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therein, in two varieties: fresh and dry. Ibn Abbas said: There is no fruit in this world, sweet or bitter, that is not found in Paradise—even the colocynth—except that it is sweet there. (1)

“So which of your Lord’s favors will you two deny? (53) Reclining on furnishings lined with brocade, with the fruit of both gardens hanging close. (54) So which of your Lord’s favors will you two deny? (55) In them will be women restraining their glances, untouched before them by any human or jinn. (56)”

“So which of your Lord’s favors will you two deny?”

“Reclining on furnishings”: furush is the plural of firāsh (bedding). “Lined”: the word is the plural of biṭānah, meaning that which lies beneath the outer covering. Al-Zajjaj said: It is that which faces the ground. “Of brocade”: that is, thick silk. Ibn Masud and Abu Hurayrah said: These are the inner linings; then what do you suppose of the outer coverings? (2) Said ibn Jubayr was asked, “The inner linings are of brocade, so what are the outer coverings?” He replied: This is among that of which Allah, exalted is He, said: “No soul knows what comfort for the eyes has been hidden for them.” [al-Sajdah 32:17] (3) He also said: Their inner linings are of brocade, while their outer coverings are of solid light. (4) Ibn Abbas said: He described the inner linings but left the outer coverings unmentioned, because no one on earth knows what the outer coverings are. (5)

“And the fruit of both gardens will hang close”: janā is the fruit that is picked. That is, their fruit will be near at hand, accessible to one standing, sitting, or lying down. Ibn Abbas said: The tree will draw near until the friend of Allah may pick from it, whether he wishes while standing or while sitting. (6) Qatadah said: Neither distance nor thorns will keep their hands from it. “So which of your Lord’s favors will you two deny?”

“In them will be women restraining their glances”: they lower their eyes, restricting their gaze to their husbands; they neither look at nor desire anyone else. Ibn Zayd said: She will say to her husband, “By the might of my Lord, I see nothing in Paradise more beautiful than you. All praise is due to Allah, who made you my husband and made me your wife.” (7) “Untouched by any human or jinn before them”: no one will have had intercourse with them or [deflowered them]. (8)

(1) Al-Suyuti attributed it in al-Durr al-Manthur, 7:709, to Abd ibn Humayd, Ibn al-Mundhir, and Ibn Abi Hatim. See also al-Bahr al-Muhit, 8:196-197; Ibn Kathir, 4:278. (2) I did not find this view attributed to Abu Hurayrah; rather, it is attributed to Hubayrah, as al-Tabari states, 27:149, or to Hubayrah ibn Maryam from Abdullah ibn Masud, as Ibn Kathir states, 4:278. (3) Recorded by al-Tabari, 27:149. See also al-Qurtubi, 17:179. (4) Al-Suyuti attributed it in al-Durr al-Manthur, 7:710, to Abu Nuaym in al-Hilyah. (5) See al-Qurtubi, 17:179. (6) See al-Bahr al-Muhit, 8:197. (7) Recorded by al-Tabari, 27:150. (8) Iftira: the removal of virginity.

بِهِ ضَرْبَيْنِ رَطْبًا وَيَابِسًا. قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: مَا فِي الدُّنْيَا ثَمَرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ وَلَا مُرَّةٌ إِلَّا وَهِيَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ حَتَّى الْحَنْظَلُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ حُلْوٌ (١) . ﴿فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ (٥٣) مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَى فُرُشٍ بَطَائِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ وَجَنَى الْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ (٥٤) فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ (٥٥) فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ إِنْسٌ قَبْلَهُمْ وَلَا جَانٌّ (٥٦) ﴾ ﴿فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ﴾ . ﴿مُتَّكِئِينَ عَلَى فُرُشٍ﴾ ، جَمْعُ فِرَاشٍ، ﴿بَطَائِنُهَا﴾ ، جَمْعُ بِطَانَةٍ، وَهِيَ الَّتِي تَحْتَ الظِّهَارَةِ. وَقَالَ الزَّجَّاجُ: وَهِيَ مِمَّا يَلِي الْأَرْضَ. ﴿مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ﴾ وَهُوَ مَا غَلُظَ مِنَ الدِّيبَاجِ. قَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: هَذِهِ الْبَطَائِنُ فَمَا ظَنَّكُمْ بِالظَّوَاهِرِ (٢) ؟ وَقِيلَ لِسَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ: الْبَطَائِنُ مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ، فَمَا الظَّوَاهِرُ؟ قَالَ: هَذَا مِمَّا قَالَ اللَّهُ ﷿: "فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ" (السَّجْدَةِ -١٧) (٣) وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا قَالَ: بَطَائِنُهَا مِنْ إِسْتَبْرَقٍ فَظَوَاهِرُهَا مِنْ نُورٍ جَامِدٍ (٤) . وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: وَصَفَ الْبَطَائِنَ وَتَرَكَ الظَّوَاهِرَ لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَحَدٌ يَعْرِفُ مَا الظَّوَاهِرُ (٥) . ﴿وَجَنَى الْجَنَّتَيْنِ دَانٍ﴾ ، الْجَنَى مَا يُجْتَنَى مِنَ الثِّمَارِ، يُرِيدُ: ثَمَرُهَا دَانٍ قَرِيبٌ يَنَالُهُ الْقَائِمُ وَالْقَاعِدُ وَالنَّائِمُ. قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: تَدْنُو الشَّجَرَةُ حَتَّى يَجْتَنِيَهَا وَلِيُّ اللَّهِ، إِنْ شَاءَ قَائِمًا وَإِنْ شَاءَ قَاعِدًا (٦) . قَالَ قَتَادَةُ: لَا يَرُدُّ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَنْهَا بُعْدٌ وَلَا شَوْكٌ. ﴿فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ﴾ . ﴿فِيهِنَّ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ﴾ غَاضَّاتُ الْأَعْيُنِ، قَصَرْنَ طَرْفَهُنَّ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ لَا يَنْظُرْنَ إِلَى غَيْرِهِمْ. وَلَا يُرِدْنَ غَيْرَهُمْ. قَالَ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ: تَقُولُ لِزَوْجِهَا: وَعِزَّةِ رَبِّي مَا أَرَى فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَيْئًا أَحْسَنَ مِنْكَ، فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَكَ زَوْجِي وَجَعَلَنِي زَوْجَتَكَ (٧) . ﴿لَمْ يَطْمِثْهُنَّ﴾ لَمْ يُجَامِعْهُنَّ وَلِمَ [يَفْتَرِعْهُنَّ] (٨)

(١) عزاه السيوطي في الدر المنثور: ٧ / ٧٠٩ لعبد بن حميد وابن المنذر وابن أبي حاتم. وانظر: البحر المحيط: ٨ / ١٩٦-١٩٧، ابن كثير: ٤ / ٢٧٨. (٢) لم أجد القول منسوبًا لأبي هريرة وإنما هو لهبيرة كما ذكر الطبري: ٢٧ / ١٤٩ أو عن هبيرة بن مريم عن عبد الله بن مسعود كما ذكر ابن كثير: ٤ / ٢٧٨. (٣) أخرجه الطبري: ٢٧ / ١٤٩. وانظر: القرطبي: ١٧ / ١٧٩. (٤) عزاه السيوطي في الدر المنثور: ٧ / ٧١٠ لأبي نعيم في الحلية. (٥) انظر: القرطبي: ١٧ / ١٧٩. (٦) انظر: البحر المحيط: ٨ / ١٩٧. (٧) أخرجه الطبري:٢٧ / ١٥٠. (٨) الافتراع: إزالة البكارة.