and the Hereafter. And Allah helps His servant as long as His servant helps his brother.”

He also said:

“Whoever is asked about knowledge he possesses and conceals it, Allah will bridle him with a bridle of fire on the Day of Resurrection.”

Allah Most High says:

“Let them pardon and overlook. Would you not love for Allah to forgive you?”

And He says:

“Whether you disclose good or conceal it, or pardon an evil, Allah is ever Pardoning and All-Powerful.”

There are many such examples in the Quran and Sunnah. Likewise, Allah rewards a person in this world for the good he does in following guidance by opening the way to further guidance. Hence the saying: “Whoever acts upon what he knows, Allah grants him knowledge of what he did not know.”

Allah Most High says:

“If they had done what they were instructed to do, it would have been better for them and would have made them firmer,”

through to His word, “straight.”

And He says:

“There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book, by which Allah guides those who seek His pleasure to the ways of peace.”

And He says:

“O you who believe, fear Allah and believe in His Messenger; He will grant you a double share of His mercy, provide you with a light by which to walk, and forgive you.”

And He says:

“If you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion.”

They interpreted this as victory and deliverance, as in His words, “the Day of the Criterion.” It has also been interpreted as a light by which one distinguishes truth from falsehood.

Similar to this are His words:

“Whoever fears Allah, He will make a way out for him and provide for him from where he does not expect.”

He promises those who fear Him ways out of hardship and beneficial provision.

Also belonging to this category are His words:

“As for those who are guided, He increases them in guidance and grants them