Tafsir

The Hadiths on the Virtue of These Two Ayat, May Allah Benefit Us by Them Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Mas`ud said that the Messenger of Allah said ﷺ,«مَنْ قَرَأَ بِالْآيَتَيْنِ مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ، كَفَتَاه»(Whoever recites the last two Ayat in Surat Al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice for him.)The rest of the six also recorded similar wording for this Hadith. The Two Sahihs recorded this Hadith using various chains of narration, and Imam Ahmad also recorded it.

Muslim recorded that `Abdullah said, "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went on the Isra journey, he ascended to the Sidrat Al-Muntaha in the sixth heaven, where whatever ascends from the earth ends at, and whatever descends from above it ends at.إِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَى(When that covered the lote tree which did cover it!) 53:16 meaning, a mat made of gold.

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was then given three things: the five prayers, the last Ayat in Surat Al-Baqarah and forgiveness for whoever did not associate anything or anyone with Allah from his Ummah."Earlier we mentioned the Hadith regarding the virtues of Surat Al-Fatihah from Ibn `Abbas which stated, "While the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with Jibil, he heard a noise from above. Jibil lifted his sight to the sky and said, `This is a door that was opened just now in heaven, and it was never opened before.' An angel came down through the door to the Prophet and said, `Receive the good news of two lights that you have been given and which no Prophet before you was given: the Opener of the Book (Al-Fatihah) and the last Ayat in Surat Al-Baqarah. You will not read a letter of them, but you will be granted its benefit."' This Hadith was collected by Muslim and An-Nasa'i, and this is the wording collected by An-Nasa'i.

The Tafsir of the Last Two Ayat of Surat Al-Baqarah

Allah said,كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَـئِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ(Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. (They say,) "We make no distinction between one another of His Messengers.")Therefore, each of the believers believes that Allah is the One and Only and the Sustainer, there is no deity worthy of worship except Him and there is no Lord except Him. The believers also believe in all Allah's Prophets and Messengers, in the Books that were revealed from heaven to the Messengers and Prophets, who are indeed the servants of Allah. Further, the believers do not differentiate between any of the Prophets, such as, believing in some of them and rejecting others. Rather, all of Allah's Prophets and Messengers are, to the believers, truthful, righteous, and they were each guided to the path of righteousness, even when some of them bring what abrogates the Law of some others by Allah's leave.

Later on, the Law of Muhammad, the Final Prophet and Messenger from Allah, abrogated all the laws of the Prophets before him. So the Last Hour will commence while Muhammad's Law remains the only valid Law, and all the while a group of his Ummah will always be on the path of truth, apparent and dominant. Allah's statement,وَقَالُواْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا(And they say, "We hear, and we obey") means, we heard Your statement, O our Lord, comprehended and implemented it, and adhered to its implications.غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا((We seek) Your forgiveness, our Lord) contains a plea and supplication for Allah's forgiveness, mercy and kindness.

Allah's statement,لاَ يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا(Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope) means, Allah does not ask a soul what is beyond its ability. This only demonstrates Allah's kindness, compassion and generosity towards His creation. This Ayah is the Ayah that abrogated the Ayah that worried the Companions, that is, Allah's statement,وَإِن تُبْدُواْ مَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُم بِهِ اللَّهُ(And whether you disclose what is in yourselves or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it.)This indicates that although Allah will question His servants and judge them, He will only punish for what one is able to protect himself from. As for what one cannot protect himself from, such as what one says to himself - or passing thoughts - they will not be punished for that. We should state here that to dislike the evil thoughts that cross one's mind is a part of faith.

Allah said next,لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ(He gets reward for that which he has earned) of good,وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ(And he is punished for that which he has earned) of evil, that is, concerning the acts that one is responsible for.

Allah then said, mentioning what the believers said while directing His servants to supplicate to Him, all the while promising them that He will answer their supplication:رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا("Our Lord! Push us not if we forget or fall into error,") meaning, "If we forgot an obligation or fell into a prohibition, or made an error while ignorant of its ruling." We mentioned the Hadith by Abu Hurayrah, that Muslim collected, wherein Allah said, "I shall (accept your supplication)." There is also the Hadith by Ibn `Abbas that Allah said, "I did (accept your supplication)."رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا(Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and Christians),) means, "Even if we were able to perform them, do not require us to perform the difficult deeds as You required the previous nations before us, such as the burdens that were placed on them.

You sent Your Prophet Muhammad , the Prophet of mercy, to abrogate these burdens through the Law that You revealed to him, the Hanifi (Islamic Monotheism), easy religion." Muslim recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that Allah said, "I shall (accept your supplication)." Ibn `Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that Allah said, "I did (accept your supplication)." There is the Hadith recorded through various chains of narration that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,«بُعِثْتُ بِالْحَنِيفِيَّةِ السَّمْحَة»(I was sent with the easy Hanifiyyah way.)رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ(Our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear) of obligations, hardships and afflictions, do not make us bear what we cannot bear of this.رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ(Our Lord!

Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear.)We mentioned that Allah said, "I shall (accept your supplication)" in one narration, and, "I did (accept your supplication)," in another narration.وَاعْفُ عَنَّا(Pardon us) meaning, between us and You regarding what You know of our shortcomings and errors.وَاغْفِرْ لَنَآ(And grant us forgiveness) concerning what is between us and Your servants. So do not expose our errors and evil deeds to them.وَارْحَمْنَآ(Have mercy on us) in what will come thereafter. Therefore, do not allow us to fall into another error.

They say that those who commit error need three things: Allah's forgiveness for what is between Him and them, that He conceals these errors from His other servants, and thus does not expose them before the servants, and that He grants them immunity from further error." We mentioned before that Allah answered these pleas, "I shall," in one narration and, "I did," in another narration.أَنتَ مَوْلَـنَا(You are our Mawla) meaning, You are our supporter and helper, our trust is in You, You are sought for each and every type of help and our total reliance is on You. There is no power or strength except from You.فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَـفِرِينَ(And give us victory over the disbelieving people) those who rejected Your religion, denied Your Oneness, refused the Message of Your Prophet , worshipped other than You and associated others in Your worship. Give us victory and make us prevail above them in this and the Hereafter. Allah said, "I shall," in one narration, and, "I did," in the Hadith that Muslim collected from Ibn `Abbas.

Further, Ibn Jarir recorded that Abu Ishaq said that whenever Mu`adh would finish reciting this Surah,فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَـفِرِينَ(And give us victory over the disbelieving people), he would say "Amin."

Commentary

These are the last two verses of Sarah al-Baqarah. Great merits have been attributed to these two verses in authentic ahadith. The Holy Prophet ﷺ has said that one who recites these two verses during the night, they will be sufficient for him.

As narrated by Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ ، the Holy Prophet ﷺ said that Allah Almighty has sent forth these two verses out of the treasures of Paradise and the 'Rahman' رحمان had already written them by His own hand two thousand years earlier than the creation of all things and beings. One who is able to recite them after the Salah of ` Isha', they will stand for Tahajjud in his case. As it appears in the Mustadrak of al-Hakim and in Bayhaqi, the Holy Prophet ﷺ said that Allah Almighty has concluded Sarah al-Baqarah with these two verses, which have been given to me in His grace from out of the special treasure that lies under the ` Arsh عرش (Divine Throne). Therefore, you should make special effort to learn these verses, and at the same time, teach your women and children how to recite them. This is why Sayyidna ` Umar and Sayyidna ` Ali ؓ ، said that they thought that anybody who has any sense in him would never go to sleep without having recited these two verses.

Meaning-wise, these verses have many special features. One of the distinct ones is that they come at the end of Sarah al-Baqarah where most of the injunctions of Shari` ah appear briefly, or in detail, such as, those dealing with the articles of faith, modes of worship, mutual dealings, morals and social living etc. Here, the first of the two verses opens with words of praise for the Muslims who are true and obedient, those who said yes with all their heart to all injunctions ordained by Allah, and were all set to carry them out. In addition to being an assertion of Allah's infinite mercy, the second verse also answers the doubt which started bothering the noble Companions when verse 284, the one preceding these two, was revealed. The words of the said verses, as mentioned earlier briefly, were: وَإِن تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُم بِهِ اللَّـهُ , that is, whether you manifest that which is in your hearts, or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it.

Here the verse was actually referring to the accounting of whatever one does with his or her choice and volition. Unintentional thoughts and errors were just not included under its purview. However, the words of the Qur'an were general because of which people surmised that man will be taken to account even for thoughts that entered his mind without his intention. Nervously excited, the noble Companion presented themselves before the Holy Prophet g and said: ia Rasool Allah, till now we thought that we shall be called to account for only those deeds that we do with our will and choice, and we shall not be called to account for thoughts that cross our minds involuntarily. But this verse seems to tell us that every thought that enters our minds will be subject to accounting. This way it is extremely difficult to escape punishment.' Although, the Holy Prophet g knew the correct intended meaning of the verse but he, in view of the generality of its words, did not elect to say anything on his own.

Instead, he waited for the Wahy وحی (revelation) and instructed the Companions that they should obey whatever Allah Almighty ordains for them. It may be easy or difficult to carry out, but it is not the way of a true Muslim to show the slightest of hesitation in accepting Allah's command when it comes. As soon as you hear the command of Allah, say: سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَ‌انَكَ رَ‌بَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ‌ , that is, We have listened, and obeyed. Our Lord, Your pardon! And to You is the return'.

The noble Companions ؓ did exactly what they were told by the Holy Prophet ﷺ ، although their minds were still ticking with the apprehension that building a security shield against involuntary intrusions of thoughts was enormously difficult indeed! Thereupon, Allah Almighty revealed these last two verses of Surah al-Baqarah. Here the first one praises Muslims while the other gives a correct explanation of the verse that created doubt in the minds of the noble Companions. Now let us look at the words of the first verse. These are:آمَنَ الرَّ‌سُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّ‌بِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّـهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُ‌سُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّ‌قُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّ‌سُلِهِ ۚ وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَ‌انَكَ رَ‌بَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ‌ ﴿285﴾The Messenger has believed in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, and the believers as well. All have believed in Allah and His angels and His Books and His Messengers. "We make no division between any of His Messengers," and they have said: "We have listened, and obeyed.

Our Lord, Your par-don! And to You is the return."The first seven words of this verse admire the Holy Prophet ﷺ . It may be noted that the verse does not address him by his name, but, by calling him Rasul', his honour and dignity have been made clear. The word, 'the believers' follows immediately after that. It means that just as the Holy Prophet ﷺ firmly believes in the revelation (Wahy وحی) from Allah, so do the true Muslims in general. The style chosen for this sentence is also worth consideration. The major part has been used to describe the state of the 'iman (belief) of the Holy Prophet ﷺ ، then, the 'iman ایمان (belief) of the general Muslims has been described separately. This indicates that, although the Holy Prophet and all Muslims share in the wealth of 'iman ایمان as such, still there is a great difference between the two in terms of the relative degrees of 'iman ایمان .

The knowledge of the Holy Prophet ﷺ is based on seeing and hearing while the knowledge of other Muslims takes the form of 'iman bi l'ghayb ایمان بالغیب or 'believing without seeing' as based on the 'ru'yat' or 'seeing' of the Holy Prophet ﷺ .

After that come details of the 'irnan (belief) which was common between the Holy Prophet ﷺ and the Muslims in general. This 'iman consisted of the belief that Allah Almighty does exist and that He is One and that He is endued with all the perfect attributes, and that there are angels, and that all Scriptures and all Messengers sent by Allah are true.

After that it was clearly stressed that the 'believers' of this ummah (Muslim community) will do nothing as was done by past communities when they planted seeds of discord among messengers of Allah by accepting some as prophets and by denying that status to others. The Jews accepted that Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) was a prophet, the Christians accepted that Sayyidna ` Isa (علیہ السلام) was a prophet, but that the Last of the prophets, Sayyidna Muhammad ﷺ was a prophet was not accepted by them.

Praised here is the distinction of this umrnah which is made of people who do not reject any prophet. This is followed by words of admiration for what the noble Companions had said when so directed by the Holy Prophet ﷺ :سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَ‌انَكَ رَ‌بَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرWe have listened, and obeyed. Our Lord, Your pardon! And to You is the return.

ذكر الأحاديث الواردة في فضل هاتين الآيتين الكريمتين نفعنا الله بهما .الحديث الأول : قال البخاري : حدثنا محمد بن كثير ، أخبرنا شعبة ، عن سليمان ، عن إبراهيم ، عن عبد الرحمن ، عن أبي مسعود ، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " من قرأ بالآيتين " ، وحدثنا أبو نعيم ، حدثنا سفيان ، عن منصور ، عن إبراهيم ، عن عبد الرحمن بن يزيد ، عن أبي مسعود ، قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " من قرأ بالآيتين من آخر سورة البقرة في ليلة كفتاه " .وقد أخرجه بقية الجماعة من طريق سليمان بن مهران الأعمش ، بإسناده ، مثله . وهو في الصحيحين من طريق الثوري ، عن منصور ، عن إبراهيم ، عن عبد الرحمن ، عنه ، به .

وهو في الصحيحين أيضا عن عبد الرحمن ، عن علقمة عن أبي مسعود قال عبد الرحمن : ثم لقيت أبا مسعود ، فحدثني به .وهكذا رواه أحمد بن حنبل : حدثنا يحيى بن آدم ، حدثنا شريك ، عن عاصم ، عن المسيب بن رافع ، عن علقمة ، عن أبي مسعود ، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، قال : " من قرأ الآيتين من آخر سورة البقرة في ليلته كفتاه " .الحديث الثاني : قال الإمام أحمد : حدثنا حسين ، حدثنا شيبان ، عن منصور ، عن ربعي ، عن خرشة بن الحر ، عن المعرور بن سويد ، عن أبي ذر ، قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " أعطيت خواتيم سورة البقرة من كنز تحت العرش ، لم يعطهن نبي قبلي " .وقد رواه ابن مردويه ، من حديث الأشجعي ، عن الثوري ، عن منصور ، عن ربعي ، عن زيد بن ظبيان ، عن أبي ذر قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " أعطيت خواتيم سورة البقرة من كنز تحت العرش " .الحديث الثالث : قال مسلم : حدثنا أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة ، حدثنا أبو أسامة ، حدثنا مالك بن مغول ( ح ) وحدثنا ابن نمير ، وزهير بن حرب جميعا ، عن عبد الله بن نمير وألفاظهم متقاربة قال ابن نمير : حدثنا أبي ، حدثنا مالك بن مغول ، عن الزبير بن عدي عن طلحة ، عن مرة ، عن عبد الله ، قال : لما أسري برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم انتهي به إلى سدرة المنتهى ، وهي في السماء السادسة إليها ينتهي ما يعرج به من الأرض فيقبض منها ، وإليها ينتهي ما يهبط به من فوقها فيقبض منها ، قال : ( إذ يغشى السدرة ما يغشى ) [ النجم : 16 ] ، قال : فراش من ذهب .

قال : وأعطي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ثلاثا : أعطي الصلوات الخمس ، وأعطي خواتيم سورة البقرة ، وغفر لمن لم يشرك بالله من أمته شيئا المقحمات .الحديث الرابع : قال أحمد : حدثنا إسحاق بن إبراهيم الرازي ، حدثنا سلمة بن الفضل ، حدثني محمد بن إسحاق ، عن يزيد بن أبي حبيب ، عن مرثد بن عبد الله اليزني ، عن عقبة بن عامر الجهني قال : قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " اقرأ الآيتين من آخر سورة البقرة فإني أعطيتهما من تحت العرش " .

هذا إسناد حسن ، ولم يخرجوه في كتبهم .الحديث الخامس : قال ابن مردويه : حدثنا أحمد بن كامل ، حدثنا إبراهيم بن إسحاق الحربي ، أخبرنا مسدد أخبرنا أبو عوانة ، عن أبي مالك ، عن ربعي ، عن حذيفة ، قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " فضلنا على الناس بثلاث ، أوتيت هؤلاء الآيات من آخر سورة البقرة من بيت كنز تحت العرش ، لم يعطها أحد قبلي ، ولا يعطاها أحد بعدي " .ثم رواه من حديث نعيم بن أبي هندي ، عن ربعي ، عن حذيفة ، بنحوه .الحديث السادس : قال ابن مردويه : حدثنا عبد الباقي بن نافع ، أنبأنا إسماعيل بن الفضل ، أخبرنا محمد بن حاتم بن بزيع ، أخبرنا جعفر بن عون ، عن مالك بن مغول ، عن أبي إسحاق ، عن الحارث ، عن علي قال : لا أرى أحدا عقل الإسلام ينام حتى يقرأ خواتيم سورة البقرة ، فإنها كنز أعطيه نبيكم صلى الله عليه وسلم من تحت العرش .ورواه وكيع عن إسرائيل ، عن أبي إسحاق ، عن عمير بن عمرو الخارفي ، عن علي قال : ما أرى أحدا يعقل ، بلغه الإسلام ، ينام حتى يقرأ آية الكرسي وخواتيم سورة البقرة ، فإنها من كنز تحت العرش .الحديث السابع : قال أبو عيسى الترمذي : حدثنا بندار ، حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن مهدي ، حدثنا حماد بن سلمة ، عن أشعث بن عبد الرحمن الجرمي عن أبي قلابة ، عن أبي الأشعث الصنعاني ، عن النعمان بن بشير ، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : " إن الله كتب كتابا قبل أن يخلق السماوات والأرض بألفي عام ، أنزل منه آيتين ختم بهما سورة البقرة ، ولا يقرأن في دار ثلاث ليال فيقربها شيطان " .

ثم قال : هذا حديث غريب . وهكذا رواه الحاكم في مستدركه من حديث حماد بن سلمة به ، وقال : صحيح على شرط مسلم ، ولم يخرجاه .الحديث الثامن : قال ابن مردويه : حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن مدين ، أخبرنا الحسن بن الجهم ، أخبرنا إسماعيل بن عمرو ، أخبرنا ابن أبي مريم ، حدثني يوسف بن أبي الحجاج ، عن سعيد ، عن ابن عباس قال : كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا قرأ آخر سورة البقرة وآية الكرسي ضحك ، وقال : " إنهما من كنز الرحمن تحت العرش " .

وإذا قرأ : ( من يعمل سوءا يجز به ) [ النساء : 123 ] ، ( وأن ليس للإنسان إلا ما سعى وأن سعيه سوف يرى ثم يجزاه الجزاء الأوفى ) [ النجم : 3941 ] ، استرجع واستكان .الحديث التاسع : قال ابن مردويه : حدثنا عبد الله بن محمد بن كوفي ، حدثنا أحمد بن يحيى بن حمزة ، حدثنا محمد بن بكر حدثنا مكي بن إبراهيم ، حدثنا عبد الله بن أبي حميد ، عن أبي مليح ، عن معقل بن يسار ، قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : " أعطيت فاتحة الكتاب ، وخواتيم سورة البقرة من تحت العرش ، والمفصل نافلة " .الحديث العاشر : قد تقدم في فضائل الفاتحة ، من رواية عبد الله بن عيسى بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى ، عن سعيد بن جبير ، عن ابن عباس قال : بينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وعنده جبريل ; إذ سمع نقيضا فوقه ، فرفع جبريل بصره إلى السماء ، فقال : هذا باب قد فتح من السماء ما فتح قط .

قال : فنزل منه ملك ، فأتى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال : أبشر بنورين قد أوتيتهما ، لم يؤتهما نبي قبلك : فاتحة الكتاب ، وخواتيم سورة البقرة ، لن تقرأ حرفا منهما إلا أوتيته ، رواه مسلم والنسائي ، وهذا لفظه .[ الحديث الحادي عشر : قال أبو محمد عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن الدارمي في مسنده : حدثنا أبو المغيرة ، حدثنا صفوان ، حدثنا أيفع بن عبد الله الكلاعي قال : قال رجل : يا رسول الله ، أي آية في كتاب الله أعظم ؟ قال : " آية الكرسي : ( الله لا إله إلا هو الحي القيوم ) قال : فأي آية في كتاب الله تحب أن تصيبك وأمتك ؟

قال : " آخر سورة البقرة ، ولم يترك خيرا في الدنيا والآخرة إلا اشتملت عليه " ] .فقوله تعالى : ( آمن الرسول بما أنزل إليه من ربه ) إخبار عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بذلك .قال ابن جرير : حدثنا بشر ، حدثنا يزيد ، حدثنا سعيد ، عن قتادة ، قال : ذكر لنا أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لما نزلت هذه الآية : " ويحق له أن يؤمن " .وقد روى الحاكم في مستدركه : حدثنا أبو النضر الفقيه : حدثنا معاذ بن نجدة القرشي ، حدثنا خلاد بن يحيى ، حدثنا أبو عقيل ، عن يحيى بن أبي كثير ، عن أنس بن مالك ، قال : لما نزلت هذه الآية على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ( آمن الرسول بما أنزل إليه من ربه ) قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : " حق له أن يؤمن " . ثم قال الحاكم : صحيح الإسناد ، ولم يخرجاه . .وقوله : ( والمؤمنون ) عطف على ) الرسول ) ثم أخبر عن الجميع فقال : ( كل آمن بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسله لا نفرق بين أحد من رسله ) فالمؤمنون يؤمنون بأن الله واحد أحد ، فرد صمد ، لا إله غيره ، ولا رب سواه .

ويصدقون بجميع الأنبياء والرسل والكتب المنزلة من السماء على عباد الله المرسلين والأنبياء ، لا يفرقون بين أحد منهم ، فيؤمنون ببعض ويكفرون ببعض ، بل الجميع عندهم صادقون بارون راشدون مهديون هادون إلى سبل الخير ، وإن كان بعضهم ينسخ شريعة بعض بإذن الله ، حتى نسخ الجميع بشرع محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم خاتم الأنبياء والمرسلين ، الذي تقوم الساعة على شريعته ، ولا تزال طائفة من أمته على الحق ظاهرين .وقوله : ( وقالوا سمعنا وأطعنا ) أي : سمعنا قولك يا ربنا ، وفهمناه ، وقمنا به ، وامتثلنا العمل بمقتضاه ، ( غفرانك ربنا ) سؤال للغفر والرحمة واللطف .قال ابن أبي حاتم : حدثنا علي بن حرب الموصلي ، حدثنا ابن فضيل ، عن عطاء بن السائب ،عن سعيد بن جبير ، عن ابن عباس في قول الله : ( آمن الرسول بما أنزل إليه من ربه والمؤمنون ) إلى قوله : ( غفرانك ربنا ) قال : قد غفرت لكم ، ( وإليك المصير ) أي : إليك المرجع والمآب يوم يقوم الحساب .قال ابن جرير : حدثنا ابن حميد ، حدثنا جرير ، عن بيان ، عن حكيم عن جابر قال : لما نزلت على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ( آمن الرسول بما أنزل إليه من ربه والمؤمنون كل آمن بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسله لا نفرق بين أحد من رسله وقالوا سمعنا وأطعنا غفرانك ربنا وإليك المصير ) قال جبريل : إن الله قد أحسن الثناء عليك وعلى أمتك ، فسل تعطه .

فسأل : ( لا يكلف الله نفسا إلا وسعها ) إلى آخر الآية .