Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
(And he entered the city at a time of carelessness of its folk) when its folk were preoccupied, at the time of the siesta, and it is said after the Maghrib prayer, (and he found therein) in the city (two men fighting, one of his own caste) of the caste of Moses, i.e. an Israelite, (and the other of his enemies) of the enemies of Moses, i.e. a Copt; (and he who was of his caste) Moses' caste (asked him for help against him who was of his enemies) Moses' enemies. (So Moses struck him with his fist and killed him. He said) Moses said: (This is of the devil's doing) by the devil's command. (Lo! he is an enemy, a mere misleaders) whose enmity is quite manifest. And he felt remorse for killing him.
Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas, trans. Mokrane Guezzou
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