'Abdullāh Ibn 'Abbās / Muḥammad al-Fīrūzabādī
تفسير : (it is no concern at all of thee (muhammad)) repentance and punishment are not in your hands whereby you pray against those who were defeated on the day of uhud, the archers and others (whether he relent towards them) he says: if allah chooses to relent towards them and forgive them (or punish them) because of their leaving their positions; (for they are evil-doers) for leaving their positions. it is also said that this was revealed about two tribes, the 'asabah and dhakwan, against whom the prophet (pbuh) prayed when they killed some of his companions.
Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī
تفسير : when, on the day of uhud, the prophet received a head wound and his front tooth was broken, and he said, ‘how does a people who have drenched the face of their prophet in blood [expect to] prosper?’, the following was revealed: it is no concern at all of yours, nay, it is god’s concern, so be patient, whether, meaning, until such time as, he relents to them, through [their acceptance of] islam, or chastises them; for they are indeed evildoers, by [virtue of their] disbelief.
Ali ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi
تفسير : (it is no concern at all of thee…) [3:128].
abu bakr ahmad ibn muhammad al-tamimi informed us> 'abd allah ibn muhammad ibn ja'far> 'abd al-rahman ibn muhammad al-razi> sahl ibn 'uthman al-'askari> 'abidah ibn humayd> humayd al-tawil> anas ibn malik who said: “on the day of uhud, one of the molar teeth of the messenger of allah, allah bless him and give him peace, was broken and his face bled. the prophet, allah bless him and give him peace, said while blood was running down his face: 'how can a people ever succeed when they stain the face of their prophet with blood while he is calling them to their lord?' and allah, exalted is he, revealed (it is no concern at all of thee (muhammad) whether he relent toward them or punish them; for they are evil-doers)”.
muhammad ibn 'abd al-rahman al-ghazi informed us> abu 'amr ibn hamdan> ahmad ibn 'ali ibn al-muthanna> ishaq ibn abi isra'il> 'abd al-'aziz ibn muhammad> ma'mar> al-zuhri> salim> his father who said: “the messenger of allah, allah bless him and give him peace, cursed so and so from amongst the hypocrites at the dawn prayer. but allah, glorious and majestic is he, revealed (it is no concern at all of thee (muhammad) whether he relent toward them or punish them; for they are evil-doers)”. narrated by bukhari from hayyan from ibn al-mubarak from ma'mar; and also by muslim from thabit from anas.
abu bakr muhammad ibn ibrahim al-farisi informed us> muhammad ibn 'isa ibn 'amrawayh> ibrahim ibn muhammad> muslim ibn al-hajjaj> al-qa'nabi> hammad ibn salamah> thabit> anas who reported that at the battle of uhud the messenger of allah, allah bless him and give him peace, had a molar broken and head bashed in such that his blood was spilt. when this happened, he said: “how can a people ever succeed who break his molar and bash in his head when he is calling them to their lord?” and so allah, glorious and majestic is he, revealed (it is no concern at all of thee (muhammad)).
abu ishaq al-tha'alibi informed us> 'abd allah ibn hamid al-wazzan> abu hamid ibn al-sharqi> muhammad ibn yahya> 'abd al-razzaq> ma'mar> al-zuhri> salim> his father who heard the messenger of allah, allah bless him and give him peace, say at the dawn prayer upon raising his head from bowing: “o allah! praise be to you; o allah! curse so and so”, he prayed against the hypocrites. and so allah, glorious and majestic is he, revealed (it is no concern at all of thee (muhammad)). this was narrated by bukhari through the channel of al-zuhri from sa'id ibn al-musayyab, and the full report is better than this.
the judge abu bakr ahmad ibn al-hasan informed us> abu'l-'abbas muhammad ibn ya'qub> bahr ibn nasr> ibn wahb> yunus ibn yazid> ibn shihab> sa'id ibn al-musayyab and abu salamah ibn 'abd al-rahman> abu hurayrah who said: “after finishing his recitation, bowing and then standing upright, the messenger of allah, allah bless him and give him peace, used to say: 'allah hears whoever praises him and our lord all praise belongs to you', then he would say while still standing in prayer: 'o allah! save al-walid ibn al-walid, salamah ibn hisham, 'ayyash ibn abi rabi'ah and the downtrodden believers. o allah! tighten your grip on mudar, and make their years like the years of joseph. o allah! curse lihyan, ri'l and dhakwan as well as 'usayyah, they disobeyed allah and his messenger'. but then we heard that he stopped making this supplication when this verse was revealed (it is no concern at all of thee (muhammad) whether he relent toward them or punish them; for they are evil-doers)”. this was narrated by bukhari from musa ibn isma'il from ibrahim ibn sa'd from al-zuhri.
