Tafsir Ibn Abbas: An-Naba, Ayah 39
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ مَـَٔابًا
That is the True Day; so he who wills may take to his Lord a [way of] return.
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That is the True Day whose coming to pass is definite namely the Day of Resurrection. So whoever wishes to let him seek resort with his Lord a return to Him that is to say let him return to God by being obedient to Him so that he may be secure from chastisement in it.
Related Hadiths
Sahih Muslim#2526Sahih
'Ashura is one of the days of Allah, so he who wished should observe fast and he who wished otherwise should abandon it.
Narrated by Abdullah b. 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported that (the Arabs of) pre-Islamic days used to observe fast on the day of Ashura and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed it and the Muslims too (observed it) before fasting in Ramadan became obligatory. But when it became obligatory, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Sahih Muslim#2531Sahih
It is a day when the people in the pre-Islamic days need to observe fast, so he who wishes to observe fast should do so, and he who wishes to abandon it should do so.
Narrated by 'Abdullah b. Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported that the day of 'Ashura was mentioned before the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#3173Hasan
"The day of Al-Hajj Al-Akbar is the day of An-Nahr."
Narrated by Narrated 'Ali:
Sahih al-Bukhari#960Sahih
On the Day of `Id the Prophet (ﷺ) used to return (after offering the `Id prayer) through a way different from that by which he went.
Narrated by Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(That is the True Day) in which will happen what I have mentioned. (So whoso will should seek recourse) whoever will believe in Allah's divine Oneness and seek through his belief in Allah's divine Oneness a way of return (unto his Lord.