Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Al-Baqarah 2:38

Surah Al-Baqarah 2:38

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ﱁ ﱂ ﱃ ﱄ ﱅ ﱆ ﱇ ﱈ ﱉ ﱊ ﱋ ﱌ ﱍ ﱎ ﱏ ﱐ ﱑ ﱒ

We said, "Go down from it, all of you. And when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

Allah tells;

قلنا اهبطوا منها جميعا فٳما يٲتينكم مني هدى

We said: "Get down all of you from this place (the Paradise), then whenever there comes to you Hudan (guidance) from Me, Allah stated that when He sent Adam, Hawwa, and Shaytan to earth from Paradise, He warned them that He will reveal Books and send Prophets and Messengers to them, i.e., to their offspring. Abu Al-Aliyah said, "Al-Huda, refers to the Prophets, Messengers, the clear signs and plain explanation.''

فمن تبع هداي

And whoever follows My guidance, meaning, whoever accepts what is contained in My Books and what I send the Messengers with.

فﻼ خوف عليهم

There shall be no fear on them, regarding the Hereafter,

وﻻ هم يحزنون

nor shall they grieve. regarding the life of this world. Similarly, in Surah Ta Ha, Allah said,

قال اهبطا منها جميعا بعضكم لبعض عدو فٳما يٲتينكم منى هدى فمن اتبع هداى فﻼ يضل وﻻ يشقى

He (Allah) said: "Get you down (from the Paradise to the earth), both of you, together, some of you are an enemy to some others. Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My guidance, he shall neither go astray, nor shall he be distressed. (20:123) Ibn Abbas commented, "He will not be misguided in this life or miserable in the Hereafter.'' The Ayah,

ومن أعرض عن ذكري فٳن له معيشة ضنكا ونحشره يوم القيامة أعمى

(But whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e. neither believes in this Qur'an nor acts on its teachings) verily, for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection), (20:124) is similar to what Allah stated here,

والذين كفروا وكذبوا باياتنا أوليك أصحاب النار هم فيها خالدون

Tafsir of Al-Baqarah 2:38

Tafsir Ibn Kathir