"O those who believe spend from what We have given to you before conies a day when there is no trading, no friendship, no intercession. And the disbelievers are the unjust." (2:254)

Commentary

Many injunctions relating to acts of worship and dealings with human beings have been taken up in this Surah, specially all those a person dislikes to obey finding them burdensome. Then, the most difficult act is to 'spend' one's life and possessions; and when you look at Divine injunctions relating to most situations they either relate to a man's life or his possessions. And when a man falls into the trap of sin, it is either caused by his love of life or expediency of possessions in most cases. As such, the love for these two is the root of sins, and the defence against and the deliverance from it is the object of all acts of obedience. It is for this reason that, following the injunctions relating to worship and social transactions, the subject of 'fighting' and 'spending' in the way of Allah were taken up. The first appeared in (And fight in the way of Allah) (244) and the second in (Who is the one who would give Allah a good loan?) (245) After that, the former was emphasized by the story of Talut, and now, emphasis is being laid on the later by (Spend from what We have given to you) (254). Since a large number of affairs relating to the worship of Allah and dealings with human beings depend on spending out of what Allah has given, this subject has been dealt with in a greater detail. Therefore, the sections that follow have, in most of them, a discussion of the second aspect, which is, the 'spending' out of one's possessions. To sum up, it means: The time to act is still there. In the Hereafter, deeds are not on sale. They cannot be borrowed from a friend either. Once caught by the punishment, one cannot be released on someone's intercession, unless Allah Himself forgives. (Ma'ariful Qur'an, Mufti Muhammad Shafi rahmatullaahi alaih)

» Posted by Seifeddine-M on 16th September 2011

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