The Evil Results of Kufr Allah says: (So his fruits were encircled), meaning his wealth, or according to the other opinion, his crops. What is meant is that what this disbeliever was afraid of and what the believer had terrified him actually had happened. A storm struck his garden, a garden which he had erroneously thought would last forever, distracting him from thoughts of Allah, may He be glorified. (And he began Yuqallibu his hands over what he had spent upon it,) Qatadah said: He was clasping his hands together in a gesture of regret and grief for the wealth he had lost. (and he could only say: Would that I had ascribed no partners to my Lord! And he had no group of men) meaning a clan or children, as he had vainly boasted, (to help him against Allah, nor could he defend himself. There, Al-Walayah will be for Allah, the True God.) Here there are differences in recitation. Some of the reciters pause at the word there, (nor could he defend himself there. ), i.e., at that time, when Allah sends the punishment upon him, there will be no one to save him. Then they start the next phrase with Al-Walayah; (Al-Walayah will be for Allah, the True God.) Some of them pause at the phrase (nor could he defend himself) and start the next phrase; (There, Al-Walayah will be for Allah, the True God.) There is a further difference in the recitation of the word Al-Walayah. Some read it as Al-Walayah, which gives the meaning that all allegiance will be to Allah, i.e., on that Day everyone, believer or disbeliever, will return to Allah, for allegiance and submission to Him when the punishment comes to pass. This is like the Ayah: (So when they saw Our punishment, they said: We believe in Allah Alone and reject (all) that we used to associate with Him as partners.) ﴿40:84﴾ and Allah says concerning the Fir`awn; (Till when drowning overtook him, he said: I believe that none has the right to be worshipped but He in Whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am one of the Muslims. Now! While you refused to believe before and you were one of the mischief-makers.) ﴿10:90-91﴾ Some others read it as Al-Wilayah, meaning that on that Day the rule will belong to Allah, the True God. Some read Haqqu (True) refering to Al-Wilayah, as in the Ayah; (The sovereignty on that Day will be the true (sovereignty), belonging to the Most Gracious (Allah), and it will be a hard Day for the disbelievers) ﴿25:26﴾. Others it read Haqqi referring to Allah, may He be glorified, as in the Ayah: (Then they are returned to Allah, their True Protector.) ﴿6:62﴾ So Allah says: (He (Allah) is the best to reward and the best for the final end.) for deeds that were done for the sake of Allah, their reward is good and their consequences are all good. (45. And mention the parable of the worldly life: it is like the water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it, and becomes fresh and green. But (later) it becomes dry and broken pieces, which the winds scatter. And Allah is able to do everything.) (46. Wealth and children are the adornment of the life of this world. But the good righteous deeds that last, are better with your Lord for reward and better for hope.) The Parable of the Worldly Life Allah says: (And mention) O Muhammad, to the people, (the parable of the worldly life), its transient nature and how it will eventually cease and come to an end. (it is like the water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it,) It mingles with the seeds that are in the earth, so they grow and become good, producing bright, fresh flowers, then after that, (it becomes dry and broken pieces,) withered up, (which the winds scatter.) tossing them about right and left. (And Allah is able to do everything) He has the power to do this and that. In the Quran Allah often gives parables like this of the life of this world, as He says in Surah Yunus, (The parable of the worldly life is but that of water which We send down from the sky so by it arises the intermingled produce of the earth of which men and cattle eat. ..) ﴿10:24﴾ and in Surat Az-Zumar: s(See you not that Allah sends down water from the sky, and causes it to penetrate the earth, then out from it comes crops of different colors.) ﴿39:21﴾ and in Surat Al-Hadid: (Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children. (It is) like the parable of vegetation after rain, thereof the growth is pleasing to the tiller...) ﴿57:20﴾ and in the Sahih Hadith: (This world is sweet and green.) Between Wealth and Good Deeds (Wealth and children are the adornment of the life of this world.) This is like the Ayah: (Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women, children, vaulted hoards of gold...) ﴿3:14﴾. Allah says: (Your wealth and your children are only a trial, whereas Allah! With Him is a great reward (Paradise).) ﴿64:15﴾ turning towards Allah and worshipping Him is better for you than keeping busy with them, and accumulating wealth for them and going to extremes in feeling pity and compassion for them. Allah says: (But the good righteous deeds that last, are better with your Lord for reward and better for hope.) Ibn `Abbas, Sa`id bin Jubayr and others among the Salaf said that the good righteous deeds that last are the five daily prayers. `Ata bin Abi Rabah and Sa`id bin Jubayr narrated from Ibn `Abbas, The good righteous deeds that last are `Subhan Allah (glory be to Allah), `Al-Hamdu Lillah (praise be to Allah), `La ilaha illallah (there is none worthy of worship except Allah), and `Allahu Akbar (Allah is Most Great). The Commander of the faithful, `Uthman bin `Affan was questioned, Which are the good righteous deeds that last He replied, They are: `La ilaha illallah, Subhan Allah, Al-Hamdu Lillah, Allahu Akbar and La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah hil-`Aliyil-`Azim (there is no strength and no power except with Allah the Exalted, the Almighty). This was recorded by Imam Ahmad. Imam Ahmad also recorded from a freed slave of the Messenger of Allah that he said: (Well done! Well done for five things! (How heavy they will weigh in the balance! La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar, Subhan Allah, and Al-Hamdu Lillah, and a righteous son who dies and his parents seek the reward of Allah.) And he said: (Well done! Well done for five things! Whoever meets Allah believing in them, he will enter Paradise; if he believes in Allah, the Last Day, Paradise and Hell, resurrection after death, and the Reckoning). (the good righteous deeds that last, ) `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, This is the celebration of the remembrance of Allah, saying `La ilaha illallah, Allahu Akbar, Subhan Allah, Al-Hamdu Lillah, Tabarak Allah, La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah, Astaghfirallah, Sallallahu `ala Rasul-Allah, and fasting, prayer, Hajj, Sadaqah (charity), freeing slaves, Jihad, maintaining ties of kinship, and all other good deeds. These are the righteous good deeds that last, which will remain in Paradise for those who do them for as long as heaven and earth remain. Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas: They are good words. `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said, They are all righteous deeds. This was also the view chosen by Ibn Jarir, may Allah have mercy on him. (47. And (remember) the Day We shall cause the mountains to pass away, and you will see the earth as a levelled plain, and We shall gather them so that We will leave not one of them behind. ) (48. And they will be set before your Lord, aligned. (He will say:) Now indeed, you have come to Us as We created you the first time. Nay, but you thought that We had appointed no meeting for you (with Us).) (49. And the Book will be produced, and you will see the criminals, fearful of that which is therein. They will say: Woe to us! What sort of Book is this that leaves neither a small thing nor a large thing, but has recorded it with numbers! And they will find all that they did, present, and your Lord treats no one with injustice.)
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