Defrauding, The Defrauders, The Cheats, Cheating — Verse 33
83:33 · al-Mutaffifin
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وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ
Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena
Defrauding, The Defrauders, The Cheats, Cheating / al-Mutaffifin (83:33)
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though they were not sent to be their keepers
Wama orsiloo AAalayhim hafitheena
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God exalted be He says Yet they that is the disbelievers were not sent as watchers over them over the believers to preserve them or to keep a record of their deeds and thus guide them back to what is best for them.
إن الذين أجرموا كانوا في الدنيا يستهزئون بالمؤمنين، وإذا مروا بهم يتغامزون سخرية بهم، وإذا رجع الذين أجرموا إلى أهلهم وذويهم تفكهوا معهم بالسخرية من المؤمنين. وإذا رأى هؤلاء الكفار أصحاب محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم، وقد اتبعوا الهدى قالوا: إن هؤلاء لتائهون في اتباعهم محمدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم، وما بُعث هؤلاء المجرمون رقباء على أصحاب محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم. فيوم القيامة يسخر الذين صدقوا الله ورسوله وعملوا بشرعه من الكفار، كما سخر الكافرون منهم في الدنيا.
أي وما بعث هؤلاء المجرمون حافظين على هؤلاء المؤمنين ما يصدر منهم من أعمالهم وأقوالهم ولا كلفوا بهم؟ فلم اشتغلوا بهم وجعلوهم نصب أعينهم كما قال تعالى "اخسئوا فيها ولا تكلمون إنه كان فريق من عبادي يقولون ربنا آمنا فاغفر لنا وارحمنا وأنت خير الراحمين فاتخذتموهم سخريا حتى أنسوكم ذكري وكنتم منهم تضحكون إني جزيتهم اليوم بما صبروا أنهم هم الفائزون".
وجملة : ( وَمَآ أُرْسِلُواْ عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ ) جملة حالية من الضمير فى ( قالوا ) .أى : قالوا إن هؤلاء المؤمنين الضالون ، والحال أن هؤلاء المشركين ما أرسلهم الله - تعالى - ليكونوا وكلاء عنه ، حتى يحكموا على هذا الفريق بالضلال . وعلى غيره بالرشاد .فالمقصود بالآية الكريمة : تأنيب الذين أجرموا وتوبيخهم على تصرفاتهم ، لأن الحكم على الغير بالهداية والضلال . هم ليسوا أهلا له إطلاقا؛ لأن الله - تعالى - لم يكلفهم بذلك ، وإنما كلفهم بإتباع الرسول الذى أرسله - سبحانه - لهدايتهم .فحكمهم على المؤمنين بالضلال يدل على نهاية الغرور والجهل .
( وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ ) يقول جل ثناؤه: وما بعث هؤلاء الكفار القائلون للمؤمنين ( إن هؤلاء لضالون ) حافظين عليهم أعمالهم. يقول: إنما كُلِّفوا الإيمان بالله، والعمل بطاعته، ولم يُجعلوا رُقباء على غيرهم يحفظون عليهم أعمالهم ويتفقدونها.
"وما أرسلوا"، يعني المشركين، "عليهم"، يعني على المؤمنين، "حافظين"، أعمالهم، أي لم يوكلوا بحفظ أعمالهم.
وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ (33) وجملة : { وما أرسلوا عليهم حافظين } في موضع الحال أي يلمزوهم بالضلال في حال أنهم لم يرسلهم مرسل ليكونوا موكلين بأعمالهم فدل على أن حالهم كحال المرسَل ولذلك نُفي أن يكونوا أرسلوا حافظين عليهم فإن شدة الحرص على أن يقولوا : إن هؤلاء لضالون ، كلما رأوهم يشبه حال المرسَل ليتتبع أحوال أحد ومن شأن الرسول الحرص على التبليغ .والخبر مستعمل في التهكم بالمشركين ، أي لم يكونوا مقَيَّضين للرقابة عليهم والاعتناء بصلاحهم .فمعنى الحِفظ هنا الرَّقابة ولذلك عدّي بحرف ( على ) ليتسلط النفي على الإِرسال والحِفظ ومعنَى الاستعلاء المجازي الذي أفاده حرف ( على ) فينتفي حالُهم الممثَّلُ .وتقديم المجرور على متعلَّقه للاهتمام بمفاد حرف الاستعلاء وبمجروره معَ الرعاية على الفاصلة .وأفادت فاء السّببيّة في قوله : { فاليوم الذين آمنوا من الكفار يضحكون } ، أن استهزاءهم بالمؤمنين في الدنيا كان سبباً في جزائهم بما هو من نوعه في الآخرة إذ جعل الله الذين آمنوا يضحكون من المشركين فكان جزاء وفاقاً .
{ وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ } أي: وما أرسلوا وكلاء على المؤمنين ملزمين بحفظ أعمالهم، حتى يحرصوا على رميهم بالضلال، وما هذا منهم إلا تعنت وعناد وتلاعب، ليس له مستند ولا برهان،
لأعمالهم , موكلين بأحوالهم , رقباء عليهم .
One who disregards his worldly considerations for the sake of the Hereafter is regarded as a fool and becomes diminished in the eyes of the worldly wise. But when the Hereafter comes, it will appear that the really wise ones were those who were considered foolish in the present world.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا كَانُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يَضْحَكُونَ (Indeed those who were guilty used to laugh at those who believed, 83:29). In these verses, Allah depicts fully the attitudes of the followers of falsehood [ non-believers ] towards the upholders of truth [ the believers ]. The non-believers used to laugh at the believers in the worldly life. In other words, they would mock at them and despise them. Whenever they would pass by the believers, they would wink at each other in contempt of them. When the non-believers returned home, they would take great pleasure in describing the mocking manner in which they treated the poor believers, saying that Muhammad has misled the simpletons.
If we review the situation today, [ it is no better ]. People, whose minds are contaminated with contemporary secular education, are careless about the religion and the Hereafter. Belief in Allah and the Holy Prophet ﷺ is nominal. They treat the [ religious ] scholars and righteous people exactly in the same manner as the non-believers used to treat the Companions ؓ in the days of the Holy Prophet ﷺ ]. May Allah salvage the Muslims from this painful scourge. There is much solace in this verse for the righteous believers. Never bother about their laughter and mockery. How well a poet puts it:
ہنسے جانے سے جب تک ہم ڈریں گے زمانہ ہم پہ ہنسا ہی رہے گا
'So long as we fear people's laughter [ at us ],
the people will continue laughing at us'
All amdulillah
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(Yet they were not sent) they were not set upon the believers (as guardians over them) as guardians over them or over their works.
The Wicked Behavior of the Criminals and Their mocking of the Believers
Allah informs that the criminals used to laugh at the believers in the worldly life. In other words, they would mock them and despise them. Whenever they would pass by the believers, they would wink at each other about them, meaning in contempt of them.
وَإِذَا انقَلَبُواْ إِلَى أَهْلِهِمْ انقَلَبُواْ فَكِهِينَ
(And when they returned to their own people, they would return jesting.) meaning, when these criminals turn back, or return to their homes, they go back pleased. This means that whatever they request, they find it. Yet, with this, they still are not grateful for Allah's favor upon them. Rather they busy themselves with despising and envying the believers.
وَإِذَا رَأَوْهُمْ قَالُواْ إِنَّ هَـؤُلاَءِ لَضَآلُّونَ
(And when they saw them, they said: "Verily, these have indeed gone astray!") meaning, `because they are upon a religion other than their own religion.' Allah then says,
وَمَآ أُرْسِلُواْ عَلَيْهِمْ حَـفِظِينَ
(But they were not sent as watchers over them.) meaning, these criminals have not been sent as guardians over the deeds and statements of these believers. These wrongdoers have not been made responsible for them. So, why are they so concerned with them, and why have they made them the focus of their attention This is as Allah says,
قَالَ اخْسَئُواْ فِيهَا وَلاَ تُكَلِّمُونِ
إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِى يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَحِمِينَ - فَاتَّخَذْتُمُوهُمْ سِخْرِيّاً حَتَّى أَنسَوْكُمْ ذِكْرِى وَكُنْتُمْ مِّنْهُمْ تَضْحَكُونَ - إِنِّى جَزَيْتُهُمُ الْيَوْمَ بِمَا صَبَرُواْ أَنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْفَآئِزُونَ
(He (Allah) will say: "Remain you in it with ignominy! And speak you not to Me!" Verily there was a party of My servants, who used to say: "Our Lord! We believe, so forgive us, and have mercy on us, for You are the Best of all who show mercy!" But you took them for a laughing stock, so much so that they made you forget My remembrance while you used to laugh at them! Verily, I have rewarded them this Day for their patience: they are indeed the ones that are successful.) (23:108-111) Thus, Allah says here,
فَالْيَوْمَ
(But this Day) meaning, the Day of Judgement.
الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ
(those who believe will laugh at the disbelievers) meaning, as retribution for how those people laughed at them.
عَلَى الاٌّرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ
(On thrones, looking.) meaning, looking at Allah as reward for bearing the false claims against them that they were misguided. They were not misguided at all. Rather they were the close Awliya' of Allah, who will be looking at their Lord in the place of His honor. Concerning Allah's statement,
هَلْ ثُوِّبَ الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُواْ يَفْعَلُونَ
(Are not the disbelievers paid for what they used to do) meaning, `will the disbelievers be recompensed for their mockery and belittlement against the believers, or not' This means that they surely will be paid in full, completely and perfectly (for their behavior). This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Mutaffifin, and all praise and thanks are due to Allah.