What is the explanation of Ibn 'Abbas's statement: "How much this night resembles the last night! These are the Children of Israel; we are compared to them," even though the Companions were among the most God-fearing of people?

The questioner : The Shaykh, may Allah reward you. The statement of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): Even though, meaning, the generation of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) in their time were among the most God-fearing of creation toward Allah the Exalted. So is it said that the decline is what...

The Shaykh : As for what is attributed to Ibn 'Abbas, his death (may Allah be pleased with him) was delayed. So either it is said that among those who newly entered Islam during his time, there occurred deviation, or it is said that his meaning was the general type of the Ummah.