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Ahmed Ali
Is one who is a believer like one who is a transgressor? No, they are not alike.
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Tafseer
'Abdullāh Ibn 'Abbās / Muḥammad al-Fīrūzabādī
تفسير : (is he who is a believer) a sincere believer; the reference here is to 'ali ibn abi talib (like unto him who is an evil-liver?) i.e. a hypocrite; the reference here is to al-walid ibn 'uqbah ibn abi ma'it. (they are not alike) in the life of this world in relation to their obedience nor are they alike in the hereafter in relation to the reward and honour bestowed by allah. this is because these two had an argument and exchanged words until 'ali ibn abi talib, may allah be well pleased with him, said to him: "o sinner!".
Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī
تفسير : is he who is a believer like him who is a transgressor? they are not equal, namely, the believers and the transgressors.
Ali ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi
تفسير : (is he who is a believer like unto him who is an evil-liver?) [32:18].
this verse was revealed about ‘ali ibn abi talib and al-walid ibn ‘uqbah.
abu bakr ahmad ibn muhammad al-asfahani informed us> ‘abd allah ibn muhammad al-hafiz> ishaq ibn banan al-anmati> hubaysh ibn mubashshir al-faqih> ‘ubayd allah ibn musa> ibn abi layla> al-hakam> sa‘id ibn jubayr> ibn ‘abbas who said: “al-walid ibn ‘uqbah ibn abi mu‘ayt said to ‘ali ibn abi talib, may allah be well pleased with him: ‘i am tougher than you, more eloquent than you, and i have more leadership skills than you’. ‘ali responded by saying: ‘be quiet, you are but an evil-liver!’ this verse was then revealed (is he who is a believer like unto him who is an evil-liver? they are not alike), by the believer is meant ‘ali ibn abi talib and the evil-liver refers to al-walid ibn ‘uqbah”.
