Transliteration:( Innaman najwaa minash shaitaani liyahzunal lazeena aamanoo wa laisa bidaaarrihim shai'an illaa bi-iznil laah; wa 'alal laahi falyatawakkalil mu'minoon )
“Secret deals are only the work of Shaitaan [39], to grieve [40] those who believe. And he cannot harm them at all, except by the permission [41] of Allah. And in Allah alone should the believers place their trust [42].”
This refers to committees and secret counsels that exist for evil purposes.
Such gatherings are satanic and represent the counselling of the devil.
Before declaring any gathering lawful or unlawful, look at what work they are doing:
A gathering doing good should be called good,
A gathering doing evil should be called evil.
For example, the gathering of Meelad Shareef is faith-inspiring, as it involves blessed discussions through which faith is strengthened.
This indicates that Shaitaan, or his evil counselling, aims to grieve the believers.
It tells us that any action which causes harm to a believer is evil in itself, and the devil is involved in such work.
This is a consolation for the believers:
They should not be saddened by the evil counselling of the hypocrites and infidels, because:
They cannot harm you,
Except by the will and permission of Allah.
And whatever hardship comes is by Allah’s decree, and in it are countless wisdoms.
Trust (Tawakkul) is of two types:
Specific trust – placing complete trust in Allah without reliance on material means.
General trust – taking material precautions while also placing trust in Allah.
Believers should maintain their trust in Allah in both forms, especially in the face of harm or deceit.
The tafsir of Surah Mujadilah verse 10 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Mujadilah ayat 8 which provides the complete commentary from verse 8 through 10.
(58:10) Whispering is an act of Satan, one that aims at causing grief to the believers; yet without Allah’s leave no harm can be caused to them. So in Allah should the believers put all their trust.[25]
25. This has been said so that if a Muslim watches some other people whispering, which causes him the doubt that it is directed against him, he should not feel so offended as to start planning a counter-attack on the basis of mere suspicion, or begin to nourish grief, or malice, or undue concern in his heart. He should understand that no one can harm him except by Allah’s leave. This conviction would inspire him with such confidence that he would feel delivered of many a useless worry and imaginary danger and leaving the wicked to themselves would remain engaged in peacefully doing his duty. The believer who has trust in Allah is neither a faint-hearted person, whose peace of mind could be ruined by every doubt and suspicions nor so shallow and mean-minded as would lose his cool when confronted by the evildoers and start behaving in an unjust manner himself.
[1644]- The reference may be to the sinful type of conversation, as mentioned in the previous verses, or to the practice of two persons speaking in confidence in the presence of a third, which might lead him to assume that he is the subject of their conversation. Such behavior was prohibited by the Prophet (ﷺ) in narrations of al-Bukhārī and Muslim.
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