Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 102

Aal-i-Imraan · Ayah 102 · View Ayah
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِۦ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ
O you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared and do not die except as Muslims [in submission to Him].

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

O you who believe fear God as He should be feared so that He is obeyed and not disobeyed thanked and not shown ingratitude remembered and not forgotten. They said ‘Who O Messenger of God is strong enough for this task?’ But it was then abrogated by His statement So fear God as much as you can Q. 6416; and do not die except as Muslims professing the Oneness of God.

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Thereafter, Allah spoke about a dispute between the Aws and the Khazraj, in which Tha'labah Ibn Ghanam and As'ad Ibn Zurarah boasted about their killings and raids on their rivals in the pre-Islamic days, saying: (O ye who believe! Observe your duty to Allah) obey Allah (with right observance) such that one obeys Him and never contravenes against Him, thank Him and never be ungrateful to him, remember Him and never forget Him; it is also said this means: obey Allah as He ought to be obeyed, (and die not save as those who have surrendered (unto Him)) sincerely acknowledging that you worship Him and declare His divine Oneness;

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Exhort to recite" There is no god but Allah" to those of you who are dying.

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Exhort to recite" There is no god but Allah" to those of you who are dying.

Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Recite to those of you who are dying "There is no god but Allah."

Narrated by Narrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri :
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The Prophet said: "Instruct your dying to say: (La illaha illallah) 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah'

Narrated by Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated that:
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“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘No one of you should die except thinking positively of Allah.’”

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