At-Tawbah 9:109
The Repentance · Juz 11 · Page 204
أَفَمَنۡ أَسَّسَ بُنۡيَٰنَهُۥ عَلَىٰ تَقۡوَىٰ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضۡوَٰنٍ خَيۡرٌ أَم مَّنۡ أَسَّسَ بُنۡيَٰنَهُۥ عَلَىٰ شَفَا جُرُفٍ هَارٖ فَٱنۡهَارَ بِهِۦ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ١٠٩
Then is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allāh and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.
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Commentary on 9:109
﴿أفَمَن أسَّسَ بُنْيانَهُ﴾ بُنْيانَ دِينِهِ. ﴿عَلى تَقْوى مِنَ اللَّهِ ورِضْوانٍ خَيْرٌ﴾ عَلى قاعِدَةٍ مُحْكَمَةٍ هي التَّقْوى مِنَ اللَّهِ وطَلَبُ مَرْضاتِهِ بِالطّاعَةِ. ﴿أمْ مَن أسَّسَ بُنْيانَهُ عَلى شَفا جُرُفٍ هارٍ﴾ عَلى قاعِدَةٍ هي أضْعَفُ القَواعِدِ وأرْخاها. ﴿فانْهارَ بِهِ في نارِ جَهَنَّمَ﴾ فَأدّى بِهِ لِخَوْرِهِ وقِلَّةِ اسْتِمْساكِهِ إلى السُّقُوطِ في النّارِ، وإنَّما وضَعَ شَفا الجَرْفِ وهو ما جَرَفَهُ الوادِي الهائِرُ في مُقابَلَةِ التَّقْوى تَمْثِيلًا لِما بَنَوْا عَلَيْهِ أمْرَ دِينِهِمْ في البُطْلانِ وسُرْعَةِ الِانْطِماسِ، ثُمَّ رَشَّحَهُ بِانْهِيارِهِ بِهِ في النّارِ ووَضَعَهُ في مُقابَلَةِ الرِّضْوانِ تَنْبِيهًا عَلى أنَّ تَأْسِيسَ ذَلِكَ عَلى أمْرٍ يَحْفَظُهُ مِنَ النّارِ ويُوَصِّلُهُ إلى رِضْوانِ اللَّهِ ومُقْتَضَياتِهِ الَّتِي الجَنَّةُ أدْناها، وتَأْسِيسُ هَذا عَلى ما هم بِسَبَبِهِ عَلى صَدَدِ الوُقُوعِ في النّارِ ساعَةً فَساعَةً ثُمَّ إنَّ مَصِيرَهم إلى النّارِ لا مَحالَةَ. وقَرَأ نافِعٌ وابْنُ عامِرٍ (أُسِّسَ) عَلى البِناءِ لِلْمَفْعُولِ. وقُرِئَ « أساسَ بُنْيانِهِ» و « أسَسَ بُنْيانِهِ» عَلى الإضافَةِ و « أسَّسَ» و « آساسَ» بِالفَتْحِ والمَدِّ و « إساسَ» بِالكَسْرِ وثَلاثَتُها جَمْعُ أسَّ، و « تَقْوى» بِالتَّنْوِينِ عَلى أنَّ الألِفَ لِلْإلْحاقِ لا لِلتَّأْنِيثِ كَتَتْرى، وقَرَأ ابْنُ عامِرٍ وحَمْزَةُ وأبُو بَكْرٍ ﴿جُرُفٍ﴾ بِالتَّخْفِيفِ. ﴿واللَّهُ لا يَهْدِي القَوْمَ الظّالِمِينَ﴾ إلى ما فِيهِ صَلاحُهم ونَجاتُهم.
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9:107
وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ مَسۡجِدٗا ضِرَارٗا وَكُفۡرٗا وَتَفۡرِيقَۢا بَيۡنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَإِرۡصَادٗا لِّمَنۡ حَارَبَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ مِن قَبۡلُۚ وَلَيَحۡلِفُنَّ إِنۡ أَرَدۡنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَشۡهَدُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ١٠٧
And [there are] those [hypocrites] who took for themselves a mosque for causing harm and disbelief and division among the believers and as a station for whoever had warred against Allāh and His Messenger before. And they will surely swear, "We intended only the best." And Allāh testifies that indeed they are liars.
9:108
لَا تَقُمۡ فِيهِ أَبَدٗاۚ لَّمَسۡجِدٌ أُسِّسَ عَلَى ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ مِنۡ أَوَّلِ يَوۡمٍ أَحَقُّ أَن تَقُومَ فِيهِۚ فِيهِ رِجَالٞ يُحِبُّونَ أَن يَتَطَهَّرُواْۚ وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُطَّهِّرِينَ ١٠٨
Do not stand [for prayer] within it - ever. A mosque founded on righteousness from the first day1 is more worthy for you to stand in. Within it are men who love to purify themselves; and Allāh loves those who purify themselves.
1 translator’s note
- This description is of the Qubā’ mosque. ↩
9:109
أَفَمَنۡ أَسَّسَ بُنۡيَٰنَهُۥ عَلَىٰ تَقۡوَىٰ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضۡوَٰنٍ خَيۡرٌ أَم مَّنۡ أَسَّسَ بُنۡيَٰنَهُۥ عَلَىٰ شَفَا جُرُفٍ هَارٖ فَٱنۡهَارَ بِهِۦ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ١٠٩
Then is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allāh and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.
9:110
لَا يَزَالُ بُنۡيَٰنُهُمُ ٱلَّذِي بَنَوۡاْ رِيبَةٗ فِي قُلُوبِهِمۡ إِلَّآ أَن تَقَطَّعَ قُلُوبُهُمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ١١٠
Their building which they built will not cease to be a [cause of] skepticism in their hearts until their hearts are cut [i.e., stopped]. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.
9:111
۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱشۡتَرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَأَمۡوَٰلَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلۡجَنَّةَۚ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقۡتُلُونَ وَيُقۡتَلُونَۖ وَعۡدًا عَلَيۡهِ حَقّٗا فِي ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةِ وَٱلۡإِنجِيلِ وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِۚ وَمَنۡ أَوۡفَىٰ بِعَهۡدِهِۦ مِنَ ٱللَّهِۚ فَٱسۡتَبۡشِرُواْ بِبَيۡعِكُمُ ٱلَّذِي بَايَعۡتُم بِهِۦۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ ١١١
Indeed, Allāh has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allāh, so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’ān. And who is truer to his covenant than Allāh? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.