O you who believe! Fear Allah and let every soul consider what it has forwarded for tomorrow. And fear Allah; verily, Allah is All-Aware of what you do. 59:18
And be not like those
who forget Allah, and He made them forget their own selves – those are the
transgressors. 59:19
Not equal are the
inhabitants of the Fire and the inhabitants of Paradise. The inhabitants of
Paradise – they are the successful. 59:20
Relationship
with the Previous Part
The previous section refers to the
conditions of the hypocrites and the Jews. Then, Allah commands believers to
fear Him by obeying His commands and avoiding His prohibitions. He also
commands the believers to prepare for the Hereafter by performing righteous
deeds for Allah's sake and warns against following in the footsteps of the
people of Hell. The ayat mention that the people of Paradise shall be
successful while the dwellers of Hell, who disobey Allah's commands, shall be the
losers.
"O you who
believe! Fear Allah and let every soul consider what it has forwarded for
tomorrow. And fear Allah; verily, Allah is All-Aware of what you do."
59:18
O believers, who believe in the Oneness
of Allah and the message that Messenger Muhammad brought from Allah, fear Allah
by obeying His commands and avoiding His prohibitions. Let every soul consider
what it has forwarded for the Hereafter. Let it consider the righteous deeds
that it performed for Allah's sake. You should call yourselves to account in
this world before you are called to account on the Day of Judgment. Fear Allah
and beware of disobeying His commands, for His punishment is severe. Verily,
Allah is fully aware of all your deeds, and nothing is hidden from His perfect knowledge.
The ayah refers to the Day of Judgment
as "tomorrow" since it will certainly take place, no matter how long
it may take to occur.
Allah commands believers to fear Him
because fear of Allah is the safest means leading to salvation on the Day of
Judgment.
"And be not like
those who forget Allah, and He made them forget their own selves – those are
the transgressors." 59:19
After commanding believers to fear
Allah, they are commanded not to be like those whose hearts are void of fear of
Allah.
O believers, you should always fear
Allah by obeying His commands and avoiding His prohibitions. Beware of being
like those who refrain from complying with Allah's commands. Thus, He, out of
His wisdom and justice, left them to their own devices by making them forget
their own selves. Consequently, they have not endeavored to attain what
benefits them; rather, they have done what harms their own selves.
Those are the transgressors. Indeed,
such people are the transgressors as they have refrained from obeying Allah's
commands, gone beyond the limits set by Allah, and refused to believe in the
revelation that Allah revealed to His Prophets and Messengers. Their abode will
be Hell, wherein they will suffer painful torment.
"Not equal are
the inhabitants of the Fire and the inhabitants of Paradise. The inhabitants of
Paradise – they are the successful." 59:20
Not equal in the sight of Allah and His
recompense are the inhabitants of the Fire and the inhabitants of Paradise. The
inhabitants of Paradise are the successful. They shall attain the utmost
happiness that cannot be compared with any other pleasure.
It should be noted that the ayah does
not specify how the inhabitants of the Fire are not equal to the inhabitants of
Paradise, indicating that there are differences between them. There are great
differences in their behaviors, their deeds, their understanding, their
viewpoint of life, and their final destination.
Learned
Lessons From Surah Al-Hashr Ayah 18-20
• It is obligatory to fear Allah by obeying
His commands and avoiding His prohibitions.
• The command to fear Allah is repeated
for emphasis. It is commanded to fear Allah, to perform obligations, and to repent
of past sins. Then, the command is repeated to avoid sins in the future.
• Allah commands the believers not to
be like those who disregard Allah's commands, which makes them forget their own
selves by not performing righteous deeds. Thus, they become transgressors.
• There is a clear difference between
the believers, who will be the inhabitants of Paradise, and the disbelievers,
who will be the inhabitants of Hell. The inhabitants of Paradise shall be
successful, and the inhabitants of Hell will be the losers.
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