المعنى
Concerning whom was this verse revealed?
الجواب
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597 AH / 1201 CE) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- It was revealed regarding all disbelievers. [Ibn Masʿūd and Ibn ʿAbbās]
- It was revealed regarding the People of the Book. [Qatādah, al-Suddī, and Muqātil]
- It was revealed regarding the hypocrites, as stated by Mujāhid. "Bought" here means they took something instead of another.

