Allah says:
[وَلاَ تَسْتَوِى
الْحَسَنَةُ وَلاَ السَّيِّئَةُ]
(The good deed and the evil deed cannot be equal.) means, there is a huge
difference between them.
[ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِى
هِىَ أَحْسَنُ]
(Repel (the evil) with one which is better,) means, `when someone does you
wrong, repel him by treating him well,' as `Umar, may Allah be pleased with him,
said, "There is no better punishment for one who has disobeyed Allah with regard
to you, than your obeying Allah with regard to him.''
[فَإِذَا الَّذِى
بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِىٌّ حَمِيمٌ]
(then verily he, between whom and you there was enmity, (will become) as
though he was a close friend.) means, `if you treat well those who treat you
badly, this good deed will lead to reconciliation, love and empathy, and it will
be as if he is a close friend to you and he will feel pity for you and be kind
to you.' Then Allah says:
[وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا
إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ صَبَرُواْ]
(But none is granted it except those who are patient) meaning, no one accepts
this advice and works according to it, except for those who can be patient in
doing so, for it is difficult for people to do.
[وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَآ
إِلاَّ ذُو حَظِّ عَظِيمٍ]
(and none is granted it except the owner of the great portion) means, the one
who has a great portion of happiness in this world and in the Hereafter. `Ali
bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas explained this Ayah: "Allah commands the
believers to be patient when they feel angry, to be forbearing when confronted
with ignorance, and to forgive when they are mistreated. If they do this, Allah
will save them from the Shaytan and subdue their enemies to them until they
become like close friends.''
[وَإِمَّا
يَنَزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَـنِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ]
(And if an evil whisper from Shaytan tries to turn you away, then seek refuge
in Allah.) means, the devils among men may be deceived by your kind treatment of
him, but the devils among the Jinn, when they insinuate their evil whispers,
cannot be dealt with except by seeking refuge with the Creator Who gave him
power over you. If you seek refuge with Allah and turn to Him, He will stop him
from harming you and bring his efforts to naught. When the Messenger of Allah
stood up to pray, he would say:
«أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ
السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ، مِنْ هَمْزِهِ وَنَفْخِهِ
وَنَفْثِه»
(I seek refuge in Allah the All-Hearing, All-Knowing, from the accursed
Shaytan and his evil insinuations, breath and impurity.)'' We have already
stated that there is nothing like this in the Qur'an, apart from the passage in
Surat Al-A`raf, where Allah says:
[خُذِ الْعَفْوَ
وَأْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِض عَنِ الْجَـهِلِينَ - وَإِمَّا يَنَزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ
الشَّيْطَـنِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ]
(Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish. And
if an evil whisper comes to you from Shaytan, then seek refuge with Allah.
Verily, He is All-Hearer, All-Knower.) (7:199-200) and the passage in Surat
Al-Mu'minun where Allah says:
[ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِى
هِىَ أَحْسَنُ السَّيِّئَةَ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ - وَقُلْ رَّبِّ
أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيـطِينِ - وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ
]
(Repel evil with that which is better. We are Best-Acquainted with the things
they utter. And say: "My Lord! I seek refuge with You from the whisperings of
the Shayatin. And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they should come near
me.'') (23:96-98)
[وَمِنْ ءَايَـتِهِ
الَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ لاَ تَسْجُدُواْ لِلشَّمْسِ وَلاَ
لِلْقَمَرِ وَاسْجُدُواْ لِلَّهِ الَّذِى خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ
تَعْبُدُونَ - فَإِنِ اسْتَكْبَرُواْ فَالَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ يُسَبِّحُونَ لَهُ
بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَهُمْ لاَ يَسْـَمُونَ ]
[وَمِنْ ءَايَـتِهِ
أَنَّكَ تَرَى الاٌّرْضَ خَـشِعَةً فَإِذَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَآءَ
اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ إِنَّ الَّذِى أَحْيَـهَا لَمُحْىِ الْمَوْتَى إِنَّهُ عَلَى
كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ]
(37. And from among His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the
moon. Do not prostrate yourselves to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate
yourselves to Allah Who created them, if you worship Him.) (38. But if they are
too proud, then there are those who are with your Lord glorify Him night and
day, and never are they tired.) (39. And among His signs; that you see the earth
barren, but when We send down water to it, it is stirred to life and growth.
Verily, He Who gives it life, surely is able to give life to the dead. Indeed He
is Able to do all things.)
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