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Al-A'raf 7:86

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وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ بِكُلِّ صِرَٰطٍ تُوعِدُونَ وَتَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِهِۦ وَتَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ كُنتُمْ قَلِيلًا فَكَثَّرَكُمْ ۖ وَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

And do not sit on every path, threatening and averting from the way of Allāh those who believe in Him, seeking to make it [seem] deviant. And remember when you were few and He increased you. And see how was the end of the corrupters.

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

Prophet Shu`ayb forbade his people from setting up blockades on the roads, saying,وَلاَ تَقْعُدُواْ بِكُلِّ صِرَطٍ تُوعِدُونَ("And sit not on every road, threatening,") threatening people with death if they do not give up their money, as they were bandits, according to As-Suddi. Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others commented: وَلاَ تَقْعُدُواْ بِكُلِّ صِرَطٍ تُوعِدُونَ("And sit not on every road, threatening.") the believers who come to Shu`ayb to follow him." The first meaning is better, because Prophet Shu`ayb first said to them, بِكُلِّ صِرَطٍ("on every road...") He then mentioned the second meaning, وَتَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِهِ وَتَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا("and hindering from the path of Allah those who believe in Him, and seeking to make it crooked.") meaning, you seek to make the path of Allah crooked and deviated, وَاذْكُرُواْ إِذْ كُنتُمْ قَلِيلاً فَكَثَّرَكُمْ("And remember when you were but few, and He multiplied you.") meaning, you were weak because you were few. But you later on became mighty because of your large numbers.

Therefore, remember Allah's favor. وَانظُرُواْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِينَ("And see what was the end of the mischief-makers. ") from the previous nations and earlier generations. See the torment and punishment they suffered, because they disobeyed Allah and rejected His Messengers. Shu`ayb continued; وَإِن كَانَ طَآئِفَةٌ مِّنكُمْ ءامَنُواْ بِالَّذِى أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ وَطَآئِفَةٌ لَّمْ يْؤْمِنُواْ("And if there is a party of you who believes in that with which I have been sent and a party who does not believe,") that is, if you divided concerning me, فَاصْبِرُواْ("so be patient") that is, then wait and see, حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا("until Allah judges between us,"), and you, وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَـكِمِينَ("and He is the best of judges.") Surely, Allah will award the best end to those who fear and obey Him and He will destroy the disbelievers.

Ma'arif al-Qur'an

Mufti Muhammad Shafi

In the last sentence of verse 86, it was said: وَاذْكُرُ‌وا إِذْ كُنتُمْ قَلِيلًا فَكَثَّرَ‌كُمْ ۖ وَانظُرُ‌وا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِينَ. (And remember the time when you were few, then He increased you in number. And look, how was the fate of mischief makers). The twin aspects of persuasion and intimidation were employed to warn these people. The first was persuasion when they were reminded of the blessing of Allah who increased their insignificant numbers to become a large nation, or changed their economic weakness into need-free financial strength. Then, to chasten them through intimidation, it was said that they could do much better if they had a look at the sad end of peoples who had engineered disorder on the earth. The peoples of Nuh, ` Ad, Thamud and Lut (علیہم السلام) were examples of so many different punishments, which should help them understand their own situation and make the correction needed.

Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ولا تقعدوا بكل طريق تتوعدون الناس بالقتل، إن لم يعطوكم أموالهم، وتصدُّون عن سبيل الله القويم من صدَّق به عز وجل، وعمل صالحًا، وتبغون سبيل الله أن تكون معوجة، وتميلونها اتباعًا لأهوائكم، وتنفِّرون الناس عن اتباعها. واذكروا نعمة الله تعالى عليكم إذ كان عددكم قليلا فكثَّركم، فأصبحتم أقوياء عزيزين، وانظروا كيف كان عاقبة المفسدين في الأرض، وما حلَّ بهم من الهلاك والدمار؟

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

ينهاهم شعيب ، عليه السلام ، عن قطع الطريق الحسي والمعنوي ، بقوله : ( ولا تقعدوا بكل صراط توعدون ) أي : توعدون الناس بالقتل إن لم يعطوكم أموالهم . قال السدي وغيره : كانوا عشارين . وعن ابن عباس [ رضي الله عنه ] ومجاهد وغير واحد : ( ولا تقعدوا بكل صراط توعدون ) أي : تتوعدون المؤمنين الآتين إلى شعيب ليتبعوه . والأول أظهر ; لأنه قال : ( بكل صراط ) وهي الطرق ، وهذا الثاني هو قوله : ( وتصدون عن سبيل الله من آمن به وتبغونها عوجا ) أي : وتودون أن تكون سبيل الله عوجا مائلة . ( واذكروا إذ كنتم قليلا فكثركم ) أي : كنتم مستضعفين لقلتكم فصرتم أعزة لكثرة عددكم ، فاذكروا نعمة الله عليكم في ذلك ، ( وانظروا كيف كان عاقبة المفسدين ) أي : من الأمم الخالية والقرون الماضية ، ما حل بهم من العذاب والنكال باجترائهم على معاصي الله وتكذيب رسله .وقوله : ( وإن كان طائفة منكم آمنوا بالذي أرسلت به وطائفة لم يؤمنوا ) أي : قد اختلفتم علي ) فاصبروا ) أي : انتظروا ( حتى يحكم الله بيننا ) أي : يفصل ، ( وهو خير الحاكمين ) فإنه سيجعل العاقبة للمتقين ، والدمار على الكافرين .

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