Allah, the Exalted, commands His Messenger and His believing servants to be
firm and to always be upright. This is of the greatest aid for gaining victory
over the enemy and confronting the opposition. Allah also forbids transgression,
which is to exceed the bounds (of what is allowed). Verily, transgression causes
destruction to its practitioner, even if the transgression was directed against
a polytheist. Then, Allah informs that He is All-Seer of the actions of His
servants. He is not unaware of anything and nothing is hidden from Him.
Concerning Allah's statement,
[وَلاَ تَرْكَنُواْ
إِلَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ]
(And incline not toward those who do wrong,) `Ali bin Abi Talhah said that
Ibn `Abbas said, "Do not compromise with them.'' Ibn Jarir said that Ibn `Abbas
said, "Do not side with those who do wrong.'' This is a good statement. This
means, "Do not seek assistance from wrongdoers, because it will be as if you are
condoning their actions (of evil).''
[فَتَمَسَّكُمُ
النَّارُ وَمَا لَكُمْ مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ مِنْ أَوْلِيَآءَ ثُمَّ لاَ
تُنصَرُونَ]
(lest the Fire should touch you, and you have no protectors other than Allah,
nor you would then be helped.) This means that you will not have besides Allah
any friend who can save you, nor any helper who can remove you from His torment.
[وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَوةَ
طَرَفَىِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفاً مِّنَ الَّيْلِ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَـتِ يُذْهِبْنَ
السَّـيِّئَـتِ ذلِكَ ذِكْرَى لِلذَكِرِينَ - وَاصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ
يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ]
(114. And perform the Salah, at the two ends of the day and in some hours of
the night. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds. That is a reminder for
the mindful.) (115. And be patient; verily, Allah wastes not the reward of the
doers of good.)