Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 170

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فَرِحِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَيَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَلْحَقُوا۟ بِهِم مِّنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
Rejoicing in what Allah has bestowed upon them of His bounty, and they receive good tidings about those [to be martyred] after them who have not yet joined them - that there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

Rejoicing farihīna a circumstantial qualifier referring to the person governing yurzaqūn ‘sustained’ in what God has given them of His bounty and they are rejoicing joyful for the sake of those who have not joined them but are left behind from among their believing brothers allādhīna ‘those who’ may be substituted by what follows sc. ‘rejoicing…that no fear’ that no fear shall befall them those that have not yet joined them neither shall they grieve in the Hereafter meaning they rejoice for their brothers’ future security and felicity allā of allā khawfun is an-lā meaning bi-an lā.

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(Jubilant (are they) because of that which Allah hath bestowed upon them of His bounty) of His honouring, (rejoicing for the sake of those who have not joined them but are left behind:) rejoicing because their brothers who are still in this world will join them because they have been given the good news that they will (that there shall no fear come upon them) when others are struck with fear (neither shall they grieve) when others grieve.

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