“It was also said: This repentance was not from disbelief; rather, it was from sins that they had been committing alongside it. They repented from those sins while persisting in disbelief, so their repentance was rejected on that account. This is supported by what Ibn Jarir (1) related from Abu al-ʿAliyah, who said: ‘These Jews and Christians disbelieved after having believed, then increased in disbelief through sins they committed. They then sought to repent from those sins while remaining in their disbelief, but their repentance was not accepted. Had they been upon guidance, it would have been accepted; but they were upon misguidance.’”

I say: This is the view chosen by the imam of the exegetes, Ibn Jarir—may Allah Most High have mercy on him. Whoever wishes further insight and clarification should consult his discussion.

2546 — “Roast some of it for us, for it has reached its rightful destination.”

Reported by Abu Yaʿla (2/796), and through him by al-Diyaʾ in al-Ahadith al-Mukhtarah (folio 194/2): Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Abi Sumaynah al-Sami related to us; Wakiʿ informed us, from Shuʿbah, from Qatadah, from Anas: The Prophet entered ʿAʾishah’s home and saw some meat. He said, “Roast some of it for us.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, it is charity.” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, then said… and he mentioned it.

I say: This chain of transmission is authentic. Its narrators are trustworthy and are narrators of the two Sahihs, apart from Ibn Abi Sumaynah, who was al-Tammar al-Baghdadi, a trustworthy narrator. However, I have not found anyone who described him as “al-Sami” (2). And Allah knows best.

He then reported it (2/823) through Abu Dawud, who said: Shuʿbah informed us of it, with a similar wording: “For her, it is charity; for us, it is a gift.” It is recorded with this wording in the two Sahihs and elsewhere.