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Ayah
Word by Word
تُؤۡمِنُونَ
Believe
بِٱللَّهِ
in Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦ
and His Messenger
وَتُجَٰهِدُونَ
and strive
فِي
in
سَبِيلِ
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
(of) Allah
بِأَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡ
with your wealth
وَأَنفُسِكُمۡۚ
and your lives
ذَٰلِكُمۡ
That
خَيۡرٞ
(is) better
لَّكُمۡ
for you
إِن
if
كُنتُمۡ
you
تَعۡلَمُونَ
know
تُؤۡمِنُونَ
Believe
بِٱللَّهِ
in Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦ
and His Messenger
وَتُجَٰهِدُونَ
and strive
فِي
in
سَبِيلِ
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
(of) Allah
بِأَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡ
with your wealth
وَأَنفُسِكُمۡۚ
and your lives
ذَٰلِكُمۡ
That
خَيۡرٞ
(is) better
لَّكُمۡ
for you
إِن
if
كُنتُمۡ
you
تَعۡلَمُونَ
know
Translation
That ye believe in Allah and His Messenger, and that ye strive (your utmost) in the Cause of Allah, with your property and your persons: That will be best for you, if ye but knew!
Tafsir
You should believe, you should maintain faith, in God and His Messenger and struggle for the cause of God with your possessions and your lives. That is better for you, should you know, that it is better for you, then do it.
The Trade that saves One from the Painful Torment
We mentioned a Hadith from Abdullah bin Salam in that the Companions wanted to ask the Prophet of Allah about the best actions with Allah the Exalted and Most Honored, so they could practice them. Allah the Exalted sent down this Surah, including this Ayah,
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ اَمَنُوا هَلۡ أَدُلُّكُمۡ عَلَى تِجَارَةٍ تُنجِيكُم مِّنۡ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
O you who believe!
Shall I guide you to a trade that will save you from a painful torment?
Allah then explained this great trade that will never fail, the trade that will earn one what he wishes and saves him from what he dislikes.
Allah the Exalted said,
تُوۡمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَتُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَمۡوَالِكُمۡ وَأَنفُسِكُمۡ
ذَلِكُمۡ خَيۡرٌ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ
That you believe in Allah and His Messenger, and that you strive hard and fight in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives, that will be better for you, if you but know!
this is better than the trade of this life and striving hard for it and amassing it.
Allah the Exalted said
يَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ ذُنُوبَكُمۡ
He will forgive you your sins,
meaning, `if you fulfill what I commanded you and guided you to, then I will forgive your sins and admit you into the Gardens of Paradise. In them, you will have exalted residences and high positions.'
This is why Allah the Exalted said,
وَيُدۡخِلۡكُمۡ جَنَّاتٍ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا الاَۡنۡهَارُ
وَمَسَاكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِي جَنَّاتِ عَدۡنٍ ذَلِكَ الۡفَوۡزُ الۡعَظِيمُ
and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in `Adn (Eternal) Paradise; that is indeed the great success.
Allah said
وَأُخۡرَى تُحِبُّونَهَا
And also another (blessing) which you love,
meaning, `I will grant you more favors that you like,'
نَصۡرٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَفَتۡحٌ قَرِيبٌ
help from Allah and a near victory.
meaning, if you fight in Allah's cause and support His religion, He will grant you victory.
Allah the Exalted said,
يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواۡ إِن تَنصُرُواۡ اللَّهَ يَنصُرۡكُمۡ وَيُثَبِّتۡ أَقۡدَامَكُمۡ
O you who believe!
If you help (in the cause of) Allah, He will help you, and make your foothold firm. (47:7),
and,
وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ
Verily, Allah will help those who help His (cause). Truly, Allah is All Strong, All-Wise. (22:40)
Allah's statement,
وَفَتۡحٌ قَرِيبٌ
(and a near victory), means, it will come sooner, and this is the increased favor that is earned in this life and continues, becoming the delight of the Hereafter. It is for those who obey Allah and His Messenger and support Allah and His religion.
Allah said;
وَبَشِّرِ الۡمُوۡمِنِينَ
And give glad tidings to the believers.
Muslims are always the Natural Supporters of Islam
Allah reminds the believers,
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ اَمَنُوا كُونوا أَنصَارَ اللَّهِ
كَمَا قَالَ عِيسَى ابۡنُ مَرۡيَمَ لِلۡحَوَارِيِّينَ
O you who believe!
Be you helpers (in the cause) of Allah as said `Isa, son of Maryam, to the Hawariyyin (the disciples):
Allah the Exalted orders His faithful servants to be Allah's supporters at all times, in all their statements and actions, sacrificing their selves and wealth. Allah orders them to accept His and His Messenger's call, just as the disciples said to Prophet `Isa when he said,
مَنۡ أَنصَارِي إِلَى اللَّهِ
Who are my helpers (in the cause) of Allah?
meaning, `who will support me in conveying the Message of Allah, the Exalted and Most Honored'
قَالَ الۡحَوَارِيُّونَ
The Hawariyyun said:
in reference to the followers of `Isa, peace be upon him,
نَحۡنُ أَنصَارُ اللَّهِ
We are Allah's helpers.
meaning, `we will support you with regards to the Message you have been sent with and will help you convey it.'
Whereby, `Isa sent the disciples to the various areas of Ash-Sham to call the Greeks and the Israelites to Islam.
Similarly, during the days of Hajj, Allah's Messenger used to ask,
مَنۡ رَجُلٌ يُوۡوِينِي حَتۡى أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّي فَإِنَّ قُرَيۡشًا قَدۡ مَنَعُونِي أَنۡ أُبَلِّغَ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّي
Who will support me in conveying the Message of my Lord Verily, the Quraysh have prevented me from conveying the Message of my Lord.
Allah the Exalted and Most Honored raised Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj to support the Prophet. They were the residents of Al-Madinah who gave the pledge to him and supported him, vowing to protect him from mankind and the Jinns if he migrated to them. When he migrated to them with his Companions, they fulfilled their vow to Allah. This is the reason why Allah and His Messenger called them, Al-Ansar, the Supporters. The name became synonymous with them. May Allah be pleased with them and please them, as well.
A Group of the Children of Israel believed in `Isa and a Group of Them disbelieved
Allah said,
فَأَمَنَت طَّايِفَةٌ مِّن بَنِي إِسۡرَايِيلَ وَكَفَرَت طَّايِفَةٌ
Then a group of the Children of Israel believed and a group disbelieved.
When `Isa, peace be on him, conveyed the Message of his Lord to his people and the disciples supported him, a group from the Children of Israel believed. They accepted the guidance that `Isa brought to them, while another group, was led astray. This group rejected what `Isa brought them, denied his Prophethood and invented terrible lies about him and his mother. They are the Jews, may Allah curse them until the Day of Judgement.
Another group exaggerated over `Isa, until they elevated him to more than the level of Prophethood that Allah gave him. They divided into sects and factions, some saying that `Isa was the son of Allah, while others said that he was one in a trinity, and this is why they invoke the father, the son and the holy ghost! Some of them said that `Isa was Allah, as we mentioned in the Tafsir of Surah An-Nisa'.
Allah gives Victory to the Believing Group
Allah said,
فَأَيَّدۡنَا الَّذِينَ اَمَنُوا عَلَى عَدُوِّهِمۡ
So, We gave power to those who believed against their enemies,
that is, `We gave them victory over the group of Christians which defied them,'
فَأَصۡبَحُوا ظَاهِرِينَ
and they became the victorious (uppermost).
`over the disbelieving group, when We sent Muhammad.'
Imam Abu Jafar bin Jarir At-Tabari reported that Ibn Abbas said,
When Allah decided to raise `Isa to heaven, `Isa went to his companions while drops of water were dripping from his head. At that time, there were twelve men at the house. `Isa said to them,
`Some of you will disbelieve in me twelve times after having believed in me.'
He then asked,
`Who among you volunteers that he be made to resemble me and be killed instead of me; he will be with me in my place (in Paradise).'
One of the youngest men present volunteered, but `Isa commanded him to sit down. `Isa repeated his statement and the young man again stood up and volunteered, and `Isa again told him to sit down. `Isa repeated the same statement and the young man volunteered. This time, `Isa said,
`Then it will be you.'
The appearance of `Isa was cast upon that young man, while `Isa, peace be on him, was raised to heaven through an opening in the roof of the house.
The Jews came looking for `Isa and arrested the one that appeared as him, killing him by crucifixion.
Some of them disbelieved in `Isa twelve times, after they had believed in him. They divided into three groups.
One group, Al-Ya`qubiyyah (the Jacobites), said,
`Allah remained with us as much as He willed and then ascended to heaven.'
Another group, An-Nasturiyyah (the Nestorians), said,
`Allah's son remained with us as much as Allah willed and He then raised him up to heaven.'
A third group said,
`Allah's servant and Messenger remained with us as much as Allah willed and then Allah raised him up to Him.'
The last group was the Muslim group.
The two disbelieving groups collaborated against the Muslim group and annihilated it. Islam remained unjustly concealed until Allah sent Muhammad,
فَأَمَنَت طَّايِفَةٌ مِّن بَنِي إِسۡرَايِيلَ وَكَفَرَت طَّايِفَةٌ
Then a group of the Children of Israel believed and a group disbelieved.
This Ayah refers to the group among the Children of Israel that disbelieved and the group that believed, during the time of `Isa,
فَأَيَّدۡنَا الَّذِينَ اَمَنُوا عَلَى عَدُوِّهِمۡ فَأَصۡبَحُوا ظَاهِرِينَ
So, We gave power to those who believed against their enemies, and they became the victorious (uppermost).
through the victory that Muhammad gained over the religion of the disbelievers, which brought the dominance of their religion.
This is the wording in his book for the Tafsir of this honorable Ayah.
Similarly, An-Nasa'i collected this statement of Ibn `Abbas in his Sunan. Therefore, the Ummah of Muhammad will always be prevalent on the truth until Allah's command (the Final Hour) commences, while they are on this path. The last group of them will fight against Ad-Dajjal along with `Isa, peace be on him, according to Hadiths in the authentic collections.
This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah As-Saff. All praise and thanks are due to Allah.
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