Allah tells us that He is angry with them who willingly disbelieve in Him
after clearly believing in Him, who open their hearts to disbelief finding peace
in that, because they understood the faith yet they still turned away from it.
They will suffer severe punishment in the Hereafter, because they preferred this
life to the Hereafter, and they left the faith for the sake of this world and
Allah did not guide their hearts and help them to stand firm in the true
religion. He put a seal on their hearts so that they would not be able to
understand what is beneficial for them, and He sealed their ears and eyes so
that they would not benefit from them. Their faculties did not help them at all,
so they are unaware of what is going to happen to them.
[لاَ جَرَمَ]
(No doubt) means, it is inevitable, and no wonder that those who are like
this -
[أَنَّهُمْ فِى
الاٌّخِرَةِ هُمُ الْخَـسِرونَ]
(in the Hereafter, they will be the losers.) meaning, they will lose
themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection.
[إِلاَّ مَنْ
أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالإِيمَـنِ]
(except one who was forced while his heart is at peace with the faith) This
is an exception in the case of one who utters statements of disbelief and
verbally agrees with the Mushrikin because he is forced to do so by the beatings
and abuse to which he is subjected, but his heart refuses to accept what he is
saying, and he is, in reality, at peace with his faith in Allah and His
Messenger . The scholars agreed that if a person is forced into disbelief, it is
permissible for him to either go along with them in the interests of
self-preservation, or to refuse, as Bilal did when they were inflicting all
sorts of torture on him, even placing a huge rock on his chest in the intense
heat and telling him to admit others as partners with Allah. He refused, saying,
"Alone, Alone.'' And he said, "By Allah, if I knew any word more annoying to you
than this, I would say it.'' May Allah be pleased with him. Similarly, when the
Liar Musaylimah asked Habib bin Zayd Al-Ansari, "Do you bear witness that
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah'' He said, "Yes.'' Then Musaylimah asked, "Do
you bear witness that I am the messenger of Allah'' Habib said, "I do not hear
you.'' Musaylimah kept cutting him, piece by piece, but he remained steadfast
insisting on his words. It is better and preferable for the Muslim to remain
steadfast in his religion, even if that leads to him being killed, as was
mentioned by Al-Hafiz Ibn `Asakir in his biography of `Abdullah bin Hudhafah
Al-Sahmi, one of the Companions. He said that he was taken prisoner by the
Romans, who brought him to their king. The king said, "Become a Christian, and I
will give you a share of my kingdom and my daughter in marriage.'' `Abdullah
said: "If you were to give me all that you possess and all that Arabs possess to
make me give up the religion of Muhammad even for an instant, I would not do
it.'' The king said, "Then I will kill you.'' `Abdullah said, "It is up to
you.'' The king gave orders that he should be crucified, and commanded his
archers to shoot near his hands and feet while ordering him to become a
Christian, but he still refused. Then the king gave orders that he should be
brought down, and that a big vessel made of copper be brought and heated up.
Then, while `Abdullah was watching, one of the Muslim prisoners was brought out
and thrown into it, until all that was left of him was scorched bones. The king
ordered him to become a Christian, but he still refused. Then he ordered that
`Abdullah be thrown into the vessel, and he was brought back to the pulley to be
thrown in. `Abdullah wept, and the king hoped that he would respond to him, so
he called him, but `Abdullah said, "I only weep because I have only one soul
with which to be thrown into this vessel at this moment for the sake of Allah; I
wish that I had as many souls as there are hairs on my body with which I could
undergo this torture for the sake of Allah.'' According to some reports, the
king imprisoned him and deprived him of food and drink for several days, then he
sent him wine and pork, and he did not come near them. Then the king called him
and asked him, "What stopped you from eating'' `Abdullah said, "It is
permissible for me [under these circumstances], but I did not want to give you
the opportunity to gloat.'' The king said to him, "Kiss my head and I will let
you go.'' `Abdullah said, "And will you release all the Muslim prisoners with
me'' The king said, "Yes.'' So `Abdullah kissed his head and he released him and
all the other Muslim prisoners he was holding. When he came back, `Umar bin
Al-Khattab said, "Every Muslim should kiss the head of `Abdullah bin Hudhafah,
and I will be the first to do so.'' And he stood up and kissed his head. May
Allah be pleased with them both.
[ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ
لِلَّذِينَ هَـجَرُواْ مِن بَعْدِ مَا فُتِنُواْ ثُمَّ جَـهَدُواْ وَصَبَرُواْ
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِن بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ - يَوْمَ تَأْتِى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ
تُجَـدِلُ عَن نَّفْسِهَا وَتُوَفَّى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَهُمْ لاَ
يُظْلَمُونَ ]
(110. Then, verily, your Lord for those who emigrated after they were put to
trials and then performed Jihad, and were patient, - after this, your Lord is
indeed Forgiving, Most Merciful.) (111. (Remember) the Day when every person
will come pleading for himself, and every one will be paid in full for what he
did, and they will not be dealt with unjustly.)
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