Allah mentions how He favors His servants, saving them during times of need, in
the darkness of land and at sea, such as when storms strike. In such cases, they
call on Allah alone, without partners, in supplication. In other Ayat, Allah said,
﴿وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الْضُّرُّ فِى
الْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلاَ إِيَّاهُ﴾
(And when harm strikes you at sea, those that you call upon besides Him vanish from
you except Him.) ﴿17:67﴾,
﴿هُوَ الَّذِى يُسَيِّرُكُمْ فِى الْبَرِّ
وَالْبَحْرِ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنتُمْ فِى الْفُلْكِ وَجَرَيْنَ بِهِم بِرِيحٍ طَيِّبَةٍ
وَفَرِحُواْ بِهَا جَآءَتْهَا رِيحٌ عَاصِفٌ وَجَآءَهُمُ الْمَوْجُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ
وَظَنُّواْ أَنَّهُمْ أُحِيطَ بِهِمْ دَعَوُاْ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ لَئِنْ
أَنْجَيْتَنَا مِنْ هَـذِهِ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الشَّـكِرِينَ ﴾
(He it is Who enables you to travel through the land and the sea, till when you
are in the ships and they sail with them with a favorable wind, and they rejoice,
then comes a stormy wind and the waves come to them from all sides, and they think
that they are encircled therein, they invoke Allah, making their faith pure for
Him alone, saying: "If You deliver us from this, we shall truly be of the grateful''.)
﴿10:22﴾, and,
﴿أَمَّن يَهْدِيكُمْ فِى ظُلُمَـتِ
الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَمَن يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْرًاَ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِ
أَءِلَـهٌ مَّعَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى اللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴾
(Is not He (better than your gods) Who guides you in the darkness of the land and
the sea, and Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His mercy
Is there any god with Allah High Exalted be Allah above all that they associate
as partners (with Him)!) ﴿27:63﴾. Allah said in this honorable Ayah,
﴿قُلْ مَن يُنَجِّيكُمْ مِّن ظُلُمَـتِ
الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ تَدْعُونَهُ تَضَرُّعاً وَخُفْيَةً﴾
(Say: "Who rescues you from the dark recesses of the land and the sea, when you
call upon Him begging and in secret.'') i.e., in public and secret,
﴿لَّئِنْ أَنجَـنَا﴾
((Saying): `If He (Allah) only saves us...) from this distress,
﴿لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الشَّـكِرِينَ﴾
(we shall truly be grateful.) thereafter. Allah said,
﴿قُلِ اللَّهُ يُنَجِّيكُمْ مِّنْهَا
وَمِن كُلِّ كَرْبٍ ثُمَّ أَنتُمْ تُشْرِكُونَ ﴾
(Say: "Allah rescues you from these (dangers) and from all distress, and yet you
commit Shirk.'') meaning, yet you call other gods besides Him in times of comfort.
Allah said;
﴿قُلْ هُوَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى أَن يَبْعَثَ
عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَاباً مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ أَوْ مِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ﴾
(Say: "He has the power to send torment on you from above or from under your feet,'')
He said this after His statement,
﴿ثُمَّ أَنتُمْ تُشْرِكُونَ﴾
(And yet you commit Shirk. ) Allah said next,
﴿قُلْ هُوَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى أَن يَبْعَثَ
عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَاباً﴾
(Say: "He has the power to send torment on you..''), after He saves you. Allah said
in Surah Subhan (chapter 17),
﴿رَّبُّكُمُ الَّذِى يُزْجِى لَكُمُ
الْفُلْكَ فِى الْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُواْ مِن فَضْلِهِ إِنَّهُ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا
- وَإِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الْضُّرُّ فِى الْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَن تَدْعُونَ إِلاَ إِيَّاهُ فَلَمَّا
نَجَّـكُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ أَعْرَضْتُمْ وَكَانَ الإِنْسَـنُ كَفُورًا - أَفَأَمِنتُمْ
أَن يَخْسِفَ بِكُمْ جَانِبَ الْبَرِّ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا ثُمَّ لاَ
تَجِدُواْ لَكُمْ وَكِيلاً - أَمْ أَمِنتُمْ أَن يُعِيدَكُمْ فِيهِ تَارَةً أُخْرَى
فَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ قَاصِفًا مِّنَ الرِّيحِ فَيُغْرِقَكُم بِمَا كَفَرْتُمْ ثُمَّ
لاَ تَجِدُواْ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا بِهِ تَبِيعًا ﴾
(Your Lord is He Who drives the ship for you through the sea, in order that you
may seek of His bounty. Truly! He is Ever Merciful towards you. And when harm strikes
you upon the sea, those that you call upon besides Him vanish from you except Him.
But when He brings you safely to land, you turn away (from Him). And man is ever
ungrateful. Do you then feel secure that He will not cause a side of the land to
swallow you up, or that He will not send against you a storm of stones Then, you
shall find no guardian. Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back a second
time to sea, and send against you a hurricane of wind and drown you because of your
disbelief, then you will not find any avenger therein against Us) ﴿17:66-69﴾. Al-Bukhari,
may Allah grant him His mercy, commented on Allah's statement,
﴿قُلْ هُوَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى أَن يَبْعَثَ
عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَاباً مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ أَوْ مِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ أَوْ يَلْبِسَكُمْ
شِيَعاً وَيُذِيقَ بَعْضَكُمْ بَأْسَ بَعْضٍ انْظُرْ كَيْفَ نُصَرِّفُ الاٌّيَـتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ
يَفْقَهُونَ ﴾
(Say: "He has the power to send torment on you from above or from under your feet,
or to Yalbisakum in party strife, and make you taste the violence of one another.''
See how variously We explain the Ayat, so that they may understand.) "Yalbisakum
means, `cover you with confusion', So it means to, `divide into parties and sects'.
Jabir bin `Abdullah said, `When this Ayah was revealed,
﴿قُلْ هُوَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى أَن يَبْعَثَ
عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَاباً مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ﴾
(Say: "He has power to send torment on you from above'') Allah's Messenger said,
«أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِك»
(I seek refuge with Your Face.)
﴿أَوْ مِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ﴾
(or from under your feet,) he again said,
«أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِك»
(I seek refuge with Your Face.)
﴿أَوْ يَلْبِسَكُمْ شِيَعاً وَيُذِيقَ
بَعْضَكُمْ بَأْسَ بَعْضٍ﴾
(or to cover you with confusion in party strife, and make you to taste the violence
of one another.) he said,
«هَذهِ أَهْوَنُ أَوْ أَيْسَر»
(This is less burdensome or easier.)''' Al-Bukhari recorded this Hadith again in
the book of Tawhid (in his Sahih), and An-Nasa'i also recorded it in the book of
Tafsir.
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