Transliteration:( Kamasalish shaitaani izqaala lil insaanik fur falammaa kafara qaala innee bareee'um minka inneee akhaaful laaha rabbal 'aalameen )
50. The hypocrites make the infidels to commit infidelity like the devil, then in the time of need leave them in a lurch.
51. This tells us that every type of fear of Allah Almighty is not necessarily piety. Only that fear which becomes the means of obedience to Allah Almighty is piety, otherwise, even the devil fears Allah Almighty, but he is not a God-fearing, pious believer. Fear of Allah Almighty constitutes of four ways: to fear the punishment for committing a sin, to fear that your good deeds will not be accepted, to fear the awe and greatness of Allah Almighty, to fear that the Divine promises will be breached or to simply fear Divine Awe.
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The tafsir of Surah Hashr verse 16 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hashr ayat 11 which provides the complete commentary from verse 11 through 17.
(59:16) Their parable is that of Satan when he says to man: “Disbelieve,” but when he disbelieves, he says: “I am quit of you. Verily I fear Allah, the Lord of the Universe.”[27]
27. That is, these hypocrites are treating the Bani an-Nadir in much the same way as Satan treats men. Today they are urging them to stand firm and go forth and clash with the Muslims making them believe that they would come to their aid, but when they actually clash with the Muslims, they would renounce their pledges and promises and would never even look back to see their fate. The same way does Satan treat every disbeliever, and a similar treatment had he given to the disbelieving Quraish at Badr, as has been mentioned in (Surah al-Anfal, Ayat 48). First, he incited them with false hopes and brought them out to confront the Muslims, saying: Today no one can overcome you, for I am with you. But when the two forces met in battle, he took to his heels, saying: I have nothing to do with you. I see that which you cannot see. Indeed, I fear Allah.
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