Some of them said: ‘It was revealed concerning the Emigrants and the Helpers, and those meant by it are those who strive in the cause of Allah.’ He cited this opinion through his chain of transmission (1). Qatāda related: ‘Some of them said that it was revealed concerning specific individuals (2).’
He also narrated from al-Qāsim, who said: Al-Husayn (3) narrated to us; Hajjāj (4) narrated to us; Ibn Jurayj (5) narrated to us, from Ikrima (6), who said: ‘It was revealed concerning Suhayb and Abū Dharr—Jundab (7). Abū Dharr’s people seized [Abū Dharr] (8), but he escaped (9) from them and came to the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace. When he later returned as an emigrant, they intercepted him while they (10) were at Marr al-Zahrān. He escaped (11) once again and reached him (12). As for Suhayb, his people seized him, so he ransomed himself from them with his wealth. He then set out as an emigrant, and Qunfudh ibn Umayr ibn Judān (13) caught up with him,
(1) See 4/247.
(2) Al-Tabarī’s *Tafsīr* reads: “It was revealed concerning specific men from among the Emigrants.”
(3) N, M, S: “Al-Hasan narrated to us.”
(4) M, S, B: “Al-Hajjāj narrated to us”; al-Tabarī’s *Tafsīr*: “Hajjāj narrated to me.”
(5) Al-Tabarī’s *Tafsīr* reads: “from Ibn Jurayj.”
(6) After Ikrima, al-Tabarī quoted the verse.
(7) N, M, S: “concerning Suhayb, Abū Dharr, and Jundab,” which is an error. Al-Tabarī’s *Tafsīr* reads: “concerning Suhayb ibn Sinān and Abū Dharr al-Ghifārī, Jundab ibn al-Sakan.”
(8) “Abū Dharr” is omitted from (N), (M), and (S).
(9) M, S: “then he turned back,” which is a corruption.
(10) N, M, S: “and he was.”
(11) M, S: “then he turned back.”
(12) Al-Tabarī’s *Tafsīr* reads: “until he came to the Prophet—peace be upon him.”
(13) N, M, S: “Sa'd ibn Amr ibn Judān”; B: “Munqidh ibn Umayr ibn Judān.” Mahmūd Muhammad Shākir stated in his note at 4/248, n. [0–9], that the printed edition had been corrupted to read “Munqidh ibn Umayr”; he also discussed Qunfudh—may Allah be pleased with him.