Hibbān ibn ‘Ubayd Allāh narrated to us, saying: I asked al-Dahhāk about this verse:

“Indeed, We have created all things according to a decree.”

Al-Dahhāk replied by relating the foregoing account from Ibn ‘Abbās.

He said: Abū Sa‘īd al-Ashajj narrated to us: Talhah ibn Sinān narrated to us, from ‘Āsim, from al-Hasan, who said:

“Whoever denies divine decree has denied the truth. Allah created His creation, appointed its term, allotted its provision, and decreed calamity, trial, and well-being. Whoever disbelieves in divine decree has disbelieved in the Quran.”

He said: Al-Hasan ibn ‘Arafah narrated to us: Marwān ibn Shujā‘ al-Jazarī narrated to us, from ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Jurayj, from ‘Atā’ ibn Abī Rabāh, who said:

“I came to Ibn ‘Abbās while he was drawing water from Zamzam, and the lower parts of his clothes had become wet. I said to him, ‘People have begun discussing divine decree.’

“He said, ‘Have they really done so?’

“I replied, ‘Yes.’

“He said, ‘By Allah, this verse was revealed concerning none but them:

“‘Taste the touch of Hell.’

“‘Indeed, We have created all things according to a decree.’

“‘Those are the worst people of this community. Do not visit their sick or offer the funeral prayer over their dead. If I see any of them, I will gouge out his eyes with these two fingers of mine.’”

He also said: ‘Alī ibn al-Husayn ibn al-Junayd narrated to us: Sahl al-Khayyāt narrated to us: Abū Sālih al-Haddānī narrated to us: Hibbān ibn ‘Ubayd Allāh narrated to us, saying: I asked