Sahih al-Bukhari 4683

Book 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) · Narrated by `Amr

Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو، قَالَ قَرَأَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ‏{‏أَلاَ إِنَّهُمْ يَثْنُونَ صُدُورَهُمْ لِيَسْتَخْفُوا مِنْهُ أَلاَ حِينَ يَسْتَغْشُونَ ثِيَابَهُمْ‏}‏ وَقَالَ غَيْرُهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ‏{‏يَسْتَغْشُونَ‏}‏ يُغَطُّونَ رُءُوسَهُمْ ‏{‏سِيءَ بِهِمْ‏}‏ سَاءَ ظَنُّهُ بِقَوْمِهِ‏.‏ ‏{‏وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ‏}‏ بِأَضْيَافِهِ ‏{‏بِقِطْعٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ‏}‏ بِسَوَادٍ‏.‏ وَقَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ ‏{‏أُنِيبُ‏}‏ أَرْجِعُ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated `Amr:Ibn `Abbas recited:-- "No doubt! They fold up their breasts in order to hide from Him. Surely! Even when they cover themselves with their garments

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 4683, Book of Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)). English translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan.