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Believers are always successful
Al-Mu'minun 23:1
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The Success is for the believers whose qualities are described here
Allah says:
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُوْمِنُونَ
Successful indeed are the believers,
means, they have attained victory and are blessed, for they have succeeded. These are the believers who have the following characteristics:
الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ
Aal-e-Imran 3:139
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وَلَا تَهِنُوا
So do not become weak,
because of what you suffered.
وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَنتُمُ الَاعْلَوْنَ إِن كُنتُم مُّوْمِنِينَ
nor be sad, and you will be triumphant if you are indeed believers.
for surely, the ultimate victory and triumph will be yours, O believers
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Aal-e-Imran 3:140
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إِن يَمْسَسْكُمْ قَرْحٌ فَقَدْ مَسَّ الْقَوْمَ قَرْحٌ مِّثْلُهُ
If a wound has touched you, be sure a similar wound has touched the others,
Therefore, the Ayah says, if you suffered injuries and some of you were killed, then your enemies also suffered injuries and fatalities.
وَتِلْكَ الايَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ
And so are the days, that We give to men by turns,
and at times -- out of wisdom -- We allow the enemy to overcome you, although the final good end will be yours.
وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ امَنُواْ
and that Allah may know (test) those who believe,
According to Ibn Abbas,
meaning, "So that We find out who would be patient while fighting the enemies."
وَيَتَّخِذَ مِنكُمْ شُهَدَاء
and that He may take martyrs from among you.
those who would be killed in Allah's cause and gladly offer their lives seeking His pleasure.
وَاللّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ
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Aal-e-Imran 3:141
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وَلِيُمَحِّصَ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ امَنُواْ
And Allah likes not the wrongdoers. And that Allah may test those who believe,
by forgiving them their sins if they have any. Otherwise, Allah will raise their grades according to the losses they suffered.
Allah's statement,
وَيَمْحَقَ الْكَافِرِينَ
and destroy the disbelievers.
for it is their conduct that if they gain the upper hand, they transgress and commit aggression. However, this conduct only leads to ultimate destruction, extermination, perishing and dying out.
Allah then said,
أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُواْ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمِ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ جَاهَدُواْ مِنكُمْ وَيَعْلَمَ Aal-e-Imran 3:140
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إِن يَمْسَسْكُمْ قَرْحٌ فَقَدْ مَسَّ الْقَوْمَ قَرْحٌ مِّثْلُهُ
If a wound has touched you, be sure a similar wound has touched the others,
Therefore, the Ayah says, if you suffered injuries and some of you were killed, then your enemies also suffered injuries and fatalities.
وَتِلْكَ الايَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ
And so are the days, that We give to men by turns,
and at times -- out of wisdom -- We allow the enemy to overcome you, although the final good end will be yours.
وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ امَنُواْ
and that Allah may know (test) those who believe,
According to Ibn Abbas,
meaning, "So that We find out who would be patient while fighting the enemies."
وَيَتَّخِذَ مِنكُمْ شُهَدَاء
and that He may take martyrs from among you.
those who would be killed in Allah's cause and gladly offer their lives seeking His pleasure.
وَاللّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ
Aal-e-Imran 3:104
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The Command to Establish the Invitation to Allah
Allah said,
وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌ
Let there arise out of you a group of people,
يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ
inviting to all that is good (Islam), enjoining Al-Ma`ruf (all that Islam orders) and forbidding Al-Munkar (all that Islam has forbidden).
that calls to righteousness, enjoins all that is good and forbids evil in the manner Allah commanded.
وَأُوْلَـيِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
And it is they who are the successful.
Ad-Dahhak said,
"They are a special group of the Companions and a special group of those after them, that is those who perform Jihad and the scholars."
The objective of this Ayah is that there should be a segment of this Muslim Ummah fulfilling this task, even though it is also an obligation on every member of this Ummah, each according to his ability.
Muslim recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,
مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِع فَبِقَلْبِهِ وَذلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الاِْيمَان
Whoever among you witnesses an evil,
let him change it with his hand.
If he is unable, then let him change it with his tongue.
If he is unable, then let him change it with his heart, and this is the weakest faith.
In another narration, The Prophet said,
وَلَيْسَ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الاِْيمَانِ حَبَّةُ خَرْدَل
There is no faith beyond that, not even the weight of a mustard seed.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman said that the Prophet said,
وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِه لَتَأْمُرُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَلَتَنْهَوُنَّ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ أَوْ لَيُوشِكَنَّ اللهُ أَنْ يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عِقَابًا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ ثُمَّ لتَدْعُنَّــهُ فَلَا يَسْتَجِيبَ لَكُم
By He in Whose Hand is my soul! You will enjoin righteousness and forbid evil, or Allah shall send down a punishment from Him to you. Then, you will supplicate to Him, but He will not accept your supplication.
At-Tirmidhi also collected this Hadith and said, "Hasan".
There are many other Hadiths and Ayat on this subject, which will be explained later.
The Prohibition of Division
Al-Ma'idah 5:35
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Commanding Taqwa, Wasilah, and Jihad
Allah commands;
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ امَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللّهَ
O you who believe! Have Taqwa of Allah,
Allah commands His faithful servants to fear Him in Taqwa, which if mentioned along with acts of obedience, it means to refrain from the prohibitions and the prohibited matters.
Allah said next,
وَابْتَغُواْ إِلَيهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ
and seek the Wasilah to Him.
Sufyan Ath-Thawri said that Talhah said that Ata said that Ibn Abbas said that;
Wasilah means `the means of approach'.
Mujahid, Abu Wa'il, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Abdullah bin Kathir, As-Suddi, Ibn Zayd and others gave the same meaning for Wasilah.
Qatadah said that the Ayah means,
"Seek the means of approach to Him by obeying Him and performing the acts that please Him."
أُولَـيِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ
Those whom they call upon seek a means of access to their Lord (Allah). (17:57)
Wasilah is a means of approach to achieve something, and it is also used to refer to the highest grade in Paradise, and it is the grade of the Messenger of Allah, his residence and the nearest grade in Paradise to Allah's Throne.
Al-Bukhari recorded that Jabir bin Abdullah said that the Messenger of Allah said,
مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَسْمَعُ النِّدَاءَ
Whoever, after hearing to the Adhan says,
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ وَالصَّلَةِ الْقَايِمَةِ اتِ مُحَمَّدًا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ
"O Allah! Lord of this perfect call and of the regular prayer which is going to be established! Grant Muhammad the Wasilah and superiority and send him (on the Day of Judgment) to the praiseworthy station which You have promised him,"
إِلاَّ حَلَّتْ لَهُ الشَّفَاعَةُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَة
then intercession from me will be permitted for him on the Day of Resurrection.
Muslim recorded that Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As said that he heard the Prophet saying,
إِذَا سَمِعْتُمُ الْمُوَذِّنَ فَقُولُوا مِثْلَ مَا يَقُولُ ثُمَّ صَلُّوا عَلَيَّ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ صَلَةً صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرًا ثُمَّ سَلُوا لِيَ الْوَسِيلَةَ فَإِنَّهَا مَنْزِلَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَا تَنْبَغِي إِلاَّ لِعَبْدٍ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللهِ وَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا هُوَ فَمَنْ سَأَلَ لِيَ الْوَسِيلَةَ حَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّفَاعَة
When you hear the Mu'adhdhin, repeat what he says, and then ask for Salah (blessing, mercy from Allah) for me. Verily, whoever asks for Salah for me, then Allah will grant ten Salah to him. Then, ask for the Wasilah for me, for it is a grade in Paradise that only one servant of Allah deserves, and I hope that I am that servant. Verily, whoever asks (Allah) for Wasilah for me, he will earn the right of my intercession.
Allah said,
وَجَاهِدُواْ فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
and strive hard in His cause as much as you can. So that you may be successful.
After Allah commanded Muslims to avoid the prohibitions and to work towards obedience, He commanded them to fight against their enemies, the disbelievers and idolators who have deviated from the straight path and abandoned the correct religion. Allah encouraged the believers by reminding them of the unending success and great happiness that He prepared for them for the Day of Resurrection, which will never change or decrease for those who join Jihad in His cause. They will remain in the lofty rooms of Paradise that are safe and beautiful. Those who live in these dwellings will always be comfortable and will never be miserable, living, never dying, and their clothes will never grow thin, nor will their youth ever end.
No Amount of Ransom Shall Be Accepted from the Disbelievers on the Day of the Judgment and They Will Remain in the Fire
Allah then describes the painful torment and punishment that He has prepared for His disbelieving enemies for the Day of Resurrection.
Allah said,
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِي الَارْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ لِيَفْتَدُواْ بِهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَا تُقُبِّلَ مِنْهُمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Al-Ma'idah 5:67
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Commanding the Prophet to Convey the Message; Promising Him Immunity and Protection
Allah says;
يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ
O Messenger! Convey what has been sent down to you from your Lord.
Allah addresses His servant and Messenger Muhammad by the title `Messenger' and commands him to convey all that He has sent him, a command that the Prophet has fulfilled in the best manner.
Al-Bukhari recorded that Aishah said,
"Whoever says to you that Muhammad hid any part of what Allah revealed to him, then he is uttering a lie. Allah said,
يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ
(O Messenger! Convey what has been sent down to you from your Lord)."
Al-Bukhari collected the short form of this story here, but mentioned the full narration in another part of his book.
Muslim in the Book of Iman, At-Tirmidhi, and An-Nasa'i in the Book of Tafsir of their Sunans also collected this Hadith.
In is recorded in the Two Sahihs that Aishah said,
"If Muhammad hid anything from the Qur'an, he would have hidden this Ayah,
وَتُخْفِى فِى نِفْسِكَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَـهُ
But you did hide in yourself that which Allah will make manifest, you did fear the people while Allah had a better right that you should fear Him." (33:37)
Al-Bukhari recorded that Az-Zuhri said,
"From Allah comes the Message, for the Messenger is its deliverance and for us is submission to it."
The Ummah of Muhammad has testified that he has delivered the Message and fulfilled the trust, when he asked them during the biggest gathering in his speech during the Farewell Hajj. At that time, there were over forty thousand of his Companions.
Muslim recorded that Jabir bin Abdullah said that the Messenger of Allah said in his speech on that day,
أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّكُمْ مَسْوُولُونَ عَنِّي فَمَا أَنْتُمْ قَايِلُونَ
O people! You shall be asked about me, so what are you going to reply?
They said, "We bear witness that you have conveyed (the Message), fulfilled (the trust) and offered sincere advice."
The Prophet kept raising his finger towards the sky and then pointing at them, saying,
اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ
اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ
O Allah! Did I convey?
O Allah! Did I convey?
Allah's statement,
وَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ
And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message.
meaning:If you do not convey to the people what I sent to you, then you have not conveyed My Message. Meaning, the Prophet knows the consequences of this failure.
Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn Abbas commented on the Ayah,
"It means, if you hide only one Ayah that was revealed to you from your Lord, then you have not conveyed His Message."
Allah's statement,
وَاللّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ
Allah will protect you from mankind.
means, you convey My Message and I will protect, aid and support you over your enemies and will grant you victory over them. Therefore, do not have any fear or sadness, for none of them will be able to touch you with harm.
Before this Ayah was revealed, the Prophet was being guarded, as Imam Ahmad recorded that;
Aishah said that the Prophet was vigilant one night when she was next to him; she asked him, "What is the matter, O Allah's Messenger?"
He said,
لَيْتَ رَجُلً صَالِحًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِي يَحْرُسُنِي اللَّيْلَة
Would that a pious man from my companions guard me tonight!
She said, "Suddenly we heard the clatter of arms. The Prophet said,
مَنْ هَذَا
Who is that?"
He (the new comer) replied, "I am Sa`d bin Malik (Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas)."
The Prophet asked,
مَا جَاءَ بِكَ
What brought you here?
He said, "I have come to guard you, Allah's O Messenger."
Aishah said, "So, the Prophet slept (that night) and I heard the noise of sleep coming from him."
This Hadith is recorded in Two Sahihs.
Another narration for this Hadith reads,
"The Messenger of Allah was vigilant one night, after he came to Al-Madinah...",
meaning, after the Hijrah and after the Prophet consummated his marriage to Aishah in the second year of Hijrah.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Aishah said,
"The Prophet was being guarded until this Ayah,
وَاللّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ
(Allah will protect you from mankind) was revealed."
She added; "The Prophet raised his head from the room and said;
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ انْصَرِفُوا فَقَدْ عَصَمَنِي اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَل
O people! Go away, for Allah will protect me."'
At-Tirmidhi recorded it and said, "This Hadith is Gharib."
It was also recorded by Ibn Jarir, and Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak, where he said, "Its chain is Sahih, but they did not record it."
Allah's statement,
إِنَّ اللّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْكَافِرِينَ
Verily, Allah guides not those who disbelieve.
means, O Muhammad, you convey, and Allah guides whom He wills, and misguides whom He wills.
In other Ayat, Allah said,
لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَأءُ
Not upon you is their guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills. (2:272)
and,
فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ
Your duty is only to convey and on Us is the reckoning. (13:40)
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The Success is for the believers whose qualities are described here
Allah says:
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُوْمِنُونَ
Successful indeed are the believers,
means, they have attained victory and are blessed, for they have succeeded. These are the believers who have the following characteristics:
الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي صَلَتِهِمْ خَاشِعُونَ
Aal-e-Imran 3:139
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وَلَا تَهِنُوا
So do not become weak,
because of what you suffered.
وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَنتُمُ الَاعْلَوْنَ إِن كُنتُم مُّوْمِنِينَ
nor be sad, and you will be triumphant if you are indeed believers.
for surely, the ultimate victory and triumph will be yours, O believers
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Aal-e-Imran 3:140
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إِن يَمْسَسْكُمْ قَرْحٌ فَقَدْ مَسَّ الْقَوْمَ قَرْحٌ مِّثْلُهُ
If a wound has touched you, be sure a similar wound has touched the others,
Therefore, the Ayah says, if you suffered injuries and some of you were killed, then your enemies also suffered injuries and fatalities.
وَتِلْكَ الايَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ
And so are the days, that We give to men by turns,
and at times -- out of wisdom -- We allow the enemy to overcome you, although the final good end will be yours.
وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ امَنُواْ
and that Allah may know (test) those who believe,
According to Ibn Abbas,
meaning, "So that We find out who would be patient while fighting the enemies."
وَيَتَّخِذَ مِنكُمْ شُهَدَاء
and that He may take martyrs from among you.
those who would be killed in Allah's cause and gladly offer their lives seeking His pleasure.
وَاللّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ
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Aal-e-Imran 3:141
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وَلِيُمَحِّصَ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ امَنُواْ
And Allah likes not the wrongdoers. And that Allah may test those who believe,
by forgiving them their sins if they have any. Otherwise, Allah will raise their grades according to the losses they suffered.
Allah's statement,
وَيَمْحَقَ الْكَافِرِينَ
and destroy the disbelievers.
for it is their conduct that if they gain the upper hand, they transgress and commit aggression. However, this conduct only leads to ultimate destruction, extermination, perishing and dying out.
Allah then said,
أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُواْ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمِ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ جَاهَدُواْ مِنكُمْ وَيَعْلَمَ Aal-e-Imran 3:140
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إِن يَمْسَسْكُمْ قَرْحٌ فَقَدْ مَسَّ الْقَوْمَ قَرْحٌ مِّثْلُهُ
If a wound has touched you, be sure a similar wound has touched the others,
Therefore, the Ayah says, if you suffered injuries and some of you were killed, then your enemies also suffered injuries and fatalities.
وَتِلْكَ الايَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ
And so are the days, that We give to men by turns,
and at times -- out of wisdom -- We allow the enemy to overcome you, although the final good end will be yours.
وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ امَنُواْ
and that Allah may know (test) those who believe,
According to Ibn Abbas,
meaning, "So that We find out who would be patient while fighting the enemies."
وَيَتَّخِذَ مِنكُمْ شُهَدَاء
and that He may take martyrs from among you.
those who would be killed in Allah's cause and gladly offer their lives seeking His pleasure.
وَاللّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ
Aal-e-Imran 3:104
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The Command to Establish the Invitation to Allah
Allah said,
وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌ
Let there arise out of you a group of people,
يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ
inviting to all that is good (Islam), enjoining Al-Ma`ruf (all that Islam orders) and forbidding Al-Munkar (all that Islam has forbidden).
that calls to righteousness, enjoins all that is good and forbids evil in the manner Allah commanded.
وَأُوْلَـيِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
And it is they who are the successful.
Ad-Dahhak said,
"They are a special group of the Companions and a special group of those after them, that is those who perform Jihad and the scholars."
The objective of this Ayah is that there should be a segment of this Muslim Ummah fulfilling this task, even though it is also an obligation on every member of this Ummah, each according to his ability.
Muslim recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,
مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِع فَبِقَلْبِهِ وَذلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الاِْيمَان
Whoever among you witnesses an evil,
let him change it with his hand.
If he is unable, then let him change it with his tongue.
If he is unable, then let him change it with his heart, and this is the weakest faith.
In another narration, The Prophet said,
وَلَيْسَ وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الاِْيمَانِ حَبَّةُ خَرْدَل
There is no faith beyond that, not even the weight of a mustard seed.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman said that the Prophet said,
وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِه لَتَأْمُرُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَلَتَنْهَوُنَّ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ أَوْ لَيُوشِكَنَّ اللهُ أَنْ يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عِقَابًا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ ثُمَّ لتَدْعُنَّــهُ فَلَا يَسْتَجِيبَ لَكُم
By He in Whose Hand is my soul! You will enjoin righteousness and forbid evil, or Allah shall send down a punishment from Him to you. Then, you will supplicate to Him, but He will not accept your supplication.
At-Tirmidhi also collected this Hadith and said, "Hasan".
There are many other Hadiths and Ayat on this subject, which will be explained later.
The Prohibition of Division
Al-Ma'idah 5:35
English - Tafsir ibn kathir
Commanding Taqwa, Wasilah, and Jihad
Allah commands;
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ امَنُواْ اتَّقُواْ اللّهَ
O you who believe! Have Taqwa of Allah,
Allah commands His faithful servants to fear Him in Taqwa, which if mentioned along with acts of obedience, it means to refrain from the prohibitions and the prohibited matters.
Allah said next,
وَابْتَغُواْ إِلَيهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ
and seek the Wasilah to Him.
Sufyan Ath-Thawri said that Talhah said that Ata said that Ibn Abbas said that;
Wasilah means `the means of approach'.
Mujahid, Abu Wa'il, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Abdullah bin Kathir, As-Suddi, Ibn Zayd and others gave the same meaning for Wasilah.
Qatadah said that the Ayah means,
"Seek the means of approach to Him by obeying Him and performing the acts that please Him."
أُولَـيِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ
Those whom they call upon seek a means of access to their Lord (Allah). (17:57)
Wasilah is a means of approach to achieve something, and it is also used to refer to the highest grade in Paradise, and it is the grade of the Messenger of Allah, his residence and the nearest grade in Paradise to Allah's Throne.
Al-Bukhari recorded that Jabir bin Abdullah said that the Messenger of Allah said,
مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَسْمَعُ النِّدَاءَ
Whoever, after hearing to the Adhan says,
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ وَالصَّلَةِ الْقَايِمَةِ اتِ مُحَمَّدًا الْوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ
"O Allah! Lord of this perfect call and of the regular prayer which is going to be established! Grant Muhammad the Wasilah and superiority and send him (on the Day of Judgment) to the praiseworthy station which You have promised him,"
إِلاَّ حَلَّتْ لَهُ الشَّفَاعَةُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَة
then intercession from me will be permitted for him on the Day of Resurrection.
Muslim recorded that Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As said that he heard the Prophet saying,
إِذَا سَمِعْتُمُ الْمُوَذِّنَ فَقُولُوا مِثْلَ مَا يَقُولُ ثُمَّ صَلُّوا عَلَيَّ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيَّ صَلَةً صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ عَشْرًا ثُمَّ سَلُوا لِيَ الْوَسِيلَةَ فَإِنَّهَا مَنْزِلَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَا تَنْبَغِي إِلاَّ لِعَبْدٍ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللهِ وَأَرْجُو أَنْ أَكُونَ أَنَا هُوَ فَمَنْ سَأَلَ لِيَ الْوَسِيلَةَ حَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّفَاعَة
When you hear the Mu'adhdhin, repeat what he says, and then ask for Salah (blessing, mercy from Allah) for me. Verily, whoever asks for Salah for me, then Allah will grant ten Salah to him. Then, ask for the Wasilah for me, for it is a grade in Paradise that only one servant of Allah deserves, and I hope that I am that servant. Verily, whoever asks (Allah) for Wasilah for me, he will earn the right of my intercession.
Allah said,
وَجَاهِدُواْ فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
and strive hard in His cause as much as you can. So that you may be successful.
After Allah commanded Muslims to avoid the prohibitions and to work towards obedience, He commanded them to fight against their enemies, the disbelievers and idolators who have deviated from the straight path and abandoned the correct religion. Allah encouraged the believers by reminding them of the unending success and great happiness that He prepared for them for the Day of Resurrection, which will never change or decrease for those who join Jihad in His cause. They will remain in the lofty rooms of Paradise that are safe and beautiful. Those who live in these dwellings will always be comfortable and will never be miserable, living, never dying, and their clothes will never grow thin, nor will their youth ever end.
No Amount of Ransom Shall Be Accepted from the Disbelievers on the Day of the Judgment and They Will Remain in the Fire
Allah then describes the painful torment and punishment that He has prepared for His disbelieving enemies for the Day of Resurrection.
Allah said,
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِي الَارْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ لِيَفْتَدُواْ بِهِ مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَا تُقُبِّلَ مِنْهُمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Al-Ma'idah 5:67
English - Tafsir ibn kathir
Commanding the Prophet to Convey the Message; Promising Him Immunity and Protection
Allah says;
يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ
O Messenger! Convey what has been sent down to you from your Lord.
Allah addresses His servant and Messenger Muhammad by the title `Messenger' and commands him to convey all that He has sent him, a command that the Prophet has fulfilled in the best manner.
Al-Bukhari recorded that Aishah said,
"Whoever says to you that Muhammad hid any part of what Allah revealed to him, then he is uttering a lie. Allah said,
يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ
(O Messenger! Convey what has been sent down to you from your Lord)."
Al-Bukhari collected the short form of this story here, but mentioned the full narration in another part of his book.
Muslim in the Book of Iman, At-Tirmidhi, and An-Nasa'i in the Book of Tafsir of their Sunans also collected this Hadith.
In is recorded in the Two Sahihs that Aishah said,
"If Muhammad hid anything from the Qur'an, he would have hidden this Ayah,
وَتُخْفِى فِى نِفْسِكَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَـهُ
But you did hide in yourself that which Allah will make manifest, you did fear the people while Allah had a better right that you should fear Him." (33:37)
Al-Bukhari recorded that Az-Zuhri said,
"From Allah comes the Message, for the Messenger is its deliverance and for us is submission to it."
The Ummah of Muhammad has testified that he has delivered the Message and fulfilled the trust, when he asked them during the biggest gathering in his speech during the Farewell Hajj. At that time, there were over forty thousand of his Companions.
Muslim recorded that Jabir bin Abdullah said that the Messenger of Allah said in his speech on that day,
أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّكُمْ مَسْوُولُونَ عَنِّي فَمَا أَنْتُمْ قَايِلُونَ
O people! You shall be asked about me, so what are you going to reply?
They said, "We bear witness that you have conveyed (the Message), fulfilled (the trust) and offered sincere advice."
The Prophet kept raising his finger towards the sky and then pointing at them, saying,
اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ
اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ
O Allah! Did I convey?
O Allah! Did I convey?
Allah's statement,
وَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ
And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message.
meaning:If you do not convey to the people what I sent to you, then you have not conveyed My Message. Meaning, the Prophet knows the consequences of this failure.
Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn Abbas commented on the Ayah,
"It means, if you hide only one Ayah that was revealed to you from your Lord, then you have not conveyed His Message."
Allah's statement,
وَاللّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ
Allah will protect you from mankind.
means, you convey My Message and I will protect, aid and support you over your enemies and will grant you victory over them. Therefore, do not have any fear or sadness, for none of them will be able to touch you with harm.
Before this Ayah was revealed, the Prophet was being guarded, as Imam Ahmad recorded that;
Aishah said that the Prophet was vigilant one night when she was next to him; she asked him, "What is the matter, O Allah's Messenger?"
He said,
لَيْتَ رَجُلً صَالِحًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِي يَحْرُسُنِي اللَّيْلَة
Would that a pious man from my companions guard me tonight!
She said, "Suddenly we heard the clatter of arms. The Prophet said,
مَنْ هَذَا
Who is that?"
He (the new comer) replied, "I am Sa`d bin Malik (Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas)."
The Prophet asked,
مَا جَاءَ بِكَ
What brought you here?
He said, "I have come to guard you, Allah's O Messenger."
Aishah said, "So, the Prophet slept (that night) and I heard the noise of sleep coming from him."
This Hadith is recorded in Two Sahihs.
Another narration for this Hadith reads,
"The Messenger of Allah was vigilant one night, after he came to Al-Madinah...",
meaning, after the Hijrah and after the Prophet consummated his marriage to Aishah in the second year of Hijrah.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Aishah said,
"The Prophet was being guarded until this Ayah,
وَاللّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ
(Allah will protect you from mankind) was revealed."
She added; "The Prophet raised his head from the room and said;
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ انْصَرِفُوا فَقَدْ عَصَمَنِي اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَل
O people! Go away, for Allah will protect me."'
At-Tirmidhi recorded it and said, "This Hadith is Gharib."
It was also recorded by Ibn Jarir, and Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak, where he said, "Its chain is Sahih, but they did not record it."
Allah's statement,
إِنَّ اللّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْكَافِرِينَ
Verily, Allah guides not those who disbelieve.
means, O Muhammad, you convey, and Allah guides whom He wills, and misguides whom He wills.
In other Ayat, Allah said,
لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَأءُ
Not upon you is their guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills. (2:272)
and,
فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ
Your duty is only to convey and on Us is the reckoning. (13:40)
