Surah Muhammad ayat 32 Tafsir Quran 47:32

﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَصَدُّوا عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَشَاقُّوا الرَّسُولَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْهُدَىٰ لَن يَضُرُّوا اللَّهَ شَيْئًا وَسَيُحْبِطُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ﴾
[ محمد: 32]

47:32 Indeed, those who disbelieved and averted [people] from the path of Allah and opposed the Messenger after guidance had become clear to them - never will they harm Allah at all, and He will render worthless their deeds.

Indeed those who disbelieve and bar from the way of God the path of truth and defy the Messenger opposing him after the guidance this is the meaning of ‘the way of God’ has become clear to them they will not hurt God in any way and He will make their works fail He will invalidate them good works such as voluntary alms and the like and so they will not find any reward for it in the Hereafter — this was revealed either regarding those Meccan participants at the battle of Badr who provided food for the needy or regarding the Jewish tribes of Qurayza and al-Nadīr.

Those who denied Allah and stood in the way to prevent Allahs spirit of truth from guiding people into all truth, and forsook the Messenger after the truth was made evident to them by heaven and by men, shall not harm Allah in the least, but He will imprint their deeds with irreverence, profanity and damnation

Nullifying the Disbelievers' Deeds and the Command to chase Them Allah then informs about those who disbelieve, obstruct others from the path of Allah, oppose the Messenger and contend with him, and revert from the faith after guidance has become clear to them.
He indicates that those people can never harm Allah in the least, and rather they only harm themselves and become losers on the Day of Resurrection.
He will nullify their deeds.
Allah will not reward them even the weight of a mosquito ( i.e., the smallest thing ) for any good that they did before their apostasy, but would instead totally invalidate and destroy it.
Their apostasy wipes away their good deeds entirely, just as the good deeds would normally wipe away the evil deeds.
Imam Ahmad Ibn Nasr Al-Marwazi reported in Kitab As-Salah ( the Book of Prayer ) that Abu Al-`Aliyah said, "The Prophet's Companions used to think that no sin would harm a person who says `La ilaha illallah,' just as no good deed would benefit a person who joins partners with Allah.
So Allah revealed, أَطِيعُواْ اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ الرَّسُولَ وَلاَ تُبْطِلُواْ أَعْمَـلَكُمْ ( Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your deeds. ) This made them fear that some sins could nullify their deeds." It has also been reported from Ibn `Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said, "We, the Companions of Allah's Messenger ﷺ, used to think that good deeds would all be accepted, until Allah revealed, أَطِيعُواْ اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ الرَّسُولَ وَلاَ تُبْطِلُواْ أَعْمَـلَكُمْ ( Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your deeds.
) So we asked each other: `What is it that can nullify our deeds' So we said, `The major sins, great offenses that require admission into the Fire and immoral sins.' But then Allah revealed, إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ( Verily, Allah does not forgive joining partners with Him in worship, but He forgives except that to whom He wills. ) ( 4:48 ) After this was revealed, we ceased saying that.
We thereafter continued to fear for those who committed great sins and immoral sins and to have hope for those who did not." Then, Allah commands His believing servants to obey Him and His Messenger , which would result in their happiness in this worldly life and the Hereafter.
He also prohibits them from apostasy, because that would result in the nullification of their deeds.
Thus He says, وَلاَ تُبْطِلُواْ أَعْمَـلَكُمْ ( and do not invalidate your deeds. ) meaning, by apostasy.
Thus, Allah says after this, إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ مَاتُواْ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ فَلَن يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ ( Verily, those who disbelieved and obstructed others from the path of Allah and then died as disbelievers -- never will Allah forgive them. ) This is similar to His saying, إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ( Verily, Allah does not forgive joining partners with Him in worship, but He forgives except that to whom He wills. ) ( 4:48 ) Allah then addresses His believing servants by saying, فَلاَ تَهِنُواْ ( So do not lose heart ) meaning, do not be weak concerning the enemies. وَتَدْعُواْ إِلَى السَّلْمِ ( and beg for peace ) meaning, compromise, peace, and ending the fighting between you and the disbelievers while you are in a position of power, both in great numbers and preparations.
Thus, Allah says, فَلاَ تَهِنُواْ وَتَدْعُواْ إِلَى السَّلْمِ وَأَنتُمُ الاٌّعْلَوْنَ ( So do not lose heart and beg for peace while you are superior. ) meaning, in the condition of your superiority over your enemy.
If, on the other hand, the disbelievers are considered more powerful and numerous than the Muslims, then the Imam ( general commander ) may decide to hold a treaty if he judges that it entails a benefit for the Muslims.
This is like what Allah's Messenger ﷺ did when the disbelievers obstructed him from entering Makkah and offered him treaty in which all fighting would stop between them for ten years.
Consequently, he agreed to that.
Allah then says: وَاللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ ( And Allah is with you ) This contains the good news of victory and triumph over the enemies. وَلَن يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمَـلَكُمْ ( and He will never deprive you of (the reward of ) your deeds.) meaning, Allah will never invalidate your deeds, nullify them, or deprive you of them, but rather He will give you your rewards complete, without any reduction." And Allah knows best.

(47:32) Those who disbelieved and barred others from Allah's Way and opposed the Messenger after the True Guidance had become manifest to them, they shall not be able to cause Allah the least harm; rather, Allah will reduce all their works to nought. *39

Indeed, those who disbelieved and averted [people] meaning

*39) This sentence has two meanings: ( 1 ) That Allah will render vain and fruitless all those works which they had performed as " good works ", and they will get no reward whatever for them in the Hereafter; and ( 2 ) that all the devices that they are adopting to obstruct the way of Allah and His Messenger's Religion will prove ineffective and fruitless.

 

Nullifying the Disbelievers' Deeds and the Command to chase Them Allah then informs about those who disbelieve, obstruct others from the path of Allah, oppose the Messenger and contend with him, and revert from the faith after guidance has become clear to them.
He indicates that those people can never harm Allah in the least, and rather they only harm themselves and become losers on the Day of Resurrection.
He will nullify their deeds.
Allah will not reward them even the weight of a mosquito ( i.e., the smallest thing ) for any good that they did before their apostasy, but would instead totally invalidate and destroy it.
Their apostasy wipes away their good deeds entirely, just as the good deeds would normally wipe away the evil deeds.
Imam Ahmad Ibn Nasr Al-Marwazi reported in Kitab As-Salah ( the Book of Prayer ) that Abu Al-`Aliyah said, "The Prophet's Companions used to think that no sin would harm a person who says `La ilaha illallah,' just as no good deed would benefit a person who joins partners with Allah.
So Allah revealed, أَطِيعُواْ اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ الرَّسُولَ وَلاَ تُبْطِلُواْ أَعْمَـلَكُمْ ( Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your deeds. ) This made them fear that some sins could nullify their deeds." It has also been reported from Ibn `Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said, "We, the Companions of Allah's Messenger ﷺ, used to think that good deeds would all be accepted, until Allah revealed, أَطِيعُواْ اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ الرَّسُولَ وَلاَ تُبْطِلُواْ أَعْمَـلَكُمْ ( Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your deeds.
) So we asked each other: `What is it that can nullify our deeds' So we said, `The major sins, great offenses that require admission into the Fire and immoral sins.' But then Allah revealed, إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ( Verily, Allah does not forgive joining partners with Him in worship, but He forgives except that to whom He wills. ) ( 4:48 ) After this was revealed, we ceased saying that.
We thereafter continued to fear for those who committed great sins and immoral sins and to have hope for those who did not." Then, Allah commands His believing servants to obey Him and His Messenger , which would result in their happiness in this worldly life and the Hereafter.
He also prohibits them from apostasy, because that would result in the nullification of their deeds.
Thus He says, وَلاَ تُبْطِلُواْ أَعْمَـلَكُمْ ( and do not invalidate your deeds. ) meaning, by apostasy.
Thus, Allah says after this, إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ مَاتُواْ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ فَلَن يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ ( Verily, those who disbelieved and obstructed others from the path of Allah and then died as disbelievers -- never will Allah forgive them. ) This is similar to His saying, إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ ( Verily, Allah does not forgive joining partners with Him in worship, but He forgives except that to whom He wills. ) ( 4:48 ) Allah then addresses His believing servants by saying, فَلاَ تَهِنُواْ ( So do not lose heart ) meaning, do not be weak concerning the enemies. وَتَدْعُواْ إِلَى السَّلْمِ ( and beg for peace ) meaning, compromise, peace, and ending the fighting between you and the disbelievers while you are in a position of power, both in great numbers and preparations.
Thus, Allah says, فَلاَ تَهِنُواْ وَتَدْعُواْ إِلَى السَّلْمِ وَأَنتُمُ الاٌّعْلَوْنَ ( So do not lose heart and beg for peace while you are superior. ) meaning, in the condition of your superiority over your enemy.
If, on the other hand, the disbelievers are considered more powerful and numerous than the Muslims, then the Imam ( general commander ) may decide to hold a treaty if he judges that it entails a benefit for the Muslims.
This is like what Allah's Messenger ﷺ did when the disbelievers obstructed him from entering Makkah and offered him treaty in which all fighting would stop between them for ten years.
Consequently, he agreed to that.
Allah then says: وَاللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ ( And Allah is with you ) This contains the good news of victory and triumph over the enemies. وَلَن يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمَـلَكُمْ ( and He will never deprive you of (the reward of ) your deeds.) meaning, Allah will never invalidate your deeds, nullify them, or deprive you of them, but rather He will give you your rewards complete, without any reduction." And Allah knows best.

( Lo! those who disbelieve ) in Muhammad ( pbuh ) and the Qur’an ( and turn from the way of Allah ) and bar people from the religion and obedience of Allah ( and oppose the messenger ) in relation to Religion ( after the guidance ) Allah’s divine Oneness ( hath been manifested unto them, they hurt Allah not a jot ) they do not diminish Allah in any way, ( and He will make their actions fruitless ) He annuls their good works and whatever they have spent on the Day of Badr; this refers to those who fed the army of the disbelievers on the Day of Badr.

Verily, those who disbelieve, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah (i.e. Islam), and oppose the Messenger (SAW) (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,

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