[49.14]
The Arabs declare: 'We believe. ' Say: 'You do not', rather, say: 'we
submit, ' because belief has not yet found its way into your hearts. If
you obey Allah and His Messenger, He will not reduce a thing from of
your deeds. Allah is the Forgiving and the Most Merciful
[49.15] The believers are those who believe in Allah and His Messenger and have not doubted, and who struggled in His Way with their possessions and themselves. Such are those who are truthful.
[49.16] Say: 'Would you teach Allah what your religion is, when Allah knows all that is in the heavens and the earth? ' Allah has knowledge of all things.
[49.17] They regard it as a favor to you that they have submitted! Say: 'Do not regard your submission as a favour to me, rather, it is Allah who bestows upon you a favour by guiding you to belief, if you are truthful. '
[49.18] Indeed, Allah knows the Unseen of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is the Seer of what you do. '
There is a Difference between a Believer and a Muslim
Allah chastises the bedouins who, when they embraced Islam, claimed for themselves the grade of faithful believers. However, Faith had not yet firmly entered their hearts,
The bedouins say: "We believe. '' Say: "You do not believe, but say, `We have submitted, ' for Faith has not yet entered your hearts. . . '' This honorable Ayah provides proof that Faith is a higher grade than Islam, according to the scholars of the Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama` ah. This is also demonstrated in the Hadith of Jibril, peace be upon him, when he questioned the Prophet (Peace be upon him) about Islam, then Iman then Ihsan. Thus moving the general matter to one more specific, then even more specific. Imam Ahmad recorded that ` Amir bin Sa` d bin Abi Waqqas said, "The Messenger of Allah gave (something to) some men and did not give one of them. Sa` d said, `O Allah's Messenger, you gave to so-and-so and so-and-so. However, you gave nothing to so-and so, even though he is a believer. ' The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said,
Or say, a Muslim. Sa`d repeated his statement thrice each time the Prophet (Peace be upon him) answered,
Or say, a Muslim. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) then said,
I might give some men and give nothing to others, even though the latter are dearer to me than the former. I do not give them things for fear that they might be thrown on their faces in the Fire. '' This Hadith is recorded in the Two Sahihs. Therefore, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) made a distinction between the grade of believer and the grade of Muslim, indicating that Iman is a more exclusive grade than Islam. I mentioned this subject in detail supported by evidence, in the beginning of the explanation of the chapter on Iman in Sahih Al-Bukhari, all praise is due to Allah and all the favors are from Him. So this proves that the bedouins whom the Ayah mentioned were not hypocrites, rather they were Muslims in whose hearts Faith was not yet firmly established. They claimed a higher grade for themselves than the grade that they earned, and they were taught a lesson as a consequence. This meaning agrees with the meaning given by Ibn ` Abbas, Ibrahim An-Nakha` i, Qatadah and that preferred by Ibn Jarir. These bedouins were taught a lesson,
Say: "You do not believe, but say `We are Muslims, ' for Faith has not yet entered your hearts. . . '' meaning, ` you have not yet achieved the reality of Faith. ' Allah the Exalted said, But if you obey Allah and His Messenger (Peace be upon him), He will not decrease anything in reward for your deeds. . . ` He will not decrease any of your rewards, ' as Allah said;
We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. (52:21) Allah said:
Verily, Allah is Oft -Forgiving, Most Merciful. For those who repent and return to Him. Allah's statement ,
Only those are the believers, who have perfect Faith,
who have believed in Allah and His Messenger (Peace be upon him), and afterward doubt not They do not have doubts and their Faith was not shaken. Rather, their Faith remained on conviction,
but strive for the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives meaning, they gladly gave away their life and the most precious of their wealth in obedience to Allah as a means of seeking His pleasure,
Those! They are the t ruthful. ) ` in their statement if they say that they are believers, unlike some bedouins who are faithful only by words outwardly! ' Allah said,
Say: "Will you inform Allah of your religion. . . '' ` will you inform Allah of what is in your hearts, '
while Allah knows all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, Nothing in the heavens and earth, even the weight of a speck of dust , all that is bigger or smaller, ever escapes His observation,
and Allah is All-Aware of everything. Allah said,
They regard as a favor to you that they have embraced Islam. Say: "Do not count your Islam as a favor to me. . . '' meaning the bedouins who considered embracing Islam, following and supporting the Messenger (Peace be upon him) as a favor to him. Allah the Exalted refuted their false statement ,
Say: "Do not count your Islam as a favor to me. . . '' ` for the benefit of your Islam will only be yours, and this is a favor from Allah to you, '
Nay, but Allah has conferred a favor upon you that He has guided you to the Faith if you indeed are true. ` in your claim that you are believers. ' The Prophet said to the Ansar on the day of the battle of Hunayn,
O Ansar! Have I not found you astray and Allah guided you through me Were you not divided and Allah united you around me Were you not poor and Allah gave you riches through me Whenever the Prophet (Peace be upon him) asked them any of these questions, they would reply, "Allah and His Messenger (Peace be upon him) have most favored us. '' Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bazzar recorded that Ibn ` Abbas said, "Banu Asad came to the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) and said, `O Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him)! We embraced Islam, and before that , the Arabs fought against you, yet we did not fight against you. ' The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said,
Verily, they understand but little and the Shaytan speaks through their words. This Ayah was later revealed,
They regard as a favor to you that they have embraced Islam. Say: "Do not count your Islam as a favor to me. '' Nay, but Allah has conferred a favor upon you that He has guided you to the Faith if you indeed are true. ''''' Then Allah reminds that He has complete knowledge of all creations and that He sees them all;
Verily, Allah knows the Unseen of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is the All-Seer of what you do. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Hujurat . Verily, all praise is due to Allah, all the favors are from Him, and from Him comes the success and protect ion from error.
[49.15] The believers are those who believe in Allah and His Messenger and have not doubted, and who struggled in His Way with their possessions and themselves. Such are those who are truthful.
[49.16] Say: 'Would you teach Allah what your religion is, when Allah knows all that is in the heavens and the earth? ' Allah has knowledge of all things.
[49.17] They regard it as a favor to you that they have submitted! Say: 'Do not regard your submission as a favour to me, rather, it is Allah who bestows upon you a favour by guiding you to belief, if you are truthful. '
[49.18] Indeed, Allah knows the Unseen of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is the Seer of what you do. '
There is a Difference between a Believer and a Muslim
Allah chastises the bedouins who, when they embraced Islam, claimed for themselves the grade of faithful believers. However, Faith had not yet firmly entered their hearts,
The bedouins say: "We believe. '' Say: "You do not believe, but say, `We have submitted, ' for Faith has not yet entered your hearts. . . '' This honorable Ayah provides proof that Faith is a higher grade than Islam, according to the scholars of the Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama` ah. This is also demonstrated in the Hadith of Jibril, peace be upon him, when he questioned the Prophet (Peace be upon him) about Islam, then Iman then Ihsan. Thus moving the general matter to one more specific, then even more specific. Imam Ahmad recorded that ` Amir bin Sa` d bin Abi Waqqas said, "The Messenger of Allah gave (something to) some men and did not give one of them. Sa` d said, `O Allah's Messenger, you gave to so-and-so and so-and-so. However, you gave nothing to so-and so, even though he is a believer. ' The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said,
Or say, a Muslim. Sa`d repeated his statement thrice each time the Prophet (Peace be upon him) answered,
Or say, a Muslim. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) then said,
I might give some men and give nothing to others, even though the latter are dearer to me than the former. I do not give them things for fear that they might be thrown on their faces in the Fire. '' This Hadith is recorded in the Two Sahihs. Therefore, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) made a distinction between the grade of believer and the grade of Muslim, indicating that Iman is a more exclusive grade than Islam. I mentioned this subject in detail supported by evidence, in the beginning of the explanation of the chapter on Iman in Sahih Al-Bukhari, all praise is due to Allah and all the favors are from Him. So this proves that the bedouins whom the Ayah mentioned were not hypocrites, rather they were Muslims in whose hearts Faith was not yet firmly established. They claimed a higher grade for themselves than the grade that they earned, and they were taught a lesson as a consequence. This meaning agrees with the meaning given by Ibn ` Abbas, Ibrahim An-Nakha` i, Qatadah and that preferred by Ibn Jarir. These bedouins were taught a lesson,
Say: "You do not believe, but say `We are Muslims, ' for Faith has not yet entered your hearts. . . '' meaning, ` you have not yet achieved the reality of Faith. ' Allah the Exalted said, But if you obey Allah and His Messenger (Peace be upon him), He will not decrease anything in reward for your deeds. . . ` He will not decrease any of your rewards, ' as Allah said;
We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. (52:21) Allah said:
Verily, Allah is Oft -Forgiving, Most Merciful. For those who repent and return to Him. Allah's statement ,
Only those are the believers, who have perfect Faith,
who have believed in Allah and His Messenger (Peace be upon him), and afterward doubt not They do not have doubts and their Faith was not shaken. Rather, their Faith remained on conviction,
but strive for the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives meaning, they gladly gave away their life and the most precious of their wealth in obedience to Allah as a means of seeking His pleasure,
Those! They are the t ruthful. ) ` in their statement if they say that they are believers, unlike some bedouins who are faithful only by words outwardly! ' Allah said,
Say: "Will you inform Allah of your religion. . . '' ` will you inform Allah of what is in your hearts, '
while Allah knows all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth, Nothing in the heavens and earth, even the weight of a speck of dust , all that is bigger or smaller, ever escapes His observation,
and Allah is All-Aware of everything. Allah said,
They regard as a favor to you that they have embraced Islam. Say: "Do not count your Islam as a favor to me. . . '' meaning the bedouins who considered embracing Islam, following and supporting the Messenger (Peace be upon him) as a favor to him. Allah the Exalted refuted their false statement ,
Say: "Do not count your Islam as a favor to me. . . '' ` for the benefit of your Islam will only be yours, and this is a favor from Allah to you, '
Nay, but Allah has conferred a favor upon you that He has guided you to the Faith if you indeed are true. ` in your claim that you are believers. ' The Prophet said to the Ansar on the day of the battle of Hunayn,
O Ansar! Have I not found you astray and Allah guided you through me Were you not divided and Allah united you around me Were you not poor and Allah gave you riches through me Whenever the Prophet (Peace be upon him) asked them any of these questions, they would reply, "Allah and His Messenger (Peace be upon him) have most favored us. '' Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bazzar recorded that Ibn ` Abbas said, "Banu Asad came to the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) and said, `O Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him)! We embraced Islam, and before that , the Arabs fought against you, yet we did not fight against you. ' The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said,
Verily, they understand but little and the Shaytan speaks through their words. This Ayah was later revealed,
They regard as a favor to you that they have embraced Islam. Say: "Do not count your Islam as a favor to me. '' Nay, but Allah has conferred a favor upon you that He has guided you to the Faith if you indeed are true. ''''' Then Allah reminds that He has complete knowledge of all creations and that He sees them all;
Verily, Allah knows the Unseen of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is the All-Seer of what you do. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Hujurat . Verily, all praise is due to Allah, all the favors are from Him, and from Him comes the success and protect ion from error.
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