Anfal 27-28
27- YOU WHO BELIEVE; DO NOT BETRAY THE MESSENGER AND BETRAY YOUR TRUSTS KNOWINGLY.
28- AND KNOW THAT YOUR WEALTH AND CHILDREN ARE BUT A TRIAL AND TEMPTATION, AND THAT ALLAH HAS GREAT REWARD.
It is reported that these Ayahs were sent down on the occasion that when Bano Qurizah betrayed the Muslims, Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him was commanded to fight them. The Muslims besieged Bano Qurizah who lived in fortifications.
Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him sent Abu Emamah, who was one of the early Muslims of Medina to negotiate surrender with the Jews of Bano Qurizah. They asked him as to what is likely to happen to them, and Abu Emamah pointed to his throat, meaning death. He then realized that he warned them, and that this was a betrayal of Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him and the Muslims.
Abu Emamah went to the mosque, tied himself to one of the pillars and vowed not to eat or let himself loose until Allah messenger prayer and peace upon him sets him pardons him and sets him free with his own hands. He remained like that for 9 days, tied and without food, only drinks, until Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him pardoned him and untied him with his own hands.
Abu Emamah vowed to give all his possessions as Sadaqah, however Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said to him: “A third is sufficient to give for Sadaqah”. (Malik)
So, what is in our trust?
We are entrusted with ourselves first of all, with our Faith, with Allah’s Religion and commands to apply in our lives and in our family’s lives. Allah the Highest said: “YOU WHO BELIEVE, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN SELVES, THOSE WHO ARE MISGUIDED DO NOT HARM YOU IF YOU ARE RIGHTLY GUIDED, TO ALLAH YOU WILL ALL RETURN TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE DOING”. (S: 5 A; 105)
Then we are entrusted with our families and the things in our trust, like our work, and any responsibility we are entrusted with. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “You are all guardians, and you are responsible for those in your guardianship; the Amir in charge of people is a guardian and he is responsible for those in his guardianship, and a man is a guardian of his household and he is responsible for those in his guardianship, and the woman is a guardian in her husband’s home and she is responsible for those in her guardianship, and a slave is a guardian of his master’s money, and he is responsible for what is in his guardianship, indeed you are all guardians, and you are all responsible”. (A:2;5 & B:Jomah;11 & M:Emarah;20 & D:Emarah;1 & T:Jehad;27)
All of Allah’s creations are entrusted with a trust, however, most creations do not have a choice as to whether to fulfil this trust or not. Human beings are endowed with the ability to understand and comprehend, they are given guidance through prophets and messengers and Allah’s books, and they are therefore given the ability and freedom to choose, and consequently to be judged and rewarded or punished.
Some fulfil their trusts partly, if not totally. If one is entrusted with work and he/she does it, but not as good as he can, he has partly fulfilled his trust.
Allah the Highest made women, money, as well as our children great temptations for us. They have been beautified for us first. Allah the Highest said: “THE LOVE OF PLEASURES HAS BEEN BEAUTIFIED FOR MANKIND; OF WOMEN, CHILDREN, HEAPS OF GOLD AND SILVER, THE BRANDED HORSES, CATTLE AND TILLED LAND. THESE ARE THE PLEASURES OF THE LOWER LIFE, BUT WITH ALLAH IS THE EXCELLENT DESTINY”. (S: 3 A: 14)
Through this love, they may lead us astray, or to disobey Allah the Highest, such as to earn money by Haram means to provide them with cars, wealth, jewellery etc. Allah the Highest said: “YOU WHO BELIEVE, THERE MAY BE OF YOUR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN ENEMIES FOR YOU, BE WEARY OF THEM”. (S: 64 A; 14)
The choice remains ours and those who earn the ill-gotten money are those who are going to answer for what they did.
Then Allah the Highest reminds us that His reward of the Paradise is a great reward, for those who obey Him and observe His commands.
Anfal 29
29- YOU WHO BELIEVE, SHOULD YOU BE PIOUS AND GUARD YOURSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE, ALLAH WILL LET YOU DISTINGUISH THE RIGHT FROM THE WRONG, PARDON YOU YOUR SINS, AND FORGIVE YOU, FOR ALLAH HAS THE GREATEST BOUNTY.
Allah the Highest is promising us things in return for piety, which involves not displeasing Him:
- The guidance and vision to know the right from the wrong. Knowing the right from the wrong is important for us and for our path in life, as we often have to choose and to choose what need to understand and judge what we are choosing.
Believe and piety is rewarded by guidance and knowing the right from the wrong is certainly one of the main elements of guidance. Allah the Highest said: “THOSE WHO BELIEVE AND DO GOOD DEEDS, THEIR LORD GUIDE THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR BELIEVE, THERE WILL BE RIVERS FLOWING UNDERNEATH THEN IN THE GARDENS OF DELIGHT”. (S: 10 A: 9)
And Allah the Highest also said: “BE PIOUS AND PROTECT YOURSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE, AND ALLAH TEACHES YOU, FOR ALLAH KNOWS ALL THINGS”. (S: 2 A: 282)
The more pious believers are, they more Allah the Highest is to show them the right from the wrong and directs them to the right path,
- Allah the Highest pardons us our sins. Allah the Highest may cover up for the sins pardoned, and both in this life and on the Day of Resurrection.
- Forgive us our sins. Pardoning is to be followed by forgiving.
- And Allah the Highest gives us His Greatest Bounty.
The source of all bounties in this life and in the Hereafter is Allah the Highest. Starting with life itself, to Faith, Wisdom, Guidance, everything we have, and everything we are going to have.
Allah’s bounties cannot be matched by anyone else, or given by anyone else. They might get carried to us by other beings; however Allah the Highest is the origin and the source of all bounties. We should remember that whenever we receive a bounty from a person that it is actually from Allah the Highest and that that person is only doing the delivery, carrying it to us.
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