Tafsir

The Reward of the Righteous

The mention of the misguided who are doomed is followed by mention of the righteous who are blessed. They are those who believe firmly in their hearts and confirm their faith by their actions, doing all kinds of righteous deeds and avoiding evil actions. Because of this, they will inherit dwellings in the lofty ranks of the gardens of Paradise. So Allah tells us that He sends those astray and guides these, and says:إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ(Verily, Allah does what He wills.)

Commentary(And among men there is one who worships Allah (standing) on the verge - 22:11.) Bukhari and Ibn Abi Haim have related from Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ that when the Holy Prophet ﷺ migrated to Madinah, people flocked to him and accepted the new religion. But there were some among them whose conversion to Islam was far from being genuine, and whose sole motive for their action was to seek self-advancement, and they lacked conviction. If, after becoming Muslims, favorable circumstances resulted in an increase in their prosperity and their children, they thought Islam was a very good religion, but they were equally ready to condemn it if things went against their personal interests. This verse was revealed to describe such people who were mere opportunists and were easily swayed either way depending on where their selfish interests lay.

إن الله يدخل الذين آمنوا بالله ورسوله، وثبتوا على ذلك، وعملوا الصالحات، جنات تجري من تحت قصورها وأشجارها الأنهار، إن الله يفعل ما يريد من ثواب أهل طاعته تفضلا وعقاب أهل معصيته عدلا.

لما ذكر أهل الضلالة الأشقياء ، عطف بذكر الأبرار السعداء ، من الذين آمنوا بقلوبهم ، وصدقوا إيمانهم بأفعالهم ، فعملوا الصالحات من جميع أنواع القربات ، [ وتركوا المنكرات ] فأورثهم ذلك سكنى الدرجات العاليات ، في روضات الجنات .ولما ذكر أنه أضل أولئك ، وهدى هؤلاء ، قال : ( إن الله يفعل ما يريد )