that he used to instruct that charity be given only to the people of Islam, until this verse was revealed: “It is not for you to guide them,” to its end. Thereafter, he commanded that charity be given to everyone who asked of you (1), whatever their religion. Thus, he rendered it a connected report by mentioning Ibn Abbas.

Ibn Abi Hatim recorded it in al-Tafsir (1/211/2), saying: Ahmad ibn al-Qasim ibn Atiyyah narrated to us: Ahmad ibn Abd al-Rahman—that is, al-Dashtaki—narrated to me: My father narrated to me from his father, through this chain.

I say: Ibn Kathir also cited it in his Tafsir and made no comment on it. Its chain is good; all its narrators are among those covered in al-Tahdhib, apart from Ahmad ibn al-Qasim ibn Atiyyah. Ibn Abi Hatim said (1/67): “He is known as Abu Bakr ibn al-Qasim, the hadith scholar. He narrated from Abu al-Rabi al-Zahrani, and we wrote from him; he is truthful and trustworthy.”

Ja'far ibn Abi al-Mughirah was corroborated by Ja'far ibn Iyas, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn Abbas, who said: “Some people had relatives and close kin among Banu Qurayzah and al-Nadir. They were reluctant to give them charity, wishing instead to induce them to accept Islam. Then the following was revealed: ‘It is not for you to guide them, but Allah guides whom He wills. Whatever good you spend is for yourselves, and you spend only seeking the pleasure of Allah. Whatever good you spend will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.’ [al-Baqarah: 272]”

Abu Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam recorded it in his book al-Amwal (p. 616/1991), and Ibn Jarir in al-Tafsir (3/63), through Sufyan, from al-A'mash