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وَإِذَامَآأُنزِلَتْسُورَةٌفَمِنْهُممَّنيَقُولُأَيُّكُمْزَادَتْهُهَٰذِهِۦٓإِيمَٰنًافَأَمَّاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟فَزَادَتْهُمْإِيمَٰنًاوَهُمْيَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ١٢٤

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And whenever a surah is revealed, there are among the hypocrites those who say, "Which of you has this increased faith?" As for those who believed, it has increased them in faith, while they are rejoicing.

ar: Ibn Kathir

en: Ibn Kathir

Tafseer 'Ibn Kathir' (EN)

Faith of the Believers increases, while Hypocrites increase in Doubts and Suspicion

Allah said,

وَإِذَا مَا أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ

And whenever there comes down a Surah,

then among the hypocrites are,

فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ أَيُّكُمْ زَادَتْهُ هَـذِهِ إِيمَانًا

some of them say:"Which of you has had his faith increased by it!"

They say to each other, who among you had his faith increased by this Surah (from the Qur'an).

Allah the Exalted said,

فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ امَنُواْ فَزَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَهُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

As for those who believe, it has increased their faith, and they rejoice.

This Ayah is one of the mightiest evidences that faith increases and decreases, as is the belief of most of the Salaf and later generations of scholars and Imams.

Many scholars said that there is a consensus on this ruling. We explained this subject in detail in the beginning of the explanation of Sahih Al-Bukhari, may Allah grant him His mercy.

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