Tafsir Ibn Abbas: As-Saff, Ayah 11

As-Saff · Ayah 11 · View Ayah
تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَتُجَٰهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمْوَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنفُسِكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
[It is that] you believe in Allah and His Messenger and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if you should know.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(Ye should believe in Allah and His messenger) you should be true in your faith in Allah and His Messenger, if this is understood to be a call to be the opposite of the hypocrites, (and should strive for the cause of Allah) in obedience of Allah (with your wealth and your lives) by spending your wealth and sacrificing your own persons. (That) striving (is better for you) wealth, (if ye did but know) if you believe in the reward of Allah.

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You should believe you should maintain faith in God and His Messenger and struggle for the cause of God with your possessions and your lives. That is better for you should you know that it is better for you then do it.

Related Hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i#3198Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Strive in Jihad with your hands, your tongues and your wealth.'" See 3098.

Narrated by It was narrated that Anas said:
Sahih Muslim#155Sahih

The Messenger of Allah was asked about the best of deeds. He observed: Belief in Allah. He (the inquirer) said: What next? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Jihad (struggle to the utmost) in the cause of...

Narrated by Abu Huraira reported:
Sahih al-Bukhari#26Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked, "What is the best deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle (Muhammad). The questioner then asked, "What is the next (in goodness)? He replie...

Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#3135Hasan

"Belief in Allah and Jihad in the cause of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime."

Narrated by It was narrated from Abu Dharr that he asked the prophet of Allah (ﷺ) which deed was best. He said:
Sahih al-Bukhari#1467Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked, "Which is the best deed?" He said, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle." He was then asked, "Which is the next (in goodness)?" He said, "To participate in Jihad in Allah's...

Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#3461Sahih

the Prophet said: “Should I not inform you of the best of your deed, and the purest of them with your Master, and the highest of them in your ranks, and what is better for you than spending gold and s...

Narrated by Abu Ad-Darda narrated that :
Sunan Abu Dawud#2486Sahih

Abu Sa’id (Al Khudri) reported The Prophet(ﷺ) was asked “Which believers are most perfect in respect of faith? He replied “A man who strives in the path of Allaah with his life and property and a man ...

Sunan an-Nasa'i#3111Hasan

"O Messenger of Allah! Which of the people is best?" He said: "One who strives with himself and his wealth in the cause of Allah." He said: "Then who, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Then a believer ...

Narrated by It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said:
Sunan Abu Dawud#2505Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Use your property, your persons any your tongues in striving against the polytheists.

Narrated by Narrated Anas ibn Malik:
Sunan Abu Dawud#3662Hasan

I swear on Allah, it will be better for you that Allah should give guidance to one man through your agency than that you should acquire the red ones among the camels.

Narrated by Sahl b. Sa’d reported the prophet (ﷺ) as saying:

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