Sahih al-Bukhari 4807

Muhammad ibn Abdullah related to me: Muhammad ibn Ubayd al-Tanafusi related to us, from al-Awwam, who said: I asked Mujahid about the prostration in Sad. He said: I asked Ibn Abbas, "Where did you prostrate?" He replied, "Do you not recite: 'And among his descendants were David and Solomon' (Quran 6:84), and 'Those are the ones Allah guided, so follow their guidance' (Quran 6:90)? David was one of those whom your Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was commanded to follow. David prostrated at it, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prostrated at it." The word ʿujāb means astonishing. Al-qitt means a written sheet; here it means the record of good deeds. Mujahid explained “in haughty pride” as “defying with pride,” and “the latter religion” as the religion of Quraysh. Iftirāʾ means lying. Al-asbāb are the routes of heaven through its gates. “A host there will be defeated” means Quraysh; “those factions” means the past generations; fawāq means return; qittanā means our punishment. “We took them as an object of ridicule”: the wording continues, “we encompassed them—peers, likenesses.” Ibn Abbas said al-ayd means strength in worship, and al-absār means insight into Allah’s command. “Out of love for good, instead of remembering my Lord” means “from remembrance.” “He began passing his hand over” means that he stroked the horses’ manes and lower legs. Al-asfād means fetters.