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Al-Anfal 8:74

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وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَهَاجَرُوا۟ وَجَـٰهَدُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاوَوا۟ وَّنَصَرُوٓا۟ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّا ۚ لَّهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ

But those who have believed and emigrated and fought in the cause of Allāh and those who gave shelter and aided - it is they who are the believers, truly. For them is forgiveness and noble provision.

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

Believers in Truth

After Allah affirmed the ruling of loyalty and protection between the believers in this life, He then mentioned their destination in the Hereafter. Allah also affirmed the faith of the believers, just as mentioned in the beginning of this Surah, and that He will reward them with forgiveness and by erasing their sins, if they have any. He also promised them honorable provisions that are abundant, pure, everlasting and eternal; provisions that never end or run out, nor will they ever cause boredom, for they are delightful and come in great varieties. Allah then mentioned that those who follow the path of the believers in faith and performing good deeds, will be with them in the Hereafter. Just as Allah said,وَالسَّـبِقُونَ الاٌّوَّلُونَ(And the foremost to embrace Islam...) 9:100, until the end of the Ayah. He also said,وَالَّذِينَ جَآءُوا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ(And those who came after them ...) 59:10.

A Hadith that is in the Two Sahihs, which is Mutawatir and has several authentic chains of narrations, mentions that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,«الْمَرْءُ مَعَ مَنْ أَحَب»(One will be in the company of those whom he loves.) Another Hadith states,«مَنْ أَحَبَّ قَوْمًا فَهُوَ مِنْهُم»(He who loves a people is one of them), and in another narration, he said,«حُشِرَ مَعَهُم»(...will be gathered with them (on the Day of Resurrection).)Inheritance is for Designated Degrees of Relatives

Allah said,وَأُوْلُواْ الأَرْحَامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلَى بِبَعْضٍ فِي كِتَـبِ اللَّهِ(But kindred by blood are nearer to one another (regarding inheritance) in the decree ordained by Allah), meaning, in Allah's decision. This Ayah encompasses all relatives, not only the degrees of relative who do not have a fixed, designated share in the inheritance, as some people claim and use this Ayah to argue. According to Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Qatadah and several others, this Ayah abrogated inheriting from those with whom one had ties of treaties or brotherhood, as was the case in the beginning of Islam. So it applies to all relatives, and as for those who do not inherit, then this is supported by the Hadith,«إِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَعْطَى كُلَّ ذِي حَقَ حَقَّهُ فَلَا وَصِيَّةٍ لِوَارِث»(Indeed Allah had alloted every right to the one who deserves it, so there may be no will for an heir.)Therefore, this Ayah also includes those who have a fixed share of inheritance. Allah knows best.

This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Anfal, all praise and thanks are for Allah, in Him we trust, and He is sufficient for us, what an excellent supporter He is.

Ma'arif al-Qur'an

Mufti Muhammad Shafi

Mentioned in the third verse (74) are words of praise for the Sahabah who emigrated from Makkah and for the Ansar of Madinah who helped them, as well as the attestation to their being true Muslims and the promise of forgiveness and respectable provision made to them. When it was said: أُولَـٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّا (those are the believers in truth), the hint given was in the direction that those who did not migrate were though Muslims, but their Islam was neither perfect, nor certain - because there existed the probability that they may really be hypocrites professing Islam only outwardly. After that, it was said: لَّهُم مَّغْفِرَ‌ةٌ (For them there is forgiveness) - as it has been explained in sound (Sahih) Ahadith: اَلاِسلَامُ یَھدِمُ مَا کَانَ قَبلَہ (Islam demolishes what was before it) and: والھِجرَۃُ تَھدِمُ مَا کَانَ قَبلَھَا (Hijrah razes what was before it). In short, this means that the act of becoming a Muslim goes on to demolish the entire edifice of past sins. Similarly, the making of Hijrah razes all past sins.

Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

والذين آمنوا بالله ورسوله، وتركوا ديارهم قاصدين دار الإسلام أو بلدًا يتمكنون فيه من عبادة ربهم، وجاهدوا لإعلاء كلمة الله، والذين نصروا إخوانهم المهاجرين وآووهم وواسوهم بالمال والتأييد، أولئك هم المؤمنون الصادقون حقًا، لهم مغفرة لذنوبهم، ورزق كريم واسع في جنات النعيم.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

لما ذكر تعالى حكم المؤمنين في الدنيا ، عطف بذكر ما لهم في الآخرة ، فأخبر عنهم بحقيقة الإيمان ، كما تقدم في أول السورة ، وأنه سيجازيهم بالمغفرة والصفح عن ذنوب إن كانت ، وبالرزق الكريم وهو الحسن الكثير الطيب الشريف ، دائم مستمر أبدا لا ينقطع ولا ينقضي ، ولا يسأم ولا يمل لحسنه وتنوعه .ثم ذكر أن الأتباع لهم في الدنيا على ما كانوا عليه من الإيمان والعمل الصالح فهم معهم في الآخرة كما قال : ( والسابقون الأولون من المهاجرين والأنصار والذين اتبعوهم بإحسان رضي الله عنهم ورضوا عنه وأعد لهم جنات تجري تحتها الأنهار ) الآية [ التوبة : 100 ] ، وقال : ( والذين جاءوا من بعدهم يقولون ربنا اغفر لنا ولإخواننا الذين سبقونا بالإيمان ولا تجعل في قلوبنا غلا للذين آمنوا ربنا إنك رءوف رحيم ) [ الحشر : 10 ] وفي الحديث المتفق عليه ، بل المتواتر من طرق صحيحة ، عن رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - أنه قال : المرء مع من أحب ، وفي الحديث الآخر : من أحب قوما حشر معهم .وقال الإمام أحمد : حدثنا وكيع ، عن شريك ، عن عاصم ، عن أبي وائل ، عن جرير قال : قال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - : المهاجرون والأنصار أولياء بعضهم لبعض ، والطلقاء من قريش والعتقاء من ثقيف بعضهم أولياء بعض إلى يوم القيامة .

قال شريك : فحدثنا الأعمش ، عن تميم بن سلمة ، عن عبد الرحمن بن هلال ، عن جرير ، عن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - مثله .تفرد به أحمد من هذين الوجهين .

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