Then Allah tells us about His believing servants who believed Allah's promise to them and how He will make the consequences good for them in this world and in the Hereafter. He says:

﴿ظˆظژظ„ظژظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ط±ظژط£ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط­ظ’ط²ظژط§ط¨ظژ ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ‡ظژظ€ط°ظژط§ ظ…ظژط§ ظˆظژط¹ظژط¯ظژظ†ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژط±ظژط³ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژطµظژط¯ظژظ‚ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژط±ظژط³ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈ﴾

(And when the believers saw the Confederates, they said: "This is what Allah and His Messenger had promised us; and Allah and His Messenger had spoken the truth.'') Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, and Qatadah said: "They mean what Allah said in Surat Al-Baqarah:

﴿ط£ظژظ…ظ’ ط­ظژط³ظگط¨ظ’طھظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژظ† طھظژط¯ظ’ط®ظڈظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¬ظژظ†ظ‘ظژط©ظژ ظˆظژظ„ظژظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ظٹظژط£ظ’طھظگظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظ‘ظژط«ظژظ„ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط®ظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ط§ظ’ ظ…ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظگظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظ‘ظژط³ظ‘ظژطھظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظژط£ظ’ط³ظژط¢ط،ظڈ ظˆظژط§ظ„ط¶ظ‘ظژط±ظ‘ظژط¢ط،ظڈ ظˆظژط²ظڈظ„ظ’ط²ظگظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط­ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ ظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظژ ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژط³ظڈظˆظ„ظڈ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط،ظژط§ظ…ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ…ظژط¹ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژطھظژظ‰ ظ†ظژطµظ’ط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط£ظژظ„ط§ظژ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ†ظژطµظ’ط±ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظ‚ظژط±ظگظٹط¨ظŒ ﴾

(Or think you that you will enter Paradise without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you They were afflicted with severe poverty and ailments and were so shaken that even the Messenger and those who believed along with him said,"When (will come) the help of Allah'' Yes! Certainly, the help of Allah is near!)(2:214) meaning, `this is the trial and test that Allah and His Messenger promised us would be followed by the help and victory of Allah that is near.' Allah says:

﴿ظˆظژطµظژط¯ظژظ‚ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژط±ظژط³ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈ﴾

(and Allah and His Messenger had spoken the truth. )

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ط²ظژط§ط¯ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ط¥ظگظٹظ…ظژط§ظ†ظ‹ط§ ظˆظژطھظژط³ظ’ظ„ظگظٹظ…ط§ظ‹﴾

(And it only added to their faith and to their submissiveness.) This indicates that faith can increase and strengthen in accordance with people's circumstances, as the majority of scholars stated: faith can increase and decrease. We have stated this at the beginning of our commentary on Al-Bukhari, praise be to Allah.

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ط²ظژط§ط¯ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’﴾

(And it only added) means, at that time of stress and difficulty

﴿ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ط¥ظگظٹظ…ظژط§ظ†ظ‹ط§﴾

(to their faith) in Allah,

﴿ظˆظژطھظژط³ظ’ظ„ظگظٹظ…ط§ظ‹﴾

(and to their submissiveness.) means their submission to His commands and their obedience to His Messenger .

﴿ظ…ظ‘ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط±ظگط¬ظژط§ظ„ظŒ طµظژط¯ظژظ‚ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ…ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ€ظ‡ظژط¯ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ ظپظژظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ…ظ‘ظژظ† ظ‚ظژط¶ظژظ‰ ظ†ظژط­ظ’ط¨ظژظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ…ظ‘ظژظ† ظٹظژظ†طھظژط¸ظگط±ظڈ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ط¨ظژط¯ظ‘ظژظ„ظڈظˆط§ظ’ طھظژط¨ظ’ط¯ظگظٹظ„ط§ظ‹ ظ„ظ‘ظگظٹظژط¬ظ’ط²ظگظ‰ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژظ€ط¯ظگظ‚ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط¨ظگطµظگط¯ظ’ظ‚ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظ†ظژظ€ظپظگظ‚ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط¥ظگظ† ط´ظژط¢ط،ظژ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظٹظژطھظڈظˆط¨ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط؛ظژظپظڈظˆط±ط§ظ‹ ط±ظ‘ظژط­ظگظٹظ…ط§ظ‹﴾

(23. Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah; of them some have fulfilled their Nahbah; and some of them are still waiting, but they have never changed in the least.) (24. That Allah may reward the men of truth for their truth, and punish the hypocrites, if He wills, or accept their repentance by turning to them. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.)