Tafsir of Surah Taa-Haa 20:96

﴿قَالَ بَصُرْتُ بِمَا لَمْ يَبْصُرُوا بِهِ فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةً مِّنْ أَثَرِ الرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتْ لِي نَفْسِي﴾

Translation of the meaning

He said, "I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger and threw it, and thus did my soul entice me."

English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.com

The words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim

يقال بصر به إذا رآه كقوله تعالى {فبصرت به عن جنب} وقوله {بصرت بما لم يبصروا به}«مفتاح دار السعادة ومنشور ولاية العلم والإرادة» 1/92
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