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Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 148
فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ﴿148﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَـَٔامَنُوا۟
faāmanū
And they believed
فَمَتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ
famattaʿnāhum
so We gave them enjoyment
إِلَىٰ
ilā
for
حِينٍۢ
ḥīnin
a while
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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148. So they believed, and We allowed them enjoyment for a while [88].
[88]
The Return of Sayyiduna Yunus to His People:
When Sayyiduna Yunusؑ reached his people, they were already waiting for him. They immediately believed in him. And once again, Allah’s blessings and favors began to descend upon them. Since this incident points to a weak aspect of Sayyiduna Yunusؑ, perhaps for this reason the Messenger of Allah ﷺ emphatically stated that all prophets are equal in terms of prophethood and no prophet is superior to another. The words of one hadith are: “Do not give me superiority over Yunus bin Matta,” and the words of another hadith are: “Whoever gave me superiority over Yunus bin Matta has lied.” [مسلم۔ كتاب الفضائل۔ باب من فضائل موسيٰ عليه السلام]
In reality, this was an ijtihadi mistake of Yunusؑ. And this is possible from every human being, even from the prophets. However, even a small mistake or slip from those who are close to Allah is considered great and worthy of accountability in the sight of Allah. For this reason, even prophets receive reproach from Allah.
[88]
The Return of Sayyiduna Yunus to His People:
When Sayyiduna Yunusؑ reached his people, they were already waiting for him. They immediately believed in him. And once again, Allah’s blessings and favors began to descend upon them. Since this incident points to a weak aspect of Sayyiduna Yunusؑ, perhaps for this reason the Messenger of Allah ﷺ emphatically stated that all prophets are equal in terms of prophethood and no prophet is superior to another. The words of one hadith are: “Do not give me superiority over Yunus bin Matta,” and the words of another hadith are: “Whoever gave me superiority over Yunus bin Matta has lied.” [مسلم۔ كتاب الفضائل۔ باب من فضائل موسيٰ عليه السلام]
In reality, this was an ijtihadi mistake of Yunusؑ. And this is possible from every human being, even from the prophets. However, even a small mistake or slip from those who are close to Allah is considered great and worthy of accountability in the sight of Allah. For this reason, even prophets receive reproach from Allah.
