Quran 2:110 Surah Baqarah ayat 110 Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English
﴿وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ ۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اللَّهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ﴾
[ البقرة: 110]
2:110 And establish prayer and give zakah, and whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it with Allah. Indeed, Allah of what you do, is Seeing.
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Quran 2:110 Tafsir Al-Jalalayn
And perform the prayer and pay the alms; whatever good in the way of obedience such as observing kinship and charity you shall offer for your own souls you shall find it that is its reward with God; assuredly God sees what you do and will requite you for it.
Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
And participate in the act of divine worship, giving zakat, for zakat is but a vehicle of prayer, and whatever you advance of piety toward future security, you shall find preserved in heaven’s realm. Allah is Bassirun (Omnipresent): He sees all that you do
Quran 2:110 Tafsir Ibn Kathir
The Prohibition of following the Ways of the People of the Book
Allah warned His believing servants against following the ways of the People of Book, who publicly and secretly harbor emnity and hatred for the believers, and who envy the believers, while they recognize the virtue of the believers and their Prophet .
Allah also commanded His believing servants to forgive them and to be patient with them, until Allah delivers His aid and victory to them.
Allah commanded the believers to perform the prayer perfectly, to pay the Zakah and He encouraged them to preserve the practice of these righteous deeds.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik said that Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf, who was a Jew and a poet, used to criticize the Prophet in his poems, so Allah revealed,
وَدَّ كَثِيرٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَـبِ لَوْ يَرُدُّونَكُم
( Many of the People of the Scripture (Jews and Christians ) wish that they could turn you away..) regarding his matter.
Also, Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn `Abbas said, "An unlettered Messenger came to the People of the Scriptures confirming what they have in their own Books about the Messengers and the Ayat of Allah.
He also believes in all of this, just as they believe in it.
Yet, they rejected the Prophet out of disbelief, envy and transgression.
This is why Allah said,
كُفَّارًا حَسَدًا مِّنْ عِنْدِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ مِّن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْحَقُّ
( out of envy from their own selves, even after the truth (that Muhammad ﷺ is Allah's Messenger ) has become manifest unto them).
Allah said that after He illuminated the truth for them, such that they were not ignorant of any of it, yet their envy made them deny the Prophet .
Thus Allah criticized, chastised and denounced them." Allah legislated the characteristics that His Prophet and the believers should adhere to: belief, faith and accepting what Allah revealed to them and to those before them out of His generosity and tremendous kindness.
Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said that,
مِّنْ عِنْدِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ
( from their own selves ) means, "of their making." Also, Abu Al-`Aliyah said that,
مِّن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْحَقُّ
( even after the truth (that Muhammad ﷺ is Allah's Messenger ) has become manifest unto them) means, "After it became clear that Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah whom they find written of in the Torah and the Injil.
They denied him in disbelief and transgression because he was not one of them." Qatadah and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said similarly.
Allah said,
فَاعْفُواْ وَاصْفَحُواْ حَتَّى يَأْتِىَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ
( But forgive and overlook, till Allah brings His command. ) this is similar to His saying;
وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَـبَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ أَذًى كَثِيراً
( And you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture before you (Jews and Christians ) and from those who ascribe partners to Allah) ( 3: 186 ).
`Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said that Allah's statement,
فَاعْفُواْ وَاصْفَحُواْ حَتَّى يَأْتِىَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ
( But forgive and overlook, till Allah brings His command. ) was abrogated by the Ayah,
فَاقْتُلُواْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ
( Then kill the Mushrikin wherever you find them ) ( 9:5 ), and,
قَـتِلُواْ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلاَ بِالْيَوْمِ الاٌّخِرِ
( Fight against those who believe not in Allah, nor in the Last Day ) ( 9:29 ) until,
وَهُمْ صَـغِرُونَ
( And feel themselves subdued ) ( 9:29 ).
Allah's pardon for the disbelievers was repealed." Abu Al-`Aliyah, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Qatadah and As-Suddi said similarly: It was abrogated by the Ayah of the sword." ( Mentioned above ).
The Ayah,
حَتَّى يَأْتِىَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ
( till Allah brings His command. ) gives further support for this view.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded Usamah bin Zayd saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his Companions used to forgive the disbelievers and the People of the Book, just as Allah commanded in His statement,
فَاعْفُواْ وَاصْفَحُواْ حَتَّى يَأْتِىَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
( But forgive and overlook, till Allah brings His command.
Verily, Allah is able to do all things ).
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to forgive them and was patient with them as Allah ordered him, until Allah allowed fighting them.
Then Allah destroyed those who He decreed to be killed among the strong men of Quraysh, by the Prophet's forces.
The chain of narration for this text is Sahih, but I did not see its wordings in the six collections of Hadith, although the basis of it is in the Two Sahihs, narrated from Usamah bin Zayd.
The Encouragement to perform Good Deeds
Allah said,
وَأَقِيمُواْ الصَّلَوةَ وَءَاتُواْ الزَّكَوةَ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُواْ لأَنْفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اللَّهِ
( And perform the Salah and give the Zakah, and whatever of good you send forth for yourselves before you, you shall find it with Allah ).
Allah encouraged the believers to busy themselves in performing deeds that would bring them benefit and reward on the Day of Resurrection, such as prayer and paying Zakah.
This way, they will gain Allah's aid in this life and on a Day when the witnesses testify,
يَوْمَ لاَ يَنفَعُ الظَّـلِمِينَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَهُمُ الْلَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوءُ الدَّارِ
( The Day when their excuses will be of no profit to the Zalimin (wrongdoers ).
Theirs will be the curse, and theirs will be the evil abode ( i.e.
painful torment in Hell-fire )) ( 40:52 ).
This is why Allah said,
إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
( Certainly, Allah sees what you do ), meaning, that He is never unaware of the deeds of any person, nor will these deeds be lost by Him.
Whether deeds are righteous or evil, Allah will award each according to what he or she deserves based on their deeds.
Tafsir Maarif-ul-Quran Mufti Muhammad Shafi
The Prohibition of following the Ways of the People of the Book
Allah warned His believing servants against following the ways of the People of Book, who publicly and secretly harbor emnity and hatred for the believers, and who envy the believers, while they recognize the virtue of the believers and their Prophet .
Allah also commanded His believing servants to forgive them and to be patient with them, until Allah delivers His aid and victory to them.
Allah commanded the believers to perform the prayer perfectly, to pay the Zakah and He encouraged them to preserve the practice of these righteous deeds.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik said that Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf, who was a Jew and a poet, used to criticize the Prophet in his poems, so Allah revealed,
وَدَّ كَثِيرٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَـبِ لَوْ يَرُدُّونَكُم
( Many of the People of the Scripture (Jews and Christians ) wish that they could turn you away..) regarding his matter.
Also, Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn `Abbas said, "An unlettered Messenger came to the People of the Scriptures confirming what they have in their own Books about the Messengers and the Ayat of Allah.
He also believes in all of this, just as they believe in it.
Yet, they rejected the Prophet out of disbelief, envy and transgression.
This is why Allah said,
كُفَّارًا حَسَدًا مِّنْ عِنْدِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ مِّن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْحَقُّ
( out of envy from their own selves, even after the truth (that Muhammad ﷺ is Allah's Messenger ) has become manifest unto them).
Allah said that after He illuminated the truth for them, such that they were not ignorant of any of it, yet their envy made them deny the Prophet .
Thus Allah criticized, chastised and denounced them." Allah legislated the characteristics that His Prophet and the believers should adhere to: belief, faith and accepting what Allah revealed to them and to those before them out of His generosity and tremendous kindness.
Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said that,
مِّنْ عِنْدِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ
( from their own selves ) means, "of their making." Also, Abu Al-`Aliyah said that,
مِّن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْحَقُّ
( even after the truth (that Muhammad ﷺ is Allah's Messenger ) has become manifest unto them) means, "After it became clear that Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah whom they find written of in the Torah and the Injil.
They denied him in disbelief and transgression because he was not one of them." Qatadah and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said similarly.
Allah said,
فَاعْفُواْ وَاصْفَحُواْ حَتَّى يَأْتِىَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ
( But forgive and overlook, till Allah brings His command. ) this is similar to His saying;
وَلَتَسْمَعُنَّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَـبَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ أَذًى كَثِيراً
( And you shall certainly hear much that will grieve you from those who received the Scripture before you (Jews and Christians ) and from those who ascribe partners to Allah) ( 3: 186 ).
`Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said that Allah's statement,
فَاعْفُواْ وَاصْفَحُواْ حَتَّى يَأْتِىَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ
( But forgive and overlook, till Allah brings His command. ) was abrogated by the Ayah,
فَاقْتُلُواْ الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ
( Then kill the Mushrikin wherever you find them ) ( 9:5 ), and,
قَـتِلُواْ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلاَ بِالْيَوْمِ الاٌّخِرِ
( Fight against those who believe not in Allah, nor in the Last Day ) ( 9:29 ) until,
وَهُمْ صَـغِرُونَ
( And feel themselves subdued ) ( 9:29 ).
Allah's pardon for the disbelievers was repealed." Abu Al-`Aliyah, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Qatadah and As-Suddi said similarly: It was abrogated by the Ayah of the sword." ( Mentioned above ).
The Ayah,
حَتَّى يَأْتِىَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ
( till Allah brings His command. ) gives further support for this view.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded Usamah bin Zayd saying that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his Companions used to forgive the disbelievers and the People of the Book, just as Allah commanded in His statement,
فَاعْفُواْ وَاصْفَحُواْ حَتَّى يَأْتِىَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
( But forgive and overlook, till Allah brings His command.
Verily, Allah is able to do all things ).
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to forgive them and was patient with them as Allah ordered him, until Allah allowed fighting them.
Then Allah destroyed those who He decreed to be killed among the strong men of Quraysh, by the Prophet's forces.
The chain of narration for this text is Sahih, but I did not see its wordings in the six collections of Hadith, although the basis of it is in the Two Sahihs, narrated from Usamah bin Zayd.
The Encouragement to perform Good Deeds
Allah said,
وَأَقِيمُواْ الصَّلَوةَ وَءَاتُواْ الزَّكَوةَ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُواْ لأَنْفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ اللَّهِ
( And perform the Salah and give the Zakah, and whatever of good you send forth for yourselves before you, you shall find it with Allah ).
Allah encouraged the believers to busy themselves in performing deeds that would bring them benefit and reward on the Day of Resurrection, such as prayer and paying Zakah.
This way, they will gain Allah's aid in this life and on a Day when the witnesses testify,
يَوْمَ لاَ يَنفَعُ الظَّـلِمِينَ مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَهُمُ الْلَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوءُ الدَّارِ
( The Day when their excuses will be of no profit to the Zalimin (wrongdoers ).
Theirs will be the curse, and theirs will be the evil abode ( i.e.
painful torment in Hell-fire )) ( 40:52 ).
This is why Allah said,
إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
( Certainly, Allah sees what you do ), meaning, that He is never unaware of the deeds of any person, nor will these deeds be lost by Him.
Whether deeds are righteous or evil, Allah will award each according to what he or she deserves based on their deeds.
Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
( And establish prayer ) perfect the five daily prayers, ( and pay the poor-due ) pay the poor what is due from your wealth; ( and whatever of good ) of righteous deeds, and the poor-due and charitable works ( ye send before for your souls ) you save for yourselves, ( ye will find it ) you will find its reward ( with Allah ) from Allah. ( Lo! Allah is Seer ) knows your intentions ( of what ye do ) of what you spend in charity and the poor-due.
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
And perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and give Zakat, and whatever of good (deeds that Allah loves) you send forth for yourselves before you, you shall find it with Allah. Certainly, Allah is All-Seer of what you do.
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