Allah admonishes those who lagged behind the Messenger of Allah in the battle
of Tabuk, at a time when fruits were ripe and shades tempting in the intense and
terrible heat,
[يَأَيُّهَا
الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمُ انفِرُواْ فِى سَبِيلِ
اللَّهِ]
(O you who believe! What is the matter with you, that when you are asked to
march forth in the cause of Allah), if you are called to perform Jihad in the
cause of Allah,
[اثَّاقَلْتُمْ إِلَى
الاٌّرْضِ]
(you cling heavily to the earth), reclining to remain in peace, shade and
ripe fruits.
[أَرَضِيتُم
بِالْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا مِنَ الاٌّخِرَةِ]
(Are you pleased with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter), why
do you do this, is it because you prefer this life instead of the Hereafter
Allah next diminishes the eagerness for this worldly life and increases it for
the Hereafter,
[فَمَا مَتَاعُ
الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا فِى الاٌّخِرَةِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلٌ]
(But little is the enjoyment of the life of this world compared to the
Hereafter.) Imam Ahmad recorded that Al-Mustawrid, a member of Bani Fihr, said
that the Messenger of Allah said,
«مَا الدُّنْيَا فِي
الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا كَمَا يَجْعَلُ أَحَدُكُمْ إِصْبَعَهُ هَذِهِ فِي
الْيَمِّ،فَلْيَنْظُرْ بِمَ تَرْجِعُ؟»
(The life of this world, compared to the Hereafter, is just like when one of
you dips his finger in the sea, let him contemplate how much of it his finger
would carry.) The Prophet pointed with his index finger. Muslim collected this
Hadith. Ath-Thawri narrated that Al-A`mash said about the Ayah,
[فَمَا مَتَاعُ
الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا فِى الاٌّخِرَةِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلٌ]
(But little is the enjoyment of the life of this world compared to the
Hereafter.) "What compares to the provision a traveler takes.'' `Abdul-`Aziz bin
Abi Hazim narrated that his father said, "When `Abdul-`Aziz bin Marwan was dying
he said, `Bring the shroud I will be covered with so that I inspect it.' When it
was placed before him, he looked at it and said, `Is this what I will end up
with from this life' He then turned his back and cried, while saying, `Woe to
you, O life! Your abundance is truly little, your little is short lived, we were
deceived by you.''' Allah warns those who do not join Jihad,
[إِلاَّ تَنفِرُواْ
يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا]
(If you march not forth, He will punish you with a painful torment) Ibn
`Abbas said, "Allah's Messenger called some Arabs to mobilize, but they lagged
behind and Allah witheld rain from coming down on them, and this was their
torment.'' Allah said,
[وَيَسْتَبْدِلْ
قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ]
(and will replace you by another people), who will give aid to His Prophet
and establish his religion. Allah said in another Ayah,
[الْفُقَرَآءُ وَإِن
تَتَوَلَّوْاْ يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْماً غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لاَ يَكُونُواْ]
(And if you turn away (from the obedience to Allah), He will exchange you for
some other people and they will not be your likes.) [47:38]
[وَلاَ تَضُرُّوهُ
شَيْئًا]
(and you cannot harm Him at all), you can never harm Allah when you lag
behind and stay away from joining Jihad,
[وَاللَّهُ عَلَى
كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ]
(and Allah is able to do all things.) He is able to destroy the enemies
without your help.
[إِلاَّ تَنصُرُوهُ
فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ
إِذْ هُمَا فِى الْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ لاَ تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ
مَعَنَا فَأَنزَلَ اللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَيَّدَهُ بِجُنُودٍ لَّمْ
تَرَوْهَا وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ السُّفْلَى وَكَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ
هِىَ الْعُلْيَا وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ]
(40. If you help him (Muhammad ) not (it does not matter), for Allah did
indeed help him when the disbelievers drove him out, the second of the two; when
they were both in the cave, he said to his companion: "Be not sad (or afraid),
surely, Allah is with us.'' Then Allah sent down His Sakinah (calmness,
tranquillity, peace) upon him, and strengthened him with forces (angels) which
you saw not, and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowermost, while the
Word of Allah that became the uppermost; and Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.)
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