Tafsir al-Sadi - Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi’ - (185)

Tafsir al-SadiAbd al-Rahman al-Sadi’

(69–70) “Whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger will be with those whom Allah has blessed: the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs, and the righteous. What excellent companions they are! * That is the bounty from Allah, and Allah is sufficient as the All-Knowing.”

That is, everyone who obeys Allah and His Messenger according to his circumstances and the obligations incumbent upon him—male or female, young or old—will be “with those whom Allah has blessed” with the immense blessing that entails perfection, success, and happiness: “the prophets,” whom Allah favored with His revelation and specially honored by sending them to creation ⦗186⦘ to call them to Allah, the Exalted; “the steadfast affirmers of truth,” whose affirmation of what the messengers brought was complete, for they knew the truth and affirmed it with certainty, upholding it in word, deed, and conduct, and calling others to Allah; “the martyrs,” who fought in the cause of Allah to exalt His word and were killed; and “the righteous,” whose inward and outward states were sound and whose deeds were therefore righteous. Thus, everyone who obeys Allah, the Exalted, will accompany them, and “what excellent companions they are!”—gathering with them in the Gardens of Bliss, enjoying the comfort of their nearness in the presence of the Lord of all worlds.

“That is the bounty” they attained “from Allah.” It is He who enabled them to achieve it, assisted them in doing so, and granted them a reward beyond what their deeds could ever merit.

“And Allah is sufficient as the All-Knowing.” He knows the condition of His servants and which of them deserves the abundant reward because of the righteous deeds performed in harmony by both heart and limbs.

﴿٦٩، ٧٠﴾ ﴿وَمَنْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُولَئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ أُولَئِكَ رَفِيقًا * ذَلِكَ الْفَضْلُ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ عَلِيمًا﴾ . أي: كل مَنْ أطاع الله ورسوله على حسب حاله وقدر الواجب عليه من ذكر وأنثى وصغير وكبير، ﴿فَأُولَئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ﴾ أي: النعمة العظيمة التي تقتضي الكمال والفلاح والسعادة ﴿مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ﴾ الذين فضلهم الله بوحيه، واختصهم بتفضيلهم بإرسالهم إلى الخلق، ⦗١٨٦⦘ ودعوتهم إلى الله تعالى ﴿وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ﴾ وهم: الذين كمل تصديقهم بما جاءت به الرسل، فعلموا الحق وصدقوه بيقينهم، وبالقيام به قولا وعملا وحالا ودعوة إلى الله، ﴿وَالشُّهَدَاءِ﴾ الذين قاتلوا في سبيل الله لإعلاء كلمة الله فقتلوا، ﴿وَالصَّالِحِينَ﴾ الذين صلح ظاهرهم وباطنهم فصلحت أعمالهم، فكل من أطاع الله تعالى كان مع هؤلاء في صحبتهم ﴿وَحَسُنَ أُولَئِكَ رَفِيقًا﴾ بالاجتماع بهم في جنات النعيم والأنْس بقربهم في جوار رب العالمين. ﴿ذَلِكَ الْفَضْلُ﴾ الذي نالوه ﴿مِنَ اللَّهِ﴾ فهو الذي وفقهم لذلك، وأعانهم عليه، وأعطاهم من الثواب ما لا تبلغه أعمالهم. ﴿وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ عَلِيمًا﴾ يعلم أحوال عباده ومن يستحق منهم الثواب الجزيل، بما قام به من الأعمال الصالحة التي تواطأ عليها القلب والجوارح.