What is the verified opinion regarding the intended meaning of "a man from the Ansar" in this Hadith, and who is the subject of the verb "قال" (said) in the phrase "قال فقال الزبير" (he said, so Al-Zubayr said)?
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The scholars differed regarding the Companion who uttered the phrase mentioned in the noble (a man from the Ansar). Several opinions were mentioned, including Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah, Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas, and Tha'labah ibn Hatib.
However, the name of this man was not mentioned in any of the narrations of the Hadith, and some scholars believe that the Companions and the Tabi'in intended to conceal him due to what occurred from him.
As for the one who said (قال - said) in the statement: (قال: فقال الزبير - He said: Then Al-Zubayr said), it is Urwah ibn Al-Zubayr.
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