1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

The meaning of this Ayah is apparent, as it
commands: Let not the hatred for some people,
who prevented you from reaching the Sacred
House in the year of Hudaybiyyah, make you
transgress Allah's Law and commit injustice
against them in retaliation. Rather, rule as Allah
has commanded you, being just with every one.
We will explain a similar Ayah later on,
وَلاَ‏ یَجْرِمَن َّكُمْ‏ شَنَآنُ‏ قَوْمٍ‏ عَلَى أَلا َّ تَعْدِلُواْ‏ اعْدِلُواْ‏ هُوَ‏
أَقْرَبُ‏ لِلت َّقْوَى
And let not the enmity and hatred of
others make you avoid justice. Be just:
that is nearer to piety, (5:8)
which commands: do not be driven by your
hatred for some people into abandoning justice,
for justice is ordained for everyone, in all
situations.
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Zayd bin Aslam said,
"The Messenger of Allah and his Companions
were in the area of Al-Hudaybiyyah when the
idolators prevented them from visiting the House,
and that was especially hard on them. Later on,
some idolators passed by them from the east
intending to perform Umrah. So the Companions
of the Prophet said, `Let us prevent those (from
Umrah) just as their fellow idolators prevented
us.' Thereafter, Allah sent down this Ayah.''
Ibn Abbas and others said that;
"Shana'an'' refers to enmity and hate.
Allah said next,
وَتَعَاوَنُواْ‏ عَلَى الْبر ِّ وَالت َّقْوَى وَلاَ‏ تَعَاوَنُواْ‏ عَلَى الإِثْمِ‏ وَالْعُدْوَانِ‏ ...
Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa; but do
not help one another in sin and transgression.
Allah commands His believing servants to help
one another perform righteous, good deeds,
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