Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-An'am -> Ten Commandments

Dawud Al-Awdy narrated that, Ash-Sha`bi said that, `Alqamah said that Ibn Mas`ud said, "Whoever wishes to read the will and testament of the Messenger of Allah on which he placed his seal, let him read these Ayat,

﴿ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ طھظژط¹ظژط§ظ„ظژظˆظ’ط§ظ’ ط£ظژطھظ’ظ„ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ ط­ظژط±ظ‘ظژظ…ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ طھظڈط´ظ’ط±ظگظƒظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ط´ظژظٹظ’ط¦ط§ظ‹﴾

(Say: "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited you from: Join not anything in worship with Him...'') until,

﴿ظ„ظژط¹ظژظ„ظ‘ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ طھظژطھظ‘ظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ†ظژ﴾

(...so that you may have Taqwa) ﴿6:153﴾.'' In his Mustadrak, Al-Hakim recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "In Surah Al-An`am ﴿6﴾, there are clear Ayat, and they are the Mother of the Book (the Qur'an).'' He then recited,

﴿ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ طھظژط¹ظژط§ظ„ظژظˆظ’ط§ظ’ ط£ظژطھظ’ظ„ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ ط­ظژط±ظ‘ظژظ…ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظ’﴾

(Say: "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited you from...") Al-Hakim said, "Its chain is Sahih, and they did not record it.'' In his Mustadrak Al-Hakim also recorded that `Ubadah bin As-Samit said, "The Messenger of Allah said,

آ«ط£ظژظٹظ‘ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظٹظڈط¨ظژط§ظٹظگط¹ظڈظ†ظگظٹ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط«ظژظ„ظژط§ط«آ»

(Who among you will give me his pledge to do three things) He then recited the Ayah,

﴿ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ طھظژط¹ظژط§ظ„ظژظˆظ’ط§ظ’ ط£ظژطھظ’ظ„ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ ط­ظژط±ظ‘ظژظ…ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظ’﴾

(Say: "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited you from...") until the end of the Ayat. He then said,

آ«ظپظژظ…ظژظ†ظ’ ظˆظژظپظژظ‰ ظپظژط£ظژط¬ظ’ط±ظڈظ‡ظڈ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ†ظگ ط§ظ†ظ’طھظژظ‚ظژطµظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ†ظ‘ظژ ط´ظژظٹظ’ط¦ظ‹ط§ ظپظژط£ظژط¯ظ’ط±ظژظƒظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظڈ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط¯ظ‘ظڈظ†ظ’ظٹظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژطھظ’ ط¹ظڈظ‚ظڈظˆط¨ظژطھظ‡ظڈطŒ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ†ظ’ ط£ظژط®ظ‘ظژط±ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¢ط®ظگط±ظژط©ظگ ظپظژط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظڈظ‡ظڈ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظگ ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ط´ظژط§ط،ظژ ط¹ظژط°ظ‘ظژط¨ظژظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ط´ظژط§ط،ظژ ط¹ظژظپظژط§ ط¹ظژظ†ظ’ظ‡آ»

(Whoever fulfills (this pledge), then his reward will be with Allah, but whoever fell into shortcomings and Allah punishes him for it in this life, then that will be his recompense. Whoever Allah delays (his reckoning) until the Hereafter, then his matter is with Allah. If He wills, He will punish him, and if He wills, He will forgive him.)'' Al-Hakim said, "Its chain is Sahih and they did not record it.'' As for the explanation of this Ayah, Allah said to His Prophet and Messenger Muhammad : Say, O Muhammad, to those idolators who worshipped other than Allah, forbade what Allah provided them with and killed their children, following their opinions and the lures of the devils,'

﴿ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’﴾

(Say) to them

﴿طھظژط¹ظژط§ظ„ظژظˆظ’ط§ظ’﴾

(Come) come here, come close

﴿ط£ظژطھظ’ظ„ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ ط­ظژط±ظ‘ظژظ…ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظ’﴾

(I will recite what your Lord has prohibited you from. ) meaning, I will inform you about what your Lord has forbidden for you in truth, not guessing or wishful thinking. Rather, it is revelation and an order from Him.