Allah said next,
[وَلاَ تُفْسِدُواْ
فِى الاٌّرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَـحِهَا]
(And do not do mischief on the earth, after it has been set in order) [5:56].
Allah prohibits causing mischief on the earth, especially after it has been set
in order. When the affairs are in order and then mischief occurs, it will cause
maximum harm to the people; thus Allah forbids causing mischief and ordained
worshipping Him, supplicating to Him, begging Him and being humble to Him. Allah
said,
[وَادْعُوهُ خَوْفًا
وَطَمَعًا]
(and invoke Him with fear and hope) fearing what He has of severe torment and
hoping in what He has of tremendous reward. Allah then said,
[إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ
اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِّنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ]
(Surely, Allah's mercy is (ever) near unto the good-doers) meaning, His mercy
is for the good-doers who obey His commands and avoid what He prohibited. Allah
said in another Ayah,
[وَرَحْمَتِى
وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ فَسَأَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ]
(And My mercy envelopes all things. That (mercy) I shall ordain for those who
who have Taqwa.) [7:156]. Matar Al-Warraq said, "Earn Allah's promise by obeying
Him, for He ordained that His mercy is near to the good-doers. '' Ibn Abi Hatim
collected this statement.
[وَهُوَ الَّذِى
يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْرىً بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِ حَتَّى إِذَآ أَقَلَّتْ
سَحَابًا ثِقَالاً سُقْنَـهُ لِبَلَدٍ مَّيِّتٍ فَأَنزَلْنَا بِهِ الْمَآءَ
فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَتِ كَذَلِكَ نُخْرِجُ الْموْتَى لَعَلَّكُمْ
تَذَكَّرُونَ - وَالْبَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ يَخْرُجُ نَبَاتُهُ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ
وَالَّذِى خَبُثَ لاَ يَخْرُجُ إِلاَّ نَكِدًا كَذَلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ الآيَـتِ
لِقَوْمٍ يَشْكُرُونَ ]
(57. And it is He Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going
before His mercy (rain). Till when they have carried a heavy-laden cloud, We
drive it to a land that is dead, then We cause water (rain) to descend thereon.
Then We produce every kind of fruit therewith. Similarly, We shall raise up the
dead, so that you may remember or take heed.) (58. The vegetation of a good land
comes forth (easily) by the permission of its Lord; and that which is bad,
brings forth nothing but (a little) with difficulty. Thus do We explain
variously the Ayat for a people who give thanks.)
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