Surah Mujadilah ayat 11 Tafsir Quran 58:11

﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُوا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَافْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ۖ وَإِذَا قِيلَ انشُزُوا فَانشُزُوا يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَاتٍ ۚ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ﴾
[ المجادلة: 11]

58:11 O you who have believed, when you are told, "Space yourselves" in assemblies, then make space; Allah will make space for you. And when you are told, "Arise," then arise; Allah will raise those who have believed among you and those who were given knowledge, by degrees. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.

O you who believe when it is said to you ‘Make room’ during the assembly during the assembly convened with the Prophet s or for remembrance so that those arriving to join you may find room to sit al-majlis ‘assembly’ may also be read in the plural al-majālis then make room; God will make room for you in Paradise. And when it is said ‘Rise up’ stand up for prayer or for other good deeds do rise up a variant reading for unshuzū fa’nshuzū has anshizū in both instances sc. anshizū fa’nshizū; God will raise those of you who have faith thereby obeying this command and He will raise those who have been given knowledge by degrees in Paradise. And God is Aware of what you do.

O you whose hearts reflect the image of religious and spiritual virtues: when you are in an assembly and you are requested to move a little to make room for a new comer, do move and spread out; Allah widens your scope and the good may become best. And when you are asked to rise, do rise; Allah will raise those whose hearts have been impressed with the image of piety, as well as those men of learning and profitable knowledge, to higher ranks and exalt them in dignity and power. Allah is well acquainted with all that you do

Manners for Assemblies Allah teaches His servants good manners and orders them to be kind to each other when they are sitting together, يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُواْ فِى الْمَجَـلِسِ ( O you who believe! When you are told to make room in the assemblies, ) فَافْسَحُواْ يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ( make room.
Allah will give you room. ) Indeed, the reward or recompense depends on the type of action.
In a Hadith, the Prophet said,
«مَنْ بَنَىىِللهِ مَسْجِدًا بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّة»
( Whoever builds a Masjid for Allah, Allah builds for him a house in Paradise. ) In another Hadith, the Prophet said,
«وَمَنْ يَسَّرَ عَلى مُعْسِرٍ يَسَّرَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْاخِرَةِ، وَاللهُ فِي عَوْنِ الْعَبْدِ مَا كَانَ الْعَبْدُ فِي عَوْنِ أَخِيه»
( He who relieves a difficulty for a person living in straitened circumstances, then Allah will relieve the difficulties of this life and the Hereafter for him.
Surely, Allah helps the servant as long as the servant helps his brother. ) There are many similar Hadiths.
This is why Allah the Exalted said, فَافْسَحُواْ يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ( make room.
Allah will give you room. ) Qatadah said, "This Ayah was revealed about gatherings in places where Allah is being remembered.
When someone would come to join in assemblies with the Messenger , they would hesitate to offer them space so that they would not loose their places.
Allah the Exalted commanded them to spread out and make room for each other." Imam Ahmad and Imam Ash-Shafi`i recorded that `Abdullah bin `Umar said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«لَا يُقِمِ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ فَيَجْلِسَ فِيهِ، وَلَكِنْ تَفَسَّحُوا وَتَوَسَّعُوا»
( One of you should not remove someone from his place and sit in it, but instead, spread out and make room. ) This Hadith is recorded in the Two Sahihs.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said,
«لَا يُقِمِ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ فِيهِ، وَلَكِنِ افْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللهُ لَكُم»
( A man should not remove another man from his place and then sit in it.
Rather spread out and make room and Allah will make room for you. ) Imam Ahmad also recorded this Hadith with the wording:
«لَا يَقُومُ الرَّجُلُ لِلرَّجُلِ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ، وَلَكِنِ افْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللهُ لَكُم»
( A man should not leave his place for another man, but rather spread out and make room, and Allah will make room for you )." It has been reported that Ibn `Abbas, Al-Hasan Al-Basri and others said that: إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُواْ فِى الْمَجَـلِسِ فَافْسَحُواْ يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ( When you are told to make room in the assemblies, make room.
Allah will give you room. ) means to war assemblies, and that, وَإِذَا قِيلَ انشُزُواْ فَانشُزُواْ ( And when you are told to rise up, then rise up. ) means, "Get up to fight." Qatadah said وَإِذَا قِيلَ انشُزُواْ فَانشُزُواْ ( And when you are told to rise up, then rise up. ) means, "When you are called to any type of good, then respond." The Virtues of Knowledge and People of Knowledge Allah's statement, يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَـتٍ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ ( Allah will exalt in degrees those of you who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge.
And Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do. ) means, do not think that if one of you makes room for his brother, or rises up when he is commanded to do so, that this will diminish his right or honor.
Rather, this will increase his virtue and status with Allah, and Allah the Exalted will never make his good deed be lost.
To the contrary, He will reward him for it in this life and the Hereafter.
Surely, he who humbles himself by and before the command of his Lord, then Allah will elevate his status and make him known by his good behavior.
the statement of Allah the Exalted, يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَـتٍ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ m( Allah will exalt in degree those of you who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge.
And Allah is Well--Acquainted with what you do. ) meaning, surely, Allah is Aware of those who deserve this reward and those who are not worthy of it.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu At-Tufayl `Amir bin Wathilah said that Nafi` bin `Abdul--Harith met `Umar bin Al-Khattab in the area of `Usfan.
`Umar appointed Abu At-Tufayl to be the governor of Makkah.
`Umar asked him, "Whom did you appoint as your deputy for the valley people ( that is, Makkah )." `Amir said, "I appointed Ibn Abza, one of our freed slaves, as my deputy." `Umar said, "You made a freed slave their governor in your absence" He said, "O Leader of the faithful! He has memorized Allah's Book and has knowledge of regulations of inheritance, along with being a proficient judge." `Umar said, "Surely, your Prophet has said,
«إِنَّ اللهَ يَرْفَعُ بِهذَا الْكِتَابِ قَوْمًا وَيَضَعُ بِهِ آخَرِين»
( Verily, Allah elevates some people and degrades others, on account of this Book. )" Muslim collected this Hadith.

(58:11) Believers, when you are told: 'Make room for one another in your assemblies,' then make room; Allah will bestow amplitude on you. *26 And when it is said: 'Rise up,' then rise up; *27 Allah will raise to high ranks *28 those of you who believe and are endowed with knowledge. Allah is well aware of all that you do.

O you who have believed, when you meaning

*26) This has been explained in the Introduction to the Surah above.
Some commentators regard this Command as restricted to the assemblies of the Holy Prophet ( upon whom be Allah's peace ).
But as pointed out by Imam Malik, the correct view is that this is a general instruction for the assemblies held by the Muslims.
One of the rules of etiquette taught by AIIah and His Messenger to the Muslims is that when they arc sitting in an assembly and some more people arrive, they should have the courtesy to accommodate the new-comers and should squeeze in together as far as possible to make room for them to sit.
The new-comers also should have the courtesy not to press in forcibly and make others rise up in order to take their place.
In the Hadith Hadrat 'Abdullah bin 'Umar and Hadrat Abu Hurairah have reported that the Holy Prophet said: Nobody should make another person rise up so as to take his place, but you should yourself make room for others.
" ( Musnad Ahmad Bukhari Muslim ).
And Hadrat `Abdullah bin `Amr bin 'As reports that the Holy Prophet said: "It is not lawful for a person that he should forcibly press in between two men except by their leave." ( Musnad Ahmad, Abu Da 'ud, Tirmidhi ).

*27) 'Abdur Rahman bin Zaid bin Aslam has stated that the people used to prolong their sitting in the Holy Prophet's as semblies and tried to sit till the end.
This caused him inconvenience and discomfort as well as hindrance in his daily chores.
At this Allah sent down this Command, teaching the people the etiquette: `When you are told to rise up froth the assembly, you should rise up.and disperse. " ( Ibn Jarir, Ibn Kathir ).

*28) That is, "You should not think that if in the Holy Prophet's assembly you had to sit a little farther away from him for the sake of making room for others, you would be reduced in rank or if you were asked to rise up and disperse from the assembly, you were disgraced.
The real means of exaltation of ranks is faith and knowledge, and not an opportunity to sit nearest to the Holy Prophet ( upon whom be Allah's peace ) in his assembly and sit the longest.
If a person happened to sit nearer to him, it does not mean that he became exalted in rank, for the high ranks belong only to those who have attained to the wealth of knowledge and faith.
Likewise, the person who prolonged his sitting with the Holy Prophet only to cause him inconvenience and discomfort, in fact, displayed lack of good manners.
His there sitting near him for a long ;time will not exaIt him in rank in any way.
Far higher and exalted in rank in the sight of AIlah is he who attained to taste faith and knowledge and imbibed the morals that should belong to a believer.

 

Manners for Assemblies Allah teaches His servants good manners and orders them to be kind to each other when they are sitting together, يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُواْ فِى الْمَجَـلِسِ ( O you who believe! When you are told to make room in the assemblies, ) فَافْسَحُواْ يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ( make room.
Allah will give you room. ) Indeed, the reward or recompense depends on the type of action.
In a Hadith, the Prophet said, «مَنْ بَنَىىِللهِ مَسْجِدًا بَنَى اللهُ لَهُ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّة» ( Whoever builds a Masjid for Allah, Allah builds for him a house in Paradise. ) In another Hadith, the Prophet said, «وَمَنْ يَسَّرَ عَلى مُعْسِرٍ يَسَّرَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْاخِرَةِ، وَاللهُ فِي عَوْنِ الْعَبْدِ مَا كَانَ الْعَبْدُ فِي عَوْنِ أَخِيه» ( He who relieves a difficulty for a person living in straitened circumstances, then Allah will relieve the difficulties of this life and the Hereafter for him.
Surely, Allah helps the servant as long as the servant helps his brother. ) There are many similar Hadiths.
This is why Allah the Exalted said, فَافْسَحُواْ يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ( make room.
Allah will give you room. ) Qatadah said, "This Ayah was revealed about gatherings in places where Allah is being remembered.
When someone would come to join in assemblies with the Messenger , they would hesitate to offer them space so that they would not loose their places.
Allah the Exalted commanded them to spread out and make room for each other." Imam Ahmad and Imam Ash-Shafi`i recorded that `Abdullah bin `Umar said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «لَا يُقِمِ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ فَيَجْلِسَ فِيهِ، وَلَكِنْ تَفَسَّحُوا وَتَوَسَّعُوا» ( One of you should not remove someone from his place and sit in it, but instead, spread out and make room. ) This Hadith is recorded in the Two Sahihs.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said, «لَا يُقِمِ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ فِيهِ، وَلَكِنِ افْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللهُ لَكُم» ( A man should not remove another man from his place and then sit in it.
Rather spread out and make room and Allah will make room for you. ) Imam Ahmad also recorded this Hadith with the wording: «لَا يَقُومُ الرَّجُلُ لِلرَّجُلِ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ، وَلَكِنِ افْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللهُ لَكُم» ( A man should not leave his place for another man, but rather spread out and make room, and Allah will make room for you )." It has been reported that Ibn `Abbas, Al-Hasan Al-Basri and others said that: إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُواْ فِى الْمَجَـلِسِ فَافْسَحُواْ يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ( When you are told to make room in the assemblies, make room.
Allah will give you room. ) means to war assemblies, and that, وَإِذَا قِيلَ انشُزُواْ فَانشُزُواْ ( And when you are told to rise up, then rise up. ) means, "Get up to fight." Qatadah said وَإِذَا قِيلَ انشُزُواْ فَانشُزُواْ ( And when you are told to rise up, then rise up. ) means, "When you are called to any type of good, then respond." The Virtues of Knowledge and People of Knowledge Allah's statement, يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَـتٍ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ ( Allah will exalt in degrees those of you who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge.
And Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do. ) means, do not think that if one of you makes room for his brother, or rises up when he is commanded to do so, that this will diminish his right or honor.
Rather, this will increase his virtue and status with Allah, and Allah the Exalted will never make his good deed be lost.
To the contrary, He will reward him for it in this life and the Hereafter.
Surely, he who humbles himself by and before the command of his Lord, then Allah will elevate his status and make him known by his good behavior.
the statement of Allah the Exalted, يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَـتٍ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ m( Allah will exalt in degree those of you who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge.
And Allah is Well--Acquainted with what you do. ) meaning, surely, Allah is Aware of those who deserve this reward and those who are not worthy of it.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu At-Tufayl `Amir bin Wathilah said that Nafi` bin `Abdul--Harith met `Umar bin Al-Khattab in the area of `Usfan.
`Umar appointed Abu At-Tufayl to be the governor of Makkah.
`Umar asked him, "Whom did you appoint as your deputy for the valley people ( that is, Makkah )." `Amir said, "I appointed Ibn Abza, one of our freed slaves, as my deputy." `Umar said, "You made a freed slave their governor in your absence" He said, "O Leader of the faithful! He has memorized Allah's Book and has knowledge of regulations of inheritance, along with being a proficient judge." `Umar said, "Surely, your Prophet has said, «إِنَّ اللهَ يَرْفَعُ بِهذَا الْكِتَابِ قَوْمًا وَيَضَعُ بِهِ آخَرِين» ( Verily, Allah elevates some people and degrades others, on account of this Book. )" Muslim collected this Hadith.

( O ye who believe! When it is said ) when the Prophet ( pbuh ) says: ( Make room in assemblies, then make room; Allah will make way for you (Hereafter )) in the Hereafter. This was revealed about Thabit Ibn Qays Ibn Shammas whose story is mentioned in the Surah of the Private Apartments. It is also said it was revealed about a group of people from Badr, among whom were Thabit Ibn Qays Ibn Shammas. These people went to the Prophet ( pbuh ) on a Friday when he was staying in the apartment of his wife Safiyyah. When they could not find a place where to sit, they stood at the beginning of the assembly. So the Prophet ( pbuh ) addressed some people who were not among those who participated in the Battle of Badr: so-and-so and so-and-so and so-and-so let those who took part in the Battle of Badr sit in your places. This is because the Prophet ( pbuh ) used to honour all those who fought at the battle of Badr. But when he did that, he noticed that those who were made to give up their seats resented it, and so Allah revealed about them this verse. ( And when it is said, Come up higher! ) in prayer, jihad or remembrance ( go up higher; Allah will exalt those who believe ) in secret and openly ( among you ) in ranks, ( and those who have knowledge ) along with faith, ( to high ranks ) merits in Paradise, more than the merits given to those who have faith but have no knowledge. This is because a believer who is knowledgeable is better than a believer who is not. ( Allah is informed of what ye do ) of good or evil.

O you who believe! When you are told to make room in the assemblies, (spread out and) make room. Allah will give you (ample) room (from His Mercy). And when you are told to rise up [for prayers, Jihad (holy fighting in Allah's Cause), or for any other good deed], rise up. Allah will exalt in degree those of you who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge. And Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do.

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