English narration
Narrated by عبد الله بن العباس القرشي
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Saeed bin Jubair from Ibn Abbas through a different chain of narrators. Ibn Abbas said: The verse: "Those who invoke not with Allah" applied to polytheists. He said: About them another verse, "Say: O my servants who have transgressed against their souls" was also revealed.
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ،حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي يَعْلَى ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ فِي وَالَّذِينَ لا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ سورة الفرقان آية 68 أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ ، قَالَ : وَنَزَلَ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ سورة الزمر آية 53 .