𝖢𝖮𝖬𝖬𝖤𝖭𝖳𝖠𝖱𝖸 𝖮𝖥 𝖨𝖬𝖠̃𝖬 𝖠𝖲-𝖲𝖠‘𝖣𝖨̄: ‎—————— Allah enjoins His believing slaves to do what faith requires of them, which is to respond to Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) by complying with their commands and hastening to do so, calling people to Him, avoiding and refraining from that which they prohibit, and telling others not to do it. ﴾when he calls you to that which will give you life﴿. This is a description of everything that Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) call people to, and it highlights its benefits and the wisdom behind it. For it is in being a true slave to Allah ( سبحانه و تعالى ), constantly obeying Him and obeying His Messenger (ﷺ), that the heart is brought to life. Then Allah ( سبحانه و تعالى) warns against not responding to Him and His Messenger (ﷺ): ﴾Know that Allah stands between a man and his heart﴿ so beware of rejecting the command of Allah as soon as it comes to you, lest there be a barrier between you and Him when you need Him after that, and there will be dissent among you. For Allah stands between a man and his heart, and He controls the hearts and directs them as He will. The individual should often repeat the supplication, “O Controller of the hearts, make my heart adhere firmly to Your religion; O Director of the hearts, direct my heart to obey You and Your Messenger (ﷺ).” ﴾and that it is to Him that you will be gathered﴿ that is, you will be gathered on a day concerning which there is no doubt, and He will requite the doer of good for his good deeds and the doer of evil for his sins. ﴾Beware of retribution that will not only befall the wrongdoers among you﴿ rather it will befall the wrongdoer and others, if wrongdoing prevails and no one tries to stop it. Then His punishment will include both the one who does wrong and others. Avoiding this retribution is done by forbidding the evil and suppressing those who do evil and spread mischief; to the extent that is possible, they should not be given the opportunity to commit sin and wrongdoing. ﴾and know that Allah is severe in punishment﴿ to the one who exposes himself to His wrath and avoids attaining His pleasure. ____________________________________________ 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲: [Taysīr al-Karīm ar-Rahmān fī Tafsīr Kalām al-Mannān, Vol.3, pg 366-367] https://salafibookstore.com/product/tafseer-as-sadi-10-volumes/