[47] Surah Muhammad: Ayat 035

৩৫. অতএব, তোমরা হীনবল হয়ো না এবং সন্ধির আহবান জানিও না, তোমরাই হবে প্রবল। আল্লাহই তোমাদের সাথে আছেন। তিনি কখনও তোমাদের কর্ম হ্রাস করবেন না।

Ayat 35. So be not weak and ask not for peace (from the enemies of Islam), while you are having the upper hand. Allah is with you, and will never decrease the reward of your good deeds.  

Tafseer of Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 35. Be not weary and faint-hearted, crying for peace, when ye should be uppermost: for Allah is with you, and will never put you in loss for your (good) deeds. To those who are trying to root out evil, and have authority to do so, the question is not of peace or conflict, but of whether Good or Evil is to prevail. They must remember the Good must ultimately prevail, and Allah's help is with those who, as far as men can, are trying to further the universal Plan. 

Hazrat Abu Abs Abdur-Rahman bin Jabr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) said, "It will not happen that the feet soiled with dust while (doing Jihad) in the way of Allah, will be touched by the fire (of Hell).'' [Al-Bukhari Hadith # 2811].

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 35. So be not weak and ask not for peace (from the enemies of Islam)" "Fight for Allah's cause", "Feet soiled with dust'' means participation in Jihad. That is to say, a person takes part in Jihad and yet goes to Hell is altogether impossible. What it signifies is that Jihad is a means of expiation of sins and that it guarantees the admission into Jannah, provided he is not guilty of major sins. This exception is confirmed by other Ahadith.

[47] Surah Muhammad: Ayat 033-034

৩৩. হে মুমিনগণ! তোমরা আল্লাহর আনুগত্য কর, রসূলের (স:) আনুগত্য কর এবং নিজেদের কর্ম বিনষ্ট করো না।

৩৪. নিশ্চয় যারা কাফের এবং আল্লাহর পথ থেকে মানুষকে ফিরিয়ে রাখে, অতঃপর কাফের অবস্থায় মারা যায়, আল্লাহ কখনই তাদেরকে ক্ষমা করবেন না। 

Ayat 33. O you who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger (Muhammad  [SAWW](PBUH) and render not vain your deeds.

Ayat 34. Verily, those who disbelieve, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah (i.e. Islam); then die while they are disbelievers, Allah will not forgive them.

Tafseer of Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 33 and 34. O ye who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the messenger, and make not vain your deeds! (If ye love Allah) and His religion, (follow Prophet SAWW) follow my Religion; (Allah will love you) He will increase your love (and forgive you your sins) which were committed when you followed Judaism. (Allah is Forgiving) of whoever repents, (Merciful) towards whoever dies in a state of repentance. This verse was revealed about the Jews who claimed they were the children of Allah and His beloved ones. When this verse was revealed 'Abdullah Ibn Ubayy said: “Muhammad  [SAWW](PBUH) is commanding us to love him as the Christians loved Jesus”, and the Jews said: “Muhammad [SAWW](PBUH) wants us to take him as a compassionate Lord, just as the Christians took Jesus as a compassionate Lord”. Consequently, Allah revealed about their comments: (Say: Obey Allah) regarding what He has obligated (and the Messenger) in his practices. (But if they turn away) from obeying them, (Lo! Allah loved not the disbelievers) the Jews and the hypocrites. Ayat 34. Those who reject Allah, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, then die rejecting Allah, -Allah will not forgive them. 

Hazrat Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Three men came to the houses of the wives of the Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) to inquire about the worship of The Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH). When they were informed, they considered their worship insignificant and said: "Where are we in comparison with The Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) while Allah has forgiven his past sins and future sins". One of them said: "As for me, I shall offer Salat all night long.'' Another said: "I shall observe Saum (fasting) continuously and shall not break it". Another said: "I shall abstain from women and shall never marry". The Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) came to them and said, "Are you the people who said such and such things? By Allah, I fear Allah more than you do, and I am most obedient and dutiful among you to Him, but still I observe fast and break it; perform Salat and sleep at night and get married and take wives. So whoever turns away from my Sunnah does not belong to me".

[Al-Bukhari Book 7, Chapter 62, Hadith # 001] 

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 33. O you who believe! Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger (Muhammad  [SAWW](PBUH).

1. This Hadith deals with the following five points:

a) Moderation in worship.

b) Obligation to marry.

c) Inducement for following in the Prophet's footsteps.

d) Prohibition from observing Saum (fasts) all the time.

e) Prohibition of keeping awake all the night for Nawafil prayers.

2. There is neither virtue nor reward for making innovations in religion. All the blessings and rewards lie only in the obedience and following the conduct of the Prophet  (PBUH).

[47] Surah Muhammad: Ayat 032

৩২. নিশ্চয় যারা কাফের এবং আল্লাহর পথ থেকে মানুষকে ফিরিয়ে রাখে এবং নিজেদের জন্যে সৎপথ ব্যক্ত হওয়ার পর রসূলের (স:)  বিরোধিতা  করে, তারা আল্লাহর কোনই ক্ষতি করতে পারবে না এবং তিনি ব্যর্থ করে দিবেন তাদের কর্মসমূহকে।

Ayat 32. Verily, those who disbelieve, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah (i.e. Islam), and oppose the Messenger ( [SAWW](PBUH) (by standing against him and hurting him), after the guidance has been clearly shown to them, they will not hurt Allah in the least, but He will make their deeds fruitless,

Tafseer of Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 32. Those who reject Allah, hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, and resist the Messenger, after Guidance has been clearly shown to them, will not injure Allah in the least, but He will make their deeds of no effect. Cf. verse 25 earlier, and verse 34 next; in verse 25 was shown the source of the evil, viz., yielding to the deceptions of the Evil One; in this verse are shown the proximate consequences of such yielding to evil, viz., failure of all we do; and in verse 34 below are shown the eternal consequences, viz., our deprivation of Allah's Grace and Mercy. 

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said,  "Allah, the Exalted, becomes angry, and His Anger is provoked when a person does what Allah has declared unlawful.'' [Al-Bukhari Book 07, Chapter 62, Hadith # 150].

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 32. Verily, those who disbelieve, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah (i.e. Islam), and oppose the Messenger ( [SAWW](PBUH) "This Hadith warns us against committing sins and all that Allah has forbidden in order to avoid exciting the anger of Allah.

[47] Surah Muhammad: Ayat 031

৩১. আমি অবশ্যই তোমাদেরকে পরীক্ষা করব যে পর্যন্ত না ফুটিয়ে তুলি তোমাদের জেহাদকারীদেরকে এবং সবরকারীদেরকে এবং যতক্ষণ না আমি তোমাদের অবস্থান সমূহ যাচাই করি।

Ayat 31. And surely, We shall try you till We test those who strive hard (for the Cause of Allah) and the patient ones, and We shall test your facts (i.e. the one who is a liar, and the one who is truthful).

Tafseer of Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 31. And We shall try you until We test those among you who strive their utmost and persevere in patience; and We shall try your reported (mettle). Cf. 34:2. The test and trial is for our own psychological development, to help in the exercise of such choice as has been given to us in our free will. Cf 3:154. Akhbar, the things reported of you; reputation for courage and constancy, which has to be brought to the test of facts and experience. In an epigram of Tacitus we are told of a Roman Emperor that he would have been considered in every way to have been worthy of being a ruler if only he had never ruled! So in life people may think us courageous, true, noble, and self-sacrificing; and we may consider ourselves as possessing all such virtues; but it is actual experience that will bring them to the test. 

Hazrat Sufyan bin `Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I said, "O Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH), tell me something of Islam which I will not ask anyone else about it.'' He [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Say, `I believe in Allah' and then be steadfast".

[Muslim, Book 01, Chapter 14, Hadith # 062].

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 31. “And surely, We shall try you till We test those who strive hard (for the Cause of Allah) and the patient ones" Steadfastness means adhering firmly to the injunctions of Islam, to act upon what is ordained and avoid what is prohibited, to perform dutifully orders in respect of obligations and what is regarded desirable and avoid what is unlawful. Faith is not a mere expression of Shahadah. The real Faith is one which is coupled with its actual practice because practice of religion is in fact the fruit of Faith. A tree which does not bear any fruit, has no value, similarly; faith becomes meaningless without practice. Steadfastness is the mark of perfect Faith.

[47] Surah Muhammad: Ayat 029-030

২৯. যাদের অন্তরে রোগ আছে, তারা কি মনে করে যে, আল্লাহ তাদের অন্তরের বিদ্বেষ প্রকাশ করে দেবেন না?  

৩০. আমি ইচ্ছা করলে আপনাকে তাদের সাথে পরিচিত করে দিতাম। তখন আপনি তাদের চেহারা দেখে তাদেরকে চিনতে পারতেন এবং আপনি অবশ্যই কথার ভঙ্গিতে তাদেরকে চিনতে পারবেন। আল্লাহ তোমাদের কর্মসমূহের খবর রাখেন।

Ayat 29. Or do those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy), think that Allah will not bring to light all their hidden ill-wills?

Ayat 30. Had We willed, We could have shown them to you, and you should have known them by their marks, but surely, you will know them by the tone of their speech! And Allah knows all your deeds.

Tafseer of Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 29. Or do those in whose hearts is a disease, think that Allah will not bring to light all their rancor? 20 above, and n. 4845. Being diseased at the very core of their being, they do not understand the simplest facts of spiritual life.

Ayat 30. Had We so wiled, We could have shown them up to thee, and thou should have known them by their marks: but surely thou wilt know them by the tone of their speech! And Allah knows all that ye do. 4854 Evil is not always necessarily branded in this life with a distinguishing mark or brand. But the discerning ones know. Evil is betrayed by its speech and behavior. 

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said,  "Allah does not look at your figures, nor at your attire but He looks at your hearts and accomplishments". [Muslim Book 32, Chapter 08, Hadith # 6221].

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 29. “Allah will not bring to light all their hidden ill-wills?” This Hadith highlights the importance of sincerity and good intention. It is, therefore, essential that every noble action should be based on these two virtues; and heart should be free from all such things that destroy noble deeds. Hypocrisy, ostentation, greed for wealth, riches and other worldly things fall in the category of such evils. Since the true condition of heart is known to Allah alone, the true position of one's actions will be known on the Day of Resurrection when one will be required for them by Allah. In this world, one will be treated according to his apparent condition while his insight will be left to Allah.

[47] Surah Muhammad: Ayat 027-028

২৭. ফেরেশতা যখন তাদের মুখমন্ডল ও পৃষ্ঠদেশে আঘাত করতে করতে প্রাণ হরণ করবে, তখন তাদের অবস্থা কেমন হবে?  

২৮. এটা এজন্যে যে, তারা সেই বিষয়ের অনুসরণ করে, যা আল্লাহর অসন্তোষ সৃষ্টি করে এবং আল্লাহর সন্তুষ্টিকে অপছন্দ করে। ফলে তিনি তাদের কর্মসমূহ ব্যর্থ করে দেন। 

Ayat 27. Then how (will it be) when the angels will take their souls (of disbelievers) at death, smiting their faces and their backs?

Ayat 28. That is because they followed that which angered Allah, and hated that which pleased Him. So He made their deeds fruitless.

Tafseer of Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 27. But how (will it be) when the angels take their souls at death, and smite their faces and their backs? It is all very well for them to practice hypocrisy in this life. How will they feel at death, when they find that the angels know all, and touch the very pots they had taken such care to conceal? Their faces and their backs: there is a subtle metaphor. The face is what looks to the front, the side you present to the outer world; the back is what is not shown, what is hidden from the world. The hypocrites will be hit at both points. Or, the face is what they boast of, what they are proud of; the back is the skeleton in the cupboard, the things they dare not utter, but which yet haunt them. The hypocrites are hit on ever} 7 side. Cf. 8:50. Ayat 28. This because they followed that which called forth the Wrath of Allah, and they hated Allah’s good pleasure; so He made their deeds of no effect. 

Hazrat Abu Said Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) said, "When a dead body is placed on a bier and men carry it on their shoulders, if the deceased was pious, it (the corpse) will say: `Take me in haste'; but if he was not, it will say (to its bearers): `Woe to it. Where are you taking it?' Everything except man hears its voice. Had a human being heard its voice, he would have surely died".  [Al-Bukhari, Book 02, Chapter 23, Hadith # 400] 

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 27. Then how (will it be) when the angels will take their souls (of disbelievers) at death, smiting their faces and their backs?” The speech of a dead is a matter of the realm of the Unseen (or Al-Ghaib) which is mentioned in this Hadith. A deceased person will certainly say what has been disclosed here. A Muslim must have absolute faith in it. Almighty Allah is certainly capable of endowing the power of speech on a deceased person as he does speak with the angels (Munkar and Nakir) when they come to the dead in the grave and question him. This Hadith is intended to induce people to virtues so that after death, one has not to say: "Woe to me! Where are you taking me?” One should spend the life in such a manner that after death when he is taken to the graveyard for burial, he should be in a position to say: "Hasten to take me to my grave so that I can enjoy Divine blessings there".

[47] Surah Muhammad: Ayat 026

 

২৬. এটা এজন্য যে, তারা তাদেরকে বলে, যারা আল্লাহর অবতীর্ণ কিতাব অপছন্দ করেঃ আমরা কোন কোন ব্যাপারে তোমাদের কথা মান্য করব। এটা এজন্য যে, তারা তাদেরকে বলে, যারা আল্লাহর অবতীর্ণ কিতাব অপছন্দ করেঃ আমরা কোন কোন ব্যাপারে তোমাদের কথা মান্য করব।

Ayat 26. This is because they (hypocrites) said to those who hate what Allah has sent down: "We will obey you (Pagans and Jews) in part of the matter," but Allah knows their secrets.

Tafseer of Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 26. This, because they said to those who hate what Allah has revealed, "We will obey you in part of (this) matter"; but Allah knows their (inner) secrets. They have become so impervious to facts and truths, because, without the courage to oppose Allah's Cause openly, they secretly intrigue with Allah's enemies, and say that they will follow them part of the way, and by remaining partly in the other camp, they will be far more useful as spies and half-hearted doubters than by going over altogether. If they think that this game will be successful, they are mistaken. All the inner secrets and motives of their hearts are known to Allah. Cf. 59:11. 

Hazrat Ibn Masood (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Truth leads to piety and piety leads to Jannah. A man persists in speaking the truth till he is enrolled with Allah as a truthful. Falsehood leads to vice and vice leads to the Fire (Hell), and a person persists on telling lies until he is enrolled as a liar".'  [Muslim Book 32, Chapter 26, Hadith # 6306].

Lesson: Siddiq (veracious) and Kadhdhab (liar) both are adjectives of intensive degree. That is to say, the words stand respectively for someone whose truth has become his second nature; and in the opposite case, one is a liar who is in the habit of telling lies. As one acquires a reputation in this world for his good or bad deeds similar is his position before Allah. One who is ranked among the truthful with Him is entitled to reward, and if one is a liar, he has to suffer retribution for it. This Hadith provides incentive for truthfulness because it is a source of every good deed and contains a warning against lying as it gives rise to all kinds of mischief.