Tafsir of Al-Isra 17:96

Surah Al-Isra 17:96

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Say, "Sufficient is Allah as Witness between me and you. Indeed he is ever, concerning His servants, Acquainted and Seeing."

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Allah tells His Prophet:

قل كفى بالله شهيدا بيني وبينكم

Say: "Sufficient is Allah for a witness between me and you. Allah tells His Prophet how to prove that what he has brought is true, saying to him to tell them: "He (Allah) is a witness over me and over you. He knows what I have brought to you. If I were lying to you, He would take revenge on me in the severest manner,'' as Allah says:

ولو تقول علينا بعض اﻻقاويل

ﻻأخذنا منه باليمين

ثم لقطعنا منه الوتين

And if he had forged a false saying concerning Us, We surely would have seized him by his right hand, And then We certainly would have cut off his life artery. (69:44-46) Allah said;

إنه كان بعباده خبيرا بصيرا

Verily, He is Ever the All-Knower, the All-Seer of His servants. meaning, He knows best who among them deserves blessings, good treatment and guidance, and who deserves to be doomed and led astray