Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Az-Zumar, Ayah 18

Az-Zumar · Ayah 18 · View Ayah
ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُۥٓ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمْ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ
Who listen to speech and follow the best of it. Those are the ones Allah has guided, and those are people of understanding.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

Who hear advice) words (and follow the best thereof) and follow the wisest and clearest of these words, in that they desire it and act upon it. (Such are those whom Allah guideth) to veracity and right way; it is also said that this means: to the best of things, (and such are men of understanding) such are those possessed of intellect among people, i.e. Abu Bakr and his fellow believers and whoever follows them in the practice of the Sunnah and adherence to the community of believers.

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who listen to the words of God and follow the best sense of it which is that which contains the means to righteousness for them. Those they are the ones whom God has guided; and those they are the people of pith the possessors of intellect.

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The best among you is he who learns and teaches the Qur'an.

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`Abdullah said, "The best talk is Allah's Book (Qur'an), and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad."

Narrated by Narrated Tariq:
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