Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Ma'aarij, Ayah 41
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيْرًۭا مِّنْهُمْ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
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to replace them to bring in their place with others better than them and We are not to be outmanoeuvred We will not be frustrated in this.
Related Hadiths
Sahih al-Bukhari#3499Sahih
We used to compare the people as to who was better during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) . We used to regard Abu Bakr as the best, then `Umar, and then `Uthman .
Narrated by Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Sunan Abu Dawud#4629Sahih
We used to say in the times of the Prophet (ﷺ): We do not compare anyone with Abu Bakr. ’Umar came next and then ‘Uthman. We then would leave (rest of) the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) without treati...
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Ibn Abbas Commentary
(To replace them by (others) better than them) He says: We are Able to destroy them and replace them with others who are better and more obedient than them. (And We are not to be outrun) We are unable to replace them with others who are better than them.