\nNarrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair:\n \n\nThat when he asked `Aisha about the statement of Allah "Until when the Apostles gave up hope (of \ntheir people)." (12.110) she told him (its meaning), `Urwa added, "I said, 'Did they (Apostles) suspect \nthat they were betrayed (by Allah) or that they were treated as liars by (their people)?' `Aisha said, \n'(They suspected) that they were treated as liars by (their people),' I said, 'But they were sure that their \npeople treated them as liars and it was not a matter of suspicion.' She said, 'Yes, upon my life they \nwere sure about it.' I said to her. 'So they (Apostles) suspected that they were betrayed (by Allah).' She \nsaid, "Allah forbid! The Apostles never suspected their Lord of such a thing.' I said, 'What about this \nVerse then?' She said, 'It is about the Apostles' followers who believed in their Lord and trusted their \nApostles, but the period of trials was prolonged and victory was delayed till the Apostles gave up all \nhope of converting those of the people who disbelieved them and the Apostles thought that their \nfollowers treated them as liars; thereupon Allah's help came to them.\n

\nNarrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair:\n \n\nThat when he asked `Aisha about the statement of Allah "Until when the Apostles gave up hope (of \ntheir people)." (12.110) she told him (its meaning), `Urwa added, "I said, 'Did they (Apostles) suspect \nthat they were betrayed (by Allah) or that they were treated as liars by (their people)?' `Aisha said, \n'(They suspected) that they were treated as liars by (their people),' I said, 'But they were sure that their \npeople treated them as liars and it was not a matter of suspicion.' She said, 'Yes, upon my life they \nwere sure about it.' I said to her. 'So they (Apostles) suspected that they were betrayed (by Allah).' She \nsaid, "Allah forbid! The Apostles never suspected their Lord of such a thing.' I said, 'What about this \nVerse then?' She said, 'It is about the Apostles' followers who believed in their Lord and trusted their \nApostles, but the period of trials was prolonged and victory was delayed till the Apostles gave up all \nhope of converting those of the people who disbelieved them and the Apostles thought that their \nfollowers treated them as liars; thereupon Allah's help came to them.\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ لَهُ وَهُوَ يَسْأَلُهَا عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى ‏{‏حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَيْأَسَ الرُّسُلُ‏}‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَكُذِبُوا أَمْ كُذِّبُوا قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ كُذِّبُوا‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَقَدِ اسْتَيْقَنُوا أَنَّ قَوْمَهُمْ كَذَّبُوهُمْ فَمَا هُوَ بِالظَّنِّ قَالَتْ أَجَلْ لَعَمْرِي لَقَدِ اسْتَيْقَنُوا بِذَلِكَ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُوا قَالَتْ مَعَاذَ اللَّهِ لَمْ تَكُنِ الرُّسُلُ تَظُنُّ ذَلِكَ بِرَبِّهَا‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَمَا هَذِهِ الآيَةُ‏.‏ قَالَتْ هُمْ أَتْبَاعُ الرُّسُلِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ وَصَدَّقُوهُمْ، فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْبَلاَءُ، وَاسْتَأْخَرَ عَنْهُمُ النَّصْرُ حَتَّى اسْتَيْأَسَ الرُّسُلُ مِمَّنْ كَذَّبَهُمْ مِنْ قَوْمِهِمْ وَظَنَّتِ الرُّسُلُ أَنَّ أَتْبَاعَهُمْ قَدْ كَذَّبُوهُمْ جَاءَهُمْ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ‏.‏