Surah Muhammad ayat 35 Tafsir Quran 47:35

﴿فَلَا تَهِنُوا وَتَدْعُوا إِلَى السَّلْمِ وَأَنتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ وَاللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ وَلَن يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمَالَكُمْ﴾
[ محمد: 35]

47:35 So do not weaken and call for peace while you are superior; and Allah is with you and will never deprive you of [the reward of] your deeds.

So do not falter do not be weak and do not call for peace read salm or silm that is to say a truce with the disbelievers should you encounter them when you have the upper hand al-a‘lawna the third letter of the triliteral root wāw has been omitted when you are the victors the vanquishers and God is with you helping and assisting and He will not stint you diminish you in the reward for your works that is to say of the reward for them.

Therefore do not weaken in power or in strength of purpose nor be tempted to invite your enemy to peace when you are in control of the situation and you have the upper hand. Remember that Allah stands by you to protect you and defend you, and He will not reduce or annul the value of your efforts

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.

(47:35) So, be not faint-hearted and do not cry for peace. *41 You shall prevail. Allah is with you and will not bring your works to nought.

So do not weaken and call for meaning

*41) Here, one should bear in mind the fact that when this discourse was revealed only a handful of the Muslims consisting of a couple of hundreds of the Muhajirin and Ansar living in the small town of Madinah were upholding the standard of Islam and they were not only faced by the powerful Quraish but also by the whole of pagan Arabia.
Such were the conditions when they were exhorted 'not to be faint-hearted and not to beg ( the enemy ) for peace", but to make preparations for the decisive conflict.
This does not mean that the Muslims should never negotiate for peace, but it means that in a state like this it is not right to initiate peace negotiations when it shows the Muslims' weakness, for it will still further embolden the enemy.
The Muslims should first establish their superiority in power and strength; then if they negotiate peace there will be no harm.

 

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.

( So do not falter ) do not weaken, O believer, upon fighting the disbelievers ( and cry out for peace ) and it is said this means: for Islam before fighting ( when you (will be ) the uppermost) when you are the victorious and the ultimate consequence will be in your favour, ( and Allah is with you ) He helps you to defeat your enemy, ( and He will not grudge (the reward of ) your actions) and He will not diminish the works in which you engage during jihad.

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.

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