Tafsir Ibn Abbas: An-Naazi'aat, Ayah 40
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Tafsir
But as for him who feared the stance before his Lord his standing before Him and forbade the evil-bidding soul from pursuing desire that leads to perdition as a result of that person’s lusting after carnal desires
Related Hadiths
“A person will not reach the status of being one of those who have piety until he refrains from doing something in which there is no sin, for fear of falling into something in which there is sin.”
"The servant shall not reach the state of being among the Muttaqin until he leaves what there is no harm in out of caution for its harm."
" He who performed Pilgrimage but neither spoke indecently nor acted wickedly."
He who disapproves is guiltless, and he who disapproves is safe. Qatadah said : it means one who feels its disapproval in his heart, and one who expresses disapproval in his heart.
The yawning as from the devil. So when one of you yawns he should try to restrain it as far as it lies in his power.
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(But as for him who feared) upon committing a sin (to stand before his Lord) his standing before his Lord and abstains from engaging in sin (and restrained his soul from lust) from that which is unlawful, even though he desires it, this refers to Mus'ab Ibn 'Umayr.