Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-Mujadilah -> Manners for Assemblies |
Allah teaches His servants good manners and orders them to be kind to each other when they are sitting together, ﴿ظٹط£ظژظٹظ‘ظڈظ‡ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط،ظژط§ظ…ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظ‚ظگظٹظ„ظژ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ طھظژظپظژط³ظ‘ظژطظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط¬ظژظ€ظ„ظگط³ظگ﴾ (O you who believe! When you are told to make room in the assemblies,) ﴿ظپظژط§ظپظ’ط³ظژطظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظٹظژظپظ’ط³ظژطظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’﴾ (make room. Allah will give you room.) Indeed, the reward or recompense depends on the type of action. In a Hadith, the Prophet said, آ«ظ…ظژظ†ظ’ ط¨ظژظ†ظژظ‰ظ‰ظگظ„ظ„ظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژط³ظ’ط¬ظگط¯ظ‹ط§ ط¨ظژظ†ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ط¨ظژظٹظ’طھظ‹ط§ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¬ظژظ†ظ‘ظژط©آ» (Whoever builds a Masjid for Allah, Allah builds for him a house in Paradise.) In another Hadith, the Prophet said, آ«ظˆظژظ…ظژظ†ظ’ ظٹظژط³ظ‘ظژط±ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظ‰ ظ…ظڈط¹ظ’ط³ظگط±ظچ ظٹظژط³ظ‘ظژط±ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظڈ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط¯ظ‘ظڈظ†ظ’ظٹظژط§ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط§ط®ظگط±ظژط©ظگطŒ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظڈ ظپظگظٹ ط¹ظژظˆظ’ظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط¨ظ’ط¯ظگ ظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط¨ظ’ط¯ظڈ ظپظگظٹ ط¹ظژظˆظ’ظ†ظگ ط£ظژط®ظگظٹظ‡آ» (He who relieves a difficulty for a person living in straitened circumstances, then Allah will relieve the difficulties of this life and the Hereafter for him. Surely, Allah helps the servant as long as the servant helps his brother.) There are many similar Hadiths. This is why Allah the Exalted said, ﴿ظپظژط§ظپظ’ط³ظژطظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظٹظژظپظ’ط³ظژطظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’﴾ (make room. Allah will give you room.) Qatadah said, "This Ayah was revealed about gatherings in places where Allah is being remembered. When someone would come to join in assemblies with the Messenger , they would hesitate to offer them space so that they would not loose their places. Allah the Exalted commanded them to spread out and make room for each other.'' Imam Ahmad and Imam Ash-Shafi`i recorded that `Abdullah bin `Umar said that the Messenger of Allah said, آ«ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈظ‚ظگظ…ظگ ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژط¬ظڈظ„ظڈ ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژط¬ظڈظ„ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ظ…ظژط¬ظ’ظ„ظگط³ظگظ‡ظگ ظپظژظٹظژط¬ظ’ظ„ظگط³ظژ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگطŒ ظˆظژظ„ظژظƒظگظ†ظ’ طھظژظپظژط³ظ‘ظژطظڈظˆط§ ظˆظژطھظژظˆظژط³ظ‘ظژط¹ظڈظˆط§آ» (One of you should not remove someone from his place and sit in it, but instead, spread out and make room.) This Hadith is recorded in the Two Sahihs. Imam Ahmad recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said, آ«ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈظ‚ظگظ…ظگ ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژط¬ظڈظ„ظڈ ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژط¬ظڈظ„ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ظ…ظژط¬ظ’ظ„ظگط³ظگظ‡ظگ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظٹظژط¬ظ’ظ„ظگط³ظڈ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگطŒ ظˆظژظ„ظژظƒظگظ†ظگ ط§ظپظ’ط³ظژطظڈظˆط§ ظٹظژظپظ’ط³ظژطظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…آ» (A man should not remove another man from his place and then sit in it. Rather spread out and make room and Allah will make room for you.) Imam Ahmad also recorded this Hadith with the wording: آ«ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژط¬ظڈظ„ظڈ ظ„ظگظ„ط±ظ‘ظژط¬ظڈظ„ظگ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ظ…ظژط¬ظ’ظ„ظگط³ظگظ‡ظگطŒ ظˆظژظ„ظژظƒظگظ†ظگ ط§ظپظ’ط³ظژطظڈظˆط§ ظٹظژظپظ’ط³ظژطظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…آ» (A man should not leave his place for another man, but rather spread out and make room, and Allah will make room for you).'' It has been reported that Ibn `Abbas, Al-Hasan Al-Basri and others said that: ﴿ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظ‚ظگظٹظ„ظژ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ طھظژظپظژط³ظ‘ظژطظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط¬ظژظ€ظ„ظگط³ظگ ظپظژط§ظپظ’ط³ظژطظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظٹظژظپظ’ط³ظژطظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’﴾ (When you are told to make room in the assemblies, make room. Allah will give you room.) means to war assemblies, and that, ﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظ‚ظگظٹظ„ظژ ط§ظ†ط´ظڈط²ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظپظژط§ظ†ط´ظڈط²ظڈظˆط§ظ’﴾ (And when you are told to rise up, then rise up.) means, "Get up to fight.'' Qatadah said ﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظ‚ظگظٹظ„ظژ ط§ظ†ط´ظڈط²ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظپظژط§ظ†ط´ظڈط²ظڈظˆط§ظ’﴾ (And when you are told to rise up, then rise up.) means, "When you are called to any type of good, then respond.''
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