[إِنَّ الَّذِينَ هُم
مِّنْ خَشْيةِ رَبِّهِمْ مُّشْفِقُونَ ]
(Verily, those who live in awe for fear of their Lord;) means, even though
they have reached the level of Ihsan and have faith and do righteous deeds, they
are still in awe of Allah and fear Him and His hidden plans for them, as
Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "The believer combines Ihsan with awe, while the
disbelievers combine evil deeds with a sense of security.''
[وَالَّذِينَ هُم
بِـَايَـتِ رَبَّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ ]
(And those who believe in the Ayat of their Lord;) means, they believe in His
universal and legislative signs, as Allah says about Maryam, peace be upon her:
[وَصَدَّقَتْ
بِكَلِمَـتِ رَبَّهَا وَكُتُبِهِ]
(and she testified to the truth of the Words of her Lord, and His Scriptures)
[66:12], meaning that she believed that whatever existed was by the will and
decree of Allah, and that whatever Allah decreed, if it was a command, it would
be something that He liked and accepted; if it was a prohibition, it would be
something that He disliked and rejected; and if it was good, it would be true.
This is like the Ayah:
[وَالَّذِينَ هُم
بِرَبِّهِمْ لاَ يُشْرِكُونَ ]
(And those who join not anyone (in worship) as partners with their Lord;)
meaning, they do not worship anyone or anything else besides Him, but they
worship Him Alone and know that there is no god except Allah Alone, the One, the
Self-Sufficient Master, Who does not take a wife or have any offspring, and
there is none comparable or equal unto Him.
[وَالَّذِينَ
يُؤْتُونَ مَآ ءاتَواْ وَّقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ
رَجِعُونَ ]
(And those who give that which they give with their hearts full of fear,
because they are sure to return to their Lord.) means, they give in charity,
fearing that it may not be accepted from them because of some shortcoming or
failure to meet the required conditions of giving. This has to do with fear and
taking precautions, as Imam Ahmad recorded from `A'ishah: I said: "O Messenger
of Allah,
[وَالَّذِينَ
يُؤْتُونَ مَآ ءاتَواْ وَّقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ]
(And those who give that which they give with their hearts full of fear...)
Are these the ones who steal and commit Zina and drink alcohol while fearing
Allah'' The Messenger of Allah replied:
«لَا، يَا بِنْتَ
أَبِي بَكْرٍ يَا بِنْتَ الصِّدِّيقِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي وَيَصُومُ
وَيَتَصَدَّقُ وَهُوَ يَخَافُ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَل»
(No, O daughter of Abu Bakr. O daughter of As-Siddiq, the one who prays, fast
and gives in charity, fearing Allah.) This was recorded by At-Tirmidhi, and Ibn
Abi Hatim recorded something similar in which the Prophet said:
«لَا يَا بِنْتَ
الصِّدِّيقِ، وَلَكِنَّهُمُ الَّذِينَ يُصَلُّونَ وَيَصُومُونَ وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ
وَهُمْ يَخَافُونَ أَلَّا يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ:
[أُوْلَـئِكَ
يُسَـرِعُونَ فِى الْخَيْرَتِ]»
(No, O daughter of As-Siddiq, they are the ones who pray and fast and give in
charity while fearing that it will not be accepted from them, (It is these who
hasten in the good deeds.)) This is also how Ibn `Abbas, Muhammad bin Ka`b
Al-Qurazi and Al-Hasan Al-Basri interpreted this Ayah.
[وَلاَ نُكَلِّفُ
نَفْساً إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا وَلَدَيْنَا كِتَابٌ يَنطِقُ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لاَ
يُظْلَمُونَ - بَلْ قُلُوبُهُمْ فِى غَمْرَةٍ مِّنْ هَـذَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْمَـلٌ مِّن
دُونِ ذَلِكَ هُمْ لَهَا عَـمِلُونَ - حَتَّى إِذَآ أَخَذْنَا مُتْرَفِيهِمْ
بِالْعَذَابِ إِذَا هُمْ يَجْـَرُونَ - لاَ تَجْـَرُواْ الْيَوْمَ إِنَّكُمْ
مِّنَّا لاَ تُنصَرُونَ - قَدْ كَانَتْ ءَايَـتِى تُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنتُمْ
عَلَى أَعْقَـبِكُمْ تَنكِصُونَ - مُسْتَكْبِرِينَ بِهِ سَـمِراً تَهْجُرُونَ
]
(62. And We task not any person except according to his capacity, and with Us
is a Record which speaks the truth, and they will not be wronged.) (63. Nay, but
their hearts are covered from this, and they have other deeds, besides which
they are doing.) (64. Until when We seize those of them who lead a luxurious
life with punishment; behold, they make humble invocation with a loud voice. )
(65. Invoke not loudly this day! Certainly you shall not be helped by Us.) (66.
Indeed My Ayat used to be recited to you, but you used to turn back on your
heels.) (67. In pride, talking evil about it by night.)
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