Ibn Abī Ḥātim and others recorded the report through their respective chains, and it was also narrated by Ḥammād ibn Salamah, through Thābit, from al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī, that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“Seek forgiveness for your brother, the Negus.”

He related it in the same wording.

Likewise, a number of Qurʾanic commentators have transmitted—on the authority of Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh, Ibn ʿAbbās, Anas, and Qatādah—that they said:

“This verse was revealed about the Negus, the king of Abyssinia. His name was Ashamah, which in Arabic means ‘ʿAṭiyyah’ (gift). When he died, Gabriel informed the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—on the very day of his death, saying…”