سورة مريم

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): This verse was revealed concerning those who refuse to pay khums, zakat and to do good works. Allah sends against them a ruler or a satan, who then spends the amount that they were obliged to spend as zakat and khums in disobedience to Allah, and Allah punishes them for that.

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): أَنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا الشَّیَاطِینَ عَلَی الْکَافِرِینَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّا [Indeed We have sent the satans against the disbelievers, inciting them by incitement]; when the disbelievers rebelled in this world and in its trials and in their obedience [to the satans], Allah gave them respite in their rebellion and misguidance and sent against them the satans of jinn and men. تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّا [inciting them by incitement]; meaning they encourage and provoke them to obey and worship them. Allah has said: لَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَیْهِمْ إِنَّمَا نَعُدُّ لَهُمْ عَدًّا [So do not be in haste against them; We only count out for them a number]; meaning We gave them respite in their rebellion, trials and disbelief.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّا [inciting them by incitement]; so that they may drive them completely from obedience toward sin.