Verse of the Quran
Allah Almighty said:
﴿قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللّٰهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا ۖ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ﴾ ﴿٥٨﴾
Translation:
“(O Prophet ﷺ) Say, it is by the grace of Allah and His mercy; therefore let them rejoice in it. It is better than what they accumulate.”
Exegesis of the Verse
The Holy Prophet ﷺ explained the meanings of “the grace of Allah” and “His mercy” mentioned in this verse, stating that it refers to the Book of Allah and Islam.
Exegesis in the Light of Hadith
Imam Saeed bin Mansoor (d. 227 AH) narrated:
نَا عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ: نَا الأَجْلَح، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللّٰهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ»، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: سَمَّانِي لَكَ رَبِّي؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ» فَتَلَا: ﴿قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللّٰهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ﴾، قَالَ ﷺ: «بِكِتَابِ اللّٰهِ وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ».
Translation of the Hadith
Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka’b (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “I have been commanded to recite the Quran before you.” Ubayy (RA) asked: “Has my Lord mentioned my name before you?” The Prophet ﷺ replied: “Yes!” Then he recited this verse: ﴿قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللّٰهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ …﴾ and said: “It refers to the Book of Allah and Islam, and it is better than all that people accumulate.”
Benefit
In the light of this hadith, it is understood that Allah’s grace is the “Quran” and Allah’s mercy is “Islam.” Therefore, believers should be pleased not with the wealth and riches of the world but with the Quran and Islam, because these two are Allah’s greatest blessings.
The researcher of the book, Dr. Saad bin Abdullah Al-Humaid, after investigating this narration, said: «سنده حسن لذاته» meaning: “This narration is classified as Hasan (good) in its own right.”
