Surah Ahzab ayat 35 Tafsir Quran 33:35

﴿إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْقَانِتَاتِ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالصَّادِقَاتِ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّابِرَاتِ وَالْخَاشِعِينَ وَالْخَاشِعَاتِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَاتِ وَالصَّائِمِينَ وَالصَّائِمَاتِ وَالْحَافِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَافِظَاتِ وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا﴾
[ الأحزاب: 35]

33:35 Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women, the obedient men and obedient women, the truthful men and truthful women, the patient men and patient women, the humble men and humble women, the charitable men and charitable women, the fasting men and fasting women, the men who guard their private parts and the women who do so, and the men who remember Allah often and the women who do so - for them Allah has prepared forgiveness and a great reward.

Indeed the men who have submitted to God and the women who have submitted to God and the believing men and the believing women and the obedient men and the obedient women and the men who are truthful and the women who are truthful in their faith and the patient men and the patient women steadfast in performing acts of obedience and the humble men and the humble women and the charitable men and the charitable women and the men who fast and the women who fast and the men who guard their private parts and the women who guard their private parts from what is unlawful and the men who remember God often and the women who remember God often — for them God has prepared forgiveness of their acts of disobedience and a great reward for their acts of obedience.

Those of the men and the women who conformed to Islam and the men and the women whose hearts reflect the image of religious and spiritual virtues, and the men and the women who exercise unqualified obedience to Allah, and the men and the women who are true to Allah and have brought themselves up in the obedience of His statutes, and the men and the women who exercise patience and forbearance under provocation and bear with others their limitation, and the men and the women who are humble and their prudence gets the better of their pride, and the men and the women who have a charitable feeling toward mankind and a disposition to benevolence, and the men and the women who fast or abstain from food (at the specified time) as a religious observance and fast from sin and from abomination, and the men and the women who guard their sexual morality and refrain from unlawful sexual congress, sex perversion and sex abuse, and the men and the women who constantly apply remembrance to Allah are those who shall indeed win Allahs mercy. He has intended to grant them forgiveness and has prepared for them a great reward

The Reason for Revelation Imam Ahmad recorded that Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, the wife of the Prophet said, "I said to the Prophet , `Why is it that we are not mentioned in the Qur'an as men are' Then one day without my realizing it, he was calling from the Minbar and I was combing my hair, so I tied my hair back then I went out to my chamber in my house, and I started listening out, and he was saying from the Minbar: «يَاأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ: إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَـتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَـتِ» ( O people! Verily Allah says: (Verily, the Muslims: men and women, the believers: men and women... )) to the end of the Ayah." This was also recorded by An-Nasa'i and Ibn Jarir. إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَـتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَـتِ ( Verily, the Muslims: men and women, the believers: men and women... ) indicates that Iman is something other than Islam, and that it is more specific, because Allah says: قَالَتِ الاٌّعْرَابُ ءَامَنَّا قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُواْ وَلَـكِن قُولُواْ أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الايمَـنُ فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ ( The bedouins say: "We believe." Say: "You believe not but you only say, `We have surrendered (in Islam ),' for faith has not yet entered your hearts.") ( 49:14 ).
In the Two Sahihs, it says:
«لَا يَزْنِي الزَّانِي حِينَ يَزْنِي وَهُوَ مُؤْمِن»
( The adulterer does not commit adultery at the time when he is a believer. ) For it snatches away his Iman, although that does not mean he is a disbeliever, according to the consensus of the Muslims.
This indicates that Iman is more specific than Islam, as we have stated at the beginning of our commentary on Al-Bukhari. وَالْقَـنِتِينَ وَالْقَـنِتَـتِ ( the Qanit: men and the women, ) Al-Qunut means obedience during quite time. أَمَّنْ هُوَ قَانِتٌ ءَانَآءَ الَّيْلِ سَـجِداً وَقَآئِماً يَحْذَرُ الاٌّخِرَةَ وَيَرْجُواْ رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِ ( Is one who is (Qanit, ) prostrating himself or standing in the middle of the night, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord...) ( 39:9 ) وَلَهُ مَن فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ كُلٌّ لَّهُ قَـنِتُونَ ( To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth.
All are Uqnuti (Qanitun ) to Him.) ( 30:26 ) يمَرْيَمُ اقْنُتِى لِرَبِّكِ وَاسْجُدِى وَارْكَعِى مَعَ الرَكِعِينَ ( O Maryam! "Uqnuti to your Lord and prostrate, and bow with Ar-Raki`in (those who bow ).") ( 3:43 ) وَقُومُواْ لِلَّهِ قَـنِتِينَ ( And stand before Allah Qanitin ) ( 2: 238 ).
So, beyond Islam there is a higher level to be reached, which is Iman, and Qunut stems from them both. وَالصَّـدِقِينَ وَالصَّـدِقَـتِ ( the men and women who are truthful, ) This refers to their speech, for truthfulness is a praiseworthy attribute.
Some of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, were never known to have lied even once, neither during Jahiliyyah nor in Islam.
Truthfulness is a sign of faith, just as lying is a sign of hypocrisy.
Whoever is truthful will be saved:
«عَلَيْكُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ فَإِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ، وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ، فَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ، وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ، وَلَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَصْدُقُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الصِّدْقَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللهِ صِدِّيقًا، وَلَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَكْذِبُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الْكَذِبَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللهِ كَذَّابًا»
( You have to be truthful, for truthfulness leads to righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise.
And beware of lying, for lying leads to immorality and immorality leads to Hell.
A man will keep telling the truth and striving to do so until he will be recorded with Allah as a truthful.
And a man will keep telling lies and will persist in doing so until he will be recorded with Allah as a liar. ) And there are many Hadiths on this topic. وَالصَّـبِرِينَ وَالصَّـبِرَتِ ( the men and the women who are patient, ) This is the attribute of those who are steadfast, which is patience in the face of adversity and knowing that what is decreed will inevitably come to pass.
So, they face it with patience and steadfastness.
Patience is the most difficult when disaster first strikes, then after that it becomes easier, and this is true steadfastness. وَالْخَـشِعِينَ وَالْخَـشِعَـتِ ( the Khashi`: men and the women, ) Khushu` means serenity and tranquillity, deliberation and dignity and humility.
What motivates a person to be like this is the fear of Allah and the awareness that He is constantly watching, as mentioned in the Hadith:
«اعْبُدُ اللهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاك»
( Worship Allah as if you can see Him, for if you cannot see Him, He can see you. ) وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَـتِ ( the men and the women who give Sadaqat, ) As-Sadaqah ( charity ) means doing good to people who are in need or who are weak and have no means of earning a living and none to financially support them.
They give them from the excess of their wealth in obedience to Allah and as a good deed to His creation.
It was recorded in the Two Sahihs:
«سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمُ اللهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ فَذَكَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَرَجُلٌ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَأَخْفَاهَا حَتَّى لَاتَعْلَمَ شِمَالُهُ مَا تُنْفِقُ يَمِينُه»
( There are seven whom Allah will shade with His Shade on the Day when there will be no shade except His Shade -- and among them he mentioned -- .
..a man who gave in charity and concealed it to the extent that his left hand did not know what his right hand was giving. ) According to another Hadith:
«وَالصَّدَقَةُ تُطْفِىءُ الْخَطِيئَةَ كَمَا يُطْفِىءُ الْمَاءُ النَّار»
( Sadaqah extinguishes bad deeds just as water extinguishes fire. ) There are many Hadiths which encourage charitable giving; this topic is discussed in detail elsewhere. والصَّـئِمِينَ والصَّـئِمَـتِ ( the men and the women who fast, ) According to a Hadith narrated by Ibn Majah:
«وَالصَّوْمُ زَكَاةُ الْبَدَن»
( Fasting is the Zakah of the body. ) In other words, it purifies it and cleanses it of things that are bad in both physical and Shar`i terms.
Sa`id bin Jubayr said: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and three days of each month, is included in the Ayah, والصَّـئِمِينَ والصَّـئِمَـتِ ( the men and the women who fast, )" Fasting is also one of the greatest means of overcoming one's desires, as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«يَامَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ، فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاء»
( O young men! Whoever among you can afford to get married, let him do so, for it is most effective in lowering the gaze and protecting the chastity.
And whoever cannot get married, then let him fast, for it will be a protection for him. ) It is quite apt that next should be mentioned: وَالْحَـفِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَـفِـظَـتِ ( the men and the women who guard their chastity ) i.e., they protect their private parts from forbidden and sinful things, except for that which is permitted.
Allah says: وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـفِظُونَ - إِلاَّ عَلَى أَزْوَجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ - فَمَنِ ابْتَغَى وَرَآءَ ذلِكَ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ ( And those who guard their chastity.
Except from their wives or the whom their right hands possess -- for they are not blameworthy.
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers. ) ( 70:29-31 ) وَالذَكِـرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيراً وَالذَكِرَتِ ( and the men and the women who remember Allah much ) Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«إِذَا أَيْقَظَ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّيَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ كُتِبَا تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ مِنَ الذَّاكِرِينَ اللهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَات»
( If a man wakes his wife at night and they pray two Rak`ahs, they will recorded that night as being among the men and the women who remember Allah much. ) This was recorded by Abu Dawud, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah from the Hadith of Abu Sa`id and Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with them both, from the Prophet .
Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was walking along a road in Makkah, and he came to ( the mountain of ) Jumdan, and said,
«هَذَا جُمْدَانُ، سِيرُوا، فَقَدْ سَبَقَ الْمُفَرِّدُون»
( This is Jumdan, go ahead, for the Mufarridun have gone ahead.(The men and the women who remember Allah much ) Then he said,
«اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُحَلِّقِين»
( O Allah, forgive those who shaved their hair. ) They said, `And those who shortened.' He said,
«اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُحَلِّقِين»
( O Allah, forgive those who shaved their hair. ) They said, `And those who shortened.'
«وَالْمُقَصِّرِين»
( And those who shortened. ) This was recorded by Imam Ahmad with this chain of narration.
It was also recorded by Muslim, except for the last part of it. أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْراً عَظِيماً ( Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward. ) Here Allah tells us that for all of those mentioned in this Ayah, He has prepared for them forgiveness of their sins and a great reward, meaning, Paradise.

(33:35) Surely *53 the men who submit (to Allah) and the women who submit (to Allah), *54 the men who have faith and the women who have faith, *55 the men who are obedient and the women who are obedient, *56 the men who are truthful and the women who are truthful; *57 the men who are steadfast and the women who are steadfast, *58 the men who humble themselves (to Allah) and the women who humble themselves (to Allah), *59 the men who give alms and the women who give alms, *60 the men who fast and the women who fast, *61 the men who guard their chastity and the women who guard their chastity, *62 the men who remember Allah much and the women who remember Allah much: *63 for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and a mighty reward. *64

Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, meaning

*53) Presentation of this theme immediately after the foregoing paragraph contains a subtle allusion to the faet that the -instructions given above to the Holy Prophet's wives are not exclusively meant for them but the Muslim society as a whole should reform itself in accordance with them.

*54) " Who have surrendered themselves to Allah : Who have accepted Islam as a code of life for themselves, and have decided to follow it in their lives, and who have no wish to resist the Islamic way of life and thought, but have adopted the way of obedience and submission to it.

*55) "Who are believing" : Whose obedience is not merely outward nor unwilling but who sincerely regard the guidance given by Islam as based on the truth whose faith is that the way shown by the Qur'an and the Holy Prophet Muhammad ( upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings ) is the only right and straight way in following which alone lies their true success.
That which has been declared as wrong by Allah and His Prophet is certainly wrong even according to their judgement and that which has been declared as right by AIlah and His Prophet is certainly right even according to their thinking and sense.
Psychologically and intellectually also they do not regard as improper any injunction that has been enjoined by the Qur'an and Sunnah, and do not remain on the lookout to change it somehow to suit their own desire or mould it according to the current trends of the world, avoiding at the same time the blame that they have effected a change in the Command given by AIlah and His Prophet.
The Holy Prophet has described the true state of faith in a Hadith in these words: "He who reconciled himself to Allah as his Lord and to Islam as his Way of Life and to Muhammad as his Messenger, has the true taste of Faith." ( Muslim ) In another Hadith, he has explained it thus: "None of you becomes a believer until the desires of his self become subordinate to what I have brought." ( Sharh as-Sunnah )
*56) That is, "They do not rest content with mere belief but are obedient practically also.
They are not the sort of the people who would honestly believe that what Allah and His Messenger have commanded was true but would violate it in practice: that they would sincerely regard what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden as bad but would go on following the same in practical life."
*57) That is, "They are truthful in their speech and honest in thou dealings.
They do not deal in lies, deceptions, frauds and forgeries.
They utter with their tongues only what their conscience approves as true.
They practise and perfom only what they honestly find to be in accordance with righteousness and truth, and they arc honest in all their dealings with others."
*58) That is, "They patiently and steadfastly bear and face all the obstacles, dangers, difficulties and losses that they might have to encounter in following the right way taught by Allah and His Messenger and in establishing Allah's Religion in the world; no fear and no temptation and no lust of the self can succeed in diverting them from the right way."
*59) That is, "They arc free from pride, vanity and haughtiness: they havc full understanding of the reality that they arc servants and they havc no other position than that of servitude.
Therefore, their hearts as well as their bodies remain bowed before Allah, dominated by fear of Him.
They never display the attitude which is the hall-mark of the lives of those who are fearless of God and arc involved in arrogance.
" From the sequence it appears that the mention of Khushu' ( expression of humility ) in particular along with the general attitude of the fear of God implies the Prayer, for the mention of the practice of charity and fast has been made just after it.

*60) This does not only imply payment of the obligatory Zakat, but it also includes general charity.
It means to say that they spend their wealth freely in the way of Allah and they are not at aII niggardly in the matter of helping the servants of Allah as much as they can.
No orphan and no sick or afflicted person, no weak or disabled person, no poor and needy one remains deprived of their support in their dwelling; and if there arises the need for monetary help for promoting the cause of Allah's Religion, they arc never miserly in expending their wealth for that purpose.

*61) This includes both the obligarory and the voluntary fasts.

*62) This has two meanings: ( 1 ) They refrain from adultery; and ( 2 ) they avoid nudity.
One should also note that nudity dces not only mean being naked but it is also nudity to put on a thin dress which shows the body, or is so tight-fitting that it reveals aII the outlines of the body.

*63) "Remember Allah much" means that one should mention Allah's name in one way or other at aII times in every business of life.
Man cannot develop such a state of the mind unless the thought of God becomes deeply embedded in his heart.
When this idea has passed beyond his conscious mind and settled deep in his subconscious and unconscious mind, then only he will remember and mention God's name in whatever he does and in whatever he says.
He will begin with bismillah when he eats and say al-hamdu lillah when he finishes; he will remember Allah when he goes to bed, and mention Allah's name when he gets up.
In his conversation also he will again and again pronounce bismillah, al-hamdu-lillalh, insha-Allah, ma sha Allah, etc.
and ask for Allah's help in every matter, and thank Him for every blessing.
He will seek His mercy in every affliction, and turn to Him in every trouble.
He will fear Him on encountering every evil, and ask for His forgiveness when he happens to havc committed an error and will pray to Him for fulfilment of every need.
In short, in every state and in every business of life his function will be to remember Allah.

This.
In fact, is the essence of the Islamic life.
For all other acts of worship there is a prescribed time when they are performed, and one is free when one has performed them.
But this is the worship which has no special time; it has to be performed constantly so that it links up the man's life with Allah and His service permanently.
The other worships and religious acts themselves also become meaningful only when the heart of man remains inclined to Allah not only at the time when the act is actually being carried out but at aII times when the tongue is uttering Allah's name constantly.
In such a state as this worship and religious acts develop and flourish in a man's life precisely in the same manner as a plant grows in a congenial climate and environment.
Contrary to this, the example of the religious services and worships which are carried out only on special times and occasions in the life which is devoid of this constant remembrance of Allah is of the plant which has been planted in an un-congenial climate, and which is growing only due to the special attention and care of the gardener.
This very thing has been explained by the Holy Prophet in a Hadith, thus:
"Mu'adh bin Anas Juhani relates that a person asked the Holy Prophet of Allah.
who among those who fight in the way of AIlah will get the highest reward? He replied: The one who remembers Allah the most.
The man asked: Who among the observers of the fast will get the highest reward? He replied: The one who remembers Allah the most.
The man then asked the same question about the offerer of the Prayer, the payer of the Zakat and charities and the performer of Hajj and the Holy Prophet in every case gave the same answer, saying: He who remembers Allah the most." ( Musnad Ahmad )
*64) This verse plainly tells what qualities and characteristics are of real worth in the sight of AIlah.
These are the basic values of Islam which have been compressed into one sentence.
As regards these, there is no difference between the man and woman.
However, as for their life-activity, the two sexes have separate spheres to function.
The males have to function in some particular spheres and the females in some others.
But if they possess these qualities and characteristics equally, Allah will raise them to equal ranks and bless them with equal rewards.
It will in no way affect their rank and reward if one carried out household chores and the other performed the duties of caliphate and enforced the Shari'ah injunctions; one reared children in the house and the other went to the battlefield and fought for the sake of Allah and His religion.

 

The Reason for Revelation Imam Ahmad recorded that Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, the wife of the Prophet said, "I said to the Prophet , `Why is it that we are not mentioned in the Qur'an as men are' Then one day without my realizing it, he was calling from the Minbar and I was combing my hair, so I tied my hair back then I went out to my chamber in my house, and I started listening out, and he was saying from the Minbar: «يَاأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ: إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَـتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَـتِ» ( O people! Verily Allah says: (Verily, the Muslims: men and women, the believers: men and women... )) to the end of the Ayah." This was also recorded by An-Nasa'i and Ibn Jarir. إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَـتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَـتِ ( Verily, the Muslims: men and women, the believers: men and women... ) indicates that Iman is something other than Islam, and that it is more specific, because Allah says: قَالَتِ الاٌّعْرَابُ ءَامَنَّا قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُواْ وَلَـكِن قُولُواْ أَسْلَمْنَا وَلَمَّا يَدْخُلِ الايمَـنُ فِى قُلُوبِكُمْ ( The bedouins say: "We believe." Say: "You believe not but you only say, `We have surrendered (in Islam ),' for faith has not yet entered your hearts.") ( 49:14 ).
In the Two Sahihs, it says: «لَا يَزْنِي الزَّانِي حِينَ يَزْنِي وَهُوَ مُؤْمِن» ( The adulterer does not commit adultery at the time when he is a believer. ) For it snatches away his Iman, although that does not mean he is a disbeliever, according to the consensus of the Muslims.
This indicates that Iman is more specific than Islam, as we have stated at the beginning of our commentary on Al-Bukhari. وَالْقَـنِتِينَ وَالْقَـنِتَـتِ ( the Qanit: men and the women, ) Al-Qunut means obedience during quite time. أَمَّنْ هُوَ قَانِتٌ ءَانَآءَ الَّيْلِ سَـجِداً وَقَآئِماً يَحْذَرُ الاٌّخِرَةَ وَيَرْجُواْ رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِ ( Is one who is (Qanit, ) prostrating himself or standing in the middle of the night, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord...) ( 39:9 ) وَلَهُ مَن فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ كُلٌّ لَّهُ قَـنِتُونَ ( To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth.
All are Uqnuti (Qanitun ) to Him.) ( 30:26 ) يمَرْيَمُ اقْنُتِى لِرَبِّكِ وَاسْجُدِى وَارْكَعِى مَعَ الرَكِعِينَ ( O Maryam! "Uqnuti to your Lord and prostrate, and bow with Ar-Raki`in (those who bow ).") ( 3:43 ) وَقُومُواْ لِلَّهِ قَـنِتِينَ ( And stand before Allah Qanitin ) ( 2: 238 ).
So, beyond Islam there is a higher level to be reached, which is Iman, and Qunut stems from them both. وَالصَّـدِقِينَ وَالصَّـدِقَـتِ ( the men and women who are truthful, ) This refers to their speech, for truthfulness is a praiseworthy attribute.
Some of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, were never known to have lied even once, neither during Jahiliyyah nor in Islam.
Truthfulness is a sign of faith, just as lying is a sign of hypocrisy.
Whoever is truthful will be saved: «عَلَيْكُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ فَإِنَّ الصِّدْقَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ، وَإِنَّ الْبِرَّ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ، فَإِنَّ الْكَذِبَ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ، وَإِنَّ الْفُجُورَ يَهْدِي إِلَى النَّارِ، وَلَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَصْدُقُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الصِّدْقَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللهِ صِدِّيقًا، وَلَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَكْذِبُ وَيَتَحَرَّى الْكَذِبَ حَتَّى يُكْتَبَ عِنْدَ اللهِ كَذَّابًا» ( You have to be truthful, for truthfulness leads to righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise.
And beware of lying, for lying leads to immorality and immorality leads to Hell.
A man will keep telling the truth and striving to do so until he will be recorded with Allah as a truthful.
And a man will keep telling lies and will persist in doing so until he will be recorded with Allah as a liar. ) And there are many Hadiths on this topic. وَالصَّـبِرِينَ وَالصَّـبِرَتِ ( the men and the women who are patient, ) This is the attribute of those who are steadfast, which is patience in the face of adversity and knowing that what is decreed will inevitably come to pass.
So, they face it with patience and steadfastness.
Patience is the most difficult when disaster first strikes, then after that it becomes easier, and this is true steadfastness. وَالْخَـشِعِينَ وَالْخَـشِعَـتِ ( the Khashi`: men and the women, ) Khushu` means serenity and tranquillity, deliberation and dignity and humility.
What motivates a person to be like this is the fear of Allah and the awareness that He is constantly watching, as mentioned in the Hadith: «اعْبُدُ اللهَ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرَاهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَرَاك» ( Worship Allah as if you can see Him, for if you cannot see Him, He can see you. ) وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَـتِ ( the men and the women who give Sadaqat, ) As-Sadaqah ( charity ) means doing good to people who are in need or who are weak and have no means of earning a living and none to financially support them.
They give them from the excess of their wealth in obedience to Allah and as a good deed to His creation.
It was recorded in the Two Sahihs: «سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمُ اللهُ فِي ظِلِّهِ يَوْمَ لَا ظِلَّ إِلَّا ظِلُّهُ فَذَكَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَرَجُلٌ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَأَخْفَاهَا حَتَّى لَاتَعْلَمَ شِمَالُهُ مَا تُنْفِقُ يَمِينُه» ( There are seven whom Allah will shade with His Shade on the Day when there will be no shade except His Shade -- and among them he mentioned -- .
..a man who gave in charity and concealed it to the extent that his left hand did not know what his right hand was giving. ) According to another Hadith: «وَالصَّدَقَةُ تُطْفِىءُ الْخَطِيئَةَ كَمَا يُطْفِىءُ الْمَاءُ النَّار» ( Sadaqah extinguishes bad deeds just as water extinguishes fire. ) There are many Hadiths which encourage charitable giving; this topic is discussed in detail elsewhere. والصَّـئِمِينَ والصَّـئِمَـتِ ( the men and the women who fast, ) According to a Hadith narrated by Ibn Majah: «وَالصَّوْمُ زَكَاةُ الْبَدَن» ( Fasting is the Zakah of the body. ) In other words, it purifies it and cleanses it of things that are bad in both physical and Shar`i terms.
Sa`id bin Jubayr said: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and three days of each month, is included in the Ayah, والصَّـئِمِينَ والصَّـئِمَـتِ ( the men and the women who fast, )" Fasting is also one of the greatest means of overcoming one's desires, as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «يَامَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ، فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاء» ( O young men! Whoever among you can afford to get married, let him do so, for it is most effective in lowering the gaze and protecting the chastity.
And whoever cannot get married, then let him fast, for it will be a protection for him. ) It is quite apt that next should be mentioned: وَالْحَـفِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَـفِـظَـتِ ( the men and the women who guard their chastity ) i.e., they protect their private parts from forbidden and sinful things, except for that which is permitted.
Allah says: وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَـفِظُونَ - إِلاَّ عَلَى أَزْوَجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـنُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ - فَمَنِ ابْتَغَى وَرَآءَ ذلِكَ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ ( And those who guard their chastity.
Except from their wives or the whom their right hands possess -- for they are not blameworthy.
But whosoever seeks beyond that, then it is those who are trespassers. ) ( 70:29-31 ) وَالذَكِـرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيراً وَالذَكِرَتِ ( and the men and the women who remember Allah much ) Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «إِذَا أَيْقَظَ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَصَلَّيَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ كُتِبَا تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ مِنَ الذَّاكِرِينَ اللهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَات» ( If a man wakes his wife at night and they pray two Rak`ahs, they will recorded that night as being among the men and the women who remember Allah much. ) This was recorded by Abu Dawud, An-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah from the Hadith of Abu Sa`id and Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with them both, from the Prophet .
Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was walking along a road in Makkah, and he came to ( the mountain of ) Jumdan, and said, «هَذَا جُمْدَانُ، سِيرُوا، فَقَدْ سَبَقَ الْمُفَرِّدُون» ( This is Jumdan, go ahead, for the Mufarridun have gone ahead.(The men and the women who remember Allah much ) Then he said, «اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُحَلِّقِين» ( O Allah, forgive those who shaved their hair. ) They said, `And those who shortened.' He said, «اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُحَلِّقِين» ( O Allah, forgive those who shaved their hair. ) They said, `And those who shortened.' «وَالْمُقَصِّرِين» ( And those who shortened. ) This was recorded by Imam Ahmad with this chain of narration.
It was also recorded by Muslim, except for the last part of it. أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْراً عَظِيماً ( Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward. ) Here Allah tells us that for all of those mentioned in this Ayah, He has prepared for them forgiveness of their sins and a great reward, meaning, Paradise.

Then it was revealed about Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet ( pbuh ) and Nusaybah Bint Ka’b al-Ansariyyah who said: " O Messenger of Allah! Allah does not mention women with anything good; it is all about men ": ( Lo! men who surrender unto Allah ) the men who profess Allah’s divine Oneness, ( and women who surrender ) and women who profess Allah’s divine Oneness, ( and men who believe ) truly ( and women who believe ) truly, ( and men who obey and women who obey, and men who speak the Truth ) and men who are true in their faith ( and women who speak the Truth ) and women who are true in their faith, ( and men who persevere ) in fulfilling the commands of Allah and endure misfortunes ( and women who persevere ) in fulfilling the commands of Allah and endure misfortunes, ( and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give alms ) from their wealth ( and women who give alms ) from their wealth, ( and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their modesty and women who guard (their modesty ), and men who remember Allah much and women who remember Allah hath prepared for them forgiveness) of their sins ( and a vast reward ) and an abundant reward in Paradise.

Verily, the Muslims (those who submit to Allah in Islam) men and women, the believers men and women (who believe in Islamic Monotheism), the men and the women who are obedient (to Allah), the men and women who are truthful (in their speech and deeds), the men and the women who are patient (in performing all the duties which Allah has ordered and in abstaining from all that Allah has forbidden), the men and the women who are humble (before their Lord Allah), the men and the women who give Sadaqat (i.e. Zakat, and alms, etc.), the men and the women who observe Saum (fast) (the obligatory fasting during the month of Ramadan, and the optional Nawafil fasting), the men and the women who guard their chastity (from illegal sexual acts) and the men and the women who remember Allah much with their hearts and tongues (while sitting, standing, lying, etc. for more than 300 times extra over the remembrance of Allah during the five compulsory congregational prayers) or praying extra additional Nawafil prayers of night in the last part of night, etc.) Allah has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward (i.e. Paradise).

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