Transliteration:( Fastajaaba lahum Rabbuhum annee laaa Udee'u 'amala 'aamilim minkum min zakarin aw unsaa ba'dukum min ba'din fal lazeena haajaroo wa ukhrijoo min diyaarihim wa oozoo fee sabeelee wa qaataloo wa qutiloo la ukaffiranna 'anhum saiyi aatihim wa la udkhilanna hum Jannnatin tajree min tahtihal anhaaru sawaabam min 'indil laah; wallaahu 'indahoo husnus sawaab )
It should be remembered that the recitation of "Oh our Lord" (يَا رَبَّنَا) five times during the dua strengthens the possibility of its acceptance, as the phrase "Oh our Lord" is mentioned five times in these verses, and the promise of acceptance is given through it.
By this is meant that Allah does not waste the good deeds of the believers. For this reason, the phrase "From you" is mentioned here. The good deeds of the non-believers are of no avail, and their evil deeds will remain. Some sins are such that good deeds get wasted through them, but this is through the action of man; i.e., Allah does not waste them.
From this, we learn that although the verses of Divine decrees are addressed to men, women are automatically included therein. The reason is that this verse mentions that men and women are one group; hence, both are included in the laws and their rewards. This verse was revealed regarding Hazrat Umme Salma (May Allah be pleased with her).
From this, we learn that martyrdom is an atonement for one's sins. However, it will be an atonement for depriving one of his rights because the word 'sin' signifies minor sins. Allah Almighty says, "No doubt, good deeds obliterate evil deeds" (S11:114). In another verse, Allah Almighty says: "If you keep away from major sins that are forbidden to you, then we will forgive your other sins" (S4:31). It should be remembered that "My Way" is connected to the three previous things: to migrate, to be evicted from the house, and to be persecuted. If all these are for the sake of Allah, then the above promises stand.
In this verse, it is stated that the bounty of Allah will not be in comparison to your deeds but according to Allah's grace and generosity. Hence, the rewards given will be beyond your imagination.
195. So their Lord accepted of them (their supplication and answered them), “Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female. You are (members) one of another, so those who emigrated and were driven out from their homes, and suffered harm in My cause, and who fought and were killed (in My cause), verily, I will expiate from them their evil deeds and admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise); a reward from Allah, and with Allah is the best of rewards.”
Allah said,
(So their Lord accepted of them), answered their invocation. Sa`id bin Mansur recorded that Salamah, a man from the family of Umm Salamah said, “Umm Salamah said, `O Messenger of Allah! Allah does not mention women in connection with Hijrah (Migration).’ Allah sent down the Ayah,
(So their Lord accepted of them (their supplication and answered them), “Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female.)
The Ansar say that Umm Salamah was the first woman to migrate to them.” Al-Hakim collected this Hadith in his Mustadrak, and said, “It is Sahih according to the criteria of Al-Bukhari but they ﴿Al-Bukhari and Muslim﴾ did not collect it”.
Allah’s statement,
(“Never will I allow to be lost the work of any of you, be he male or female,) explains the type of answer Allah gave them, stating that no deed of any person is ever lost with Him. Rather, He will completely reward each person for his or her good deeds. Allah’s statement,
(You are (members) one of another) means, you are all equal in relation to gaining My reward. Therefore,
(those who emigrated), by leaving the land of Shirk and migrating to the land of faith, leaving behind their loved ones, brethren, friends and neighbors,
(and were driven out from their homes), when the Mushriks tormented them and forced them to migrate,
(and suffered harm in My cause), for their only wrong, to the people, was that they believed in Allah Alone. In similar Ayat, Allah said,
(and have driven out the Messenger and yourselves because you believe in Allah your Lord!) ﴿60:1﴾, and,
(And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the Almighty, Worthy of all praise!)
. Allah’s statement,
(and who fought and were killed (in My cause),) ﴿3:195﴾ refers to the highest rank there is, that one fights in the cause of Allah and dies in the process, with his face covered in dust and blood. It is recorded in the Sahih that a man said,
(‘O Messenger of Allah! If I was killed in Allah’s cause, observing patience, awaiting Allah’s reward, attacking, not retreating, would Allah forgive my sins’ The Prophet said, `Yes.’ The Prophet then asked the man, `What did you ask’ When the man repeated the question, the Prophet said, `Yes, except for the debt, for Jibril conveyed this to me right now’.)
This is why Allah said here,
(verily, I will expiate from them their evil deeds and admit them into Gardens under which rivers flow), within Paradise, where there are rivers of various drinks: milk, honey, wine and fresh water. There is what no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard and no heart has ever imagined ﴿of delights in Paradise﴾. Allah’s statement,
(a reward from Allah) testifies to His might, for the Mighty and Most Great only gives tremendous rewards. Allah’s statement,
(and with Allah is the best of rewards.”) for those who perform good deeds.
(3:195) Their Lord answered the Prayer thus: “I will not suffer the work of any of you, whether male or female, to go to waste; each of you is from the other.[139] Those who emigrated and were driven out from their homesteads and were persecuted in My cause, and who fought and were slain, indeed I shall wipe out their evil deeds from them and shall certainly admit them to the gardens beneath which rivers flow.” This is their reward with their Lord; and with Allah lies the best reward.[140]
139. All humans are equal in the sight of God. God does not have separate criteria for judging the male and the female, the master and the slave, the high and the low.
140. It is reported that some non-Muslims came to the Prophet and said that Moses had produced his staff and had been endowed with the miracle of the shining hand see (Surah Al-Aaraf, ayat 108); (Surah TaHa, ayat 22), and that Jesus restored sight to the blind and cured the lepers. Other Prophets had also been granted miracles. What miracles, they enquired, could the Prophet perform? In response the Prophet recited all the verses from (Surah Al-Imran, ayat 190) to the end of this surah, adding that that was what he had brought.
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