The meaning of the witness and the witnessed, and the meaning of the Day for which people gather
Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 332
Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār
Book 1, Chapter 332
The meaning of the witness and the witnessed, and the meaning of the Day for which people gather
حدثنا محمد بن الحسن بن أحمد بن الوليد، قال: حدثني محمد بن الحسن الصفار عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن ابن فضال، عن أبي جميلة، عن محمد بن علي الحلبي، عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلا م في قوله عز وجل: " وشاهد ومشهود قال: الشاهد يوم الجمعة، والمشهود يوم عرفة.
2. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan bin Ahmad bin Waleed, that he said: I was told by Muhammed bin Hasan al-Saffar, from Ahmad bin Muhammed bin Isa, from Ibn Faddal, from Abu Jameela, from Muhammed bin Ali al-Halabi, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And by the witness, and by what is to be witnessed» (85:3). He said: The witness is Friday, and that which is to be witnessed is the Day of Arafah.