Surah An-Nur Ayat 21. Daily Qur'an & Hadith
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English Translation of Al-Quran
[24].Surah An-Nur [The Light]
Ayat 21. O you who believe! Follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). And whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan), then, verily he commands Al-Fahisha' [i.e. to commit indecency (illegal sexual intercourse, etc.)], and Al-Munkar [disbelief and polytheism (i.e. to do evil and wicked deeds; to speak or to do what is forbidden in Islam, etc.)]. And had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on you, not one of you would ever have been pure from sins. But Allah purifies (guides to Islam) whom He wills, and Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.
Tafseer Surah An-Nur Ayat 21. O ye who believe! follow not Satan's footsteps: if any will follow the footsteps of Satan, he will (but) command what is shameful and wrong: and were it not for the grace and mercy of Allah on you, not one of you would ever have been pure: but Allah doth purify whom He pleases: and Allah is One Who hears and knows (all things) Spotless purity in thought, word, and deed, includes the disposition to put the best construction on the motives of others, so that we ascribe no evil motive to the seeming indiscretions of virtuous people. Such a high standard can only come by the grace of Allah, Who hears all prayers and knows all the temptations to which human nature is subject. His Will and Plan make both for spiritual protection and spiritual peace, and we must place ourselves trustingly in His hands.
English Translation of Hadith
Hazrat Irbad bin Sariyah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: One day the Messenger of Allah
[SAWW](PBUH) delivered us a very eloquent Khutbah on account
of which eyes shed tears and hearts were full of tears. A man said: "O Prophet of Allah, this is as if it were parting advice. So advise us". He
[SAWW](PBUH) said, "I admonish you to fear Allah, to listen
and obey even if an Abyssinian slave is appointed as your leader. Because whoever among you shall live after me, will see much discord. So hold fast to my Sunnah and the examples of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs who will come after me. Adhere to them and hold
to it fast. Beware of new things (in Deen) because every Bid'ah is a misguidance".
[Abu Dawud Hadith # 4607 and At-Tirmidhi Hadith # 2676].
Lesson : as mentioned above in
Surah An-Nur Ayat 21."And had it not been for the Grace of Allah and His Mercy on
you, not one of you would ever have been pure from sins. But Allah purifies (guides to Islam) whom He wills,"
This Hadith stresses piety, obedience to the leader, following in the footsteps of the Prophet
[SAWW](PBUH) and the first four noble caliphs. It strictly
forbids innovation in Deen. This Hadith also reveals the prediction of the Prophet (PBUH) that the Muslim Ummah will become a victim of dissension. He also prescribed the right means to counteract it. The remedy that he has proposed for this problem is that
Muslims should never deviate from the path laid for them by him and his righteous successors. This is the touchstone for discovering the truth from the mess of different views. All the troubles of Muslims would come to an end if they accept this as the one
singular criterion of right and wrong.
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