Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
Then Allah mentions His prohibition to the believers not to use the same vocabulary used by the Jews, saying: (O ye who believe) in Muhammad and the Qur'an, (say not) to Muhammad: ("Listen to us") lend us your ear (but say "Look upon us,") look at us and hear us, and it is for this reason that Allah forbade the believers to use the Jews' vocabulary (and be ye listeners) to what you have been commanded to do and obey. (For disbelievers) for the Jews (is a painful doom) which will extend to their hearts.
Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas, trans. Mokrane Guezzou
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