Tafsir of Surah Sad | quranmazid.com

إِذْدَخَلُوا۟عَلَىٰدَاوُۥدَفَفَزِعَمِنْهُمْقَالُوا۟لَاتَخَفْخَصْمَانِبَغَىٰبَعْضُنَاعَلَىٰبَعْضٍفَٱحْكُمبَيْنَنَابِٱلْحَقِّوَلَاتُشْطِطْوَٱهْدِنَآإِلَىٰسَوَآءِٱلصِّرَٰطِ ٢٢

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When they entered upon David and he was alarmed by them? They said, "Fear not. [We are] two adversaries, one of whom has wronged the other, so judge between us with truth and do not exceed [it] and guide us to the sound path.

bn: Ibn Kathir Full

en: Ibn Kathir

Tafseer 'Ibn Kathir' (EN)

إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَى دَاوُودَ

And has the news of the litigants reached you? When they climbed over the wall into (his) Mihrab (private chamber of worship); When they entered in upon Dawud,

In discussing this passage, the scholars of Tafsir mention a story which is mostly based upon Isra'iliyat narrations. Nothing has been reported about this from the Infallible Prophet that we could accept as true. But Ibn Abi Hatim narrated a Hadith whose chain of narration cannot be regarded as Sahih because it is reported by Yazid Ar-Raqashi from Anas, may Allah be pleased with him. Although Yazid was one of the righteous, his Hadiths are regarded as weak by the Imams. So, it is better to speak briefly of this story and refer knowledge of it to Allah, may He be exalted. For the Qur'an is true and what it contains is also true.

فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ

he was terrified of them.

This was because he was in his Mihrab (private chamber). That was the noblest part of his house, where he commanded that no one should enter upon him that day. So, he did not realize that these two people had climbed the fence surrounding his Mihrab (private chamber) to ask him about their case.

قَالُوا لَاا تَخَفْ خَصْمَانِ بَغَى بَعْضُنَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ فَاحْكُم بَيْنَنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَاا تُشْطِطْ وَاهْدِنَا إِلَى سَوَاء الصِّرَاطِ