Transliteration:( 'A-ashfaqtum an tuqaddimoo baina yadai najwaakum sadaqaat; fa-iz lam taf'aloo wa taabal laahu 'alaikum fa aqeemus Salaata wa aatuz Zakaata wa atee'ul laaha wa rasoolah; wallaahu khabeerum bimaa ta'maloon )
“Do you fear that you will not be able to give in charity [50] before your consultation? But when you do not do it, and Allah has turned [51] to you (mercifully), then establish the prayer, pay the Zakat [52], and obey [53] Allah and His Messenger. And Allah is Aware of what you do.”
Fine, We will repeal its obligation.
This tells us that Allah Almighty is consoling the Noble Companions by declaring forgiveness for not acting on the command of charity before consultation.
Here, ‘repentance’ signifies the rescinding of the command, not acceptance of actual repentance—
because none of the Companions had infringed this law for repentance to be required.
It is an expression of mercy and divine ease.
This verse tells us that conversing with the Holy Prophet ﷺ is superior to all acts of worship.
Anyone who had this honour is superior among all Muslims.
Therefore, Allah commands that, in gratitude for this opportunity:
Spend your remaining life in worship of Allah,
Establish prayer,
And pay Zakat.
Just like:
A reciter of the Qur’an is called a Qari,
One who visits the Holy Ka'bah is called a Hajee,
One who beholds the Prophet ﷺ becomes a Sahabi (Companion).
A Companion is superior and loftier than all saints.
It should be remembered that beholding the Prophet ﷺ (like Abu Bakr as-Siddiq) makes one a Companion,
but Abu Jahl’s gaze, though it saw the Prophet ﷺ, did not carry that merit.
This means: O group of Companions, although We have cancelled the obligatory charity,
the law remains that whoever has the honour of speaking to My Beloved Rasul ﷺ should:
Present himself humbly in his court,
And due to this honour, he should become pious and God-fearing.
It is observed that some elderly people, after visiting Madina Munawwarah,
completely abstained from sin and became deeply pious.
They claim their piety is gratitude for their visit to the Holy City.
Such action is living out this verse.
These people are successful in this world and the Hereafter.
Even gazing upon the eyes of these visitors is an act of worship:
“Those eyes which have seen the Beloved are worthy for my gaze;
Finding you is like finding the Beloved, and this paves the way for success.”
The tafsir of Surah Mujadilah verse 13 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Mujadilah ayat 12 which provides the complete commentary from verse 12 through 13.
(58:13) Are you afraid that you will have to offer charity when you hold private conversation with the Prophet? But if you are unable to do so and Allah pardons you, then establish Prayer and pay Zakah, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah is well aware of all that you do.[30]
30. This second command was sent down some time after the first command, and it concealed the injunction of giving something in charity. However, there is a difference of opinion as to how long the injunction remained in force. Qatadah says it remained in force for less than a day and then was abrogated. Muqatil bin Hayyan says that it remained in force for ten days; and this is the longest period of its life mentioned in any tradition.
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