English narration
Narrated by عبد الله بن العباس القرشي
Ibn 'Abbas recited. "No doubt! They fold up their breasts." I said, "O Abu 'Abbas! What is meant by "They fold up their breasts?" He said, "A man used to feel shy on having sexual relation with his wife or on answering the call of nature (in an open space) so this Verse was revealed-- "No doubt! They fold up their breasts."
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، وَأَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَرَأَ : 0 أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ تَثْنَوْنِي صُدُورُهُمْ 0 ، قُلْتُ : "
يَا أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ ، مَا تَثْنَوْنِي صُدُورُهُمْ ؟ قَالَ : كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يُجَامِعُ امْرَأَتَهُ فَيَسْتَحِي ، أَوْ يَتَخَلَّى ، فَيَسْتَحِي ، فَنَزَلَتْ 0 أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ تَثْنَوْنِي صُدُورُهُمْ 0
" .