى ) قال: لمن رضي عنه. حدثنا القاسم، قال: ثنا الحسين، قال: ثنى حجاج، عن ابن جريج، عن مجاهد، مثله. حدثنا بشر، قال: ثنا يزيد، قال: ثنا سعيد، عن قَتادة، قوله ( وَلا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَى ) يوم القيامة، ( وَهُمْ مِنْ خَشْيَتِهِ مُشْفِقُونَ ). حدثنا الحسن، قال: أخبرنا عبد الرزاق، قال أخبرنا معمر، عن قتادة يقول: ولا يشفعون يوم القيامة. حدثنا ابن عبد الأعلى، قال: ثنا ابن ثور، عن معمر، عن قتادة، مثله ، وقوله ( وَهُمْ مِنْ خَشْيَتِهِ مُشْفِقُونَ ) يقول: وهم من خوف الله وحذار عقابه أن يحلّ بهم مشفقون، يقول: حذرون أن يعصوه ويخالفوا أمره ونهيه.