Tafseer of He frowned · Abasa · 80:6
To him you give attention.
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
He—exalted is His mention—says to His Prophet Muḥammad, ṣalla Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam: As for him who deems himself independent through his wealth, you devote yourself to him in the hope that he will submit to Islam.
Ibn Ḥumayd related to us, saying: Mahrān related to us, on the authority of Sufyān: ( أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَى * فَأَنْتَ لَهُ تَصَدَّى ) ("As for him who deems himself independent, to him you devote yourself")—he said: this was revealed concerning al-ʿAbbās.
Muḥammad ibn ʿAmr related to me, saying: Abū ʿĀṣim related to us, saying: ʿĪsā related to us; and al-Ḥārith related to me, al-Ḥasan related to us, saying: Warqāʾ related to us—both on the authority of Ibn Abī Najīḥ, on the authority of Mujāhid—concerning His word: ( أَمَّا مَنِ اسْتَغْنَى ) ("As for him who deems himself independent"), he said: these were ʿUtba ibn Rabīʿa and Shayba ibn Rabīʿa.
