for animals.” Likewise, Sa‘īd ibn Jubayr, Abū Mālik, and Mujāhid said, “Abb is herbage.” Mujāhid said, “Fruit is what people eat.”

‘Atā’ said, “Everything that grows on the surface of the earth is abb.” Al-Dahhāk said, “Everything the earth produces apart from fruit.” Another also related from ‘Ikrimah that he said, “Fruit is what people eat, and abb is what animals eat.” A similar explanation was related from Qatādah, who said, “Fruit is for you