Maeda 2
2- YOU WHO BELIEVE, DO NOT PERMIT YOURSELVES TO TRANSGRESS AGAINST ALLAH ALLAH’S RITES OR THE SACRED MONTH, OR THE ANIMALS GOING FOR SACRIFICE, OR ITS PENDANTS, OR THOSE HEADING FOR THE SACRED MOSQUE SEEKING ALLAH’S BOUNTY AND PLEASURE BUT WHEN YOU ARE OUT OF IHRAM YOU MAY HUNT. AND DO NOT LET THE HATRED OF PEOPLE WHO OBSTRUCTED YOUR WAY TO THE SACRED MOSQUE MAKE YOU TRANSGRESS (AGAINST THEM). AND CO-OPERATE FOR RIGHTEOUS AND PIETY, AND DO NOT CO-OPERATE IN SINNING AND TRANSGRESSING (ALLAH’S LIMITS), AND BE PIOUS AND GUARD YOURSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE, FOR ALLAH IS STERN IN PUNISHMENT.
There are a number of commands in this Ayah, which are addressed to the believers:
- “DO NOT PERMIT YOURSELVES TO TRANSGRESS AGAINST ALLAH ALLAH’S RITES”
We should not permit ourselves to transgress against the things we hold dear such as the rites of Hajj, Salah, and Fasting for they are all Allah’s rites. It is said that this is meant by the rites of Hajj only.
Anything Allah the Highest considers sacred, we should hold as sacred and should not violate, even if we do not understand the reasons.
- “THE SACRED MONTH”.
Transgressing against the sacred month is to violate them by fighting or killing. The sacred months are the months of Rajab, Zo Al-Qedah, Zo-Al-Hejah, and Moharam. Allah the Highest said that fighting during the sacred months is a grave sin, and mentioned this before in Sorah El-Baqarah saying: “THEY ASK YOU ABOUT THE SACRED MONTH AND FIGHTING DURING THE SACRED MONTH? SAY: “FIGHTING DURING THE MONTH IS A GRAVE SIN”. (S: 2 A: 217)
Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him also said: “Time is coming around to what it was of the day the Heavens and Earth were created, the year is twelve months, for of them are sacred, three consecutive; Zo Al-Qedah, Zo-Al-Hejah and Moharam, and Rajab of Modr, which is between Jamadi and Shaban”. (B: Tafseer)
Some scholars say that the ruling regarding not fighting during the sacred months was cancelled.
- “OR THE ANIMALS GOING FOR SACRIFICE OR ITS PENDANTS”.
People going on Hajj or Omrah used to mark the animals they take to sacrifice beforehand with pendants and various items, so that even when it is grassing it is known from among the other animals.
We should observe Allah’s rites and respect them, not harm such animals or even take these pendants and markings off.
- “OR THOSE HEADING FOR THE SACRED MOSQUE SEEKING ALLAH’S BOUNTY AND PLEASURE”.
We should not stop the Muslims going to the sacred mosque for Hajj or Omrah, and they should not be fought or hurt. Their way should be safe and secure.
It is permissible for those going on Hajj or Omrah to trade, buy and sell as well, as long as this is not the main purpose for their journey. The main purpose of their journey should be seeking Allah’s bounty and pleasure by worshipping in Hajj in the way He prescribed for us.
- “BUT WHEN YOU ARE OUT OF IHRAM YOU MAY HUNT”
The prohibition of hunting is restricted to the time when one is in a state of Ihram only, once out of Ihram, one may hunt.
- “AND DO NOT LET THE HATRED OF PEOPLE WHO OBSTRUCTED YOUR WAY TO THE SACRED MOSQUE MAKE YOU TRANSGRESS (AGAINST THEM)”.
We are not permitted to transgress against those who obstructed our way to the Sacred Mosque because they transgressed against us. Although we are permitted to retaliate with the same for Allah the Highest said: “AND IF YOU PUNISH, PUNISH IN A SIMILAR WAY TO THE WAY YOU HAVE BEEN PUNISHED”. (S: 16 A: 126)
Yet we are not allowed to obstruct the way of people to the Sacred Mosque if they did that to us in the past, or punish people for other things or because of our hatred of them, by obstructing their way to the Sacred Mosque. This is just as Allah the Highest told us not to let our hatred of others make unjust to them “AND DO NOT LET THE HATRED OF OTHERS LEAD YOU TO BE UNJUST”. (S: 5 A: 8)
- “AND CO-OPERATE FOR RIGHTEOUS AND PIETY, AND DO NOT CO-OPERATE IN SINNING AND TRANSGRESSING (ALLAH’S LIMITS)”
We are to co-operate with each other, Muslims or non-Muslims to do good, not to sin. Co-operation means to help each other to do what is good. Preventing others from doing wrong or committing injustice is helping them do good. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “Support your brother, whether he is unjust or suffer injustice”. They asked: “We support him when he suffered injustice, how do we support him when he is being unjust”. He said: “By preventing him from injustice, this is your support for him”. (B:Mazalem;4 & M:Ber;62 & T:Fetan;58 & Da:Reqaq;40 & A:3;99)
Co-operating with people to do good, does not mean that one will find every one and every thing good and helpful, indeed, one is likely to find occasion when he suffers from others, and one should be patient and persevere with doing good. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “The believer who deals with people and tolerate their hurt, is better than he who does not deal with people or tolerate their hurt”. (Ma: Fetan; 23 & A: Qyamah; 55 & A: 2; 43)
Even to direct people to what to do of good and encourage them is righteous, for Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “He who directs people to do what is good is like he who does good”. (Bazar)
- “AND BE PIOUS AND GUARD YOURSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE, FOR ALLAH IS STERN IN PUNISHMENT”.
The main objective of all this is to achieve piety, and we should always guard ourselves from Allah’s displeasure, by not transgressing Allah’s limits.
B: Bukhari M: Muslim Mal: Malek A: Ahmed D: Abu Dawood
Da: Daremy Ma: Ibn Magah N: Nesae T: Termezi
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