Surah Al Anfal Tafseer

أُوْلَـيِكَ هُمُ الْمُوْمِنُونَ حَقًّا

It is they who are the believers in truth.

means, those who have these qualities are the believers with true faith.

The Fruits of Perfect Faith

Allah said,

لَّهُمْ دَرَجَاتٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ

For them are grades of dignity with their Lord,

meaning, they have different grades, ranks and status in Paradise,

هُمْ دَرَجَـتٌ عِندَ اللَّهِ واللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ

They are in varying grades with Allah, and Allah is All-Seer of what they do. (3:163)

Next, Allah said,

وَمَغْفِرَةٌ

and forgiveness,

therefore, Allah will forgive them their sins and reward them for their good deeds.

وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ

a generous provision (Paradise).

In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that the Messenger of Allah said,

إِنَّ أَهْلَ عِلِّيِّينَ لَيَرَاهُمْ مَنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا تَرَوْنَ الْكَوْكَبَ الْغَابِرَ فِي أُفُقٍ مِنْ افَاقِ السَّمَاء

The residents of Illiyyin (in Paradise) are seen from those below them, just as you see the distant planet in the horizon of the sky.

They said, "O Allah's Messenger! They are the grades of the Prophets that none except them would attain."

The Prophet said,

بَلَى وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لِرِجَالٌ امَنُوا بِاللهِ وَصَدَّقُوا الْمُرْسَلِين

Rather, by He in Whose Hand is my soul! They are for men who have faith in Allah and believed in the Messengers.

In a Hadith recorded by Imam Ahmad and the collectors of Sunan, Abu Atiyyah said that Ibn Abu Sa`id said that the Messenger of Allah said,

إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّةِ لَيَتَرَاءَونَ أَهْلَ الدَّرَجَاتِ الْعُلَى كَمَا تَرَاءَوْنَ الْكَوْكَبَ الْغَابِرَ فِي أُفُقِ السَّمَاءِ وَإِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَأَنْعَمَا

Residents of Paradise see the residents of the highest grades just as you see the distant planet in the horizon of the sky. Verily, Abu Bakr and Umar are among them (in the highest grades), and how excellent they are.