Surah Al Ma'idah Tafseer

Only Truth will be of Benefit on the Day of Resurrection

Allah says;

قَالَ اللّهُ

Allah will say:

Allah answers His servant and Messenger `Isa, son of Maryam, after he disowns the disbelieving Christians who lied about Allah and His Messenger, and when `Isa refers their end to the will of his Lord.

هَذَا يَوْمُ يَنفَعُ الصَّادِقِينَ صِدْقُهُمْ

This is a Day on which the truthful will profit from their truth.

Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn Abbas commented,

"This is the Day when Tawhid will benefit those who believed in it."

لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الَانْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا

Theirs are Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise) -- they shall abide therein forever.

and they will never be removed from it.

رَّضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُواْ عَنْهُ

Allah is pleased with them and they with Him.

وَرِضْوَنٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ

But the greatest bliss is the good pleasure of Allah. (9:72)

We will mention the Hadiths about this Ayah (9:72) later on.

Allah's statement,

ذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ

That is the great success.

means, this is the great success, other than which there is no greater success.

Allah said in another Ayat,

لِمِثْلِ هَـذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ الْعَـمِلُونَ

For the like of this let the workers work. (37:61)

and,

وَفِى ذَلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَـفِسُونَ

And for this let (all) those strive who want to strive. (83:26)

Allah's statement,

لِلّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالَارْضِ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ