The right path

Whoever suffered an affliction and he knew that it occurred by Allah's judgement and decree, and he patiently abides, awaiting Allah's reward, then Allah guides his heart, and will compensate him for his loss in this life by granting guidance to his heart and certainty in faith. Allah will replace whatever he lost for Him with the same or what is better.

Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas,

وَمَن يُوْمِن بِاللَّهِ يَهْدِ قَلْبَهُ

(and whosoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart).

"Allah will guide his heart to certainty. Therefore, he will know that what reached him would not have missed him and what has missed him would not have reached him."

There is an agreed upon Hadith that Al-Bukhari and Muslim collected and which states,

عَجَبًا لِلْمُوْمِنِ لَا يَقْضِي اللهُ لَهُ قَضَاءً إِلاَّ كَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ إِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ ضَرَّاءُ صَبَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ سَرَّاءُ شَكَرَ فَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُ وَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ لاَِحَدٍ إِلاَّ لِلْمُوْمِن

Amazing is the believer:

There is no decree that Allah writes for him, but is better for him. - If an affliction strikes him, he is patient and this is better for him.

Meaning of this verse:, they were disputing concerning that slave in whom they all had a share.

وَرَجُلً سَلَمًا لِّرَجُلٍ

and a (slave) man belonging entirely to one master.

means, no one owned him except that one man.

هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلً

Are those two equal in comparison?

meaning, they are not the same.

By the same token, the idolator who worships other gods besides Allah and the sincere believer who worships none besides Allah, with no partner or associate, are not equal. What comparison can there be between them?

Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid and others said,

"This Ayah is the parable of the idolator and the sincere believer."

Because this parable is so clear and obvious,

Allah then says:

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

All the praises and thanks be to Allah!

i.e., for establishing proof against them.

بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

But most of them know not.

Narrated Qais: Jarir (RA) said,

"We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) and he looked at the moon (full-moon) and said:

"Certainly you will see your Lord as you see this moon and you will have no trouble in seeing Him. So if you can avoid missing (through sleep or business, etc.) a prayer before the sunrise (Fajr) and a prayer before sunset (`Asr), you must do so." He then recited Allah's Statement:

"And celebrate the praises Of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before (its) setting." (50.39)

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