Tawba 117
117- ALLAH HAS PARDONED THE PROPHET AS WELL AS THE MIGRANTS AND SUPPORTERS WHO FOLLOWED HIM DURING THE DIFFICULT TIMES, AFTER THE HEARTS OF THEM WERE ABOUT TO GO ASTRAY, THEN HE PARDONED THEM, FOR ALLAH IS MOST KIND AND MOST COMPASSIONATE TO THEM.
Allah the Highest pardoned His prophet and the believers who followed him, migrants and supporters, they followed him though the difficult times of the Tabok campaign. That campaign was particularly difficult because:-
- It took place during a very hot summer, and the summer before that was dry and short of water. People used to stay at home and not to travel far during such times.
- The army was marching a long way to face the army of the Roman Empire.
- They were short of money to take weapons and food with them.
- They were short of animals to ride; sometimes 10 men shared a camel. They used to use the animals to carry their food, water and weapons, and they marched on foot.
- There were many hypocrites who asked Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, to give them permission to stay behind, which he gave them; this could have affected the morale of others.
Allah the Highest pardoned them any sin because of their sincere faith and resolve. Those who might have hesitated a little went out with the army despite of the difficulties. Allah the Highest pardoned Mohamed, prayer and peace upon him, for giving some permission to stay behind. Allah the Highest said: “ALLAH HAS PARDONED YOU FOR PERMITTING THEM SO THAT YOU MAY KNOW THE TRUTHFUL AND KNOW THE LIARS”. (S:9 A:43)
Allah the Highest pardoned the sincere Muslims the past sins, this was for being obedient to Allah and His messenger and for facing all difficulties and not fearing the potential fight awaiting them with the mighty Roman Empire.
Allah the Highest may put His people through hardships and difficulties as a way of being kind and compassionate to them. This is because being patient and persevering, facing hardships, is a cause for Allah the Highest to forgive them their past sins. Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said: “Whatever affects the believer of pain, or tiredness, or sickness, or grief, or worry saddening him, but Allah will make it a ransom for his sins”. (M:Ber;52 & B:Marda;1 & T:Janaez;;1 & A:2;303)
Allah the Highest is most kind and compassionate to the believers always, even when they face difficulties, hardship, or sickness.
Tawba 118-119
118- ALSO PARDONED THE THREE WHO STAYED BEHIND, AND THEY FELT THE EARTH CLOSING DOWN ON THEM DESPITE OF IT’S SPACE, AND THEY FELT CLOSED IN AND REALIZED THAT THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM ALLAH EXCEPT TO HIM, THEN ALLAH PARDONED THEM SO THAT THEY MAY REPENT, FOR ALLAH IS MOST FORGIVING AND MOST MERCIFUL.
119- YOU WHO BELIEVE, BE PIOUS AND GUARD YOURSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE AND BE ALWAYS OF THE TRUTHFUL.
Three men, who did not go out with Mohamed, prayer and peace upon him, and the rest of the Muslims on the Tabok campaign, when he returned they did not go to apologize to him and state any excuse. Indeed, they said that, they did not have any excuse. They were very truthful in saying that.
Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, told them to wait until Allah the Exalted made His judgement in their case, so they had to wait for that. After few days, they were told to stay away from the Mosque, and the Muslims were forbidden talking to them. Later their wives were told to leave them, as for the one who was not well, his wife was allowed to stay but not allowed to have marital relationship with her husband. They knew that they were being tested and tried.
This information travelled to El-Sham, and to the chief of the tribe of Gasan which lived there, he sent to one of the three, Kaab Ibn Malik, who was his friend, inviting him to move to live in Sham and promising to look after him. Kaab however realized that he was being tested further.
Then Allah the Highest, sent down these Ayahs of the Quran, to tell them and to tell all the Muslims, that the three men were pardoned. Two men rushed to Kaab’s house to give him the good news which they had heard from Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, after Salah El-Fajr. He was so glad he gave them one of his gowns each, and then did not have anything to wear himself, he had to borrow one to go to the Mosque to see Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him.
Kaab wanted to give all his wealth as Sadaqah, but Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, refused and told him to give half.
Those three Muslims were greatly honoured by being specially mentioned in the Quran, and Allah’s forgiveness of them was sent down in a Quran which is read in the Salah or as a way of worship. Although they did wrong, what they did afterwards was honourable and an indication of their piety.
What was that?
- They knew that they could not put things right by lying, for Allah the Highest would know, and there is no escape from Allah.
- They knew, that the only protection they might have in this situation, would be the protection of Allah the Highest, and that this will only be forthcoming if they are truthful.
- They were patient, and persevered in the face of further temptations when they had received punishment.
- Their faith did not falter and was not shaken at any time.
It is a mark of the pious of the believers that when the devil tempts them to do wrong, they soon realize it and go back to their senses, Allah the Highest said: “THOSE WHO ARE PIOUS, WHENEVER THEY ARE TOUCHED BY THE DEVIL, THEY REMEMBER AND, THEN THEY SEE”. (S: 7 A: 201)
Like one of the three men, mentioned in the Hadith, who were trapped in a cave by a big rock. Each pleaded to Allah the Highest to save them with something good he had done, and Allah the Highest saved them. One of them mentioned that he loved his cousin very much although she was married. She went through hard times and needed money, which he promised to give her if she would let him have sexual intercourse with her, and she agreed. When he gave her the money and was about to have intercourse with her, she told him to fear God. He let her go with the money. In this event, the great goodness he did was not to sin when he was tempted and able to do so.
This is also like one of the people Allah the Highest will shade in His shade on the Day of Resurrection, when there is no shade but His. This is a man, to whom a rich and beautiful woman offers herself, and he refuses fearing Allah the Highest.
Not doing wrong can sometimes be harder than doing right, and Allah the Highest who created us knows that and rewards us for it.
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