Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
(They have purchased with the revelations of Allah) i.e. Muhammad (pbuh) and the Qur'an (a little gain) a small profit, (so they debar (men) from His way) from His religion and obedience. (Lo! evil is that which they are wont to do) evil is that which they used to do of concealment and other things. It is also said that this verse was revealed about the Jews.
Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas, trans. Mokrane Guezzou
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