Mujahid, Ibn Jurayjand Ibn Zayd stated that this was revealed about all the believers of the people of the Book. Some of themsaid to others: “He is asking us to pray on a non-believer from Abyssinia!” And so Allah, exalted is He,revealed (And lo! of the People of the Scripture there are some who believe in Allah…). Abu’l-Fadl Ahmad ibnMuhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Yusuf informed us> Abu ‘Amr Muhammad ibn Ja‘far ibn Matar (by dictation)>Ja‘far ibn Muhammad ibn Sinan al-Wasiti> Abu Hani’ Muhammad ibn Bakkar al-Bahili> al-Mu‘tamir ibnSulayman> Humayd> Anas who reported that the Prophet of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, saidto his Companions: “Get up and perform the prayer of the dead on your brother the Negus”.
Allah, exalted is He, then revealed this verse”. Hethen told his Companions: ‘Request forgiveness for him!’ The hypocrites commented: ‘Look at this one,performing the prayer of the dead on a foreign Christian Abyssinian whom he has never seen and who doesnot even follow his religion’. He performed the prayer of the dead,uttering the expression Allahu akbar four times, and requested forgiveness for him. Then the Messenger of Allah, Allahbless him and give him peace, went out to the Baqi‘ and all that was between Medina and the land ofAbyssinia was revealed to him such that he saw the bed of the Negus. They asked him: ‘Who is he?’ And he told them it was the Negus. The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, said to hisCompanions: ‘Go out and perform the prayer of the dead on one of your brothers who died in a differentland’. When the latter died, Gabriel,peace be upon him, informed the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, about his deathon the same day he died. Said Jabir ibn ‘AbdAllah, Anas, Ibn ‘Abbas and Qatadah: “This was revealed about the Negus. (And lo! of the People of the Scripture there are some who believe in Allah…).
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