Tafseer of The Believers · Al-Muminoon · 23:98
And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me."
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As for His words: وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ (And I seek refuge with You, my Lord, lest they be present with me) — He says: And say: I seek refuge with You, my Lord, lest they be present with me in my affairs.
As was related to me by Yūnus; he said: Ibn Wahb informed us; he said: Ibn Zayd said concerning His words: وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ — (that is:) at any of my affairs.
