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Explore the meaning of the below verse from Surat AlHadid 57:7
Allah SWT Says in the Quran:
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Believe in God and His Messenger, and give out of what He has made pass down to you: those of you who believe and give will have a great reward.
Allah SWT is addressing the believers here, as is clear from the following verses, but the question then arises: why is Allah commanding the believers to believe in Allah and His Messenger if theyre already Muslim? There are many people who submit by belief but not by action, they know the truth but dont act upon it, and theres a significant gap between their belief of the Truth and their acting upon it. Therefore, every Muslim who sees room for improvement, may Allah forgive us all, should take this verse as a personal address to fulfill the commands of Allah SWT. Any wealth you have in this world is a test from Allah SWT, and you are considered trustees over that wealth. Whatever was transferred to you, from any source, you are commanded to use it for the sake of Allah SWT and you will be held accountable on how you received it and how you spent it. If you fail as a trustee by disobeying Allah, or giving it people of evil and thereby aiding them in their evil, you will be held accountable for it.
The mustakhlaf is a caretaker here (like the word khaleefa Allah uses in Surat al-Baqarah referencing the creation of Adam and mankind), and it is not permissible for the caretaker and trustee of Allahs wealth to hold back stingily or to spend in a prohibited manner. Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Ash-Shikhkhir said, "I came to Allah's Messenger as he was reciting, the worldly pursuit of abundance distracts you. (Al-Takathur, 1) : Then he said: The son of Adam says, "My wealth, my wealth.' But is there anything belonging to you, except that which you consumed, which you used, or which you wore and then it became worn, or you gave as charity and sent it (forward to the afterlife)? Imam Muslim also collected the hadith with the addition: Other than that, you will part from it and leave it behind for other people.
By Dr. Suleiman Hani
Full Article: https://quran.com/57:7/reflections