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22-09-2005, 01:42 PM
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Trustfulne
The Quranic verse :
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا الأَمَانَاتِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا
وَإِذَا حَكَمْتُم بَيْنَ النَّاسِ أَن تَحْكُمُوا بِالْعَدْلِ إِنَّ
اللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُم بِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعاً بَصِيراً
Allah [may He be Glorified] said: "Verily! Allâh commands that you should render back the trusts to those to whom they are due; and that when you judge between men, you judge with justice. Verily, how excellent is the teaching, which He (Allâh) gives you! Truly, Allâh is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer." (4:58)
Commentary:
1. "Trusts" means all that which man is entrusted and is required to fulfil. In this Glorious verse Allah commands people to discharge trusts without any infringement and to convey them to their recipients without delay. This includes responsibilities in every field of life, such as those related to authorities, properties, secrets and the acts commanded by Allah, whose fulfilment cannot be seen but by Allah.
2. The phrase "and that when you judge between men, you judge with justice" contains the ruling or judging among people in the cases of blood, properties and honour, in minor or major cases. In this regard, no difference should be made between relatives and non-relatives, the righteous and the disobedient, the friend and the enemy. Allah stressed this fact in the Glorious Qur'an when He said: "And let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety" (5:8)
The meaning of justice in this verse is what Allah ordained through His Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him).
3. The phrase "Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allâh) gives you! Truly, Allâh is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer)." denotes praise of the commandments and the prohibitions of Allah as they include serving both terrestrial and celestial interests. These commandments and prohibitions are in favour of the people and contain no harm because they are ordained by the All-Hearer and the All-Seer who knows what the people do not know of their benefits and interests.
See Tafsir Ibn Sa'di, p.148 (Al-Luwaihiq Edition).
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The Prophetic saying :
عن أبي سفيان بن حرب -رضي الله عنه- في قصته مع هرقل أن هرقل قال:
( وسألتك بم يأمركم؟ فذكرت أنه يأمركم أن تعبدوا الله ولا تشركوا به شيئا، وينهاكم عن عبادة الأوثان، ويأمركم بالصلاة والصدق والعفاف. فإن كان ما تقول حقا فسيملك موضع قدمي هاتين )
الحديث (البخاري ح 7) ، (مسلم ح 1773)
On the authority of Abu Sufyan bin Harb (may Allah be pleased with him) who said that Heraclius after questioning him about the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "I asked you about his commandments to you and you said that he commands you to worship Allah and not to associate any other partner with him and forbids for you the worship of idols. He also commands you to perform prayer, to stick to truthfulness and chastity. If what you say is true, he will seize the place upon which I tread with my feet". [Narrated by Al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 6, and by Muslim, Hadith no. 1773].
The word chastity means to keep away from the prohibitions and the deficiencies of noble character.
This text is a quotation from a lengthy Hadith including the most important issue of the mission of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), which is Monotheism. Monotheism means the sincere worship of Allah and the prohibition of worshipping other than Him. After Monotheism, follows the most important kind of worship, i.e. prayer. There are some other vital Islamic issues of importance also included in that Hadith. It also included that Heraclius, having directed such questions to Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) realised that all what he (Abu Sufyan) said represented the qualities of a coming prophet as mentioned in their own scriptures.
An-Nawawi reported the scholars' saying: "What Heraclius said was taken from the previously revealed Books. In the Torah there were some of the signs of the Prophethood of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and thus Heraclius knew him through these signs" [Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Vol. 12 p. 107].
Furthermore, showing the acquaintance of the People of the Book of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the existence of his full description in their Books, Allah [may He be Glorified] said: "Those to whom We gave the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognise him (Muhammad (peace be upon him) or the Ka'bah at Makkah) as they recognise their sons. But verily, a party of them conceal the truth while they know it - [i.e. the qualities of Muhammad (peace be upon him) which are written in the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)]." (2:146).
Trustfulne
The Quranic verse :
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا الأَمَانَاتِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا
وَإِذَا حَكَمْتُم بَيْنَ النَّاسِ أَن تَحْكُمُوا بِالْعَدْلِ إِنَّ
اللَّهَ نِعِمَّا يَعِظُكُم بِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ سَمِيعاً بَصِيراً
Allah [may He be Glorified] said: "Verily! Allâh commands that you should render back the trusts to those to whom they are due; and that when you judge between men, you judge with justice. Verily, how excellent is the teaching, which He (Allâh) gives you! Truly, Allâh is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer." (4:58)
Commentary:
1. "Trusts" means all that which man is entrusted and is required to fulfil. In this Glorious verse Allah commands people to discharge trusts without any infringement and to convey them to their recipients without delay. This includes responsibilities in every field of life, such as those related to authorities, properties, secrets and the acts commanded by Allah, whose fulfilment cannot be seen but by Allah.
2. The phrase "and that when you judge between men, you judge with justice" contains the ruling or judging among people in the cases of blood, properties and honour, in minor or major cases. In this regard, no difference should be made between relatives and non-relatives, the righteous and the disobedient, the friend and the enemy. Allah stressed this fact in the Glorious Qur'an when He said: "And let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety" (5:8)
The meaning of justice in this verse is what Allah ordained through His Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him).
3. The phrase "Verily, how excellent is the teaching which He (Allâh) gives you! Truly, Allâh is Ever All-Hearer, All-Seer)." denotes praise of the commandments and the prohibitions of Allah as they include serving both terrestrial and celestial interests. These commandments and prohibitions are in favour of the people and contain no harm because they are ordained by the All-Hearer and the All-Seer who knows what the people do not know of their benefits and interests.
See Tafsir Ibn Sa'di, p.148 (Al-Luwaihiq Edition).
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The Prophetic saying :
عن أبي سفيان بن حرب -رضي الله عنه- في قصته مع هرقل أن هرقل قال:
( وسألتك بم يأمركم؟ فذكرت أنه يأمركم أن تعبدوا الله ولا تشركوا به شيئا، وينهاكم عن عبادة الأوثان، ويأمركم بالصلاة والصدق والعفاف. فإن كان ما تقول حقا فسيملك موضع قدمي هاتين )
الحديث (البخاري ح 7) ، (مسلم ح 1773)
On the authority of Abu Sufyan bin Harb (may Allah be pleased with him) who said that Heraclius after questioning him about the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "I asked you about his commandments to you and you said that he commands you to worship Allah and not to associate any other partner with him and forbids for you the worship of idols. He also commands you to perform prayer, to stick to truthfulness and chastity. If what you say is true, he will seize the place upon which I tread with my feet". [Narrated by Al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 6, and by Muslim, Hadith no. 1773].
The word chastity means to keep away from the prohibitions and the deficiencies of noble character.
This text is a quotation from a lengthy Hadith including the most important issue of the mission of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), which is Monotheism. Monotheism means the sincere worship of Allah and the prohibition of worshipping other than Him. After Monotheism, follows the most important kind of worship, i.e. prayer. There are some other vital Islamic issues of importance also included in that Hadith. It also included that Heraclius, having directed such questions to Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) realised that all what he (Abu Sufyan) said represented the qualities of a coming prophet as mentioned in their own scriptures.
An-Nawawi reported the scholars' saying: "What Heraclius said was taken from the previously revealed Books. In the Torah there were some of the signs of the Prophethood of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and thus Heraclius knew him through these signs" [Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Vol. 12 p. 107].
Furthermore, showing the acquaintance of the People of the Book of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the existence of his full description in their Books, Allah [may He be Glorified] said: "Those to whom We gave the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognise him (Muhammad (peace be upon him) or the Ka'bah at Makkah) as they recognise their sons. But verily, a party of them conceal the truth while they know it - [i.e. the qualities of Muhammad (peace be upon him) which are written in the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)]." (2:146).