Chapter: The last surahs to be revealed.

Abū al-ʿUmays narrated from ʿAbd al-Majīd ibn Suhayl, from ʿUbayd Allāh ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUtbah, who said: Ibn ʿAbbās said to me, “Do you know which surah of the Quran was the last to be sent down as a whole?” I replied, “Yes: ‘When the help of Allah and the victory come’ (110:1).” He said, “You have spoken truly.” Muslim transmitted it.

Abū Bishr narrated from Saʿīd ibn Jubayr, from Ibn ʿAbbās, regarding Allah’s words, “When the help of Allah and the victory come” (110:1): he said, “It informed the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, of his appointed term; when Allah grants you victory, that is the sign of your approaching end.” He said this to ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, who replied, “I know nothing about it except what you know, O Ibn ʿAbbās.” Al-Bukhārī recorded it in substance.

Shuʿbah narrated from Abū Isḥāq, who heard al-Barāʾ say, “The last surah to be revealed was Barāʾah (at-Tawbah), and the last verse to be revealed was, ‘They ask you for a ruling…’.” Agreed upon.

Ath-Thawrī narrated from ʿĀṣim al-Aḥwal, from ash-Shaʿbī, from Ibn ʿAbbās, who said, “The last verse that Allah revealed was the verse concerning usury.”

Al-Ḥusayn ibn Wāqid narrated from Yazīd an-Nahwī, from ʿIkrimah, from Ibn—