Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Ankaboot, Ayah 56
يَٰعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّ أَرْضِى وَٰسِعَةٌۭ فَإِيَّٰىَ فَٱعْبُدُونِ
O My servants who have believed, indeed My earth is spacious, so worship only Me.
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(O my bondmen who believe) in Muhammad (pbuh) and in the Qur'an! i.e. Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, 'Ali and their fellow believers (Lo! My earth) the land of Medina (is spacious) is safe, therefore travel to it. (Therefore serve Me only) obey Me only.
Related Hadiths
Sunan Abu Dawud#489Sahih
The earth has been made for me purifying and as a mosque (place for prayer).
Narrated by Narrated AbuDharr:
Sunan Ibn Majah#301Da'if
The Messenger of Allah said: "the earth has been made for me a place of worship and a means of purification."
Narrated by It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
O My servants who believe! My earth is indeed vast. So worship only Me in whichever land worship is possible by emigrating to it from a land in which worship is not possible — this verse was revealed regarding the oppressed Muslims living in Mecca who were constrained to manifest their Islam in it.